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The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.
Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.
_Collation_-- Half-title, one leaf; Title (R.
_Doncaster:/ Printed by C. and J. White, Baxter-Gate./_), pp. i., ii.; Biographical Memoir, pp. iii.-ix.; Text, pp. 1-537.
The Imprint, as above, is at the foot of p.
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The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry is here in full — 502 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.
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Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.
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_Collation_-- Half-title, one leaf; Title (R.
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_Doncaster:/ Printed by C. and J. White, Baxter-Gate./_), pp. i., ii.; Biographical Memoir, pp. iii.-ix.; Text, pp. 1-537.
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The Imprint, as above, is at the foot of p.
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Biographical adjective US /ˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkəl/

of or relating to or being biography

From this reading “Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.”

Byron noun US /ˈbaɪrən/

English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)

From this reading “Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.”

est noun US /est/

standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States

From this reading “Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.”

Imprint noun US /ˌɪmˈprɪnt/

a distinctive influence

From this reading “The Imprint, as above, is at the foot of p.”

Lincoln's noun US /ˈlɪŋkənz/

possessive form of “lincoln” — 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

From this reading “Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.”

Memoir noun US /ˈmemwɑːr/

an account of the author's personal experiences

From this reading “Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.”

Sixteen adjective US /sɪkˈstiːn/

being one more than fifteen

From this reading “Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.”

Text noun US /tekst/

the words of something written

From this reading “_Doncaster:/ Printed by C. and J. White, Baxter-Gate./_), pp. i., ii.; Biographical Memoir, pp. iii.-ix.; Text, pp. 1-537.”

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1

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From this reading _Doncaster:/ Printed by C. and J. White, Baxter-Gate./_), pp. i., ii.; Biographical Memoir, pp. iii.-ix.; Text, pp. 1-537.

16

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From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

1827

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From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

537

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From this reading _Doncaster:/ Printed by C. and J. White, Baxter-Gate./_), pp. i., ii.; Biographical Memoir, pp. iii.-ix.; Text, pp. 1-537.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading The Imprint, as above, is at the foot of p.

adnounUS /æd/

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

Allman

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From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

ArmsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading The Imprint, as above, is at the foot of p.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Imprint, as above, is at the foot of p.

AuthornounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

Baxter-Gate

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From this reading _Doncaster:/ Printed by C. and J. White, Baxter-Gate./_), pp. i., ii.; Biographical Memoir, pp. iii.-ix.; Text, pp. 1-537.

BiographicaladjectiveUS /ˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkəl/

of or relating to or being biography

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.

ByronnounUS /ˈbaɪrən/

English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)

From this reading Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.

CnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading _Doncaster:/ Printed by C. and J. White, Baxter-Gate./_), pp. i., ii.; Biographical Memoir, pp. iii.-ix.; Text, pp. 1-537.

Cantos

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From this reading Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.

Collationnoun

a light informal meal

From this reading _Collation_-- Half-title, one leaf; Title (R.

communia

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From this reading Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.

CompleteverbUS /kəmˈpliːt/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

dicere

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From this reading Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.

Difficile

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From this reading Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.

DonnounUS /dɑːn/

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.

Doncaster

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From this reading _Doncaster:/ Printed by C. and J. White, Baxter-Gate./_), pp. i., ii.; Biographical Memoir, pp. iii.-ix.; Text, pp. 1-537.

Epist

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From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

estnounUS /est/

standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States

From this reading Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.

FieldsnounUS /fiːldz/

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

footnounUS /fʊt/

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading The Imprint, as above, is at the foot of p.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

GreatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

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

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

Half-title

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From this reading _Collation_-- Half-title, one leaf; Title (R.

Hon

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From this reading Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.

Hor

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From this reading Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.

ipronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _Doncaster:/ Printed by C. and J. White, Baxter-Gate./_), pp. i., ii.; Biographical Memoir, pp. iii.-ix.; Text, pp. 1-537.

iinoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading _Doncaster:/ Printed by C. and J. White, Baxter-Gate./_), pp. i., ii.; Biographical Memoir, pp. iii.-ix.; Text, pp. 1-537.

iiinoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading _Doncaster:/ Printed by C. and J. White, Baxter-Gate./_), pp. i., ii.; Biographical Memoir, pp. iii.-ix.; Text, pp. 1-537.

ImprintnounUS /ˌɪmˈprɪnt/

a distinctive influence

From this reading The Imprint, as above, is at the foot of p.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.

InnnounUS /ɪn/

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The Imprint, as above, is at the foot of p.

ixnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading _Doncaster:/ Printed by C. and J. White, Baxter-Gate./_), pp. i., ii.; Biographical Memoir, pp. iii.-ix.; Text, pp. 1-537.

JnounUS /dʒeɪ/

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

Juan

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From this reading Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.

leafnounUS /liːf/

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading _Collation_-- Half-title, one leaf; Title (R.

Lincoln'snounUS /ˈlɪŋkənz/

possessive form of “lincoln” — 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.

MemoirnounUS /ˈmemwɑːr/

an account of the author's personal experiences

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

pnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading The Imprint, as above, is at the foot of p.

Pison

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From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

pp

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From this reading _Doncaster:/ Printed by C. and J. White, Baxter-Gate./_), pp. i., ii.; Biographical Memoir, pp. iii.-ix.; Text, pp. 1-537.

PrintedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

proprie

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From this reading Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.

Queen-Street

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From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

RnounUS /ɑːr/

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading _Collation_-- Half-title, one leaf; Title (R.

RightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.

RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

SixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/

being one more than fifteen

From this reading Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.

TnounUS /tiː/

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

TextnounUS /tekst/

the words of something written

From this reading _Doncaster:/ Printed by C. and J. White, Baxter-Gate./_), pp. i., ii.; Biographical Memoir, pp. iii.-ix.; Text, pp. 1-537.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Don Juan:/ In/ Sixteen Cantos./ By the/ Right Hon. Lord Byron./ Difficile est proprie communia dicere./ Hor.

TitlenounUS /ˈtaɪtəl/

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading _Collation_-- Half-title, one leaf; Title (R.

Title-vignette

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From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

WhitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading _Doncaster:/ Printed by C. and J. White, Baxter-Gate./_), pp. i., ii.; Biographical Memoir, pp. iii.-ix.; Text, pp. 1-537.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

º

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From this reading Epist. ad Pison./ Complete in one volume./ With a short Biographical Memoir of the/ Author./ [Title-vignette, the Royal Arms.] London:/ Printed for T. and J. Allman,/ Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields./ 1827./ [16º.

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