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Search phrase: weakness

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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.85Than I dare blame my weakness. Will you see her,Then I dare blame my weakenesse: will you see her?
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.342.2O, noble weakness!Oh Noble weakenesse:
As You Like ItAYL II.iii.51The means of weakness and debility;The meanes of weaknesse and debilitie,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.ii.184Whose weakness, married to thy stronger state,Whose weaknesse married to thy stranger state, 
CoriolanusCor IV.v.143Thy country's strength and weakness – thine own ways,Thy Countries strength and weaknesse, thine own waies
HamletHam II.ii.148Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness,Thence to a Watch, thence into a Weaknesse,
HamletHam II.ii.599Out of my weakness and my melancholy,Out of my Weaknesse, and my Melancholly,
Henry VH5 III.vi.122imperial: England shall repent his folly, see his weakness,imperiall: England shall repent his folly, see his weakenesse,
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.ii.25No way to that, for weakness, which she entered.No way to that (for weaknesse) which she entred.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.iv.38'Twere childish weakness to lament or fear.'Twere childish weakenesse to lament, or feare.
Henry VIIIH8 IV.ii.117Who grieves much for your weakness, and by meWho greeues much for your weaknesse, and by me
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.72To men that understand you, words and weakness.To men that vnderstand you, words and weaknesse.
Julius CaesarJC IV.iii.274I think it is the weakness of mine eyesI thinke it is the weakenesse of mine eyes
King JohnKJ V.iii.17Weakness possesseth me, and I am faint.Weaknesse possesseth me, and I am faint.
Measure for MeasureMM II.iv.123Owe and succeed thy weakness.Owe, and succeed thy weaknesse.
OthelloOth II.iii.38not task my weakness with any more.not taske my weakenesse with any more.
Richard IIR2 III.ii.181Gives in your weakness strength unto your foe,Giues in your weakenesse, strength vnto your Foe;
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.28Bear with her weakness, which I think proceedsBeare with her weaknesse, which I thinke proceeds
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.173Our strength as weak, our weakness past compare,Our strength as weake, our weakenesse past compare,
The TempestTem I.ii.488My father's loss, the weakness which I feel,My Fathers losse, the weaknesse which I feele,
The TempestTem IV.i.159Bear with my weakness; my old brain is troubled.Beare with my weakenesse, my old braine is troubled:
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.137Troy in our weakness lives, not in her strength.Troy in our weaknesse liues, not in her strength.
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.130Cunning in dumbness, from my weakness drawsComming in dumbnesse, from my weakenesse drawes
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.ii.12.1Our gain but life and weakness.Our gaine but life, and weakenes.
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.1Nor night nor day no rest! It is but weaknessNor night, nor day, no rest: It is but weaknesse
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.2To bear the matter thus, mere weakness. IfTo beare the matter thus: meere weaknesse, if

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SonnetsSonn.88.5 With mine own weakness being best acquainted, With mine owne weakenesse being best acquainted,
Venus and AdonisVen.892 With cold-pale weakness numbs each feeling part; With cold-pale weakenesse, nums ech feeling part,

Glossary

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diseaseannoyance, grievance, weakness
exposureunprotected state, defensive weakness, vulnerability
faultfailing, weakness
frailtymoral weakness, shortcoming, liability to give in to temptation
imbecilityphysical weakness, feebleness, puniness
infirmitydefect, flaw, weakness

Thesaurus

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defensive weaknessexposure
moral weaknessfrailty
physical weaknessimbecility
weaknessinfirmity
weaknessdisease
weaknessfault
weakness, defensiveexposure
weakness, moralfrailty
weakness, physicalimbecility

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