Chapter XVII

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

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

(of mail) marked with a destination

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

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From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

a positive feeling of liking

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

(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 To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

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

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

having life or vigor or spirit

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

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

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

a feeling of affection for a person or an institution

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

plural of “attachment” — a feeling of affection for a person or an institution

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

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From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

the act of closing something

From this reading CLOSING SCENES.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

happiness with one's situation in life

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

the incineration of a dead body

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

state emphatically and authoritatively

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

feelings of ardent love

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

past form of “differ” — be different

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

-ing form of “differ” — be different

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

lack of agreement or harmony

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

provide entertainment for

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

an analytic or interpretive literary composition

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

divisible by two

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

bringing death

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

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

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

a predisposition to like something

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

that which is pleasing or valuable or useful

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

death of a person

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

plural of “hallucination” — illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

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

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

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

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

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

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

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

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

respectful deference

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

possessive form of “hunt” — Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

plural of “hunt” — Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

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

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

a change for the better; progress in development

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

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

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

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

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

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From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

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From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

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From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

immediately past

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

English film actress (1913-1967)

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

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From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

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From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

joined in matrimony

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

plural of “mistress” — an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

lasting for a markedly brief time

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

common to or shared by two or more parties

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

not any; not one

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

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From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

not passionate

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

of or relating to or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

possessive form of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

literature in metrical form

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

past form of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

plural of “preference” — a strong liking

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

superlative of “sad” — experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

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From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

express in words

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading CLOSING SCENES.

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From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

possessive form of “shelley” — English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

doubtful or suspect

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

in regular succession without gaps

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

in proper order or sequence

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

an impression that something might be the case

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

past form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

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From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

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

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

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

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

in the direction of

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

plural of “trial” — the act of testing something

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

which person or people

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

to a great degree

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading No sympathetic student of the poet’s character and story can entertain even a momentary suspicion of the refinement and purity of Shelley’s regard for the gentle and fine-natured woman, to whom he addressed the saddest and sweetest poetry of his life’s closing term.

befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman

From this reading Shelley’s Attachment to Jane Williams--Her Womanly Goodness--Her Devotion to her Husband--_The Serpent is shut out from Paradise_--_Essay on the Devil_--Shelley’s Happiness and Discord with Mary--Her Remorseful Verses--Trials of her Married Life--_Essay on Christianity_--San Terenzo and Lerici--The Casa Magni--Mary’s Illness and Melancholy at San Terenzo--Arrival of the ‘Don Juan’--Mutual Affection of Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Williams--Shelley’s latest Visions and Hallucinations--Leigh Hunt’s Arrival in Italy--Shelley sails for Leghorn--Meeting of Shelley and Hunt--Improvement in Shelley’s Health--His Mediation between Hunt and Byron--The Hunts in the Palazzo Lanfranchi--Lady Shelley’s Account of the Difficulties between Byron and Shelley--Shelley’s Contentment with his Arrangements for the Hunts--He sets Sail for Lerici--The Fatal Storm--Cremation on the Sea-shore--Grave at Rome.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

the words that are spoken

From this reading The time has come for a few more words about Shelley’s attachment to Jane Williams,--the last of the series of fair women who successively inspired him with feelings of adorative fondness, that, differing widely from such love as animated Byron towards his several mistresses, differed no less widely from the placid preferences of passionless friendship.

love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading To say this of the feelings that swayed his soul in all its successive services of homage towards his friend’s wife, is indeed to say no more than I would declare of each and all of the so-called platonic attachments that preceded his worship of Jane Williams.