incontinency
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The scene in which Pisanio gives Imogen his master's letter, accusing her of incontinency on the treacherous suggestions of Iachimo, is as touch-ing as it is possible for any thing to be: Pisanio.
From Characters of Shakespeare's Plays by William Hazlitt
The young solitary spoken of in the acta sanctorum of the Greeks, who after having quitted his cell through incontinency and disobedience, had incurred excommunication, could he receive the crown of martyrdom in that state?
From The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. by Henry Christmas
The works of the temperate spirit and the works of incontinency are, I take it, diametrically opposed?
From The Memorabilia by Henry Graham Dakyns
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 Alban Butler
Now this is a mark of "incontinency" in pleasurable matters, and of "effeminacy" or "squeamishness" in unpleasant matters, according to Ethic. vii, 1.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Saint Aquinas Thomas
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