Chapter III

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

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

how long something has existed

From this reading MAN _Speaker._ First of the train, the patient rustic came, Whose callous hand had form’d the scene, Bending at once with sorrow and with age, With many a tear and many a sigh between;

a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

(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 Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading MAN _Speaker._ First of the train, the patient rustic came, Whose callous hand had form’d the scene, Bending at once with sorrow and with age, With many a tear and many a sigh between;

possessive form of “augusta” — the capital of the state of Maine

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

plural of “babe” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading “And where,” he cried, “shall now my babes have bread, Or how shall age support its feeble fire?

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

movement that causes the formation of a curve

From this reading MAN _Speaker._ First of the train, the patient rustic came, Whose callous hand had form’d the scene, Bending at once with sorrow and with age, With many a tear and many a sigh between;

next to; at the side of

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading MAN _Speaker._ First of the train, the patient rustic came, Whose callous hand had form’d the scene, Bending at once with sorrow and with age, With many a tear and many a sigh between;

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

the act of blending components together thoroughly

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

third-person singular of “borrow” — get temporarily

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

a youthful male person

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading “And where,” he cried, “shall now my babes have bread, Or how shall age support its feeble fire?

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

emotionally hardened

From this reading MAN _Speaker._ First of the train, the patient rustic came, Whose callous hand had form’d the scene, Bending at once with sorrow and with age, With many a tear and many a sigh between;

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading MAN _Speaker._ First of the train, the patient rustic came, Whose callous hand had form’d the scene, Bending at once with sorrow and with age, With many a tear and many a sigh between;

showing careful forethought

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

From this reading _Chorus._ Ye shady walks, ye waving greens, Ye nodding towers, ye fairy scenes-- Let all your echoes now deplore, That she who form’d your beauties is no more!

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

good weather with comfortable temperatures

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading “And where,” he cried, “shall now my babes have bread, Or how shall age support its feeble fire?

attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

the process of gradually becoming inferior

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

express strong disapproval of

From this reading _Chorus._ Ye shady walks, ye waving greens, Ye nodding towers, ye fairy scenes-- Let all your echoes now deplore, That she who form’d your beauties is no more!

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From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves

From this reading _Chorus._ Ye shady walks, ye waving greens, Ye nodding towers, ye fairy scenes-- Let all your echoes now deplore, That she who form’d your beauties is no more!

a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

a place or condition of ideal happiness

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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

From this reading _Chorus._ Ye shady walks, ye waving greens, Ye nodding towers, ye fairy scenes-- Let all your echoes now deplore, That she who form’d your beauties is no more!

something many people believe that is false

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

any federal law-enforcement officer

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

From this reading “And where,” he cried, “shall now my babes have bread, Or how shall age support its feeble fire?

start firing a weapon

From this reading “And where,” he cried, “shall now my babes have bread, Or how shall age support its feeble fire?

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

marked by or showing hopelessness

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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From this reading _Chorus._ Ye shady walks, ye waving greens, Ye nodding towers, ye fairy scenes-- Let all your echoes now deplore, That she who form’d your beauties is no more!

plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

plural of “glory” — a state of high honor

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables

From this reading _Chorus._ Ye shady walks, ye waving greens, Ye nodding towers, ye fairy scenes-- Let all your echoes now deplore, That she who form’d your beauties is no more!

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading MAN _Speaker._ First of the train, the patient rustic came, Whose callous hand had form’d the scene, Bending at once with sorrow and with age, With many a tear and many a sigh between;

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading MAN _Speaker._ First of the train, the patient rustic came, Whose callous hand had form’d the scene, Bending at once with sorrow and with age, With many a tear and many a sigh between;

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “And where,” he cried, “shall now my babes have bread, Or how shall age support its feeble fire?

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

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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From this reading “And where,” he cried, “shall now my babes have bread, Or how shall age support its feeble fire?

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

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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

From this reading _Chorus._ Ye shady walks, ye waving greens, Ye nodding towers, ye fairy scenes-- Let all your echoes now deplore, That she who form’d your beauties is no more!

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading “And where,” he cried, “shall now my babes have bread, Or how shall age support its feeble fire?

become part of; become a member of a group or organization

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading _Chorus._ Ye shady walks, ye waving greens, Ye nodding towers, ye fairy scenes-- Let all your echoes now deplore, That she who form’d your beauties is no more!

a female domestic

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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

From this reading _Overture._--_Pastorale._ MAN _Speaker_.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading MAN _Speaker._ First of the train, the patient rustic came, Whose callous hand had form’d the scene, Bending at once with sorrow and with age, With many a tear and many a sigh between;

a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “And where,” he cried, “shall now my babes have bread, Or how shall age support its feeble fire?

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

not any; not one

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

having branches or flower heads that bend downward

From this reading _Chorus._ Ye shady walks, ye waving greens, Ye nodding towers, ye fairy scenes-- Let all your echoes now deplore, That she who form’d your beauties is no more!

originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

on one occasion

From this reading MAN _Speaker._ First of the train, the patient rustic came, Whose callous hand had form’d the scene, Bending at once with sorrow and with age, With many a tear and many a sigh between;

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “And where,” he cried, “shall now my babes have bread, Or how shall age support its feeble fire?

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From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio

From this reading _Overture._--_Pastorale._ MAN _Speaker_.

a musical composition that evokes rural life

From this reading _Overture._--_Pastorale._ MAN _Speaker_.

a person who requires medical care

From this reading MAN _Speaker._ First of the train, the patient rustic came, Whose callous hand had form’d the scene, Bending at once with sorrow and with age, With many a tear and many a sigh between;

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

possessive form of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

third-person singular of “reflect” — manifest or bring back

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

possessive form of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

living in or characteristic of farming or country life

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

characteristic of rural life

From this reading MAN _Speaker._ First of the train, the patient rustic came, Whose callous hand had form’d the scene, Bending at once with sorrow and with age, With many a tear and many a sigh between;

in an unfortunate way

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading _Chorus._ Ye shady walks, ye waving greens, Ye nodding towers, ye fairy scenes-- Let all your echoes now deplore, That she who form’d your beauties is no more!

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From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

quiet, dark, or concealed

From this reading _Chorus._ Ye shady walks, ye waving greens, Ye nodding towers, ye fairy scenes-- Let all your echoes now deplore, That she who form’d your beauties is no more!

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

From this reading “And where,” he cried, “shall now my babes have bread, Or how shall age support its feeble fire?

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From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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

From this reading _Chorus._ Ye shady walks, ye waving greens, Ye nodding towers, ye fairy scenes-- Let all your echoes now deplore, That she who form’d your beauties is no more!

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading MAN _Speaker._ First of the train, the patient rustic came, Whose callous hand had form’d the scene, Bending at once with sorrow and with age, With many a tear and many a sigh between;

make (offspring) by reproduction

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

having an oblique or slanted direction

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading MAN _Speaker._ First of the train, the patient rustic came, Whose callous hand had form’d the scene, Bending at once with sorrow and with age, With many a tear and many a sigh between;

sorrowful through loss or deprivation

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)

From this reading _Overture._--_Pastorale._ MAN _Speaker_.

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

walk heavily

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

not in physical motion

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

From this reading “And where,” he cried, “shall now my babes have bread, Or how shall age support its feeble fire?

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From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

separate or cause to separate abruptly

From this reading MAN _Speaker._ First of the train, the patient rustic came, Whose callous hand had form’d the scene, Bending at once with sorrow and with age, With many a tear and many a sigh between;

the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

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

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

create by training and teaching

From this reading MAN _Speaker._ First of the train, the patient rustic came, Whose callous hand had form’d the scene, Bending at once with sorrow and with age, With many a tear and many a sigh between;

allowing light to pass through diffusely

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

a serviceman who has seen considerable active service

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot

From this reading _Chorus._ Ye shady walks, ye waving greens, Ye nodding towers, ye fairy scenes-- Let all your echoes now deplore, That she who form’d your beauties is no more!

the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

From this reading _Chorus._ Ye shady walks, ye waving greens, Ye nodding towers, ye fairy scenes-- Let all your echoes now deplore, That she who form’d your beauties is no more!

(of hair) having waves

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

in or at the place that

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

during the time that

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

which person or people

From this reading _Chorus._ Ye shady walks, ye waving greens, Ye nodding towers, ye fairy scenes-- Let all your echoes now deplore, That she who form’d your beauties is no more!

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

belonging to which person

From this reading MAN _Speaker._ First of the train, the patient rustic came, Whose callous hand had form’d the scene, Bending at once with sorrow and with age, With many a tear and many a sigh between;

in the company of; together with

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading _Chorus._ Ye shady walks, ye waving greens, Ye nodding towers, ye fairy scenes-- Let all your echoes now deplore, That she who form’d your beauties is no more!

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Chorus._ Ye shady walks, ye waving greens, Ye nodding towers, ye fairy scenes-- Let all your echoes now deplore, That she who form’d your beauties is no more!

suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

From this reading Fast by that shore where Thames’ translucent stream Reflects new glories on his breast, Where, splendid as the youthful poet’s dream, He forms a scene beyond Elysium blest-- Where sculptur’d elegance and native grace Unite to stamp the beauties of the place, While sweetly blending still are seen The wavy lawn, the sloping green-- While novelty, with cautious cunning, Through every maze of fancy running, From China borrows aid to deck the scene-- There, sorrowing by the river’s glassy bed, Forlorn, a rural band complain’d, All whom Augusta’s bounty fed, All whom her clemency sustain’d; The good old sire, unconscious of decay, The modest matron, clad in home-spun grey, The military boy, the orphan’d maid, The shatter’d veteran, now first dismay’d: These sadly join beside the murmuring deep; And, as they view The towers of Kew, Call on their Mistress--now no more--and weep.