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Search phrase: keenness

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The Merchant of Venice	MV IV.i.125	No, not the hangman's axe, bear half the keenness	No, not the hangmans Axe beare halfe the keennesse

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argument	power of reasoning, keenness in debate
dull	dim, not sharp, lacking keenness
edge	sharpness, keenness
greediness	eagerness, keenness, enthusiasm

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