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Search phrase: oblivion

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.139Where dust and damned oblivion is the tombWhere dust, and damn'd obliuion is the Tombe.
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.24And deeper than oblivion we do buryAnd deeper then obliuion, we do burie
Antony and CleopatraAC I.iii.90O, my oblivion is a very Antony,Oh, my Obliuion is a very Anthony,
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.166Is second childishness, and mere oblivion,Is second childishnesse, and meere obliuion,
HamletHam IV.iv.40Bestial oblivion, or some craven scruple
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.v.26all affairs else in oblivion, as if there were nothing elseall affayres in obliuion, as if there were nothing els
Henry VH5 II.iv.87Nor from the dust of old oblivion raked,Nor from the dust of old Obliuion rakt,
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.13And razure of oblivion. Give me your hand,And razure of obliuion: Giue we your hand
Richard IIIR3 III.vii.128Of dark forgetfulness and deep oblivion.Of darke Forgetfulnesse, and deepe Obliuion.
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.i.74die in oblivion, and thou return unexperienced to thydie in obliuion, and thou returne vnexperienc'd to thy
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.294But in oblivion and hateful griefs.But in obliuion and hateful griefes:
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.185And blind oblivion swallowed cities up,And blinde obliuion swallow'd Cities vp;
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.146Wherein he puts alms for oblivion,Wherein he puts almes for obliuion:
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.167And formless ruin of oblivion;And formelesse ruine of obliuion:

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.947 To feed oblivion with decay of things, To feede obliuion with decay of things,
SonnetsSonn.122.7 Till each to rased oblivion yield his part Til each to raz'd obliuion yeeld his part
Venus and AdonisVen.557 Planting oblivion, beating reason back, Planting obliuion, beating reason backe,

Glossary

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buryabandon forever, consign to oblivion, eliminate
lethe[pron: 'leethee] death, oblivion, life-blood
Lethe[pron: 'leethee] a mythological river of the underworld, causing oblivion to those who drank from it
nothing[state of] nothingness, oblivion, extinction
oblivionforgetfulness, inability to recall

Thesaurus

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oblivionnothing
oblivionlethe
oblivion, consign tobury

Themes and Topics

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World [outside Britain], places and peoples...ogical rivers of the underworld causing oblivion to those who drank from it limb...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...es to all] second childishness and mere oblivion cym iv ii 92 [cloten to guiderius] to t...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
OBLIVIONBASICoblivion n, oblivious adj
OBLIVIONINTENSITYall-oblivious adj

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