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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.v.92.1Away, and for our flight.Away, and for our flight.
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.ii.127That pitiful rumour may report my flightThat pittifull rumour may report my flight
Antony and CleopatraAC III.x.27O, he has given example for our flightOh his ha's giuen example for our flight,
As You Like ItAYL I.iii.135After my flight. Now go we in contentAfter my flight: now goe in we content
CoriolanusCor I.iv.38With flight and agued fear! Mend and charge home,With flight and agued feare, mend and charge home,
CymbelineCym III.v.101.1Touching her flight.Touching her flight.
CymbelineCym V.v.46But that her flight prevented it – she had(But that her flight preuented it) she had
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.ii.31Quite from the flight of all thy ancestors.Quite from the flight of all thy ancestors.
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.i.130Of those that turned their backs, and in his flight,Of those that turn'd their backes: and in his flight,
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.ii.105Whither away? To save myself by flight.Whither away? to saue my selfe by flight,
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.ii.114Are glad and fain by flight to save themselves.Are glad and faine by flight to saue themselues.
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.ii.24To wall thee from the liberty of flight;To wall thee from the liberty of Flight;
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.v.11By sudden flight. Come, dally not, be gone.By sodaine flight. Come, dally not, be gone.
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.v.26Flight cannot stain the honour you have won;Flight cannot stayne the Honor you haue wonne,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.v.41Yes, your renowned name; shall flight abuse it?Yes, your renowned Name: shall flight abuse it?
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.vi.52Then talk no more of flight; it is no boot;Then talke no more of flight, it is no boot,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.i.129Our soldiers', like the night-owl's lazy flight,Our Souldiers like the Night-Owles lazie flight,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.ii.30Which sometime they have used with fearful flight,Which sometime they haue vs'd with fearfull flight,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.iii.12Bootless is flight; they follow us with wings,Bootlesse is flight, they follow vs with Wings,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.vi.24No way to fly, nor strength to hold out flight;No way to flye, nor strength to hold out flight:
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.36Our treasure seized, our soldiers put to flight,Our Treasure seiz'd, our Souldiors put to flight,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.vi.89My lord, I like not of this flight of Edward's;My Lord, I like not of this flight of Edwards:
King Edward IIIE3 III.i.84To wing themselves against this flight of ravens?To wing them selues against this flight of Rauens.
King Edward IIIE3 III.i.152Like fiery dragons took their haughty flight,Like fiery Dragons tooke their haughty flight,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.8As likewise they betook themselves to flight,As likewise they betook themselues to flight
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.59And dare a falcon when she's in her flight,And dare a Falcon when shees in her flight,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.98And put the multitude to speedy flight.And put the multitude to speedy flyght:
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iv.35Then thus it stands: the valley for our flightThen thus it stands, the valleie for our flight,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.v.22A flight, a flight!A flight, a flight.
King Edward IIIE3 IV.v.23Coward, what flight? Thou liest, there needs no flight.Coward what flight? thou liest there needs no flight.
King Edward IIIE3 IV.v.24A flight! A flight.
King Edward IIIE3 IV.v.28.2A flight of ugly ravensA flight of vgly rauens
King JohnKJ V.iv.52We will untread the steps of damned flight,We will vntread the steps of damned flight,
King JohnKJ V.iv.60Right in thine eye. Away, my friends! New flight,Right in thine eye. Away, my friends, new flight,
King LearKL III.iv.10But if thy flight lay toward the roaring seaBut if they flight lay toward the roaring Sea,
MacbethMac III.i.140It is concluded! Banquo, thy soul's flight,It is concluded: Banquo, thy Soules flight,
MacbethMac III.ii.41His cloistered flight, ere to black Hecat's summonsHis Cloyster'd flight, ere to black Heccats summons
MacbethMac IV.ii.3His flight was madness; when our actions do not,His flight was madnesse: when our Actions do not,
MacbethMac IV.ii.13As little is the wisdom, where the flightAs little is the Wisedome, where the flight
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.12For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun,For him thou labourst by thy flight to shun,
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.i.141I shot his fellow of the selfsame flightI shot his fellow of the selfesame flight
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.i.23my daughter's flight.my daughters flight.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.246I will go tell him of fair Hermia's flight.I will goe tell him of faire Hermias flight:
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.98Come, my lord, and in our flightCome my Lord, and in our flight,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.297Moon, take thy flight;Moone take thy flight,
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.37Cupid at the flight; and my uncle's fool, readingCupid at the Flight: and my Vnckles foole reading
Much Ado About NothingMA V.iv.123My lord, your brother John is ta'en in flight,My Lord, your brother Iohn is tane in flight,
PericlesPer I.i.143By flight I'll shun the danger which I fear.By flight, Ile shun the danger which I feare.
Richard IIR2 I.iii.61As confident as is the falcon's flightAs confident, as is the Falcons flight
Timon of AthensTim I.i.50But flies an eagle flight, bold and forth on,But flies an Eagle flight, bold, and forth on,
Timon of AthensTim V.iv.13.1With fear and horrid flight.With feare and horrid flight.
Titus AndronicusTit V.iii.67By uproars severed, as a flight of fowlBy vprores seuer'd like a flight of Fowle,
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.105his legs are legs for necessity, not for flexure.His legge are legs for necessitie, not for flight.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.x.12I do not speak of flight, of fear, of death,I doe not speake of flight, of feare, of death,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iv.178With all the cunning manner of our flight,With all the cunning manner of our flight
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.vi.37Of their disguising and pretended flight,Of their disguising and pretended flight:
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.vii.12And when the flight is made to one so dear,And when the flight is made to one so deere,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.165For Theseus' perjury and unjust flight;For Thesus periury, and vniust flight;
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG V.ii.43These likelihoods confirm her flight from hence;These likelihoods confirme her flight from hence;
The Winter's TaleWT II.i.174Or thou wert born a fool. Camillo's flight,Or thou wer't borne a foole: Camillo's flight
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.15When my good falcon made her flight acrossWhen my good Falcon, made her flight acrosse
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.505Resolved for flight. Now were I happy ifResolu'd for flight: Now were I happy if
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.540But undergo this flight: make for Sicilia,But vndergo this flight: make for Sicillia,
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.705complaint may be to the flight of my master.Complaint may be to the flight of my Master.

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.244 The scars of battle 'scapeth by the flight, The scarres of battaile scapeth by the flight,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.695 Unapt for tender smell or speedy flight, Vnapt for tender smell, or speedie flight,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.968 With some mischance cross Tarquin in his flight: With some mischance crosse TARQVIN in his flight.

Glossary

 14 result(s).
fancyimagining, flight of fancy, fanciful thought
fledgegrown large enough for flight, ready to fly
fleet-wingedswift of flight
flightcompany, host, multitude
flightarchery contest, flight-shooting
flight[of arrows] power of flight, size and weight
footmoving the feet, running away, flight
overflyfly past, overtake in flight
pair of stairsflight of stairs
routput to rout, in disordered flight
sea-wingmeans of flight by sea
shunlook to escape, seek safety in flight
wingflight, manner of flying
wingedimpelled, incited, raised up [as if in flight]

Thesaurus

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fancy, flight offancy
flightfoot
flightIcarus
flightwing
flight by sea, means ofsea-wing
flight of fancyfancy
flight of stairspair of stairs
flight, in disorderedrout
flight, overtake inoverfly
flight, power of [of arrows]flight
flight, seek safety inshun
flight, swift of fleet-winged
flight-shootingflight
grown large enough for flightfledge
overtake in flightoverfly
power of flight [of arrows]flight
sea, means of flight bysea-wing
seek safety in flightshun
stairs, flight ofpair of stairs
swift of flightfleet-winged

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology... / for theseus&rsquo perjury and unjust flight legendary king and national hero of a...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FLIGHTBASICsee FLY [flight]

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