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acclamations
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
adopting
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all
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From this reading Let courts and cities be Made all of false-fac'd soothing, where steel grows soft As the parasite's silk!
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
arrangement
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From this reading Subsequent editors partly followed Theobald's arrangement, without adopting his readings.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
bled
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
camps
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From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
cities
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From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
courts
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From this reading Let courts and cities be Made all of false-fac'd soothing, where steel grows soft As the parasite's silk!
debile
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
dieted
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
drums
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From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
editors
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From this reading Subsequent editors partly followed Theobald's arrangement, without adopting his readings.
else
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
false-fac'd
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From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
field
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From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
flatterers
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From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
foil'd
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
followed
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From this reading Subsequent editors partly followed Theobald's arrangement, without adopting his readings.
follows
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From this reading Mr Knight printed as follows: 'May these same instruments which you profane, Never sound more, when drums and trumpets shall I' the field prove flatterers!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
forth
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
grows
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
Here's
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Subsequent editors partly followed Theobald's arrangement, without adopting his readings.
Hymns
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
hyperbolical
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
Instruments
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From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
Knight
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From this reading Mr Knight printed as follows: 'May these same instruments which you profane, Never sound more, when drums and trumpets shall I' the field prove flatterers!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
lies
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
lov'd
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
made
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From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
many
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
Mar
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From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
more
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From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
Mr
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From this reading Mr Knight printed as follows: 'May these same instruments which you profane, Never sound more, when drums and trumpets shall I' the field prove flatterers!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
Nose
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
note
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
overture
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
parasite's
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
partly
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From this reading Subsequent editors partly followed Theobald's arrangement, without adopting his readings.
praises
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Knight printed as follows: 'May these same instruments which you profane, Never sound more, when drums and trumpets shall I' the field prove flatterers!
profane
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From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
prove
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From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
readings
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From this reading Subsequent editors partly followed Theobald's arrangement, without adopting his readings.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
sauc'd
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
say
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
shout
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
silk
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
Soft
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
some
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
soothing
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From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
sound
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From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
Steel
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
Subsequent
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From this reading Subsequent editors partly followed Theobald's arrangement, without adopting his readings.
th
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From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
Theobald's
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From this reading Subsequent editors partly followed Theobald's arrangement, without adopting his readings.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
trumpets
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From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
wars
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
wash'd
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Let courts and cities be Made all of false-fac'd soothing, where steel grows soft As the parasite's silk!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
wretch
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From this reading When Steel grows Soft, as the parasite's silk, let Hymns be made An overture for th' wars!--No more, I say; For that I have not wash'd my Nose that bled, Or foil'd some debile wretch, which, without note Here's many else have done; you shout me forth In acclamations hyperbolical; As if I lov'd, my little should be dieted In praises, sauc'd with lies.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading '_Mar._ May these same Instruments, which you profane, Never sound more! when drums and trumpets shall I' th' field prove flatterers, let camps, as cities, Be made of false-fac'd soothing!
