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Romance

Chapter I

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“C’est toi qui dors dans Vombre, O sacré Souvenir.”
If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....
For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.
To yesterday and to to-day I say my polite “vaya usted con Dios.”
What are these days to me?
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Romance

Chapter I

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“C’est toi qui dors dans Vombre, O sacré Souvenir.”
Line 2
If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....
Line 3
For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.
Line 4
To yesterday and to to-day I say my polite “vaya usted con Dios.”
Line 5
What are these days to me?

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....”

Fare verb US /fer/

to do or succeed in a particular way

From this reading “If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....”

Forward noun US /forward/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....”

Memories noun US /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/

Recollections of past events.

From this reading “For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.”

Ours pronoun US /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading “For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.”

Powers noun US /powers/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

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

From this reading “If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

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

From this reading “If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.”

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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading What are these days to me?

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

back

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From this reading For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.

C'est

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From this reading “C’est toi qui dors dans Vombre, O sacré Souvenir.”

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

con

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From this reading To yesterday and to to-day I say my polite “vaya usted con Dios.”

contentments

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From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

dans

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From this reading “C’est toi qui dors dans Vombre, O sacré Souvenir.”

day

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From this reading For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.

days

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From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

dimm'd

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From this reading For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.

Dios

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From this reading To yesterday and to to-day I say my polite “vaya usted con Dios.”

dors

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From this reading “C’est toi qui dors dans Vombre, O sacré Souvenir.”

fareverbUS /fer/

to do or succeed in a particular way

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

fields

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From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

flow

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From this reading For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.

forwardnounUS /forward/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

gleams

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From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

haze

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From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

home

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From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

hours

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From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading To yesterday and to to-day I say my polite “vaya usted con Dios.”

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

intangible

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From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

looking

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From this reading For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading What are these days to me?

memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/

Recollections of past events.

From this reading For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading To yesterday and to to-day I say my polite “vaya usted con Dios.”

now

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From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

O

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From this reading “C’est toi qui dors dans Vombre, O sacré Souvenir.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

olden

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From this reading For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.

polite

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From this reading To yesterday and to to-day I say my polite “vaya usted con Dios.”

powersnounUS /powers/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

present

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From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

qui

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From this reading “C’est toi qui dors dans Vombre, O sacré Souvenir.”

remembrance

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From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

romance

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From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

romantic

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From this reading For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.

sacré

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From this reading “C’est toi qui dors dans Vombre, O sacré Souvenir.”

say

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From this reading To yesterday and to to-day I say my polite “vaya usted con Dios.”

see

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From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

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

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

showers

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From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

Souvenir

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From this reading “C’est toi qui dors dans Vombre, O sacré Souvenir.”

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

sun

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From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

swift

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From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

that's

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From this reading For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

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

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

to-day

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From this reading To yesterday and to to-day I say my polite “vaya usted con Dios.”

toi

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From this reading “C’est toi qui dors dans Vombre, O sacré Souvenir.”

uncharted

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From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.

usted

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From this reading To yesterday and to to-day I say my polite “vaya usted con Dios.”

vaya

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From this reading To yesterday and to to-day I say my polite “vaya usted con Dios.”

venturous

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From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

Vombre

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From this reading “C’est toi qui dors dans Vombre, O sacré Souvenir.”

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

We'll

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From this reading For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What are these days to me?

what's

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From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.

workaday

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From this reading If we could have remembrance now And see, as in the days to come We shall, what’s venturous in these hours: The swift, intangible romance of fields at home, The gleams of sun, the showers, Our workaday contentments, or our powers To fare still forward through the uncharted haze Of present days....

years

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From this reading For, looking back when years shall flow Upon this olden day that’s now, We’ll see, romantic in dimm’d hours, These memories of ours.

yesterday

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From this reading To yesterday and to to-day I say my polite “vaya usted con Dios.”