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Search phrase: pricking

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CoriolanusCor I.iii.86sensible as your finger, that you might leave pricking itsensible as your finger, that you might leaue pricking it
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.110Is far more thorny-pricking than this blade;Is farre more thornie pricking than this blade.
King Edward IIIE3 I.ii.48My liege, as we were pricking on the hillsMy liege, as we were pricking on the hils,
MacbethMac IV.i.44By the pricking of my thumbs,By the pricking of my Thumbes,
Romeo and JulietRJ I.iv.28Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down.Pricke loue for pricking, and you beat loue downe,
The TempestTem IV.i.180Toothed briars, sharp furzes, pricking goss, and thorns,Tooth'd briars, sharpe firzes, pricking gosse, & thorns,

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Venus and AdonisVen.285 What cares he now for curb or pricking spur? What cares he now, for curbe, or pricking spurre,

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thorny-prickingprickly, barbed, pricking like a thorn

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pricking like a thornthorny-pricking
thorn, pricking like athorny-pricking

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