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39
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From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
40
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From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
41
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
42
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (The Notes are from a MS. copy in the Editor’s possession.)
all
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading (The Notes are from a MS. copy in the Editor’s possession.)
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
bawd
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From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
be-painted
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From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
be-sainted
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From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
care
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
cleans'd
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
colledges
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From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
Conceiv'd
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
copy
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From this reading (The Notes are from a MS. copy in the Editor’s possession.)
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
day
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
days
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From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
door
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From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
Editor's
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From this reading (The Notes are from a MS. copy in the Editor’s possession.)
eke
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From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
Emanuel
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
entertain'd
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From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
escap'd
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From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
even
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
exercise
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From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
fair
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
five
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From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
fortnight
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From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
founders
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From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading (The Notes are from a MS. copy in the Editor’s possession.)
full
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From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
gate
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From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
give
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
gravelled
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
great
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
house
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
hypocrite
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (The Notes are from a MS. copy in the Editor’s possession.)
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
Jesabel
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
king
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
know
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From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
like
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
long
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From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
lord
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
Lutetia
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From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
map
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From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
March-dust
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
mile
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
mishap
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From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
more
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
morn
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
MS
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From this reading (The Notes are from a MS. copy in the Editor’s possession.)
new
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From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
Notes
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NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
Oh
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From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
painted
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
plays
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From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
possession
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From this reading (The Notes are from a MS. copy in the Editor’s possession.)
post
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From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
prayer
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
prince
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From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
proud
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
prove
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
proverb
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
pure
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
rail
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From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
saw
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From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
see
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
self
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
shew
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
siege
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From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
speeches
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From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
spent
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From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
strange
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From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
streets
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
strike
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
studied
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From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
tane
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
tedious
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
th
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (The Notes are from a MS. copy in the Editor’s possession.)
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
thing
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
thrice
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
town
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
toy
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From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
trim
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
Troy
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From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
vented
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From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
vice-chancellor
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
way
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From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
ways
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From this reading But the pure house of _Emanuel_[42] Would not be like proud _Jesabel_, Nor shew her self before the king An hypocrite, or _painted_ thing: But, that the ways might all prove fair, Conceiv’d a tedious mile of prayer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
whore
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From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To trim the town, great care before Was tane by th’ lord vice-chancellor; Both morn and even he cleans’d the way, The streets he gravelled thrice a day: One strike of March-dust for to see No proverb[41] would give more than he.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It is not yet a fortnight since Lutetia[39] entertain’d our prince, And vented hath a studied toy As long[40] as was the siege of Troy: And spent herself for full five days In speeches, exercise, and plays.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Their colledges were new be-painted, Their founders eke were new be-sainted; Nothing escap’d, nor post, nor door, Nor gate, nor rail, nor bawd, nor whore: You could not know (Oh strange mishap!) Whether you saw the _town_ or _map_.
