Chapter 5 of The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 1 of 2. is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 1 of 2. is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
London, Printed by _Richard Field_ for _Iohn Standish_. 1602. [4to.] Title-page--Dedication pp. 2, signed 'Dauys': poem pp. 101. A third edition was issued in 1608. I give its title-page also: Nosce teipsum _This Oracle expounded in two Elegies_.
Chapter 5 of The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 1 of 2. is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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complete and wholehearted fidelity
From this reading “[4to.] Title-page--Dedication pp. 2, signed 'Dauys': poem pp. 101.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “A third edition was issued in 1608.”
past form of “expound” — add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
From this reading “I give its title-page also: Nosce teipsum _This Oracle expounded in two Elegies_.”
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading “A third edition was issued in 1608.”
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading “I give its title-page also: Nosce teipsum _This Oracle expounded in two Elegies_.”
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “[4to.] Title-page--Dedication pp. 2, signed 'Dauys': poem pp. 101.”
having a handwritten signature
From this reading “[4to.] Title-page--Dedication pp. 2, signed 'Dauys': poem pp. 101.”
English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
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In this reading “A third edition was issued in 1608.”
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From this reading [4to.] Title-page--Dedication pp. 2, signed 'Dauys': poem pp. 101.
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From this reading 1602.
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From this reading A third edition was issued in 1608.
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From this reading [4to.] Title-page--Dedication pp. 2, signed 'Dauys': poem pp. 101.
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From this reading [4to.] Title-page--Dedication pp. 2, signed 'Dauys': poem pp. 101.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A third edition was issued in 1608.
in addition
From this reading I give its title-page also: Nosce teipsum _This Oracle expounded in two Elegies_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading London, Printed by _Richard Field_ for _Iohn Standish_.
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From this reading [4to.] Title-page--Dedication pp. 2, signed 'Dauys': poem pp. 101.
complete and wholehearted fidelity
From this reading [4to.] Title-page--Dedication pp. 2, signed 'Dauys': poem pp. 101.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading A third edition was issued in 1608.
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From this reading I give its title-page also: Nosce teipsum _This Oracle expounded in two Elegies_.
past form of “expound” — add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
From this reading I give its title-page also: Nosce teipsum _This Oracle expounded in two Elegies_.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading London, Printed by _Richard Field_ for _Iohn Standish_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading London, Printed by _Richard Field_ for _Iohn Standish_.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I give its title-page also: Nosce teipsum _This Oracle expounded in two Elegies_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I give its title-page also: Nosce teipsum _This Oracle expounded in two Elegies_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A third edition was issued in 1608.
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From this reading London, Printed by _Richard Field_ for _Iohn Standish_.
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading A third edition was issued in 1608.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I give its title-page also: Nosce teipsum _This Oracle expounded in two Elegies_.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London, Printed by _Richard Field_ for _Iohn Standish_.
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From this reading I give its title-page also: Nosce teipsum _This Oracle expounded in two Elegies_.
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading I give its title-page also: Nosce teipsum _This Oracle expounded in two Elegies_.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading [4to.] Title-page--Dedication pp. 2, signed 'Dauys': poem pp. 101.
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From this reading [4to.] Title-page--Dedication pp. 2, signed 'Dauys': poem pp. 101.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading London, Printed by _Richard Field_ for _Iohn Standish_.
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From this reading London, Printed by _Richard Field_ for _Iohn Standish_.
having a handwritten signature
From this reading [4to.] Title-page--Dedication pp. 2, signed 'Dauys': poem pp. 101.
English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
From this reading London, Printed by _Richard Field_ for _Iohn Standish_.
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From this reading I give its title-page also: Nosce teipsum _This Oracle expounded in two Elegies_.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading A third edition was issued in 1608.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I give its title-page also: Nosce teipsum _This Oracle expounded in two Elegies_.
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From this reading [4to.] Title-page--Dedication pp. 2, signed 'Dauys': poem pp. 101.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [4to.] Title-page--Dedication pp. 2, signed 'Dauys': poem pp. 101.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I give its title-page also: Nosce teipsum _This Oracle expounded in two Elegies_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A third edition was issued in 1608.
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