Chapter VII

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

From this reading THE LAKE POETS: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AND ROBERT SOUTHEY[127] [127] From _Tait's Magazine_ for July 1839.

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

From this reading THE LAKE POETS: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AND ROBERT SOUTHEY[127] [127] From _Tait's Magazine_ for July 1839.

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

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

(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 Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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

From this reading THE LAKE POETS: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AND ROBERT SOUTHEY[127] [127] From _Tait's Magazine_ for July 1839.

deviating from the general or common order or type

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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

From this reading To this result things tended; but, in one hour, all passed away.

people who are frustrated and perplexed

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

for the reason that

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

see with attention

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

plural of “complaint” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

a state at a particular time

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

(often followed by “from”) not alike; different in nature or quality

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

possessive form of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading See explanation in Editor's Preface to this volume.--M.

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

divisible by two

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

at any time

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

From this reading See explanation in Editor's Preface to this volume.--M.

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

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

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

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE LAKE POETS: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AND ROBERT SOUTHEY[127] [127] From _Tait's Magazine_ for July 1839.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE LAKE POETS: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AND ROBERT SOUTHEY[127] [127] From _Tait's Magazine_ for July 1839.

a group of persons together in one place

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

a man of refinement

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

a person of German nationality

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

in a gradual manner

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

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

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading To this result things tended; but, in one hour, all passed away.

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

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

past form of “immortalize” — be or provide a memorial to a person or an event

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

deeply or markedly affected or influenced

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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

From this reading See explanation in Editor's Preface to this volume.--M.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

communication between individuals

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading THE LAKE POETS: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AND ROBERT SOUTHEY[127] [127] From _Tait's Magazine_ for July 1839.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading THE LAKE POETS: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AND ROBERT SOUTHEY[127] [127] From _Tait's Magazine_ for July 1839.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading See explanation in Editor's Preface to this volume.--M.

a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

From this reading THE LAKE POETS: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AND ROBERT SOUTHEY[127] [127] From _Tait's Magazine_ for July 1839.

any unwholesome or desperate condition

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

relating to the study or practice of medicine

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

worth remembering

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

the philosophical study of being and knowing

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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 Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

easily agitated

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading To this result things tended; but, in one hour, all passed away.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

causing physical or psychological pain

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading To this result things tended; but, in one hour, all passed away.

by chance

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading THE LAKE POETS: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AND ROBERT SOUTHEY[127] [127] From _Tait's Magazine_ for July 1839.

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

From this reading See explanation in Editor's Preface to this volume.--M.

the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading To this result things tended; but, in one hour, all passed away.

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading THE LAKE POETS: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AND ROBERT SOUTHEY[127] [127] From _Tait's Magazine_ for July 1839.

cut with a saw

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

express in words

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading See explanation in Editor's Preface to this volume.--M.

your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

plural of “sensibility” — mental responsiveness and awareness

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)

From this reading THE LAKE POETS: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AND ROBERT SOUTHEY[127] [127] From _Tait's Magazine_ for July 1839.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

required or under orders

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

plural of “symptom” — (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

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From this reading THE LAKE POETS: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AND ROBERT SOUTHEY[127] [127] From _Tait's Magazine_ for July 1839.

past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

From this reading To this result things tended; but, in one hour, all passed away.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

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

From this reading THE LAKE POETS: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AND ROBERT SOUTHEY[127] [127] From _Tait's Magazine_ for July 1839.

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

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading To this result things tended; but, in one hour, all passed away.

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

From this reading See explanation in Editor's Preface to this volume.--M.

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

From this reading See explanation in Editor's Preface to this volume.--M.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

anger produced by some annoying irritation

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading See explanation in Editor's Preface to this volume.--M.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

which person or people

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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From this reading THE LAKE POETS: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AND ROBERT SOUTHEY[127] [127] From _Tait's Magazine_ for July 1839.

in the company of; together with

From this reading That night--the first of my personal intercourse with Wordsworth--the first in which I saw him face to face--was (it is little, indeed, to say) memorable: it was marked by a change even in the physical condition of my nervous system.

a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)

From this reading THE LAKE POETS: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AND ROBERT SOUTHEY[127] [127] From _Tait's Magazine_ for July 1839.

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

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

past form of “yearn” — desire strongly or persistently

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

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

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading Long disappointment--hope for ever baffled (and why should it be less painful because _self_-baffled?)--vexation and self-blame, almost self-contempt, at my own want of courage to face the man whom of all since the Flood I most yearned to behold:--these feelings had impressed upon my nervous sensibilities a character of irritation--agitation--restlessness--eternal self-dissatisfaction--which were gradually gathering into a distinct, well-defined type, that would, but for youth--almighty youth, and the spirit of youth--have shaped itself into some nervous complaint, wearing symptoms _sui generis_ (for most nervous complaints, in minds that are at all eccentric, will be _sui generis_); and, perhaps, finally, have been immortalized in some medical journal as the anomalous malady of an interesting young gentleman, aged twenty-two, who was supposed to have studied too severely, and to have perplexed his brain with German metaphysics.