Is There To Much Cozening???

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Mystic One
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since 2003-09-14

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0 posted 2004-02-04 07:29 PM

My observations during my short time
here at this poetry forum are that there
is without a reasonable doubt to much
cozening being committed by authority.

Ringo

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since 2003-02-20

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1 posted 2004-02-04 07:45 PM

It would be appropriate for you to back up your accusations if you wish this to be discussed and taken seriously. As it is written, it is argumentative, and lacking in substance. Since I, for one, would like to know what it is that has caused you to make this statement, it would nice if you would defend this.

Although this is getting pretty old.

But now the animal is in pain...
And now it's starting to rain...
But I'm still the same.

Magnus

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2 posted 2004-02-04 08:33 PM

Someone explain to me what "cozening" means?

Are we implying that authority is like a
clique? Or what? I really would like to
know what the writer is saying or implying
without giving any examples that are more
easily understood, that some might reply to
the statement made.

Taken from a dictionary....

\Coz"en\ (k?z"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cozened} (-'nd);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Cozening} (-'n-?ng). ] [From cousin, hence,
literally, to deceive through pretext of relationship, F.
cousiner.]
To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by
small arts, or in a pitiful way.

Poet deVine

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3 posted 2004-02-04 08:42 PM

coz·en
v. coz·ened, coz·en·ing, coz·ens
v. tr.

To mislead by means of a petty trick or fraud; deceive.

To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling.

To obtain by deceit or persuasion.

v. intr.

To act deceitfully.

Sunshine

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4 posted 2004-02-04 09:22 PM

Short time for you under this name? [This is a perhaps on my part.] Yes. I would guess it is your guess that you may not know what you are talking about.

Cozening, no.

Explain your question, and we will be able to give you answers you deserve.

Ron

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-05-19

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5 posted 2004-02-04 09:25 PM

quote:
My observations during my short time here …

Short time? Isn't that a little disingenuous, Glenn? Methinks thou doth protest overmuch.

My observation has been that banned Members who sneak in the back door inevitably surface with the same colors that got them banned the first time.

Magnus

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6 posted 2004-02-04 09:27 PM

Seems to me, that the one doing the cozening is the author of the post....

Thank You Ron for the revelation....Now I
am in tune....

Nan

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7 posted 2004-02-04 09:50 PM

Indeed...

garysgirl

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8 posted 2004-02-15 12:32 PM

Thank you, Ron!!

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