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Search phrase: harmless

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
CymbelineCym V.v.395And she – like harmless lightning – throws her eyeAnd she (like harmlesse Lightning) throwes her eye
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.60Out of the bowels of the harmless earth,Out of the Bowels of the harmlesse Earth,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.ii.27Harmless Richard was murdered traitorously.Harmelesse Richard was murthered traiterously.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.71As is the sucking lamb or harmless dove.As is the sucking Lambe, or harmelesse Doue:
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.208Do seek subversion of thy harmless life?Doe seeke subuersion of thy harmelesse Life.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.215Looking the way her harmless young one went,Looking the way her harmelesse young one went,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.i.62A napkin steeped in the harmless bloodA Napkin, steeped in the harmelesse blood
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.v.75Poor harmless lambs abide their enmity.Poore harmlesse Lambes abide their enmity.
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 IV.i.55Why he a harmless necessary cat,Why he a harmlesse necessarie Cat?
Richard IIIR3 III.v.25I took him for the plainest harmless creatureI tooke him for the plainest harmelesse Creature,
The TempestTem IV.i.196Monster, your fairy, which you say is a harmlessMonster, your Fairy, w you say is a harmles
The TempestTem IV.i.212is your harmless fairy, monster.is your harmlesse Fairy, Monster.
Titus AndronicusTit III.ii.63Poor harmless fly,Poore harmelesse Fly,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.iii.3She is continually in a harmless distemper,She is continually in a harmelesse distemper,

Poems

 4 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.510 Harmless Lucretia, marking what he tells Harmelesse LVCRETIA marking what he tels,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1347 Such harmless creatures have a true respect Such harmlesse creatures haue a true respect
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1507 To hide deceit and give the harmless show To hide deceipt, and giue the harmlesse show
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1723 Even here she sheathed in her harmless breast Euen here she sheathed in her harmlesse breast

Glossary

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harmlessinnocent, causing no harm
offencelessincapable of causing offence, harmless
safeharmless, not dangerous
sureharmless, innocuous, unable to cause damage
unhurtfulharmless, innocuous, incapable of causing injury

Thesaurus

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harmlesssafe
harmlessunhurtful
harmlesssure
harmlessoffenceless

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