forbear
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Forbear, I'm dying; hush, I know it well.
From The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature by Various
Forbear, my friend!" she said; and then, advancing to Otmar, she continued, "I am not deceived.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various
Forbear thy fury, Winter fierce, forbear; Lay down thy wrath, and let the tranquil air With inspiration mild soothe the stern year: This time deserves it, and occasion dear.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
"Forbear, man!" cried the priest, "What! draw your weapon in a church, and ye who interrupt this holy sacrament, what means this impiety?"
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles
Ever shall I desire thee, and thou, if this may be, Forbear to drink among the dead the lethe-draft for me.
From Love, Worship and Death Some Renderings from the Greek Anthology by Rodd, Rennell
Vocabulary lists containing forbear
Romeo and Juliet
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Grade 11, List 6
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The Hobbit
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