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| Alphabetical [« »] equal 15 equally 6 equipped 2 er 115 er-abundant 1 er-given 1 er-mighty 1 | Frequency [« »] 117 itself 117 will 115 down 115 er 113 than 111 her 109 soul | Titus Lucretius Carus On the Nature of Things Concordances er |
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1 I| Lull to a timely rest~ O'er sea and land the savage 2 I| Again, why see we lavished o'er the lands~ At spring the 3 I| the inane.~ Again, whate'er exists, as of itself,~ Must 4 I| reasonings of mind.~ Name o'er creation with what names 5 I| Alexander's breast,~ Had ne'er enkindled that renowned 6 I| And all unmixed: where'er be empty space,~ There body' 7 I| Eternal; and, if matter ne'er had been~ Eternal, long 8 I| than made;~ And so what'er the long infinitude~ Of 9 I| dissolved,~ That same could ne'er in all remaining time~ Be 10 I| minimum~ Of nature, nor was e'er a thing apart,~ As of itself, - 11 I| anything;~ Because whate'er is not endowed with parts~ 12 I| way it seems.~ Thus whosoe'er have held the stuff of things~ 13 I| strength of heroes, she hath ne'er~ Possessed within her aught 14 I| And that these same ne'er cease in interchange,~ To 15 I| bottom as mortal as whate'er we mark~ To perish by force 16 I| ll follow on, and whereso'er thou set~ The extreme coasts, 17 I| Alike to weights where'er their motions tend.~ Nor 18 II| armies embattled yonder o'er the plains,~ Ourselves no 19 II| s truth: for ev'n if ne'er I knew~ What seeds primordial 20 II| Of its own force can e'er be upward borne,~ Or upward 21 II| And then collisions ne'er could be nor blows~ Among 22 II| the still inane.~ Thus ne'er at all have heavier from 23 II| free will for creatures o'er the lands,~ Whence is it 24 II| smoothness; whilst~ Whate'er is harsh and irksome has 25 II| mixed seed.~ And whatsoe'er possesses in itself~ More 26 II| Greece~ ~ Seated in chariot o'er the realms of air~ To drive 27 II| blind-born, who have ne'er surveyed~ The light of sun, 28 II| Things that from birth had ne'er a hue for them,~ 'Tis thine 29 II| utterly.~ Now, too: whate'er we see possessing sense~ 30 II| forthwith each living thing soe'er,~ And on it goes confounding 31 II| and straight give them o'er.~ And thus may'st know it 32 II| after is;~ And naught soe'er that's great to such degree,~ 33 II| the stars that wander o'er,~ The moon, the radiance 34 II| all increase. For whatsoe'er thou seest~ Grow big with 35 II| shaking of his head,~ Sighs o'er and o'er that labours of 36 II| head,~ Sighs o'er and o'er that labours of his hands~ 37 III| ever, unclouded sky~ O'er roofs, and laughs with far-diffused 38 III| more from gazing down o'er all~ Which under our feet 39 III| Unto its deeps, pouring o'er all that is~ The black of 40 III| they yet~ Live, and where'er the wretches come, they 41 III| these our limbs are given o'er~ To gentle sleep and lies 42 III| Also the soul, and body ne'er is wont~ To feel sensation 43 III| lacking name till then.~ Whate'er it be, they're welcome to 44 III| soul,~ And holds dominion o'er the body all.~ And by like 45 III| by tranquil air,~ Nor e'er doth smoky torch of wrath 46 III| may we suppose~ Evil can e'er be rooted up so far~ That 47 III| proper it is~ That whosoe'er begins and undertakes~ To 48 III| the same - or aught~ Whate'er thou'lt feign as yet more 49 III| the feet and legs, then o'er the rest~ Slow crawl the 50 III| Boneless and bloodless, o'er the bloated frame~ Bubble 51 III| The same estate as if ne'er born before,~ When death 52 III| under, once who swayed~ O'er mighty peoples. And he also, 53 III| whom Homer, sceptered o'er them all~ Now lies in slumber 54 IV| swimming on -~ So that o'er lengths of space a little 55 IV| instant of the day, and fly~ O'er sea and lands and flood 56 IV| roam about; and so, whene'er we watch~ The wormword being 57 IV| Outside of us. Again, whene'er we thump~ With finger-tip 58 IV| their true shape, whene'er a door~ Yields through itself 59 IV| fires,~ And raise him o'er the mountain-tops, those 60 IV| mountain-tops, those mountains -~ O'er which he seemeth then to 61 IV| up-stream. And wheresoe'er~ We cast our eyes across, 62 IV| That no one sense can e'er convict another.~ Nor shall 63 IV| puckered lip oft runneth o'er and o'er~ The open reeds, - 64 IV| lip oft runneth o'er and o'er~ The open reeds, - lest 65 IV| it comes that we,~ Whene'er we wish, can step with strides 66 IV| scattered more.~ And to whate'er pursuit~ A man most clings 67 IV| hurt the very thing,~ Whate'er it be, from whence arise 68 IV| To drink, and water ne'er is granted him~ Wherewith 69 IV| covers her threshold o'er~ Often with flowers and 70 IV| of Venus. But they'd ne'er~ So pull, except they knew 71 IV| Even as an object smitten o'er and o'er~ By blows, however 72 IV| object smitten o'er and o'er~ By blows, however lightly, 73 V| life, afar~ Distributed o'er populous domains,~ Now soothe 74 V| class of mortal objects, o'er all else,~ The mind exists 75 V| Likewise, thou canst ne'er~ Believe the sacred seats 76 V| evil for us, if we had ne'er been born? -~ As though, 77 V| delight detains;~ But whoso ne'er hath tasted love of life,~ 78 V| tasted love of life,~ And ne'er was in the count of living 79 V| innumerably. For whatso'er~ Streams up in dust or vapour 80 V| doth flood the heaven o'er~ With constant flux of radiance 81 V| earth is overcast~ Where'er the thunderheads are rolled 82 V| that thus the light ne'er leaves~ The spots it shines 83 V| birth and body; for whate'er~ From out itself giveth 84 V| heat have won dominion o'er~ The sucked-up waters all? - 85 V| above her - which she ne'er could do~ By any means, 86 V| One half of her dyed o'er with glowing light,~ And 87 V| death.~ ~ But Centaurs ne'er have been, nor can there 88 V| Centaurs be composed~ Or e'er exist alive, nor Scyllas 89 V| discordant each with each; for ne'er~ At one same time they reach 90 V| the earth -~ Can still ne'er be begotten with their stems~ 91 V| that lack of food gave o'er~ Men's fainting limbs to 92 V| from thence hath spread~ O'er all the lands the flames 93 V| laws.~ For humankind, o'er wearied with a life~ Fostered 94 V| needful for to do. For ne'er would they~ Allow, nor ne' 95 V| would they~ Allow, nor ne'er in anywise endure~ Perpetual 96 V| And ether, fixed high o'er twinkling stars,~ And into 97 V| One more misgiving: lest o'er us, percase,~ It be the 98 V| eager soon to give them o'er~ To women's hands, and in 99 V| holes~ The young shrubs o'er the fields. Then would they 100 V| vineyards, and that all along~ O'er hillocks, intervales, and 101 VI| polluted with foul taste~ Whate'er it got within itself. So 102 VI| born in time, and whatsoe'er~ Therein go on and must 103 VI| and from what cause soe'er~ They're borne along - that 104 VI| And they give forth~ O'er skiey levels of the spreading 105 VI| linen-awning, stretched~ O'er mighty theatres, gives forth 106 VI| storm must be conceived as o'er our head~ Towering most 107 VI| as showers~ And rains o'er many regions fall, so too~ 108 VI| puffing gusts; and whatso'er~ Of ships are caught within 109 VI| Whilst the winds bear them o'er the mighty sea,~ Like hanging 110 VI| and soft mud crusted o'er at dawn.~ ~ Again, I've 111 VI| and sprinkle it about~ O'er all the zones, when rain 112 VI| To him that erstwhile ne'er a larger saw;~ Thus, huge 113 VI| and oft he waters Aegypt o'er,~ Either because in summer 114 VI| the fountain). And, moreo'er,~ Some force constrains 115 VI| roam about; and so, whene'er we watch~ The wormwood being