Chapter XI

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From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

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From this reading _Men._ The fitter to make a cornuto:[395] would your brows were most plain too!

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From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

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

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

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From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading _Pietro._ Mendoza, thou knowest I am a most plain-breasted man.

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

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

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

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

given or giving freely

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading _Men._ The fitter to make a cornuto:[395] would your brows were most plain too!

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

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From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

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From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

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From this reading _Men._ The fitter to make a cornuto:[395] would your brows were most plain too!

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

a man whose wife committed adultery

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

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From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

to make a mistake or be incorrect

From this reading _Pietro._ Mendoza, I may err.

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From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

someone who fits a garment to a particular person

From this reading _Men._ The fitter to make a cornuto:[395] would your brows were most plain too!

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From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

front part of a vessel or aircraft

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

an old form of “has”

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

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

From this reading _Pietro._ Mendoza, I may err.

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From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

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

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

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From this reading _Pietro._ Mendoza, thou knowest I am a most plain-breasted man.

evidencing the possession of inside information

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

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From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

engage in

From this reading _Men._ The fitter to make a cornuto:[395] would your brows were most plain too!

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

From this reading _Pietro._ Mendoza, thou knowest I am a most plain-breasted man.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading _Pietro._ Mendoza, I may err.

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

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

the force of workers available

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

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From this reading _Pietro._ Mendoza, I may err.

moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

used to form the superlative

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

an old word for “no”

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

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From this reading _Pietro._ Mendoza, I may err.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading _Men._ The fitter to make a cornuto:[395] would your brows were most plain too!

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From this reading _Pietro._ Mendoza, thou knowest I am a most plain-breasted man.

a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

refuse to accept or acknowledge

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

make visible

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

except for; apart from

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

imagine to be the case or true or probable

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

express in words

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

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

From this reading _Men._ The fitter to make a cornuto:[395] would your brows were most plain too!

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

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From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

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 _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

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

From this reading _Men._ The fitter to make a cornuto:[395] would your brows were most plain too!

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

morally excellent

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

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

From this reading _Men._ The fitter to make a cornuto:[395] would your brows were most plain too!

used to ask for information about something

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

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

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Men._ Err! 'tis too mild a name: but err and err, Run giddy with suspect, 'fore through me thou know That which most creatures, save thyself, do know: Nay, since my service hath so loath'd reject, 'Fore I'll reveal, shalt find them clipt together.

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

From this reading 140 _Pietro._ Tell me: indeed, I heard thee rail-- _Men._ At women, true: why, what cold fleam[396] could choose, Knowing a lord so honest, virtuous, So boundless loving, bounteous, fair-shap'd, sweet, To be contemn'd, abus'd, defam'd, made cuckold?

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading _Men._ The fitter to make a cornuto:[395] would your brows were most plain too!

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Men._ The fitter to make a cornuto:[395] would your brows were most plain too!