forespent

forespent

(fɔːˈspɛnt)
adj
a variant spelling of forspent
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Is not enough thy evill life forespent? For he, that once hath missed the right way, The further he doth goe, the further he doth stray.
Spenser out of his stanza
When Warwick stumbles on stage in the third scene, he remarks, "Forespent with toil, as runners with a race, / I lay me down a little while to breathe" (2.3.1-2).
Sport, war, and contest in Shakespeare's Henry VI (*)

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