The Relapse, or, Virtue in Danger Glossary

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fret

to worry

lean

to be slim

if you please

used to express indignation at something perceived as unreasonable

fatigue

extreme tiredness

subsist

maintain or support oneself

flitch

a slab of timber cut from a tree trunk

humble

to be modest about oneself

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