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Search phrase: assault

Plays

 23 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.111poor knight surprised without rescue in the first assaultpoore Knight surpris'd without rescue in the first assault
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.ii.51.1Against your vain assault.Against your vaine assault.
CoriolanusCor I.iv.63Enter Martius, bleeding, assaulted by the enemyEnter Martius bleeding, assaulted by the Enemy.
CoriolanusCor IV.v.175Ay, and for an assault too.I, and for an assault too.
CoriolanusCor V.iii.123March to assault thy country than to tread – March to assault thy Country, then to treade
CymbelineCym I.v.159for your ill opinion, and th' assault you havefor your ill opinion, and th'assault you haue
CymbelineCym I.vii.150Of thy assault: if he shall think it fitOf thy Assault: if he shall thinke it fit,
CymbelineCym III.ii.8More goddess-like than wife-like, such assaultsMore Goddesse-like, then Wife-like; such Assaults
HamletHam II.i.35.1Of general assault.of generall assault.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iv.13They may vex us with shot or with assault.They may vex vs with Shot or with Assault.
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.i.38Arm! arm! The enemy doth make assault!Arme, arme, the enemy doth make assault.
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.24In which assault we lost twelve hundred men.In which assault, we lost twelue hundred men.
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.43Entangled in the net of their assaults,Intangled in the net of their assaults,
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.5Soldiers, assault! I will no longer staySouldiers assault, I will no longer stay,
King JohnKJ II.i.408Let it be so. Say, where will you assault?Let it be so: say, where will you assault?
King LearKL II.ii.147To have her gentleman abused, assaulted,To haue her Gentleman abus'd, assaulted.
MacbethMac I.ii.33.1Began a fresh assault.Began a fresh assault.
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.186The assault that Angelo hath made to you, fortunethe assault that Angelo hath made to you, Fortune
Much Ado About NothingMA II.iii.117against all assaults of affection.against all assaults of affection.
OthelloOth V.ii.256Or naked as I am I will assault thee.Or naked as I am I will assault thee.
Richard IIR2 V.v.105How now! What means death in this rude assault?How now? what meanes Death in this rude assalt?
The TempestTem epilogue.17Which pierces so, that it assaultsWhich pierces so, that it assaults
Troilus and CressidaTC III.i.40assault upon him, for my business seethes.assault vpon him, for my businesse seethes.

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.835 From me by strong assault it is bereft. From me by strong assault it is bereft:

Glossary

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affrontassault, attack, onslaught
alarm, alarumattack, assault
assailattack, assault, address
assaultattack, temptation, snare
assayassault, attack, incursion
attemptattack, assault
batteryassault, bombardment, blitz
encounterskirmish, assault, engagement
enforcedviolated, assaulted, ravished
enforcedviolating, shown in an assault
extentassault, attack, onslaught
onsetattack, assault
pushattack, assault, thrust
strokeblow, attack, assault
venue[fencing] sword-thrust, assault, thrust

Thesaurus

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assaultassail
assaultaffront
assaultattempt
assaultassay
assaultalarm, alarum
assaultbattery
assaultextent
assaultencounter
assaultonset
assaultpush
assaultstroke
assault [in fencing]venue
assault, shown in an enforced
assaultedenforced
shown in an assaultenforced

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ASSAULTBASICassault n, assault v

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