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Search phrase: vassal

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.154His servant live, and will his vassal die.His seruant liue, and will his vassall die:
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.199But such a one, thy vassal, whom I knowBut such a one thy vassall, whom I know
Antony and CleopatraAC II.vi.56.1To make my heart her vassal.To make my heart her vassaile.
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.29I am his fortune's vassal, and I send himI am his Fortunes Vassall, and I send him
CymbelineCym V.v.113Than I to your highness, who being born your vassal,Then I to your Highnesse, who being born your vassaile
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.ii.124Thou that art like enough, through vassal fear,Thou, that art like enough, through vassall Feare,
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.176And make me as the poorest vassal isAnd make me, as the poorest Vassaile is,
Henry VH5 III.v.51Upon the valleys, whose low vassal seatVpon the Valleyes, whose low Vassall Seat,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.i.111By such a lowly vassal as thyself.By such a lowly Vassall as thy selfe.
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.398When vassal fear lies trembling at his feet.When vassell feare lies trembling at his feete,
King Edward IIIE3 II.ii.41Am as a kneeling vassal, that observesAm as a kneeling vassaile that obserues,
King LearKL I.i.161.2O, vassal, miscreant!O Vassall! Miscreant.
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.246That shallow vassal –that shallow vassall
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.i.67thy heroical vassal. The magnanimous and most illustratethy heroicall Vassall. The magnanimous and most illustrate
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.222Bows not his vassal head and, strucken blind,Bowes not his vassall head, and strooken blinde,
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.383That I, your vassal, have employed and painedThat I, your vassaile, haue imploid, and pain'd
Richard IIR2 III.iii.89That lift your vassal hands against my headThat lift your Vassall Hands against my Head,
The TempestTem I.ii.374.1And make a vassal of him.And make a vassaile of him.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.84To be his subject's vassal, and induceTo be his subjects vassaile, and induce

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.608 From vassal actors can be wiped away; From vassall actors can be wipt away,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1360 And yet the duteous vassal scarce is gone. And yet the dutious vassall scarce is gone,
SonnetsSonn.58.4 Being your vassal, bound to stay your leisure. Being your vassail bound to staie your leisure.
SonnetsSonn.141.12 Thy proud heart's slave and vassal wretch to be. Thy proud hearts slaue and vassall wretch to be:

Glossary

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feedependent creature, beneficiary, vassal
homagerone who owes homage, vassal
liegemanvassal, subject, follower
vassalsubmissive, abject, yielding
vassalsubject, servile, subordinate
vassalwretch, creature, slave
vassalservant, slave, subject

Thesaurus

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vassalhomager
vassalliegeman
vassalfee

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
VASSALBASICvassal adj, vassal n, vassalage n

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