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'May'st have to change thy mind, Master Richard,' said the labourer.
Julia And Her Romeo: A Chronicle Of Castle Barfield From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray David Christie Murray
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May'st thou, thy followers, and this glorious land
The Seven Plays in English Verse 495? BC-406 BC Sophocles
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May'st thou surpass thy foes in wealth and power II 2
The Seven Plays in English Verse 495? BC-406 BC Sophocles
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| Pages 95, 174: May'st, mayst not standardised as it is unclear |
Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus Richard Short
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May'st strengthen his heart, O Zeus, that all triumph be his:
The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Padraic Colum 1926
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May'st bear in mind the life thy Fathers lived, 410
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Seeing Fitzpiers standing there, she said, with playful effrontery, "May'st kiss me if 'canst catch me, Tim!"
The Woodlanders Thomas Hardy 1884
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May'st thou perish eternally, O Vigilius! 'shrilled and shouted all manner of voices, while fists were shaken towards the pontifical abode.
Veranilda George Gissing 1880
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"May'st thou achieve," she said, with earnest eyes
The Light of Asia Edwin Arnold 1868
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May'st thou never fall in the way of Minnesingers.
Farina George Meredith 1868
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