Vſe all the obſeruance of ciuility, / Like one well ſtudied in a ſad oſtent / To pleaſe his Grandam, neuer truſt me more.
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Ostent
/ˈɒstɛnt/
Synonyms for "ostent" (14 found)
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Be merry, and employ your cheefeſt thoughts / To Courtſhip, and ſuch faire oſtents of loue, / As ſhall conueniently become you there.
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In every object, mountain, tree and star—In every birth and life, / As part of each—evolv'd from each—meaning, behind the ostent, / A mystic cipher waits infolded.
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We ask'd of God that some ostent might clear / Our cloudy business, who gave us sign.
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