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Search phrase: fruitless

Plays

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King Edward IIIE3 I.ii.14Even in the barren, bleak, and fruitless air.Euen in the barraine, bleake and fruitlesse aire,
King Edward IIIE3 I.ii.151Seems barren, sere, unfertile, fruitless, dry;Seemes barrayne, sere, vnfertill, fructles dry,
MacbethMac III.i.60Upon my head they placed a fruitless crownVpon my Head they plac'd a fruitlesse Crowne,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.73Chanting faint hymns to the cold fruitless moon.Chanting faint hymnes to the cold fruitlesse Moone,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.371Shall seem a dream and fruitless vision,Shall seeme a dreame, and fruitlesse vision,
Twelfth NightTN IV.i.54And hear thou there how many fruitless pranksAnd heare thou there how many fruitlesse prankes

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Venus and AdonisVen.751 ‘ Therefore, despite of fruitless chastity, Therefore despight of fruitlesse chastitie,

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bootlessuseless, worthless, fruitless, unavailing
effectlessineffective, fruitless, useless
fruitlessbarren, sterile, useless
frustrateunsuccessful, thwarted, fruitless
sleevelessfutile, fruitless, unproductive

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fruitlessbootless
fruitlesseffectless
fruitlesssleeveless
fruitlessfrustrate

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