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Search phrase: torn

Plays

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As You Like ItAYL IV.iii.148The lioness had torn some flesh away,The Lyonnesse had torne some flesh away,
CoriolanusCor IV.v.64Bears a command in't. Though thy tackle's torn,Beares a Command in't: Though thy Tackles torne,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.124France should have torn and rent my very heart,France should haue torne and rent my very hart,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.i.42Broke be my sword, my arms torn and defaced,Broke be my sword, my Armes torne and defac'd,
Henry VIIIH8 V.iv.75Not being torn a-pieces, we have done.Not being torne a pieces, we haue done:
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.283Our loving lawful and our faith not torn.Our louing lawfull, and our fayth not torne.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.443Bedabbled with the dew, and torn with briars – Bedabbled with the dew, and torne with briars,
Richard IIR2 III.i.24From my own windows torn my household coat,From mine owne Windowes torne my Household Coat,
Richard IIR2 III.iii.83Have torn their souls by turning them from us,Haue torne their Soules, by turning them from vs,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.iii.47And shrieks like mandrakes torn out of the earth,And shrikes like Mandrakes torne out of the earth,
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.84Is torn from forth that pretty hollow cage,Is torne from forth that pretty hollow cage,
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.145A thought of added honour torn from Hector.A thought of added honor, torne from Hector.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.ii.18He's torn to pieces; they howled many together,He's torne to peeces, they howld many together
The Winter's TaleWT V.ii.61an ear open: he was torn to pieces with a bear. Thisan eare open; he was torne to pieces with a Beare: This

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1762 O, from thy cheeks my image thou hast torn, O from thy cheekes my image thou hast torne,
SonnetsSonn.152.3 In act thy bed-vow broke and new faith torn, In act thy bed-vow broake and new faith torne,

Glossary

 7 result(s).
distracteddivided, torn apart, rent asunder
pullwrench, blow, thing torn away
raseobliterated, torn down
renttorn, shredded, ripped up
tatteredtorn, ragged
troublesomefull of affliction, disturbed, crisis-torn
woman-tiredhenpecked, torn apart by a woman

Thesaurus

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apart, torndistracted
crisis-torntroublesome
torntattered
tornrent
torn apartdistracted
torn downrase
woman, torn apart by awoman-tired

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology...e to himself / a thought of added honour torn from hector son of achilles and deida...

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