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The Poems of Richard Corbet, late bishop of Oxford and of Norwich 4th
The Poems of Richard Corbet, late bishop of Oxford and of Norwich 4th

Chapter III

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THE LADY HADDINGTON Was first wife of John Ramsey, viscount Haddington in Scotland, and daughter of Robert Radcliffe, earl of Sussex.
Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.
She had two sons, Charles and James, and a daughter, Elizabeth, who all died young.
Her father died without surviving issue, September 22d, 1629.
Her husband, who was a great favourite with king James, survived her, and was created baron of Kingston upon Thames, and earl of Holderness, 22 Jan.
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The Poems of Richard Corbet, late bishop of Oxford and of Norwich 4th

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Poems of Richard Corbet, late bishop of Oxford and of Norwich 4th is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/71 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE LADY HADDINGTON Was first wife of John Ramsey, viscount Haddington in Scotland, and daughter of Robert Radcliffe, earl of Sussex.
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Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.
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She had two sons, Charles and James, and a daughter, Elizabeth, who all died young.
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Her father died without surviving issue, September 22d, 1629.
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Her husband, who was a great favourite with king James, survived her, and was created baron of Kingston upon Thames, and earl of Holderness, 22 Jan.

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Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Her husband, who was a great favourite with king James, survived her, and was created baron of Kingston upon Thames, and earl of Holderness, 22 Jan.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Her father died without surviving issue, September 22d, 1629.”

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1608

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From this reading Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.

1629

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From this reading Her father died without surviving issue, September 22d, 1629.

22

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From this reading Her father died without surviving issue, September 22d, 1629.

72

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From this reading Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.

all

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From this reading She had two sons, Charles and James, and a daughter, Elizabeth, who all died young.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE LADY HADDINGTON Was first wife of John Ramsey, viscount Haddington in Scotland, and daughter of Robert Radcliffe, earl of Sussex.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.

baron

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From this reading Her husband, who was a great favourite with king James, survived her, and was created baron of Kingston upon Thames, and earl of Holderness, 22 Jan.

Ben

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From this reading Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.

celebrated

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From this reading Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.

Charles

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From this reading She had two sons, Charles and James, and a daughter, Elizabeth, who all died young.

Corbet

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From this reading Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.

court

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From this reading Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.

created

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From this reading Her husband, who was a great favourite with king James, survived her, and was created baron of Kingston upon Thames, and earl of Holderness, 22 Jan.

d

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From this reading Her father died without surviving issue, September 22d, 1629.

daughter

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From this reading THE LADY HADDINGTON Was first wife of John Ramsey, viscount Haddington in Scotland, and daughter of Robert Radcliffe, earl of Sussex.

died

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From this reading She had two sons, Charles and James, and a daughter, Elizabeth, who all died young.

earl

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From this reading THE LADY HADDINGTON Was first wife of John Ramsey, viscount Haddington in Scotland, and daughter of Robert Radcliffe, earl of Sussex.

Elizabeth

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From this reading She had two sons, Charles and James, and a daughter, Elizabeth, who all died young.

father

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From this reading Her father died without surviving issue, September 22d, 1629.

favourite

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From this reading Her husband, who was a great favourite with king James, survived her, and was created baron of Kingston upon Thames, and earl of Holderness, 22 Jan.

first

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From this reading THE LADY HADDINGTON Was first wife of John Ramsey, viscount Haddington in Scotland, and daughter of Robert Radcliffe, earl of Sussex.

great

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From this reading Her husband, who was a great favourite with king James, survived her, and was created baron of Kingston upon Thames, and earl of Holderness, 22 Jan.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading She had two sons, Charles and James, and a daughter, Elizabeth, who all died young.

HADDINGTON

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From this reading THE LADY HADDINGTON Was first wife of John Ramsey, viscount Haddington in Scotland, and daughter of Robert Radcliffe, earl of Sussex.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.

here

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From this reading Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.

Holderness

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From this reading Her husband, who was a great favourite with king James, survived her, and was created baron of Kingston upon Thames, and earl of Holderness, 22 Jan.

husband

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From this reading Her husband, who was a great favourite with king James, survived her, and was created baron of Kingston upon Thames, and earl of Holderness, 22 Jan.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE LADY HADDINGTON Was first wife of John Ramsey, viscount Haddington in Scotland, and daughter of Robert Radcliffe, earl of Sussex.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.

issue

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From this reading Her father died without surviving issue, September 22d, 1629.

James

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From this reading She had two sons, Charles and James, and a daughter, Elizabeth, who all died young.

Jan

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From this reading Her husband, who was a great favourite with king James, survived her, and was created baron of Kingston upon Thames, and earl of Holderness, 22 Jan.

John

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From this reading THE LADY HADDINGTON Was first wife of John Ramsey, viscount Haddington in Scotland, and daughter of Robert Radcliffe, earl of Sussex.

Jonson

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From this reading Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.

king

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From this reading Her husband, who was a great favourite with king James, survived her, and was created baron of Kingston upon Thames, and earl of Holderness, 22 Jan.

Kingston

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From this reading Her husband, who was a great favourite with king James, survived her, and was created baron of Kingston upon Thames, and earl of Holderness, 22 Jan.

LADY

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From this reading THE LADY HADDINGTON Was first wife of John Ramsey, viscount Haddington in Scotland, and daughter of Robert Radcliffe, earl of Sussex.

marriage

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From this reading Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.

masque

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From this reading Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.

monody

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From this reading Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.

night

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From this reading Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE LADY HADDINGTON Was first wife of John Ramsey, viscount Haddington in Scotland, and daughter of Robert Radcliffe, earl of Sussex.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.

presented

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From this reading Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.

Radcliffe

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From this reading THE LADY HADDINGTON Was first wife of John Ramsey, viscount Haddington in Scotland, and daughter of Robert Radcliffe, earl of Sussex.

Ramsey

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From this reading THE LADY HADDINGTON Was first wife of John Ramsey, viscount Haddington in Scotland, and daughter of Robert Radcliffe, earl of Sussex.

Robert

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From this reading THE LADY HADDINGTON Was first wife of John Ramsey, viscount Haddington in Scotland, and daughter of Robert Radcliffe, earl of Sussex.

Scotland

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From this reading THE LADY HADDINGTON Was first wife of John Ramsey, viscount Haddington in Scotland, and daughter of Robert Radcliffe, earl of Sussex.

September

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From this reading Her father died without surviving issue, September 22d, 1629.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She had two sons, Charles and James, and a daughter, Elizabeth, who all died young.

Shrove-Tuesday

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From this reading Her marriage was celebrated by Ben Jonson, in a masque presented at court on the Shrove-Tuesday at night (1608)[72]; and here is her monody by Corbet.

sons

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From this reading She had two sons, Charles and James, and a daughter, Elizabeth, who all died young.

survived

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From this reading Her husband, who was a great favourite with king James, survived her, and was created baron of Kingston upon Thames, and earl of Holderness, 22 Jan.

surviving

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From this reading Her father died without surviving issue, September 22d, 1629.

Sussex

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From this reading THE LADY HADDINGTON Was first wife of John Ramsey, viscount Haddington in Scotland, and daughter of Robert Radcliffe, earl of Sussex.

Thames

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From this reading Her husband, who was a great favourite with king James, survived her, and was created baron of Kingston upon Thames, and earl of Holderness, 22 Jan.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE LADY HADDINGTON Was first wife of John Ramsey, viscount Haddington in Scotland, and daughter of Robert Radcliffe, earl of Sussex.

two

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From this reading She had two sons, Charles and James, and a daughter, Elizabeth, who all died young.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Her husband, who was a great favourite with king James, survived her, and was created baron of Kingston upon Thames, and earl of Holderness, 22 Jan.

viscount

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From this reading THE LADY HADDINGTON Was first wife of John Ramsey, viscount Haddington in Scotland, and daughter of Robert Radcliffe, earl of Sussex.

Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading THE LADY HADDINGTON Was first wife of John Ramsey, viscount Haddington in Scotland, and daughter of Robert Radcliffe, earl of Sussex.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading She had two sons, Charles and James, and a daughter, Elizabeth, who all died young.

wife

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From this reading THE LADY HADDINGTON Was first wife of John Ramsey, viscount Haddington in Scotland, and daughter of Robert Radcliffe, earl of Sussex.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Her husband, who was a great favourite with king James, survived her, and was created baron of Kingston upon Thames, and earl of Holderness, 22 Jan.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Her father died without surviving issue, September 22d, 1629.

young

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From this reading She had two sons, Charles and James, and a daughter, Elizabeth, who all died young.