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Search phrase: continency

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Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.165continency. Sparrows must not build in his house-eavesContinencie. Sparrowes must not build in his house-eeues,
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.i.169Making a sermon of continency to her,making a sermon of continencie to her,

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continencycontinence, sexual abstinence, self-restraint
continencymoderation, self-restraint, patience

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