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Shakespeare Words

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If Shakespeare wrote it, we've Shmooped it.

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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