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Search phrase: helpless

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Comedy of ErrorsCE I.i.158Hopeless and helpless doth Egeon wend,Hopelesse and helpelesse doth Egean wend,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.i.39With urging helpless patience would relieve me.With vrging helpelesse patience would releeue me; 
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.320Thou wilt eat up again, and leave me helpless.Thou wilt eate vp againe and leaue me helples.
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.13I pour the helpless balm of my poor eyes.I powre the helplesse Balme of my poore eyes.

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.756 Upon my cheeks what helpless shame I feel.’ Vppon my cheeks, what helpelesse shame I feele.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1027 This helpless smoke of words doth me no right. This helplesse smoake of words doth me no right:
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1056 Poor helpless help, the treasure stolen away, Poore helplesse helpe, the treasure stolne away,
Venus and AdonisVen.604 As those poor birds that helpless berries saw. As those poore birds that helplesse berries saw,

Glossary

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be-leecut off from the wind, make helpless
fear-surprisedmade helpless by fear, overcome by fear
helplessunavailing, useless, unprofitable
impotenthelpless, powerless, decrepit
leecut off from the wind, make helpless
sillyhelpless, defenceless, vulnerable

Thesaurus

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helplessimpotent
helplesssilly
helpless by fear, madefear-surprised
helpless, makelee
helpless, makebe-lee

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