The Only Use of
refrain
in
Macbeth
- Here lay Duncan, His silver skin lac'd with his golden blood; And his gash'd stabs look'd like a breach in nature For ruin's wasteful entrance: there, the murderers, Steep'd in the colours of their trade, their daggers Unmannerly breech'd with gore: who could refrain, That had a heart to love, and in that heart Courage to make's love known?†
Scene 2.1
Definition:
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(refrain as in: refrain from laughing) avoid or resist doing something