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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Plaint-,) Playntee, n. [f. Plaint v., with suffix as in Entreatie n.] Lamentation. — a1500 Lufaris Compl. i.
Be cause that teres, weymenting and playntee [: is fayntee] Scloknis the fyre that langour doith encresse … I am determyte … Sum thing to writt that euery wyt may knawe How fortune has my ioy and blisse oure thrawe
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