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Search phrase: human

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 28 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
As You Like ItAYL V.ii.64to you, to set her before your eyes tomorrow, human asto you, to set her before your eyes to morrow, humane as
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.189And now he's there, past thought of human reason.And now he's there, past thought of humane reason. 
CoriolanusCor II.i.212Were slily crept into his human powersWere slyly crept into his humane powers,
CoriolanusCor II.i.241In human action and capacityIn humane Action, and Capacitie,
CoriolanusCor III.i.141What may be sworn by, both divine and human,What may be sworne by, both Diuine and Humane,
CymbelineCym I.vi.20We count not worth the hanging – but none humanWe count not worth the hanging (but none humane)
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iii.120valiant. I had a thousand sons, the first humanvaliant. If I had a thousand Sonnes, the first
Henry VH5 IV.i.102but human conditions. His ceremonies laid by, in hisbut humane Conditions: his Ceremonies layd by, in his
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.121Where valiant Talbot, above human thought,Where valiant Talbot, aboue humane thought,
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.ii.137For that's the end of human misery.For that's the end of humane miserie.
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.79Beguile and ravish soft and human minds!Beguild and rauish soft and humane myndes.
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.25But touched with human gentleness and love,But touch'd with humane gentlenesse and loue:
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.134Governed a wolf who, hanged for human slaughter,Gouern'd a Wolfe, who hang'd for humane slaughter,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.101The human mortals want their winter cheer.The humane mortals want their winter heere,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.63Lie further off, in human modesty:Lie further off, in humane modesty,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.125And touching now the point of human skill,And touching now the point of humane skill,
OthelloOth III.iii.257Of human dealings. If I do prove her haggard,Of humane dealings. If I do proue her Haggard,
The TempestTem I.ii.265To enter human hearing, from Argier,To enter humane hearing, from Argier
The TempestTem I.ii.284.1A human shape.A humane shape.
The TempestTem I.ii.346Filth as thou art, with human care, and lodged thee(Filth as thou art) with humane care, and lodg'd thee
The TempestTem III.iii.34Our human generation you shall findOur humaine generation you shall finde
The TempestTem V.i.20.1Mine would, sir, were I human.Mine would, Sir, were I humane.
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.186Yield him, who all thy human sons doth hate,Yeeld him, who all the humane Sonnes do hate,
Timon of AthensTim V.iv.75Though thou abhorredst in us our human griefs,Though thou abhorrd'st in vs our humane griefes,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.144Been death's most horrid agents, human graceBeene deathes most horrid Agents, humaine grace
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.233We lose our human title. Good cheer, ladies;We loose our humane tytle; good cheere Ladies.
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.28Behold our human actions – as they do – Behold our humane Actions (as they doe)
The Winter's TaleWT V.i.41Is all as monstrous to our human reasonIs all as monstrous to our humane reason,

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.571 By holy human law and common troth, By holie humaine law, and common troth,

Glossary

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Adamin the Bible, the first human being, in the Garden of Eden, who disobeyed God
aspect[of a human face] look, appearance, expression
Christianordinary person, normal human being
creatureman, human
Evein the Bible, wife of the first human being
Fatestrio of goddesses who control human destiny: Atropos (‘the inflexible’) cuts the thread of life allotted and spun by Lachesis (‘the distributor’) and Clotho (‘the spinner’)
generation[unclear meaning] world, human race
humantender, delicate, gentle
humanworldly, secular, mundane
humanelyout of fellow feeling, as fellow human beings
humanityhuman potential, manhood
human-kindnessnatural feelings, human qualities
kindlyin accordance with human nature, expressing normal humanity
machinebody, human frame
maidhuman, mortal [woman]
manhuman nature, humanity [as opposed to beasts]
Minotaur['minotawr] son of Pasiphae and a bull from the sea, half bull and half human; kept in Minos' labyrinth; killed by Theseus
mortalhuman, subject to death, characterized by mortality
mortalitymortal nature, human life
mortallyof human origin
naturehuman nature
NemesisGreek goddess of vengeance, especially retribution for human folly, pride, or excessive good fortune
physicknowledge of the human body, medical science
Priapus[priy'aypus] Greek god of human and plant fertility
senselesslacking human sensation, incapable of feeling
templehuman body [i.e. temple in which the Holy Spirit lives]
terreneearthly, human, in this world
weirdcontrolling human fate or destiny, a weird sister was one of the Fates; only with reference to the witches in Macbeth
wight[archaism] person, human being
worldwhole of mankind, human race, mass of society

Thesaurus

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body, humantemple
body, knowledge of the humanphysic
destiny, humanFates
fellow human beingshumanely
frame, humanmachine
humancreature
humanmaid
humanmortal
humanterrene
human being, normalChristian
human beings, fellowhumanely
human bodytemple
human framemachine
human lifemortality
human natureman
human naturenature
human origin, ofmortally
human potentialhumanity
human qualitieshuman-kindness
human racegeneration
human raceworld
knowledge of the human bodyphysic
life, humanmortality
nature, humanman
nature, humannature
nature, in accordance with humankindly
normal human beingChristian
origin, of humanmortally
potential, humanhumanity
qualities, humanhuman-kindness
sensation, lacking humansenseless

Themes and Topics

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Archaisms...fore been sain wight person human being h5 ii i 57 [pistol to nym] o br...
Humours... in early accounts of human physiology a person's physical and ment...
Plants...us plant whose roots resemble the lower human body supposedly emits a lethal shriek o...
Swearing...hristianity to quite everyday notions of human behaviour and the environment in the ro...
...nd tc iv i 23   gods human being or attributes item ex...
...no by 2h4 ii ii 124   human values item example glos...
... lll v i 99   diseases human or animal item example g...
Classical mythology... the oracle advised them to restore the human race by throwing stones over their shoul...
... over their shoulders these turned into human beings dido mnd i i 173 b...
...thrum a trio of goddesses who control human destiny atropos (&lsquo the inflexible&...
... a bull from the sea half bull and half human kept in minos&rsquo labyrinth and kil...
Gods and goddesses...of vengeance especially retribution for human folly pride or excessive good fortune ...
...o freeze the god priapus greek god of human and plant fertility proserpine ...
Religious personalities and beings... ham v i 31 bible (genesis 2) first human being   eve below amaimon ...
...2 bible (genesis 2) wife of the first human being   adam above flibberd...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HUMANBASIChuman adj, human n, humane adj, humanely adv, humanity n
HUMANSTATEhuman-kindness n
HUMANNOTinhuman adj
INHUMANBASICsee HUMAN

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