incontinency
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The penalty of incontinency is well known to you; I say, Aye.
From The Forest Lovers by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
I false? thy conscience witness, Iachimo, Thou didst accuse him of incontinency, Thou then look’dst like a villain: now methinks, Thy favour’s good enough.
From Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature by Zeitlin, Jacob
The works of the temperate spirit and the works of incontinency are, I take it, diametrically opposed?
From The Memorabilia by Dakyns, Henry Graham
A servant of Sir Richard Saltonstall was sentenced to "be whipped for his misdemeanor toward his master"; and bonds were taken for good behavior in a case of "strong suspicion of incontinency."
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Johnson, Rossiter
The trial of Partridge, the schoolmaster, for incontinency; the evidence of his wife; a short reflection on the wisdom of our law; with other grave matters, which those will like best who understand them most.
From History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry
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