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Search phrase: abysm

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Antony and CleopatraAC III.xiii.147Into th' abysm of hell. If he mislikeInto th'Abisme of hell. If he mislike,
The TempestTem I.ii.50In the dark backward and abysm of time?In the dark-backward and Abisme of Time?

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SonnetsSonn.112.9 In so profound abysm I throw all care In so profound Abisme I throw all care

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abysmabyss, chasm, gulf

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ABYSMBASICabysm n
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