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Search phrase: despair

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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.144Where hope is coldest and despair most fits.Where hope is coldest, and despaire most shifts.
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.72whipped them not, and our crimes would despair if theywhipt them not, and our crimes would dispaire if they
Antony and CleopatraAC III.xi.19Which my despair proclaims. Let that be leftWhich my dispaire proclaimes. Let them be left
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.80Kinsman to grim and comfortless despair,Kinsman to grim and comfortlesse dispaire, 
CoriolanusCor III.iii.127Fan you into despair! Have the power stillFan you into dispaire: Haue the power still
CymbelineCym I.ii.68Past hope, and in despair, that way past grace.Past hope, and in dispaire, that way past Grace.
CymbelineCym III.v.61Where is she gone? Haply, despair hath seized her:Where is she gone? Haply dispaire hath seiz'd her:
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.iii.40Hope gives not so much warrant, as despairHope giues not so much warrant, as Dispaire
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.90Environ you, till mischief and despairInuiron you, till Mischeefe and Dispaire,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.65Gives light in darkness, comfort in despair!Giues Light in Darknesse, Comfort in Despaire.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.iii.23And from his bosom purge this black despair.And from his bosome purge this blacke dispaire.
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.iii.9Our hap is loss, our hope but sad despair;Our hap is losse, our hope but sad dispaire,
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.12Why, say, fair Queen, whence springs this deep despair?Why say, faire Queene, whence springs this deepe despaire?
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.215Unless thou rescue him from foul despair?Vnlesse thou rescue him from foule dispaire?
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.iv.17And I the rather wean me from despairAnd I the rather waine me from dispaire
King Edward IIIE3 III.ii.27Belike you then despair of ill success,Be like you then dispaire of ill successe,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.ii.12You wretched patterns of despair and woe,You wretched patterns of dispayre and woe,
King JohnKJ III.i.297But in despair die under their black weight.But in despaire, dye vnder their blacke weight.
King JohnKJ IV.iii.126To this most cruel act, do but despair;To this most cruell Act: do but dispaire,
King LearKL IV.vi.33Why I do trifle thus with his despairWhy I do trifle thus with his dispaire,
King LearKL V.iii.189Led him, begged for him, saved him from despair,Led him, begg'd for him, sau'd him from dispaire.
King LearKL V.iii.252To lay the blame upon her own despair,To lay the blame vpon her owne dispaire,
MacbethMac IV.iii.152The mere despair of surgery, he cures,The meere dispaire of Surgery, he cures,
MacbethMac V.vi.52.2Despair thy charm,Dispaire thy Charme,
Measure for MeasureMM IV.iii.108To make her heavenly comforts of despairTo make her heauenly comforts of dispaire,
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.109As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair,As doubtfull thoughts, and rash imbrac'd despaire:
Richard IIR2 I.ii.29Call it not patience, Gaunt. It is despair.Call it not patience (Gaunt) it is dispaire,
Richard IIR2 II.ii.47And driven into despair an enemy's hope,and driuen into dispaire an enemies hope,
Richard IIR2 II.ii.67.1Despair not, madam.Dispaire not Madam.
Richard IIR2 II.ii.68I will despair and be at enmityI will dispaire, and be at enmitie
Richard IIR2 III.ii.66And bids me speak of nothing but despair.And bids me speake of nothing but despaire:
Richard IIR2 III.ii.205Of that sweet way I was in to despair.Of that sweet way I was in, to despaire:
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.85By such despair I should accuse myself.By such dispaire, I should accuse my selfe.
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.36I'll join with black despair against my soulIle ioyne with blacke dispaire against my Soule,
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.121At Tewkesbury; despair therefore, and die!At Teukesbury: Dispaire therefore, and dye.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.127Think on the Tower, and me; despair, and die!Thinke on the Tower, and me: Dispaire, and dye,
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.128Harry the Sixth bids thee despair, and die!Harry the sixt, bids thee dispaire, and dye.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.136And fall thy edgeless sword; despair, and die!And fall thy edgelesse Sword, dispaire and dye.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.141Rivers, that died at Pomfret; despair, and die!Riuers, that dy'de at Pomfret: dispaire, and dye.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.142Think upon Grey, and let thy soul despair!Thinke vpon Grey, and let thy soule dispaire.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.144Let fall thy lance; despair, and die!Let fall thy Lance, dispaire and dye.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.149Think on Lord Hastings; despair, and die!Thinke on Lord Hastings: dispaire, and dye.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.155Thy nephews' souls bid thee despair, and die!Thy Nephewes soule bids thee dispaire and dye.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.164And fall thy edgeless sword; despair, and die!And fall thy edgelesse Sword, dispaire and dye:
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.173Fainting, despair; despairing, yield thy breath!Fainting dispaire; dispairing yeeld thy breath.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.201I shall despair. There is no creature loves me;I shall dispaire, there is no Creature loues me;
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.222To merit bliss by making me despair.To merit blisse by making me dispaire:
Romeo and JulietRJ I.v.104They pray: grant thou, lest faith turn to despair.They pray (grant thou) least faith turne to dispaire.
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.i.43‘ regia,’ presume not – ‘ celsa senis,’ despair not.regia presume not, Celsa senis, despaire not.
The TempestTem epilogue.15And my ending is despair,And my ending is despaire,
Titus AndronicusTit II.i.91Then why should he despair that knows to court itThen why should he dispaire that knowes to court it
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.198As mine, against their will. Should all despair(As mine) against their will. Should all despaire
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.208To nothing but despair. A thousand knees,To nothing but dispaire. A thousand knees,

Poems

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The Passionate PilgrimPP.2.1 Two loves I have, of comfort and despair, TWo Loues I haue, of Comfort, and Despaire,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.131 Despair to gain doth traffic oft for gaining, Dispaire to gaine doth traffique oft for gaining,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.983 Let him have time of time's help to despair, Let him haue time of times helpe to dispaire,
SonnetsSonn.99.9 One blushing shame, another white despair; Our blushing shame, an other white dispaire:
SonnetsSonn.140.9 For if I should despair, I should grow mad, For if I should dispaire I should grow madde,
SonnetsSonn.144.1 Two loves I have of comfort and despair, TWo loues I haue of comfort and dispaire,
Venus and AdonisVen.743 Surfeits, imposthumes, grief and damned despair, Surfets, impostumes, griefe, and damnd dispaire,
Venus and AdonisVen.955 Here overcome as one full of despair, Here ouercome as one full of dispaire,
Venus and AdonisVen.988 Despair, and hope, makes thee ridiculous: Despaire, and hope, makes thee ridiculous.

Glossary

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desperationreckless despair, desperate thoughts [of self-destruction]

Thesaurus

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despair, recklessdesperation
reckless despairdesperation

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DESPAIRBASICdespair n, despair v, despairing adj, desperate adj, desperately adv, desperation n
DESPAIRSTATEshameless-desperate adj
DESPERATEBASICsee DESPAIR

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