Meaning of obscæne | Babel Free

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Archaic spelling of obscene.

alt-of, archaic

Examples

“Neither do wee pleaſe them with their owne crimes, or obſcæne ſpectacles: whereas they celebrate⟳ both the guilt that there gods incurred who were men, and the fayned pleaſures of ſuch of them as were flat deuills.”

“Playes are the nurseries of vice, the bawd, / That thorow the senses steales our hearts abroad, / Tainting our eares with obscæne bawdery, / Lascivious words, and wanton ribaulry.”

“Shall I recount his intemperance, voluptuouſneſs, and obſcæne manner of living? or his impious, doubtful or wicked end⟳? no, let⟳ them be buried with his aſhes.”

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