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Search phrase: learning

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All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.174The court's a learning-place, and he is one – The Courts a learning place, and he is one.
Antony and CleopatraAC II.ii.51And have my learning from some true reportsAnd haue my Learning from some true reports
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.313wasteful learning, the other knowing no burden ofwasteful Learning; the other knowing no burthen of
CymbelineCym IV.ii.268The sceptre, learning, physic, mustThe Scepter, Learning, Physicke must,
HamletHam V.ii.35How to forget that learning. But, sir, nowHow to forget that learning: but Sir now,
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.ii.64Of teaching and of learning instantly.Of teaching, and of learning instantly:
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.i.44Whose learning and good letters peace hath tutored,Whose Learning, and good Letters, Peace hath tutor'd,
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iii.113and learning a mere hoard of gold kept by a devil, tilland Learning, a meere Hoord of Gold, kept by a Deuill, till
Henry VIIIH8 II.ii.137For such receipt of learning is Blackfriars;For such receipt of Learning, is Black-Fryers:
Henry VIIIH8 II.iv.59Of singular integrity and learning,Of singular Integrity, and Learning;
Henry VIIIH8 III.i.73And to such men of gravity and learning,And to such men of grauity and learning;
Henry VIIIH8 IV.ii.58Those twins of learning that he raised in you,Those twinnes of Learning, that he rais'd in you,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iv.127Show thy time's learning in this dangerous time.Shew thy times learning in this dangerous time,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.31So were there a patch set on learning, to see him in a school.So were there a patch set on Learning, to see him in a Schoole.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.293And abstinence engenders maladies.And abstinence ingenders maladies. / And where that you haue vow'd to studie (Lords) / In that each of you haue forsworne his Booke. / Can you still dreame and pore, and thereon looke. / For when would you my Lord, or you, or you, / Haue found the ground of studies excellence, / Without the beauty of a womans face; / From womens eyes this doctrine I deriue, / They are the Ground, the Bookes, the Achadems, / From whence doth spring the true Promethean fire. / Why, vniuersall plodding poysons vp / The nimble spirits in the arteries, / As motion and long during action tyres / The sinnowy vigour of the trauailer. / Now for not looking on a womans face, / You haue in that forsworne the vse of eyes: / And studie too, the causer of your vow. / For where is any Author in the world, / Teaches such beauty as a womans eye: / Learning is but an adiunct to our selfe, / And where we are, our Learning likewise is. / Then when our selues we see in Ladies eyes, / With our selues. / Doe we not likewise see our learning there?
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.i.49learning.his learning.
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.58Three and such branches of learning, is indeed deceased,three, & such branches of learning, is indeede deceased,
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ix.27Not learning more than the fond eye doth teach,Not learning more then the fond eye doth teach,
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.157with his own learning, the greatness whereof I cannotwith his owne learning, the greatnesse whereof I cannot
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.i.53never heard a man of his place, gravity, and learning soneuer heard a man of his place, grauity, and learning, so
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.v.58my learning.my learning.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.53Of learning, late deceased in beggary.of learning, late deceast in beggerie.
PericlesPer III.iv.6Even on my bearing time. But whether thereeuen on my learning time, but whether there
Romeo and JulietRJ III.iii.160To hear good counsel. O, what learning is! –To heare good counsell: oh what learning is!
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.i.9A course of learning and ingenious studies.A course of Learning, and ingenious studies.
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.157O this learning, what a thing it is!Oh this learning, what a thing it is.
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.166On this young man, for learning and behaviourOn this yong man: For learning and behauiour
The TempestTem I.ii.365.1For learning me your language!For learning me your language.
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.85There will little learning die then, thatThere will litle Learning dye then that
Troilus and CressidaTC I.ii.253birth, beauty, good shape, discourse, manhood, learning,birth, b auty, good shape, discourse, manhood, learning,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.ii.51By any means, our thing of learning says so;By any meanes our thing of learning sees so:
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.ii.54Bring him to th' plains, his learning makes no cry.bring him to'th plaines, his learning makes no cry.

Poems

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The Passionate PilgrimPP.15.14 Which by a gift of learning did bear the maid away: Which by a gift of learning, did beare the maid away,
SonnetsSonn.77.4 And of this book this learning mayst thou taste. And of this booke, this learning maist thou taste.
SonnetsSonn.78.14 As high as learning my rude ignorance. As high as learning, my rude ignorance.

Glossary

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academeacademy, place of learning
apprehensivequick-learning, perceptive, ever alert
artknowledge, learning, scholarship, science
arts-manman of learning, scholar
Athene[pron: a'theena] Greek goddess of wisdom and learning, protector of Athens; also known as Athena, Pallas Athena, or Pallas
bookbook-learning, scholarship, erudition
bookishof mere book-learning, obtained only from books, scholarly
Charlemain[pron: 'shahluhmayn] Charlemagne, king of the Franks in 768–814; great patron of learning
clerkscholar, sage, man of learning
clerk-likein the ways of learning, in scholarly ways
clerklyscholarly, erudite, full of learning
disciplinelearning, schooling, course of instruction
doctrinelearning, body of knowledge, science
expeditionready learning, awareness, insight
experiencelearning, expertise, knowledge
learningfield of education, domain of instruction
learningscholarship, learned opinion
letter(plural) study, learning, knowledge
letter(plural) sophisticated learning, great scholarship
schoolschooling, learning, study
scienceknowledge, learning
sciencearea of knowledge, field of learning
studypreparation, learning, memorizing [of a part]
Thebes[theebz] city-state in Boeotia, SE Greece; associated with wisdom and learning
wisdomknowledge, learning, science

Thesaurus

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learning, patron ofCharlemain
learning, place ofacademe
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man of learningartist
man of learningarts-man
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man of learningdoctor
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Themes and Topics

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Gods and goddesses...spire me greek goddess of wisdom and learning protectress of athens also known as at...
Historical figures... the franks in 768--814 great patron of learning nine worthies below cleitus ...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples...a se greece associated with wisdom and learning thessalian mnd iv i 121 o...

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