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Search phrase: fickle

Plays

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Henry IV Part 11H4 V.i.76Of fickle changelings and poor discontents,Of fickle Changelings, and poore Discontents,
Henry VH5 III.vi.26And giddy Fortune's furious fickle wheel,and giddie Fortunes furious fickle Wheele,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.138In France, amongst a fickle, wavering nation;In France, amongst a fickle wauering Nation:
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.134Or to exclaim on fortune's fickleness.Or to exclaime on Fortunes ficklenesse.
King JohnKJ II.i.583Clapped on the outward eye of fickle France,Clap'd on the outward eye of fickle France,
King LearKL II.iv.181Dwells in the fickle grace of her he follows.Dwels in the sickly grace of her he followes.
Romeo and JulietRJ III.v.60O Fortune, Fortune! All men call thee fickle.O Fortune, Fortune, all men call thee fickle,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.v.61If thou art fickle, what dost thou with himIf thou art fickle, what dost thou with him
Romeo and JulietRJ III.v.62That is renowned for faith? Be fickle, Fortune,That is renown'd for faith? be fickle Fortune:

Poems

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A Lover's ComplaintLC.5 Ere long espied a fickle maid full pale Ere long espied a fickle maid full pale
The Passionate PilgrimPP.7.1 Fair is my love, but not so fair as fickle; FAire is my loue, but not so faire as fickle.
The Passionate PilgrimPP.17.10 O frowning Fortune, cursed fickle dame! O frowning fortune cursed fickle dame,
The Passionate PilgrimPP.20.27 Whilst as fickle Fortune smiled, Whilst as fickle Fortune smilde,
SonnetsSonn.126.2 Dost hold Time's fickle glass, his sickle, hour; Doest hould times fickle glasse, his sickle, hower:
Venus and AdonisVen.1141 ‘ It shall be fickle, false and full of fraud, It shall be fickle, false, and full of fraud,

Glossary

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changelingwaverer, turncoat, fickle thing
changingfickle, inconstant, faithless
Cressid, Cressidafickle daughter of Calchas, a priest of Troy; beloved by Troilus, a Trojan prince, she deserted him for Diomed; character in Troilus and Cressida
fleetingchangeable, inconstant, fickle
giddyfrivolous, flighty, fickle, irresponsible
giglotwhore-like, fickle, giddy
lightnessirresponsibility, levity, frivolity, fickleness
minute-jackmind-changing villain, fickle lout
moonishchangeable, fickle, capricious
mutabilityfickleness, inconstancy, caprice
skittishchangeable, fickle, inconstant
slipperyfickle, treacherous, uncertain
unconstantchangeable, fickle, unpredictable
waveringinconstant, fickle, capricious
wind-changingchanging with the direction of the wind, fickle

Thesaurus

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ficklechanging
fickleunconstant
ficklewavering
ficklewind-changing
ficklemoonish
fickleslippery
fickleskittish
ficklegiddy
ficklegiglot
ficklefleeting
fickle loutminute-jack
fickle thingchangeling
ficklenessmutability
ficklenesslightness
lout, fickleminute-jack

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology...the lazar kite of cressid' s kind fickle daughter of calchas a priest of troy ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FICKLEBASICfickle adj, fickleness n

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