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Search phrase: ravish

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
CoriolanusCor IV.vi.82You have holp to ravish your own daughters andYou haue holp to rauish your owne daughters, &
CymbelineCym III.v.139my back, will I ravish her: first kill him, and in hermy backe wil I rauish her: first kill him, and in her
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.v.15Able to ravish any dull conceit;Able to rauish any dull conceit.
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.32Her sight did ravish, but her grace in speech,Her sight did rauish, but her grace in Speech,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.viii.28burdens, take your houses over your heads, ravish yourburthens, take your houses ouer your heads, rauish your
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.79Beguile and ravish soft and human minds!Beguild and rauish soft and humane myndes.
King LearKL III.vii.38These hairs which thou dost ravish from my chinThese haires which thou dost rauish from my chin
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.165Doth ravish like enchanting harmony;Doth rauish like inchanting harmonie:
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.258Should ravish doters with a false aspect;Should rauish doters with a false aspect:
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.324O, then his lines would ravish savage earsO then his lines would rauish sauage eares,
PericlesPer IV.vi.11Faith, I must ravish her, or she'll disfurnish usFaith I must rauish her, or shee'le disfurnish vs
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.338Ravish our daughters? (Drum afar off) Hark! I hear their drum.Rauish our daughters? Drum afarre off / Hearke, I heare their Drumme,
Titus AndronicusTit V.i.129Ravish a maid or plot the way to do it,Rauish a Maid, or plot the way to do it,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.315.1And seek to ravish me!And seeke to ravish me.

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Passionate PilgrimPP.8.6 Upon the lute doth ravish human sense; Vpon the Lute, dooth rauish humane sense,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.778 ‘ With rotten damps ravish the morning air; With rotten damps rauish the morning aire,

Glossary

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enforcerape, violate, ravish
forcerape, violate, ravish
ravishsnatch from, tear from
ravishentrance, enrapture, carry away with joy
ravishseize, despoil, corrupt

Thesaurus

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ravishenforce
ravishforce

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
RAVISHBASICravish v, ravished adj, ravishing adj, ravishment n
RAVISHPEOPLEravisher n

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