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16 March 2007

And What Now?

Bewray [fr. ME bewreien, fr. be- + wreyen: to
accuse, inform on, from OE wregan; ultimately
fr. Gothic wrohjan: to accuse] archaic
1) to make known : divulge, disclose; esp. to reveal (as a secret) to one's disadvantage often unintentionally
2) to reveal the true character of

Silence in love bewrays more woe
Than words, though ne'er so witty:
A beggar that is dumb, you know,
May challenge double pity.

- Sir Walter Raleigh, The Silent Lover

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