Chapter 25 of The Anatomy of Melancholy is here in full — 968 sentences across 194 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Anatomy of Melancholy is here in full — 968 sentences across 194 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1697. Statuis cereis Basilius eos comparat, qui liquefiunt ad praesentiam solis, qua alii gaudent et ornantur. Muscis alii, quae ulceribus gaudent, amaena praetereunt sistunt in faetidis. 1698. Misericordia etiam quae tristitia quaedam est, saepe miserantis corpus male afficit Agrippa. l.
Chapter 25 of The Anatomy of Melancholy is here in full — 968 sentences across 194 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC)
From this reading “Misericordia etiam quae tristitia quaedam est, saepe miserantis corpus male afficit Agrippa. l.”
capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
From this reading “Misericordia etiam quae tristitia quaedam est, saepe miserantis corpus male afficit Agrippa. l.”
(Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora
From this reading “Statuis cereis Basilius eos comparat, qui liquefiunt ad praesentiam solis, qua alii gaudent et ornantur.”
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading “Misericordia etiam quae tristitia quaedam est, saepe miserantis corpus male afficit Agrippa. l.”
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading “Misericordia etiam quae tristitia quaedam est, saepe miserantis corpus male afficit Agrippa. l.”
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From this reading 1697.
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From this reading 1698.
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading Statuis cereis Basilius eos comparat, qui liquefiunt ad praesentiam solis, qua alii gaudent et ornantur.
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From this reading Misericordia etiam quae tristitia quaedam est, saepe miserantis corpus male afficit Agrippa. l.
Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC)
From this reading Misericordia etiam quae tristitia quaedam est, saepe miserantis corpus male afficit Agrippa. l.
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From this reading Statuis cereis Basilius eos comparat, qui liquefiunt ad praesentiam solis, qua alii gaudent et ornantur.
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From this reading Muscis alii, quae ulceribus gaudent, amaena praetereunt sistunt in faetidis.
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From this reading Statuis cereis Basilius eos comparat, qui liquefiunt ad praesentiam solis, qua alii gaudent et ornantur.
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From this reading Statuis cereis Basilius eos comparat, qui liquefiunt ad praesentiam solis, qua alii gaudent et ornantur.
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From this reading Statuis cereis Basilius eos comparat, qui liquefiunt ad praesentiam solis, qua alii gaudent et ornantur.
capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
From this reading Misericordia etiam quae tristitia quaedam est, saepe miserantis corpus male afficit Agrippa. l.
(Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora
From this reading Statuis cereis Basilius eos comparat, qui liquefiunt ad praesentiam solis, qua alii gaudent et ornantur.
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading Misericordia etiam quae tristitia quaedam est, saepe miserantis corpus male afficit Agrippa. l.
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From this reading Statuis cereis Basilius eos comparat, qui liquefiunt ad praesentiam solis, qua alii gaudent et ornantur.
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From this reading Misericordia etiam quae tristitia quaedam est, saepe miserantis corpus male afficit Agrippa. l.
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From this reading Muscis alii, quae ulceribus gaudent, amaena praetereunt sistunt in faetidis.
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From this reading Statuis cereis Basilius eos comparat, qui liquefiunt ad praesentiam solis, qua alii gaudent et ornantur.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Muscis alii, quae ulceribus gaudent, amaena praetereunt sistunt in faetidis.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading Misericordia etiam quae tristitia quaedam est, saepe miserantis corpus male afficit Agrippa. l.
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From this reading Statuis cereis Basilius eos comparat, qui liquefiunt ad praesentiam solis, qua alii gaudent et ornantur.
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading Misericordia etiam quae tristitia quaedam est, saepe miserantis corpus male afficit Agrippa. l.
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From this reading Misericordia etiam quae tristitia quaedam est, saepe miserantis corpus male afficit Agrippa. l.
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From this reading Misericordia etiam quae tristitia quaedam est, saepe miserantis corpus male afficit Agrippa. l.
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From this reading Muscis alii, quae ulceribus gaudent, amaena praetereunt sistunt in faetidis.
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From this reading Statuis cereis Basilius eos comparat, qui liquefiunt ad praesentiam solis, qua alii gaudent et ornantur.
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From this reading Statuis cereis Basilius eos comparat, qui liquefiunt ad praesentiam solis, qua alii gaudent et ornantur.
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From this reading Muscis alii, quae ulceribus gaudent, amaena praetereunt sistunt in faetidis.
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From this reading Statuis cereis Basilius eos comparat, qui liquefiunt ad praesentiam solis, qua alii gaudent et ornantur.
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From this reading Muscis alii, quae ulceribus gaudent, amaena praetereunt sistunt in faetidis.
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From this reading Misericordia etiam quae tristitia quaedam est, saepe miserantis corpus male afficit Agrippa. l.
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From this reading Statuis cereis Basilius eos comparat, qui liquefiunt ad praesentiam solis, qua alii gaudent et ornantur.
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From this reading Misericordia etiam quae tristitia quaedam est, saepe miserantis corpus male afficit Agrippa. l.
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From this reading Muscis alii, quae ulceribus gaudent, amaena praetereunt sistunt in faetidis.
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From this reading Statuis cereis Basilius eos comparat, qui liquefiunt ad praesentiam solis, qua alii gaudent et ornantur.
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From this reading Statuis cereis Basilius eos comparat, qui liquefiunt ad praesentiam solis, qua alii gaudent et ornantur.
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From this reading Misericordia etiam quae tristitia quaedam est, saepe miserantis corpus male afficit Agrippa. l.
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From this reading Muscis alii, quae ulceribus gaudent, amaena praetereunt sistunt in faetidis.
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