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Search phrase: imprisonment

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The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.18Beside the charge, the shame, imprisonment,Beside the charge, the shame, imprisonment
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.129imprisonment to me in respect of poverty; but how Iimprisonment to me, in respect of Pouertie: but how I
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.v.4So fare my limbs with long imprisonment;So fare my Limbes with long Imprisonment:
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.139And this her easy-held imprisonmentAnd this her easie held imprisonment,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.iii.64To free King Henry from imprisonmentTo free King Henry from imprisonment,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.vi.11For that it made my imprisonment a pleasure;For that it made my imprisonment, a pleasure:
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.150Concerning his imprisonment was rather – Concerning his Imprisonment, was rather
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.275It was proclaimed a year's imprisonment to be takenIt was proclaimed a yeeres imprisoment to bee taken
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.133the morality of imprisonment. What's thy offence,the mortality of imprisonment: what's thy offence,
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.133That age, ache, penury, and imprisonmentThat Age, Ache, periury, and imprisonment
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.63Well, then, imprison him. If imprisonment be theWell, then imprison him: If imprisonment be the
Measure for MeasureMM IV.ii.12of imprisonment, and your deliverance with anof imprisonment, and your deliuerance with an
Richard IIIR3 I.i.114Well, your imprisonment shall not be long:Well, your imprisonment shall not be long,
Richard IIIR3 I.i.125How hath your lordship brooked imprisonment?How hath your Lordship brook'd imprisonment?
Richard IIIR3 I.i.128That were the cause of my imprisonment.That were the cause of my imprisonment.
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.90Of my Lord Hastings' late imprisonment.Of my Lord Hastings late imprisonment.

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Glossary

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duranceconfinement, imprisonment, incarceration
limbo patrumlimbo [temporary home of departed spirits between heaven and hell] of the fathers: gaol, imprisonment
prisonmentimprisonment, detention, captivity
restraintcaptivity, imprisonment, confinement
sequestrationimprisonment, isolation; also: loss of property
wardcustody, imprisonment

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imprisonmentward
imprisonmentdurance
imprisonmentprisonment
imprisonmentsequestration
imprisonmentrestraint
imprisonmentlimbo patrum

Themes and Topics

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Negatives...ard accuses queen elizabeth of hastings’ imprisonment he uses two negatives to make his point...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...er to gaoler] so fare my limbs with long imprisonment e3 iv vi 1 [artois to prince edward] ho...

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