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?1570 E. Elviden Hist. Pesistratus & Catanea sig. J.vi^v With parting kysse they past, appointing time renewde, When there in present place againe eche other might be viewde.

1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. B3 Thus much I must say for a parting blow.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. iii. 35 Ere I could, Giue him that parting kisse. View more context for this quotation

1646 R. Crashaw Steps to Temple 90 Harke shee is called, the parting houre is come.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 535 But first receive this parting Legacy. He said: and straight a whirling Dart he sent.

1699 R. Cocks Diary 26 Nov. in D. W. Hayton Parl. Diary (1996) 35 Mr How reflected on the parting speech and on th[e] ministry.

1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 44 When he came to give me as it were a parting Kiss, I burst out into such a Passion of Crying, that tho' I would have spoke, I could not.

1781 R. B. Sheridan Critic ii. ii If you go out without the parting look you might as well dance out.

1794 R. Southey Frederic 6 That deep cry..seems to sound My parting knell.

1832 E. C. Wines Two Years & Half in Navy I. 2 Many of my friends..came down to the landing to extend to me the parting hand.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 266 This seems to be indicated by his parting words.

1984 D. Leavitt Family Dancing 112 He casts a parting glance at Elaine.