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Taste not the enchanting plant, -- to taste forbear,
Little Journey to Puerto Rico : for Intermediate and Upper Grades For Intermediate and Upper Grades Marian M. George
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Thou green-crested lapwing, thy screaming forbear,
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Thou green-crested lapwing, thy screaming forbear,
The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book Ontario. Ministry of Education
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Thou green-crested lapwing, thy screaming forbear,
English Songs and Ballads Various
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Thou green-crested lapwing, thy screaming forbear,
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Thou green-crested lapwing, thy screaming forbear,
Robert Burns How To Know Him William Allan Neilson 1907
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And for to turn into earth no man shall it forbear,
Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc James Anthony Froude 1856
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'Twere crime that defence of his heart to forbear,
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God will bear long, but the time will come when he can no longer forbear,
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
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The conclusion of the whole matter is, Go not down into Egypt; you disobey the command of God if you do, and what I have said to you will be a witness against you; for know certainly that, whether you will hear or whether you will forbear,
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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