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Search phrase: fleece

Plays

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Henry IV Part 11H4 II.ii.84they hate us youth! Down with them, fleece them!they hate vs youth; downe with them, fleece them.
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.vii.69Worthy Saint Michael, and the Golden Fleece,Worthy S. Michael, and the Golden Fleece,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.v.37So many years ere I shall shear the fleece.So many yeares, ere I shall sheere the Fleece:
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.vi.8So first the harmless sheep doth yield his fleece,So first the harmlesse Sheepe doth yeeld his Fleece,
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.i.170Hang on her temples like a golden fleece,Hang on her temples like a golden fleece,
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.241We are the Jasons, we have won the Fleece.We are the Iasons, we haue won the fleece.
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.242I would you had won the fleece that he hath lost.I would you had won the fleece that hee hath lost.
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.34My fleece of woolly hair that now uncurlsMy fleece of Woolly haire, that now vncurles,

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.678 Till with her own white fleece her voice controlled Till with her own white fleece her voice controld,
SonnetsSonn.68.8 Ere beauty's dead fleece made another gay: Ere beauties dead fleece made another gay:

Glossary

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Absyrtus[pron: ab'sertus] younger brother of Medea, killed by her to aid Jason's escape with the Golden Fleece
cashierrob, fleece, relieve of money
ColchosColchis, ancient region at the eastern end of the Black Sea; in mythology, home of the Golden Fleece
fellfleece
fetchfleece, trick, get the better of
fleeceplunder, rob, strip of possessions
Jasonson of Aeson, King of Iolcos; sent with the Argonauts to find the Golden Fleece, which he obtained with Medea's assistance
Medea[pron: me'deea] daughter of Aeetes, King of Colchis, who assisted Jason in obtaining the Golden Fleece

Thesaurus

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Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology...aid jason&rsquo s escape with the golden fleece acheron mac iii v 15 at t...
...e argonauts on the quest for the golden fleece which he obtained with medea&rsquo s as...
...o assisted jason in obtaining the golden fleece aeson jason above meleager...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples...ck sea in mythology home of the golden fleece collatium luc 4 city of c...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FLEECEBASICfleece n, fleece v

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