Chapter XIII
AN HUMBLE ADDRESS TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. BY M.B. DRAPIER. "Multa gemens ignominiam Plagasque superbi Victoris.--" [VIRGIL, _Georg. III._, 226-7.] NOTE.
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AN
HUMBLE
ADDRESS
TO
BOTH
HOUSES
OF
PARLIAMENT.
BY
M.B.
DRAPIER.
"Multa
gemens
ignominiam
Plagasque
superbi
Victoris.--"
[VIRGIL,
_Georg.
III._,
226-7.]
NOTE.
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Chapter XIII
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AN
HUMBLE
ADDRESS
TO
BOTH
HOUSES
OF
PARLIAMENT.
Line 2
BY
M.B.
DRAPIER.
Line 3
"Multa
gemens
ignominiam
Plagasque
superbi
Victoris.--"
[VIRGIL,
_Georg.
Line 4
III._,
226-7.]
Line 5
NOTE.
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226
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From this reading III._, 226-7.]
7
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From this reading III._, 226-7.]
ADDRESS
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From this reading AN HUMBLE ADDRESS TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN HUMBLE ADDRESS TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
B
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From this reading BY M.B. DRAPIER.
BOTHdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading AN HUMBLE ADDRESS TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY M.B. DRAPIER.
DRAPIER
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From this reading BY M.B. DRAPIER.
gemens
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From this reading "Multa gemens ignominiam Plagasque superbi Victoris.--" [VIRGIL, _Georg.
Georg
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From this reading "Multa gemens ignominiam Plagasque superbi Victoris.--" [VIRGIL, _Georg.
HOUSES
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From this reading AN HUMBLE ADDRESS TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
HUMBLE
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From this reading AN HUMBLE ADDRESS TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
ignominiam
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From this reading "Multa gemens ignominiam Plagasque superbi Victoris.--" [VIRGIL, _Georg.
III
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From this reading III._, 226-7.]
M
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From this reading BY M.B. DRAPIER.
Multa
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From this reading "Multa gemens ignominiam Plagasque superbi Victoris.--" [VIRGIL, _Georg.
NOTE
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN HUMBLE ADDRESS TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
PARLIAMENT
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From this reading AN HUMBLE ADDRESS TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
Plagasque
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From this reading "Multa gemens ignominiam Plagasque superbi Victoris.--" [VIRGIL, _Georg.
superbi
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From this reading "Multa gemens ignominiam Plagasque superbi Victoris.--" [VIRGIL, _Georg.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN HUMBLE ADDRESS TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
Victoris
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From this reading "Multa gemens ignominiam Plagasque superbi Victoris.--" [VIRGIL, _Georg.
VIRGIL
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From this reading "Multa gemens ignominiam Plagasque superbi Victoris.--" [VIRGIL, _Georg.