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Search phrase: reservation

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.220In heedfullest reservation to bestow them,In heedefull'st reseruation to bestow them,
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.243make some reservation of your wrongs. He is my goodmake some reseruation of your wrongs. He is my good
CoriolanusCor III.iii.130Making but reservation of yourselvesMaking but reseruation of your selues,
CymbelineCym V.iii.22Than those for preservation cased, or shame – Then those for preseruation cas'd, or shame)
Henry VH5 II.ii.59And tender preservation of our personAnd tender preseruation of our person
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.147Her times of preservation, which perforceHer times of preseruation, which perforce
King LearKL I.i.133With reservation of an hundred knights,With reseruation of an hundred Knights,
King LearKL II.iv.247But kept a reservation to be followedBut kept a reseruation to be followed
Richard IIIR3 III.v.35Were't not that by great preservationWert not, that by great preseruation
The TempestTem II.i.7I mean our preservation, few in millions(I meane our preseruation) few in millions
The TempestTem V.i.135Give us particulars of thy preservation;Giue vs particulars of thy preseruation,

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Glossary

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Althaea[al'thaya] mother of Meleager, whose life-span was determined by the preservation of a magic log; when Althaea burnt the log on a fire, Meleager died
charinesscareful preservation, strict uprightness
reservationkeeping back, leaving aside
reservationconcealment, secrecy, keeping out of sight

Thesaurus

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careful preservationchariness
preservation, carefulchariness

Themes and Topics

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Responses...troductory word expressive of doubt or reservation without any direct response being made...
Classical mythology... whose life-span was determined by the preservation of a magic log when althaea burnt the ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
PRESERVEBASICpreservation n
RESERVEBASICreservation n

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