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Search phrase: foppery

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King LearKL I.ii.118This is the excellent foppery of the world, thatThis is the excellent foppery of the world, that
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.132truth, I had as lief have the foppery of freedom astruth, I had as lief haue the foppery of freedome, as
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.v.34Let not the sound of shallow foppery enterLet not the sound of shallow fopperie enter
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.124powers, drove the grossness of the foppery into apowers, droue the grossenesse of the foppery into a

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fool and featherfoolishness and foppery [feathered plumes]
fopperyfolly, foolishness, stupidity
fopperyfoolish prank, hoax, deceit

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foolishness and fopperyfool and feather
foppery, foolishness andfool and feather

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