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Search phrase: roe

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Romeo and JulietRJ II.iv.37Without his roe, like a dried herring. O flesh,Without his Roe, like a dryed Hering. O flesh,
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.2.47As breathed stags, ay, fleeter than the roe.As breathed Stags: I fleeter then the Roe.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.i.58a lizard, an owl, a puttock, or a herring without a roe, I a Lizard, an Owle, a Puttocke, or a Herring without a Roe, I

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Venus and AdonisVen.561 Or as the fleet-foot roe that's tired with chasing, Or as the fleet-foot Roe that's tyr'd with chasing,
Venus and AdonisVen.676 Or at the roe which no encounter dare. Or at the Roe which no incounter dare:

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shottenspawned, that has shot its roe

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