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Afford, to yield, to grant, to offer; with an accus.: sometime it (her grief) “is mad and too much talk --s,” Lucr. 1106. “a. some present speed,” Lucr. 1106 “every hymn that able spirit --s,” Sonn. 85, 7. 105, 12. Err. III, 1, 24. LLL V, 2, 223. Shr. Ind. 1, 104. V, 2, 13. V, 2, 13 R2 I, 1, 177. H4A III, 2, 78. H6A III, 1, 148. H6B I, 1, 30. H6C I, 3, 37. III, 2, 147. R3 I, 2, 246. III, 5, 102. IV, 4, 31. V, 3, 80. H8 I, 4, 18. Tit. III, 1, 44. Tit. III, 1, 44 Rom. III, 1, 63. III, 4, 8. IV, 1, 125. V, 1, 73. With a dat. and acc.: “he can a. no praise to thee,” Sonn. 79, 11. “this commendation I can a. her,” Ado I, 1, 176. LLL IV, 1, 39. V, 2, 246. Wint. IV, 4, 16. H6C III, 2, 165. R3 I, 4, 51. Tit. V, 2, 86. Tim. III, 2, 82. IV, 3, 253. Oth. I, 3, 114. we cannot a. you so (== you shall not come off so cheap) Alls IV, 1, 53.
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