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Search phrase: suitor

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All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.151To bring forth this discovery. Seek these suitors.To bring forth this discou'rie, seeke these sutors:
Antony and CleopatraAC II.i.4Whiles we are suitors to their throne, decaysWhiles we are sutors to their Throne, decayes
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.399at him; that I drave my suitor from his mad humour ofat him; that I draue my Sutor from his mad humor of
CoriolanusCor I.i.58say poor suitors have strong breaths. They shall knowsay poore Suters haue strong breaths, they shal know
CoriolanusCor V.iii.78.1Are suitors to you.Are Sutors to you.
CymbelineCym I.vii.2A foolish suitor to a wedded lady,A Foolish Suitor to a Wedded-Lady,
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.i.125I will not be your suitor. I say to you I do desireI will not be your sutor. I say to you, I desire
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.i.19No humble suitors press to speak for right,No humble suters prease to speake for right:
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.9Nay, we must longer kneel: I am a suitor.Nay, we must longer kneele; I am a Suitor.
Julius CaesarJC II.iii.11And as a suitor will I give him this.And as a Sutor will I giue him this:
Julius CaesarJC II.iv.15What Caesar doth, what suitors press to him.What Casar doth, what Sutors presse to him.
Julius CaesarJC II.iv.35Of senators, of praetors, common suitors,Of Senators, of Praetors, common Sutors,
Julius CaesarJC III.i.227And am moreover suitor that I mayAnd am moreouer sutor, that I may
King LearKL III.ii.84No heretics burned but wenches' suitors – No Heretiques burn'd, but wenches Sutors;
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.34Like humble-visaged suitors, his high will.Like humble visag'd suters his high will.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.i.109.1Who is the suitor? Who is the suitor?Who is the shooter? Who is the shooter?
Measure for MeasureMM II.ii.27I am a woeful suitor to your honour,I am a wofull Sutor to your Honour,
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.34She hath been a suitor to me for her brother,She hath bin a suitor to me, for her Brother
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.i.169Renowned suitors, and her sunny locksRenowned sutors, and her sunny locks
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.ii.32your affection towards any of these princely suitors thatyour affection towards any of these Princely suters that
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.121have been troubled with a pernicious suitor! I thankhaue beene troubled with a pernitious Suter, I thanke
OthelloOth II.i.154See suitors following and not look behind:See Suitors following, and not looke behind:
OthelloOth III.i.47And needs no other suitor but his likingsAnd needs no other Suitor, but his likings
OthelloOth III.iii.42I have been talking with a suitor here,I haue bin talking with a Suitor heere,
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.64And not provoked by any suitor else,(And not prouok'd by any Sutor else)
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.i.46.2Bianca; Gremio, a pantaloon, and Hortensio, suitorBianca, Gremio a Pantelowne, Hortentio sister
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.i.181Because she will not be annoyed with suitors.Because she will not be annoy'd with suters.
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.120Suitors to her and rivals in my love,Suters to her, and riuals in my Loue:
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.227Are you a suitor to the maid you talk of, yea or no?Are you a sutor to the Maid you talke of, yea or no?
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.240She may more suitors have and me for one.She may more sutors haue, and me for one.
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.258Her father keeps from all access of suitors,Her father keepes from all accesse of sutors,
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.269And since you do profess to be a suitor,And since you do professe to be a sutor,
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.8Of all thy suitors here I charge thee tellOf all thy sutors heere I charge tel
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.90Do make myself a suitor to your daughter,Do make my selfe as utor to your daughter,
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.327I am your neighbour, and was suitor first.I am your neighbour, and was suter first.
Timon of AthensTim I.i.98.2courteously to every suitor; a Messenger fromcurteously to euery Sutor.
Timon of AthensTim III.v.7I am an humble suitor to your virtues;I am an humble Sutor to your Vertues;
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.47Dismiss your followers, and, as suitors should,Dismisse your Followers, and as Suters should,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.i.130My master sues to her; and she hath taught her suitor,My Master sues to her: and she hath taught her Sutor,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.188I should be such a suitor; yet I thinkI should be such a Suitour; yet I thinke
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.i.114By bleeding must be cured. I am a suitorBy bleeding must be cur'd. I am a Suitour,
The Winter's TaleWT V.iii.109.1Is she become the suitor?Is she become the Suitor?

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.6 And like a bold-faced suitor 'gins to woo him. And like a bold fac'd suter ginnes to woo him.

Glossary

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Atalantafleet-footed huntress who swore only to marry the suitor who could outrace her; those she defeated, she killed
clientsuitor at law
courtpay court, play the suitor [to]
friendlover, sweetheart, suitor
PenelopeUlysses' wife, who waited 20 years for his return from Troy; she told suitors she had to finish weaving a shroud for Ulysses' father before she could remarry, and undid the work each night
pretenderclaimant, suitor, wooer
suepay court, act as a suitor
suitorpetitioner, supplicant, entreater
Ulysses[pron: yoo'liseez] son of Laertes, who fought for 10 years in the Trojan War; on his return to Ithaca, he killed the suitors of his wife Penelope

Thesaurus

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law, suitor at client
suitorpretender
suitorfriend
suitor at lawclient
suitor, act as asue
suitor, play thecourt

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology...ed huntress who swore only to marry the suitor who could outrace her those she defeat...
... for his return from troy she told her suitors she had to finish weaving a shroud for...
...is return to ithaca he slaughtered the suitors who were besieging his wife penelope ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SUIT [request]PEOPLEsuitor n

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