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The Poems of Felicia Hemans
The Poems of Felicia Hemans

Chapter II

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Chapter 2 of The Poems of Felicia Hemans by Mrs. Hemans holds 4274 sentences, grouped into 855 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Hast thou a scene that is not spread With records of thy glory fled?
A monument that doth not tell The tale of liberty’s farewell?
Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.
Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!
What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?
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The Poems of Felicia Hemans

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of The Poems of Felicia Hemans is here in full — 4274 sentences across 855 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/855 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Hast thou a scene that is not spread With records of thy glory fled?
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A monument that doth not tell The tale of liberty’s farewell?
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Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.
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Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!
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What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Art auxiliary verb US /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading “Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.”

Doth auxiliary verb US /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading “A monument that doth not tell The tale of liberty’s farewell?”

Eloquence noun US /ˈel.ə.kwəns/

Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)

From this reading “What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?”

Enchanted adjective US /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/

Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.

From this reading “What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?”

Hast auxiliary verb US /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading “Hast thou a scene that is not spread With records of thy glory fled?”

Hath auxiliary verb US /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.”

Thence adverb US /ðens/

from that place or that time

From this reading “What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “Hast thou a scene that is not spread With records of thy glory fled?”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “Hast thou a scene that is not spread With records of thy glory fled?”

Wert auxiliary verb US /wɜːrt/

an old form of “were”, used with “thou”

From this reading “Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!”

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114

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From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Hast thou a scene that is not spread With records of thy glory fled?

alike

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

all

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From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

bent

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

birth

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From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

brave

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From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

bright

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From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

child

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

coast

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From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

decay

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

die

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From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

dimm'd

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading A monument that doth not tell The tale of liberty’s farewell?

earth

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From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

eloquencenounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/

Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)

From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/

Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.

From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

exulting

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

fane

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

farewell

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From this reading A monument that doth not tell The tale of liberty’s farewell?

favour'd

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

fled

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From this reading Hast thou a scene that is not spread With records of thy glory fled?

flowers

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From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

freedom's

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

gazing

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From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

gives

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From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

glory

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From this reading Hast thou a scene that is not spread With records of thy glory fled?

glow

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

grave

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From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

great

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From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

Hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading Hast thou a scene that is not spread With records of thy glory fled?

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

heavens

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Hast thou a scene that is not spread With records of thy glory fled?

Italia

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From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

liberty's

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From this reading A monument that doth not tell The tale of liberty’s farewell?

Linger'd

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From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

lord

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From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

lost

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From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

lovely

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From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

low

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

luxuriate

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From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

magnificent

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

many

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From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

marvel

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From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

monument

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From this reading A monument that doth not tell The tale of liberty’s farewell?

nature

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From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

nature's

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Hast thou a scene that is not spread With records of thy glory fled?

o'er

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From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Hast thou a scene that is not spread With records of thy glory fled?

Oh

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

omen

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From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

once

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

pomp

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

radiance

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From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

ray

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

records

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From this reading Hast thou a scene that is not spread With records of thy glory fled?

robed

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

scene

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From this reading Hast thou a scene that is not spread With records of thy glory fled?

seem'st

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

sky

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From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

smile

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

smiled

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

sorrows

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

spread

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From this reading Hast thou a scene that is not spread With records of thy glory fled?

Still

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From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

sunbeam's

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

tale

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From this reading A monument that doth not tell The tale of liberty’s farewell?

tell

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From this reading A monument that doth not tell The tale of liberty’s farewell?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Hast thou a scene that is not spread With records of thy glory fled?

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A monument that doth not tell The tale of liberty’s farewell?

thenceadverbUS /ðens/

from that place or that time

From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Hast thou a scene that is not spread With records of thy glory fled?

ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Hast thou a scene that is not spread With records of thy glory fled?

Time

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

tomb

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

treasures

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From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

triumph

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From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

warn'd

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From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

wertauxiliary verbUS /wɜːrt/

an old form of “were”, used with “thou”

From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Italia! thou art but a grave Where flowers luxuriate o’er the brave, And nature gives her treasures birth O’er all that hath been great on earth.

WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Hast thou a scene that is not spread With records of thy glory fled?

woo'd

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From this reading What marvel if, when all was lost, Still on thy bright enchanted coast, Though many an omen warn’d him thence, Linger’d the lord of eloquence.[114] Still gazing on the lovely sky, Whose radiance woo’d him--but to die?

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet smile thy heavens as once they smiled When thou wert freedom’s favour’d child: Though fane and tomb alike are low, Time hath not dimm’d thy sunbeam’s glow; And, robed in that exulting ray, Thou seem’st to triumph o’er decay-- Oh, yet, though by thy sorrows bent, In nature’s pomp magnificent!