Note 538 — BOOK II.
Reading edition
Ver. 4. "Could beare," is an ancient idiom, equivalent to "did bear" or "hath borne." See below the Beggar of Bednal Green, Book 2, No. x. v. 57. "Could say."
Reading edition
Ver. 4. "Could beare," is an ancient idiom, equivalent to "did bear" or "hath borne." See below the Beggar of Bednal Green, Book 2, No. x. v. 57. "Could say."