Shakespeare Words

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Lonely

Invented in Coriolanus

“
Like to a lonely dragon, that his fen
”

There was no way to describe loneliness until Shakespeare came along and turned lone into an adjective. At least he made things a little less lonely?


Tag: Coriolanus

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