10
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From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
11
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From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
1619
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From this reading _A18_, _N_, _TCC_, _TCD:_ At his going with my Lord of Doncaster 1619.
1633
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From this reading [A Hymne _&c._ _1633-69:_ A Hymne to Christ.
1635
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From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
18
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From this reading _A18_, _N_, _TCC_, _TCD:_ At his going with my Lord of Doncaster 1619.
2
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From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
25
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From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
3
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From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
30
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From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
69
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From this reading [A Hymne _&c._ _1633-69:_ A Hymne to Christ.
96
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From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [A Hymne _&c._ _1633-69:_ A Hymne to Christ.
(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 Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _A18_, _N_, _TCC_, _TCD:_ At his going with my Lord of Doncaster 1619.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
beames
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From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
beenounUS /biː/
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading [A Hymne _&c._ _1633-69:_ A Hymne to Christ.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading [A Hymne _&c._ _1633-69:_ A Hymne to Christ.
ChurchesnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
chuse
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From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
dayes
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From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
DivorceverbUS /dɪˈvɔːrs/
part; cease or break association with
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
Doncaster
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From this reading _A18_, _N_, _TCC_, _TCD:_ At his going with my Lord of Doncaster 1619.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
EverlastingadjectiveUS /ˌevərˈlæstɪŋ/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
fainteradjectiveUS /ˈfeɪntər/
comparative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
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 Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
goe
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From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
the act of departing
From this reading _A18_, _N_, _TCC_, _TCD:_ At his going with my Lord of Doncaster 1619.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _A18_, _N_, _TCC_, _TCD:_ At his going with my Lord of Doncaster 1619.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
Hymne
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From this reading [A Hymne _&c._ _1633-69:_ A Hymne to Christ.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
immediately past
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _A18_, _N_, _TCC_, _TCD:_ At his going with my Lord of Doncaster 1619.
lov'd
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From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
take in marriage
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
mee
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From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
mistressesnounUS /ˈmɪstrəsəz/
plural of “mistress” — an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
MSS
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From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading _A18_, _N_, _TCC_, _TCD:_ At his going with my Lord of Doncaster 1619.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
O'F
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From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
and nothing more
From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
scapenounUS /skeɪp/
erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
Seale
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From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
similarlyadverbUS /ˈsɪmələrli/
in like or similar manner
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
soe'er
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From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
soever
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From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
stanzanounUS /ˈstænzə/
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
stormyadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːrmi/
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
swallowverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊ/
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
swallowsnounUS /ˈswɑːloʊz/
plural of “swallow” — a small amount of liquid food
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
TCnoun
a crystalline metallic element not found in nature; occurs as one of the fission products of uranium
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
TCC
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From this reading _A18_, _N_, _TCC_, _TCD:_ At his going with my Lord of Doncaster 1619.
TCD
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From this reading _A18_, _N_, _TCC_, _TCD:_ At his going with my Lord of Doncaster 1619.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Churches are best for Prayer, that have least light: To see God only, I goe out of sight: 30 And to scape stormy dayes, I chuse An Everlasting night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
which person or people
From this reading _B_, _and similarly_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ _in MSS. last two lines of each stanza given as one_] [2 my ... thy] an ... the _P_] [3 soever swallow mee, that] soe'er swallows me up, that _O'F_] [10 I lov'd there, _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TCC:_ I love here, _1635-69:_ I love there _P_ who lov'd mee; _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ who love mee; _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_] [11 our seas _1633_, _A18_, _N_, _TC:_ this flood _1635-69:_ these (_or_ those) seas _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _A18_, _N_, _TCC_, _TCD:_ At his going with my Lord of Doncaster 1619.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Seale then this bill of my Divorce to All, 25 On whom those fainter beames of love did fall; Marry those loves, which in youth scattered bee On Fame, Wit, Hopes (false mistresses) to thee.
