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Search phrase: fiend

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The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.ii.35A fiend, a fairy, pitiless and rough; A Feind, a Fairie, pittilesse and ruffe:
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iii.65Avoid then, fiend. What tellest thou me of supping?Auoid then fiend, what tel'st thou me of supping? 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iv.105More company! The fiend is strong within him.More company, the fiend is strong within him
CymbelineCym V.v.47.2O most delicate fiend!O most delicate Fiend!
CymbelineCym V.v.210Italian fiend! Ay me, most credulous fool,Italian Fiend. Aye me, most credulous Foole,
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.361as that fiend Douglas, that spirit Percy, and that devilas that Fiend Dowglas, that Spirit Percy, and that Deuill
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.177Fear we broadsides? No, let the fiend give fire!Feare wee broad-sides? No, let the Fiend giue fire:
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.327The fiend hath pricked down BardolphThe Fiend hath prickt downe Bardolph
Henry VH5 II.ii.111And whatsoever cunning fiend it wasAnd whatsoeuer cunning fiend it was
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.i.46I think this Talbot be a fiend of hell.I thinke this Talbot be a Fiend of Hell.
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.ii.45Scoff on, vile fiend and shameless courtesan!Scoffe on vile Fiend, and shamelesse Curtizan,
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.ii.52Foul fiend of France and hag of all despite,Foule Fiend of France, and Hag of all despight,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iv.39False fiend, avoid!False Fiend auoide.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.iii.21O, beat away the busy meddling fiendOh beate away the busie medling Fiend,
King JohnKJ IV.iii.123There is not yet so ugly a fiend of hellThere is not yet so vgly a fiend of hell
King JohnKJ V.vii.47Is as a fiend confined to tyrannizeIs, as a fiend, confin'd to tyrannize,
King LearKL I.iv.256Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted fiend,Ingratitude! thou Marble-hearted Fiend,
King LearKL III.iv.44Away! The foul fiend follows me.Away, the foule Fiend followes me,
King LearKL III.iv.50fiend hath led through fire and through flame, throughfiend hath led though Fire, and through Flame, through
King LearKL III.iv.58some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes. There could Isome charitie, whom the foule Fiend vexes. There could I
King LearKL III.iv.77Take heed o'the foul fiend, obey thy parents, keepTake heed o'th'foule Fiend, obey thy Parents, keepe
King LearKL III.iv.94books, and defy the foul fiend.Bookes, and defye the foule Fiend.
King LearKL III.iv.110This is the foul fiend Flibberdigibbet. He beginsThis is the foule Flibbertigibbet; hee begins
King LearKL III.iv.125fury of his heart, when the foul fiend rages, eats cow-dungfurie of his heart, when the foule Fiend rages, eats Cow-dung
King LearKL III.iv.134Beware my follower! Peace, Smulkin. Peace, thou fiend!Beware my Follower. Peace Smulkin, peace thou Fiend.
King LearKL III.iv.152How to prevent the fiend and to kill vermin.How to preuent the Fiend, and to kill Vermine.
King LearKL III.vi.8foul fiend.foule Fiend.
King LearKL III.vi.17The foul fiend bites my back.
King LearKL III.vi.29The foul fiend haunts Poor Tom in the voice of a
King LearKL IV.i.57good man's son, from the foul fiend. Five fiends havegood mans sonne, from the foule Fiend.
King LearKL IV.ii.60Proper deformity shows not in the fiendProper deformitie seemes not in the Fiend
King LearKL IV.ii.66Thy flesh and bones. Howe'er thou art a fiend,
King LearKL IV.vi.72It was some fiend. Therefore, thou happy father,It was some Fiend: Therefore thou happy Father,
King LearKL IV.vi.79‘ The fiend, the fiend;’ he led me to that place.The Fiend, the Fiend, he led me to that place.
MacbethMac IV.iii.232Bring thou this fiend of Scotland and myself.Bring thou this Fiend of Scotland, and my selfe
MacbethMac V.v.43To doubt the equivocation of the fiendTo doubt th' Equiuocation of the Fiend,
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.2from this Jew my master. The fiend is at mine elbow andfrom this Iew my Maister: the fiend is at mine elbow, and
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.9the most courageous fiend bids me pack. ‘ Fia!’ says thethe most coragious fiend bids me packe, fia saies the
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.10fiend; ‘ Away!’ says the fiend. ‘ For the heavens, rouse up afiend, away saies the fiend, for the heauens rouse vp a
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.11brave mind,’ says the fiend, ‘ and run.’ Well, my consciencebraue minde saies the fiend, and run; well, my conscience
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.17‘ Launcelot, budge not.’ ‘ Budge,’ says the fiend. ‘ BudgeLancelet bouge not, bouge saies the fiend, bouge
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.19well.’ ‘ Fiend,’ say I, ‘ you counsel well.’ To be ruled well, fiend say I you counsaile well, to be rul'd
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.22away from the Jew, I should be ruled by the fiend, who,away from the Iew I should be ruled by the fiend, who
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.26counsel me to stay with the Jew. The fiend gives thecounsaile me to stay with the Iew; the fiend giues the
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.27more friendly counsel. I will run, fiend; my heels are atmore friendly counsaile: I will runne fiend, my heeles are at
PericlesPer IV.vi.161For which the pained'st fiend of hellfor which the painedst feende of hell
Richard IIR2 IV.i.269Fiend, thou torments me ere I come to hell.Fiend, thou torments me, ere I come to Hell.
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.34What black magician conjures up this fiendWhat blacke Magitian coniures vp this Fiend,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.ii.75Beautiful tyrant! fiend angelical!Beautifull Tyrant, fiend Angelicall:
Romeo and JulietRJ III.ii.81When thou didst bower the spirit of a fiendWhen thou did'st bower the spirit of a fiend
Romeo and JulietRJ III.v.236Ancient damnation! O most wicked fiend!Auncient damnation, O most wicked fiend!
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.i.88Signor Baptista, for this fiend of hell,(Signior Baptista) for this fiend of hell,
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.ii.154Why he's a devil, a devil, a very fiend.Why hee's a deuill, a deuill, a very fiend.
The TempestTem III.iii.104.2But one fiend at a time,But one feend at a time,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.ii.79Accursed the offspring of so foul a fiend!Accur'st the off-spring of so foule a fiend.
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.91Lo, how hollow the fiend speaks within him. DidLo, how hollow the fiend speakes within him; did
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.110No way but gentleness, gently, gently. The fiendNo way but gentlenesse, gently, gently: the Fiend
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.213A fiend like thee might bear my soul to hell.A Fiend like thee might beare my soule to hell.
Twelfth NightTN IV.ii.25Out, hyperbolical fiend, how vexest thou this man!Out hyperbolicall fiend, how vexest thou this man?

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.317 The naked and concealed fiend he covered, The naked and concealed feind he couerd,
The Passionate PilgrimPP.2.9 And whether that my angel be turned fiend, And whether that my Angell be turnde feend,
The Phoenix and TurtlePhoen.6 Foul precurrer of the fiend, Foule precurrer of the fiend,
SonnetsSonn.144.9 And whether that my angel be turned fiend And whether that my angel be turn'd finde,
SonnetsSonn.145.11 Doth follow night, who like a fiend Doth follow night who like a fiend

Glossary

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fiendmonster, malign being, evil foe
Ruffiancharacter of a fiend in morality plays
spirittroublesome devil, high-spirited fiend
under fienddevil from hell, fiend from under the earth

Thesaurus

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earth, fiend from under theunder fiend
fiendRuffian
fiend from under the earthunder fiend
fiend, high-spiritedspirit

Themes and Topics

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Functional shift...i 81 thou didst bower the spirit of a fiend / in mortal paradise   cave ...
How and how...(conj ) kl iv ii 66 howe’er thou art a fiend / a woman’s shape doth shield thee alt...
Contemporary figures, factual and fictitious...ffian 1h4 ii iv 442 character of a fiend in morality plays sackerson ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FIENDBASICfiend n, fiend-like adj

Snippets

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