| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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In all our ancient English books, the commentary is printed in the margin. Hence Shakespeare: | 1 |
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| “His face’s own margent did quote such amazes.” | |
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Love’s Labour’s Lost, ii. 1. |
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“I knew you must be edified by the margent.”—Hamlet, v. 2. |
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| “She … could pick no meaning … |
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Shakespeare: Rape of Lucrece, stanza 15. |
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