incontinency
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In early infancy, already, this Merlin showed his miraculous powers, for he testified in his mother's behalf when she was accused of incontinency.
From The Book of the Epic by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber
Nearly a thousand clergymen gathered in New York declared him a synonym of "incapacity and incontinency."
From The United States Since the Civil War by Charles Ramsdell Lingley
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 Henry Fielding
For the motion of the mind to any injustice, or incontinency, or to sorrow, or to fear, is nothing else but a separation from nature.
From Meditations by Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius
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 Rossiter Johnson
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