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Examples
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Thy locks are spread; dumb now thou ly'st; thy face
The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II 43 BC-18? Ovid
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And as thou sighing ly'st, and swell'd with sorrow,
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 353, January 24, 1829 Various
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Although since these went down, thou ly'st forlorn,
Milton Walter Alexander Raleigh 1891
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Can these bring cordial peace? false world, thou ly'st.
The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation Various 1878
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On earth; vain man, thou dot'st; vain earth, thou ly'st.
The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation Various 1878
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Thou art not what thou seem'st; false world, thou ly'st.
The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation Various 1878
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With heaven: fond earth, thou boasts; false world, thou ly'st.
The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation Various 1878
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Alas! fond world, thou boasts; false world, thou ly'st.
The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation Various 1878
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Thou ly'st, thou wo't be hang'd first; mark that I tell thee so.
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Thou ly'st, false Strumpet, I scorn to shed a Tear
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