Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

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From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

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From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

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

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

how long something has existed

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

expressing pain or agony

From this reading Crack nature's moulds, all germens spill at once, That make ingrateful man! and Shakespeare's judgment on the worth of existence that we hear in Lear's agonised cry, 'No, no, no life!'?

state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

(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 O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

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From this reading And thou, all-shaking thunder, Smite flat the thick rotundity o' the world!

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

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

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

take a court case to a higher court for review

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

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

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

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

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Crack nature's moulds, all germens spill at once, That make ingrateful man! and Shakespeare's judgment on the worth of existence that we hear in Lear's agonised cry, 'No, no, no life!'?

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Beyond doubt, I think, some such feelings as these possess us, and, if we follow Shakespeare, ought to possess us, from time to time as we read _King Lear_.

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

the two together, not just one

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

the act of breaking something

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

showing who or what does the action

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

From this reading Crack nature's moulds, all germens spill at once, That make ingrateful man! and Shakespeare's judgment on the worth of existence that we hear in Lear's agonised cry, 'No, no, no life!'?

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Crack nature's moulds, all germens spill at once, That make ingrateful man! and Shakespeare's judgment on the worth of existence that we hear in Lear's agonised cry, 'No, no, no life!'?

plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

emanating from God

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading Beyond doubt, I think, some such feelings as these possess us, and, if we follow Shakespeare, ought to possess us, from time to time as we read _King Lear_.

the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

the state or fact of existing

From this reading Crack nature's moulds, all germens spill at once, That make ingrateful man! and Shakespeare's judgment on the worth of existence that we hear in Lear's agonised cry, 'No, no, no life!'?

communicated in words

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading Beyond doubt, I think, some such feelings as these possess us, and, if we follow Shakespeare, ought to possess us, from time to time as we read _King Lear_.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading And thou, all-shaking thunder, Smite flat the thick rotundity o' the world!

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Beyond doubt, I think, some such feelings as these possess us, and, if we follow Shakespeare, ought to possess us, from time to time as we read _King Lear_.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

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From this reading Crack nature's moulds, all germens spill at once, That make ingrateful man! and Shakespeare's judgment on the worth of existence that we hear in Lear's agonised cry, 'No, no, no life!'?

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

(nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship)

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

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From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

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

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

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

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

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From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

causing awareness of your shortcomings

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

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

From this reading Beyond doubt, I think, some such feelings as these possess us, and, if we follow Shakespeare, ought to possess us, from time to time as we read _King Lear_.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

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

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Crack nature's moulds, all germens spill at once, That make ingrateful man! and Shakespeare's judgment on the worth of existence that we hear in Lear's agonised cry, 'No, no, no life!'?

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

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

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

an opinion formed by judging something

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Beyond doubt, I think, some such feelings as these possess us, and, if we follow Shakespeare, ought to possess us, from time to time as we read _King Lear_.

British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)

From this reading Beyond doubt, I think, some such feelings as these possess us, and, if we follow Shakespeare, ought to possess us, from time to time as we read _King Lear_.

possessive form of “lear” — British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Crack nature's moulds, all germens spill at once, That make ingrateful man! and Shakespeare's judgment on the worth of existence that we hear in Lear's agonised cry, 'No, no, no life!'?

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

engage in

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

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

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

the force of workers available

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

interpret the moral meaning of

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

plural of “mould” — loose soil rich in organic matter

From this reading Crack nature's moulds, all germens spill at once, That make ingrateful man! and Shakespeare's judgment on the worth of existence that we hear in Lear's agonised cry, 'No, no, no life!'?

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

possessive form of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Crack nature's moulds, all germens spill at once, That make ingrateful man! and Shakespeare's judgment on the worth of existence that we hear in Lear's agonised cry, 'No, no, no life!'?

not any; not one

From this reading Crack nature's moulds, all germens spill at once, That make ingrateful man! and Shakespeare's judgment on the worth of existence that we hear in Lear's agonised cry, 'No, no, no life!'?

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

on one occasion

From this reading Crack nature's moulds, all germens spill at once, That make ingrateful man! and Shakespeare's judgment on the worth of existence that we hear in Lear's agonised cry, 'No, no, no life!'?

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading Beyond doubt, I think, some such feelings as these possess us, and, if we follow Shakespeare, ought to possess us, from time to time as we read _King Lear_.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill

From this reading Beyond doubt, I think, some such feelings as these possess us, and, if we follow Shakespeare, ought to possess us, from time to time as we read _King Lear_.

the event of something being raised upward

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

on the contrary

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Beyond doubt, I think, some such feelings as these possess us, and, if we follow Shakespeare, ought to possess us, from time to time as we read _King Lear_.

censure severely or angrily

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

the roundness of a 3-dimensional object

From this reading And thou, all-shaking thunder, Smite flat the thick rotundity o' the world!

expressing extreme contempt

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)

From this reading Beyond doubt, I think, some such feelings as these possess us, and, if we follow Shakespeare, ought to possess us, from time to time as we read _King Lear_.

possessive form of “shakespeare” — English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

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

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon

From this reading And thou, all-shaking thunder, Smite flat the thick rotundity o' the world!

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Beyond doubt, I think, some such feelings as these possess us, and, if we follow Shakespeare, ought to possess us, from time to time as we read _King Lear_.

plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

express in speech

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

plural of “spy” — (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

From this reading Crack nature's moulds, all germens spill at once, That make ingrateful man! and Shakespeare's judgment on the worth of existence that we hear in Lear's agonised cry, 'No, no, no life!'?

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Beyond doubt, I think, some such feelings as these possess us, and, if we follow Shakespeare, ought to possess us, from time to time as we read _King Lear_.

move back and forth or sideways

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

carry out

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

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

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

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

From this reading Beyond doubt, I think, some such feelings as these possess us, and, if we follow Shakespeare, ought to possess us, from time to time as we read _King Lear_.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading And thou, all-shaking thunder, Smite flat the thick rotundity o' the world!

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Beyond doubt, I think, some such feelings as these possess us, and, if we follow Shakespeare, ought to possess us, from time to time as we read _King Lear_.

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

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading And thou, all-shaking thunder, Smite flat the thick rotundity o' the world!

move fast, noisily, and heavily

From this reading And thou, all-shaking thunder, Smite flat the thick rotundity o' the world!

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Beyond doubt, I think, some such feelings as these possess us, and, if we follow Shakespeare, ought to possess us, from time to time as we read _King Lear_.

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

From this reading Beyond doubt, I think, some such feelings as these possess us, and, if we follow Shakespeare, ought to possess us, from time to time as we read _King Lear_.

plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Beyond doubt, I think, some such feelings as these possess us, and, if we follow Shakespeare, ought to possess us, from time to time as we read _King Lear_.

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

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

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

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

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

which person or people

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading Is not his mind rather expressed in the bitter contrast between their faith and the events we witness, or in the scornful rebuke of those who take upon them the mystery of things as if they were God's spies?[152] Is it not Shakespeare's judgment on his kind that we hear in Lear's appeal,

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading And thou, all-shaking thunder, Smite flat the thick rotundity o' the world!

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading Crack nature's moulds, all germens spill at once, That make ingrateful man! and Shakespeare's judgment on the worth of existence that we hear in Lear's agonised cry, 'No, no, no life!'?

of very poor quality or condition

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?

used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action

From this reading O heavens, If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow[150] obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause: is immediately answered by the iron voices of his daughters, raising by turns the conditions on which they will give him a humiliating harbourage; or that his second appeal, heart-rending in its piteousness, You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both: is immediately answered from the heavens by the sounds of the breaking storm?[151] Albany and Edgar may moralise on the divine justice as they will, but how, in face of all that we see, shall we believe that they speak Shakespeare's mind?