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Search phrase: self-doing

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SonnetsSonn.58.12 Yourself to pardon of self-doing crime. Your selfe to pardon of selfe-doing crime.

Glossary

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abrogatedo away with, put an end to, abstain from
abusedemean, do wrong to, dishonour
accomplishperform, do, carry out
account / accomptmake calculations, do arithmetic
acquitatone for, pay for, do penance for
admitconsent to keep company with, have to do with
adofuss, business, to-do
affectionedaffected, pretentious, self-willed
all-licensedallowed to do anything, given free range
alonepay no attention to [one], have nothing to do with [one]
Amurath[pron: 'amurahth, 'amurat] 16th-c Turkish sultan, Murad III, who killed all his brothers on ascending the throne; as did his successor
blushingmodest, self-effacing, unassuming
botchermender of old clothes, tailor who does repairs, patcher-up
castigationself-discipline, self-correction, self-denial
charedo, accomplish, finish
choose, cannothave no alternative, cannot do otherwise
coals, carrysubmit to insult, show cowardice; also: do degrading work
collectedcomposed, self-possessed, cool
commitsin, transgress, do wrong
commodityself-interest, desire for gain, expediency
confidenttrusting, complacent, self-assured
confoundmake as nothing, do away with
considerationspiritual self-examination, meditation, personal reflection
constancyfortitude, self-control, steadfastness
continenceself-restraint, self-control, abstemiousness
continencycontinence, sexual abstinence, self-restraint
continencymoderation, self-restraint, patience
continentself-restraining. self-controlled, discreet
conversantoccupied, concerned, having to do
copeencounter, face, have to do [with], come into contact [with]
counselprivate reflection, self-communing
creditdo credit to, grace, give esteem to
crimesin, offence, wrong-doing
cucullusthe hood does not make the monk
curtsy, curtseybow low, do reverence, pay respect
Dardanianpoetic name for someone or something to do with Troy
deScottish pronunciation of 'do'
dealhave dealings, have to do
defencefencing, swordsmanship, skill of self-defence
defenceself-defence, resisting attack
defunctiveto do with dying, funereal
delicatepleasure-seeking, voluptuous, self-indulgent
desperationreckless despair, desperate thoughts [of self-destruction]
determineput an end to, do away with, terminate
dich[perhaps a dialectal form] do it
didst2nd person singular, past tense of 'do'
digressingtransgressing, offending, wrong-doing
dispatch, despatchdeal with promptly, settle, get [something] done quickly
dispensehave done with, do away with, forgo
dodescribe, depict, report
doachieve, complete, fulfil
doorganize, arrange, manage
doperform, play one's part, act
dodo harm, cause trouble
doconvey, deliver, transmit
dodestroy, consume, reduce to nothing
dogo on, carry on
do de[repeated] sound of teeth chattering
doffthrow off, get rid of, do away with
doingaction, performance, activity
domesticinternal, to do with home affairs, local
donefinished with, put off
dost2rd person singular, present tense of 'do'
doth3rd person singular, present tense of 'do'
dup[contraction of ‘do up’] open
epicure[follower of Epicurus] someone who does not believe in divine power or a future life
executionaction, performance, doing
faithself-confidence, self-assurance
fallfall short, fail, do not live up to
fallbegin to do, abandon oneself to
fareget on, manage, do, cope
fastdo penance
feezedo for, settle the hash of, fix
fetchdo away with, make an end of, kill
flatterypleasing plausibility, gratifying deception, self-delusion
forfeitsin, transgress, do wrong
gaitproceedings, course, doings, steps
geniusalter ego, second self
glass-facedmirror-faced, self-reflecting
godo what is undertaken, keep one's word
governmentself-control, self-discipline, moral conduct
gracefavour, add merit to, do honour to
handlay hands on, handle, have to do with
havetake, convey; or: have to do [with]
incontinencelacking self-restraint, indulgence [in the pleasures of the flesh]
injuryinjure, wrong, do injustice to [Q2 variant]
integerthe one upright of life and unstained by crime does not need the javelins or the bow of the Moor
interpretprovide a dialogue [as does a puppeteer on behalf of the puppets]
labourdo the work of, exert oneself on behalf of
lackeymove about aimlessly [as does a lackey]
land-servicemilitary service done on land
lapsesin, transgress, do wrong
lastlast thing to be done, final action
life-renderinglife-giving [to its young], self-sacrificing
likethrive, look, do
lust-dietedpleasure-gorged, self-indulgent
magnimaster of the great heavens, do you so calmly hear crimes, so calmly see them
makedo, have to do
makedo, perform, carry out
makeput an end to, do away with
malefactionevil-doing, criminal act
martdo business, bargain, make a deal
menddo better, pull oneself together
mischiefhurt, injure, do harm to
misdodo wrong, transgress
missforgo, do without, go without
misswrong-doing, misbehaviour, misdeed
morallermoralizer, self-critic
nedo you understand, sir?
nick[unclear meaning] cut through, maim; do out of, cheat of; mark with foolishness
none of you, willhave nothing to do with
observancecompliance, carrying out what has to be done
opinionarrogance, self-conceit, hubris
outswearconquer by swearing, swear to do without
partialbiased, prejudiced, self-interested
particularindividual person, self
peevishobstinate, perverse, self-willed [contrast modern sense of ‘irritable, morose’]
pheezedo for, settle the hash of, fix
plightmake a solemn promise [to do no harm]
policyexpediency, shrewdness, self-interest
politiccrafty, wily, self-serving
poopmake a fool of; or: do away with [through venereal disease]
practicedoings, proceedings, dealings
presencegracious self, dignity as a person, personal position
proface[polite expression used to someone about to eat or drink] may it do you good, for your benefit
professmake profession of, do as an occupation
profitbenefit, be of use to, do good to
purposeintend to do, resolve to act
putprovoke into doing, encourage into
quitacquit, do one's part, bear [oneself]
quothadid he say?, indeed!
restremain [to be done], be left
saidwell done
satisfyatone, do penance, make amends
school-doingtraining, instruction, discipline
sein self-defence
secureover-confident, unsuspecting, too self-confident
selfsame, selfsame, identical, exact
selfa sole, one and the same, a single
self instantindividually present, self-contained
self-abuseself-deception, self-delusion
self-admissionself-admiration, self-centredness
self-affectedself-loving, egotistical, conceited
self-assumptionself-importance, arrogance, egotism
self-bornselfsame, identical
self-bornecarried for one's own cause; or: carried by oneself
self-bountyinnate generosity, inner virtue
self-coveredself-concealing, with the self covered over
self-dangerendangering oneself, putting oneself in jeopardy
self-drawingspun from within oneself
self-endearedin love with herself
self-explicationbeing able to explain it to oneself
self-figuredself-made, formed by oneself
self-graciouscoming from one's own gracious self
self-mettleone's own vigorous activity
self-sovereigntyself-control, self-discipline
self-subduedunresisting, offering no opposition
self-substantialusing substance from one's own body
self-unableinadequate personal, poor and subjective
servesuffice, be enough, do [for]
serviceablediligent, subservient, ready to do anything
skirmishdo battle, wage war
smiteinjure, harm, do damage to
stablesteady, poised, self-possessed
strictureself-constraint, rigour; or: strictness, severity
strikehave an evil influence, do harm
subornationaiding and abetting, inducement to do wrong, instigation
sufferput up with, tolerate, do nothing about
temperself-control, self-restraint, moderation
temperanceself-control, calm behaviour, moderation
temperateself-restrained, abstemious, gentle-natured
temporaryin temporal affairs, of this world's doings
therewithalalong with that; that being done
uncapableincapable, unable [to do something]
undoeliminate, abolish, do away with
unhappinessevil, wrong-doing, perniciousness
usedo what you want, do your own thing
vaildo homage, pay respect, show devotion
videsnedo you see who is coming?
virtuevirtuous self, honour, excellency
wagestruggle, do battle, vie
waitbe in attendance, do service
warmake war, fight, do battle
warmwell-to-do, affluent, comfortably off
wayswell done
waywarderobstinate, wilful, self-willed [person]
well saidwell done
well to livewell-to-do, well-off, prosperous
willwilfulness, self-will, determination
willed[debated reading] self-willed, deliberate, premeditated
workperform, do, carry out
workdeed, doing, action
wrongput in the wrong, do injustice to, injure
wrongwrong-doing, wrongful gain, unjust claim

Thesaurus

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allowed to do anythingall-licensed
arithmetic, doaccount / accompt
battle, dowage
battle, dowar
battle, doskirmish
begin to dofall
better, domend
business, domart
carrying out what has to be doneobservance
coming from one's own gracious selfself-gracious
covered over, with the self self-covered
credit to, docredit
damage, dosmite
degrading work, do coals, carry
doaccomplish
dochare
dowork
domake
dolike
dofare
do away withabrogate
do away withconfound
do away withundo
do away withdispense
do away withdoff
do away withdetermine
do away withmake
do away withfetch
do away withpoop
do forpheeze
do with, have tocope
do with, have toadmit
do with, have tohand
do without, swear to outswear
do wrongmisdo
do, have todeal
do, have tomake
doingwork
doingexecution
doingspractice
doingsgait
done, that beingtherewithal
dying, to do withdefunctive
evil-doingmalefaction
good, doprofit
good, may it do youproface
gracious selfpresence
harm, dodo
harm, dostrike
harm, domischief
homage, dovail
home affairs, to do withdomestic
honour, dograce
inducement to do wrongsubornation
injustice to, doinjury
injustice to, dowrong
intend to dopurpose
land, military service done onland-service
last thing to be donelast
military service done on landland-service
move about aimlessly [as does a lackey]lackey
nothing about, dosuffer
occupation, do as anprofess
otherwise, cannot dochoose, cannot
part, do one'squit
penance, dosatisfy
penance, dofast
penance, doacquit
provoke into doingput
quickly, get donedispatch, despatch
ready to do anythingserviceable
reverence, docurtsy, curtsey
second selfgenius
selfparticular
self, graciousself-gracious
self, secondgenius
self-admirationself-admission
self-assurancefaith
self-assuredconfident
self-centrednessself-admission
self-communingcounsel
self-concealingself-covered
self-conceitopinion
self-confidencefaith
self-confident, toosecure
self-constraintstricture
self-containedself instant
self-controlcontinence
self-controlconstancy
self-controltemper
self-controltemperance
self-controlself-sovereignty
self-controlgovernment
self-correctioncastigation
self-criticmoraller
self-deceptionself-abuse
self-defencedefence
self-defence, skill ofdefence
self-delusionself-abuse
self-delusionflattery
self-denialcastigation
self-disciplinecastigation
self-disciplineself-sovereignty
self-disciplinegovernment
self-effacingblushing
self-examination, spiritualconsideration
self-importanceself-assumption
self-indulgentdelicate
self-indulgentlust-dieted
self-interestcommodity
self-interestpolicy
self-interestedpartial
self-lovingself-affected
self-madeself-figured
self-possessedcollected
self-possessedstable
self-reflectingglass-faced
self-restrainedtemperate
self-restraining. self-controlledcontinent
self-restraintcontinency
self-restraintcontinency
self-restraintcontinence
self-restrainttemper
self-restraint, lackingincontinence
self-sacrificinglife-rendering
self-servingpolitic
self-willwill
self-willedwilled
self-willedaffectioned
self-willedwaywarder
self-willedpeevish
service, dowait
skill of self-defencedefence
spiritual self-examinationconsideration
swear to do withoutoutswear
tailor who does repairsbotcher
to-doado
undertaken, do what isgo
virtuous selfvirtue
well donesaid
well-to-dowarm
well-to-dowell to live
without, do/gomiss
work of, do thelabour
work, do degrading coals, carry
world's doings, of thistemporary
wrong to, doabuse
wrong, domisdo
wrong, docommit
wrong, dolapse
wrong, doforfeit
wrong, inducement to dosubornation
wrong-doingdigressing
wrong-doingcrime
wrong-doingunhappiness
wrong-doingwrong
wrong-doingmiss

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