The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 16.0942  Thursday, 19 May 2005

From:           Norman Hinton <
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Date:           Wednesday, 18 May 2005 10:20:24 -0500
Subject: 16.0932 Antony and Cleopatra 4.3
Comment:        Re: SHK 16.0932 Antony and Cleopatra 4.3

Because one of the meanings of "worm" was "snake" -- here's the first
definition of "worm" from the OED:

I. 1. A serpent, snake, dragon. Now only arch.

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