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dew: first applied to tears by S. (cf. BRINE) LLL. IV. iii. 30, R2 V. i. 9, Lucr. 1829; other fig. uses are R3 IV. i. 83 “ of sleep,” Cor. V. v. [vi.] 23 “d-s of flattery,” Cæs. II. i. 230 “dew of slumber.”
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