Chapter VII

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

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

someone who imputes guilt or blame

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

(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 Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

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

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

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

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

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

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France

From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

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From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

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From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

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From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

third-person singular of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

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From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

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From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

the process of gradually becoming inferior

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

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From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

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From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

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From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

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From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

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

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

an old form of “does”

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

an old word for “before”

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

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From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

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From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

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From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

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From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

plural of “forefather” — the founder of a family

From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

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From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

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

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

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

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

an old form of “has”

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

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From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

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

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

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From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

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From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

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

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

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

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

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

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

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From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

engage in

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

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

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

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From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

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

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

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From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

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From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

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From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

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From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

impressive in appearance

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

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

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

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

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

the action of attacking an enemy

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

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From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

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From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

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From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

any competition

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

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From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

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From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

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From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

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

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

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

From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

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From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

be seated

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

not in physical motion

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

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From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

undergo or be subjected to

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

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From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

carry out

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

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

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

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

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

propel through the air

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

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

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

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

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

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From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

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From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

moral weakness

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

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From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

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From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

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From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

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

From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

at the time that

From this reading Haue pitty Lord of hir and mee this day, Since destny thus hath sundred vs in spite, O suffer not hir vertues to decay, But let hir take in friendship sutch delite, That from hir brest all vice be banisht quite: And let hir like as did hir noble race, When I poore man am deade, and out of place.

in or at the place that

From this reading Alas, alas, my chiefest way is this, A guiltlesse death to suffer as I can, So shall my soule be sure of heauen’s blisse, And good renoume shall rest behinde me than, And body shall take end where it began, And fame shall fly before me, ere I flit Vnto the Gods, where Ioue in throne doth sit.

an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

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

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

plural of “while” — a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.

which person or people

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

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From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

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From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading Alas, I mourne not for my selfe alone, Nor for the fame of my Forefathers olde, ’Tys Angelike, that causeth me to mone, ’Tys she that filles my brest with fansies colde, ’Tys shee more worth, than was the fliece of golde, That mooues my minde and breedes sutch passions straunge, As in my selfe I feele a wonderous chaunge.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

produce a literary work

From this reading Alas my hand would write these wofull lines, That feeble sprite denyes for want of might, Wherefore my heart in brest consumes and pines, With deepe desires, that far is from man’s sight, But God he sees myne innocencie and right, And knowes the cause of myne Accuser still, Who seekes my bloud to haue on mee his will.

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From this reading O God conuert, from vyce to vertue now, The heart of him that falseth fayth wyth me, And chaunge his minde and mend his maners throw, That he his fault and fowle offence may see, For death shall make my fame immortall bee: And whiles the Sunne which in the heauens doth shine, The shame is his, and honor shall be mine.