Chapter III · Chapter 3

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From this reading See the story in Cicero, "De Officiis," i, 13; Hor., "Carm.," iii, 5.--_W. E. B._] ON A PEN.

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From this reading 1724 In youth exalted high in air, Or bathing in the waters fair, Nature to form me took delight, And clad my body all in white.

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From this reading [Footnote 4: Bubo, the owl.--_Dublin Edition_.]

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From this reading [Footnote 5: Taken prisoner by the Carthaginians in the first Punic war, and ultimately tortured to death.

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

From this reading See the story in Cicero, "De Officiis," i, 13; Hor., "Carm.," iii, 5.--_W. E. B._] ON A PEN.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading 1724 In youth exalted high in air, Or bathing in the waters fair, Nature to form me took delight, And clad my body all in white.

(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 1724 In youth exalted high in air, Or bathing in the waters fair, Nature to form me took delight, And clad my body all in white.

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

From this reading [Footnote 5: Taken prisoner by the Carthaginians in the first Punic war, and ultimately tortured to death.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading See the story in Cicero, "De Officiis," i, 13; Hor., "Carm.," iii, 5.--_W. E. B._] ON A PEN.

immersing the body in water or sunshine

From this reading 1724 In youth exalted high in air, Or bathing in the waters fair, Nature to form me took delight, And clad my body all in white.

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

From this reading 1724 In youth exalted high in air, Or bathing in the waters fair, Nature to form me took delight, And clad my body all in white.

rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis

From this reading [Footnote 4: Bubo, the owl.--_Dublin Edition_.]

showing who or what does the action

From this reading [Footnote 5: Taken prisoner by the Carthaginians in the first Punic war, and ultimately tortured to death.

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From this reading See the story in Cicero, "De Officiis," i, 13; Hor., "Carm.," iii, 5.--_W. E. B._] ON A PEN.

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From this reading [Footnote 5: Taken prisoner by the Carthaginians in the first Punic war, and ultimately tortured to death.

a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em

From this reading See the story in Cicero, "De Officiis," i, 13; Hor., "Carm.," iii, 5.--_W. E. B._] ON A PEN.

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

From this reading 1724 In youth exalted high in air, Or bathing in the waters fair, Nature to form me took delight, And clad my body all in white.

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From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading See the story in Cicero, "De Officiis," i, 13; Hor., "Carm.," iii, 5.--_W. E. B._] ON A PEN.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading [Footnote 5: Taken prisoner by the Carthaginians in the first Punic war, and ultimately tortured to death.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading 1724 In youth exalted high in air, Or bathing in the waters fair, Nature to form me took delight, And clad my body all in white.

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From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic

From this reading [Footnote 4: Bubo, the owl.--_Dublin Edition_.]

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading See the story in Cicero, "De Officiis," i, 13; Hor., "Carm.," iii, 5.--_W. E. B._] ON A PEN.

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading [Footnote 4: Bubo, the owl.--_Dublin Edition_.]

one or the other of two

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

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From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

From this reading 1724 In youth exalted high in air, Or bathing in the waters fair, Nature to form me took delight, And clad my body all in white.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading 1724 In youth exalted high in air, Or bathing in the waters fair, Nature to form me took delight, And clad my body all in white.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading [Footnote 5: Taken prisoner by the Carthaginians in the first Punic war, and ultimately tortured to death.

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From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading [Footnote 4: Bubo, the owl.--_Dublin Edition_.]

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading 1724 In youth exalted high in air, Or bathing in the waters fair, Nature to form me took delight, And clad my body all in white.

plural of “fringe” — the outside boundary or surface of something

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

past form of “grace” — make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

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

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

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

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading 1724 In youth exalted high in air, Or bathing in the waters fair, Nature to form me took delight, And clad my body all in white.

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From this reading See the story in Cicero, "De Officiis," i, 13; Hor., "Carm.," iii, 5.--_W. E. B._] ON A PEN.

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

From this reading See the story in Cicero, "De Officiis," i, 13; Hor., "Carm.," iii, 5.--_W. E. B._] ON A PEN.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading See the story in Cicero, "De Officiis," i, 13; Hor., "Carm.," iii, 5.--_W. E. B._] ON A PEN.

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

From this reading [Footnote 5: Taken prisoner by the Carthaginians in the first Punic war, and ultimately tortured to death.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

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From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

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

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

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

From this reading 1724 In youth exalted high in air, Or bathing in the waters fair, Nature to form me took delight, And clad my body all in white.

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

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading 1724 In youth exalted high in air, Or bathing in the waters fair, Nature to form me took delight, And clad my body all in white.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading 1724 In youth exalted high in air, Or bathing in the waters fair, Nature to form me took delight, And clad my body all in white.

not any; not one

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

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

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

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From this reading See the story in Cicero, "De Officiis," i, 13; Hor., "Carm.," iii, 5.--_W. E. B._] ON A PEN.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading See the story in Cicero, "De Officiis," i, 13; Hor., "Carm.," iii, 5.--_W. E. B._] ON A PEN.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading 1724 In youth exalted high in air, Or bathing in the waters fair, Nature to form me took delight, And clad my body all in white.

nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes

From this reading [Footnote 4: Bubo, the owl.--_Dublin Edition_.]

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading See the story in Cicero, "De Officiis," i, 13; Hor., "Carm.," iii, 5.--_W. E. B._] ON A PEN.

a human being

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

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From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading [Footnote 5: Taken prisoner by the Carthaginians in the first Punic war, and ultimately tortured to death.

of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language

From this reading [Footnote 5: Taken prisoner by the Carthaginians in the first Punic war, and ultimately tortured to death.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading See the story in Cicero, "De Officiis," i, 13; Hor., "Carm.," iii, 5.--_W. E. B._] ON A PEN.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

being of delicate or slender build

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading See the story in Cicero, "De Officiis," i, 13; Hor., "Carm.," iii, 5.--_W. E. B._] ON A PEN.

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From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading [Footnote 5: Taken prisoner by the Carthaginians in the first Punic war, and ultimately tortured to death.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

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

From this reading [Footnote 4: Bubo, the owl.--_Dublin Edition_.]

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

up to a particular time

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

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

From this reading [Footnote 5: Taken prisoner by the Carthaginians in the first Punic war, and ultimately tortured to death.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading 1724 In youth exalted high in air, Or bathing in the waters fair, Nature to form me took delight, And clad my body all in white.

experiencing intense pain especially mental pain

From this reading [Footnote 5: Taken prisoner by the Carthaginians in the first Punic war, and ultimately tortured to death.

a cruel and oppressive dictator

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

as the end result of a succession or process

From this reading [Footnote 5: Taken prisoner by the Carthaginians in the first Punic war, and ultimately tortured to death.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading See the story in Cicero, "De Officiis," i, 13; Hor., "Carm.," iii, 5.--_W. E. B._] ON A PEN.

the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading [Footnote 5: Taken prisoner by the Carthaginians in the first Punic war, and ultimately tortured to death.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading 1724 In youth exalted high in air, Or bathing in the waters fair, Nature to form me took delight, And clad my body all in white.

a Caucasian

From this reading 1724 In youth exalted high in air, Or bathing in the waters fair, Nature to form me took delight, And clad my body all in white.

in the company of; together with

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading My person tall, and slender waist, On either side with fringes graced; Till me that tyrant man espied, And dragg'd me from my mother's side: No wonder now I look so thin; The tyrant stript me to the skin: My skin he flay'd, my hair he cropt: At head and foot my body lopt: And then, with heart more hard than stone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading 1724 In youth exalted high in air, Or bathing in the waters fair, Nature to form me took delight, And clad my body all in white.