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The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.
489 Weepe, Shepheard! weepe, to make my undersong.
[* Qu.
_derne_, lonely?
Or, _drere?_] VII.
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The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5 is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.
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489 Weepe, Shepheard! weepe, to make my undersong.
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[* Qu.
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_derne_, lonely?
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Or, _drere?_] VII.

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burden noun US /ˈbɜːrdən/

an onerous or difficult concern

From this reading ““But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.”

cares noun US /kerz/

plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading ““But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.”

cave noun US /keɪv/

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading ““But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.”

doth auxiliary verb US /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading ““But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.”

shade noun US /ʃeɪd/

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading ““But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.”

shew verb US /ʃuː/

establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

From this reading ““But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.”

trade noun US /treɪd/

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading ““But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.”

withdraw verb US /wɪðˈdrɔː/

pull back or move away or backward

From this reading ““But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.”

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485

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From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

489

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From this reading 489 Weepe, Shepheard! weepe, to make my undersong.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

burdennounUS /ˈbɜːrdən/

an onerous or difficult concern

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

cals

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From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

caresnounUS /kerz/

plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

cavenounUS /keɪv/

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

darkesome

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From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

deawie

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From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

dere

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From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

derne

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From this reading _derne_, lonely?

dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

drere

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From this reading Or, _drere?_] VII.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

foorth

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From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

hugeadjectiveUS /hjuːdʒ/

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

lonelyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnli/

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading _derne_, lonely?

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading 489 Weepe, Shepheard! weepe, to make my undersong.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

Qu

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From this reading [* Qu.

shadenounUS /ʃeɪd/

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

Shepheard

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 489 Weepe, Shepheard! weepe, to make my undersong.

shewverbUS /ʃuː/

establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

sighverbUS /saɪ/

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

solitarie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

toylsome

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

tradenounUS /treɪd/

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

undersong

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 489 Weepe, Shepheard! weepe, to make my undersong.

unladeverb

remove the load from (a container or vehicle)

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

VIInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading Or, _drere?_] VII.

Weepe

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 489 Weepe, Shepheard! weepe, to make my undersong.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

withdrawverbUS /wɪðˈdrɔː/

pull back or move away or backward

From this reading “But soon as day doth shew his deawie face, And cals foorth men unto their toylsome trade, 485 I will withdraw me to some darkesome place, Or some dere* cave, or solitarie shade; There will I sigh, and sorrow all day long, And the huge burden of my cares unlade.

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