See besmear on Wiktionary
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"text": "I long to ſee thee backe returne from thence,\nThat I may view theſe milk-white ſteeds of mine.\nAll loden with the heads of killed men,\nAnd from their knees, euen to their hoofes below,\nBeſmer’d with blood, that makes a dainty ſhow.",
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