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Search phrase: ravish

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.245rapes and ravishments he parallels Nessus. He professesrapes and rauishments he paralels Nessus. Hee professes
CoriolanusCor IV.v.234may be said to be a ravisher, so it cannot be denied butmay be saide to be a Rauisher, so it cannot be denied, but
CoriolanusCor IV.vi.82You have holp to ravish your own daughters andYou haue holp to rauish your owne daughters, &
CymbelineCym III.v.139my back, will I ravish her: first kill him, and in hermy backe wil I rauish her: first kill him, and in her
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.204With ravishing division to her lute.With rauishing Diuision to her Lute.
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.v.15Able to ravish any dull conceit;Able to rauish any dull conceit.
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.32Her sight did ravish, but her grace in speech,Her sight did rauish, but her grace in Speech,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.viii.28burdens, take your houses over your heads, ravish yourburthens, take your houses ouer your heads, rauish your
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.120Almost with ravished listening, could not findAlmost with rauish'd listning, could not finde
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.79Beguile and ravish soft and human minds!Beguild and rauish soft and humane myndes.
King LearKL III.vii.38These hairs which thou dost ravish from my chinThese haires which thou dost rauish from my chin
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.165Doth ravish like enchanting harmony;Doth rauish like inchanting harmonie:
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.75And younger hearings are quite ravished,And yonger hearings are quite rauished.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.258Should ravish doters with a false aspect;Should rauish doters with a false aspect:
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.324O, then his lines would ravish savage earsO then his lines would rauish sauage eares,
MacbethMac II.i.55With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his designWith Tarquins rauishing sides, towards his designe
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.78From Perigenia, whom he ravished,From Peregenia, whom he rauished?
Much Ado About NothingMA II.iii.56Now, divine air! Now is his soul ravished! IsNow diuine aire, now is his soule rauisht, is
PericlesPer Chorus.III.35Y-ravished the regions round,Iranyshed the regions round,
PericlesPer IV.i.103Whom they have ravished must by me be slain.Whome they haue rauisht, must by mee be slaine.
PericlesPer IV.vi.5get her ravished or be rid of her. When she shouldget her rauished, or be rid of her, when she should
PericlesPer IV.vi.11Faith, I must ravish her, or she'll disfurnish usFaith I must rauish her, or shee'le disfurnish vs
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.338Ravish our daughters? (Drum afar off) Hark! I hear their drum.Rauish our daughters? Drum afarre off / Hearke, I heare their Drumme,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iv.1.3and ravishedand rausht.
Titus AndronicusTit II.iv.2Who 'twas that cut thy tongue and ravished thee.Who t'was that cut thy tongue and rauisht thee.
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.52Ravished and wronged, as Philomela was,Rauisht and wrong'd as Philomela was?
Titus AndronicusTit V.i.92They cut thy sister's tongue and ravished her,They cut thy Sisters tongue, and rauisht her,
Titus AndronicusTit V.i.129Ravish a maid or plot the way to do it,Rauish a Maid, or plot the way to do it,
Titus AndronicusTit V.ii.103Good Rapine, stab him: he is a ravisher.Good Rapine stab him, he is a Rauisher.
Titus AndronicusTit V.iii.52What, was she ravished? Tell who did the deed.What was she rauisht? tell who did the deed,
Titus AndronicusTit V.iii.56They ravished her and cut away her tongue,They rauisht her, and cut away her tongue,
Titus AndronicusTit V.iii.98And they it were that ravished our sister.And they it were that rauished our Sister,
Troilus and CressidaTC prologue.9The ravished Helen, Menelaus' queen,The rauish'd Helen, Menelaus Queene,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.76Ravished our sides, like age must run to rust,Bravishd our sides, like age must run to rust,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.315.1And seek to ravish me!And seeke to ravish me.

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Passionate PilgrimPP.8.6 Upon the lute doth ravish human sense; Vpon the Lute, dooth rauish humane sense,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.a24 chamber, violently ravished her, and early in the morning Chamber, violently rauisht her, and early in the morning
The Rape of LucreceLuc.430 In bloody death and ravishment delighting, In bloudy death and rauishment delighting;
The Rape of LucreceLuc.770 With close-tongued treason and the ravisher! With close-tong'd treason & the rauisher.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.778 ‘ With rotten damps ravish the morning air; With rotten damps rauish the morning aire,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.888 Thou ravisher, thou traitor, thou false thief, Thou rauisher, thou traytor, thou false theefe,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1128 ‘ Come, Philomel, that sing'st of ravishment, Come Philomele that sing'st of rauishment,

Glossary

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enforcerape, violate, ravish
enforcedviolated, assaulted, ravished
forcerape, violate, ravish
ransackedviolated, ravished, plundered
ravishsnatch from, tear from
ravishentrance, enrapture, carry away with joy
ravishseize, despoil, corrupt
ravishedabducted, carried off by force
TarquinTarquinius Superbus, seventh king of Rome, 6th-c BC; also his son, Sextus Tarquinius, the ravisher of Lucrece

Thesaurus

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ravishenforce
ravishforce
ravishedenforced
ravishedransacked

Themes and Topics

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Archaisms...udas i am yclept maccabaeus y-ravished entrance enrapture carry away wi...
...s that pericles is a king] this / y-ravished the regions round y-slacked ...
Classical mythology...mmering night / from perigenia whom he ravished daughter of a robber sinnis love...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
RAVISHBASICravish v, ravished adj, ravishing adj, ravishment n
RAVISHPEOPLEravisher n

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