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Search phrase: decay

Plays

 17 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
CoriolanusCor III.i.78Coin words till their decay against those measlesCoine words till their decay, against those Meazels
CymbelineCym I.vi.56And every day that comes comes to decayAnd euery day that comes, comes to decay
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.i.165To stormy passion, must perforce decay.To stormy Passion, must perforce decay.
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iv.66Towards fronting peril and opposed decay!Towards fronting Perill, and oppos'd Decay?
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.194For, good King Henry, thy decay I fear.For good King Henry, thy decay I feare.
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.iv.16Till then fair hope must hinder life's decay;Till then, faire hope must hinder liues decay:
Julius CaesarJC IV.ii.20When love begins to sicken and decay,When Loue begins to sicken and decay
King JohnKJ I.i.28And sullen presage of your own decay.And sullen presage of your owne decay:
King JohnKJ IV.iii.154The imminent decay of wrested pomp.The iminent decay of wrested pompe.
King LearKL V.iii.286That from your first of difference and decay,That from your first of difference and decay,
King LearKL V.iii.295What comfort to this great decay may comeWhat comfort to this great decay may come,
The Merchant of VeniceMV V.i.64But whilst this muddy vesture of decayBut whilst this muddy vesture of decay
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.143enough to be the decay of lust and late-walking throughenough to be the decay of lust and late-walking through
Richard IIR2 III.ii.102Cry woe, destruction, ruin, and decay.Cry Woe, Destruction, Ruine, Losse, Decay,
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.409Death, desolation, ruin, and decay.Death, Desolation, Ruine, and Decay:
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.462Full of decay and failing? O monumentFull of decay and fayling? Oh Monument
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iii.111.1A love that grows as you decay.A love that growes, as you decay;

Poems

 14 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Passionate PilgrimPP.14.4 To descant on the doubts of my decay. To descant on the doubts of my decay.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.516 To kill thine honour with thy life's decay; To kill thine Honour with thy liues decaie.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.808 The story of sweet chastity's decay, The storie of sweete chastities decay,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.947 To feed oblivion with decay of things, To feede obliuion with decay of things,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1168 His leaves will wither and his sap decay; His leaues will wither, and his sap decay,
SonnetsSonn.11.6 Without this, folly, age, and cold decay: Without this follie, age, and could decay,
SonnetsSonn.13.9 Who lets so fair a house fall to decay, Who lets so faire a house fall to decay,
SonnetsSonn.15.11 Where wasteful time debateth with decay, Where wastfull time debateth with decay
SonnetsSonn.16.3 And fortify yourself in your decay And fortifie your selfe in your decay
SonnetsSonn.23.7 And in mine own love's strength seem to decay, And in mine owne loues strength seeme to decay,
SonnetsSonn.64.10 Or state itself confounded, to decay; Or state it selfe confounded, to decay,
SonnetsSonn.71.12 But let your love even with my life decay But let your loue euen with my life decay.
SonnetsSonn.80.14 The worst was this: my love was my decay. The worst was this, my loue was my decay.
SonnetsSonn.100.11 If any, be a satire to decay, If any, be a Satire to decay,

Glossary

 8 result(s).
cankerdecay, become corrupt, grow malignant
decaydestitute person, case of hardship
decaybe destroyed, become ruined, fail
decaydestruction, downfall, ending
decaydecline, downturn, falling off
fadedecay, decompose, become corrupt
fretdecay, fester, ferment
medlarapple-like fruit eaten when its flesh has begun to decay [also: pun on ‘meddler’]

Thesaurus

 4 result(s).
decaycanker
decayfret
decayfade
ferment [decay]fret

Themes and Topics

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Plants... fruit eaten when its flesh has begun to decay also thought to resemble buttocks or ...

Words Families

 5 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DECAYBASICdecay n, decay v, decayed adj, decayer n, decaying adj

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