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... old word for devil , and it is used in this sense in the Vision of Piers Ploughman , 11345 ( ed . T. Wright ) : ' Out of the poukes pondfold No maynprise may us fecche . ' And in the Romance of Richard Coer de Lion , xvi PREFACE .
... old word for devil , and it is used in this sense in the Vision of Piers Ploughman , 11345 ( ed . T. Wright ) : ' Out of the poukes pondfold No maynprise may us fecche . ' And in the Romance of Richard Coer de Lion , xvi PREFACE .
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William Shakespeare. And in the Romance of Richard Coer de Lion , 4326 ( printed in Weber's Metrical Romances , vol . ii ) : ' He is no man he is a pouke . ' The Icelandic pûki is the same word ... lion feareth no bugs . But in PREFACE .
William Shakespeare. And in the Romance of Richard Coer de Lion , 4326 ( printed in Weber's Metrical Romances , vol . ii ) : ' He is no man he is a pouke . ' The Icelandic pûki is the same word ... lion feareth no bugs . But in PREFACE .
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... lion , whereby we start and are afraid when we heare one crie Bough : and they haue so fraied us with bull beggers , spirits , witches , vrchens , elues , hags , fairies , satyrs , pans , faunes , sylens , kit with the cansticke ...
... lion , whereby we start and are afraid when we heare one crie Bough : and they haue so fraied us with bull beggers , spirits , witches , vrchens , elues , hags , fairies , satyrs , pans , faunes , sylens , kit with the cansticke ...
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... lion's part : and , I hope , here is a play fitted . Snug . Have you the lion's part written ? pray you , if it be , give it me , for I am slow of study . бл Quin . You may do it extempore , for it is nothing but roaring . Bot . Let me ...
... lion's part : and , I hope , here is a play fitted . Snug . Have you the lion's part written ? pray you , if it be , give it me , for I am slow of study . бл Quin . You may do it extempore , for it is nothing but roaring . Bot . Let me ...
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... lion ? / Star . I fear it , I promise you . Bot . Masters , you ought to consider with yourselves : to bring in - God shield us ! -a lion among ladies , is a most dreadful thing ; for there is not a more fearful wild - fowl than your lion ...
... lion ? / Star . I fear it , I promise you . Bot . Masters , you ought to consider with yourselves : to bring in - God shield us ! -a lion among ladies , is a most dreadful thing ; for there is not a more fearful wild - fowl than your lion ...
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