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"Women and wine and war! War and wine and love! With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war! Women and wine and war! War and wine and love!
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Women and wine and war!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war!
next to; at the side of
From this reading With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war!
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From this reading With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war!
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From this reading With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war!
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From this reading With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war!
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From this reading War and wine and love!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war!
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From this reading With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war!
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From this reading With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war!
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From this reading With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war!
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From this reading With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war!
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From this reading "Women and wine and war!
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From this reading With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war!
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From this reading With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war!
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From this reading "Women and wine and war!
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a sword to wear, and a steed to ride, And a wench to love--give me nought beside, But a bottle or so at the eventide: Women and wine and war!
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From this reading "Women and wine and war!
