used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
admireverbUS /ædˈmaɪr/
feel admiration for
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
anew
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
artsnounUS /ɑːrts/
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
ATHENSnounUS /ˈæθənz/
the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
From this reading LEARNING OF THE ATHENS.
Babylonish
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From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IF, in her metropolitan status as the seat of Caledonian law, the Athens be fixed as the dog-star, as the seat of Caledonian learning, she has been and must be, changeful as the moon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading IF, in her metropolitan status as the seat of Caledonian law, the Athens be fixed as the dog-star, as the seat of Caledonian learning, she has been and must be, changeful as the moon.
Bestirs
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From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
Caledonian
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From this reading IF, in her metropolitan status as the seat of Caledonian law, the Athens be fixed as the dog-star, as the seat of Caledonian learning, she has been and must be, changeful as the moon.
cantnounUS /kænt/
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
changefuladjective
such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change
From this reading IF, in her metropolitan status as the seat of Caledonian law, the Athens be fixed as the dog-star, as the seat of Caledonian learning, she has been and must be, changeful as the moon.
cheatverbUS /tʃiːt/
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
congelationnoun
the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
curdlingnoun
the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
December'snounUS /dɪˈsembərz/
possessive form of “december” — the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
dialectnounUS /ˈdaɪəlekt/
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
dog-star
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From this reading IF, in her metropolitan status as the seat of Caledonian law, the Athens be fixed as the dog-star, as the seat of Caledonian learning, she has been and must be, changeful as the moon.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
ebbsnounUS /ebz/
plural of “ebb” — a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
From this reading If the wealth of her lawyers “swells like the Solway,” the renown of her philosophers “ebbs like its tide.”
else
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From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
envynounUS /ˈenvi/
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading IF, in her metropolitan status as the seat of Caledonian law, the Athens be fixed as the dog-star, as the seat of Caledonian learning, she has been and must be, changeful as the moon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IF, in her metropolitan status as the seat of Caledonian law, the Athens be fixed as the dog-star, as the seat of Caledonian learning, she has been and must be, changeful as the moon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
he's
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From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IF, in her metropolitan status as the seat of Caledonian law, the Athens be fixed as the dog-star, as the seat of Caledonian learning, she has been and must be, changeful as the moon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading IF, in her metropolitan status as the seat of Caledonian law, the Athens be fixed as the dog-star, as the seat of Caledonian learning, she has been and must be, changeful as the moon.
imbuedverbUS /ˌɪmˈbjuːd/
past form of “imbue” — spread or diffuse through
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
instancesnounUS /ˈɪnstənsəz/
plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading If the wealth of her lawyers “swells like the Solway,” the renown of her philosophers “ebbs like its tide.”
juggleverbUS /ˈdʒʌɡəl/
influence by slyness
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading IF, in her metropolitan status as the seat of Caledonian law, the Athens be fixed as the dog-star, as the seat of Caledonian learning, she has been and must be, changeful as the moon.
lawyersnounUS /ˈlɔːjərz/
plural of “lawyer” — a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading If the wealth of her lawyers “swells like the Solway,” the renown of her philosophers “ebbs like its tide.”
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading LEARNING OF THE ATHENS.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If the wealth of her lawyers “swells like the Solway,” the renown of her philosophers “ebbs like its tide.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
metropolitanadjectiveUS /ˌmetrəˈpɑːlətən/
relating to or characteristic of a metropolis
From this reading IF, in her metropolitan status as the seat of Caledonian law, the Athens be fixed as the dog-star, as the seat of Caledonian learning, she has been and must be, changeful as the moon.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading IF, in her metropolitan status as the seat of Caledonian law, the Athens be fixed as the dog-star, as the seat of Caledonian learning, she has been and must be, changeful as the moon.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading IF, in her metropolitan status as the seat of Caledonian law, the Athens be fixed as the dog-star, as the seat of Caledonian learning, she has been and must be, changeful as the moon.
nat'ral
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From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
occasionaladjectiveUS /əˈkeɪʒənəl/
occurring from time to time
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LEARNING OF THE ATHENS.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
the local environment
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
philosophersnounUS /fəˈlɑːsəfərz/
plural of “philosopher” — a specialist in philosophy
From this reading If the wealth of her lawyers “swells like the Solway,” the renown of her philosophers “ebbs like its tide.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
pleaders
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From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
pliesnounUS /plaɪz/
plural of “ply” — one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
raisesnounUS /ˈreɪzəz/
plural of “raise” — the amount a salary is increased
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
renownnounUS /rɪˈnaʊn/
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading If the wealth of her lawyers “swells like the Solway,” the renown of her philosophers “ebbs like its tide.”
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading IF, in her metropolitan status as the seat of Caledonian law, the Athens be fixed as the dog-star, as the seat of Caledonian learning, she has been and must be, changeful as the moon.
self-same
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IF, in her metropolitan status as the seat of Caledonian law, the Athens be fixed as the dog-star, as the seat of Caledonian learning, she has been and must be, changeful as the moon.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
Solway
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From this reading If the wealth of her lawyers “swells like the Solway,” the renown of her philosophers “ebbs like its tide.”
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
express in speech
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
spitverbUS /spɪt/
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
the season of growth
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
statusnounUS /ˈstætəs/
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
From this reading IF, in her metropolitan status as the seat of Caledonian law, the Athens be fixed as the dog-star, as the seat of Caledonian learning, she has been and must be, changeful as the moon.
not in physical motion
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
submittingverbUS /səbˈmɪtɪŋ/
inflected form of “submit” — refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
swellsnounUS /swelz/
plural of “swell” — the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
From this reading If the wealth of her lawyers “swells like the Solway,” the renown of her philosophers “ebbs like its tide.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LEARNING OF THE ATHENS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
a special situation
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading If the wealth of her lawyers “swells like the Solway,” the renown of her philosophers “ebbs like its tide.”
up to a particular time
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
tonguesnounUS /tʌŋz/
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
precisely as stated
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading If the wealth of her lawyers “swells like the Solway,” the renown of her philosophers “ebbs like its tide.”
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
in or at the place that
From this reading ----“As a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet, To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And still he’s in the self-same place, Where, at his setting out, he was; So, in the circle of the arts, Do they advance their nat’ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, They fall to juggle, cant, and cheat.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
but in spite of that
From this reading The very same cause which raises the one,--which makes all hearts envy, all eyes admire, all knees worship, and all tongues speak the Babylonish dialect of special pleaders, comes cold and curdling as December’s ice over every thing else; and though there may be an occasional spring of the living water of the mind, which has its source too deep, or its current too thoroughly imbued with the immortal fire, for submitting to the cold congelation; yet such glorious instances must be few and far between.
