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Search phrase: beating

Plays

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The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.i.79And he will bless that cross with other beating,And he will blesse yt crosse with other beating
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iv.31heats me with beating. When I am warm, he cools meheates me with beating: when I am warme, he cooles me
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iv.32with beating. I am waked with it when I sleep, raisedwith beating: I am wak'd with it when I sleepe, rais'd
CoriolanusCor III.iii.78Beating your officers, cursing yourselves,Beating your Officers, cursing your selues,
CoriolanusCor V.vi.109Must bear my beating to his grave – shall joinMust beare my beating to his Graue, shall ioyne
HamletHam I.i.39The bell then beating one – The Bell then beating one.
HamletHam III.i.175Whereon his brains still beating puts him thusWhereon his Braines still beating, puts him thus
HamletHam V.i.57your dull ass will not mend his pace with beating. Andyour dull Asse will not mend his pace with beating; and
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.i.8.2scaling-laddersscaling Ladders: Their Drummes beating a Dead March.
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.ii.7.2their drums beating a dead march
The TempestTem I.ii.176For still 'tis beating in my mind, your reasonFor still 'tis beating in my minde; your reason
The TempestTem IV.i.163.1To still my beating mind.To still my beating minde.
The TempestTem V.i.246Do not infest your mind with beating onDoe not infest your minde, with beating on
Titus AndronicusTit III.ii.13When thy poor heart beats with outrageous beating,When thy poore hart beates withoutragious beating,
Troilus and CressidaTC II.i.39.1 (beating him)
Troilus and CressidaTC II.i.51 (beating him)
Twelfth NightTN II.iv.93Can bide the beating of so strong a passionCan bide the beating of so strong a passion,
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iii.29beating and hanging are terrors to me. For the life to come, IBeating and hanging are terrors to mee: For the life to come, I
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iii.58Alas, poor man! A million of beating may comeAlas poore man, a million of beating may come

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.433 Anon his beating heart, alarum striking, Anon his beating heart allarum striking,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.467 Beating her bulk, that his hand shakes withal. Beating her bulke, that his hand shakes withall.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.759 She wakes her heart by beating on her breast, Shee wakes her heart by beating on her brest,
Venus and AdonisVen.312 Beating his kind embracements with her heels. Beating his kind imbracements with her heeles.
Venus and AdonisVen.557 Planting oblivion, beating reason back, Planting obliuion, beating reason backe,

Glossary

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bastinadocudgelling, beating with a stick [esp. on the soles of the feet]
batler, batletwooden club [used for beating clothes being washed]
beatingbattering, thumping, blow-by-blow
fitconflict, beating, turmoil
throbbingwith heart strongly beating, grief-stricken

Thesaurus

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beatingfit
beating with a stick [esp. on the soles of the feet]bastinado
beating, with heart stronglythrobbing
club [for beating clothes being washed]batler, batlet
feet, beating thebastinado
heart strongly beating, withthrobbing

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...to polonius of hamlet] his brains still beating 1h4 v ii 6 [worcester to vernon of kin...

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