steal away

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steal away

verb steals away · stealing away · stole away · stolen away

  1. intransitive To leave secretively. ⁠I do but sing because I must, And pipe but as the linnets sing: And unto one her note is gay, ⁠For now her little ones have ranged; ⁠And unto one her note is changed, Because her brood is stol’n away.

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@misc{steal_away_2026,
  title = {steal away},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/steal%20away},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}