durance
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And I said: My dear, I have been in durance vile.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
Take them out of durance vile and put them both to work at the airport.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were held in durance only by the tabus and superstitions of their polytheistic religion, which they renounced in 1819 after the death of their great King Kamehameha I. Traders and whalers followed Cook.
From Time Magazine Archive
But durance has been considerably less vile for the eleven G.I.s held by Cambodia since their landing craft strayed out of Vietnamese waters July 17.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was the probation, the durance; they all three accepted it; I dont believe there was ever any promise between Henry and Bon demanded or offered.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
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