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The jury, passing on the prisoner's life,
May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two
Guiltier than him they try.

      — Measure for Measure, Act II Scene 1

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KEYWORD: gibbet-maker

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Titus Andronicus
[IV, 3]

Clown

1966

O, the gibbet-maker! he says that he hath taken
them down again, for the man must not be hanged till
the next week.

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