Chapter XII

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From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

third-person singular of “afford” — be able to spare or give up

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Or what shall grow from Edward and his Queen?

possessive form of “apollo” — (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried

From this reading _K. Hen._ Why, Bacon, what strange event shall happen to this land?

a vigorous blow

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

make more beautiful

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

(used in the plural) the stage of a theater

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

superlative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

a cruelly rapacious person

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

a partially opened flower

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

make by combining materials and parts

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

(Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

past form of “circle” — travel around something

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

plural of “commander” — an officer in command of a military unit

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

keep company with; hang out with

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

mar or spoil the appearance of

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

possessive form of “diana” — English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

plural of “drum” — a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading Or what shall grow from Edward and his Queen?

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

possessive form of “england” — a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

make better or improve in quality

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

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From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading _K. Hen._ Why, Bacon, what strange event shall happen to this land?

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From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

plural of “favour” — a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

grow vigorously

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Or what shall grow from Edward and his Queen?

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

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From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

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From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

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From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

dazzlingly beautiful

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Or what shall grow from Edward and his Queen?

come to pass

From this reading _K. Hen._ Why, Bacon, what strange event shall happen to this land?

secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

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From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

adult female chicken

From this reading _K. Hen._ Why, Bacon, what strange event shall happen to this land?

possessive form of “henry” — a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Or what shall grow from Edward and his Queen?

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

a small island

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

(Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading _K. Hen._ Why, Bacon, what strange event shall happen to this land?

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading _K. Hen._ Why, Bacon, what strange event shall happen to this land?

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

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From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

engage in

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

march in a procession

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

eminent beyond or above comparison

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

physical strength

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

relating to or characteristic of mysticism

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

on one occasion

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Or what shall grow from Edward and his Queen?

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

be greater in significance than

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

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From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

a full supply

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

the power to foresee the future

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

ostentatiously rich and superior in quality

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading Or what shall grow from Edward and his Queen?

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

possessing material wealth

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

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From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading _K. Hen._ Why, Bacon, what strange event shall happen to this land?

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

walk heavily

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

bend one's back forward from the waist on down

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading _K. Hen._ Why, Bacon, what strange event shall happen to this land?

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

moving very fast

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

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From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _K. Hen._ Why, Bacon, what strange event shall happen to this land?

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

plural of “threat” — something that is a source of danger

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

up to a particular time

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

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From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _K. Hen._ Why, Bacon, what strange event shall happen to this land?

the upper part of anything

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

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From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

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From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

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From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

the second nearest planet to the sun

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

a stock or supply of foods

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

migratory

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _K. Hen._ Why, Bacon, what strange event shall happen to this land?

in or at the place that

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

belonging to which person

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading _K. Hen._ Why, Bacon, what strange event shall happen to this land?

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Bacon._ I find[237] by deep prescience of mine art, Which once I temper'd in my secret cell, That here where Brute did build his Troynovant, From forth the royal garden of a king Shall flourish out so rich and fair a bud, Whose brightness shall deface proud Phœbus' flower, And overshadow Albion with her leaves.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading Till then Mars shall be master of the field, But then the stormy threats of wars shall cease: The horse shall stamp as careless of the pike, Drums shall be turn'd to timbrels of delight; With wealthy favours plenty shall enrich The strand that gladded wandering Brute to see; And peace from heaven shall harbour in these leaves, That, gorgeous, beautify this matchless flower: Apollo's heliotropion then shall stoop, And Venus' hyacinth shall vail her top; Juno shall shut her gilliflowers up, And Pallas' bay shall 'bash her brightest green; Ceres' carnation, in consort with those, Shall stoop and wonder at Diana's rose.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _K. Hen._ This prophecy is mystical.-- But, glorious commanders of Europa's love, That make fair England like that wealthy isle Circled with Gihon and swift Eúphrates, In royalizing Henry's Albion With presence of your princely mightiness,-- Let's march: the tables all are spread, And viands, such as England's wealth affords, Are ready set to furnish out the boards.