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Search phrase: controlling

Plays

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Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.103And with the same to act controlling laws.And with the same to acte controlling Lawes:
King JohnKJ II.i.444Two such controlling bounds, shall you be, Kings,Two such controlling bounds shall you be, kings,
Richard IIR2 III.iii.70Controlling majesty. Alack, alack for woeControlling Maiestie: alack, alack, for woe,

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.20.7 A man in hue, all hues in his controlling, A man in hew all Hews in his controwling,
SonnetsSonn.66.10 And folly (doctor-like) controlling skill, And Folly (Doctor-like) controuling skill,
Venus and AdonisVen.270 Controlling what he was controlled with. Controlling what he was controlled with.

Glossary

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corrigiblecorrective, controlling, disciplinary
curbcontrolling chain or strap passed under a horse's jaw; check, restraint
fatedfateful, controlling our destiny
FortuneRoman goddess, shown as a woman at a spinning-wheel, or controlling a rudder, and as blind
predominate[astrology] be in the ascendancy, exert a controlling influence
swaycontrolling influence, guiding power, direction
weirdcontrolling human fate or destiny, a weird sister was one of the Fates; only with reference to the witches in Macbeth

Thesaurus

 11 result(s).
chain, controlling [for a horse]curb
controllingcorrigible
controlling chain or strap [for a horse]curb
controlling destinyfated
controlling fateweird
controlling influencesway
controlling influence, exert apredominate
destiny, controllingfated
influence, controllingsway
influence, exert a controllingpredominate
strap, controlling [for a horse]curb

Themes and Topics

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Gods and goddesses...nted as a woman at a spinning wheel or controlling a rudder and as blind ganymed...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CONTROLBASICcontrolling adj, controlling n

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