What is to require; to demand; to claim. [Obs.] A doleful case desires a doleful song. Spenser called?
desire — To require; to demand; to claim. [Obs.] A doleful case desires a doleful song. Spenser. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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