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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Addison never intended that 'the virtuous Marcia,' in towering above her sex, was to be picked out of a kennel, or from under a table.
Addison
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From this reading Addison never intended that 'the virtuous Marcia,' in towering above her sex, was to be picked out of a kennel, or from under a table.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
beauties
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
better
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From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
bodikins
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From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
bounty
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From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
Bulstrode
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
claret
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From this reading Harris is a true Irish peer, when claret is concerned.”
combat
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
concerned
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From this reading Harris is a true Irish peer, when claret is concerned.”
de
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
desert
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From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
deserve
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From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
dignity
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From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
evening
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
feminine
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
fire
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
get
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
give
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
Hamlet
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From this reading _Hamlet_.
Harris
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Addison never intended that 'the virtuous Marcia,' in towering above her sex, was to be picked out of a kennel, or from under a table.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
honour
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From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
hors
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
impair
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
intended
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From this reading Addison never intended that 'the virtuous Marcia,' in towering above her sex, was to be picked out of a kennel, or from under a table.
Irish
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From this reading Harris is a true Irish peer, when claret is concerned.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
kennel
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From this reading Addison never intended that 'the virtuous Marcia,' in towering above her sex, was to be picked out of a kennel, or from under a table.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
less
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From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
man
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From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
manage
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
Marcia
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
Merit
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From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
more
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From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
much
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From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Addison never intended that 'the virtuous Marcia,' in towering above her sex, was to be picked out of a kennel, or from under a table.
observed
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
Odd's
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From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Addison never intended that 'the virtuous Marcia,' in towering above her sex, was to be picked out of a kennel, or from under a table.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Addison never intended that 'the virtuous Marcia,' in towering above her sex, was to be picked out of a kennel, or from under a table.
out
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From this reading Addison never intended that 'the virtuous Marcia,' in towering above her sex, was to be picked out of a kennel, or from under a table.
own
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From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
peer
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From this reading Harris is a true Irish peer, when claret is concerned.”
picked
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From this reading Addison never intended that 'the virtuous Marcia,' in towering above her sex, was to be picked out of a kennel, or from under a table.
play
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
scape
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From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
sex
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From this reading Addison never intended that 'the virtuous Marcia,' in towering above her sex, was to be picked out of a kennel, or from under a table.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
soon
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
spirit
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
table
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Addison never intended that 'the virtuous Marcia,' in towering above her sex, was to be picked out of a kennel, or from under a table.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
too
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
towering
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From this reading Addison never intended that 'the virtuous Marcia,' in towering above her sex, was to be picked out of a kennel, or from under a table.
true
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From this reading Harris is a true Irish peer, when claret is concerned.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Addison never intended that 'the virtuous Marcia,' in towering above her sex, was to be picked out of a kennel, or from under a table.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
use
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From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
virtuous
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From this reading Addison never intended that 'the virtuous Marcia,' in towering above her sex, was to be picked out of a kennel, or from under a table.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Addison never intended that 'the virtuous Marcia,' in towering above her sex, was to be picked out of a kennel, or from under a table.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Harris is a true Irish peer, when claret is concerned.”
Whipping
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From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
wine
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From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Harris will be _hors de combat_” Bulstrode soon observed, “unless I can manage to get him from the table.--You know he is to play Marcia this evening; and, though a _little_ wine will give him fire and spirit for the part, too much will impair its feminine beauties.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Odd's bodikins, man, much better: use Every man after his desert, and who shall 'scape Whipping? use them after your own honour And dignity: the less they deserve, the more Merit is in your bounty.”
