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Chris -- 2018-04-11
The verb form of ‘plight’, as in ‘plight his troth’ hardly exists outside the latter expression so it is entirely understandable that ‘plied’ should be substituted, as in ‘plied his trade.’
... of the nearby 12th century Cleeve Abbey and the 13th century parish church of St Decuman where, so legend has it, King Arthur plied his troth. ...
www.touristnetuk.com/sw/exmoor/towns/watchet.htm – 27k – Cached
Would she be wearing a diamond engagement ring if he had plied his troth so quickly sixty years ago? Have we lost something due to the immediacy of …
chiacomo.blogspot.com/2007/05/love-in-21st-century.html – 81k – Cached
... a lady fine was she They walked along the leeward shore on a footpath through the trees They plied their troth to the wind and the stars but a mile from …
www.scribd.com/doc/246125/craftsng – 93k – Cached
I actually “plied my troth”. This makes it a little bit harder to just chuck it all in the dumpster of life and head on out for the road. ...
varroa.biz/rant/rant019.htm – 7k – Cached
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