Chapter 3 of The Poetical Works of Mark Akenside is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Poetical Works of Mark Akenside is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARGUMENT. The separation of the works of Imagination from Philosophy, the cause of their abuse among the moderns. Prospect of their reunion under the influence of public Liberty. Enumeration of accidental pleasures, which increase the effect of objects delightful to the Imagination. The pleasures of sense.
Chapter 3 of The Poetical Works of Mark Akenside is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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treat badly
From this reading “The separation of the works of Imagination from Philosophy, the cause of their abuse among the moderns.”
happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
From this reading “Enumeration of accidental pleasures, which increase the effect of objects delightful to the Imagination.”
a numbered list
From this reading “Enumeration of accidental pleasures, which increase the effect of objects delightful to the Imagination.”
a quantity that is added
From this reading “Enumeration of accidental pleasures, which increase the effect of objects delightful to the Imagination.”
plural of “modern” — a contemporary person
From this reading “The separation of the works of Imagination from Philosophy, the cause of their abuse among the moderns.”
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading “The separation of the works of Imagination from Philosophy, the cause of their abuse among the moderns.”
a party of former associates who have come together again
From this reading “Prospect of their reunion under the influence of public Liberty.”
the state of lacking unity
From this reading “The separation of the works of Imagination from Philosophy, the cause of their abuse among the moderns.”
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treat badly
From this reading The separation of the works of Imagination from Philosophy, the cause of their abuse among the moderns.
happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
From this reading Enumeration of accidental pleasures, which increase the effect of objects delightful to the Imagination.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The separation of the works of Imagination from Philosophy, the cause of their abuse among the moderns.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading ARGUMENT.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The separation of the works of Imagination from Philosophy, the cause of their abuse among the moderns.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Enumeration of accidental pleasures, which increase the effect of objects delightful to the Imagination.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Enumeration of accidental pleasures, which increase the effect of objects delightful to the Imagination.
a numbered list
From this reading Enumeration of accidental pleasures, which increase the effect of objects delightful to the Imagination.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The separation of the works of Imagination from Philosophy, the cause of their abuse among the moderns.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading The separation of the works of Imagination from Philosophy, the cause of their abuse among the moderns.
a quantity that is added
From this reading Enumeration of accidental pleasures, which increase the effect of objects delightful to the Imagination.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Prospect of their reunion under the influence of public Liberty.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Prospect of their reunion under the influence of public Liberty.
plural of “modern” — a contemporary person
From this reading The separation of the works of Imagination from Philosophy, the cause of their abuse among the moderns.
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Enumeration of accidental pleasures, which increase the effect of objects delightful to the Imagination.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The separation of the works of Imagination from Philosophy, the cause of their abuse among the moderns.
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading The separation of the works of Imagination from Philosophy, the cause of their abuse among the moderns.
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Enumeration of accidental pleasures, which increase the effect of objects delightful to the Imagination.
the possibility of future success
From this reading Prospect of their reunion under the influence of public Liberty.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Prospect of their reunion under the influence of public Liberty.
a party of former associates who have come together again
From this reading Prospect of their reunion under the influence of public Liberty.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The pleasures of sense.
the state of lacking unity
From this reading The separation of the works of Imagination from Philosophy, the cause of their abuse among the moderns.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The separation of the works of Imagination from Philosophy, the cause of their abuse among the moderns.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The separation of the works of Imagination from Philosophy, the cause of their abuse among the moderns.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Enumeration of accidental pleasures, which increase the effect of objects delightful to the Imagination.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Prospect of their reunion under the influence of public Liberty.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Enumeration of accidental pleasures, which increase the effect of objects delightful to the Imagination.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading The separation of the works of Imagination from Philosophy, the cause of their abuse among the moderns.
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