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lave our honours . . . streams (33) show ourselves to be honourable by washing ourselves in acts of flattery
lees (93) dregs
lime (34) bird lime (a sticky substance for trapping birds)
line the rebel . . . vantage (112) secretly give aid to the rebels.
list (70) tournament
lodg'd (55) beaten down
lose the dues (12) miss the reward
love . . . love (11) As king, I must always acknowledge my subjects' love even though doing so is a burden to me. But I must tell you that in taking trouble for me, you win God's thanks.
loved mansionry (5) favorite building
made a shift to cast him (40) with effort I overpowered the drink
magot-pies (124) magpies
marry (4) indeed
mated (75) amazed
maws (72) appetites
metaphysical (29) supernatural
mettle (74) courage
minions of their race (15) best of their breed
minutely (18) every minute
mortal custom (100) usual lifespan
mounch'd (4) munched
napkins (6) handkerchiefs
near in blood . . . bloody (142) close relations are more likely to be suspected of murder
oblivious (43) that brings oblivion
old (2) frequent
ornament of life (42) the crown
pains (151) service to me
palter (20) toy with
parricide (31) murder of a parent
particular addition (99) a specific title
pauser (109) restraining force of
pendent (7) hanging
penthouse lid (20) eyelid.
physic (47) medicine
practice (55) medical expertise
prate (58) prattle
probation (79) approval
procreant cradle (7) nest
protest me (104) claim that I am
purpose . . . purveyor (21) intended to arrive before him
quarry . . . deer (206) carnage of these dead creatures
rancours (66) bitterness
ravin (28) eat up
rebuked (55) mocked
receipt . . . limbeck (68) container for an alchemist's solution; here, Macbeth's plan
recoil in an imperial charge (20) recoil (like a cannon) when under royal orders (from Macbeth)
rendered (22) surrendered
rhubarb . . . drug (55) purgatives
rich East to boot (37) all the wealth of the Orient as well
roofed (35) surmounted
runyon (6) hag
savage (69) bold
scotch'd (13) injured
scruples (127) doubts
second course (38) that is, at the banquet of life
security (32) overconfidence
sere (23) dry
shoal (6) sandbank
shoughs, water-rugs (93) rough-coated dogs
sightless couriers (23) invisible winds
Sinel (71) Macbeth's father.
skirr (35) scour
sleights (26) charms
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