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Search phrase: plea

Plays

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King Edward IIIE3 IV.iv.80To urge the plea of mercy to a man,To vrge the plea of mercie to a man,
King JohnKJ I.i.67That is my brother's plea, and none of mine;That is my brothers plea, and none of mine,
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.7Matchless Navarre; the plea of no less weightMatchlesse Nauarre, the plea of no lesse weight
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.75In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt,In Law, what Plea so tanted and corrupt,
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.282But none can drive him from the envious pleaBut none can driue him from the enuious plea
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.195Though justice be thy plea, consider this:Though Iustice be thy plea, consider this,
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.200To mitigate the justice of thy plea,To mittigate the iustice of thy plea:
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.i.115That to your sword you will bequeath this plea,That to your Sword you will bequeath this plea,

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1649 No rightful plea might plead for justice there. No rightfull plea might plead for Iustice there.
SonnetsSonn.35.11 And 'gainst myself a lawful plea commence: And gainst my selfe a lawfull plea commence,
SonnetsSonn.46.7 But the defendant doth that plea deny, But the defendant doth that plea deny,
SonnetsSonn.65.3 How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea, How with this rage shall beautie hold a plea,

Glossary

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entreatentreaty, supplication, plea
intercessionprayer, plea, entreaty
orisonprayer, plea
pleaquarrel, argument, strife
pleaclaim, argument, issue

Thesaurus

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pleaintercession
pleaentreat
pleaorison

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

 6 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
PLEABASICplea n, plead v, pleading adj, pleading n
PLEAEMOTIONpity-pleading adj
PLEAPEOPLEpleader n

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