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- proper noun A female
given name .
Etymologies
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Examples
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This in itself tells me nothing; but the proof that Shakespeare stands in intimate relation to the girl called Rosaline comes later, and so the first introductory words have a certain significance for me.
The Man Shakespeare Harris, Frank, 1855-1931 1909
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Katherine calls Rosaline light, and jests upon this in lewd fashion; declares, too, that she is “a merry, nimble, stirring spirit,” in fact, tells her that she is
The Man Shakespeare Harris, Frank, 1855-1931 1909
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Katherine calls Rosaline light, and jests upon this in lewd fashion; declares, too, that she is "a merry, nimble, stirring spirit," in fact, tells her that she is
The Man Shakespeare Frank Harris 1893
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Shakespeare stands in intimate relation to the girl called Rosaline comes later, and so the first introductory words have a certain significance for me.
The Man Shakespeare Frank Harris 1893
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"Rosaline," Andrews said in a low, soft voice, "I can only think of going to Paris."
Three Soldiers John Dos Passos 1933
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Page 256: Index entry for page 133 of "Rosaline" was moved to
William Shakespeare John Masefield 1922
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If we admit that a substitution may have occurred, of "Rosaline" for
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Echo the blackbirds 'roundelay; "and to these lines from Lowell's" Rosaline: "--
The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton John Burroughs 1879
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Before Romeo meets Juliet at the party, he is mourning the loss of his previous lover, Rosaline.
History of a Suicide Jill Bialosky 2011
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Before Romeo meets Juliet at the party, he is mourning the loss of his previous lover, Rosaline.
History of a Suicide Jill Bialosky 2011
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