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Search phrase: marble

Plays

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Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.240I am marble-constant; now the fleeting moonI am Marble constant: now the fleeting Moone
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.i.93Unkindness blunts it more than marble hard.Vnkindnesse blunts it more then marble hard. 
CymbelineCym V.iv.87Peep through thy marble mansion, help,Peepe through thy Marble Mansion, helpe,
CymbelineCym V.iv.120The marble pavement closes, he is enteredThe Marble Pauement clozes, he is enter'd
HamletHam I.iv.50Hath oped his ponderous and marble jawsHath op'd his ponderous and Marble iawes,
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.i.38Her tears will pierce into a marble heart;Her teares will pierce into a Marble heart:
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.ii.50He plies her hard; and much rain wears the marble.Hee plyes her hard, and much Raine weares the Marble.
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.433And sleep in dull cold marble, where no mentionAnd sleepe in dull cold Marble, where no mention
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.90Yet marble courage still did underprop,Yet marble courage, still did vnderprop,
MacbethMac III.iv.21Whole as the marble, founded as the rock,Whole as the Marble, founded as the Rocke,
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.231and he, a marble to her tears, is washed with them, butand he, a marble to her teares, is washed with them, but
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.231.1A marble monument.A Marble Monument.
OthelloOth III.iii.457Swallow them up. Now, by yond marble heaven,Swallow them vp. Now by yond Marble Heauen,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.144The milk thou sucked'st from her did turn to marble,The milke thou suck'st from her did turne to Marble,
The Winter's TaleWT V.ii.88Who was most marble there changed colour; someWho was most Marble, there changed colour: some

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.560 Tears harden lust, though marble wear with raining. Tears harden lust though marble were with rayning.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1240 For men have marble, women waxen, minds, For men haue marble, women waxen mindes,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1241 And therefore are they formed as marble will; And therefore are they form'd as marble will,
SonnetsSonn.55.1 Not marble, nor the gilded monuments NOt marble, nor the guilded monument,

Glossary

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marbleenduring, solid [as marble]
marbledshining like marble; reminiscent of marble

Thesaurus

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marble, shining like marbled
shining like marblemarbled

Themes and Topics

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...epulchre hath oped his ponderous and marble jaws tem v i 45 [prospero alone] graves...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
MARBLEBASICmarble n, marbled adj
MARBLEPART OF BODYmarble-breasted adj, marble-hearted adj
MARBLESTATEmarble-constant adj

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