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at your hand th' account of hours to crave: i.e., request a written account of how you spent your hours.
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vassal: underling. stay: wait upon.
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beck: a mute signal to approach, as in the phrase, "at her beck and call."
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imprison'd: imprisoning.
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tame to sufferance: trained to endure anything. bide each cheque: submit to each rebuke.
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list: please. charter: acknowledged privilege.
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privilege: license; assign.
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self-doing: done by yourself.
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am to: must.
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pleasure: that which conforms to your will or wish.