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Search phrase: rolling

Plays

 8 result(s). alternate result(s)
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Henry VH5 III.vi.28That stands upon the rolling restless stone – that stands vpon the rolling restlesse Stone.
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.103And with the same to act controlling laws.And with the same to acte controlling Lawes:
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.104When ye first put this dangerous stone a-rolling,When we first put this dangerous stone a rowling,
King JohnKJ II.i.444Two such controlling bounds, shall you be, Kings,Two such controlling bounds shall you be, kings,
King JohnKJ IV.ii.192With wrinkled brows, with nods, with rolling eyes.With wrinkled browes, with nods, with rolling eyes.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.12The poet's eye, in fine frenzy rolling,The Poets eye in a fine frenzy rolling,
Richard IIR2 III.iii.70Controlling majesty. Alack, alack for woeControlling Maiestie: alack, alack, for woe,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.ii.108And in his rolling eyes sits victory,And in his rowling eyes, sits victory,

Poems

 5 result(s).
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The Rape of LucreceLuc.368 Rolling his greedy eyeballs in his head; Rowling his greedie eye-bals in his head.
SonnetsSonn.20.5 An eye more bright than theirs, less false in rolling, An eye more bright then theirs, lesse false in rowling:
SonnetsSonn.20.7 A man in hue, all hues in his controlling, A man in hew all Hews in his controwling,
SonnetsSonn.66.10 And folly (doctor-like) controlling skill, And Folly (Doctor-like) controuling skill,
Venus and AdonisVen.270 Controlling what he was controlled with. Controlling what he was controlled with.

Glossary

 11 result(s).
amblingwalking in an affected way, pretentiously strolling
corrigiblecorrective, controlling, disciplinary
curbcontrolling chain or strap passed under a horse's jaw; check, restraint
fatedfateful, controlling our destiny
FortuneRoman goddess, shown as a woman at a spinning-wheel, or controlling a rudder, and as blind
predominate[astrology] be in the ascendancy, exert a controlling influence
rollingflashing, expressive
swaycontrolling influence, guiding power, direction
tragedianactor, strolling player [not only of tragedy]
weirdcontrolling human fate or destiny, a weird sister was one of the Fates; only with reference to the witches in Macbeth
woldrolling hills, upland

Thesaurus

 16 result(s).
chain, controlling [for a horse]curb
controllingcorrigible
controlling chain or strap [for a horse]curb
controlling destinyfated
controlling fateweird
controlling influencesway
controlling influence, exert apredominate
destiny, controllingfated
hills, rollingwold
influence, controllingsway
influence, exert a controllingpredominate
player, strollingtragedian
pretentiously strollingambling
strap, controlling [for a horse]curb
strolling playertragedian
strolling pretentiouslyambling

Themes and Topics

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a- as a particle...7 a-brewing mv ii v 17 a-rolling h8 v iii 104 a-capering ...
Gods and goddesses... as a woman at a spinning wheel or controlling a rudder and as blind ganymed...

Words Families

 4 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CONTROLBASICcontrolling adj, controlling n
ROLL [move]BASICrolling adj, rolling n

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