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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 Surly to strangers, froward to their friend; Submit to love with a reluctant mind.
all
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From this reading This makes them so ill-natured and uncivil, That all men think an Englishman the devil.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
always
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From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This makes them so ill-natured and uncivil, That all men think an Englishman the devil.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
ask
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From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
awkwardly
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From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
bestowed
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From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
by-way
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From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
Charity
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From this reading Rigid and zealous, positive and grave, And ev’ry grace but Charity they have.
degree
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From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
devil
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From this reading This makes them so ill-natured and uncivil, That all men think an Englishman the devil.
difficultest
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From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
Englishman
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From this reading This makes them so ill-natured and uncivil, That all men think an Englishman the devil.
ev'ry
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From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
fancies
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From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
find
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From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
freely
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From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
friend
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From this reading Surly to strangers, froward to their friend; Submit to love with a reluctant mind.
froward
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From this reading Surly to strangers, froward to their friend; Submit to love with a reluctant mind.
get
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From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
give
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From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
giver
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From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
goes
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From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
grace
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From this reading Rigid and zealous, positive and grave, And ev’ry grace but Charity they have.
grave
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From this reading Rigid and zealous, positive and grave, And ev’ry grace but Charity they have.
grown
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From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Rigid and zealous, positive and grave, And ev’ry grace but Charity they have.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
Heaven
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From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
ill-natured
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From this reading This makes them so ill-natured and uncivil, That all men think an Englishman the devil.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
less
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From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
love
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From this reading Surly to strangers, froward to their friend; Submit to love with a reluctant mind.
makes
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From this reading This makes them so ill-natured and uncivil, That all men think an Englishman the devil.
man
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From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
men
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From this reading This makes them so ill-natured and uncivil, That all men think an Englishman the devil.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surly to strangers, froward to their friend; Submit to love with a reluctant mind.
mistakes
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From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
necessity
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From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
own
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From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
positive
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From this reading Rigid and zealous, positive and grave, And ev’ry grace but Charity they have.
pursues
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From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
receive
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From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
reduced
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From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
religion
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From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
reluctant
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From this reading Surly to strangers, froward to their friend; Submit to love with a reluctant mind.
Resolved
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From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
Rigid
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From this reading Rigid and zealous, positive and grave, And ev’ry grace but Charity they have.
separately
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From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
shy
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From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
strangers
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From this reading Surly to strangers, froward to their friend; Submit to love with a reluctant mind.
strove
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From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
SubmitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading Surly to strangers, froward to their friend; Submit to love with a reluctant mind.
Surly
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From this reading Surly to strangers, froward to their friend; Submit to love with a reluctant mind.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
task
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From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
Tenacious
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From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This makes them so ill-natured and uncivil, That all men think an Englishman the devil.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This makes them so ill-natured and uncivil, That all men think an Englishman the devil.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This makes them so ill-natured and uncivil, That all men think an Englishman the devil.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
uncivil
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From this reading This makes them so ill-natured and uncivil, That all men think an Englishman the devil.
uneven
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From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
ungrateful
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From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
unkind
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From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
way
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From this reading In their religion they are so uneven, That each man goes his own by-way to Heaven, Tenacious of mistakes to that degree That ev’ry man pursues it separately, And fancies none can find the way but he: So shy of one another they are grown, As if they strove to get to Heaven alone.
what's
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From this reading Resolved to be ungrateful and unkind, If by necessity reduced to ask, The giver has the difficultest task; For what’s bestowed they awkwardly receive, And always take less freely than they give.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Surly to strangers, froward to their friend; Submit to love with a reluctant mind.
zealous
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From this reading Rigid and zealous, positive and grave, And ev’ry grace but Charity they have.
