780
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From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
785
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From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
790
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From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
795
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From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
800
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From this reading 800 _King._ If this, or more than this, I would deny, To flatter up these powers of mine with rest, The sudden hand of death close up mine eye!
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Prin._ A time, methinks, too short To make a world-without-end bargain in.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
(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 No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
annualadjectiveUS /ˈænjuːəl/
completing its life cycle within a year
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
aughtnounUS /ɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
austereadjectiveUS /ɔːˈstɪr/
severely simple
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
bargainnounUS /ˈbɑːrɡən/
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading _Prin._ A time, methinks, too short To make a world-without-end bargain in.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
have
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
blossomsnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmz/
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
celestialadjectiveUS /səˈlestʃəl/
of or relating to the sky
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
challengeverbUS /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
take exception to
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading 800 _King._ If this, or more than this, I would deny, To flatter up these powers of mine with rest, The sudden hand of death close up mine eye!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
dearly loved
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading If this thou do deny, let our hands part, Neither intitled in the other’s heart.
desertsnounUS /ˈdezərts/
plural of “desert” — arid land with little or no vegetation
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
expirationnounUS /ˌekspərˈeɪʃən/
a coming to an end of a contract period
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
the organ of sight
From this reading 800 _King._ If this, or more than this, I would deny, To flatter up these powers of mine with rest, The sudden hand of death close up mine eye!
fastsnounUS /fæsts/
plural of “fast” — abstaining from food
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
flatterverbUS /ˈflætər/
praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading 800 _King._ If this, or more than this, I would deny, To flatter up these powers of mine with rest, The sudden hand of death close up mine eye!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
frostsnounUS /frɔːsts/
plural of “frost” — ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
gaudyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɔːdi/
tastelessly showy
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
guiltinessnoun
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading 800 _King._ If this, or more than this, I would deny, To flatter up these powers of mine with rest, The sudden hand of death close up mine eye!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading If this thou do deny, let our hands part, Neither intitled in the other’s heart.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading If this thou do deny, let our hands part, Neither intitled in the other’s heart.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
hermitagenounUS /ˈhɜːrmətədʒ/
the abode of a hermit
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Prin._ A time, methinks, too short To make a world-without-end bargain in.
insociable
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From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
intitled
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From this reading If this thou do deny, let our hands part, Neither intitled in the other’s heart.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading 800 _King._ If this, or more than this, I would deny, To flatter up these powers of mine with rest, The sudden hand of death close up mine eye!
kissingnounUS /ˈkɪsɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
lamentationnoun
a cry of sorrow and grief
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
immediately past
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If this thou do deny, let our hands part, Neither intitled in the other’s heart.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
lodgingnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋ/
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
engage in
From this reading _Prin._ A time, methinks, too short To make a world-without-end bargain in.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
methinks
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From this reading _Prin._ A time, methinks, too short To make a world-without-end bargain in.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 800 _King._ If this, or more than this, I would deny, To flatter up these powers of mine with rest, The sudden hand of death close up mine eye!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading 800 _King._ If this, or more than this, I would deny, To flatter up these powers of mine with rest, The sudden hand of death close up mine eye!
mourningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading If this thou do deny, let our hands part, Neither intitled in the other’s heart.
NipverbUS /nɪp/
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
not any; not one
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
oathnounUS /oʊθ/
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 800 _King._ If this, or more than this, I would deny, To flatter up these powers of mine with rest, The sudden hand of death close up mine eye!
other's
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From this reading If this thou do deny, let our hands part, Neither intitled in the other’s heart.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If this thou do deny, let our hands part, Neither intitled in the other’s heart.
palmnounUS /pɑːm/
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading If this thou do deny, let our hands part, Neither intitled in the other’s heart.
perjuredverbUS /ˈpɜːrdʒərd/
past form of “perjure” — knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading 800 _King._ If this, or more than this, I would deny, To flatter up these powers of mine with rest, The sudden hand of death close up mine eye!
Prin
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From this reading _Prin._ A time, methinks, too short To make a world-without-end bargain in.
RainingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪnɪŋ/
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
reckoningnounUS /ˈrekənɪŋ/
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
RemoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/
located far away spatially
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading 800 _King._ If this, or more than this, I would deny, To flatter up these powers of mine with rest, The sudden hand of death close up mine eye!
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading _Prin._ A time, methinks, too short To make a world-without-end bargain in.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
move hurridly
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading 800 _King._ If this, or more than this, I would deny, To flatter up these powers of mine with rest, The sudden hand of death close up mine eye!
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 800 _King._ If this, or more than this, I would deny, To flatter up these powers of mine with rest, The sudden hand of death close up mine eye!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
in or at that place or location
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading If this thou do deny, let our hands part, Neither intitled in the other’s heart.
up to a particular time
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Prin._ A time, methinks, too short To make a world-without-end bargain in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Prin._ A time, methinks, too short To make a world-without-end bargain in.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading _Prin._ A time, methinks, too short To make a world-without-end bargain in.
the act of testing something
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
virginnounUS /ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/
a person who has never had sex
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
weedsnounUS /wiːdz/
a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
woefuladjectiveUS /ˈwoʊfəl/
affected by or full of grief or woe
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
world-without-end
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From this reading _Prin._ A time, methinks, too short To make a world-without-end bargain in.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 800 _King._ If this, or more than this, I would deny, To flatter up these powers of mine with rest, The sudden hand of death close up mine eye!
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading If this austere insociable life Change not your offer made in heat of blood; If frosts and fasts, hard lodging and thin weeds Nip not the gaudy blossoms of your love, 790 But that it bear this trial, and last love; Then, at the expiration of the year, Come challenge me, challenge me by these deserts, And, by this virgin palm now kissing thine, I will be thine; and till that instant shut 795 My woeful self up in a mourning house, Raining the tears of lamentation For the remembrance of my father’s death.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No, no, my lord, your grace is perjured much, Full of dear guiltiness; and therefore this:— If for my love, as there is no such cause, 780 You will do aught, this shall you do for me: Your oath I will not trust; but go with speed To some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world; There stay until the twelve celestial signs 785 Have brought about the annual reckoning.
