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Search phrase: wanting

Plays

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As You Like ItAYL II.vii.127That to your wanting may be ministered.That to your wanting may be ministred.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE I.i.8Who, wanting guilders to redeem their lives,Who wanting gilders to redeeme their liues,
CoriolanusCor II.i.193There's one thing wanting, which I doubt not butthere's one thing wanting, / Which (I doubt not) but
Henry VH5 V.ii.50Wanting the scythe, all uncorrected, rank,Wanting the Sythe, withall vncorrected, ranke;
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.82Were our tears wanting to this funeral,Were our Teares wanting to this Funerall,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.143Whilst such a worthy leader, wanting aid,Whil'st such a worthy Leader, wanting ayd,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.ii.27The other lords, like lions wanting food,The other Lords, like Lyons wanting foode,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.vi.102Wherein thy counsel and consent is wanting.Wherein thy counsaile and consent is wanting:
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.54But in this kind, wanting your father's voice,But in this kinde, wanting your fathers voyce.
OthelloOth III.iii.339He that is robbed, not wanting what is stolen,He that is robb'd, not wanting what is stolne,
PericlesPer I.iv.19And wanting breath to speak, help me with tears.And wanting breath to speake, helpe mee with teares.
Richard IIR2 II.iii.10In Ross and Willoughby, wanting your company,In Rosse and Willoughby, wanting your companie,
Richard IIR2 III.iii.179Wanting the manage of unruly jades.Wanting the manage of vnruly Iades.
Richard IIR2 III.iv.13For of joy, being altogether wanting,For if of Ioy, being altogether wanting,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.ii.78Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love.Then death proroged wanting of thy Loue.
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.15Or, wanting that, with tears distilled by moans.Or wanting that, with teares destil'd by mones;
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.68As the moon does, by wanting light to give.As the Moone do's, by wanting light to giue:
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.238Or, wanting strength to do thee so much good,Or wanting strength to doe thee so much good,
Titus AndronicusTit V.ii.18Wanting a hand to give it action?Wanting a hand to giue it action,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.25Wanting his manage; and they will almostWanting his mannage: and they will almost,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.108Melts into drops; so sorrow wanting formMelts into drops, so sorrow wanting forme
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.33And see what's wanting. Where's the bavian?And see what's wanting; wher's the Bavian?
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.38Quousque tandem? Here is a woman wanting!Quo usque taudem. Here is a woman wanting
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.5To those above us. Let no due be wanting;To those above us: Let no due be wanting,

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1455 Wanting the spring that those shrunk pipes had fed, Wanting the spring, that those shrunke pipes had fed,
SonnetsSonn.26.6 May make seem bare, in wanting words to show it; May make seeme bare, in wanting words to shew it;
SonnetsSonn.87.7 The cause of this fair gift in me is wanting, The cause of this faire guift in me is wanting,
SonnetsSonn.140.4 The manner of my pity wanting pain. The manner of my pittie wanting paine.

Glossary

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hollowempty, wanting, insubstantial
maimedincomplete, deficient, wanting
shortwanting, insufficient, inadequate
starvedmeagre, insubstantial, wanting
suckeddrained, empty, wanting
wantingneeds, wants
weakof little worth, wanting, deficient

Thesaurus

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wantingweak
wantingmaimed
wantingsucked
wantingshort
wantingstarved
wantinghollow

Themes and Topics

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...senger of talbot] such a worthy leader wanting aid want (v ) 2--4 (n ) warrant (v )...

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