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Search phrase: mure

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.ix.30Demurely wake the sleepers. Let us bear himdemurely wake the sleepers: / Let vs beare him
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iii.89There's never none of these demure boys come to anyThere's neuer any of these demure Boyes come to any
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iv.119Hath wrought the mure that should confine it inHath wrought the Mure, that should confine it in,
Henry VH5 IV.chorus.2When creeping murmur and the poring darkWhen creeping Murmure and the poring Darke
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.167To me should utter, with demure confidenceTo me, should vtter, with demure Confidence,
Henry VIIIH8 II.ii.129That's Christian care enough. For living murmurersThat's Christian care enough: for liuing Murmurers,
Julius CaesarJC I.i.1.1Enter Flavius, Marullus, and certain commoners overEnter Flauius, Murellus, and certaine Commoners ouer
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.1.4Marullus and FlaviusMurellus and Flauius.
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.178The prisoner of immured dark constraint,The prisoner of emured darke constraint,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.v.5Murmur no wonted greeting to their shores.Murmure no wonted greeting to their shores,
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.122enfreedoming thy person. Thou wert immured,Enfreedoming thy person: thou wert emured,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.304Lives not alone immured in the brain,Liues not alone emured in the braine:
Measure for MeasureMM IV.i.27He hath a garden circummured with brick,He hath a Garden circummur'd with Bricke,
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.179Wear prayer books in my pocket, look demurely,Weare prayer bookes in my pocket, looke demurely,
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.vii.52Or shall I think in silver she's immured,Or shall I thinke in Siluer she's immur'd
OthelloOth IV.iii.42The fresh streams ran by her and murmured her moans;The fresh Streames ran by her, and murmur'd her moanes
Richard IIIR3 IV.i.99Whom envy hath immured within your walls – Whom Enuie hath immur'd within your Walls,
Troilus and CressidaTC prologue.8To ransack Troy, within whose strong immuresTo ransacke Troy, within whose strong emures
Twelfth NightTN I.ii.32And then 'twas fresh in murmur – as you know,And then 'twas fresh in murmure (as you know
Twelfth NightTN II.v.52after a demure travel of regard – telling them I know myafter a demure trauaile of regard: telling them I knowe my
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.vii.25The current that with gentle murmur glides,The Current that with gentle murmure glides

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1219 Her mistress she doth give demure good-morrow Her mistresse shee doth giue demure good morrow,
SonnetsSonn.84.3 In whose confine immured is the store, In whose confine immured is the store,
Venus and AdonisVen.1194 Means to immure herself and not be seen. Meanes to immure her selfe, and not beseen.

Glossary

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circummuredwalled around
demurelook demurely, gaze decorously
demuregrave, serious, sober, solemn
demurelygently, in a subdued way; or: solemnly
emurewall
immurewall
immuredwalled up, enclosed, confined
mural[disputed reading: mure all] wall
murewall
sobersedate, staid, demure, grave

Thesaurus

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demuresober
demurely lookdemure
look demurelydemure

Themes and Topics

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Functional shift...at cravens my weak hand   demure* ac iv xv 29 your wife shall ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CIRCUMMUREDBASICcircummured adj
DEMUREBASICdemure adj, demure v, demurely adv
IMMUREBASICimmure n, immure v, immured adj, mure n
MUREBASICsee IMMURE
MURMURPEOPLEmurmurer n

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