What is hence, a continued attempt to gain possession. Love stood the siege, and would not yield his breast. Dryden called?
siege — Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession. Love stood the siege, and would not yield his breast. Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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