Die-away

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    That seems to die away; languishing. archaic

    "‘But, do not imagine I have always been a die-away swain. No: I have frequented the cheerful haunts of men, and wit!’"

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"‘But, do not imagine I have always been a die-away swain. No: I have frequented the cheerful haunts of men, and wit!’"

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