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God's life
- (obsolete) An oath.
1598, Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Euery Man in His Humour. A Comœdie. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby, published 1616, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):Giuliano: Oh, sister, did you see my cloak?
Bianca: Not I, I see none.
Giuliano: God's life, I have lost it then