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dissemble

[dih-sem-buhl] / dɪˈsɛm bəl /


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Dissemble nothing, not a boy; nor change Thy body’s habit, nor mind; be not strange To thyself only.

From Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature by Zeitlin, Jacob

No, Flavia, 'tis your love I fear; Love's surest darts, Those which so seldom fail him, are Headed with hearts: Their very shadows make us yield; Dissemble well, and win the field!

From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

Dissemble your anger, your pain, O friend of my heart!

From Mohammed Ali and His House by Coleman, Chapman, Mrs.

Madam, conceal your grief, and seem content; For, as it is, you must be rul'd per force: Dissemble, till convenient time may serve To think on this despite and Musgrave's love.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 by Hazlitt, William Carew

No, Flavia! 'tis your love I fear; Love's surest darts, Those which so seldom fail him, are Headed with hearts; Their very shadows make us yield; Dissemble well, and win the field.

From A Little Book of Old Time Verse Old Fashioned Flowers by Various




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