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Search phrase: fever

Plays

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Antony and CleopatraAC III.xiii.138The white hand of a lady fever thee;The white hand of a Lady Feauer thee,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.75Thereof the raging fire of fever bred;Thereof the raging fire of feauer bred, 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.76And what's a fever but a fit of madness?And what's a Feauer, but a fit of madnesse? 
CymbelineCym IV.iii.2A fever with the absence of her son;A Feauour with the absence of her Sonne;
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.i.56Have brought ourselves into a burning fever,Haue brought our selues into a burning Feuer,
Henry VH5 IV.i.246Thinks thou the fiery fever will go outThinks thou the fierie Feuer will goe out
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.119He had a fever when he was in Spain,He had a Feauer when he was in Spaine,
King JohnKJ II.i.228To make a shaking fever in your walls,To make a shaking feuer in your walles,
King JohnKJ V.iii.3This fever that hath troubled me so longThis Feauer that hath troubled me so long,
King JohnKJ V.iii.14Ay me! This tyrant fever burns me up,Aye me, this tyrant Feauer burnes mee vp,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.93I would forget her, but a fever sheI would forget her, but a Feuer she
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.95A fever in your blood? Why, then incisionA Feuer in your bloud, why then incision
MacbethMac III.ii.23After life's fitful fever he sleeps well;After Lifes fitfull Feuer, he sleepes well,
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.212None, but that there is so great a fever on goodnessNone, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse,
Measure for MeasureMM IV.iii.68There died this morning of a cruel feverThere died this morning of a cruell Feauor,
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.152Of a strange fever. Upon his mere request,Of a strange Feauor: vpon his meere request
The TempestTem I.ii.209But felt a fever of the mad, and playedBut felt a Feauer of the madde, and plaid
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.432Till the high fever seethe your blood to froth,Till the high Feauor seeth your blood to froth,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.133Of his superior, grows to an envious feverOf his Superiour, growes to an enuious Feauer
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.135And 'tis this fever that keeps Troy on foot,And 'tis this Feauer that keepes Troy on foote,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.139The fever whereof all our power is sick.The Feauer, whereof all our power is sicke.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.ii.66Faith in a fever, and deifies aloneFaith in a feavour, and deifies alone
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.iv.42Desire of liberty, a fever, madness,Desire of liberty, a feavour, madnes,

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.119.8 In the distraction of this madding fever! In the distraction of this madding feuer?
SonnetsSonn.147.1 My love is as a fever, longing still MY loue is as a feauer longing still,

Glossary

 8 result(s).
aguefever, sickness, shaking [as caused by a fever]
aguedshivering, shaking [as with a fever]
feverthrow into a fever, cause to shiver
fitfever, attack, seizure
hecticwasting fever, persistent fever
love-shakedlovesick, in such a fever of love
quotidiantype of fever with attacks every day
tertiantype of fever with attacks every third day

Thesaurus

 14 result(s).
feverague
feverfit
feverquotidian
fevertertian
fever of love, in such alove-shaked
fever, immune toague-proof
fever, persistenthectic
fever, throw into afever
fit of fever/shakingague-fit
immune to feverague-proof
persistent feverhectic
shaking [as caused by a fever]ague
shaking [as with a fever]agued
wasting feverhectic

Themes and Topics

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Functional shift... henceforth / the white hand of a lady fever thee   joy tnk iv ii 63 ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FEVERBASICfever n, fever v, feverous adj
FEVERSTATEfever-weakened adj

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