What's a "lingering book"? Is it a book hard to put aside, a book that keeps the reader so interested that he/she will not stop reading? Or is it merely "a book that takes a long time to be read"? Thanks for any help. This is the context: a 16th century poem by George Herbert.
Whereas my birth and spirit rather took
The way that takes the town;
Thou didst betray me to a lingering book,
And wrap me in a gown.
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The way that takes the town;
Thou didst betray me to a lingering book,
And wrap me in a gown.
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Excess quoted text deleted - see HERE - lines 37-40
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