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Search phrase: hermit

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Henry VI Part 11H6 II.v.117And like a hermit overpassed thy days.And like a Hermite ouer-past thy dayes.
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iii.67By one that is an aged hermit there.By one that is an aged Hermyt there,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.240A withered hermit, fivescore winters worn,A withered Hermite, fiuescore winters worne,
The Merchant of VeniceMV V.i.33None but a holy hermit and her maid.None but a holy Hermit and her maid:
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iii.45Let's leave the hermit Pity with our mothers;Let's leaue the Hermit Pitty with our Mothers;
Twelfth NightTN IV.ii.12Bonos dies, Sir Toby; for as the old hermit ofBonos dies sir Toby: for as the old hermit of

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anchoranchorite, hermit, recluse
hermitone who prays for another, beadsman

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hermitanchor

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Non-classical legend, romance, and folklore... gorboduc tn iv ii 14 the old hermit of prague said to a niece of king go...

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HERMITBASIChermit n, hermitage n

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