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Search phrase: travail

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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.157Obey our will which travails in thy good.Obey Our will, which trauailes in thy good:
As You Like ItAYL II.iv.71Here's a young maid with travail much oppressedHere's a yong maid with trauaile much oppressed,
As You Like ItAYL IV.i.26make me sad – and to travail for it too!make me sad, and to trauaile for it too.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.401Thirty-three years have I but gone in travailThirtie three yeares haue I but gone in trauaile 
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.102Is all our travail turned to this effect?Is all our trauell turn'd to this effect,
Henry VIIIH8 V.i.71With gentle travail, to the gladding ofWith gentle Trauaile, to the gladding of
King Edward IIIE3 IV.ii.44And painful travail of the Queen herself,And painefull trauell of the Queene her selfe:
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.211But on this travail look for greater birth.But on this trauaile looke for greater birth:
PericlesPer Chorus.III.52Does fall in travail with her fear.Do's fall in trauayle with her feare:
PericlesPer III.i.14Of my queen's travails! Now, Lychorida!Of my Queenes trauayles? now Lychorida.
Timon of AthensTim V.i.15very likely to load our purposes with what they travailvery likely, to loade our purposes / With what they trauaile
Troilus and CressidaTC I.i.71I have had my labour for my travail,I haue had my Labour for my trauell,
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.4As honour, loss of time, travail, expense,(As honour, losse of time, trauaile, expence,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK prologue.29Worth two hours' travail. To his bones sweet sleep;Worth two houres travell. To his bones sweet sleepe:

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SonnetsSonn.79.6 Deserves the travail of a worthier pen, Deserues the trauaile of a worthier pen,

Glossary

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travailbe on tour
travailjourneying, travel [often overlapping with the sense of 'labour']
travaillabour, effort, exertion [often overlapping with the sense of 'travel']
travailsuffering, torment, distress
travaillabour, pain of childbirth
travailmovement, motion, passage
travaillabour, make an effort, work hard [for] [often overlapping with the sense of 'travel']
travailtravel, journey [often overlapping with the sense of 'labour']

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Themes and Topics

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Regrets...hrieks and well-a-near / does fall in travail woe ham ii ii 500 but who ah wo...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
TRAVAILBASICtravail n, travail v

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