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Search phrase: relent

Plays

 23 result(s). alternate result(s)
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Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.109My sighs and tears and will not once relent?My sighes and teares, and will not once relent?
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.133For shame, my lord of Winchester, relent;For shame my Lord of Winchester relent;
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.iii.59Or nature makes me suddenly relent.Or Nature makes me suddenly relent.
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.59Will nothing turn your unrelenting hearts?Will nothing turne your vnrelenting hearts?
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.227With sorrow snares relenting passengers;With sorrow snares relenting passengers;
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.iv.17And could it not enforce them to relent,And could it not inforce them to relent,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.vii.110And therefore yet relent and save my life.And therefore yet relent, and saue my life.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.viii.10What say ye, countrymen, will ye relentWhat say ye Countrimen, will ye relent
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.i.58Of unrelenting Clifford and the Queen,Of vn-relenting Clifford, and the Queene:
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.181So be thy noble unrelenting heartSo be thy noble vnrelenting heart,
Measure for MeasureMM II.ii.3His pleasure; maybe he'll relent. Alas,His pleasure, may be he will relent; alas
Measure for MeasureMM II.ii.124O, to him, to him, wench; he will relent.Oh, to him, to him wench: he will relent,
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.232relents not.relents not.
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.iii.15To shake the head, relent, and sigh, and yieldTo shake the head, relent, and sigh, and yeeld
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.29I do relent. What wouldst thou more of man?I doe relent: what would thou more of man?
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.91Relent, sweet Hermia; and, Lysander, yieldRelent sweet Hermia, and Lysander, yeelde
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.259.2Relent, and save your souls.Relent, and saue your soules:
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.265Relent? No: 'tis cowardly and womanish.Relent? no: 'Tis cowardly and womanish.
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.266Not to relent is beastly, savage, devilish!Not to relent, is beastly, sauage, diuellish:
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.431Relenting fool, and shallow, changing woman!Relenting Foole, and shallow-changing Woman.
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.141As unrelenting flint to drops of rain.As vnrelenting flint to drops of raine.
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.165But fierce Andronicus would not relent.But fierce Andronicus would not relent,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.124And not relent, or not compassion him?And not relent, or not compassion him?

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1829 In such relenting dew of lamentations, In such relenting dew of Lamentations,
Venus and AdonisVen.200 Nay, more than flint, for stone at rain relenteth. Nay more then flint, for stone at raine relenteth:

Glossary

 6 result(s).
inexecrableinexorable, unmoveable, relentless; or: execrable, accursed, damnable
inexorablemerciless, relentlessly severe
relentyield, give way, give up
relentingsoft-hearted, sympathetic, pitying
strictharsh, cruel, unrelenting
wreakfulvengeful, retributive; relentless

Thesaurus

 4 result(s).
relentlessinexecrable
relentlesswreakful
severe, relentlesslyinexorable
unrelentingstrict

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
RELENTBASICrelent v, relenting adj
RELENTNOTunrelenting adj
UNRELENTINGBASICsee RELENT

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