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Search phrase: lame

Plays

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As You Like ItAYL I.iii.5upon curs; throw some of them at me. Come, lame mevpon curs, throw some of them at me; come lame mee
As You Like ItAYL II.iii.41When service should in my old limbs lie lameWhen seruice should in my old limbs lie lame,
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.164Ay, but the feet were lame, and could not bearI, but the feet were lame, and could not beare
CoriolanusCor IV.vii.7Unless by using means I lame the footVnlesse by vsing meanes I lame the foote
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.94.1What, art thou lame?What, art thou lame?
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.157True; made the lame to leap and fly away.True: made the Lame to leape and flye away.
Henry VIIIH8 I.iii.11They have all new legs, and lame ones. One would take it,They haue all new legs, / And lame ones; one would take it,
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.76His lame unpolished shifts are come to light;His lame vnpolisht shifts are come to light,
King Edward IIIE3 I.ii.70Excuse it that your bonny horse is lame.Excuse it that your bonnie horse is lame.
King Edward IIIE3 IV.ii.18That long have been diseased, sick, and lame;That long haue been deseased, sicke and lame;
King JohnKJ III.i.46Lame, foolish, crooked, swart, prodigious,Lame, foolish, crooked, swart, prodigious,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.291And leap for joy though they are lame with blows.And leape for ioy, though they are lame with blowes:
OthelloOth I.iii.63Being not deficient, blind, or lame of sense,(Being not deficient, blind, or lame of sense,)
OthelloOth II.i.158O, most lame and impotent conclusion!Oh most lame and impotent conclusion.
PericlesPer Chorus.IV.48Post on the lame feet of my rhyme,Post one the lame feete of my rime,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.v.4O, she is lame! Love's heralds should be thoughts,Oh she is lame, Loues Herauld should be thoughts,
The TempestTem II.ii.31When they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar,when they will not giue a doit to relieue a lame Begger,

Poems

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The Passionate PilgrimPP.12.6 Youth is nimble, Age is lame; Youth is nimble, Age is lame
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.37.3 So I, made lame by Fortune's dearest spite, So I, made lame by Fortunes dearest spight
SonnetsSonn.37.9 So then I am not lame, poor, nor despised, So then I am not lame, poore, nor dispis'd,

Glossary

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foundermake lame, cause to break down
hippedwith an injured hip, lame
lameunsatisfactory, mediocre, faulty
lamegive the appearance of lameness to, make deficient [by comparison]
lamelyimperfectly, defectively; also, haltingly, in a lame manner

Thesaurus

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lamehipped
lame manner, in alamely
lame, makefounder

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
LAMEBASIClame adj, lame n, lame v, lamely adv, lameness n

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