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Search phrase: purge

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 35 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC I.iii.53And quietness, grown sick of rest, would purgeAnd quietnesse growne sicke of rest, would purge
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xiv.124Would not be purged, she sent you word she was dead;Would not be purg'd, she sent you word she was dead:
CoriolanusCor V.vi.8To purge himself with words. Dispatch.To purge himselfe with words. Dispatch.
HamletHam I.v.13Are burnt and purged away. But that I am forbidAre burnt and purg'd away? But that I am forbid
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.ii.20As well as I am doubtless I can purgeAs well as I am doubtlesse I can purge
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.iv.163grow less, for I'll purge, and leave sack, and livegrow lesse? For Ile purge, and leaue Sacke, and liue
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.i.65And purge th' obstructions which begin to stopAnd purge th' obstructions, which begin to stop
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.124Now, neighbour confines, purge you of your scum!Now neighbor-Confines, purge you of your Scum:
Henry VH5 II.ii.136And but in purged judgement trusting neither?And but in purged iudgement trusting neither,
Henry VH5 IV.ii.27To purge this field of such a hilding foe,To purge this field of such a hilding Foe;
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.135Whereof you cannot easily purge yourself.Whereof you cannot easily purge your selfe.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.iii.23And from his bosom purge this black despair.And from his bosome purge this blacke dispaire.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.vi.88And then, to purge his fear, I'll be thy death.And then to purge his feare, Ile be thy death.
Henry VIIIH8 V.i.102You cannot with such freedom purge yourselfYou cannot with such freedome purge your selfe,
Julius CaesarJC II.i.180We shall be called purgers, not murderers.We shall be call'd Purgers, not Murderers.
Julius CaesarJC II.i.266And tempt the rheumy and unpurged air,And tempt the Rhewmy, and vnpurged Ayre,
King JohnKJ II.i.372Be by some certain king purged and deposed.Be by some certaine king, purg'd and depos'd.
King JohnKJ III.i.239And shall these hands, so lately purged of blood,And shall these hands so lately purg'd of bloud?
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.811Hence euer then, my heart is in thy brest. / Ber. And what to me my Loue? and what to me? / Ros. You must be purged too, your sins are rack'd. / You are attaint with faults and periurie: / Therefore if you my fauor meane to get, / A tweluemonth shall you spend, and neuer rest, / But seeke the wearie beds of people sicke.
MacbethMac III.iv.75Ere humane statute purged the gentle weal;Ere humane Statute purg'd the gentle Weale:
MacbethMac V.ii.28And with him pour we in our country's purgeAnd with him poure we in our Countries purge,
MacbethMac V.iii.52And purge it to a sound and pristine health,And purge it to a sound and pristine Health,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.i.151And I will purge thy mortal grossness soAnd I will purge thy mortall grossenesse so,
PericlesPer II.i.46We would purge the land of theseWe would purge the land of these
Richard IIR2 I.i.153Let's purge this choler without letting blood.Let's purge this choller without letting blood:
Richard IIIR3 II.i.9By heaven, my soul is purged from grudging hate,By heauen, my soule is purg'd from grudging hate
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.191Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes;Being purg'd, a fire sparkling in Louers eyes,
Romeo and JulietRJ I.v.107Thus from my lips, by thine my sin is purged.Thus from my lips, by thine my sin is purg'd.
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.226And here I stand, both to impeach and purgeAnd heere I stand both to impeach and purge
Twelfth NightTN I.i.21Methought she purged the air of pestilence.Me thought she purg'd the ayre of pestilence;
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.48Thou purger of the earth, draw thy feared swordThou purger of the earth, draw thy feard Sword
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.ii.23To get the soldier work, that peace might purgeTo get the Soldier worke, that peace might purge
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.38Honest as either, to purge him of that humour(Honest, as either;) to purge him of that humor,
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.759aboard a new ship, to purge melancholy and air himself:aboord a new Ship, to purge Melancholy, and ayre himselfe:
The Winter's TaleWT V.i.168Purge all infection from our air whilst youPurge all Infection from our Ayre, whilest you

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1078 Shall gush pure streams to purge my impure tale.’ Shal gush pure streams to purge my impure tale.
SonnetsSonn.118.4 We sicken to shun sickness when we purge, We sicken to shun sicknesse when we purge.

Glossary

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purgeexude, discharge, void
purgemake up for, be rid [of], compensate
purgecleanse, purify, get rid of impurities [in]
purgerepent, atone
purgeexpel, get rid of, flush out
purgepurging, cleansing, flushing out of evil
purgeclear, excuse, exonerate
purgedpurified, refined, clarified
purgerhealer, cleanser, purifier
unpurgednot cleansed, unpurified [by the sun]

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
PURGEBASICpurgation n, purgative adj, purge n, purge v, purged adj, purging adj, purging n
PURGEPEOPLEpurger n
PURGEPLACEpurgatory n
PURGENOTunpurged adj
UNPURGEDBASICsee PURGE

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