incontinency
Example Sentences
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The works of the temperate spirit and the works of incontinency are, I take it, diametrically opposed?
From The Memorabilia by Dakyns, Henry Graham
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 Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
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 Hazlitt, William
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 Johnson, Rossiter
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 Lingley, Charles Ramsdell
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