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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1569-1586
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Loving, vbl. n.2 (? Cf. Luffyn vbl. n. (living, manner of living): but the interpretation ‘love’, as Luving vbl. n., seems equally possible.) — a1570-86 Arbuthnot Maitland Folio MS xxx. 9.
Remors for syne is thocht bot fulische feir And fleschlie loving iugeit libertie
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