Chapter VIII

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

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

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From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

later than; following

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

open to or abounding in fresh air

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

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From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

(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 And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading _Alexis_, since you’ll have it so I grant I am impertinent.

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

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading _To_ Alexis, _On his saying, I lov’d a Man that talk’d much, by Mrs._ B.

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

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

a state of extreme happiness

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

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From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

the act of conquering

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

plural of “damp” — a slight wetness

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

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From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

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From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

bringing death

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

start firing a weapon

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

set up or found

From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

the condition of bearing fruit

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

unproductive of success

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

let have

From this reading _Alexis_, since you’ll have it so I grant I am impertinent.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

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

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Alexis_, since you’ll have it so I grant I am impertinent.

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

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

marked by or paying little heed or attention

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

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

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

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From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

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

From this reading _To_ Alexis, _On his saying, I lov’d a Man that talk’d much, by Mrs._ B.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

From this reading _Alexis_, since you’ll have it so I grant I am impertinent.

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

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

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From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

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

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Alexis_, since you’ll have it so I grant I am impertinent.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

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From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

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From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

a unit of instruction

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

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From this reading _To_ Alexis, _On his saying, I lov’d a Man that talk’d much, by Mrs._ B.

a female domestic

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

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

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

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From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

a particular point in time

From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading _To_ Alexis, _On his saying, I lov’d a Man that talk’d much, by Mrs._ B.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading _To_ Alexis, _On his saying, I lov’d a Man that talk’d much, by Mrs._ B.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

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From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

not any; not one

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _To_ Alexis, _On his saying, I lov’d a Man that talk’d much, by Mrs._ B.

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

the act of having and controlling property

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

travelling about without any clear destination

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

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From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading _To_ Alexis, _On his saying, I lov’d a Man that talk’d much, by Mrs._ B.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading _Alexis_, since you’ll have it so I grant I am impertinent.

plural of “snare” — something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Alexis_, since you’ll have it so I grant I am impertinent.

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

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

comparatives of “soon” or “early”

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

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From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

a man who is the lover of a man or woman

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

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From this reading _To_ Alexis, _On his saying, I lov’d a Man that talk’d much, by Mrs._ B.

the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day

From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _To_ Alexis, _On his saying, I lov’d a Man that talk’d much, by Mrs._ B.

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

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

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

From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

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From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

up to a particular time

From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

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

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

plural of “trophy” — an award for success in war or hunting

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

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From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

showing or representing unfavorably

From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

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

From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

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

From this reading And till this moment did not know Thrô all my life what ‘twas I ment; Your kind opinion was th’ unflattering Glass, In which my mind found how deform’d it was.

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

From this reading Man! our great business and our aim, For whom we spread our fruitless snares, No sooner kindles the designing flame, But to the next bright object bears The Trophies of his conquest and our shame: Inconstancy’s the good supream The rest is airy Notion, empty Dream!

belonging to which person

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

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From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

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From this reading _Alexis_, since you’ll have it so I grant I am impertinent.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading Then, heedless Nymph, be rul’d by me If e’re your Swain the bliss desire; Think like _Alexis_ he may be Whose wisht Possession damps his fire; The roving youth in every shade Has left some sighing and abandon’d Maid, For ‘tis a fatal lesson he has learn’d, After fruition ne’re to be concern’d.