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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quelling, ppl. adj. [Quell v.2] Dying. —1625 Lithgow Poet. Remains 67.
Thow quelling bird, that courts Meanders brooks, … Out of thy dyeing wing, send me a quill
