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Search phrase: traffic

Plays

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The Comedy of ErrorsCE I.i.15To admit no traffic to our adverse towns.To admit no trafficke to our aduerse townes:
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.164Because this is in traffic of a king.Because this is in Trafficke of a King.
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.230The painful traffic of my tender youth,The painfull traffike of my tender youth
MacbethMac III.v.4To trade and traffic with MacbethTo Trade, and Trafficke with Macbeth,
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.i.12Do overpeer the petty traffickersDo ouer-peere the pettie Traffiquers
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.i.12A merchant of great traffic through the world,A Merchant of great Trafficke through the world:
The TempestTem II.i.151Execute all things. For no kind of trafficExecute all things: For no kinde of Trafficke
Timon of AthensTim I.i.162For since dishonour traffics with man's nature,For since Dishonor Traffickes with mans Nature,
Timon of AthensTim I.i.240Traffic confound thee, if the gods will not!Traffick confound thee, if the Gods will not.
Timon of AthensTim I.i.241If traffic do it, the gods do it.If Trafficke do it, the Gods do it.
Timon of AthensTim I.i.242Traffic's thy god, and thy god confoundTraffickes thy God, & thy God confound
Twelfth NightTN III.iii.35What we took from them, which, for traffic's sake,What we tooke from them, which for Traffiques sake
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iii.23My traffic is sheets; when the kite builds, look to lesserMy Trafficke is sheetes: when the Kite builds, looke to lesser

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.131 Despair to gain doth traffic oft for gaining, Dispaire to gaine doth traffique oft for gaining,
SonnetsSonn.4.9 For having traffic with thyself alone, For hauing traffike with thy selfe alone,

Glossary

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martsell, market, traffic in
passagetraffic, passing to and fro, movement of people
tradetraffic, passage, coming and going
trafficdealings, employment, business
traffictrade, commerce, business, merchandise
traffictraffic in, trade illicitly, pervert
traffictrade, deal, carry on
traffickertrading ship, merchant vessel

Thesaurus

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trafficpassage
traffictrade
traffic inmart
traffic intraffic

Themes and Topics

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Discourse markers... nay more ce i i 16 to admit no traffic to our adverse towns / nay more / if...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
TRAFFICBASICtraffic n, traffic v
TRAFFICPEOPLEtrafficker n

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