Chapter V · Chapter 5

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From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

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

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

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

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

third-person singular of “advise” — give advice to

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

later than; following

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

in the past

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

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

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

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

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

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

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

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

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

brought into existence

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

plural of “bubble” — a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

the person or thing chosen or selected

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

to a great extent or degree

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

a club that is used as a weapon

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

the specified day of the month

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

precise; explicit and clearly defined

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

characterized by great determination

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

having the power or quality of deciding

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

manner of acting or controlling yourself

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

an analytic or interpretive literary composition

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

divisible by two

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

at any time

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

encouraging or approving or pleasing

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading 'I was to see you--and you were to understand'--_Do_ you? do you understand--my own friend--with that superiority in years, too!

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

yet to be or coming

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

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

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

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

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

intense and profound fear

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

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

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

plural of “impulse” — an instinctive motive

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

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

From this reading 'I was to see you--and you were to understand'--_Do_ you? do you understand--my own friend--with that superiority in years, too!

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

brought about or caused; not spontaneous

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

plural of “ingredient” — a component of a mixture or compound

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

an occurrence of something

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

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

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

and nothing more

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

possessive form of “k” — the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

engage in

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

someone with great regard for material possessions

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

a form of address for a man

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

plural of “nail” — horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

not any; not one

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

in a noble manner

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

no person; not anyone

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

a brief written record

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

third-person singular of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

on one occasion

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

and nothing more

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

possessive form of “operator” — (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

above and across; more than

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

have ownership or possession of

From this reading 'I was to see you--and you were to understand'--_Do_ you? do you understand--my own friend--with that superiority in years, too!

-ing form of “own” — have ownership or possession of

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

select carefully from a group

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

past form of “predict” — make a prediction about; tell in advance

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

make a promise or commitment

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

be shown or be found to be

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

the act of refusing

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

subject to restriction or subjected to restriction

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

Identical; not different.

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

express in words

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

with respect to science; in a scientific way

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading 'I was to see you--and you were to understand'--_Do_ you? do you understand--my own friend--with that superiority in years, too!

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

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

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From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

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

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

in the near future

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

not in physical motion

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

the quality of being superior

From this reading 'I was to see you--and you were to understand'--_Do_ you? do you understand--my own friend--with that superiority in years, too!

natural abilities or qualities

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 'I was to see you--and you were to understand'--_Do_ you? do you understand--my own friend--with that superiority in years, too!

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

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

superlative of “thick” — not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

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

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

propel through the air

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

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

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

up to a particular time

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

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

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading 'I was to see you--and you were to understand'--_Do_ you? do you understand--my own friend--with that superiority in years, too!

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading 'I was to see you--and you were to understand'--_Do_ you? do you understand--my own friend--with that superiority in years, too!

a vivid mental image

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

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

From this reading 'I was to see you--and you were to understand'--_Do_ you? do you understand--my own friend--with that superiority in years, too!

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

From this reading 'I was to see you--and you were to understand'--_Do_ you? do you understand--my own friend--with that superiority in years, too!

used to ask for information about something

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

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

From this reading For I confess to that--you need not throw that in my teeth ... as soon as I read your 'Essay on Mind'--(which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr. K's positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to the 'Vision of Fame' at the end, and reflected on my own doings about that time, 1826--I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years--what then?

which person or people

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

in the company of; together with

From this reading 'I was to see you--and you were to understand'--_Do_ you? do you understand--my own friend--with that superiority in years, too!

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

produce a literary work

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.

a late time of life

From this reading 'I was to see you--and you were to understand'--_Do_ you? do you understand--my own friend--with that superiority in years, too!

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You tie me like a Shrove-Tuesday fowl to a stake and then pick the thickest cudgel out of your lot, and at my head it goes--I wonder whether you remembered having predicted exactly the same horror once before.

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading [no date] I shall just say, at the beginning of a note as at the end, I am yours _ever_, and not till summer ends and my nails fall out, and my breath breaks bubbles,--ought you to write thus having restricted me as you once did, and do still?

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading I have got nearer you considerably--(if only nearer)--since then--and prove it by the remarks I make at favourable times--such as this, for instance, which occurs in a poem you are to see--written some time ago--which advises nobody who thinks nobly of the Soul, to give, if he or she can help, such a good argument to the materialist as the owning that any great choice of that Soul, which it is born to make and which--(in its determining, as it must, the whole future course and impulses of that soul)--which must endure for ever, even though the object that induced the choice should disappear--owning, I say, that such a choice may be scientifically determined and produced, at any operator's pleasure, by a definite number of ingredients, so much youth, so much beauty, so much talent &c.