Chapter II

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From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

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From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

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From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

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

From this reading What though they say, why to be sure, If we by Fancy’s aid can CURE, Then why not use imagination, A _cheap_ and _simple_ operation?

a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

(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 That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

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

From this reading What though they say, why to be sure, If we by Fancy’s aid can CURE, Then why not use imagination, A _cheap_ and _simple_ operation?

react verbally

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

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

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

past form of “arrest” — take into custody

From this reading That many thousand cures attested Show death’s cold hand full oft arrested; But those who from his prey would part him, Should manage things _secundum artem_.

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From this reading That many thousand cures attested Show death’s cold hand full oft arrested; But those who from his prey would part him, Should manage things _secundum artem_.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

established as genuine

From this reading That many thousand cures attested Show death’s cold hand full oft arrested; But those who from his prey would part him, Should manage things _secundum artem_.

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

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

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

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

showing who or what does the action

From this reading What though they say, why to be sure, If we by Fancy’s aid can CURE, Then why not use imagination, A _cheap_ and _simple_ operation?

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading What though they say, why to be sure, If we by Fancy’s aid can CURE, Then why not use imagination, A _cheap_ and _simple_ operation?

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From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

relatively low in price or charging low prices

From this reading What though they say, why to be sure, If we by Fancy’s aid can CURE, Then why not use imagination, A _cheap_ and _simple_ operation?

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading That many thousand cures attested Show death’s cold hand full oft arrested; But those who from his prey would part him, Should manage things _secundum artem_.

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From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

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From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

provide a cure for, make healthy again

From this reading What though they say, why to be sure, If we by Fancy’s aid can CURE, Then why not use imagination, A _cheap_ and _simple_ operation?

plural of “cure” — a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

possessive form of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading That many thousand cures attested Show death’s cold hand full oft arrested; But those who from his prey would part him, Should manage things _secundum artem_.

plural of “drug” — a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

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From this reading What though they say, why to be sure, If we by Fancy’s aid can CURE, Then why not use imagination, A _cheap_ and _simple_ operation?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

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From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading That many thousand cures attested Show death’s cold hand full oft arrested; But those who from his prey would part him, Should manage things _secundum artem_.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading That many thousand cures attested Show death’s cold hand full oft arrested; But those who from his prey would part him, Should manage things _secundum artem_.

the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

plural of “graduate” — a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

plural of “guinea” — a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading That many thousand cures attested Show death’s cold hand full oft arrested; But those who from his prey would part him, Should manage things _secundum artem_.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

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

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

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

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

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

From this reading That many thousand cures attested Show death’s cold hand full oft arrested; But those who from his prey would part him, Should manage things _secundum artem_.

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

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

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From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading What though they say, why to be sure, If we by Fancy’s aid can CURE, Then why not use imagination, A _cheap_ and _simple_ operation?

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

third-person singular of “intend” — have in mind as a purpose

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

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

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

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From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

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

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading That many thousand cures attested Show death’s cold hand full oft arrested; But those who from his prey would part him, Should manage things _secundum artem_.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading That many thousand cures attested Show death’s cold hand full oft arrested; But those who from his prey would part him, Should manage things _secundum artem_.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

the force of workers available

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

used to form the superlative

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

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From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading What though they say, why to be sure, If we by Fancy’s aid can CURE, Then why not use imagination, A _cheap_ and _simple_ operation?

a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

many times at short intervals

From this reading That many thousand cures attested Show death’s cold hand full oft arrested; But those who from his prey would part him, Should manage things _secundum artem_.

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

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

and nothing more

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

the state of being in effect or being operative

From this reading What though they say, why to be sure, If we by Fancy’s aid can CURE, Then why not use imagination, A _cheap_ and _simple_ operation?

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From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading That many thousand cures attested Show death’s cold hand full oft arrested; But those who from his prey would part him, Should manage things _secundum artem_.

obtain a patent for

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

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From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

plural of “physician” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

a coniferous tree

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

From this reading That many thousand cures attested Show death’s cold hand full oft arrested; But those who from his prey would part him, Should manage things _secundum artem_.

oust politically

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

express in words

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

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From this reading That many thousand cures attested Show death’s cold hand full oft arrested; But those who from his prey would part him, Should manage things _secundum artem_.

move or cause to move back and forth

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading That many thousand cures attested Show death’s cold hand full oft arrested; But those who from his prey would part him, Should manage things _secundum artem_.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading That many thousand cures attested Show death’s cold hand full oft arrested; But those who from his prey would part him, Should manage things _secundum artem_.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading What though they say, why to be sure, If we by Fancy’s aid can CURE, Then why not use imagination, A _cheap_ and _simple_ operation?

plural of “skewer” — a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

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

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

not in physical motion

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading What though they say, why to be sure, If we by Fancy’s aid can CURE, Then why not use imagination, A _cheap_ and _simple_ operation?

carry out

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

express in words

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

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

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading What though they say, why to be sure, If we by Fancy’s aid can CURE, Then why not use imagination, A _cheap_ and _simple_ operation?

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

From this reading What though they say, why to be sure, If we by Fancy’s aid can CURE, Then why not use imagination, A _cheap_ and _simple_ operation?

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

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

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

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

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading That many thousand cures attested Show death’s cold hand full oft arrested; But those who from his prey would part him, Should manage things _secundum artem_.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

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

From this reading What though they say, why to be sure, If we by Fancy’s aid can CURE, Then why not use imagination, A _cheap_ and _simple_ operation?

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From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

a fact that has been verified

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

the act of using

From this reading What though they say, why to be sure, If we by Fancy’s aid can CURE, Then why not use imagination, A _cheap_ and _simple_ operation?

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

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

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

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading What though they say, why to be sure, If we by Fancy’s aid can CURE, Then why not use imagination, A _cheap_ and _simple_ operation?

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What though they say, why to be sure, If we by Fancy’s aid can CURE, Then why not use imagination, A _cheap_ and _simple_ operation?

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

at the time that

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

during the time that

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

which person or people

From this reading That many thousand cures attested Show death’s cold hand full oft arrested; But those who from his prey would part him, Should manage things _secundum artem_.

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

From this reading What though they say, why to be sure, If we by Fancy’s aid can CURE, Then why not use imagination, A _cheap_ and _simple_ operation?

in the company of; together with

From this reading That though imagination _cures_, With aid of pair of patent skewers, Still such relief cannot be _real_, For pain itself is all _ideal_.[78] Say that friend Davy, when he was Inspired with his oraculous gas, Utter’d this solemn truth, that nought E’er had existence, only _thought_!

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading That many thousand cures attested Show death’s cold hand full oft arrested; But those who from his prey would part him, Should manage things _secundum artem_.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading SAY NATURE THROUGH HER WORKS INTENDS ALL THINGS TO ANSWER SOME GREAT ENDS: THUS SHE FORM’D DRUGS TO PURGE AND SHAKE, THEN MAN, OF COURSE OF THOSE DRUGS TO TAKE.[79] That learn’d physicians pine with hunger,[80] The while a spruce young patent-monger Contrives to wheedle simple ninnies, And _tractorize_ away _our_ guineas.

plural of “younker” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading Tell how their minds--but here you old men May trust the younkers under Coleman; For graduates at horses’ college, Most certainly are men of knowledge!