Chapter IV

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From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

(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 Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

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

From this reading How long shall I my thoughts tosse to and fro And bee thus vext by my insultinge foe?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading How long O Lord! shall I forgotten bee?

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading How long wilt Thou Thy bright Face hide from mee?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading How long shall I my thoughts tosse to and fro And bee thus vext by my insultinge foe?

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

an old form of “does”

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

move gently or carefully

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

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From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

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

From this reading How long wilt Thou Thy bright Face hide from mee?

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From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

From this reading How long shall I my thoughts tosse to and fro And bee thus vext by my insultinge foe?

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading How long O Lord! shall I forgotten bee?

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From this reading How long shall I my thoughts tosse to and fro And bee thus vext by my insultinge foe?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading How long wilt Thou Thy bright Face hide from mee?

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From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

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From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

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From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading How long wilt Thou Thy bright Face hide from mee?

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

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From this reading How long O Lord! shall I forgotten bee?

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

From this reading How long O Lord! shall I forgotten bee?

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

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

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From this reading How long shall I my thoughts tosse to and fro And bee thus vext by my insultinge foe?

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

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

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From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

the sound of laughing

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

in order that something should not happen

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

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 How long O Lord! shall I forgotten bee?

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading How long O Lord! shall I forgotten bee?

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From this reading How long wilt Thou Thy bright Face hide from mee?

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From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading How long shall I my thoughts tosse to and fro And bee thus vext by my insultinge foe?

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading How long O Lord! shall I forgotten bee?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

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From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

an expression of approval and commendation

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

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From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David

From this reading PSALM XIII.

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From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading How long O Lord! shall I forgotten bee?

deliver by singing

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

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From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

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

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading How long wilt Thou Thy bright Face hide from mee?

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading How long shall I my thoughts tosse to and fro And bee thus vext by my insultinge foe?

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading How long shall I my thoughts tosse to and fro And bee thus vext by my insultinge foe?

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading How long wilt Thou Thy bright Face hide from mee?

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

From this reading How long shall I my thoughts tosse to and fro And bee thus vext by my insultinge foe?

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From this reading How long shall I my thoughts tosse to and fro And bee thus vext by my insultinge foe?

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

an old word for “to”

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

extravagant self-praise

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

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From this reading How long shall I my thoughts tosse to and fro And bee thus vext by my insultinge foe?

at the time that

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Giue ease, O Lord; giue light unto mine eyes, Lest death in endlesse sleepe doth mee surprise; Lest my proud foe vaunt that hee doth preuaile, And laugh at mee when I shall faint or faile; But in Thy mercie all my trust is pight[187] And thy saluation is my hearte's delight; Of Thy sweet kindnes therefore sing will I, And highly praise the name of God, Most High.

an old form of “will”, used with “thou”

From this reading How long wilt Thou Thy bright Face hide from mee?

the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one

From this reading PSALM XIII.