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Search phrase: hangman

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Antony and CleopatraAC III.xiii.130a haltered neck which does the hangman thanka halterd necke which dos the hangman thanke
CymbelineCym II.iii.129the under- hangman of his kingdom and hatedthe vnder hangman of his kingdome and hated
CymbelineCym V.iv.176 hangman to help him to bed i think he would hangman to helpe him to bed i think he would
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.ii.67rare hangmanrare hangman
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.ii.72yea for obtaining of suits whereof the hangmanyea for obtaining of suites whereof the hang-man
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.164the cords the ladder or the hangman ratherthe cords the ladder or the hangman rather
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.i.65for the hangman for i know thou worshippest saintfor the hangman for i know thou worshipst s
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.i.67what talkest thou to me of the hangman if iwhat talkest thou to me of the hangman if i
Measure for MeasureMM IV.ii.15mind but yet i will be content to be a lawful hangmanminde but yet i will bee content to be a lawfull hangman
Measure for MeasureMM IV.ii.46sir i will serve him for i do find your hangmansir i will serue him for i do finde your hangman
Measure for MeasureMM IV.iii.25your friends sir the hangman you must be soyour friends sir the hangman / you must be so
Much Ado About NothingMA III.ii.10thrice cut cupids bowstring and the little hangmanthrice cut cupids bow-string and the little hang-man
OthelloOth I.i.34by heaven i rather would have been his hangmanby heauen i rather would haue bin his hangman
PericlesPer IV.vi.126common hangman shall execute it come your wayscomon hag-man shal execute it come your way
PericlesPer IV.vi.175serve by indenture to the common hangmanserue by indenture to the common hang-man
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.97so would i &ndash as good a trick as ever hangmanso would i / as good a tricke as euer hangman
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.53the hangman boys in the market-place and then ithe hangmans boyes in the market place / and then i
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.454some hangman must put on my shroud and lay mesome hangman must put on my shrowd and lay me
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.771the hangman &ndash which though it be great pity yet it isthe hang-man which though it be great pitty yet it is

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hangmanfit for the hangman infernal diabolical
hangmanrascal rogue reprobate
officerexecutioner hangman gaoler

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fit for the hangman hangman
halter hangman'scollar
hangmanofficer
hangman's haltercollar
hangman's ropecord
hangman's ropehalter
hangman's rope [cry of derision]rope
hangman fit for the hangman
rope hangman's [cry of derision]rope

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