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Y-- k mus'd on _armies_; yet, with doubtful trust,
The Ghost of Chatham; A Vision Dedicated to the House of Peers Anonymous
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Or mus'd where limpid streams once hallow'd well, [73]
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She was now mus'd to _Patience_ under the _determinations of
Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 Samuel Johnson 1746
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In life embark'd, we smoothly down the tide Of time descend, but not on time intent; mus'd unconscious of the gliding wave! ill on a sudden we perceive a shock;
The complaint; or Night thoughts on life, death, and immortality. With the life of the author 1812
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I mus'd for some Time upon what he had said; and found it was a very rational Conclusion; and that therefore something was to be resolv'd on very speedily, as well to draw the Men on board into some Snare for their Surprize, as to prevent their Landing upon us, and destroying us; upon this it presently occurr'd to me, that in a little while the Ship's Crew wondring what was become of their Comrades, and of the Boat, would certainly come on Shore in their other Boat, to see for them, and that then perhaps they might come arm'd, and be too strong for us; this he allow'd was rational.
The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner 1719
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2252: (When he hath mus'd of taking kingdomes in) 2253: Bestow'd his lips on that vnworthy place,
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While thus I mus'd, a beauteQus maid Stepp'd from a thicket's neighb'ring (hade;
The Lady's Poetical Magazine, Or, Beauties of British Poetry 1781
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