This line is from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's famous poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner".

A topic sentence is the sentence in a paragraph that summarizes the main idea of that paragraph.

The positive 'Very few... as... as' is converted to comparative '... more... than most other...'.

The adjective 'identical' is followed by the preposition 'with' or 'to'. 'With' is the more common choice in this context.

In the opening of his epic poem 'Paradise Lost' John Milton explicitly states his purpose is to "justify the ways of God to men".

These lines are from Percy Bysshe Shelley's famous "Ode to the West Wind" where the poet asks the wind to lift his spirit.

The Ant and the Grasshopper is a short story by British writer W. Somerset Maugham which provides a modern twist on the classic Aesop's fable.

'Vital' means absolutely necessary or essential. It is used to describe a noun (e.g. a vital role) so it is an adjective.

The phrasal verb 'to get along with' means to have a harmonious or friendly relationship which requires adjusting to one another.

'Panoramic' means a view of a wide area. 'Scenic' also refers to natural scenery making it the best synonym.

'Slothful' means lazy or indolent. Its direct opposite is 'energetic' which means active and full of vitality.

'An Essay on Man' is a philosophical poem written by Alexander Pope in heroic couplets exploring the nature of humanity.

The idiom 'by and large' means on the whole in general or mostly.

Francis Bacon is renowned as the "father of the English essay" for his concise and aphoristic prose style.

Here 'but' is a coordinating conjunction connecting two independent clauses ('He could not win' and 'he learnt a lot').