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Search phrase: besieged

Plays

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Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.157So you had need, for Orleans is besieged;So you had need, for Orleance is besieg'd,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iv.1Sirrah, thou knowest how Orleans is besiegedSirrha, thou know'st how Orleance is besieg'd,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.170Till Paris was besieged, famished, and lost.Till Paris was besieg'd, famisht, and lost.
King JohnKJ II.i.489Except this city now by us besieged(Except this Cittie now by vs besiedg'd)
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.227So it is, besieged with sable-coloured melancholy, I didSo it is besieged with sable coloured melancholie, I did

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1 From the besieged Ardea all in post, FROM the besieged Ardea all in post,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1429 And from the walls of strong-besieged Troy, And from the wals of strong besieged TROY,

Glossary

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Barfleur[pron: bah'fler] Harfleur, Normandy, France; besieged by Henry V in 1415
beseechedIrish pronunciation of 'besieged'
girdedbesieged, blockaded, encircled
Harfleur[pron: 'ahrfler] town in Normandy, N France; besieged by Henry V in 1415
Troyancient city of W Turkey, besieged for 10 years during the Trojan Wars; also called Ilium, Ilion

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besiegedgirded

Themes and Topics

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World [outside Britain], places and peoples...ii iii 20 harfleur normandy france besieged by henry v in 1415 basan hill ...
...chorus 17 town in normandy n france besieged by henry v in 1415 hellespont ...
... prologue 8 ancient city of w turkey besieged for 10 years during the trojan wars als...
Irish... be by h5 iii ii 106 beseeched besieged h5 iii ii 115 chrish christ h5 i...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BESIEGEDBASICsee SIEGE

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