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Search phrase: smoothing

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Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.154Look to it, lords; let not his smoothing wordsLooke to it Lords, let not his smoothing words
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.168My tongue could never learn sweet smoothing word;My Tongue could neuer learne sweet smoothing word.

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.892 Thy smoothing titles to a ragged name, Thy smoothing titles to a ragged name,

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goosesmoothing iron
smoothingflattering, plausible, ingratiating

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iron, smoothinggoose
smoothing irongoose

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