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snaw-tappit, snow-covered. sock, ploughshare.

spae, foretell, divine. steeks, shuts.

stirrah, young fellow.

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BY W. J. COURTHOPE, C.B., D.Litt., LL.D.
Late Professor of Poetry in the University of Oxford

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VOLUME IV. Development and Decline of the Poetic Drama Influence of the Court and the People.

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A History of English Prosody

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