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Search phrase: ascend

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Antony and CleopatraAC III.vi.49Should have ascended to the roof of heaven,Should haue ascended to the Roofe of Heauen,
CymbelineCym V.iv.113AscendsAscends
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.i.67My cousin Bolingbroke ascends my throne ’ – My Cousin Bullingbrooke ascends my Throne:
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iii.96ascends me into the brain, dries me there all the foolishascends me into the Braine, dryes me there all the foolish,
Henry VH5 I.chorus.1O for a Muse of fire, that would ascendO For a Muse of Fire, that would ascend
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.i.28Ascend, brave Talbot; we will follow thee.Ascend braue Talbot, we will follow thee.
Julius CaesarJC II.i.27By which he did ascend: so Caesar may;By which he did ascend: so Casar may;
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.11The noble Brutus is ascended. Silence!The Noble Brutus is ascended: Silence.
Julius CaesarJC V.iii.23Pindarus ascends
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.176Rejoice, my lord! Ascend the imperial throne!Reioyce my Lord, ascend the imperial throne
King JohnKJ II.i.86If not, bleed France, and peace ascend to heaven,If not, bleede France, and peace ascend to heauen.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iii.152dream. Here, here, here be my keys. Ascend my chambers.dreame: heere, heere, heere bee my keyes, ascend my Chambers,
Richard IIR2 IV.i.111Ascend his throne, descending now from him,Ascend his Throne, descending now from him,
Richard IIR2 IV.i.113In God's name I'll ascend the regal throne.In Gods Name, Ile ascend the Regall Throne.
Richard IIR2 V.i.56The mounting Bolingbroke ascends my throne,The mounting Bullingbrooke ascends my Throne,
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.286I'll not think but they ascend the skyI will not thinke but they ascend the sky,
Richard IIIR3 IV.ii.3.2Here he ascendeth his throne
Romeo and JulietRJ III.iii.147Ascend her chamber. Hence and comfort her.Ascend her Chamber, hence and comfort her:
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.336Ascend, fair queen, Pantheon. Lords, accompanyAscend Faire Qeene, / Panthean Lords, accompany
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.39How he her chamber-window will ascendHow he her chamber-window will ascend,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.163.2place ascends a rose tree, having one rose upon itplace ascends a Rose Tree, having one Rose upon it.

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Glossary

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Amurath[pron: 'amurahth, 'amurat] 16th-c Turkish sultan, Murad III, who killed all his brothers on ascending the throne; as did his successor
aspireascend, rise up, climb [to]
mountascend, rise up, climb
predominanceascendancy, predominant influence, authority
predominant[astrology] in the ascendant, ruling
predominate[astrology] be in the ascendancy, exert a controlling influence
riseascend, reach the top
scaleclimb up, ascend, mount
steepysteep, precipitous, difficult to ascend

Thesaurus

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ascendaspire
ascendmount
ascendscale
ascendrise
ascend, difficult tosteepy
ascendancypredominance
ascendancy, be in thepredominate
ascendant, in the [astrology]predominant
difficult to ascendsteepy

Themes and Topics

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Cosmos...94 describing a heavenly body in the ascendant and thus exercising ruling influenc...
Withal and withal... wherewithal / the mounting bolingbroke ascends my throne whereby with which wh...
Contemporary figures, factual and fictitious...rad iii who killed all his brothers on ascending the throne as did his successor ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ASCENTBASICascend v

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