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Search phrase: succeed

Plays

 31 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.59Be thou blessed, Bertram, and succeed thy fatherBe thou blest Bertrame and succeed thy father
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.190without bloody succeeding. My master!without bloudie succeeding. My Master?
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.vii.23That downward hath succeeded in his houseThat downward hath succeeded in his house
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.ii.48Not Amurath an Amurath succeeds,Not Amurah, an Amurah succeeds,
Henry VH5 I.ii.39‘ No woman shall succeed in Salic land;’No Woman shall succeed in Salike Land:
Henry VH5 Epil.chorus.10Of France and England, did this King succeed,Of France and England, did this King succeed:
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.v.83Succeeding his father Bolingbroke, did reign,(Succeeding his Father Bullingbrooke) did reigne;
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.ii.52Succeed before the younger, I am king.Succeed before the younger, I am King.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iv.2And after summer evermore succeedsAnd after Summer, euermore succeedes
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.i.146But that the next heir should succeed and reign.But that the next Heire should succeed and reigne.
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.i.227If you be king, why should not I succeed?If you be King, why should not I succeede?
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.ii.94Who should succeed the father but the son?Who should succeede the Father, but the Sonne.
Henry VIIIH8 II.i.112Henry the Seventh succeeding, truly pityingHenry the Seauenth succeeding, truly pittying
Henry VIIIH8 V.v.23And all that shall succeed. Saba was neverAnd all that shall succeed: Saba was neuer
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.6Who next succeeded Phillip le Beau?Who next succeeded Phillip of Bew,
King LearKL I.ii.142I promise you, the effects he writes of succeedI promise you, the effects he writes of, succeede
MacbethMac III.i.63No son of mine succeeding. If it be so,No Sonne of mine succeeding: if't be so,
MacbethMac IV.iii.49.1By him that shall succeed.By him that shall succeede.
MacbethMac IV.iii.155To the succeeding royalty he leavesTo the succeeding Royalty he leaues
Measure for MeasureMM II.iv.123Owe and succeed thy weakness.Owe, and succeed thy weaknesse.
OthelloOth II.i.187.1Succeeds in unknown fate.Succeedes in vnknowne Fate.
OthelloOth V.ii.363For they succeed on you. To you, Lord Governor,For they succeede on you. To you, Lord Gouernor,
PericlesPer I.i.115Yet hope, succeeding from so fair a treeYet hope, succeeding from so faire a tree
PericlesPer I.ii.83Bethought me what was past, what might succeed.Bethought what was past, what might succeed,
PericlesPer I.iv.64That may succeed as his inheritor,That may succcede as his inheritor:
PericlesPer I.iv.104The curse of heaven and men succeed their evils!The Curse of heauen and men succeed their euils:
Richard IIR2 I.iii.20To God, my King, and my succeeding issueTo God, my King, and his succeeding issue,
Richard IIIR3 III.i.71Which, since, succeeding ages have re-edified.Which since, succeeding Ages haue re-edify'd.
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.128Airy succeeders of intestate joys,Ayery succeeders of intestine ioyes,
Richard IIIR3 V.v.30The true succeeders of each royal house,The true Succeeders of each Royall House,
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.43Whom worthily you would have now succeed,Whom (worthily) you would haue now succeede,

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.525 And sung by children in succeeding times. And sung by children in succeeding times.
SonnetsSonn.19.12 For beauty's pattern to succeeding men. For beauties patterne to succeding men.

Glossary

 17 result(s).
carry it (away)[from a falconry term ‘to fly away with the game’] win the day, have the advantage, succeed
fadgesucceed, be suitable, turn out well
goodmake prosper, enable to succeed
goodprosper, succeed, triumph
in terramno woman shall succeed in Salic land
makeperform well, succeed in carrying out
play[fencing] win a game, succeed in a bout
prevailsucceed, win, be victor
prevailsucceed in seduction, have one's way [in a sexual encounter]
speedsurvive, succeed, prosper
succeedfollow on, ensue, come after
succeedinherit, come into possession of, be heir to
succeedproceed, result, issue naturally
succeedpass through inheritance, devolve
succeedingconsequence, result, outcome
successfullylikely to succeed
successivenext in descent, legitimate, succeeding

Thesaurus

 14 result(s).
bout, succeed in a [in fencing]play
likely to succeedsuccessfully
seduction, succeed inprevail
succeedcarry it (away)
succeedfadge
succeedgood
succeedprevail
succeedspeed
succeed in a boutplay
succeed in carrying outmake
succeed in seductionprevail
succeed, enable togood
succeed, likely tosuccessfully
succeedingsuccessive

Themes and Topics

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Latin... succedant (h5 i ii 38) no woman shall succeed in salic land intrate filii (tnk iii ...
...(v ) h5 i ii 38 succedo [they] succeed sufficit (v ) lll v i 1 ...

Words Families

 9 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SUCCEEDBASICsucceed v, succeeding adj, succeeding n, success n, successful adj, successfully adv, succession n, successive adj, successively adv

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