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[UK] Lyly Sappho II iv: Peace miserable wretch, enioy thy care in couert, weare willow in thy hatte, and baies in thy hart.
at wear (the) willow (v.) under wear, v.1
[UK] Sappho-An 12: Nectar, poetic lofty Name, perchance / ’Tis what we mortals here below call Nantz.
at nantz, n.
[UK] Sappho-An 18: But ask the Paphian nymphs, or Gnidos’ dames, / They’ll tell ye, he oft quench’d the Goddess’ flames.
at Paphian, n.
[UK] [title] Sappho-An.
at sappho, n.
[UK] Sappho-An 15: Some bristly hairs appear, / Such as when yonkers their first Off’rings shear.
at younker, n.
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