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All's Well That Ends WellAW III.iv.27Unless her prayers, whom heaven delights to hearVnlesse her prayers, whom heauen delights to heare
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.iv.21.1And go to't with delight.And go too't with delight.
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.88That grew the more by reaping. His delightsThat grew the more by reaping: His delights
As You Like ItAYL I.ii.147You will take little delight in it, I can tell you, thereYou wil take little delight in it, I can tell you there
As You Like ItAYL V.iv.195As we do trust they'll end, in true delights.As we do trust, they'l end in true delights.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE I.i.107What to delight in, what to sorrow for.What to delight in, what to sorrow for,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iv.113Hast thou delight to see a wretched manHast thou delight to see a wretched man
CymbelineCym V.iv.102The more delayed, delighted. Be content,The more delay'd, delighted. Be content,
HamletHam I.ii.13In equal scale weighing delight and dole,In equall Scale weighing Delight and Dole
HamletHam II.ii.308to me what is this quintessence of dust? Man delightsto me, what is this Quintessence of Dust? Man delights
HamletHam II.ii.314delights not me?’delights not me?
HamletHam II.ii.315To think, my lord, if you delight not inTo thinke, my Lord, if you delight not in
HamletHam II.ii.328delight in, the tragedians of the city.delight in / the Tragedians of the City.
HamletHam III.i.27And drive his purpose into these delights.and driue his purpose on / To these delights.
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iii.29In diet, in affections of delight,In Diet, in Affections of delight,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iv.62Let us look in; the sight will much delight thee.Let vs looke in, the sight will much delight thee:
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.112If holy churchmen take delight in broils?If holy Church-men take delight in broyles?
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.v.17So full replete with choice of all delights,So full repleate with choice of all delights,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.viii.26But you are all recreants and dastards, and delight to liveBut you are all Recreants and Dastards, and delight to liue
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.vii.35Now am I seated as my soul delights,Now am I seated as my soule delights,
Henry VIIIH8 V.i.3Not for delights, times to repair our natureNot for delights: Times to repayre our Nature
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.48That a peaceful quietness brings most delight,That peacefull quietnes brings most delight,
King JohnKJ IV.iii.69Never to be infected with delight,Neuer to be infected with delight,
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.29The grosser manner of these world's delightsThe grosser manner of these worlds delights,
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.71And train our intellects to vain delight.And traine our intellects to vaine delight.
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.72Why, all delights are vain, but that most vainWhy? all delights are vaine, and that most vaine
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.172How you delight, my lords, I know not, I,How you delight my Lords, I know not I,
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.ii.122safe; and you must suffer him to take no delight, norsafe, and you must let him take no delight, nor
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.i.106delightful ostentation, or show, or pageant, or antic, ordelightfull ostentation, or show, or pageant, or anticke, or
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.346Nor God nor I delights in perjured men.Nor God, nor I, delights in periur'd men.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.663Speak, brave Hector; we are much delighted.Speake braue Hector, we are much delighted.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.886Do paint the meadows with delight,Do paint the Medowes with delight.
MacbethMac II.iii.47The labour we delight in physics pain.The labour we delight in, Physicks paine:
MacbethMac IV.i.127And show the best of our delights.And shew the best of our delights.
MacbethMac IV.iii.129The devil to his fellow, and delightThe Deuill to his Fellow, and delight
Measure for MeasureMM II.i.123Bunch of Grapes, where indeed you have a delight to sit,bunch of Grapes, where indeede you haue a delight to sit,
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.124A kneaded clod; and the delighted spiritA kneaded clod; And the delighted spirit
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.vi.67I am glad on't. I desire no more delightI am glad on't, I desire no more delight
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.viii.53.1With some delight or other.With some delight or other.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.149delight?delight?
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.254Lulled in these flowers with dances and delight.Lul'd in these flowers, with dances and delight:
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.455True delightTrue delight
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.41The lazy time if not with some delight?The lazie time, if not with some delight?
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.114Our true intent is. All for your delightOur true intent is. All for your delight,
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.125libertines delight in him, and the commendation is notLibertines delight in him, and the commendation is not
Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.6Nor let no comforter delight mine earNor let no comfort delight mine eare,
OthelloOth I.i.69Rouse him, make after him, poison his delight,Rowse him, make after him, poyson his delight,
OthelloOth I.ii.71Of such a thing as thou: to fear, not to delight.Of such a thing as thou: to feare, not to delight?
OthelloOth I.iii.286If virtue no delighted beauty lack,If Vertue no delighted Beautie lacke,
OthelloOth II.i.219heart think it. Her eye must be fed. And what delightheart thinke it. Her eye must be fed. And what delight
OthelloOth IV.ii.154Delighted them in any other form;Delighted them: or any other Forme.
PericlesPer I.iv.29And not so much to feed on as delight;And not so much to feede on as delight,
PericlesPer I.iv.40Must have inventions to delight the tasteMust haue inuentions to delight the tast,
PericlesPer II.i.159Upon a courser, whose delightful stepsVpon a Courser, whose delight steps,
PericlesPer II.v.28With such delightful, pleasing harmony.With such delightfull pleasing harmonie.
PericlesPer III.ii.38A more content in course of true delighta more content in course of true delight
PericlesPer IV.iv.12To see his daughter, all his life's delight.To see his daughter all his liues delight.
Richard IIR2 I.iii.291Than a delightful measure or a dance;
Richard IIR2 III.iv.7My legs can keep no measure in delightMy Legges can keepe no measure in Delight,
Richard IIIR3 I.i.8Our dreadful marches to delightful measures.Our dreadfull Marches, to delightfull Measures.
Richard IIIR3 I.i.25Have no delight to pass away the time,Haue no delight to passe away the time,
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.53If thou delight to view thy heinous deeds,If thou delight to view thy heynous deeds,
Romeo and JulietRJ I.ii.28Of limping winter treads, even such delightOf limping Winter treads, euen such delight
Romeo and JulietRJ I.iii.83And find delight writ there with beauty's pen.And find delight, writ there with Beauties pen:
Romeo and JulietRJ II.v.75I am the drudge, and toil in your delight.I am the drudge, and toile in your delight:
Romeo and JulietRJ II.vi.9These violent delights have violent endsThese violent delights haue violent endes,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.ii.116Or, if sour woe delights in fellowshipOr if sower woe delights in fellowship,
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.i.92And for I know she taketh most delightAnd for I know she taketh most delight
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.i.111wherein she delights, I will wish him to her father.wherein she delights, I will wish him to her father.
The TempestTem III.i.2Delight in them sets off. Some kinds of basenessDelight in them set off: Some kindes of basenesse
The TempestTem III.ii.137Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.Sounds, and sweet aires, that giue delight and hurt not:
Titus AndronicusTit II.iv.46And make the silken strings delight to kiss them,And make the silken strings delight to kisse them,
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.82O, that delightful engine of her thoughts,O that delightfull engine of her thoughts,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.59Unless the gods delight in tragedies?Vnlesse the Gods delight in tragedies?
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.144Like one besotted on your sweet delights.Like one be-sotted on your sweet delights;
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.143If sanctimony be the gods' delight,If sanctimonie be the gods delight:
Twelfth NightTN I.iii.107strangest mind i'the world. I delight in masques andstrangest minde i'th world: I delight in Maskes and
Twelfth NightTN I.v.78I marvel your ladyship takes delight in such aI maruell your Ladyship takes delight in such a
Twelfth NightTN II.iv.12Olivia's father took much delight in. He is about theOliuiaes Father tooke much delight in. He is about the
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iv.146O, flatter me; for love delights in praises.O flatter me: for Loue delights in praises.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.ii.64I perceive you delight not in music.I perceiue you delight not in Musique.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.156When all our pageants of delight were played,When all our Pageants of delight were plaid,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.98Summer shall come, and with her all delights,Sommer shall come, and with her all delights;

Poems

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The Passionate PilgrimPP.4.5 She told him stories to delight his ear; She told him stories, to delight his eares:
The Passionate PilgrimPP.8.11 And I in deep delight am chiefly drowned And I in deepe Delight am chiefly drownd,
The Passionate PilgrimPP.18.28 That thus dissembled her delight; That thus dissembled her delight.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.12 Which triumphed in that sky of his delight, Which triumpht in that skie of his delight:
The Rape of LucreceLuc.357 Covers the shame that follows sweet delight.’ Couers the shame that followes sweet delight.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.385 Must sell her joy, her life, her world's delight. Must sell her ioy, her life, her worlds delight.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.430 In bloody death and ravishment delighting, In bloudy death and rauishment delighting;
The Rape of LucreceLuc.487 My will that marks thee for my earth's delight, My will that markes thee for my earths delight,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.697 The prey wherein by nature they delight, The praie wherein by nature they delight:
The Rape of LucreceLuc.742 He runs, and chides his vanished loathed delight. He runnes and chides his vanisht loth'd delight.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.927 Eater of youth, false slave to false delight, Eater of youth, false slaue to false delight:
SonnetsSonn.8.2 Sweets with sweets war not, joy delights in joy: Sweets with sweets warre not, ioy delights in ioy:
SonnetsSonn.24.12 Delights to peep, to gaze therein on thee. Delights to peepe, to gaze therein on thee
SonnetsSonn.36.8 Yet doth it steal sweet hours from love's delight. Yet doth it steale sweet houres from loues delight,
SonnetsSonn.37.1 As a decrepit father takes delight AS a decrepit father takes delight,
SonnetsSonn.47.14 Awakes my heart to heart's and eye's delight. Awakes my heart, to hearts and eyes delight.
SonnetsSonn.75.11 Possessing or pursuing no delight, Possessing or pursuing no delight
SonnetsSonn.91.11 Of more delight than hawks or horses be; Of more delight then Hawkes or Horses bee:
SonnetsSonn.98.11 They were but sweet, but figures of delight, They weare but sweet, but figures of delight:
SonnetsSonn.102.12 And sweets grown common lose their dear delight. And sweets growne common loose their deare delight.
SonnetsSonn.130.7 And in some perfumes is there more delight, And in some perfumes is there more delight,
SonnetsSonn.141.5 Nor are mine ears with thy tongue's tune delighted, Nor are mine eares with thy toungs tune delighted,
Venus and AdonisVen.78 Her best is bettered with a more delight. Her best is betterd with a more delight.
Venus and AdonisVen.236 Sweet bottom-grass and high delightful plain, Sweet bottome grasse, and high delightfull plaine,
Venus and AdonisVen.380 My day's delight is past, my horse is gone, My dayes delight is past, my horse is gone,
Venus and AdonisVen.400 His other agents aim at like delight? His other agents ayme at like delight?
Venus and AdonisVen.496 Do I delight to die, or life desire? Do I delight to die or life desire?
Venus and AdonisVen.843 If pleased themselves, others, they think, delight If pleasd themselues, others they thinke delight,
Venus and AdonisVen.1030 The foul boar's conquest on her fair delight; The foule boares conquest, on her faire delight,

Glossary

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caperdance with joy, leap with delight
charminglyenchantingly, delightfully, fascinatingly
contentplease, gratify, delight, satisfy
daintybeautifully, delightfully, excellently
daintydelight, special pleasure
dearpleasing, delightful, congenial
delicatepleasant, delightful, congenial
delicatedelicacy, luxury, delight
delightpleasure, enjoyment
delighteddelightful, joyful, pleasing
delightedendowed with delight
delightfulfull of delight, experiencing great pleasure
edgekeen delight, special enjoyment
enamoured onin love [with], delight [in], relish
enjoypossess with delight, take pleasure [in], savour
fainbe glad, be delighted, rejoice
fawnrevel, gloat, show delight
flattering-sweetsweetly appealing, enticingly delightful
gladgladness, joy, delight
gladdingdelighting, making joyful
graciousdelightful, lovely, charming
happymake happy, delight, content
heavenlybeautiful, delightful, sublime
heighnonsense word used in song, expressing joy, delight
hey, hey-hononsense word used in song, expressing joy, delight
joyderive enjoyment from, delight in
joy[unclear meaning] delight, bliss [for Mary, as the mother of Jesus]; or: darling, pet
joyedoverjoyed, delighted, full of rejoicing
lustdesire, pleasure, delight
pastimepleasure, delight, enjoyment
pleasancepleasure, delight, gratification
rejoicinglyin an exulting manner, with delight
savourrelish, enjoy, delight [in]
seasongratify, delight, tease
spleenamusement, delight, merriment
summer-leapingdelighting in the summer-time
summers dayexclamation of relief or delight
sweetdelightful time, pleasant part
sweetsweetness, pleasure, delight
sweetlydelightfully, charmingly, pleasingly
sweetnessdelight, pleasure, charm
takecaptivate, delight, enrapture

Thesaurus

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delightcontent
delightdainty
delightdelicate
delightenamoured on
delightglad
delighthappy
delightjoy
delightjoy
delightlust
delightpastime
delightpleasance
delightsavour
delightseason
delightspleen
delightsweet
delightsweetness
delighttake
delight, endowed withdelighted
delight, full ofdelightful
delight, keenedge
delight, leap withcaper
delight, possess withenjoy
delight, showfawn
delight, withrejoicingly
delightedjoyed
delighted, befain
delightfuldear
delightfuldelicate
delightfuldelighted
delightfulgracious
delightfulheavenly
delightful timesweet
delightful, enticinglyflattering-sweet
delightfullycharmingly
delightfullydainty
delightfullysweetly
delightinggladding
delighting in the summer-timesummer-leaping
enticingly delightfulflattering-sweet
leap with delightcaper
possess with delightenjoy
show delightfawn
summer-time, delighting in thesummer-leaping
time, delightfulsweet

Themes and Topics

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Exclamations... etc) than positive ones (cheerfulness delight assurance etc) in some cases words ...
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...y see where my cousin comes relief delight some of these items have other f...
Here, there, and where...s to my breast where-through the sun / delights to peep through which +to ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DELIGHTBASICdelight n, delight v, delighted adj, delightful adj

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