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You salute not at the court, but you kiss your hands.

33. _set a mark upon_, in order to know and to shun them.

35. _pleasant_. Amusing, ridiculous. Cf. Shakespeare, _Taming of the Shrew,_ Induction, ii. 132, 'Play a pleasant comedy.'

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13. _conduct_. Guidance. Cf. Shakespeare, 2 _Henry IV.,_ V. ii. 36: Led by the impartial conduct of my soul.

19. _is addressed to_. Has addresses paid to her.

_presented_. Given presents. The verb is not now used without the indirect completion, 'to be presented with a thing.'

26. _personated_. Affected, feigned. Cf. _Spectator_ 555, 'A personated character.'

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24. _honest_. Honourable. Cf. Shakespeare, _Othello,_ III. iii. 225: I do not think but Desdemona's honest.

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23. _reads upon_. Reads on the subject of.

26. _policies_. Arrangements, economy, administration.

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7. _manners_. Customs, habits. Cf. Shakespeare, _Comedy of Errors_, I. ii. 12, 'I'll view the manners of the town.'

12. _article_. Particular. Cf. Shakespeare, _Othello,_ III.