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Search phrase: urging

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.i.39With urging helpless patience would relieve me.With vrging helpelesse patience would releeue me; 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.ii.47For urging it the second time to me.for vrging it the second time to me. 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.63In bed he slept not for my urging it.In bed he slept not for my vrging it, 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.64At board he fed not for my urging it.At boord he fed not for my vrging it: 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.350Besides her urging of her wrack at sea – Besides her vrging of her wracke at sea, 
HamletHam II.ii.199wrinkled, their eyes purging thick amber and plum-treewrinkled; their eyes purging thicke Amber, or Plum-Tree
HamletHam III.iii.85To take him in the purging of his soul,To take him in the purging of his Soule,
Henry VH5 V.ii.145never break for urging. If thou canst love a fellow of thisneuer breake for vrging. If thou canst loue a fellow of this
Richard IIR2 III.i.4With too much urging your pernicious lives,With too much vrging your pernitious liues,
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.108The urging of that word judgementThe vrging of that word Iudgement,
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.63By urging me to fury. O, be gone!By vrging me to furie. O be gone,

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.249 Urging the worser sense for vantage still; Vrging the worser sence for vantage still.
SonnetsSonn.45.1 The other two, slight air and purging fire, THe other two, slight ayre, and purging fire,

Glossary

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importanceurgent request, urging, encouragement
leakingissuing forth, rising, surging
motionurging, prompting, encouragement
promptureprompting, instigation, urging
purgationpurging, cleansing, clearing away
purgepurging, cleansing, flushing out of evil
putting oninstigation, prompting, urging
sailsurging power, full swell
solicitingimportuning, entreaty, urging [not necessarily immoral]
stingurging of lust, inflaming of passion
urgingpressing on the attention, bringing forward

Thesaurus

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lust, urging ofsting
power, surgingsail
purgingpurgation
purgingpurge
surgingleaking
urgingimportance
urgingmotion
urgingputting on
urgingprompture
urgingsoliciting
urging of luststing

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
PURGEBASICpurging adj, purging n
URGEBASICurging n

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