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Search phrase: lecher

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HamletHam II.ii.578Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain!Remorselesse, Treacherous, Letcherous, kindles villaine!
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.232can part young limbs and lechery; but the gout galls thecan part yong limbes and letchery: but the Gowt galles the
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.303the very genius of famine, yet lecherous as a monkey,the very Genius of Famine:
King LearKL I.ii.130that it follows I am rough and lecherous. Fut! I shouldthat it followes, I am rough and Leacherous. I should
King LearKL III.iv.108old lecher's heart – a small spark, all the rest on's bodyold Letchers heart, a small spark, all the rest on's body,
King LearKL IV.vi.113Does lecher in my sight.Do's letcher in my sight.
King LearKL IV.vi.274Of murderous lechers; and in the mature timeOf murtherous Letchers: and in the mature time,
MacbethMac II.iii.27Lechery, sir, it provokes and unprovokes: it provokesLecherie, Sir, it prouokes, and vnprouokes: it prouokes
MacbethMac II.iii.30lechery; it makes him and it mars him; it sets him on andLecherie: it makes him, and it marres him; it sets him on, and
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.138Lechery?Lecherie?
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.143Is lechery so looked after?Is Lechery so look'd after?
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.93A little more lenity to lechery would do no harmA little more lenitie to Lecherie would doe no harme
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.166because they are lecherous. The Duke yet would havebecause they are lecherous: The Duke yet would haue
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.133now take the lecher. He is at my house. He cannotnow take the Leacher: hee is at my house: hee cannot
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.iii.21Against such lewdsters and their lechery,Against such Lewdsters, and their lechery,
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iii.162lechery that ever was known in the commonwealth.lechery, that euer was knowne in the Common-wealth.
OthelloOth II.i.249Lechery, by this hand: an index and obscure prologueLeacherie by this hand: an Index, and obscure prologue
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.74subject, and war and lechery confound all!Subiect, and Warre and Lecherie confound all.
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.i.64You, like a lecher, out of whorish loinsYou like a letcher, out of whorish loynes,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.i.94lechery! All incontinent varlets!Letcherie? All incontinent Varlets.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.57potato-finger, tickles these together! Fry, lechery, fry!potato finger, tickles these together: frye lechery, frye.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.197than he for a commodious drab. Lechery, lechery, stillthen he for a commodious drab: Lechery, lechery, still
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.198wars and lechery; nothing else holds fashion! A burningwarres and lechery, nothing else holds fashion. A burning
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iv.35yet, in a sort, lechery eats itself. I'll seek them.yet in a sort, lecherie eates it selfe: Ile seeke them.
Twelfth NightTN I.v.120Lechery! I defy lechery! There's one at theLetcherie, I defie Letchery: there's one at the

Poems

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The Passionate PilgrimPP.7.17 Was this a lover, or a lecher whether? Was this a louer, or a Letcher whether?
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1637 The lechers in their deed: this act will be The lechors in their deed, this Act will be

Glossary

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coddinglecherous, lustful, lascivious
dragon's tail[astrology] intersection of the orbit of the descending moon and that of the sun [associated with lechery]
Epicureansensual, lecherous, pleasure-seeking
hotlecherous, lustful, hot-blooded
hot-bloodedlecherous, passionate, lustful
lechercopulate, play the part of a lecher
luxuriouslustful, lecherous, lascivious
luxuriouslylustfully, lecherously, lasciviously
luxurylust, lechery, lasciviousness
nicelustful, lecherous, lascivious, wanton
primelecherous, randy, lustful
saltlecherous, lascivious, lustful
saucylecherous, lascivious, lustful
sweetwanton, lecherous; or: with a sweet tooth
Ursa Majorthe Great Bear [associated with lechery]
whoremasterlecherous, fornicating, licentious
whoremasterfornicator, lecher, one who deals with whores
whoremasterlylecherous, having the character of a whoremaster
whoremongerfornicator, lecher, one who deals with whores

Thesaurus

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lecherwhoremaster
lecherwhoremonger
lecher, play the part of alecher
lecherouscodding
lecherouswhoremaster
lecherouswhoremasterly
lecherousEpicurean
lecherousnice
lecherousprime
lecheroussalt
lecheroussaucy
lecheroushot-blooded
lecheroushot
lecherousluxurious
lecheroussweet
lecherouslyluxuriously
lecherydragon's tail
lecheryluxury
lecheryUrsa Major
part of a lecher, play thelecher
play the part of a lecherlecher

Themes and Topics

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Cosmos...on and that of the sun associated with lechery equinoctial tn ii iii 23 ...
... 129 the great bear associated with lechery vapians tn ii iii 22 mo...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
LECHERBASIClecher n, lecher v, lecherous adj, lechery n

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