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214
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From this reading 214.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
awkwardly
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
Ay
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
bar
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
belly
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Our readers can decide for themselves;--the passage occurs Vol. I. p.
chair
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
Cham
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
change
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
composition
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
compositors
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
conjecturally
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
crept
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From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
daughter's
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
decide
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From this reading Our readers can decide for themselves;--the passage occurs Vol. I. p.
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
e
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
editorial
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From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
embalm
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
emperor
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
endeavors
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
explain
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
following
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
FortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
Hazlitt
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
headlong
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
I'll
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From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
jealously
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From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
jealousy
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From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
journeys
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
lift
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
love
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From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
making
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
mighty
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
Mr
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
note
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
occurs
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From this reading Our readers can decide for themselves;--the passage occurs Vol. I. p.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our readers can decide for themselves;--the passage occurs Vol. I. p.
oversight
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From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
p
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From this reading Our readers can decide for themselves;--the passage occurs Vol. I. p.
painting-house
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Our readers can decide for themselves;--the passage occurs Vol. I. p.
picture
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
place
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
pleading
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
pour
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
printing-house
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
punk
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
r
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
readers
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From this reading Our readers can decide for themselves;--the passage occurs Vol. I. p.
s
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From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
sense
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
soldier's
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
soul
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
suggest
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
supply
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
taking
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
tears
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
That's
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From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Our readers can decide for themselves;--the passage occurs Vol. I. p.
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
thrown
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
two
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
unlawful
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
up
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
Virginius
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
Vol
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From this reading Our readers can decide for themselves;--the passage occurs Vol. I. p.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
wisely
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From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
wit
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
word
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
wounds
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
