Isabella; or, The Pot of Basil Flashcards

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“Fair Isabel, poor ……. Isabel”

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“Fair Isabel, poor simple Isabel”

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“I will ….. her tears”

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“I will drink her tears”

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“And with …. ……… all the night outwear, to hear her …… step upon the stair.”

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“And with sick longing all the night outwear, to hear her morning step upon the stair”

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“My soul is too its ….”

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“My soul is too its doom”

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“Too many ….. for ….. have been shed”

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“Too many tears for lovers have been shed”

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“Lorenzo, a young …… in Love’s eye”

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“Lorenzo, a young palmer in Love’s eye.”

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“Why were they ……? Because red-…. accounts were richer than the songs of Grecian years.

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“Why were they proud? Because red-lined accounts were richer than the songs of Grecian years.”

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“Cut ……. with a sharp knife to the bone.”

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“Cut Mercy with a sharp knife to the bone.”

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“To …. Lorenzo, and there ….. him”

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“To kill Lorenzo, and there bury him.”

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“There was Lorenzo …. and …… in, There in that forest did his ….. ….. cease.”

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“There was Lorenzo slain and buried in, There in that forest did his great love cease.”

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“Sorely she …. until the night came on”

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“Sorely she wept until the night came on”

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“The breath of …. comes from far away”

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“The breath of Winter comes from far away”

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“They spake a …. time after time, to ….. her”

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“They spake a tale time after time, to quiet her.”

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“It was a …… - In the drowsy gloom.”

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“It was a vision - In the drowsy gloom.”

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“Had marr’d his ….. ….. which once could shoot lustre into the sun”

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“Had marr’d his glossy hair which once could shoot lustre into the sun”

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“when the pale …… spake”

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“when the pale shadow spake”

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“Sweet …… hath schooled my …….”

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“Sweet Spirit hath schooled my infancy”

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“But there is crime - a brother’s …… …..!

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“But there is crime - a brother’s bloody knife.”

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“all sudden, she began to ….. more …… than misers can.”

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“all sudden, she began to dig more fervently than misers can.”

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“she ….. it with a lip more chill than stone, and put it in her …..”

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“she kiss’d it with a lip more chill than stone and put it in her bosom”

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“But to throw back at times her ……. hair”

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“But to throw back at times her veiling hair”

22
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“And Isabella did not ….. or …..”

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“And Isabella did not stamp or rave”

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“‘Twas love; cold,- …. indeed, but not …….”

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“‘Twas love; cold- cold indeed, but not dethroned.”

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“And she forgot the ….., the ….., and …..”

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“And she forgot the stars, the moon, and the sun”

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"Why were they proud? Because ...-..... accounts were richer than the songs of ....... years."
"Why were they proud? Because red-lin'd accounts were richer than the songs of Grecian years?"
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"They had found Lorenzo's ...... ..."
"They had found Lorenzo's earthy bed."
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"And o'er it set ..... ....., which her tears kept ever wet."
"And o'er it set Sweet Basil, which her tears kept ever wet."
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"With duller steel than the ....... sword"
"With duller steel than the Persean sword"
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"O ............, linger here awhile"
"O Melancholy, linger here awhile."
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"Spirits in ......, lift up your head and ....."
"Spirits in grief, lift up your head and smile."
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"And why it flourish'd, as by ...... ....."
"And why it flourish'd as by magic touch"
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"Yet they contriv'd to ...... the Basil-Pot"
"Yet they contriv'd to steal the Basil-Pot."
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"No ..... was there in Florence but did mourn."
"No heart was there in Florence but did mourn."