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Chapter VII
Pis. Hence vile Instrument, Thou shalt not damne my hand Imo. Why, I must dye: And if I do not by thy hand, thou art No Seruant of thy Masters. Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard. What is heere, The Scriptures of the Loyall Leonatus, All turn'd to Heresie?
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Why, I must dye: And if I do not by thy hand, thou art No Seruant of thy Masters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hence vile Instrument, Thou shalt not damne my hand Imo.”
for this reason
From this reading “Hence vile Instrument, Thou shalt not damne my hand Imo.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Why, I must dye: And if I do not by thy hand, thou art No Seruant of thy Masters.”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Hence vile Instrument, Thou shalt not damne my hand Imo.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Hence vile Instrument, Thou shalt not damne my hand Imo.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Why, I must dye: And if I do not by thy hand, thou art No Seruant of thy Masters.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
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From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
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From this reading What is heere, The Scriptures of the Loyall Leonatus, All turn'd to Heresie?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, I must dye: And if I do not by thy hand, thou art No Seruant of thy Masters.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Why, I must dye: And if I do not by thy hand, thou art No Seruant of thy Masters.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Why, I must dye: And if I do not by thy hand, thou art No Seruant of thy Masters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
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From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
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From this reading Hence vile Instrument, Thou shalt not damne my hand Imo.
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From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
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From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why, I must dye: And if I do not by thy hand, thou art No Seruant of thy Masters.
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From this reading Why, I must dye: And if I do not by thy hand, thou art No Seruant of thy Masters.
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From this reading Hence vile Instrument, Thou shalt not damne my hand Imo.
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From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
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From this reading What is heere, The Scriptures of the Loyall Leonatus, All turn'd to Heresie?
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From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
for this reason
From this reading Hence vile Instrument, Thou shalt not damne my hand Imo.
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From this reading What is heere, The Scriptures of the Loyall Leonatus, All turn'd to Heresie?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why, I must dye: And if I do not by thy hand, thou art No Seruant of thy Masters.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Why, I must dye: And if I do not by thy hand, thou art No Seruant of thy Masters.
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From this reading Hence vile Instrument, Thou shalt not damne my hand Imo.
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From this reading Hence vile Instrument, Thou shalt not damne my hand Imo.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
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From this reading What is heere, The Scriptures of the Loyall Leonatus, All turn'd to Heresie?
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From this reading What is heere, The Scriptures of the Loyall Leonatus, All turn'd to Heresie?
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From this reading Why, I must dye: And if I do not by thy hand, thou art No Seruant of thy Masters.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Why, I must dye: And if I do not by thy hand, thou art No Seruant of thy Masters.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Hence vile Instrument, Thou shalt not damne my hand Imo.
not any; not one
From this reading Why, I must dye: And if I do not by thy hand, thou art No Seruant of thy Masters.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hence vile Instrument, Thou shalt not damne my hand Imo.
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From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, I must dye: And if I do not by thy hand, thou art No Seruant of thy Masters.
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From this reading Pis.
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From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is heere, The Scriptures of the Loyall Leonatus, All turn'd to Heresie?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, I must dye: And if I do not by thy hand, thou art No Seruant of thy Masters.
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading Hence vile Instrument, Thou shalt not damne my hand Imo.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Hence vile Instrument, Thou shalt not damne my hand Imo.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Why, I must dye: And if I do not by thy hand, thou art No Seruant of thy Masters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What is heere, The Scriptures of the Loyall Leonatus, All turn'd to Heresie?
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From this reading What is heere, The Scriptures of the Loyall Leonatus, All turn'd to Heresie?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hence vile Instrument, Thou shalt not damne my hand Imo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Against Selfe-slaughter, There is a prohibition so Diuine, That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart: Something's a-foot: Soft, soft, wee'l no defence, Obedient as the Scabbard.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is heere, The Scriptures of the Loyall Leonatus, All turn'd to Heresie?
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From this reading Why, I must dye: And if I do not by thy hand, thou art No Seruant of thy Masters.
