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Search phrase: river

Plays

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Antony and CleopatraAC II.ii.192pursed up his heart, upon the river of Cydnus.purst vp his heart vpon the Riuer of Sidnis.
Antony and CleopatraAC II.v.10Give me mine angle. We'll to th' river; there,Giue me mine Angle, weele to'th'Riuer there
HamletHam I.ii.80No, nor the fruitful river in the eye,No, nor the fruitfull Riuer in the Eye,
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.94See how this river comes me cranking in,See, how this Riuer comes me cranking in,
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iv.125The river hath thrice flowed, no ebb between,The Riuer hath thrice flow'd, no ebbe betweene:
Henry VH5 I.ii.63Beyond the river Sala, in the yearBeyond the Riuer Sala, in the yeere
Henry VH5 III.v.1'Tis certain he hath passed the River Somme.'Tis certaine he hath past the Riuer Some.
Henry VH5 III.vi.169Beyond the river we'll encamp ourselves,Beyond the Riuer wee'le encampe our selues,
Henry VH5 IV.vii.25is both alike. There is a river in Macedon, and there isis both alike. There is a Riuer in Macedon, & there is
Henry VH5 IV.vii.26also moreover a river at Monmouth – it is called Wyealso moreouer a Riuer at Monmouth, it is call'd Wye
Henry VH5 IV.vii.28name of the other river; but 'tis all one, 'tis alike as myname of the other Riuer: but 'tis all one, tis alike as my
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.198Should the approach of this wild river break,Should the approach of this wilde Riuer breake,
King Edward IIIE3 II.ii.156Nay, you'll do more: you'll make the river tooNay youle do more, youle make the Ryuer to,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.2We found the shallow of this River Somme,We found the shalow of this Riuer Sone,
King JohnKJ I.i.203The Pyrenean and the River Po,The Perennean and the riuer Poe,
King JohnKJ III.i.23Like a proud river peering o'er his bounds?Like a proud riuer peering ore his bounds?
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.89Groping for trouts in a peculiar river.Groping for Trowts, in a peculiar Riuer.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.8new-year's gift. The rogues slighted me into the river with asNew-yeares gift. The rogues slighted me into the riuer with as
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.91Have every pelting river made so proudHath euerie petty Riuer made so proud,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iv.22Alas, a crimson river of warm blood,Alas, a Crimson riuer of warme blood,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.51you: the falcon as the tercel, for all the ducks i'th' riveryou. The Faulcon, as the Tercell, for all the Ducks ith Riuer:
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iv.19Fly not, for shouldst thou take the river Styx,Flye not: for should'st thou take the Riuer Stix,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iii.49and the service, and the tied. Why, man, if the riverand the Seruice, and the tide: why man, if the Riuer

Poems

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A Lover's ComplaintLC.38 Which one by one she in a river threw, Which one by one she in a riuer threw,
A Lover's ComplaintLC.283 Each cheek a river running from a fount, Each cheeke a riuer running from a fount,
Venus and AdonisVen.71 Rain added to a river that is rank Raine added to a riuer that is ranke,
Venus and AdonisVen.331 An oven that is stopped, or river stayed, An Ouen that is stopt, or riuer stayd,

Glossary

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Acheron[pron: 'akeron] Underworld abyss and river, which souls of the dead must cross
bankriver bank
BirnanBirnam, Dunkeld, near the River Tay, Scotland
Bridge, theLondon Bridge, over the River Thames
Burtontown in the English Midlands, on the River Trent
Charon[pron: 'kairon] guardian of the Underworld; ferryman who carried the souls of the dead across the River Acheron
Cydnusriver in Cilicia, S Turkey; meeting place of Cleopatra and Antony, 41 BC
floodriver, stream, rushing water
Io[pron: 'eeoh] daughter of river-god Inachus, loved by Zeus, who turned her into a heifer to save her from the jealousy of Zeus’ wife, Hera
Lethe[pron: 'leethee] a mythological river of the underworld, causing oblivion to those who drank from it
Nilus[pron: 'niylus] River Nile, Egypt
seariver estuary
SevernEnglish river flowing south into the Bristol Channel
Simois[pron: 'simohees] river flowing from Mt Ida to the plain of Troy, W Turkey
Stygian[pron: 'stijian] of the River Styx
Styxthe principal mythological river of the underworld
Tiber[pron: 'tiyber] river flowing through Rome
Trentriver flowing south and then north-east in the English Midlands
wharfriver bank

Thesaurus

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riverAcheron
riverCocytus
riverCydnus
riverflood
riverNaiades
riverNilus
riverSevern
riverSimois
riverStyx
riverTiber
riverTrent
river bankbank
river bankwharf
river estuarysea

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology...carried the souls of the dead across the river acheron cimmerian tit ii iii...
London... r3 iii ii 70 london bridge over the river thames bucklersbury mw iii i...
Britain [outside London]... birnam dunkeld e scotland near the river tay brainford mw iv ii 71 ...
...ity in herefordshire wc england on the river wye holmedon 1h4 i i 55 h...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples...iv 71 river in cilicia s turkey now river tarsus meeting place of cleopatra and a...
... stygian tc iii ii 8 of the river styx styx below styx tit i i...
...tit i i 91 the principal mythological river of the underworld syracuse syr...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
RIVERBASICriver n

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