The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe — Complete

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DOUBLE DAMNATION.

The Devil now knew his proper cue.— Soon as he read the ode, he drove To his friend Lord MacMurderchouse’s, _655 A man of interest in both houses, And said:—‘For money or for love, 2.

‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’

His lordship stands and racks his 3.

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The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe — Complete

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe — Complete is here in full — 4038 sentences across 808 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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DOUBLE DAMNATION.

/ˈdʌbəl dæmˈneɪʃən/

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The Devil now knew his proper cue.— Soon as he read the ode, he drove To his friend Lord MacMurderchouse’s, _655 A man of interest in both houses, And said:—‘For money or for love, 2.

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‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’

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His lordship stands and racks his 3.

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cue noun US /kjuː/

an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech

From this reading “The Devil now knew his proper cue.— Soon as he read the ode, he drove To his friend Lord MacMurderchouse’s, _655 A man of interest in both houses, And said:—‘For money or for love, 2.”

damnation noun US /dæmˈneɪʃən/

the act of damning

From this reading “DOUBLE DAMNATION.”

lure noun US /lʊr/

qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

From this reading “‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’”

ode noun US /oʊd/

a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

racks noun US /ræks/

plural of “rack” — framework for holding objects

From this reading “His lordship stands and racks his 3.”

superfluous adjective US /ˈsuːpərflwʌs/

serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

From this reading “‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’”

tamer noun US /ˈteɪmər/

an animal trainer who tames wild animals

From this reading “‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’”

taxes noun US /ˈtæksəz/

plural of “tax” — charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

From this reading “‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’”

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From this reading The Devil now knew his proper cue.— Soon as he read the ode, he drove To his friend Lord MacMurderchouse’s, _655 A man of interest in both houses, And said:—‘For money or for love, 2.

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From this reading His lordship stands and racks his 3.

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From this reading ‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

cuenounUS /kjuː/

an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech

cureverbUS /kjʊr/

provide a cure for, make healthy again

From this reading ‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’

DAMNATIONnounUS /dæmˈneɪʃən/

the act of damning

From this reading DOUBLE DAMNATION.

DevilnounUS /ˈdevəl/

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

DOUBLEverbUS /ˈdʌbəl/

increase twofold

From this reading DOUBLE DAMNATION.

drovenounUS /droʊv/

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

feedverbUS /fiːd/

provide as food

From this reading ‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’

feweradjectiveUS /ˈfjuːər/

(comparative of “few” used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of

From this reading ‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading ‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’

flutteredverbUS /ˈflʌtərd/

past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading ‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading ‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’

Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

lordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/

a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge

From this reading His lordship stands and racks his 3.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

lurenounUS /lʊr/

qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

From this reading ‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’

MacMurderchouse's

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mannounUS /mæn/

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

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

odenounUS /oʊd/

a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading ‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’

poetnounUS /ˈpoʊət/

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading ‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’

PrayverbUS /preɪ/

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading ‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’

properadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːpər/

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

racksnounUS /ræks/

plural of “rack” — framework for holding objects

From this reading His lordship stands and racks his 3.

readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

sinecurenoun

a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached

From this reading ‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading ‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’

SoonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

standsnounUS /stændz/

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading His lordship stands and racks his 3.

superfluousadjectiveUS /ˈsuːpərflwʌs/

serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

From this reading ‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’

tamernounUS /ˈteɪmər/

an animal trainer who tames wild animals

From this reading ‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’

taxesnounUS /ˈtæksəz/

plural of “tax” — charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

From this reading ‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’

ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading ‘Pray find some cure or sinecure; To feed from the superfluous taxes A friend of ours—a poet—fewer _660 Have fluttered tamer to the lure Than he.’

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

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