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Search phrase: blind

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As You Like ItAYL I.ii.34mightily misplaced, and the bountiful blind woman dothmightily misplaced, and the bountifull blinde woman doth
As You Like ItAYL IV.i.198madness, that blind rascally boy that abuses everyone'smadnesse, that blinde rascally boy, that abuses euery ones
CoriolanusCor II.i.255The blind to hear him speak. Matrons flung gloves,the blind to heare him speak: Matrons flong Gloues,
CoriolanusCor V.vi.118Will you be put in mind of his blind fortune,Will you be put in minde of his blinde Fortune,
CymbelineCym IV.ii.302Are sometimes like our judgements, blind. Good faith,Are sometimes like our Iudgements, blinde. Good faith
HamletHam III.ii.52jest unless by chance, as the blind man catcheth a hare.
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.ii.91Make blind itself with foolish tenderness.Make blinde it selfe with foolish tendernesse.
Henry VH5 I.ii.281Yea, strike the Dauphin blind to look on us.Yea strike the Dolphin blinde to looke on vs,
Henry VH5 III.iii.34The blind and bloody soldier with foul handThe blind and bloody Souldier, with foule hand
Henry VH5 III.vi.27That goddess blind,that Goddesse blind,
Henry VH5 III.vi.30is painted blind, with a muffler afore her eyes, to signifyis painted blinde, with a Muffler afore his eyes, to signifie
Henry VH5 III.vi.31to you that Fortune is blind; and she is painted alsoto you, that Fortune is blinde; and shee is painted also
Henry VH5 V.ii.290he must appear naked and blind. Can you blamehee must appeare naked, and blinde. Can you blame
Henry VH5 V.ii.293naked blind boy in her naked seeing self? It were, mynaked blinde Boy in her naked seeing selfe? It were (my
Henry VH5 V.ii.295Yet they do wink and yield, as love is blindYet they doe winke and yeeld, as Loue is blind
Henry VH5 V.ii.304blind, though they have their eyes, and then theyblinde, though they haue their eyes, and then they
Henry VH5 V.ii.309latter end, and she must be blind too.latter end, and she must be blinde to.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.10His brandished sword did blind men with his beams;His brandisht Sword did blinde men with his beames,
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.iv.24That it will glimmer through a blind man's eye.That it will glimmer through a blind-mans eye.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.61Forsooth, a blind man at Saint Alban's shrineForsooth, a blinde man at Saint Albones Shrine,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.74What, hast thou been long blind and now restored?What, hast thou beene long blinde, and now restor'd?
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.75Born blind, an't please your grace.Borne blinde, and't please your Grace.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.96.2How long hast thou been blind?How long hast thou beene blinde?
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.125in Christendom. If thou hadst been born blind, thouin Christendome. / If thou hadst beene borne blinde,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.62I would be blind with weeping, sick with groans,I would be blinde with weeping, sicke with grones,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.112And called them blind and dusky spectaclesAnd call'd them blinde and duskie Spectacles,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.v.78Be blind with tears, and break o'ercharged with grief.Be blinde with teares, and break ore-charg'd with griefe
Henry VIIIH8 II.ii.19That blind priest, like the eldest son of fortune,That blinde Priest, like the eldest Sonne of Fortune,
King Edward IIIE3 II.ii.69That poets term the wanton warrior blind;That Poets tearme, the wanton warriour blinde:
King Edward IIIE3 III.i.58Then Bayard-like, blind overweening Ned,Then Bayardlike, blinde ouerweaning Ned,
King JohnKJ IV.ii.264Upon thy feature; for my rage was blind,Vpon thy feature, for my rage was blinde,
King LearKL II.iv.47Do make their children blind,do make their Children blind,
King LearKL II.iv.67noses are led by their eyes, but blind men; and there'snoses, are led by their eyes, but blinde men, and there's
King LearKL IV.i.46'Tis the time's plague when madmen lead the blind.'Tis the times plague, / When Madmen leade the blinde:
King LearKL IV.v.37If you do chance to hear of that blind traitor,If you do chance to heare of that blinde Traitor,
King LearKL IV.vi.138squiny at me? No, do thy worst, blind Cupid; I'll notsquiny at me? No, doe thy worst blinde Cupid, Ile not
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.76Doth falsely blind the eyesight of his look.Doth falsely blinde the eye-sight of his looke:
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.222Bows not his vassal head and, strucken blind,Bowes not his vassall head, and strooken blinde,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.310A lover's eyes will gaze an eagle blind.A Louers eyes will gaze an Eagle blinde.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.405Nor woo in rhyme, like a blind harper's song.Nor woo in rime like a blind-harpers songue,
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.i.36And so may I, blind Fortune leading me,And so may I, blinde fortune leading me
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.vi.36But love is blind, and lovers cannot seeBut loue is blinde, and louers cannot see
The Merchant of VeniceMV V.i.112He knows me as the blind man knows the cuckoo,He knowes me as the blinde man knowes the / Cuckow
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.9little remorse as they would have drowned a blindlittle remorse, as they would haue drown'de a blinde
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.235And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blinde.
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.233at the door of a brothel-house for the sign of blindat the doore of a brothel-house for the signe of blinde
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.182Ho! Now you strike like the blind man; 'twasHo now you strike like the blindman, 'twas
OthelloOth I.iii.63Being not deficient, blind, or lame of sense,(Being not deficient, blind, or lame of sense,)
OthelloOth I.iii.333and blind puppies. I have professed me thy friend, andand blind Puppies. I haue profest me thy Friend, and
PericlesPer I.i.101To stop the air would hurt them. The blind mole castsTo stop the Ayre would hurt them, the blind Mole castes
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.166Thy beauty hath, and made them blind with weeping.Thy Beauty hath, and made them blinde with weeping.
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.255And art you yet to your own souls so blindAnd are you yet to your owne soules so blinde,
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.26Dead life, blind sight, poor mortal-living ghost,Dead life, blind sight, poore mortall liuing ghost,
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.62Into the blind cave of eternal night.Into the blinde Caue of eternall night.
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.232He that is strucken blind cannot forgetHe that is strooken blind, cannot forget
Romeo and JulietRJ II.i.32Blind is his love and best befits the dark.Blind is his Loue, and best befits the darke.
Romeo and JulietRJ II.i.33If love be blind, love cannot hit the mark.If Loue be blind, Loue cannot hit the marke,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iv.16the blind bow-boy's butt-shaft. And is he a man tothe blind Bowe-boyes but-shaft, and is he a man to
Romeo and JulietRJ III.ii.9By their own beauties; or, if love be blind,And by their owne Beauties: or if Loue be blind,
The TempestTem IV.i.90Her and her blind boy's scandalled companyHer, and her blind-Boyes scandald company,
The TempestTem IV.i.194Pray you, tread softly, that the blind mole may notPray you tread softly, that the blinde Mole may not
Titus AndronicusTit II.iv.52Come, let us go and make thy father blind,Come, let vs goe, and make thy father blinde,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iv.53For such a sight will blind a father's eye.For such a sight will blinde a fathers eye.
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.268And make them blind with tributary tears.And make them blinde with tributarie teares.
Titus AndronicusTit V.iii.48Killed her for whom my tears have made me blind.Kil'd her for whom my teares haue made me blind.
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.69Blind fear, that seeing reason leads, findsBlinde feare, that seeing reason leads, findes
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.70safer footing than blind reason stumbling without fear:safe footing, then blinde reason, stumbling without feare:
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.185And blind oblivion swallowed cities up,And blinde obliuion swallow'd Cities vp;
Twelfth NightTN V.i.226Whom the blind waves and surges have devoured.Whom the blinde waues and surges haue deuour'd:
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.i.67Because Love is blind. O, that you had mine eyes,Because Loue is blinde: O that you had mine eyes,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iii.12grandam, having no eyes, look you, wept herself blindGrandam hauing no eyes, looke you, wept her selfe blinde
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iv.91Nay, then, he should be blind; and, being blind,Nay then he should be blind, and being blind
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iv.210There is no reason but I shall be blind.There is no reason, but I shall be blinde.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.4four of his blind brothers and sisters went to it. I havefoure of his blinde brothers and sisters went to it: I haue
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.ii.76Some blind priest for the purpose, that will ventureSome blind Priest for the purpose, that will venture
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iii.146.1That two must needs be blind for't.That two must needes be blinde fort.
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.291Blind with the pin and web but theirs, theirs only,Blind with the Pin and Web, but theirs; theirs onely,
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.830will bring these two moles, these blind ones, aboardwill bring these two Moales, these blind-ones, aboord

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.378 But blind they are, and keep themselves enclosed. But blind they are, and keep themselues inclosed.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.675 Shame folded up in blind concealing night, Shame folded vp in blind concealing night,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.758 And bids her eyes hereafter still be blind; And bids her eyes hereafter still be blinde,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.768 Blind muffled bawd, dark harbour for defame, Blinde muffled bawd, darke harber for defame,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.902 The poor, lame, blind, halt, creep, cry out for thee; The poore, lame, blind, hault, creepe, cry out for thee,
SonnetsSonn.27.8 Looking on darkness which the blind do see, Looking on darknes which the blind doe see.
SonnetsSonn.113.3 Doth part his function, and is partly blind, Doth part his function, and is partly blind,
SonnetsSonn.136.2 Swear to thy blind soul that I was thy Will, Sweare to thy blind soule that I was thy Will,
SonnetsSonn.137.1 Thou blind fool Love, what dost thou to mine eyes, THou blinde foole loue, what doost thou to mine eyes,
SonnetsSonn.148.13 O cunning love, with tears thou keep'st me blind, O cunning loue, with teares thou keepst me blinde,
SonnetsSonn.149.14 Those that can see thou lov'st, and I am blind. Those that can see thou lou'st, and I am blind.
Venus and AdonisVen.554 With blindfold fury she begins to forage; With blind fold furie she begins to forrage,

Glossary

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Bayard[pron: 'bayahd] magic horse given by Charlemagne to Rinaldo (Renaud), one of the four sons of Aimon; a symbol of blind recklessness
beesomeblear-eyed, half-blind
bissonblear-eyed, half-blind
blindmake blind, deprive of sight
blindsheer, utter, downright
blinddark, black
blindheedless, reckless, headstrong
blinkingblind, sightless
eyelessblind, sightless, unseeing
FortuneRoman goddess, shown as a woman at a spinning-wheel, or controlling a rudder, and as blind
half-sightsomeone half-blind
hoodmanblind man [a call in Blind Man's Buff]
hoodman-blindblind-man's buff
purblindhalf-blind, dim-sighted
purblindblind
sand-blindhalf-blind, dim-sighted
seel[falconry: sewing up a bird's eyelids, as part of taming] sew up, close up, blind

Thesaurus

 14 result(s).
blindblinking
blindeyeless
blindFortune
blindpurblind
blind [in falconry]seel
blind man [in a game]hoodman
blind, halfbisson
blind, halfhalf-sight
blind, makeblind
blind-man's buffhoodman-blind
half-blindbisson
half-blindhalf-sight
half-blindpurblind
half-blindsand-blind

Themes and Topics

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Gods and goddesses...g wheel or controlling a rudder and as blind ganymede ayl i iii 122 jo...
Non-classical legend, romance, and folklore... bayard e3 iii i 58 bayard-like blind overweening ned magic horse given by...
...e of the four sons of aimon a symbol of blind recklessness bevis h8 i i 38...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BLINDBASICblind adj, blind n, bllnded adj, blinding adj, blindly adv, blindness n
BLINDANIMALblindworm n
BLINDGAMEhoodman-blind n
BLINDOBJECTblindfold adj, blindfold n
BLINDSTATEever-blinded adj
BLINDTYPEhigh-gravel-blind adj, purblind adj, sand-blind adj
PURBLINDBASICsee BLIND

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