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"Accurst be he," Earl Piercy said, "By whom it is denied."

From A Bundle of Ballads by Morley, Henry

What weight of woe we owe to thee, Accurst comparative degree!

From Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul by Mudge, James

Accurst reprieve! not to prolong my breath; It brought a lingering, and more painful death, I have not lived since first I heard the news; The gift the guilty giver does accuse.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 by Scott, Walter, Sir

Accurst, I am betrayd, incompast round; Now lyfe and hope and state must kisse the ground.

From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)

Accurst be he, Earl Percy said, By whom this is denied.

From The Book of Brave Old Ballads by Gilbert, John, Sir