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Search phrase: infant

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 36 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.144His Acts being seven ages. At first the infant,His Acts being seuen ages. At first the Infant,
CoriolanusCor II.i.35single. Your abilities are too infant-like for doingsingle: your abilities are to Infant-like, for dooing
HamletHam I.iii.39The canker galls the infants of the springThe Canker Galls, the Infants of the Spring
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.249‘ Look, when his infant fortune came to age,’Looke when his infant Fortune came to age,
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.ii.113This infant warrior, in his enterprisesThis Infant Warrior, in his Enterprises,
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.i.210As he is striking, holds his infant up,As he is striking, holds his Infant vp,
Henry VH5 III.iii.14Your fresh fair virgins, and your flowering infants.Your fresh faire Virgins, and your flowring Infants.
Henry VH5 III.iii.38Your naked infants spitted upon pikes,Your naked Infants spitted vpon Pykes,
Henry VH5 Epil.chorus.9Henry the Sixth, in infant bands crowned KingHenry the Sixt, in Infant Bands crown'd King
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.16As very infants prattle of thy pride.As very Infants prattle of thy pride.
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.ii.57Meet I an infant of the house of York,Meet I an infant of the house of Yorke,
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.vii.1.3the infant prince, and attendantsand Attendants.
Henry VIIIH8 V.v.17This royal infant – heaven still move about her! – This Royall Infant, Heauen still moue about her;
Henry VIIIH8 V.v.48That were the servants to this chosen infant,That were the Seruants to this chosen Infant,
Julius CaesarJC I.i.40Your infants in your arms, and there have satYour Infants in your Armes, and there haue sate
Julius CaesarJC III.i.268Their infants quartered with the hands of war,Their Infants quartered with the hands of Warre:
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.421No marvel though the lep'rous infant die,No maruell though the leprous infant dye,
King JohnKJ II.i.97Outfaced infant state, and done a rapeOut-faced Infant State, and done a rape
King JohnKJ III.iv.132That whiles warm life plays in that infant's veinsThat whiles warme life playes in that infants veines,
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.101That bites the first-born infants of the spring.That bites the first borne infants of the Spring.
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.ii.90Define, define, well-educated infant.Define, define, well educated infant.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.76All hid, all hid – an old infant play.All hid, all hid, an old infant play,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.i.62Thou disputes like an infant. Go, whip thyThou disputes like an Infant: goe whip thy
PericlesPer III.i.41Of this poor infant, this fresh new seafarer,Of this poore Infant, this fresh new sea-farer,
PericlesPer III.iii.15The infant of your care, beseeching youThe infant of your care, beseeching you
Richard IIR2 I.iii.133Draws the sweet infant-breath of gentle sleep,
Richard IIR2 II.iii.66Which till my infant fortune comes to yearsWhich till my infant-fortune comes to yeeres,
Richard IIIR3 II.i.73More than the infant that is born tonight.More then the Infant that is borne to night:
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.16Hath dimmed your infant morn to aged night.Hath dim'd your Infant morne, to Aged night.
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.363Too deep and dead, poor infants, in their graves.Too deepe and dead (poore Infants) in their graues,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iii.19Within the infant rind of this weak flowerWithin the infant rin'd of this weake flower,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.85And arm the minds of infants to exclaims.And arme the mindes of infants to exclaimes.
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.ii.6.1As infants' empty of all thought!As Infants empty of all thought.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.iii.21That have sod their infants in – and after ate them – That have sod their Infants in (and after eate them)
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.69Even since it could speak, from an infant, freelyEuen since it could speake, from an Infant, freely,
The Winter's TaleWT V.i.44Did perish with the infant. 'Tis your counselDid perish with the Infant. 'Tis your councell,

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1096 Old woes, not infant sorrows, bear them mild. Old woes, not infant sorrowes beare them milde,
SonnetsSonn.143.8 Not prizing her poor infant's discontent; Not prizing her poore infants discontent;
Venus and AdonisVen.562 Or like the froward infant stilled with dandling. Or like the froward infant stild with dandling:
Venus and AdonisVen.942 Mistakes that aim, and cleaves an infant's heart. Mistakes that aime, and cleaues an infants hart.

Glossary

 6 result(s).
afootin foot-soldiers, by way of infantry
footfoot-soldiers, infantry
footmanfoot-soldier, infantryman
infantyoung plant [figurative use]
Limbodomain on the border of hell believed to contain the souls of unbaptised infants and of just people born before Christ
swathswathing in infant clothes, swaddling-clothes

Thesaurus

 5 result(s).
infant clothes, swathing in swath
infantryfoot
infantry, by way ofafoot
infantrymanfootman
swathing in infant clothesswath

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology... absyrtus 2h6 v ii 59 [of an infant] into as many gobbets will i cut it / a...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples...hell containing the souls of unbaptised infants and of those just people born before c...

Words Families

 7 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BREATHTYPEinfant-breath n
INFANTBASICinfancy n, infant adj, infant n, infant-like adj
INFANTACTIONinfant-breath n
LIKE [similar]CHILDinfant-like adj

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