Excerpt from A Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 of 2: In Which the Words Are Deduced From Their Origin and Illustrated in Their Different Significations by Examples From the Best Writers; To Which Are Prefixed a History of the Language, and an English Grammar
And now at keels they try a harmless chance, And now their cur they teach to fetch and dance. Sidney.
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