'twas

//twʌz// contraction

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Contraction

1
Contraction of it + was, often at the beginning of a line. abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, contraction, poetic
"’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, / […]"

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"’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, / […]"

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