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Search phrase: pencil

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King JohnKJ III.i.237With slaughter's pencil, where revenge did paintWith slaughters pencill; where reuenge did paint
Romeo and JulietRJ I.ii.40yard and the tailor with his last, the fisher with his pencilYard, and the Tayler with his Last, the Fisher with his Pensill,

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SonnetsSonn.16.10 Which this (Time's pencil or my pupil pen) Which this (Times pensel or my pupill pen)
SonnetsSonn.101.7 Beauty no pencil, beauty's truth to lay; Beautie no pensell, beauties truth to lay:

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pencilfinely-pointed paint-brush

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