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Search phrase: impress

Plays

 24 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.128Where love's strong passion is impressed in youth:Where loues strong passion is imprest in youth,
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.47Where, the impression of mine eye infixing,Where the impression of mine eye enfixing,
Antony and CleopatraAC III.vii.36Engrossed by swift impress. In Caesar's fleetIngrost by swift Impresse. In Casars Fleete,
As You Like ItAYL III.v.23The cicatrice and capable impressureThe Cicatrice and capable impressure
CoriolanusCor V.iii.51Of thy deep duty more impression showOf thy deepe duty, more impression shew
CoriolanusCor V.vi.108Who wears my stripes impressed upon him, thatWho weares my stripes imprest vpon him, that
HamletHam I.i.75Why such impress of shipwrights, whose sore taskWhy such impresse of Ship-wrights, whose sore Taske
HamletHam V.ii.52Subscribed it, gave't th' impression, placed it safely,Subscrib'd it, gau't th' impression, plac't it safely,
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.i.21We are impressed and engaged to fight – We are impressed and ingag'd to fight,
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.ii.162That carries no impression like the dam.That carryes no impression like the Damme.
King LearKL V.iii.51And turn our impressed lances in our eyesAnd turne our imprest Launces in our eies
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.222His heart, like an agate with your print impressed.His hart like an Agot with your print impressed,
MacbethMac IV.i.94Who can impress the forest, bid the treeWho can impresse the Forrest, bid the Tree
MacbethMac V.vi.49With thy keen sword impress as make me bleed.With thy keene Sword impresse, as make me bleed:
Measure for MeasureMM II.iv.101Th' impression of keen whips I'd wear as rubies,Th' impression of keene whips, I'ld weare as Rubies,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.32And stolen the impression of her fantasy.And stolne the impression of her fantasie,
Richard IIR2 III.i.25Razed out my imprese, leaving me no signRaz'd out my Impresse, leauing me no signe,
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.63Such terrible impression made my dream.Such terrible Impression made my Dreame.
Timon of AthensTim V.iv.68With wax I brought away, whose soft impressionWith wax I brought away: whose soft Impression
Troilus and CressidaTC II.i.97the voluntary, and you as under an impress.the voluntary, and you as vnder an Impresse.
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.131Wherein my sword had not impressure madeWherein my sword had not impressure made
Twelfth NightTN II.v.92impressure her Lucrece, with which she uses to seal.impressure her Lucrece, with which she vses to seale:
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iv.200Bears no impression of the thing it was.Beares no impression of the thing it was.)
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.ii.6This weak impress of love is as a figureThis weake impresse of Loue, is as a figure

Poems

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A Lover's ComplaintLC.267 ‘ When thou impressest, what are precepts worth When thou impressest what are precepts worth
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1242 The weak oppressed, the impression of strange kinds The weake opprest, th'impression of strange kindes
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1712 The face, that map which deep impression bears The face, that map which deepe impression beares
SonnetsSonn.112.1 Your love and pity doth th' impression fill, YOur loue and pittie doth th'impression fill,
Venus and AdonisVen.566 And yields at last to every light impression? And yeelds at last to euerie light impression?

Glossary

 31 result(s).
aptimpressionable, susceptible
beliefopinion, awareness, impression
bravefine, excellent, splendid, impressive
comptiblesensitive, thin-skinned, impressionable
conceptionthinking, impression, suspicion
dintimpression, force, mark
formimprinted shape, impressed image
impressconscription, enforced service
impressconscript, enlist, force into service
impressimpression, stamp, sense
impressimprint, engrave, stamp [as by a seal]
impressedconscripted, forced to enlist
impressionindentation, depth of presence
impressionshape, resemblance, appearance
impressureimprint, impression, indentation, stamp
largegrandiose, impressive sounding
likebe impressed [by], make a choice
mincesuggest by walking pretentiously, give an affected impression of
mockingimitation, representation, impression
persuasionbelief, impression, understanding
pressimpress [as a stamp on a coin], imprint, mark
pressureimpression, stamp, image
printimprint, image, stamped impression
putimpress, urge
solemnimpressive, breathtaking, awe-inspiring
stamppress, impress, coin
stampimpression, mark, imprint
stampcoin, impression [of the monarch's head] made on a coin
stampmake an impression of, mint, conceive
supposesupposition, belief, impression
takemake an impression

Thesaurus

 28 result(s).
affected impression, give anmince
image, impressedform
impressput
impressstamp
impress [as a stamp on a coin]press
impressed imageform
impressed, belike
impressionbelief
impressionconception
impressiondint
impressionimpress
impressionimpressure
impressionmocking
impressionpersuasion
impressionpressure
impressionstamp
impressionsuppose
impression made on a coinstamp
impression, give an affectedmince
impression, make anstamp
impression, make antake
impression, stampedprint
impressionableapt
impressionablecomptible
impressivebrave
impressivesolemn
impressive soundinglarge
stamped impressionprint

Themes and Topics

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Negatives... feste attempting to impress orsino with some complex word-play obs...
Classical mythology...gainst pythias&rsquo return dionysus impressed by their friendship pardoned pythias...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...brave (adj ) fine excellent splendid impressive ayl iii iv 36 [celia to rosalind o...

Words Families

 11 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
IMPRESS [enlist]BASICsee PRESS
IMPRESS [imprint]BASICimprese n, impress n, impress v, impression n, impressure n
PRESSCONSCRIPTIONimpress n, impress v, impressed adj
PRESSIMAGEimpress n, impress v

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