The Poems of Queen Elizabeth I Glossary

The Poems of Queen Elizabeth I Glossary

To cast

to throw something away forcefully

Doth

old spelling for the verb ''do''

To wade

to walk through water

Bilbo

a long bar of iron

Vile

morally corrupt and wicked

Skirmish

in this context, an argument

Tarry

covered by tar, a dark and thick substance which is flammable

Innumerable

something which cannot be counted

Antiquarian

a shop where antiques are sold

Breadth

an old version of the word width

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