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Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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CHARLES LAMB TO ROBERT SOUTHEY Nov.
28th, 1798.
I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.
Now, that is in the true strain of modern modesto-vanitas ...
But for the sonnet, I heartily wish it, as I thought it was, dead and forgotten.
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The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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CHARLES LAMB TO ROBERT SOUTHEY Nov.
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28th, 1798.
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I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.
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Now, that is in the true strain of modern modesto-vanitas ...
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But for the sonnet, I heartily wish it, as I thought it was, dead and forgotten.
/bʌt fɔːr ðə ˈsɑːnɪt aɪ ˈhɑːrtəli wɪʃ ɪt æz aɪ θɔːt ɪt wɑːz ded ənd fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

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acknowledgments noun US /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒmənts/

plural of “acknowledgment” — the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

From this reading “I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.”

communication noun US /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/

the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

From this reading “I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.”

lamb noun US /læm/

young sheep

From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO ROBERT SOUTHEY Nov.”

Nov noun US /noʊv/

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO ROBERT SOUTHEY Nov.”

objection noun US /əbˈdʒekʃən/

the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

From this reading “I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.”

poem noun US /ˈpoʊəm/

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading “I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.”

printing noun US /ˈprɪntɪŋ/

text handwritten in the style of printed matter

From this reading “I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.”

sonnet noun US /ˈsɑːnɪt/

a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

From this reading “But for the sonnet, I heartily wish it, as I thought it was, dead and forgotten.”

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1798

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From this reading 28th, 1798.

28th

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From this reading 28th, 1798.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

acknowledgmentsnounUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒmənts/

plural of “acknowledgment” — the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading But for the sonnet, I heartily wish it, as I thought it was, dead and forgotten.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But for the sonnet, I heartily wish it, as I thought it was, dead and forgotten.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

CHARLESnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO ROBERT SOUTHEY Nov.

communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/

the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading But for the sonnet, I heartily wish it, as I thought it was, dead and forgotten.

dishonourverb

bring shame or dishonor upon

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

dueadjectiveUS /duː/

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

favournounUS /ˈfeɪvər/

a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading But for the sonnet, I heartily wish it, as I thought it was, dead and forgotten.

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

heartilyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrtəli/

with gusto and without reservation

From this reading But for the sonnet, I heartily wish it, as I thought it was, dead and forgotten.

honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/

the state of being honored

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Now, that is in the true strain of modern modesto-vanitas ...

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Now, that is in the true strain of modern modesto-vanitas ...

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But for the sonnet, I heartily wish it, as I thought it was, dead and forgotten.

LAMBnounUS /læm/

young sheep

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO ROBERT SOUTHEY Nov.

modernadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdərn/

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading Now, that is in the true strain of modern modesto-vanitas ...

modesto-vanitas

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

From this reading Now, that is in the true strain of modern modesto-vanitas ...

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

MysterynounUS /ˈmɪstəri/

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

NovnounUS /noʊv/

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO ROBERT SOUTHEY Nov.

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now, that is in the true strain of modern modesto-vanitas ...

objectionnounUS /əbˈdʒekʃən/

the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

poemnounUS /ˈpoʊəm/

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

printingnounUS /ˈprɪntɪŋ/

text handwritten in the style of printed matter

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

ROBERTnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO ROBERT SOUTHEY Nov.

sonnetnounUS /ˈsɑːnɪt/

a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

From this reading But for the sonnet, I heartily wish it, as I thought it was, dead and forgotten.

SOUTHEYnoun

English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO ROBERT SOUTHEY Nov.

strainnounUS /streɪn/

(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

From this reading Now, that is in the true strain of modern modesto-vanitas ...

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading But for the sonnet, I heartily wish it, as I thought it was, dead and forgotten.

tisnounUS /tɪz/

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 I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO ROBERT SOUTHEY Nov.

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Now, that is in the true strain of modern modesto-vanitas ...

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading But for the sonnet, I heartily wish it, as I thought it was, dead and forgotten.

wishverbUS /wɪʃ/

hope for; have a wish

From this reading But for the sonnet, I heartily wish it, as I thought it was, dead and forgotten.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I can have no objection to your printing "Mystery of God" with my name and all due acknowledgments for the honour and favour of the communication; indeed, 'tis a poem that can dishonour no name.

Chapter 7 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 by Charles Lamb holds 289 sentences, grouped into 58 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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