espial
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The flow'r grew wild and rankly as the weed, Roses with thistles struggled for espial, And vagrant plants of parasitic breed Had overgrown the Dial.
From The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood by Hood, Thomas
Thus urged by our despairing lord, we made Th’ espial.
From The Seven Plays in English Verse by Sophocles
"But here, my lord," answered one of the youths, "is a knave who comes on treacherous espial!"
From The Abbot by Scott, Walter, Sir
His rat-tat-tat brought to the door a thin yellow face, cautious in espial, through the narrow opening.
From Will Warburton by Gissing, George
The portcullis, drawbridge, moat, and wicket for espial, as well as an armed bully or Pandar to quell disagreeable intruders, if by chance they got admittance without responsible introduction, all point to an organized system.
From The Rogues and Vagabonds of Shakespeare's Youth Awdeley's 'Fraternitye of vacabondes' and Harman's 'Caveat' by Awdeley, John
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