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William Shakespeare

Chapter VII

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A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.
There are fine scenes of shepherds at home, among the sheep bells and clean wind.
There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."
To Shakespeare, the magically happy man, the going back to them must have been a time for thanksgiving.
But to the supremely happy man all times are times of thanksgiving, deep, tranquil and abundant, for the delight, the majesty and the beauty of the fulness of the rolling world.
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William Shakespeare

Chapter VII

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.
Line 2
There are fine scenes of shepherds at home, among the sheep bells and clean wind.
Line 3
There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."
Line 4
To Shakespeare, the magically happy man, the going back to them must have been a time for thanksgiving.
Line 5
But to the supremely happy man all times are times of thanksgiving, deep, tranquil and abundant, for the delight, the majesty and the beauty of the fulness of the rolling world.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “There are fine scenes of shepherds at home, among the sheep bells and clean wind.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “To Shakespeare, the magically happy man, the going back to them must have been a time for thanksgiving.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."”

Ere conjunction US /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading “There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."”

Fine noun US /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There are fine scenes of shepherds at home, among the sheep bells and clean wind.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “To Shakespeare, the magically happy man, the going back to them must have been a time for thanksgiving.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “To Shakespeare, the magically happy man, the going back to them must have been a time for thanksgiving.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.”

Strength noun US /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To Shakespeare, the magically happy man, the going back to them must have been a time for thanksgiving.”

Wind noun US /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There are fine scenes of shepherds at home, among the sheep bells and clean wind.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

abundant

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From this reading But to the supremely happy man all times are times of thanksgiving, deep, tranquil and abundant, for the delight, the majesty and the beauty of the fulness of the rolling world.

all

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From this reading But to the supremely happy man all times are times of thanksgiving, deep, tranquil and abundant, for the delight, the majesty and the beauty of the fulness of the rolling world.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading There are fine scenes of shepherds at home, among the sheep bells and clean wind.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading There are fine scenes of shepherds at home, among the sheep bells and clean wind.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading There are fine scenes of shepherds at home, among the sheep bells and clean wind.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There are fine scenes of shepherds at home, among the sheep bells and clean wind.

back

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From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

beauty

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading To Shakespeare, the magically happy man, the going back to them must have been a time for thanksgiving.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

behold

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

bells

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From this reading There are fine scenes of shepherds at home, among the sheep bells and clean wind.

breath

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

Bright

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

clean

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From this reading There are fine scenes of shepherds at home, among the sheep bells and clean wind.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

Cotswold

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From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

country

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From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

Cytherea's

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

daffodils

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

dares

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

deep

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From this reading But to the supremely happy man all times are times of thanksgiving, deep, tranquil and abundant, for the delight, the majesty and the beauty of the fulness of the rolling world.

delight

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From this reading But to the supremely happy man all times are times of thanksgiving, deep, tranquil and abundant, for the delight, the majesty and the beauty of the fulness of the rolling world.

die

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

dim

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

eighteen

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From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

ereconjunctionUS /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

eyes

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

finenounUS /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There are fine scenes of shepherds at home, among the sheep bells and clean wind.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

flowers

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading To Shakespeare, the magically happy man, the going back to them must have been a time for thanksgiving.

fulness

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From this reading But to the supremely happy man all times are times of thanksgiving, deep, tranquil and abundant, for the delight, the majesty and the beauty of the fulness of the rolling world.

going

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From this reading To Shakespeare, the magically happy man, the going back to them must have been a time for thanksgiving.

happy

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From this reading To Shakespeare, the magically happy man, the going back to them must have been a time for thanksgiving.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading To Shakespeare, the magically happy man, the going back to them must have been a time for thanksgiving.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

home

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From this reading There are fine scenes of shepherds at home, among the sheep bells and clean wind.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

Juno's

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

lids

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

lovely

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

magically

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From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

majesty

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From this reading But to the supremely happy man all times are times of thanksgiving, deep, tranquil and abundant, for the delight, the majesty and the beauty of the fulness of the rolling world.

man

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From this reading To Shakespeare, the magically happy man, the going back to them must have been a time for thanksgiving.

March

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading To Shakespeare, the magically happy man, the going back to them must have been a time for thanksgiving.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

pale

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

Phoebus

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

play

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From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

poem

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From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

poet's

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From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

primroses

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

rolling

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From this reading But to the supremely happy man all times are times of thanksgiving, deep, tranquil and abundant, for the delight, the majesty and the beauty of the fulness of the rolling world.

romance

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From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

sang

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From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

scenes

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From this reading There are fine scenes of shepherds at home, among the sheep bells and clean wind.

Shakespeare

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From this reading To Shakespeare, the magically happy man, the going back to them must have been a time for thanksgiving.

sheep

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From this reading There are fine scenes of shepherds at home, among the sheep bells and clean wind.

shepherds

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From this reading There are fine scenes of shepherds at home, among the sheep bells and clean wind.

sixteen

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From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

supremely

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From this reading But to the supremely happy man all times are times of thanksgiving, deep, tranquil and abundant, for the delight, the majesty and the beauty of the fulness of the rolling world.

swallow

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

sweeter

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

talk

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

thanksgiving

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From this reading To Shakespeare, the magically happy man, the going back to them must have been a time for thanksgiving.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading To Shakespeare, the magically happy man, the going back to them must have been a time for thanksgiving.

There

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From this reading There are fine scenes of shepherds at home, among the sheep bells and clean wind.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To Shakespeare, the magically happy man, the going back to them must have been a time for thanksgiving.

times

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From this reading But to the supremely happy man all times are times of thanksgiving, deep, tranquil and abundant, for the delight, the majesty and the beauty of the fulness of the rolling world.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

tranquil

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From this reading But to the supremely happy man all times are times of thanksgiving, deep, tranquil and abundant, for the delight, the majesty and the beauty of the fulness of the rolling world.

turning

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From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

unmarried

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

very

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

violets

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.

windnounUS /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There are fine scenes of shepherds at home, among the sheep bells and clean wind.

winds

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From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading There is a very lovely talk of flowers-- "daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength."

world

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From this reading But to the supremely happy man all times are times of thanksgiving, deep, tranquil and abundant, for the delight, the majesty and the beauty of the fulness of the rolling world.

years

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From this reading A part of the romance of this poem is the turning back of the poet's mind to the Cotswold country, of which he sang so magically, in his first play, sixteen or eighteen years before.