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Search phrase: plainness

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Antony and CleopatraAC II.vi.78.2Enjoy thy plainness;Inioy thy plainnesse,
Henry VH5 I.ii.245Therefore with frank and with uncurbed plainnessTherefore with franke and with vncurbed plainnesse,
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.iv.46Then, for the truth and plainness of the case,Then for the truth, and plainnesse of the Case,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.189Thy deeds, thy plainness, and thy housekeepingThy deeds, thy plainnesse, and thy house-keeping,
King LearKL I.i.129Let pride, which she calls plainness, marry her.Let pride, which she cals plainnesse, marry her:
King LearKL I.i.148When power to flattery bows? To plainness honour's boundWhen power to flattery bowes? / To plainnesse honour's bound,
King LearKL II.ii.99These kind of knaves I know, which in this plainnessThese kind of Knaues I know, which in this plainnesse
OthelloOth I.i.98In honest plainness thou hast heard me sayIn honest plainenesse thou hast heard me say,
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.i.149And now in plainness do confess to thee,And now in plainnesse do confesse to thee
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iv.39Your plainness and your shortness please me well.Your plainnesse and your shortnesse please me well:
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.iv.105With truth and plainness I do wear mine bare.With truth and plainnesse I doe weare mine bare:

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foulnessplainness, unattractiveness
plainnessplain-speaking, openness, frankness

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