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Search phrase: sprite

Plays

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As You Like ItAYL III.ii.135The quintessence of every spriteThe quintessence of euerie sprite,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.33Or else you are that shrewd and knavish spriteOr else you are that shrew'd and knauish spirit
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.371Every one lets forth his spriteEuery one lets forth his spright,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.383Every elf and fairy spriteEuerie Elfe and Fairie spright,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.31with a sprite. I'll fetch her. It is the prettiest villain; shewith a sprite: Ile fetch her; it is the prettiest villaine, she

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.121 Intending weariness with heavy sprite; Intending wearinesse with heauie sprite:
The Rape of LucreceLuc.451 That thinks she hath beheld some ghastly sprite, That thinkes shee hath beheld some gastlie sprite,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1728 Her winged sprite, and through her wounds doth fly Her winged sprite, & through her woũds doth flie
Venus and AdonisVen.181 And now Adonis, with a lazy spright, And now Adonis with a lazie sprite,

Glossary

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hagmalicious sprite, wicked fairy
spritespirit, ghost, supernatural being
spritetorment, haunt [as if by a spirit]
spritespirit, feeling, frame of mind
spritespirit, soul

Thesaurus

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malicious spritehag
sprite, malicioushag

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SPRITEBASICsee SPRIGHT

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