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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 tell-tale in their company They never could endure, And whoso kept not secretly Their pranks was punished sure.
able
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
accepted
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From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A tell-tale in their company They never could endure, And whoso kept not secretly Their pranks was punished sure.
Anne
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From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
apple-trees
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue; Oh, how the commonwealth doth need Such justices as you!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
bay
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
behave
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From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
BISHOP
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From this reading BISHOP CORBETT.
black
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From this reading It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue; Oh, how the commonwealth doth need Such justices as you!"
blue
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From this reading It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue; Oh, how the commonwealth doth need Such justices as you!"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
castle
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
Christian
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From this reading It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue; Oh, how the commonwealth doth need Such justices as you!"
commonwealth
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From this reading It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue; Oh, how the commonwealth doth need Such justices as you!"
company
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From this reading "A tell-tale in their company They never could endure, And whoso kept not secretly Their pranks was punished sure.
CORBETT
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From this reading BISHOP CORBETT.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "A tell-tale in their company They never could endure, And whoso kept not secretly Their pranks was punished sure.
days
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From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
deed
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From this reading It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue; Oh, how the commonwealth doth need Such justices as you!"
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue; Oh, how the commonwealth doth need Such justices as you!"
doubt
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From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
dread
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From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
endure
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From this reading "A tell-tale in their company They never could endure, And whoso kept not secretly Their pranks was punished sure.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
family
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
front
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
full
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
garden
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
grown
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From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
how
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From this reading It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue; Oh, how the commonwealth doth need Such justices as you!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A tell-tale in their company They never could endure, And whoso kept not secretly Their pranks was punished sure.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue; Oh, how the commonwealth doth need Such justices as you!"
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
join
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
just
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From this reading It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue; Oh, how the commonwealth doth need Such justices as you!"
justices
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From this reading It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue; Oh, how the commonwealth doth need Such justices as you!"
kept
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From this reading "A tell-tale in their company They never could endure, And whoso kept not secretly Their pranks was punished sure.
knew
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From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
lake
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
looking
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
lost
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From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
meals
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
merely
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From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue; Oh, how the commonwealth doth need Such justices as you!"
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A tell-tale in their company They never could endure, And whoso kept not secretly Their pranks was punished sure.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "A tell-tale in their company They never could endure, And whoso kept not secretly Their pranks was punished sure.
Oakshott
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From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
Oh
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From this reading It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue; Oh, how the commonwealth doth need Such justices as you!"
old
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
out
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
own
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
people
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From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
Peregrine
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From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
pinch
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From this reading It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue; Oh, how the commonwealth doth need Such justices as you!"
playfellow
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From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
pranks
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From this reading "A tell-tale in their company They never could endure, And whoso kept not secretly Their pranks was punished sure.
punished
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From this reading "A tell-tale in their company They never could endure, And whoso kept not secretly Their pranks was punished sure.
secretly
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From this reading "A tell-tale in their company They never could endure, And whoso kept not secretly Their pranks was punished sure.
Several
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From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
shaded
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
shining
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
sit
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
smooth
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue; Oh, how the commonwealth doth need Such justices as you!"
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A tell-tale in their company They never could endure, And whoso kept not secretly Their pranks was punished sure.
tell-tale
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From this reading "A tell-tale in their company They never could endure, And whoso kept not secretly Their pranks was punished sure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue; Oh, how the commonwealth doth need Such justices as you!"
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "A tell-tale in their company They never could endure, And whoso kept not secretly Their pranks was punished sure.
there
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From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A tell-tale in their company They never could endure, And whoso kept not secretly Their pranks was punished sure.
tide
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue; Oh, how the commonwealth doth need Such justices as you!"
up
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From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
walls
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A tell-tale in their company They never could endure, And whoso kept not secretly Their pranks was punished sure.
well
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From this reading He was able to join the family meals, and sit in the pleasant garden, shaded by the walls of the old castle, as well as by its own apple-trees, and looking out on the little bay in front, at full tide as smooth and shining as a lake.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Several days passed, during which there could be no doubt that Peregrine Oakshott knew how to behave himself, not merely to grown- up people, but to little Anne, who had entirely lost her dread of him, and accepted him as a playfellow.
whoso
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From this reading "A tell-tale in their company They never could endure, And whoso kept not secretly Their pranks was punished sure.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue; Oh, how the commonwealth doth need Such justices as you!"
