What does epithite mean?
Epithite means (obsolete) A lazy, worthless fellow; a vagrant..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) A lazy, worthless fellow; a vagrant..
And therefore wise men have alwaies applauded their own judgement, in the contradiction of that of the people; and their soberest adversaries, have ever afforded them the stile of fools and mad men; and to speak impartially, their actions have often made good these Epithites.
Faire is too foule an Epithite for thee
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Epithite means (obsolete) A lazy, worthless fellow; a vagrant..
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And therefore wise men have alwaies applauded their own judgement, in the contradiction of that of the people; and their soberest adversaries, have ever afforded them the stile of fools and mad men; and to speak impartially, their actions have often made good these Epithites.
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