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Search phrase: subtlety

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Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.262Be it by gins, by snares, by subtlety,Be it by Gynnes, by Snares, by Subtletie,
PericlesPer II.v.43'Tis the King's subtlety to have my life.T'is the Kings subtiltie to haue my life:

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Venus and AdonisVen.675 Or at the fox which lives by subtlety, Or at the foxe which liues by subtiltie,

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quidditysubtlety, nicety, quibble
subtletyclever effect, ingenious contrivance
subtletycunning, crafty stratagem

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subtletyquiddity

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