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 SwearSwear by my Sword (Hamlet, i. 5) 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Swear Black is White (To).
 
To swear to any falsehood.   1
 


 SwearSwear by my Sword (Hamlet, i. 5) 

 
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