Chapter 16 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 03 (of 12) is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 03 (of 12) is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The Great Vulgar and the Small._ Cowley, Horace, _Odes_, III. 1. 39. _Never is, etc._ Pope’s _Essay on Man_, I. 93.
Chapter 16 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 03 (of 12) is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an analytic or interpretive literary composition
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “_The Great Vulgar and the Small._ Cowley, Horace, _Odes_, III.”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “_The Great Vulgar and the Small._ Cowley, Horace, _Odes_, III.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
plural of “ode” — a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
possessive form of “pope” — the head of the Roman Catholic Church
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “_The Great Vulgar and the Small._ Cowley, Horace, _Odes_, III.”
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading “_The Great Vulgar and the Small._ Cowley, Horace, _Odes_, III.”
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From this reading 1.
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From this reading 39.
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From this reading 93.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Great Vulgar and the Small._ Cowley, Horace, _Odes_, III.
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From this reading _The Great Vulgar and the Small._ Cowley, Horace, _Odes_, III.
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading _Never is, etc._ Pope’s _Essay on Man_, I.
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From this reading _Never is, etc._ Pope’s _Essay on Man_, I.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _The Great Vulgar and the Small._ Cowley, Horace, _Odes_, III.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading _The Great Vulgar and the Small._ Cowley, Horace, _Odes_, III.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Never is, etc._ Pope’s _Essay on Man_, I.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _The Great Vulgar and the Small._ Cowley, Horace, _Odes_, III.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Never is, etc._ Pope’s _Essay on Man_, I.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Never is, etc._ Pope’s _Essay on Man_, I.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading _Never is, etc._ Pope’s _Essay on Man_, I.
plural of “ode” — a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading _The Great Vulgar and the Small._ Cowley, Horace, _Odes_, III.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Never is, etc._ Pope’s _Essay on Man_, I.
possessive form of “pope” — the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading _Never is, etc._ Pope’s _Essay on Man_, I.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _The Great Vulgar and the Small._ Cowley, Horace, _Odes_, III.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Great Vulgar and the Small._ Cowley, Horace, _Odes_, III.
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading _The Great Vulgar and the Small._ Cowley, Horace, _Odes_, III.
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