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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†COLLECT, Colleck, v. “To think, to recollect” (Abd. 1825 Jam.2, colleck). [For loss of t after [k], see P.L.D. § 63.2.]Ayr. 1786 Burns Despondency iii.:
The ways of men are distant brought, A faint-collected dream.
