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Search phrase: coal-black

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Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.111Black, forsooth, coal-black as jet.Black forsooth, Coale-Black, as Iet.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.i.54This hand, fast wound about thy coal-black hair,This Hand, fast wound about thy coale-black hayre,
Richard IIR2 V.i.49And some will mourn in ashes, some coal-black,And some will mourne in ashes, some coale-black,
Titus AndronicusTit III.ii.78That comes in likeness of a coal-black Moor.That comes in likenesse of a Cole-blacke Moore.
Titus AndronicusTit IV.ii.98Coal-black is better than another hue,Cole-blacke is better then another hue,
Titus AndronicusTit V.i.32They never do beget a coal-black calf.They neuer do beget a cole-blacke-Calfe:

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1009 ‘ The crow may bathe his coal-black wings in mire, The Crow may bath his coaleblacke wings in mire,
Venus and AdonisVen.533 And coal-black clouds that shadow heaven's light And cole-black clouds, that shadow heauens light,

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