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Search phrase: leisure

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All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.209Farewell. When thou hast leisure, say thy prayers; whenfarewell: When thou hast leysure, say thy praiers: when
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.ii.75Debate it at their leisure. Welcome, Count,Debate it at their leisure. Welcome Count,
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.v.44I thank you and will stay upon your leisure.I thanke you, and will stay vpon your leisure.
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.329Resolvedly more leisure shall express.Resoluedly more leasure shall expresse:
Antony and CleopatraAC I.iii.60.2and at thy sovereign leisure readand at thy Soueraigne leysure read
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.i.101I will debate this matter at more leisure,I will debate this matter at more leisure
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.376I hope I shall have leisure to make good,I hope I shall haue leisure to make good, 
HamletHam I.iii.133Have you so slander any moment leisureHaue you so slander any moment leisure,
HamletHam V.ii.23That on the supervise, no leisure bated,That on the superuize no leasure bated,
HamletHam V.ii.26Here's the commission. Read it at more leisure.Here's the Commission, read it at more leysure:
HamletHam V.ii.90Sweet lord, if your lordship were at leisure, ISweet Lord, if your friendship were at leysure, I
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.254.1We will stay your leisure.Wee'l stay your leysure.
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.i.17Zounds, how has he the leisure to be sickHow? haz he the leysure to be sicke now,
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iv.89Here at more leisure may your highness read,Here (at more leysure) may your Highnesse reade,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.115No leisure had he to enrank his men;No leysure had he to enranke his men.
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.iii.25But since your ladyship is not at leisure,But since your Ladyship is not at leysure,
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.i.55I will attend upon your lordship's leisure.I will attend vpon your Lordships leysure.
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.97Hear ye, captain? Are you not at leisure?Heare ye Captaine? Are you not at leysure?
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.140To steal from spiritual leisure a brief spanTo steale from Spirituall leysure, a briefe span
Julius CaesarJC III.i.5At your best leisure, this his humble suit.(At your best leysure) this his humble suite.
King Edward IIIE3 III.i.158No leisure served for friends to bid farewell;No leasure serud for friends to bid farewell,
King JohnKJ II.i.58Whose leisure I have stayed, have given him timeWhose leisure I haue staid, haue giuen him time
King JohnKJ V.vi.27Than if you had at leisure known of this.Then if you had at leisure knowne of this.
King LearKL II.iv.36The leisure of their answer, gave me cold looks;The leisure of their answer, gaue me cold lookes,
King LearKL II.iv.224Mend when thou canst, be better at thy leisure;Mend when thou can'st, be better at thy leisure,
MacbethMac I.iii.148Worthy Macbeth, we stay upon your leisure.Worthy Macbeth, wee stay vpon your leysure.
MacbethMac II.i.24.2At your kind'st leisure.At your kind'st leysure.
MacbethMac III.ii.3Say to the King I would attend his leisureSay to the King, I would attend his leysure,
Measure for MeasureMM I.iii.49At our more leisure shall I render you;At our more leysure, shall I render you;
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.157Might you dispense with your leisure, I would byMight you dispense with your leysure, I would by
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.160I have no superfluous leisure. My stay must beI haue no superfluous leysure, my stay must be
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.236promises of life, which I, by my good leisure, havepromises of life, which I (by my good leisure) haue
Measure for MeasureMM IV.i.56I shall attend your leisure, but make haste.I shall attend your leisure, but make haste
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.407Haste still pays haste, and leisure answers leisure,Haste still paies haste, and leasure, answers leasure;
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.402I am sorry that your leisure serves you not.I am sorry that your leysure serues you not:
The Merchant of VeniceMV V.i.267Here is a letter, read it at your leisure.Heere is a letter, reade it at your leysure,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.123Come to me at your convenient leisure, and youCome to mee at your conuenient leisure, and you
Much Ado About NothingMA I.iii.15man's leisure; sleep when I am drowsy, and tend on nomans leisure: sleepe when I am drowsie, and tend on no
Much Ado About NothingMA III.ii.74If your leisure served, I would speak with you.If your leisure seru'd, I would speake with you.
Richard IIR2 I.i.5Which then our leisure would not let us hear – Which then our leysure would not let vs heare,
Richard IIR2 I.iv.40Ere further leisure yield them further meansEre further leysure, yeeld them further meanes
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.82Some patient leisure to excuse myself.Some patient leysure to excuse my selfe.
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.34Had you such leisure in the time of death,Had you such leysure in the time of death
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.293Which after-hours give leisure to repent.Which after-houres giues leysure to repent.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.98Farewell. The leisure and the fearful timeFarewell: the leysure, and the fearfull time
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.102God give us leisure for these rites of love!God giue vs leysure for these rites of Loue.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.239The leisure and enforcement of the timeThe leysure and inforcement of the time
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.i.37Are you at leisure, holy father, now,Are you at leisure, Holy Father now,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.i.39My leisure serves me, pensive daughter, now. –My leisure serues me pensiue daughter now.
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.134Have leave and leisure to make love to her,Haue leaue and leisure to make loue to her,
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.i.8Your lecture shall have leisure for as much.Your Lecture shall haue leisure for as much.
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.ii.11Who wooed in haste and means to wed at leisure.Who woo'd in haste, and meanes to wed at leysure:
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.ii.107Which at more leisure I will so excuseWhich at more leysure I will so excuse,
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.ii.216Father, be quiet – he shall stay my leisure.Father, be quiet, he shall stay my leisure.
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iii.59What, hast thou dined? The tailor stays thy leisure,What hast thou din'd? The Tailor staies thy leasure,
The TempestTem V.i.247The strangeness of this business. At picked leisure,The strangenesse of this businesse, at pickt leisure
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.304I'll trust by leisure him that mocks me once,Ile trust by Leisure him that mocks me once.
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.ii.59My lord, I scarce have leisure to salute you,My Lord, I scarce haue leisure to salute you,
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.273As Hector's leisure and your bounties shallAs Hectors leysure, and your bounties shall

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1019 Debate where leisure serves with dull debaters; Debate where leysure serues with dull debators:
SonnetsSonn.39.10 Were it not thy sour leisure gave sweet leave Were it not thy soure leisure gaue sweet leaue,
SonnetsSonn.44.12 I must attend time's leisure with my moan, I must attend, times leasure with my mone.
SonnetsSonn.58.4 Being your vassal, bound to stay your leisure. Being your vassail bound to staie your leisure.
SonnetsSonn.120.7 And I a tyrant have no leisure taken And I a tyrant haue no leasure taken
Venus and AdonisVen.518 And pay them at thy leisure, one by one. And pay them at thy leisure, one by one,

Glossary

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leisureopportunity, moment, available time
leisureonly after careful consideration, but slowly
vacancyspare time, leisure

Thesaurus

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leisurevacancy

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
LEISUREBASICleisure n, leisurely adv

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