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Old 31-Oct-2007, 22:27
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Default Would that I could...

Would that I could blast you back to the hell you came from, loathsome crocodile!

How could I paraphrase the beginning of this sentence?
I've never heard it before... :-/
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Default Re: Would that I could...

It is a nearly obsolete phrase meaning If I could or If only I could.

In this case it can be seens as "I wish I could"
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