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Du Bartas his deuine weekes and workes choose

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[UK] J. Sylvester Du Bartas II iii IV (1641) 187/1: Ador’d of Flatterers, Of Softlings, Wantons, Braves and Loyterers.
at brave, n.
[UK] J. Sylvester Du Bartas (1605) 152: The adulterous Sargus doth not only change Wiues euery day, [...] Could not suffice his ranging appetites, Courting the Shee Goates on the grassie shore / Would horn their Husbands that had horns before.
at horn, v.1
[UK] J. Sylvester Du Bartas (1605) 534: Is’t not enough, that in your soules, yee feele Your Paphian Fire? but eu’ry Brothel-Louer, T’inchaunt the wanton with his wanton stile, Must (strumpet-like) his lustfull flame discouer?
at Paphian, n.
[UK] J. Sylvester Du Bartas (1641) Trophies 198/2: Whose Hell-raking, Nature-shaking Spell, / These odious words could scarce be hearkned well.
at hell-raking (adj.) under hell, n.
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