153
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From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
156
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From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
163
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From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
164
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From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
165
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From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
166
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From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
171
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From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
173
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From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
174
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From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
175
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From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
177
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From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
178
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From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Ballad on Mr._ J. H.
Amoret
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From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
Amyntas
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From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
Arm'd
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From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
BalladnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading _A Ballad on Mr._ J. H.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
Caball
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From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
CeresnounUS /ˈsɪriz/
(Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
ComplaintnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnt/
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
Creech
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From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
Daphnis
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From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading _A Ballad on Mr._ J. H.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading _A Ballad on Mr._ J. H.
KnotnounUS /nɑːt/
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
LocketnounUS /ˈlɑːkɪt/
a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace
From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
Lucretiusnoun
Roman philosopher and poet; in a long didactic poem he tried to provide a scientific explanation of the universe (96-55 BC)
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
roused to anger
From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
Morland
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From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
a form of address for a man
From this reading _A Ballad on Mr._ J. H.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _To Mrs._ W.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
NymphnounUS /nɪmf/
(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _A Ballad on Mr._ J. H.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
participate in games or sport
From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
RochesternounUS /ˈrɑːtʃestər/
a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
Identical; not different.
From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
sicknessnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
term of address for a man
From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
a short musical composition with words
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
TranslationnounUS /trænzˈleɪʃən/
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
True-lovers
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From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
Tunbridge
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From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
TunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
literature in metrical form
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
VersesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading _To Mrs._ W.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
waveringnounUS /ˈweɪvərɪŋ/
indecision in speech or action
From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading _to_ Amoret, _asking why I was so sad_ 153 _Our Caball_ 156 _The willing Mistress, a Song_ 163 _Love Arm’d, a Song_ 163 _The Complaint, a Song_ 164 _The Invitation, a Song_ 165 _A Song_ 165 _To Mr._ Creech (_under the name of_ Daphnis) _on his Excellent Translation of_ Lucretius 166
woveverbUS /woʊv/
inflected form of “weave” — interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading _To my Lady_ Morland _at_ Tunbridge 175 _Song to_ Ceres, _in the wavering Nymph or mad_ Amyntas 177 _A Song in the same Play by the wavering Nymph_ 177 _The Disappointment_ 178 _On a Locket of Hair wove in a True-lovers Knot given me by Sir_ R. O.
writnounUS /rɪt/
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading _on her excellent Verses (writ in praise of some I had made on the late Earl of_ Rochester) _written in a fit of sickness_ 171 _The sense of a Letter sent me, made into Verse, to a New Tune_ 173 _The Return_ 173 _On a Copy of Verses made in a Dream and sent to me in a Morning before I was awake_ 174
