“And also I shall to reueng former hurtis,
Hold their noses to grinstone, and syt on theyr skurtis.”

— John Heywood

And also I shall to revenge former hurts,
Hold their noses to grindstone, and sit on their skirts.
Part I, chapter 5.
Proverbs (1546)

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