ComusUniversity Press, 1953 - 156 pages |
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... speak . 490 Come not too near ; you fall on iron stakes else . Spirit . What voice is that ? my young Lord ? speak again . Sec . Bro . O brother , ' tis my father's Shepherd , sure . Eld . Bro . Thyrsis ! whose artful strains have oft ...
... speak . 490 Come not too near ; you fall on iron stakes else . Spirit . What voice is that ? my young Lord ? speak again . Sec . Bro . O brother , ' tis my father's Shepherd , sure . Eld . Bro . Thyrsis ! whose artful strains have oft ...
Page 99
... speak the wisdom of God in a mystery , even the hidden wisdom . ” 788. art worthy , dost deserve , in a bad sense . A rare use , but cf. The Winter's Tale , II . 3. 109 , " worthy to be hanged . ' 790. dear , i.e. to Comus - of which he ...
... speak the wisdom of God in a mystery , even the hidden wisdom . ” 788. art worthy , dost deserve , in a bad sense . A rare use , but cf. The Winter's Tale , II . 3. 109 , " worthy to be hanged . ' 790. dear , i.e. to Comus - of which he ...
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... speak falsely , to flatter . ' Middle E. glosen meant to make glosses , explain , ' from Late Lat . glossa , Gk . yλŵooa , which signified ( 1 ) the tongue , ( 2 ) a language , ( 3 ) a word , ( 4 ) an explanation of a word . The verb ...
... speak falsely , to flatter . ' Middle E. glosen meant to make glosses , explain , ' from Late Lat . glossa , Gk . yλŵooa , which signified ( 1 ) the tongue , ( 2 ) a language , ( 3 ) a word , ( 4 ) an explanation of a word . The verb ...
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