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Search phrase: wringing

Plays

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HamletHam III.iv.35Leave wringing of your hands. Peace, sit you down,Leaue wringing of your hands, peace, sit you downe,
Henry VH5 IV.i.229But his own wringing! What infinite heart's easebut his owne wringing. / What infinite hearts-ease
Henry VIIIH8 II.ii.26Dangers, doubts, wringing of the conscience,Dangers, doubts, wringing of the Conscience,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.ii.31Enter Nurse, wringing her hands, with the ladder of cordsEnter Nurse with cords.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iii.7our maid howling, our cat wringing her hands, and allour Maid howling: our Catte wringing her hands, and all
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.227Wringing her hands, whose whiteness so became themWringing her hands, whose whitenes so became them,

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Venus and AdonisVen.421 ‘ You hurt my hand with wringing; let us part, You hurt my hand with wringing, let vs part,

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wringingaches and pains
wringingsqueezing, pressing, gripping

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