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I am Sir Oracle,
And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!

      — The Merchant of Venice, Act I Scene 1

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KEYWORD: innocence

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Henry VIII
[I, 1]

Duke of Buckingham

285

It will help me nothing
To plead mine innocence; for that dye is on me
Which makes my whitest part black. The will of heaven
Be done in this and all things! I obey.
O my Lord Abergavenny, fare you well!

2

Henry VIII
[III, 2]

Cardinal Wolsey

2198

So much fairer
And spotless shall mine innocence arise,
When the king knows my truth.

3

Henry VIII
[V, 1]

Archbishop Cranmer

2950

God and your majesty
Protect mine innocence, or I fall into
The trap is laid for me!

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