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Search phrase: weak

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All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.115in the defence yet is weak. Unfold to us some warlikein the defence yet is weak: vnfold to vs some war-like
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.176His powerful sound within an organ weak;His powerfull sound, within an organ weake:
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.32In a most weakIn a most weake---
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.iv.41My heart is heavy and mine age is weak;My heart is heauie, and mine age is weake,
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.130Five or six thousand, but very weak andFiue or sixe thousand, but very weake and
Antony and CleopatraAC III.iv.29The Jove of power make me, most weak, most weak,The Ioue of power make me most weake, most weake,
Antony and CleopatraAC III.xi.67My sword, made weak by my affection, wouldMy Sword, made weake by my affection, would
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.133Oppressed with two weak evils, age and hunger,Opprest with two weake euils, age, and hunger,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.ii.35Smothered in errors, feeble, shallow, weak,Smothred in errors, feeble, shallow, weake,
CoriolanusCor V.ii.45with such weak breath as this? No, you are deceived,with such weake breath as this? No, you are deceiu'd,
CymbelineCym II.ii.3I have read three hours then: mine eyes are weak,I haue read three houres then: / Mine eyes are weake,
CymbelineCym III.iv.23bleeding in me. I speak not out of weak surmises,bleeding in me. I speak not out of weake Surmises,
CymbelineCym III.iv.79That cravens my weak hand. Come, here's my heart – That crauens my weake hand: Come, heere's my heart:
CymbelineCym III.vii.10I am weak with toil, yet strong in appetite.I am weake with toyle, yet strong in appetite.
CymbelineCym III.viii.5Full weak to undertake our wars againstFull weake to vndertake our Warres against
HamletHam I.ii.18Holding a weak supposal of our worth,Holding a weake supposall of our worth;
HamletHam II.ii.201with most weak hams; all which, sir, though I mostwith weake Hammes. All which Sir, though I most
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.iii.11I hold as little counsel with weak fearI hold as little counsaile with weake feare,
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.iv.19I fear the power of Percy is too weakI feare the Power of Percy is too weake,
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.ii.8to remember so weak a composition.to remember so weake a Composition.
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.61Can a weak empty vessel bear such a huge fullCan a weake emptie Vessell beare such a huge full
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.246faculties 'a has that show a weak mind and an ableFaculties hee hath, that shew a weake Minde, and an able
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.351And there are twenty weak and wearied postsAnd there are twentie weake and wearied Postes,
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.i.81And weak beginning lie intreasured.And weake beginnings lye entreasured:
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.100Is held from falling with so weak a windIs held from falling, with so weake a winde,
Henry VH5 I.i.15And, to relief of lazars and weak age,And to reliefe of Lazars, and weake age
Henry VH5 II.iv.46Which of a weak and niggardly projectionWhich of a weake and niggardly proiection,
Henry VH5 III.ii.52villainy goes against my weak stomach, and thereforeVillany goes against my weake stomacke, and therefore
Henry VH5 III.vi.130own person kneeling at our feet but a weak and worthlessowne person kneeling at our feet, but a weake and worthlesse
Henry VH5 III.vi.153My army but a weak and sickly guard:My Army, but a weake and sickly Guard:
Henry VH5 V.ii.267weak list of a country's fashion. We are the makers ofweake Lyst of a Countreyes fashion: wee are the makers
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.158The English army is grown weak and faint;The English Army is growne weake and faint:
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.ii.106Christ's Mother helps me, else I were too weak.Christs Mother helpes me, else I were too weake.
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.iii.22It cannot be this weak and writhled shrimpIt cannot be, this weake and writhled shrimpe
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.v.1Kind keepers of my weak decaying age,Kind Keepers of my weake decaying Age,
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.v.10Weak shoulders, overborne with burdening grief,Weake Shoulders, ouer-borne with burthening Griefe,
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.ii.7And that we find the slothful watch but weak,And that we finde the slouthfull Watch but weake,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.iv.16To beat assailing death from his weak legions;To beate assayling death from his weake Regions,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.v.4When sapless age and weak unable limbsWhen saplesse Age, and weake vnable limbes
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.27My ancient incantations are too weak,My ancient Incantations are too weake,
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.31Till Henry be more weak and I more strong. – Till Henry be more weake, and I more strong.
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.i.134I know not what to say; my title's weak. – I know not what to say, my Titles weake:
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.iii.13And weak we are and cannot shun pursuit.And weake we are, and cannot shun pursuite.
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.145But if your title to the crown be weak,But if your Title to the Crowne be weake,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.i.12Which are so weak of courage and in judgementWhich are so weake of courage, and in iudgement,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.v.7And, often but attended with weak guard,And often but attended with weake guard,
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.82By sick interpreters, once weak ones, isBy sicke Interpreters (once weake ones) is
Henry VIIIH8 II.iii.43Cannot vouchsafe this burden, 'tis too weakCannot vouchsafe this burthen, tis too weake
Henry VIIIH8 II.iv.106I am a simple woman, much too weakI am a simple woman, much too weake
Henry VIIIH8 III.i.20With me, a poor weak woman, fall'n from favour?With me, a poore weake woman, falne from fauour?
Henry VIIIH8 III.i.72More near my life, I fear, with my weak wit,(More neere my Life I feare) with my weake wit;
Henry VIIIH8 III.i.169With these weak women's fears. A noble spirit,With these weake Womens feares. A Noble Spirit
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.175That my weak words have struck but thus much showthat my weake words / Haue strucke but thus much shew
Julius CaesarJC I.iii.91Therein, ye gods, you make the weak most strong;Therein, yee Gods, you make the weake most strong;
Julius CaesarJC I.iii.108Begin it with weak straws. What trash is Rome,Begin it with weake Strawes. What trash is Rome?
Julius CaesarJC II.i.116If these be motives weak, break off betimes,If these be Motiues weake, breake off betimes,
Julius CaesarJC II.i.236Your weak condition to the raw cold morning.Your weake condition, to the raw cold morning.
Julius CaesarJC II.iv.39I must go in. Ay me, how weak a thingI must go in: / Aye me! How weake a thing
King Edward IIIE3 I.ii.58Mean'st thou to fight, Douglas? We are too weak.Meanst thou to fight, Duglas we are to weake.
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.68Leave therefore now to persecute the weak,Leaue therfore now to persecute the weake,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.vi.27With strong surprise of weak and yielding fear.With strong surprise of weake and yeelding feare.
King JohnKJ V.ii.87With that same weak wind which enkindled it.With that same weake winde, which enkindled it:
King JohnKJ V.vii.78Out of the weak door of our fainting land.Out of the weake doore of our fainting Land:
King LearKL II.iv.196I pray you, father, being weak, seem so.I pray you Father being weake, seeme so.
King LearKL III.ii.20A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man.A poore, infirme, weake, and dispis'd old man:
King LearKL V.iii.195Alack, too weak the conflict to support – (Alacke too weake the conflict to support)
MacbethMac I.ii.15Showed like a rebel's whore. But all's too weak:Shew'd like a Rebells Whore: but all's too weake:
MacbethMac IV.iii.16To offer up a weak poor innocent lambTo offer vp a weake, poore innocent Lambe
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.vii.30Were but a weak disabling of myself.Were but a weake disabling of my selfe.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.27Their sense thus weak, lost with their fears thus strong,Their sense thus weake, lost with their feares thus strong,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.250Thy threats have no more strength than her weak prayers.Thy threats haue no more strength then her weak praise.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.268A weak bond holds you. I'll not trust your word.A weake bond holds you; Ile not trust your word.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.417And this weak and idle theme,And this weake and idle theame,
Much Ado About NothingMA III.i.54All matter else seems weak. She cannot love,All matter else seemes weake: she cannot loue,
OthelloOth II.iii.338With his weak function. How am I then a villainWith his weake Function. How am I then a Villaine,
OthelloOth III.iii.185Nor from mine own weak merits will I drawNor from mine owne weake merites, will I draw
OthelloOth III.iii.440One is too poor, too weak for my revenge.One is too poore, too weake for my reuenge.
Richard IIR2 II.ii.83Who weak with age cannot support myself.Who weake with age, cannot support my selfe:
Richard IIR2 II.iii.153Because my power is weak and all ill-left.Because my power is weake, and all ill left:
Richard IIR2 III.ii.62Weak men must fall; for heaven still guards the right.Weake men must fall, for Heauen still guards the right.
Richard IIR2 III.ii.65Than this weak arm. Discomfort guides my tongueThen this weake arme; discomfort guides my tongue,
Richard IIR2 V.v.19Unlikely wonders – how these vain weak nailsVnlikely wonders; how these vaine weake nailes
Richard IIIR3 I.i.24Why I, in this weak piping time of peace,Why I (in this weake piping time of Peace)
Richard IIIR3 I.i.136The King is sickly, weak, and melancholy,The King is sickly, weake, and melancholly,
Richard IIIR3 III.i.37My Lord of Buckingham, if my weak oratoryMy Lord of Buckingham, if my weake Oratorie
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.12That shows thee a weak slave. For the weakestThat shewes thee a weake slaue, for the weakest
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.211From love's weak childish bow she lives uncharmed.From loues weake childish Bow, she liues vncharm'd.
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iii.19Within the infant rind of this weak flowerWithin the infant rin'd of this weake flower,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iv.167weak dealing.weake dealing.
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.164Why are our bodies soft, and weak, and smooth,Why are our bodies soft, and weake, and smooth,
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.173Our strength as weak, our weakness past compare,Our strength as weake, our weakenesse past compare,
The TempestTem II.i.236Although this lord of weak remembrance, this,Although this Lord of weake remembrance; this
The TempestTem II.ii.142monster! I afeard of him? A very weak monster! TheMonster: I afeard of him? a very weake Monster: / The
The TempestTem V.i.41Weak masters though ye be – I have bedimmed(Weake Masters though ye be) I haue bedymn'd
Timon of AthensTim I.ii.57Here's that which is too weak to be a sinner,Heere's that which is too weake to be a sinner,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.43Whose weak untimbered sides but even nowWhose weake vntimber'd sides but euen now
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.222Sweet, rouse yourself, and the weak wanton CupidSweete, rouse your selfe; and the weake wanton Cupid
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.iv.7Or brew it to a weak and colder palate,Or brew it to a weake and colder pallat,
Twelfth NightTN I.v.110one of thy kin has a most weak pia mater.One of thy kin has a most weake Pia-mater.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.i.69Made wit with musing weak, heart sick with thought.Made Wit with musing, weake; hart sick with thought.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.ii.6This weak impress of love is as a figureThis weake impresse of Loue, is as a figure
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.iii.86Now alack, weak sister,Now alacke weake Sister,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.125I fear less than my fortune. Know, weak cousin,I feare lesse then my fortune: know weake Cosen
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK prologue.24Weak as we are, and almost breathless swimWeake as we are, and almost breathlesse swim
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.72And our weak spirits ne'er been higher rearedAnd our weake Spirits ne're been higher rear'd
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.179Fancies too weak for boys, too green and idleFancies too weake for Boyes, too greene and idle

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.214 Weak sights their sickly radiance do amend, Weake sights their sickly radience do amend.
The Passionate PilgrimPP.12.7 Youth is hot and bold, Age is weak and cold; Youth is hot and bold, Age is weake and cold,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.243 My will is strong past reason's weak removing: My will is strong past reasons weake remoouing:
The Rape of LucreceLuc.460 Such shadows are the weak brain's forgeries, "Such shadowes are the weake-brains forgeries,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.555 While in his hold-fast foot the weak mouse panteth: While in his hold-fast foot the weak mouse pãteth,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.720 To whose weak ruins muster troops of cares To whose weake ruines muster troopes of cares,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.839 In thy weak hive a wandering wasp hath crept, In thy weake Hiue a wandring waspe hath crept,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.865 Their father was too weak and they too strong Their father was too weake, and they too strong
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1017 Unprofitable sounds, weak arbitrators! Vnprofitable sounds, weake arbitrators,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1242 The weak oppressed, the impression of strange kinds The weake opprest, th'impression of strange kindes
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1646 ‘ Mine enemy was strong, my poor self weak, Mine enemy was strong, my poore selfe weake,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1784 Weak words, so thick come in his poor heart's aid Weake words, so thick come in his poor harts aid,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1825 Such childish humour from weak minds proceeds; Such childish humor from weake minds proceeds,
SonnetsSonn.34.11 Th' offender's sorrow lends but weak relief Th' offenders sorrow lends but weake reliefe
SonnetsSonn.102.1 My love is strengthened, though more weak in seeming; MY loue is strengthned though more weake in seeming
Venus and AdonisVen.d4 prop to support so weak a burden: only, if your proppe to support so weake a burthen, onelye if your
Venus and AdonisVen.1016 To be of such a weak and silly mind To be of such a weake and sillie mind,
Venus and AdonisVen.1145 The strongest body shall it make most weak, The strongest bodie shall it make most weake,

Glossary

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beer / ale, smallweak beer, beer of poor quality
cravencowardly, spineless, weak-hearted
debilefeeble, weak, puny
dotingfoolish, stupid, weak-minded
faintweak, fatigued, lacking in strength
falsedefective, weak, inadequate
femalewomanish, weak, delicate
greenweak, undeveloped
limberlimp, floppy, weak
milkyweak, timorous, feeble
pettysmall, weak, inadequate, insignificant
searchingfinding out weak spots, penetrating, stirring
sicklyweak, feeble, dying
sillyfeeble, frail, weak
slightweak, foolish, unwise
smallweak, poor
softweak, faint, soft-hearted
strengthlessweak, delicate, puny
taintlose vigour, become weak, wither
tenderweak, faint, delicate
thinweak, without body, of low alcohol content
unableweak, feeble, impotent
unfirmweak, feeble, lacking in strength
unnervedweak, drained of strength
unsinewedweak, feeble, slight
weakcontemptible, despicable, dishonourable
weakweakening, debilitating, enfeebling
weakof little worth, wanting, deficient
weak-builton poor foundation, ungrounded

Thesaurus

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finding out weak spotssearching
weakdebile
weakfaint
weakfalse
weakfemale
weakgreen
weaklimber
weakmilky
weakpetty
weaksickly
weaksilly
weakslight
weaksmall
weaksoft
weakstrengthless
weaktender
weakthin
weakunable
weakunfirm
weakunnerved
weakunsinewed
weak spots, finding outsearching
weak, becometaint
weak-heartedcraven
weak-mindeddoting

Themes and Topics

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Functional shift... prohibition so divine / that cravens my weak hand   demure* ac iv xv 2...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)... [peto to prince henry] there are twenty weak and wearied posts / come from the north ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
WEAKBASICweak adj, weaken v, weakened adj, weakly adv, weakness n
WEAKDISEASEfever-weakened adj
WEAKPART OF BODYweak-hearted adj
WEAKPEOPLEweakling n
WEAKSTATEweak-built adj, weak-hinged adj, weak-made adj

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