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Search phrase: surfeit

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All's Well That Ends WellAW III.i.18That surfeit on their ease will day by dayThat surfet on their ease, will day by day
Antony and CleopatraAC I.iv.27Full surfeits and the dryness of his bonesFull surfets, and the drinesse of his bones,
Antony and CleopatraAC II.i.33This amorous surfeiter would have donned his helmThis amorous Surfetter would haue donn'd his Helme
CoriolanusCor I.i.15good. What authority surfeits on would relievegood: what Authority surfets one, would releeue
CoriolanusCor I.iii.25voluptuously surfeit out of action.voluptuously surfet out of Action.
CoriolanusCor IV.i.46Of the wars' surfeits to go rove with oneOf the warres surfets, to go roue with one
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.ii.71They surfeited with honey, and beganThey surfeted with Honey, and began to loathe
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.iii.88Their overgreedy love hath surfeited.Their ouer-greedy loue hath surfetted:
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.i.55And with our surfeiting and wanton hoursAnd with our surfetting, and wanton howres,
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.v.53So surfeit-swelled, so old, and so profane,So surfeit-swell'd, so old, and so prophane:
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.249Till Henry, surfeiting in joys of loveTill Henrie surfetting in ioyes of loue,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.348As one that surfeits thinking on a want.As one that surfets, thinking on a want:
King LearKL I.ii.119when we are sick in fortune – often the surfeits of ourwhen we are sicke in fortune, often the surfets of our
MacbethMac II.ii.5The doors are open, and the surfeited groomsthe Doores are open: / And the surfeted Groomes
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.125As surfeit is the father of much fast,As surfet is the father of much fast,
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.102His purpose surfeiting, he sends a warrantHis purpose surfetting, he sends a warrant
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.ii.5and yet for aught I see, they are as sick that surfeit withand yet for ought I see, they are as sicke that surfet with
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.114.1For fear I surfeit.For feare I surfeit.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.143For, as a surfeit of the sweetest thingsFor as a surfeit of the sweetest things
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.147So thou, my surfeit and my heresy,So thou, my surfeit, and my heresie,
OthelloOth II.i.50Therefore my hopes, not surfeited to death,Therefore my hope's (not surfetted to death)
Richard IIR2 II.ii.84Now comes the sick hour that his surfeit made.Now comes the sicke houre that his surfet made,
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.196Though not by war, by surfeit die your king,Though not by Warre, by Surfet dye your King,
The TempestTem III.iii.56And what is in't – the never-surfeited seaAnd what is in't: the neuer surfeited Sea,
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.228To cure thy o'ernight's surfeit? Call the creaturesTo cure thy o're-nights surfet? Call the Creatures,
Titus AndronicusTit V.ii.192And this the banquet she shall surfeit on:And this the Banquet she shall surfet on,
Twelfth NightTN I.i.2Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,Giue me excesse of it: that surfetting,
Twelfth NightTN II.iv.98That suffer surfeit, cloyment, and revolt.That suffer surfet, cloyment, and reuolt,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.220And now excess of it will make me surfeit.And now excesse of it will make me surfet.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.190Which breeds a deeper longing, cure their surfeitWhich breeds a deeper longing, cure their surfeit
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.140We shall live long and loving. No surfeits seek us;We shall live long, and loving: No surfeits seeke us:
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.iii.69That intemperate surfeit of her eye hathThat intemprat surfeit of her eye, hath

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.139 Is but to surfeit, and such griefs sustain Is but to surfet, and such griefes sustaine,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.698 So surfeit-taking Tarquin fares this night; So surfet-taking TARQVIN fares this night:
SonnetsSonn.75.13 Thus do I pine and surfeit day by day, Thus do I pine and surfet day by day,
Venus and AdonisVen.544 Whereon they surfeit, yet complain on drouth. Whereon they surfet, yet complaine on drouth,
Venus and AdonisVen.602 Do surfeit by the eye and pine the maw; Do surfet by the eye, and pine the maw:
Venus and AdonisVen.743 Surfeits, imposthumes, grief and damned despair, Surfets, impostumes, griefe, and damnd dispaire,
Venus and AdonisVen.803 Love surfeits not, Lust like a glutton dies; Loue surfets not, lust like a glutton dies:

Glossary

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never-surfeitednever filled to excess
sickill through excess, surfeited
surfeitsickness brought on by excess
surfeitexcess, over-indulgence
surfeitfeed to excess, over-indulge, glut
surfeitbecome sick through having too much
surfeitedoverfilled, intemperate, saturated
surfeiterprofligate, libertine, debaucher
surfeitingfeeding to excess, over-indulgence
surfeit-swelledswollen through over-indulgence
surfeit-takingover-indulging

Thesaurus

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surfeitedsick

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
NEVERSTATEnever-surfeited adj
SURFEITBASICsurfeit n, surfeit v, surfeited adj, surfeiting n
SURFEITACTIONsurfeit-taking adj
SURFEITPEOPLEsurfeiter n
SURFEITSTATEsurfeit-swelled adj
SURFEITNOTnever-surfeited adj
SWELLSTATEsurfeit-swelled adj
TAKEACTIONsurfeit-taking adj

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