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2 Watch. How if a' will not stand?
Dogb. Why, then, take no note of him, but let him go; and presently call the rest of the watch together, and thank God you are rid of a knave.

      — Much Ado about Nothing, Act III Scene 3

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Shakespeare concordance:
all instances of "sustain"

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  • sustain occurs 16 times in 22 speeches within 14 works.
  • Possibly related word: sustaining
  • Users have searched 151 times for sustain in Open Source Shakespeare.
  • The numbers below indicate the number of speeches
    in which sustain appears in each listed work. If a single speech
    contains sustain more than once, the speech will still be counted once
    as part of the total count.
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All's Well That Ends Well (1)
Antony and Cleopatra (2)
Cymbeline (1)
Hamlet (1)
Henry VI, Part I (1)
Henry VI, Part III (1)
Henry VIII (1)
King Lear (5)
Merchant of Venice (1)
Othello (1)
Rape of Lucrece (3)
Tempest (1)
Timon of Athens (1)
Twelfth Night (2)

 

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