incontinency
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The incontinency of his wife contributed to wean his soul from all earthly ties.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban
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 Characters of Shakespeare's Plays by Hazlitt, William
What incontinency, you will say; and I say, What, indeed!
From The Forest Lovers by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
Polinesso, duke of Albany, who falsely accused Geneura of incontinency, and was slain in single combat by Ariodantês.—Ariosto,
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham
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
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