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Search phrase: willed

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.219For general sovereignty; and that he willed meFor generall soueraigntie: and that he wil'd me
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.192She is desperate here, a peevish self-willedShee is desperate heere: / A peeuish selfe-will'd
Henry VH5 III.i.14Swilled with the wild and wasteful ocean.Swill'd with the wild and wastfull Ocean.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.ii.80Willed me to leave my base vocationWill'd me to leaue my base Vocation,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iii.10We do no otherwise than we are willed.We doe no otherwise then wee are will'd.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iii.11Who willed you? Or whose will stands but mine?Who willed you? or whose will stands but mine?
Henry VIIIH8 III.i.18.1They willed me say so, madam.They wil'd me say so Madam.
King JohnKJ V.vii.100.1For so he willed it.For so he will'd it.
PericlesPer V.ii.16And wishes fall out as they're willed.And wishes fall out as they'r wild,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.ii.14A peevish self-willed harlotry it is.A peeuish selfe-wild harlotry it is.
The TempestTem IV.i.64Thy banks with pioned and twilled brims,Thy bankes with pioned, and twilled brims
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.188Ajax is grown self-willed, and bears his headAiax is growne selfe-will'd, and beares his head
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.340In this willed action; for the success,In this wilde action. For the successe

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.6.13 Be not self-willed, for thou art much too fair Be not selfe-wild for thou art much too faire,

Glossary

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affectionedaffected, pretentious, self-willed
jeantype of twilled cotton cloth [= unsophisticated, unrefined]
peevishobstinate, perverse, self-willed [contrast modern sense of ‘irritable, morose’]
twilled[unclear meaning] woven with osiers, tangled
waywarderobstinate, wilful, self-willed [person]
willed[debated reading] self-willed, deliberate, premeditated

Thesaurus

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cloth, twilled cottonjean
self-willedaffectioned
self-willedpeevish
self-willedwaywarder
self-willedwilled

Themes and Topics

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...ii 80 [pucelle to dauphin of our lady] willed me to leave my base vocation kl i ii 1...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SELFMINDself-willed adj
TWILLEDBASICtwilled adj
WILLBASICwilled adj
WILLSTATEself-willed adj

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