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Search phrase: spright

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.75With sprightly fire and motion; whose simple touchWith sprightly fire and motion, whose simple touch
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.vii.16Once for thy sprightly comfort, and tenfoldOnce for thy sprightly comfort, and ten-fold
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xiv.52And with our sprightly port make the ghosts gaze:And with our sprightly Port make the Ghostes gaze:
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.ii.199We talk with goblins, owls, and sprites.We talke with Goblins, Owles and Sprights; 
CoriolanusCor IV.v.229peace as far as day does night. It's spritely walking,peace as farre as day do's night: It's sprightly walking,
CymbelineCym II.iii.138.2I am sprited with a fool,I am sprighted with a Foole,
CymbelineCym III.vii.47.1Be sprightly, for you fall 'mongst friends.Be sprightly, for you fall 'mongst Friends.
CymbelineCym V.v.429Appeared to me, with other spritely showsAppear'd to me, with other sprightly shewes
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.335Mortimer, and old Northumberland, and that sprightlyMortimer, and old Northumberland, and the sprightly
King JohnKJ IV.ii.177Spoke like a sprightful noble gentleman!Spoke like a sprightfull Noble Gentleman.
MacbethMac II.iii.76As from your graves rise up and walk like spritesAs from your Graues rise vp, and walke like Sprights,
MacbethMac III.v.27Shall raise such artificial spritesShall raise such Artificiall Sprights,
MacbethMac IV.i.126Come, sisters, cheer we up his spritesCome Sisters, cheere we vp his sprights,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iv.23A softly-sprighted man, is he not?A softly-sprighted man, is he not?
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.371Every one lets forth his spriteEuery one lets forth his spright,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.383Every elf and fairy spriteEuerie Elfe and Fairie spright,
Richard IIR2 I.iii.3The Duke of Norfolk, sprightfully and bold,The Duke of Norfolke, sprightfully and bold,
The TempestTem I.ii.380And, sweet sprites, the burden bear.and sweete Sprights beare the burthen.
The TempestTem II.ii.114These be fine things, an if they be not sprites.These be fine things, and if they be not sprights:
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.ii.30Of all this sprightly sharpness not a smile.Of all this sprightly sharpenes, not a smile;
The Winter's TaleWT II.i.26.1Of sprites and goblins.of Sprights, and Goblins.
The Winter's TaleWT II.i.28To fright me with your sprites. You're powerful at it.To fright me with your Sprights: you're powrefull at it.
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.53Address yourself to entertain them sprightly,Addresse your selfe to entertaine them sprightly,

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Venus and AdonisVen.181 And now Adonis, with a lazy spright, And now Adonis with a lazie sprite,

Glossary

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briskybrisk, lively, sprightly
deliverlynimbly, lightly, sprightly
pertlively, brisk, sprightly
softly-sprightedmild-tempered, gentle-spirited
sprightspirit, ghost, supernatural being
sprightfulspirited, animated, lively
sprightfullyspiritedly, in a lively manner
sprightingactivities as a spirit
sprightlycheerful, light-hearted, bright
sprightlyghostly, spectral, supernatural
sprightlycheerfully, merrily, in a lively way

Thesaurus

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sprightlybrisky
sprightlydeliverly
sprightlypert

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SOFTMINDsoftly-sprighted adj
SPRIGHTBASICspright n, sprightful adj, sprightfully adj, sprighting n, sprightly adj, sprightly adv, sprite n, sprite v, spritely adj, spritely adv, spriting n
SPRIGHTMINDsoftly-sprighted adj
SPRITEBASICsee SPRIGHT

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