Chapter 8 of The Complete Poetical Works of Oliver is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Complete Poetical Works of Oliver is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
With this he drives men’s souls to hell. Tu.... ....virgaque levem coerces Aurea turbam.—Hor. _Od_. i. 10.
Chapter 8 of The Complete Poetical Works of Oliver is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “drive” — the act of applying force to propel something
From this reading “With this he drives men’s souls to hell.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “With this he drives men’s souls to hell.”
a public toilet for men
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “With this he drives men’s souls to hell.”
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From this reading 10.
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From this reading ....virgaque levem coerces Aurea turbam.—Hor.
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From this reading ....virgaque levem coerces Aurea turbam.—Hor.
plural of “drive” — the act of applying force to propel something
From this reading With this he drives men’s souls to hell.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With this he drives men’s souls to hell.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading With this he drives men’s souls to hell.
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From this reading ....virgaque levem coerces Aurea turbam.—Hor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Od_. i.
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From this reading ....virgaque levem coerces Aurea turbam.—Hor.
a public toilet for men
From this reading With this he drives men’s souls to hell.
a doctor's degree in optometry
From this reading _Od_. i.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading With this he drives men’s souls to hell.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With this he drives men’s souls to hell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With this he drives men’s souls to hell.
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From this reading Tu....
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From this reading ....virgaque levem coerces Aurea turbam.—Hor.
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From this reading ....virgaque levem coerces Aurea turbam.—Hor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With this he drives men’s souls to hell.
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