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Search phrase: limit

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19 result(s). alternate result(s)

Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
All's Well That Ends Well	AW I.i.139	all sanctified limit, as a desperate offendress against	all sanctified limit, as a desperate Offendresse against
The Comedy of Errors	CE I.i.151	Therefore, merchant, I'll limit thee this day	Therefore Marchant, Ile limit thee this day
Cymbeline	Cym III.iii.35.1	To stride a limit.	To stride a limit.
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 IV.iii.39	So long as out of limit and true rule	So long as out of Limit, and true Rule,
King Edward III	E3 II.ii.93	Shall the large limit of fair Brittayne	Shall the large limmit offaire Brittayne.
King Edward III	E3 IV.iv.147	Can overthrow the limit of our fate,	Can ouerthrow the limit of our fate,
King John	KJ I.i.22	The farthest limit of my embassy.	The farthest limit of my Embassie.
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL II.i.67	Within the limit of becoming mirth,	Within the limit of becomming mirth,
Measure for Measure	MM III.i.217	which time of the contract and limit of the solemnity,	which time of the contract, and limit of the solemnitie,
Much Ado About Nothing	MA I.iii.4	breeds; therefore the sadness is without limit.	breeds, therefore the sadnesse is without limit.
Richard II	R2 I.iii.151	The dateless limit of thy dear exile.	The datelesse limit of thy deere exile:
Richard III	R3 III.iii.7	Dispatch! The limit of your lives is out.	Dispatch, the limit of your Liues is out.
Richard III	R3 III.vii.193	I give a sparing limit to my tongue.	I giue a sparing limit to my Tongue.
Richard III	R3 V.iii.25	Limit each leader to his several charge,	Limit each Leader to his seuerall Charge,
Romeo and Juliet	RJ III.ii.125	There is no end, no limit, measure, bound,	There is no end, no limit, measure, bound,
The Tempest	Tem I.ii.96	As my trust was, which had indeed no limit,	As my trust was, which had indeede no limit,
The Tempest	Tem III.i.72	Beyond all limit of what else i'th' world,	Beyond all limit of what else i'th world
Troilus and Cressida	TC III.ii.81	boundless, and the act a slave to limit.	boundlesse, and the act a slaue to limit.
The Winter's Tale	WT III.ii.105	I have got strength of limit. Now, my liege,	I haue got strength of limit. Now (my Liege)

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3 result(s).

Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.1120	Grief dallied with nor law nor limit knows.	Griefe dallied with, nor law, nor limit knowes.
Sonnets	Sonn.82.6	Finding thy worth a limit past my praise,	Finding thy worth a limmit past my praise,
Venus and Adonis	Ven.235	‘ Within this limit is relief enough,	Witin this limit is reliefe inough,

Glossary

37 result(s).

bound	limit, boundary, confine, barrier
bound	limit, confine, submit
bourn	limit of property, land boundary
buckle	enclose, limit, circumscribe
circumscribe	restrict, reduce, limit
closure	enclosure, bound, limit
compass	range, reach, limit, scope
confine	limit, bound, domain
date	limit, term, endpoint
determinate	bring to an end, terminate, limit
determined	appointed, given a limit
diet	limit, restrict, restrain
hedge	restrict, confine, limit
limit	duty, assignment, responsibility
limit	ground, territory
limit	prescribed time, fixed period
limit	appoint, specify, fix the limit of
limit	permitted extent, bounds [of allegiance]
limit	bank, edge, boundary
limit	delimited territory, precinct, bounded region
list	boundary, limit, confines
list	limit, objective
mean	moderation, measure, limit
measure	limit, moderation, extent not to be exceeded
outstretch	stretch out to the end, strain beyond the limit
prescribe	limit, restrict, confine
push	extremity, limit, measure
retention	limit, restriction, holding back
scant	limit, restrict, constrain
shore	limit, border, bound
side	frame, compass, limit
size	bounds, limit, confine
step	limit, distance, reach
stint	limit, hold back, restrain
tie	restrict, confine, limit
time	allotted limit, prescribed term
verge	[unclear meaning] limit, bound; rim of metal; sphere of jurisdiction

Thesaurus

34 result(s).

fix the limit	limit
limit	bound
limit	bound
limit	buckle
limit	circumscribe
limit	closure
limit	compass
limit	confine
limit	date
limit	determinate
limit	diet
limit	hedge
limit	list
limit	list
limit	mean
limit	measure
limit	prescribe
limit	push
limit	retention
limit	scant
limit	shore
limit	side
limit	size
limit	step
limit	stint
limit	tie
limit	verge
limit of property	bourn
limit, allotted	time
limit, fix the	limit
limit, given a	determined
limit, strain beyond the	outstretch
property, limit of	bourn
strain beyond the limit	outstretch

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Words Families

8 result(s).

Word Family	Word Family Group	Words
LIMIT	BASIC	limit n, limit v, limited adj, limitation n, GOD, limiter n
LIMIT	NOT	unlimited adj
UNLIMITED	BASIC	see LIMIT

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