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| Alphabetical [« »] voice 31 voiceless 2 voices 19 void 75 voids 1 volturnus 1 vomit 3 | Frequency [« »] 75 about 75 been 75 indeed 75 void 75 who 74 though 73 force | Titus Lucretius Carus On the Nature of Things Concordances void |
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1 I| unseen bodies works.~ THE VOID~ ~ But yet creation's neither 2 I| body: there's in things a void -~ Which to have known will 3 I| There's place intangible, a void and room.~ For were it not, 4 I| move,~ Which, finding not a void, would fail deprived~ Of 5 I| formed of matter mixed with void:~ In rocks and caves the 6 I| things downward, while the void abides,~ By contrary nature, 7 I| Declares infallibly its more of void;~ Even as the heavier more 8 I| commixed with things -~ The void, the invisible inane.~ Right 9 I| things contain admixture of a void~ Where each thing gets its 10 I| must crowd~ The whole new void between those bodies formed;~ 11 I| from truth:~ For then a void is formed, where none before;~ 12 I| none before;~ And, too, a void is filled which was before.~ 13 I| granting it could, without a void, I hold,~ It still could 14 I| Confess thou must there is a void in things.~ ~ And still 15 I| se EXCEPT ATOMS~ AND THE VOID~ ~ But, now again to weave 16 I| things: of bodies and of void~ In which they're set, and 17 I| disjoined from body, shut from void -~ A kind of third in nature. 18 I| Intangibility to the viewless void.~ But state of slavery, 19 I| nor has like name with void;~ But rather of sort more 20 I| There not at an exists the void inane.~ Thus primal bodies 21 I| bodies are solid, without a void.~ But since there's void 22 I| void.~ But since there's void in all begotten things,~ 23 I| aught hides~ And holds a void within its body, unless~ 24 I| That which can hold a void of things within~ Can be 25 I| that is were but a vacant void.~ And so, infallibly, alternate-wise~ 26 I| alternate-wise~ Body and void are still distinguished,~ 27 I| knows no wholly full nor void.~ There are, then, certain 28 I| the world -~ For without void, naught can be crushed, 29 I| destroyers three;~ But the more void within a thing, the more~ 30 I| taught,~ Solid, without a void, they must be then~ Eternal; 31 I| The fact is founded in the void of things.~ But if the primal 32 I| This too: if they suppose a void in things,~ Then fires can 33 I| loath to leave~ An unmixed void in things, they fear the 34 I| things we take away the void,~ All things are then condensed, 35 I| because, banishing the void from things,~ They yet assign 36 I| grains,~ Without admixture of void amid their frame.~ Next, 37 I| Yet he concedes not an void in things,~ Nor any limit 38 I| guards, she who compels the void~ To bound all body, as body 39 I| all body, as body all the void,~ Thus rendering by these 40 I| room and space we call the void~ Must both through centre 41 I| be at standstill in the void,~ Deprived of force of weight; 42 I| force of weight; nor yet may void~ Furnish support to any, - 43 I| amain throughout the mighty void,~ And lest all else should 44 II| they wander through the void inane,~ All the primordial 45 II| besides wander the mighty void -~ Cast back from unions 46 II| many a manner mixed~ Amid a void in the very light of the 47 II| seeds~ Amid the mightier void - at least so far~ As small 48 II| Travel not down an empty void; and thus~ They are compelled 49 II| travel~ Along the empty void, all undelayed~ By aught 50 II| downward bears~ Through empty void. Well, in like manner, flames~ 51 II| down~ Plumb through the void, at scarce determined times,~ 52 II| through the unbottomed void;~ And then collisions ne' 53 II| swiftly borne~ Plumb down the void, are able from above~ To 54 II| But contrariwise the empty void cannot,~ On any side, at 55 II| Of intermixed seeds quite void of sense?~ INFINITE WORLDS~ ~ 56 III| Dispart away, and through the void entire~ I see the movements 57 III| going on below~ Along the void. O, here in these affairs~ 58 III| burdened frame~ At random void of sense, a something else~ 59 III| That somewhat's altogether void of name;~ Than which existeth 60 III| this fourth,~ This essence void of name, composed of small,~ 61 III| souls must be thought~ Nor void of birth, nor free from 62 III| blows exempt,~ As is the void, the which abides untouched,~ 63 IV| for sure the man~ Whom, void of life, now death and earth 64 IV| or public jordan and then void~ The water filtered down 65 V| blows exempt,~ As is the void, the which abides untouched,~ 66 V| is intermingled there a void;~ Nor is the world yet as 67 V| is the world yet as the void, nor are,~ Moreover, bodies 68 VI| birds,~ Leaving well-nigh a void. And thither when~ In horizontal 69 VI| Along the well-nigh empty void, they spend~ Their souls 70 VI| hand but body mixed with void.~ A first ensample: in grottos, 71 VI| between the two~ Is made a void, forthwith the primal germs~ 72 VI| emptied more and made a void, forthwith~ It happens all 73 VI| one side the space~ Lies void and thus receives the iron 74 VI| whatso side a space is made a void,~ Whether from crosswise 75 VI| thither, lo,~ Unto the void whereto it took its start.~ ~