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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1567-1606
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Quent, adj.3 (Instances, of uncertain application, of ? Quent adj.1 (senses 3 or 4) or ? Quent adj.2) — a1568 Scott i 143.
To quenche thir quent calamiteis so cowth 1573 Davidson Satirical Poems xl 54.
Hypocrisie is quent with quyetnes, Bot all begylit thay ar into the mist For nathing can be sure but vprichtnes a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xxxiv 31.
And kisse with blisse; for this may mitigat My quent torment 1606 Craig ii 53.
With quent dialogs in the quiet darke
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