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A hundreth sundrie flowres bounde up in one small poesie choose

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[UK] G. Gascoigne Hundreth Sundrie Flowres 92: He drewe uppon his new professed enimie, and bare hir up with such a violence against the holster, that before shee could prepare the warde, he thrust hir through both hands, and &c, wher by the Dame swoning for feare, was constreyned ... to abandon hir body to the enemies curtesie.
at et-caetera, n.
[UK] G. Gascoigne Hundreth Sundrie Flowres 58: [He is ready] to lend his Mistresse suche a penne in hir Secretaries absence, as he should never be able at his returne to amende the well writing thereof.
at pen, n.1
[UK] G. Gascoigne Hundreth Sundrie Flowres 92: The softy pillowes bring present at these whot wordes, put forth themselves as mediatours for a truce betwene these enemies, and desired that (if they would needes fight) it might be in their presence but onely one pusshe of the pike.
at pike, n.1
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