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"And all those sayings will I overswear," Viola replied, "and all those swearings keep true."
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May however perhaps mean, _overswear his present persuasion_, that is, endeavour to _overcome his opinion_, by swearing oaths numerous as the stars.
Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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