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- verb archaic Second-person singular simple present form of
boast .
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Examples
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If the lover thou lovest and of whom thou boastest so bravely, prove handsomer than mine whom I mentioned and whom I love and of whom I boast, the bet shall be shine against me; but if my beloved prove the handsomer the bet shall be mine against thee.
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If you, what is it of which thou boastest so much?
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Chapter 52 1. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
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Chapter 52 1. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
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Thou boastest of thy ingenuousness: let this be the test of it; and whether thou canst be serious on a subject too deep, the occasion of it resulting from thyself.
Clarissa Harlowe 2006
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Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man?
Psalms 52. 1999
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If thou boastest greatly, others do not therefore care for thee the more, O stranger, coming from Argos; but with thy big words thou wilt not terrify my mind: may it not be so to the mighty Athens, with the beauteous dances.
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. 480? BC-406 BC Euripides
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Thou boastest much, O Karna, in the presence of the Kuru chief, but thy prowess is seldom witnessed, nor, indeed, any result (of thy boastful speeches).
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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"But," Hotep began suddenly, "thou hast spoken of offense and pardon, and now thou boastest that Athor abetted thee."
The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Elizabeth Miller
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Vile they are, but better these for thee than fair; but better will the deed be (if at least it will save thee), than the name, in the which while thou boastest, thou wilt die.
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. 480? BC-406 BC Euripides
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