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LII. 1. Dwarf. CRURCH. LIII. 2. ——— a great lay-stall.] A place to lay dung or rubbish in. TODD.

the careful Dwarfe] The sorrowful

1. 3. That lay in waite her wrack for to bewaile;] To beraile, means not to lament her wrack; but, in old English, to waile or to bewail, means to make choice of, to select. UPTON.

11. 6. Yet first he cast] Contrived. Repeatedly used In this sense by Spenser. ToDr.

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implyes,] Invelopes, hides. CHURCH. vu. 1. Eternall Providence, exceeding thought, Where none appeares can make her selfe a way!] Exceeding thought, i. e. which passeth all understanding. Can make-i, e, knows how to make herself a way. UPTON. VII. 8. dauncing in a rownd,] The name of a dance. TODD. VIII. 5.

they come incontinent:] Instantly. Used as an adverb for incontinently. CHURCH.

VIII. 7. · ——————— monstrous rablement,] Rablement, a crowd. was commonly used in a contemptuous manner. TODD.

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