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Search phrase: lucre

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As You Like ItAYL III.ii.144Sad Lucretia's modesty.sad Lucrecia's Modestie.
CymbelineCym IV.ii.324'Tis he and Cloten: malice and lucre in them'Tis he, and Cloten: Malice, and Lucre in them
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.141Shall I, for lucre of the rest unvanquished,Shall I for lucre of the rest vn-vanquisht,
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.289And Roman Lucrece for her chastity.And Romane Lucrece for her chastitie:
Titus AndronicusTit II.i.108Take this of me: Lucrece was not more chasteTake this of me, Lucrece was not more chast
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.63That left the camp to sin in Lucrece' bed?That left the Campe to sinne in Lucrece bed.
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.90Lord Junius Brutus swore for Lucrece' rape – Lord Iunius Brutus sweare for Lucrece rape,
Twelfth NightTN II.v.92impressure her Lucrece, with which she uses to seal.impressure her Lucrece, with which she vses to seale:
Twelfth NightTN II.v.104But silence, like a Lucrece' knife,but silence like a Lucresse knife:

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.a11chastity of his wife Lucretia. In that pleasant humour parable chastity of his wife Lucretia. In that pleasant humor
The Rape of LucreceLuc.a19 Lucrece' beauty, yet smothering his passions for the present, Lucrece beauty, yet smoothering his passions for the present,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.a22 his estate royally entertained and lodged by Lucrece at Collatium. his estate) royally entertayned and lodged by Lucrece at Col-
The Rape of LucreceLuc.a25 speedeth away. Lucrece, in this lamentable plight, hastily speedeth away. Lucrece in this lamentable plight, hastily
The Rape of LucreceLuc.a29 Lucrece attired in mourning habit, demanded the cause of her Lucrece attired in mourning habite, demanded the cause of her
The Rape of LucreceLuc.7 Of Collatine's fair love, Lucrece the chaste. Of COLATINES fair loue, LVCRECE the chast.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.36 Perchance his boast of Lucrece' sovereignty Perchance his bost of Lucrece Sou'raigntie,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.64 This heraldry in Lucrece' face was seen, This Herauldry in LVCRECE face was seene,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.123 With modest Lucrece, and wore out the night. With modest Lucrece, and wore out the night,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.182 So Lucrece must I force to my desire.’ So LVCRECE must I force to my desire.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.301 The Roman lord marcheth to Lucrece' bed. The Romane Lord marcheth to LVCRECE bed.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.317 Lucretia's glove, wherein her needle sticks; LVCRECIAS gloue, wherein her needle sticks,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.381 Then Collatine again by Lucrece' side Then COLATINE againe by LVCRECE side,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.384 And holy-thoughted Lucrece to their sight And holie-thoughted LVCRECE to their sight,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.510 Harmless Lucretia, marking what he tells Harmelesse LVCRETIA marking what he tels,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.512Lucrece,’ quoth he, ‘ this night I must enjoy thee. LVCRECE, quoth he, this night I must enioy thee,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1084 But cloudy Lucrece shames herself to see, But cloudie LVCRECE shames her selfe to see,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1217 Poor Lucrece' cheeks unto her maid seem so Poore LVCRECE cheeks vnto her maid seem so,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1261 The precedent whereof in Lucrece view, The president whereof in LVCRECE view,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1268 By this, mild patience bid fair Lucrece speak By this milde patience bid faire LVCRECE speake,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1284 ‘ O, peace!’ quoth Lucrece. ‘ If it should be told, (O peace quoth LVCRECE) if it should be told,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1306 If ever, love, thy Lucrece thou wilt see – (If euer loue, thy LVCRECE thou wilt see,)
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1344 For Lucrece thought he blushed to see her shame: For LVCRECE thought, he blusht to see her shame.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1443 To this well-painted piece is Lucrece come, To this well painted peece is LVCRECE come,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1457 On this sad shadow Lucrece spends her eyes, On this sad shadow LVCRECE spends her eyes,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1462 And therefore Lucrece swears he did her wrong, And therefore LVCRECE swears he did her wrong,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1496 So Lucrece, set a-work, sad tales doth tell So LVCRECE set a worke, sad tales doth tell
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1585 Who finds his Lucrece clad in mourning black, Who finds his LVCRECE clad in mourning black,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1624 From that, alas, thy Lucrece is not free. From that (alas) thy LVCRECE is not free.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1645 Th' adulterate death of Lucrece and her groom. Th'adulterat death of LVCRECE, and her Groome.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1682 For she that was thy Lucrece, now attend me: For shee that was thy LVCRECE, now attend me,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1732 Till Lucrece' father, that beholds her bleed, Till LVCRECE Father that beholds her bleed,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1747 And ever since, as pitying Lucrece' woes, And euer since as pittying LVCRECE woes,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1751 ‘ Daughter, dear daughter,’ old Lucretius cries, Daughter, deare daughter, old LVCRETIVS cries,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1754 Where shall I live now Lucrece is unlived? Where shall I liue now LVCRECE is vnliued?
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1770 Then live, sweet Lucrece, live again and see Then liue sweet LVCRECE, liue againe and see
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1773 And bids Lucretius give his sorrow place; And bids LVCRECIVS giue his sorrow place,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1774 And then in key-cold Lucrece' bleeding stream And than in key-cold LVCRECE bleeding streame
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1800 ‘ O,’ quoth Lucretius, ‘ I did give that life O, quoth LVCRETIVS, I did giue that life
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1805 The dispersed air, who, holding Lucrece' life, The disperst aire, who holding LVCRECE life,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1807 Brutus, who plucked the knife from Lucrece' side, BRVTVS who pluck't the knife from LVCRECE side,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1810 Burying in Lucrece' wound his folly's show. Burying in LVCRECE wound his follies show,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1839 And by chaste Lucrece' soul that late complained And by chast LVCRECE soule that late complained
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1850 They did conclude to bear dead Lucrece thence, They did conclude to beare dead LVCRECE thence,

Glossary

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Collatine[pron: 'kolatiyn] husband of Lucrece
Collatium[pron: ko'latium] city of Collatine, husband of Lucrece
lucregain, acquisition, procurement
lucreprofit, financial gain
Lucrece, Lucretia[lu'krees] legendary Roman heroine, 6th-c BC, who killed herself after being raped by Tarquin
TarquinTarquinius Superbus, seventh king of Rome, 6th-c BC; also his son, Sextus Tarquinius, the ravisher of Lucrece

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Classical mythology...el he should keep unknown husband of lucrece character in the rape of ...
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...ce lucrece in historical figures creon ...
Historical figures...n petrarch&rsquo s love poetry lucretia ...
...tia lucrece ayl iii ii 144 legendary roman ...
...aped by tarquin subject of the rape of lucrece tarquin below lycurgus co...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples... luc 4 city of collatine husband of lucrece colossus 1h4 v i 123 h...
Abbreviations...complaint luc the rape of lucrece ma much ado about nothi...

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LUCREBASIClucre n

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