What does unwrought mean?
Unwrought means In the native state, before being worked on; especially used of bars of bullion and other metal.
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In the native state, before being worked on; especially used of bars of bullion and other metal.
[…]Do not say ‘I love her for her smile — her look — her way Of speaking gently, — for a trick of thought That falls in well with mine, and certes brought A sense of pleasant ease on such a day’ — For these things in themselves, Beloved, may Be changed, or change for thee, — and love so wrought, May be unwrought so.[…]
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Unwrought means In the native state, before being worked on; especially used of bars of bullion and other metal.
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[…]Do not say ‘I love her for her smile — her look — her way Of speaking gently, — for a trick of thought That falls in well with mine, and certes brought A sense of pleasant ease on such a day’ — For these things in themselves, Beloved, may Be changed, or change for thee, — and love so wrought, May be unwrought so.[…]
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