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Search phrase: sable

Plays

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HamletHam I.ii.242.1A sable silvered.A Sable Siluer'd.
HamletHam II.ii.450‘ The rugged Pyrrhus, he whose sable arms,The rugged Pyrrhus, he whose Sable Armes
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.227So it is, besieged with sable-coloured melancholy, I didSo it is besieged with sable coloured melancholie, I did
PericlesPer Chorus.V.19His banners sable, trimmed with rich expense;His banners Sable, trim'd with rich expence,

Poems

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The Phoenix and TurtlePhoen.18 That thy sable gender mak'st That thy sable gender mak'st,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.117 Till sable Night, mother of dread and fear, Till sable Night mother of dread and feare,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1074 My sable ground of sin I will not paint My sable ground of sinne I will not paint,
SonnetsSonn.12.4 And sable curls all silvered o'er with white; And sable curls or siluer'd ore with white:

Glossary

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sableblack
sableblack
sablerich fur [from the animal, sable], expensive garment

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Classical mythology...i ii 450 the rugged pyrrhus he whose sable arms did the night resemble son o...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SABLEBASICsable adj, sable n, sable-coloured adj

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