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In Early Modern English as used by Shakespeare, 'a (the apostrophe precedes the letter) usually means "he", as in " 'A bears him like a portly gentleman" in Romeo and Juliet Act 1 scene v This means "He bears himself like a well-behaved gentleman."

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