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Search phrase: curst

Plays

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Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iii.48To thick-eyed musing, and curst melancholy?To thicke-ey'd musing, and curst melancholly?
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.88What did I then, but cursed the gentle gustsWhat did I then? But curst the gentle gusts,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.312As curst, as harsh, and horrible to hear,As curst, as harsh, and horrible to heare,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.108Or, luckless, cursed, receive eternal shame!Or luckles curst, receue eternall shame.
King JohnKJ III.i.173Thou shalt stand cursed and excommunicate,Thou shalt stand curst, and excommunicate,
King JohnKJ III.i.223If thou stand excommunicate and cursed?If thou stand excommunicate, and curst?
King LearKL II.i.64And found him pight to do it, with curst speechAnd found him pight to doe it, with curst speech
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.i.36Do not curst wives hold that self-sovereigntyDo not curst wiues hold that selfe-soueraigntie
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.300Let her not hurt me. I was never curst.Let her not hurt me; I was neuer curst:
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.341Nor longer stay in your curst company.Nor longer stay in your curst companie.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.439Here she comes, curst and sad.Here she comes, curst and sad,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.178Cursed be thy stones for thus deceiving me!Curst be thy stones for thus deceiuing mee.
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.18In faith, she's too curst.Infaith shee's too curst.
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.19Too curst is more than curst. I shall lessenToo curst is more then curst, I shall lessen
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.20God's sending that way; for it is said, ‘ God sends a curstGods sending that way: for it is said, God sends a curst
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.21cow short horns ’, but to a cow too curst he sends none.Cow short hornes, but to a Cow too curst he sends none.
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.22So, by being too curst, God will send you noSo, by being too curst, God will send you no
PericlesPer II.iv.20And cursed be he that will not second it.And curst be he that will not second it.
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.49Sweet saint, for charity, be not so curst.Sweet Saint, for Charity, be not so curst.
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.318For had I cursed now, I had cursed myself.For had I curst now, I had curst my selfe.
Romeo and JulietRJ I.iii.103cursed in the pantry, and everything in extremity. Icur'st in the Pantery, and euery thing in extremitie: I
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.i.177Her eldest sister is so curst and shrewdHer elder sister is so curst and shrew'd,
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.69As old as Sibyl, and as curst and shrewdAs old as Sibell, and as curst and shrow'd
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.88Is that she is intolerable curst,Is, that she is intollerable curst,
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.126Till Katherine the curst have got a husband.Til Katherine the Curst, haue got a husband.
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.127Katherine the curst,Katherine the curst,
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.181Will undertake to woo curst Katherine,Will vndertake to woo curst Katherine,
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.186And bonny Kate, and sometimes Kate the curst.And bony Kate, and sometimes Kate the curst:
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.285If she be curst, it is for policy,If she be curst, it is for pollicie,
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.298That she shall still be curst in company.That she shall still be curst in company.
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.187Now, go thy ways, thou hast tamed a curst shrew.Now goe thy wayes, thou hast tam'd a curst Shrow.
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.71Cursed be that heart that forced us to this shift!Curst be that hart that forc'st vs to that shift:
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iii.105such an ache in my bones that unless a man were curstsuch an ache in my bones; that vnlesse a man were curst,
Twelfth NightTN III.ii.40Go, write it in a martial hand. Be curst andGo, write it in a martial hand, be curst and
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.333Item: She is curst.Item, she is curst.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.65The earth when it is sick, and curest the worldThe earth when it is sicke, and curst the world
The Winter's TaleWT III.iii.126much he hath eaten. They are never curst but whenmuch he hath eaten: they are neuer curst but when

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Venus and AdonisVen.887 Finding their enemy to be so curst, Finding their enemie to be so curst,

Glossary

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curstbad-tempered, quarrelsome, shrewish, cross
curstangry, furious, fierce

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CURSTBASICcurst adj, curst n, curstness n

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