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Search phrase: mild

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 34 result(s). alternate result(s)
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As You Like ItAYL IV.iii.54Would they work in mild aspect?Would they worke in milde aspect?
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iv.48But be thou mild and blush not at my shame,But be thou milde, and blush not at my shame,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.9We know the time since he was mild and affable,We know the time since he was milde and affable,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.72The Duke is virtuous, mild, and too well givenThe Duke is vertuous, milde, and too well giuen,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.219And that my sovereign's presence makes me mild,And that my Soueraignes presence makes me milde,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.392As mild and gentle as the cradle-babeAs milde and gentle as the Cradle-babe,
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.iv.141Women are soft, mild, pitiful and flexible;Women are soft, milde, pittifull, and flexible;
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.i.39The tiger will be mild whiles she doth mourn;The Tyger will be milde, whiles she doth mourne;
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.i.90My mild entreaty shall not make you guilty.My milde intreatie shall not make you guiltie.
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.i.98These were her words, uttered with mild disdain:These were her words, vtt'red with mild disdaine:
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.397And grace his foragement by being mildAnd grace his forragement by being milde,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.146And reins you with a mild and gentle bit;And raines you with a mild and gentle byt,
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.39Ah, be more mild unto these yielding men!Ah be more milde vnto these yeelding men,
King LearKL IV.ii.1Welcome, my lord. I marvel our mild husbandWelcome my Lord. I meruell our mild husband
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.325And plant in tyrants mild humility.And plant in Tyrants milde humilitie.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.577There, an't shall please you, a foolish mild man; anThere an't shall please you: a foolish milde man, an
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.232The dove pursues the griffin; the mild hindThe Doue pursues the Griffin, the milde Hinde
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.57And she in mild terms begged my patience,And she in milde termes beg'd my patience,
Much Ado About NothingMA II.iii.30never cheapen her; fair, or I'll never look on her; mild,neuer cheapen her: faire, or Ile neuer looke on her: milde,
PericlesPer I.i.19Could never be her mild companion.Could neuer be her milde companion.
PericlesPer I.i.69He's father, son, and husband mild;Hee's Father, Sonne, and Husband milde;
PericlesPer III.i.27.2Now, mild may be thy life!Now mylde may be thy life,
Richard IIR2 I.iii.240To smooth his fault I should have been more mild.
Richard IIR2 II.i.174In peace was never gentle lamb more mildIn peace, was neuer gentle Lambe more milde,
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.104O, he was gentle, mild, and virtuous!O he was gentle, milde, and vertuous.
Richard IIIR3 III.i.40To mild entreaties, God in heaven forbidTo milde entreaties, God forbid
Richard IIIR3 IV.iii.7Melting with tenderness and mild compassion,Melted with tendernesse, and milde compassion,
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.161I will be mild and gentle in my words.I will be milde, and gentle in my words.
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.173More mild, but yet more harmful – kind in hatred.More milde, but yet more harmfull; Kinde in hatred:
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.i.71Maid's mild behaviour and sobriety.Maids milde behauiour and sobrietie.
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.50Her wondrous qualities and mild behaviour,Her wondrous qualities, and milde behauiour,
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.495It almost turns my dangerous nature mild.It almost turnes my dangerous Nature wilde.
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.473That you will be more mild and tractable.That you will be more milde and tractable.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.177A virtuous gentlewoman, mild, and beautiful!A vertuous gentlewoman, milde, and beautifull.

Poems

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The Passionate PilgrimPP.7.2 Mild as a dove, but neither true nor trusty; Milde as a Doue, but neither true nor trustie,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.979 And let mild women to him lose their mildness, And let milde women to him loose their mildnesse,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1096 Old woes, not infant sorrows, bear them mild. Old woes, not infant sorrowes beare them milde,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1268 By this, mild patience bid fair Lucrece speak By this milde patience bid faire LVCRECE speake,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1399 But the mild glance that sly Ulysses lent But the mild glance that slie VLYSSES lent,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1505 So mild, that patience seemed to scorn his woes. So mild that patience seem'd to scorne his woes.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1520 The well-skilled workman this mild image drew The well-skil'd workman this milde Image drew
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1542 So sober-sad, so weary, and so mild, So sober sad, so wearie, and so milde,

Glossary

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dulcetsweet, mild, pleasant, agreeable
lowgentle, mild, not shrill
modestmoderate, reasonable, mild, limited
softly-sprightedmild-tempered, gentle-spirited
tendermild, soft, gentle
zephyrmild breeze, gentle wind [especially from the west]

Thesaurus

 6 result(s).
breeze, mildzephyr
mildtender
milddulcet
mildmodest
mildlow
mild-temperedsoftly-sprighted

Themes and Topics

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Swearing...ensifying expressions some of which are mild (such as verily) some much stronger (su...
...uo &lsquo devil take&rsquo ) which is mild when used by theseus in tnk ii iv 63 but...

Words Families

 4 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
MILDBASICmild adj, mildly adv, mildness n
MILDSTATEsilly-mild adj

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