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1
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
age
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
all
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
Alluding
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading VERSES SENT TO THE DEAN WITH AN EAGLE QUILL, ON HEARING OF THE PRESENTS BY THE EARL OF ORRERY AND DR.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
assist
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
B
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
book
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
Boyle
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
brandish
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From this reading Delany sends a silver standish, When I no more a pen can brandish.
burst
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Delany sends a silver standish, When I no more a pen can brandish.
columns
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
Dean
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
deceased
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
Delany
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From this reading Delany sends a silver standish, When I no more a pen can brandish.
DR
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From this reading VERSES SENT TO THE DEAN WITH AN EAGLE QUILL, ON HEARING OF THE PRESENTS BY THE EARL OF ORRERY AND DR.
E
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
EAGLE
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From this reading VERSES SENT TO THE DEAN WITH AN EAGLE QUILL, ON HEARING OF THE PRESENTS BY THE EARL OF ORRERY AND DR.
EARL
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From this reading VERSES SENT TO THE DEAN WITH AN EAGLE QUILL, ON HEARING OF THE PRESENTS BY THE EARL OF ORRERY AND DR.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
envy
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
Footnote
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
FOREGOING
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friendly
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
gilt
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
graved
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
HEARING
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From this reading VERSES SENT TO THE DEAN WITH AN EAGLE QUILL, ON HEARING OF THE PRESENTS BY THE EARL OF ORRERY AND DR.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Delany sends a silver standish, When I no more a pen can brandish.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
interest
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
lent
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
lines
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
long-departed
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
more
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From this reading Delany sends a silver standish, When I no more a pen can brandish.
Muse
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
neatly
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Delany sends a silver standish, When I no more a pen can brandish.
OCCASIONED
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
ORRERY
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From this reading VERSES SENT TO THE DEAN WITH AN EAGLE QUILL, ON HEARING OF THE PRESENTS BY THE EARL OF ORRERY AND DR.
paper
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
pen
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From this reading Delany sends a silver standish, When I no more a pen can brandish.
placed
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
praise
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
present
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
PRESENTS
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
QUILL
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From this reading VERSES SENT TO THE DEAN WITH AN EAGLE QUILL, ON HEARING OF THE PRESENTS BY THE EARL OF ORRERY AND DR.
rage
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
sends
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From this reading Delany sends a silver standish, When I no more a pen can brandish.
sent
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
side
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
silver
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From this reading Delany sends a silver standish, When I no more a pen can brandish.
soil
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
spite
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
standish
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From this reading Delany sends a silver standish, When I no more a pen can brandish.
sums
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
tomb
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
Too
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
tradesmen
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
trophies
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
Vandals
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
VERSES
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
volumes
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
W
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Delany sends a silver standish, When I no more a pen can brandish.
wit
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading [Footnote 1: Alluding to sums lent by the Dean, without interest, to assist poor tradesmen.--_W. E. B._] VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE FOREGOING PRESENTS A paper book is sent by Boyle, Too neatly gilt for me to soil.
writ
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From this reading Let both around my tomb be placed: As trophies of a Muse deceased; And let the friendly lines they writ, In praise of long-departed wit, Be graved on either side in columns, More to my praise than all my volumes, To burst with envy, spite, and rage, The Vandals of the present age.
