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Search phrase: brittle

Plays

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Henry IV Part 11H4 V.iv.77I better brook the loss of brittle lifeI better brooke the losse of brittle life,
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.29To be but dusty heaps of brittle sand.To be but dusty heapes, of brittile sande.
Richard IIR2 IV.i.286A brittle glory shineth in this face.A brittle Glory shineth in this Face,
Richard IIR2 IV.i.287As brittle as the glory is the face,As brittle as the Glory, is the Face,
Richard IIIR3 IV.ii.60Or else my kingdom stands on brittle glass.Or else my Kingdome stands on brittle Glasse:

Poems

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The Passionate PilgrimPP.7.3 Brighter than glass, and yet, as glass is, brittle; Brighter then glasse, and yet as glasse is brittle,
The Passionate PilgrimPP.13.4 A brittle glass that's broken presently; A brittle glasse, that s broken presently.

Glossary

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glassy[unclear meaning] frail as glass, brittle; or: mirroring, reflecting [divinity]

Thesaurus

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brittleglassy

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BRITTLEBASICbrittle adj

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