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You say he has been thrown into the rivers, and has been grievously peaten as an old oman: methinks there should be terrors in him that he should not come; methinks his flesh is punished, he shall have no desires.
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You say he has been thrown in the rivers and has been grievously peaten as an old 'oman: methinks there should be terrors in him that he should not come; methinks his flesh is punished, he shall have no desires.
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You say he has been thrown in the rivers; and has been grievously peaten as an old 'oman; methinks there should be terrors in him, that he should not come; methinks his flesh is punished; he shall have no desires.
The Merry Wives of Windsor William Shakespeare 1590
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“To be peaten like a dog,” said Robin; “is there any reason in that?
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You say he has been thrown in the rivers and has been grievously peaten as an old ’oman: methinks there should be terrors in him that he should not come; methinks his flesh is punished, he shall have no desires.
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"To pe peaten like a dog," said Robin; "is there any reason in that?
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 280, October 27, 1827 Various
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"Deserfed to pe peaten, Malcolm -- to pe peaten like a tog?
Malcolm George MacDonald 1864
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_ You say he has been thrown in the rivers, and 20 has been grievously peaten, as an old ’oman: methinks there should be terrors in him that he should not come; methinks his flesh is punished, he shall have no desires.
The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] William Shakespeare 1590
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