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Search phrase: glassy

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HamletHam IV.vii.167That shows his hoar leaves in the glassy stream.That shewes his hore leaues in the glassie streame:
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.62As plays the sun upon the glassy streams,As playes the Sunne vpon the glassie streames,
Measure for MeasureMM II.ii.120His glassy essence, like an angry ape(His glassie Essence) like an angry Ape
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.112Like wrinkled pebbles in a glassy stream,Like wrinckled peobles in a glasse streame

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.102 Writ in the glassy margents of such books: Writ in the glassie margents of such bookes,

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glassy[unclear meaning] frail as glass, brittle; or: mirroring, reflecting [divinity]
glassyas if made of glass, translucent

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