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...him as concave as a covered goblet, or a worm-eaten nut. As You. Like It, Act HI. Sc. 4. This sword a dagger had his page, That was but little for his...age; And therefore waited on him so, As dwarfs upon knights-errant do. Description of Hudibras's horse: Uitiliiiras, Canto 1. Preserv'da grave, majestic...

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