What is to continue in a state. The flames augment, and stay At their full height, then languish to decay. Dryden called?
stay — To continue in a state. The flames augment, and stay At their full height, then languish to decay. Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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