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O sleep, O gentle sleep,
Nature's soft nurse! how have I frighted thee,
That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down
And steep my senses in forgetfulness?

      — King Henry IV. Part II, Act III Scene 1

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KEYWORD: knave

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1

Twelfth Night
[II, 3]

Sir Andrew Aguecheek

763

Most certain. Let our catch be, 'Thou knave.'

2

Twelfth Night
[II, 3]

Feste

764

'Hold thy peace, thou knave,' knight? I shall be
constrained in't to call thee knave, knight.

3

Twelfth Night
[II, 3]

Sir Andrew Aguecheek

766

'Tis not the first time I have constrained one to
call me knave. Begin, fool: it begins 'Hold thy peace.'

4

Twelfth Night
[IV, 2]

Sir Toby Belch

2041

The knave counterfeits well; a good knave.

5

Twelfth Night
[V, 1]

Sir Toby Belch

2403

Will you help? an ass-head and a coxcomb and a
knave, a thin-faced knave, a gull!

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