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Search phrase: lurk

Plays

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Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.189There Minotaurs and ugly treasons lurk.There Minotaurs and vgly Treasons lurke,
King LearKL III.vi.113Lurk, lurk!
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.47And sometime lurk I in a gossip's bowlAnd sometime lurke I in a Gossips bole,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.i.79Or walk in thievish ways, or bid me lurkOr walke in theeuish waies, or bid me lurke

Poems

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The Passionate PilgrimPP.18.39 The tricks and toys that in them lurk, The tricks and toyes that in them lurke,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.851 Or tyrant folly lurk in gentle breasts? Or tyrant follie lurke in gentle brests?
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1535 She would have said ‘ can lurk in such a look ’; (Shee would haue said) can lurke in such a looke:
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1537 And from her tongue ‘ can lurk ’ from ‘ cannot ’ took: And from her tongue, can lurk, from cannot, tooke
Venus and AdonisVen.644 Sawst thou not signs of fear lurk in mine eye? Sawest thou not signes of feare lurke in mine eye?

Glossary

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couchcrouch, lie in ambush, lurk
lurkkeep hidden, stay out of sight
lurkidle, loiter, loaf

Thesaurus

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lurkcouch

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology...nth / there minotaurs and ugly treasons lurk son of pasiphae and a bull from the s...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
LURKBASIClurk v, lurking adj
LURKSTATEfell-lurking adj

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