Chapter XXXIV

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From this reading 12, 1699.

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From this reading TO MRS ELIZABETH THOMAS, JUN.[169] MADAM, Nov.

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From this reading 12, 1699.

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From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

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From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

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

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

in addition

From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

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

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

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

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

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From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

very opposed in nature or character or purpose

From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

command with authority

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading TO MRS ELIZABETH THOMAS, JUN.[169] MADAM, Nov.

plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

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

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

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

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

usually; as a rule

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

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

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

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

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

compatibility in opinion and action

From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

the state of being honored

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

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

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

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

From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

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

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

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From this reading TO MRS ELIZABETH THOMAS, JUN.[169] MADAM, Nov.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

immediately past

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

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 The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

a woman of refinement

From this reading TO MRS ELIZABETH THOMAS, JUN.[169] MADAM, Nov.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

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

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

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From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

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

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

used to form the superlative

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading TO MRS ELIZABETH THOMAS, JUN.[169] MADAM, Nov.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading TO MRS ELIZABETH THOMAS, JUN.[169] MADAM, Nov.

the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

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

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

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From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

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From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

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From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics

From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

Identical; not different.

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

express in words

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

activities associated with sexual intercourse

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

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

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

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

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

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

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading TO MRS ELIZABETH THOMAS, JUN.[169] MADAM, Nov.

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

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

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 ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

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

From this reading TO MRS ELIZABETH THOMAS, JUN.[169] MADAM, Nov.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

forceful exertion

From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading On the contrary, you want neither vigour in your thoughts, nor force in your expressions, nor harmony in your numbers; and methinks I find much of Orinda[171] in your manner; to whom I had the honour to be related, and also to be known.

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

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

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

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

in the company of; together with

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

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

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

produce a literary work

From this reading ’Tis not over-gallant, I must confess, to say this of the fair sex; but most certain it is, that they generally write with more softness than strength.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The letter you were pleas’d to direct for me, to be left at the coffee-house last summer, was a great honour; and your verses[170] were, I thought, too good to be a woman’s; some of my friends, to whom I read them, were of the same opinion.