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Search phrase: gravity

Plays

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The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.ii.177How ill agrees it with your gravityHow ill agrees it with your grauitie, 
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.287What doth gravity out of his bed at midnight?What doth Grauitie out of his Bed at Midnight?
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.163face but should have his effect of gravity.face, but shold haue his effect of grauity.
Henry VIIIH8 III.i.73And to such men of gravity and learning,And to such men of grauity and learning;
Julius CaesarJC II.i.149But all be buried in his gravity.But all be buried in his Grauity.
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.222We temper it with Audley's gravity,We temper it with Audlys grauitie,
Measure for MeasureMM II.iv.9Grown seared and tedious; yea, my gravity,Growne feard, and tedious: yea, my Grauitie
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.i.92Of wisdom, gravity, profound conceit,Of wisedome, grauity, profound conceit,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.i.51with his own gravity and patience that ever you saw.with his owne grauity and patience, that euer you saw.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.i.53never heard a man of his place, gravity, and learning soneuer heard a man of his place, grauity, and learning, so
OthelloOth II.iii.185The gravity and stillness of your youthThe grauitie, and stillnesse of your youth
Romeo and JulietRJ III.v.174Utter your gravity o'er a gossip's bowl,Vtter your grauitie ore a Gossips bowles
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.116for gravity to play at cherry-pit with Satan. Hang him,for grauity to play at cherrie-pit with sathan Hang him
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.ii.41What a bold gravity, and yet inviting,What a bold gravity, and yet inviting
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.85Stale gravity to dance; the polled bachelor,Stale gravitie to daunce, the pould Bachelour

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SonnetsSonn.49.8 Shall reasons find of settled gravity; Shall reasons finde of setled grauitie.

Glossary

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gravityold age, the aged, the elderly
gravityrespectability, authority, dignified position
gravitywisdom, sage advice
pithimportance, weight, gravity
poiseweight, importance, gravity
poise[Q variant] weight, importance, gravity
sadnessseriousness, gravity

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gravitypoise
gravitypith
gravitysadness

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