Chapter III

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From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

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From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

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

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

having fair knowledge of

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

in actual fact

From this reading Now he was actually to become a denizen of the country for some years.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

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

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

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

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

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From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

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

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Now he was actually to become a denizen of the country for some years.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

someone who writes an account of a person's life

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

possessive form of “blair” — British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

possessive form of “blake” — visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

make an itemized list or catalog of; classify

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

possessive form of “chaucer” — English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

for the most part

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

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From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

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From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

a state of deterioration due to old age or long use

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading Now he was actually to become a denizen of the country for some years.

serving to describe or inform or characterized by description

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

past form of “discern” — detect with the senses

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

plural of “engraving” — a print made from an engraving

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

the totality of surrounding conditions

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

having an illustrious reputation; respected

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

at any time

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

without any others being included or involved

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

the act of exhibiting

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

the organ of sight

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

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From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

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From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Now he was actually to become a denizen of the country for some years.

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

From this reading It is vain to speculate upon the precise modification which might have been wrought in his genius by rural nurture or foreign travel.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

From this reading It is vain to speculate upon the precise modification which might have been wrought in his genius by rural nurture or foreign travel.

death of a person

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

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

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

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

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Now he was actually to become a denizen of the country for some years.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

of the present time and place

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

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

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

located inward

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

communication between individuals

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

the act of beginning something new

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

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

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

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

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

engage in

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading It is vain to speculate upon the precise modification which might have been wrought in his genius by rural nurture or foreign travel.

the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

From this reading It is vain to speculate upon the precise modification which might have been wrought in his genius by rural nurture or foreign travel.

of very great significance

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

not any; not one

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

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

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

help develop, help grow

From this reading It is vain to speculate upon the precise modification which might have been wrought in his genius by rural nurture or foreign travel.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

inflected form of “omit” — prevent from being included or considered or accepted

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It is vain to speculate upon the precise modification which might have been wrought in his genius by rural nurture or foreign travel.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

a regular customer

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

an amount of time

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

plural of “pilgrim” — someone who journeys in foreign lands

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

literature in metrical form

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

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

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

sharply exact or accurate or delimited

From this reading It is vain to speculate upon the precise modification which might have been wrought in his genius by rural nurture or foreign travel.

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

the act of removing

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

plural of “representative” — a person who represents others

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

determined

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

living in or characteristic of farming or country life

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

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

From this reading Now he was actually to become a denizen of the country for some years.

a male human offspring

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

From this reading It is vain to speculate upon the precise modification which might have been wrought in his genius by rural nurture or foreign travel.

the season of growth

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

young nobleman attendant on a knight

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

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

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

plural of “theme” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

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

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading It is vain to speculate upon the precise modification which might have been wrought in his genius by rural nurture or foreign travel.

in an unaccountable manner

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It is vain to speculate upon the precise modification which might have been wrought in his genius by rural nurture or foreign travel.

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading It is vain to speculate upon the precise modification which might have been wrought in his genius by rural nurture or foreign travel.

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

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

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

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

which person or people

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.

belonging to which person

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

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

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

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

From this reading _Blake’s removal to Felpham--Intercourse with Hayley--Return to London--“Jerusalem”--Connection with Cromek--Illustrations of Blair’s “Grave”--Illustration of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Pilgrims”--Exhibition of his Works and “Descriptive Catalogue.”_ Blake was now about to make a change in his external environment, which would have been momentous to any artist whose themes had been less exclusively discerned by the inner eye.

the act of creating written works

From this reading An introduction from Flaxman had made him acquainted with William Hayley, a Sussex squire and scholar, now chiefly remembered as his patron and the biographer of Cowper, but esteemed in his own day as one of the best representatives of English poetry at what seemed the period of its deepest decrepitude, though he is unaccountably omitted in Porson’s catalogue of the bards of the epoch.[4] Hayley, having lost his son, a pupil of Flaxman, and his friend Cowper within a week of each other in the spring of 1800, resolved to solace his grief by writing Cowper’s life, and suggested that Blake should live near him during the progress of the work to execute the engravings by which it was to be illustrated.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading It is vain to speculate upon the precise modification which might have been wrought in his genius by rural nurture or foreign travel.

a late time of life

From this reading Now he was actually to become a denizen of the country for some years.

but in spite of that

From this reading It is an extraordinary fact, but there is absolutely no evidence that the poet who “made a rural pen” had as yet ever seen the country beyond the immediate neighbourhood of London.