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In addition to meaning the type of dog, spaniel referred to someone who was excessively submissive.

Forty was often used as an indefinite number, so Robin was not necessarily saying that he would literally take forty minutes in his task.

the name for various climbing plants such as honeysuckle

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The meter in this line doesn't quite work... “bewitch'd” has an extra syllable that disrupts the iambic pentameter. The Second Folio tried to fix this by removing “man”. Other scholars suggest contracting “man” and “hath” into a single syllable: man'th. Still other scholars trim down “bewitch'd” to just “witch'd”.

free from thoughts of love

give an impression about her womanly behavior

someone who fixes metal household items such as tea kettles

A type of woodworker. Unlike a carpenter, a joiner did lighter work like ornamental fittings, although the distinction between the two trades is not always clear.

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