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Search phrase: oppressed

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.142You ne'er oppressed me with a mother's groan,You nere opprest me with a mothers groane,
As You Like ItAYL II.iv.71Here's a young maid with travail much oppressedHere's a yong maid with trauaile much oppressed,
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.133Oppressed with two weak evils, age and hunger,Opprest with two weake euils, age, and hunger,
HamletHam I.ii.203By their oppressed and fear-surprised eyesBy their opprest and feare-surprized eyes,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.viii.45Nor much oppressed them with great subsidies,Nor much opprest them with great Subsidies,
King JohnKJ II.i.177Of this oppressed boy. This is thy eldest son's son,Of this oppressed boy; this is thy eldest sonnes sonne,
King JohnKJ II.i.245In the relief of this oppressed childIn the releefe of this oppressed childe,
King JohnKJ III.i.13Oppressed with wrongs, and therefore full of fears,Opprest with wrongs, and therefore full of feares,
King LearKL II.iv.103When nature, being oppressed, commands the mindWhen Nature being opprest, commands the mind
King LearKL III.vi.95.2Oppressed nature sleeps.
King LearKL V.iii.5For thee, oppressed King, I am cast down;For thee oppressed King I am cast downe,
The TempestTem III.iii.16For, now they are oppressed with travel, theyFor now they are oppress'd with trauaile, they
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.163When all our offices have been oppressedWhen all our Offices haue beene opprest
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.22Against another, arm oppressed by arm,Against another: Arme opprest by Arme:

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1242 The weak oppressed, the impression of strange kinds The weake opprest, th'impression of strange kindes
SonnetsSonn.28.4 But day by night and night by day oppressed? But day by night and night by day oprest.
SonnetsSonn.45.8 Sinks down to death, oppressed with melancholy, Sinkes downe to death, opprest with melancholie,

Glossary

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chargedburdened, laden, oppressed
downtroddowntrodden, crushed, oppressed
downtroddenoppressed, crushed by tyranny
oppresseddistressed, troubled, burdened
stuffedclogged, obstructed, oppressed

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oppressedcharged
oppresseddowntrod
oppresseddowntrodden
oppressedstuffed

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