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Take note also that the apostrophe is not used for indicating the possessive form: loves philosophy.
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i. Produc’d
ii. Reduc’d
iii. Now’tis
iv. Attain’d
v. High’st
3. Examples from other poems from this period:
• How neatly doe we give one onely name
• To parents issue and the sunnes bright starre!
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Notice the adjectives in phrases such as ‘infant loves’ and ‘brave clearnesse’. What is the meaning of these adjectives?
(i) in isolation
(ii) as part of these phrases
(i) The meaning of the adjective in isolation is to be away from everyone or to stay alone.
(ii) The meaning of the adjective as part of these phrases means repetition of words at the starting of a line.