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The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5
The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5 is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Plura vellem per Charites, sed non licet per Musas.
Vale, Vale plurimum, Mi amabilissime Harueie, meo cordi, meorum omnium longe charissime.
I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.
I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.
I goe thither, as sent by him, and maintained most what of him; and there am to employ my time, my body, my minde, to his Honours seruice.
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The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5 is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Plura vellem per Charites, sed non licet per Musas.
Line 2
Vale, Vale plurimum, Mi amabilissime Harueie, meo cordi, meorum omnium longe charissime.
Line 3
I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.
Line 4
I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.
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I goe thither, as sent by him, and maintained most what of him; and there am to employ my time, my body, my minde, to his Honours seruice.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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dispatched verb US /dɪˈspætʃt/

past form of “dispatch” — send away towards a designated goal

From this reading “I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.”

employ verb US /emˈplɔɪ/

put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

From this reading “I goe thither, as sent by him, and maintained most what of him; and there am to employ my time, my body, my minde, to his Honours seruice.”

freer adjective US /ˈfriːər/

comparative of “free” — not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint

From this reading “I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.”

graces noun US /ˈɡreɪsɪz/

plural of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading “I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.”

minded adjective US /ˈmaɪndəd/

(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified

From this reading “I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.”

non adverb US /nɑːn/

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading “Plura vellem per Charites, sed non licet per Musas.”

troth noun US /troʊθ/

a mutual promise to marry

From this reading “I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.”

Vale noun US /veɪl/

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading “Vale, Vale plurimum, Mi amabilissime Harueie, meo cordi, meorum omnium longe charissime.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

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 I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I goe thither, as sent by him, and maintained most what of him; and there am to employ my time, my body, my minde, to his Honours seruice.

amabilissime

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From this reading Vale, Vale plurimum, Mi amabilissime Harueie, meo cordi, meorum omnium longe charissime.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading I goe thither, as sent by him, and maintained most what of him; and there am to employ my time, my body, my minde, to his Honours seruice.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

beseeche

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From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

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

From this reading I goe thither, as sent by him, and maintained most what of him; and there am to employ my time, my body, my minde, to his Honours seruice.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

charissime

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From this reading Vale, Vale plurimum, Mi amabilissime Harueie, meo cordi, meorum omnium longe charissime.

Charites

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From this reading Plura vellem per Charites, sed non licet per Musas.

cordi

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From this reading Vale, Vale plurimum, Mi amabilissime Harueie, meo cordi, meorum omnium longe charissime.

curtesies

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From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

demaund

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From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

dispatchedverbUS /dɪˈspætʃt/

past form of “dispatch” — send away towards a designated goal

From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

employverbUS /emˈplɔɪ/

put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

From this reading I goe thither, as sent by him, and maintained most what of him; and there am to employ my time, my body, my minde, to his Honours seruice.

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

ereconjunctionUS /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

farewellnounUS /ˌferˈwel/

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

feare

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From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

freeradjectiveUS /ˈfriːər/

comparative of “free” — not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

goe

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From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

gracesnounUS /ˈɡreɪsɪz/

plural of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

Harueie

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From this reading Vale, Vale plurimum, Mi amabilissime Harueie, meo cordi, meorum omnium longe charissime.

haue

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From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

headnounUS /hed/

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

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I goe thither, as sent by him, and maintained most what of him; and there am to employ my time, my body, my minde, to his Honours seruice.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading I goe thither, as sent by him, and maintained most what of him; and there am to employ my time, my body, my minde, to his Honours seruice.

Honoursnoun

a university degree with honors

From this reading I goe thither, as sent by him, and maintained most what of him; and there am to employ my time, my body, my minde, to his Honours seruice.

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

knowe

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From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

licet

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From this reading Plura vellem per Charites, sed non licet per Musas.

longe

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From this reading Vale, Vale plurimum, Mi amabilissime Harueie, meo cordi, meorum omnium longe charissime.

Lorde

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From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

maintainedadjectiveUS /meɪnˈteɪnd/

kept in good condition

From this reading I goe thither, as sent by him, and maintained most what of him; and there am to employ my time, my body, my minde, to his Honours seruice.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

meo

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

From this reading Vale, Vale plurimum, Mi amabilissime Harueie, meo cordi, meorum omnium longe charissime.

meorum

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

From this reading Vale, Vale plurimum, Mi amabilissime Harueie, meo cordi, meorum omnium longe charissime.

MinounUS /miː/

destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle

From this reading Vale, Vale plurimum, Mi amabilissime Harueie, meo cordi, meorum omnium longe charissime.

minde

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

From this reading I goe thither, as sent by him, and maintained most what of him; and there am to employ my time, my body, my minde, to his Honours seruice.

mindedadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪndəd/

(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading I goe thither, as sent by him, and maintained most what of him; and there am to employ my time, my body, my minde, to his Honours seruice.

Musas

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From this reading Plura vellem per Charites, sed non licet per Musas.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

nonadverbUS /nɑːn/

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading Plura vellem per Charites, sed non licet per Musas.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

omnium

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From this reading Vale, Vale plurimum, Mi amabilissime Harueie, meo cordi, meorum omnium longe charissime.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

perprepositionUS /pɜːr/

for each

From this reading Plura vellem per Charites, sed non licet per Musas.

Plura

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From this reading Plura vellem per Charites, sed non licet per Musas.

plurimum

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From this reading Vale, Vale plurimum, Mi amabilissime Harueie, meo cordi, meorum omnium longe charissime.

presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/

in the near future

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

rymes

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From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

sed

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From this reading Plura vellem per Charites, sed non licet per Musas.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

seruice

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From this reading I goe thither, as sent by him, and maintained most what of him; and there am to employ my time, my body, my minde, to his Honours seruice.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

spareverbUS /sper/

refrain from harming

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading I goe thither, as sent by him, and maintained most what of him; and there am to employ my time, my body, my minde, to his Honours seruice.

thinke

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

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/

an old word meaning “to that place”

From this reading I goe thither, as sent by him, and maintained most what of him; and there am to employ my time, my body, my minde, to his Honours seruice.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

toyes

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From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

trothnounUS /troʊθ/

a mutual promise to marry

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

ValenounUS /veɪl/

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Vale, Vale plurimum, Mi amabilissime Harueie, meo cordi, meorum omnium longe charissime.

vellem

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From this reading Plura vellem per Charites, sed non licet per Musas.

versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/

plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

weeke

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From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I goe thither, as sent by him, and maintained most what of him; and there am to employ my time, my body, my minde, to his Honours seruice.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I was minded also to haue sent you some English verses, or rymes, for a farewell; but, by my troth, I haue no spare time in the world to thinke on such toyes, that, you knowe, will demaund a freer head than mine is presently.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I beseeche you by all your curtesies and graces, let me be answered ere I goe; which will be (I hope, I feare, I thinke) the next weeke, if I can be dispatched of my Lorde.

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