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Chapter 17 of The Anatomy of Melancholy is here in full — 895 sentences across 179 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MEMB. III. _Prognostics of Jealousy. Despair, Madness, to make away themselves and others_. Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
Chapter 17 of The Anatomy of Melancholy is here in full — 895 sentences across 179 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state of violent mental agitation
From this reading “Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.”
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading “Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.”
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading “_Prognostics of Jealousy.”
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading “Despair, Madness, to make away themselves and others_.”
continue talking
From this reading “Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.”
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading “Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.”
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From this reading Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Despair, Madness, to make away themselves and others_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Despair, Madness, to make away themselves and others_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Despair, Madness, to make away themselves and others_.
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading _Prognostics of Jealousy.
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading Despair, Madness, to make away themselves and others_.
engage in
From this reading Despair, Madness, to make away themselves and others_.
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From this reading MEMB.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Prognostics of Jealousy.
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From this reading Despair, Madness, to make away themselves and others_.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
continue talking
From this reading Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Prognostics of Jealousy.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Despair, Madness, to make away themselves and others_.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Despair, Madness, to make away themselves and others_.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Those which are jealous, most part, if they be not otherwise relieved, [6155]proceed from suspicion to hatred, from hatred to frenzy, madness, injury, murder and despair.
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