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From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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accomplishmentsnounUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃmənts/
plural of “accomplishment” — the action of accomplishing something
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
acknowledgeverbUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒ/
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
speak to
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
Aitken
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(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 The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
applicationnounUS /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/
the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
ArabicnounUS /ˈærəbɪk/
the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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a line of approach
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a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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showing who or what does the action
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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
CowpernounUS /ˈkaʊpər/
English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
Duckworth
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EditedadjectiveUS /ˈedətəd/
improved or corrected by critical editing
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excellences
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From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
a boy or man
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
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gracesnounUS /ˈɡreɪsɪz/
plural of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
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Hadley
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
the state of being honored
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
imaginaryadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒəneri/
not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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IntroductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
and nothing more
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
the literary culture
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The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
a characteristic state or mode of living
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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
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primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
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terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
lordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
Mathews
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the force of workers available
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
meritnounUS /ˈmerət/
any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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notated
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a brief written record
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plural of “note” — a brief written record
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obligationnounUS /ˌɑːbləˈɡeɪʃən/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
have ownership or possession of
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Pinax
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pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
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confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
Richard
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precisely, exactly
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
SteelenounUS /stiːl/
English writer (1672-1729)
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plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
carry out
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
talentsnounUS /ˈtælənts/
plural of “talent” — natural abilities or qualities
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
Tatler
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textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in or at that place or location
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
transcendentadjectiveUS /trænˈsendənt/
exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
venerationnounUS /ˌvenərˈeɪʃən/
a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
virtuesnounUS /ˈvɜːrtʃuːz/
plural of “virtue” — the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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William
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From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
Wingham
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From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
in the company of; together with
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everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The just application of those high accomplishments of which you are master, has been an advantage to all your fellow subjects; and it is from the common obligation you have laid upon all the world, that I, though a private man, can pretend to be affected with, or take the liberty to acknowledge your great talents and public virtues.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _To the_ Right Honourable #William Lord Cowper# Baron of Wingham[1] After having long celebrated the superior graces and excellences among men, in an imaginary character, I do myself the honour to show my veneration for transcendent merit, under my own name, in this address to your lordship.
