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Search phrase: affright

Plays

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Henry VH5 I.chorus.14That did affright the air at Agincourt?That did affright the Ayre at Agincourt?
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.i.32How now! Why starts thou? What, doth death affright?How now? why starts thou? What doth death affright?
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.207Even to affright thee with the view thereof.Euen io affright thee with the view thereof.
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.vii.13Tush, man, abodements must not now affright us;Tush man, aboadments must not now affright vs:
King JohnKJ IV.ii.172When adverse foreigners affright my townsWhen aduerse Forreyners affright my Townes
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.140Did scare away, or rather did affright.Did scarre away, or rather did affright:
OthelloOth II.iii.268affright an imperious lion. Sue to him again, and he'saffright an Imperious Lyon. Sue to him againe, and he's
OthelloOth III.iii.119Therefore these stops of thine affright me more:Therefore these stops of thine, fright me the more:
PericlesPer I.i.30For deathlike dragons here affright thee hard.For Death like Dragons heere affright thee hard:
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.309(Aside) Let not our babbling dreams affright our souls;Let not our babling Dreames affright our soules:
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.61Let them affright thee. I beseech thee, youth,Let them affright thee. I beseech thee Youth,

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.971 Let ghastly shadows his lewd eyes affright, Let gastly shadowes his lewd eyes affright,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1138 Will fix a sharp knife to affright mine eye, Will fixe a sharpe knife to affright mine eye,

Glossary

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affrightfrighten, terrify, scare

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
AFFRIGHTBASICsee FRIGHT

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