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1791
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From this reading It must have been in the course of the year 1791 when Viola fled from Naples with her mysterious lover, and when Glyndon sought Mejnour in the fatal castle.
1793
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From this reading It is now towards the close of 1793, when our story again returns to Zanoni.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
According
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From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is now towards the close of 1793, when our story again returns to Zanoni.
Alexander
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From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
appear
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From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
arrival
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From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
castle
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From this reading It must have been in the course of the year 1791 when Viola fled from Naples with her mysterious lover, and when Glyndon sought Mejnour in the fatal castle.
close
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From this reading It is now towards the close of 1793, when our story again returns to Zanoni.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must have been in the course of the year 1791 when Viola fled from Naples with her mysterious lover, and when Glyndon sought Mejnour in the fatal castle.
date
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From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
departure
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From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
events
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From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
fatal
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From this reading It must have been in the course of the year 1791 when Viola fled from Naples with her mysterious lover, and when Glyndon sought Mejnour in the fatal castle.
fled
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From this reading It must have been in the course of the year 1791 when Viola fled from Naples with her mysterious lover, and when Glyndon sought Mejnour in the fatal castle.
flowers
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From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
full
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From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
garlands
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From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
Genii
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From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
Glyndon
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From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
Greek
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From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
hair
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From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
hand
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From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
happy
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From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It must have been in the course of the year 1791 when Viola fled from Naples with her mysterious lover, and when Glyndon sought Mejnour in the fatal castle.
horrid
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From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
image
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From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is now towards the close of 1793, when our story again returns to Zanoni.
isle
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From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must have been in the course of the year 1791 when Viola fled from Naples with her mysterious lover, and when Glyndon sought Mejnour in the fatal castle.
later
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From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
lover
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From this reading It must have been in the course of the year 1791 when Viola fled from Naples with her mysterious lover, and when Glyndon sought Mejnour in the fatal castle.
Marseilles
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From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
Mejnour
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From this reading It must have been in the course of the year 1791 when Viola fled from Naples with her mysterious lover, and when Glyndon sought Mejnour in the fatal castle.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
Mystag
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From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading It must have been in the course of the year 1791 when Viola fled from Naples with her mysterious lover, and when Glyndon sought Mejnour in the fatal castle.
Naples
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From this reading It must have been in the course of the year 1791 when Viola fled from Naples with her mysterious lover, and when Glyndon sought Mejnour in the fatal castle.
narrative
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From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
now
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From this reading It is now towards the close of 1793, when our story again returns to Zanoni.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
other
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From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is now towards the close of 1793, when our story again returns to Zanoni.
painted
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From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
platter
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From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
Poet
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From this reading Poet.”
related
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From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
returns
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From this reading It is now towards the close of 1793, when our story again returns to Zanoni.
Ross
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From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
Shakespeare
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From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
somewhat
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From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
sought
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From this reading It must have been in the course of the year 1791 when Viola fled from Naples with her mysterious lover, and when Glyndon sought Mejnour in the fatal castle.
story
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From this reading It is now towards the close of 1793, when our story again returns to Zanoni.
suggestion
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From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading It is now towards the close of 1793, when our story again returns to Zanoni.
two
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From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
unfix
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From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
Viola
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From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It must have been in the course of the year 1791 when Viola fled from Naples with her mysterious lover, and when Glyndon sought Mejnour in the fatal castle.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
whip
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From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
Why
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From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
year
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From this reading It must have been in the course of the year 1791 when Viola fled from Naples with her mysterious lover, and when Glyndon sought Mejnour in the fatal castle.
years
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From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
yield
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From this reading Why do I yield to that suggestion, Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair.--Shakespeare Therefore the Genii were painted with a platter full of garlands and flowers in one hand, and a whip in the other.--Alexander Ross, “Mystag.
Zanoni
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From this reading According to the order of the events related in this narrative, the departure of Zanoni and Viola from the Greek isle, in which two happy years appear to have been passed, must have been somewhat later in date than the arrival of Glyndon at Marseilles.
