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Search phrase: ranks

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW I.ii.43And bowed his eminent top to their low ranks,And bow'd his eminent top to their low rankes,
Antony and CleopatraAC III.i.32How, with his banners and his well-paid ranks,How with his Banners, and his well paid ranks,
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.i.14Shall now, in mutual well-beseeming ranks,Shall now in mutuall well-beseeming rankes
Henry VH5 IV.v.6.2Why, all our ranks are broke.Why all our rankes are broke.
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.iii.10Our ranks are broke, and ruin follows us.Our rankes are broke, and ruine followes vs.
Julius CaesarJC II.ii.20In ranks and squadrons and right form of war,In Rankes and Squadrons, and right forme of Warre
King Edward IIIE3 IV.v.58With all endeavour sought to break our ranksWith all indeuor sought to breake our rankes,
King JohnKJ IV.ii.244Even at my gates, with ranks of foreign powers;Euen at my gates, with rankes of forraigne powres;
King JohnKJ V.ii.29Her enemies' ranks – I must withdraw and weepHer Enemies rankes? I must withdraw, and weepe
King LearKL IV.ii.25.1Yours in the ranks of death.Yours in the rankes of death.
MacbethMac I.iii.94He finds thee in the stout Norweyan ranks,He findes thee in the stout Norweyan Rankes,
OthelloOth II.i.54Stand ranks of people, and they cry ‘ A sail!’Stand rankes of People, and they cry, a Saile.
OthelloOth III.iv.131When it hath blown his ranks into the air,When it hath blowne his Rankes into the Ayre,
Richard IIR2 II.iii.101From forth the ranks of many thousand French,From forth the Rankes of many thousand French:
Timon of AthensTim V.iv.39Bring in thy ranks, but leave without thy rage.Bring in thy rankes, but leaue without thy rage,
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.185Through ranks of Greekish youth; and I have seen thee,Through rankes of Greekish youth: and I haue seen thee

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.73 In their pure ranks his traitor eye encloses; In their pure rankes his traytor eye encloses,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.440 Whose ranks of blue veins as his hand did scale Whose ranks of blew vains as his hand did scale,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.783 That in their smoky ranks his smothered light That in their smoakie rankes, his smothred light
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1439 With swelling ridges, and their ranks began With swelling ridges, and their rankes began
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1441 Retire again, till meeting greater ranks Retire againe, till meeting greater ranckes
SonnetsSonn.32.12 To march in ranks of better equipage: To march in ranckes of better equipage:

Glossary

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battlebattle array, war formation, ranks of soldiers
enrankset in ranks, draw up in battle lines
muster(plural) groups of soldiers, ranks
rankarrange in ranks, order in rows

Thesaurus

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arrange in ranksrank
ranksmuster
ranks of soldiersbattle
ranks, arrange inrank
ranks, set inenrank
ranks, set inenrank

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