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1815
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From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
1844
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1886
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1906
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Amy
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
bless
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From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?
CHRISTIAN
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From this reading CHRISTIAN YEAR.
cloy
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CO
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From this reading LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
cup
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deign'd
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draught
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edition
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Elizabeth
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fear
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God
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From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?
GREEN
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From this reading LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?
Herbert
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IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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joy
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less
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LONGMANS
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From this reading LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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pure
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Sewell
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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sooner
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sparkle
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Why should the cup the sooner cloy Which God Hath deign'd to bless?
Why
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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YEAR
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From this reading CHRISTIAN YEAR.
Youth's
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From this reading Elizabeth Sewell (1815-1906), Amy Herbert (1844), 1886 edition Why should we fear Youth's draught of joy, If pure, would sparkle less?