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Search phrase: sue

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.62I'll sue thee to stand up.Ile see thee to stand vp.
Antony and CleopatraAC II.i.5.1The thing we sue for.the thing we sue for.
Antony and CleopatraAC III.xii.24She shall not sue unheard. So to them both.She shall not sue vnheard. So to them both.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE I.i.146My soul should sue as advocate for thee.My soule should sue as aduocate for thee:
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.iii.62To sue his livery, and beg his peaceTo sue his Liuerie, and begge his Peace,
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.i.4They humbly sue unto your excellenceThey humbly sue vnto your Excellence,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.37Begin your suits anew and sue to him.Begin your Suites anew, and sue to him.
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.ii.61What love, thinkest thou, I sue so much to get?What Loue, think'st thou, I sue so much to get?
Henry VIIIH8 II.i.70Nor will I sue, although the King have merciesNor will I sue, although the King haue mercies
King LearKL I.i.29I must love you and sue to know you better.I must loue you, and sue to know you better.
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.186What? I love? I sue? I seek a wife?What? I loue, I sue, I seeke a wife,
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.201Well, I will love, write, sigh, pray, sue, and groan;Well, I will loue, write, sigh, pray, shue, grone,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.427That you stand forfeit, being those that sue?That you stand forfeit, being those that sue.
Measure for MeasureMM I.iv.80And let him learn to know, when maidens sue,And let him learne to know, when Maidens sue
Measure for MeasureMM II.iv.163That banish what they sue for. Redeem thy brotherThat banish what they sue for: Redeeme thy brother,
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.42To sue to live, I find I seek to die,To sue to liue, I finde I seeke to die,
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.174love with life that I will sue to be rid of it.loue with life, that I will sue to be rid of it.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.160Good Sir John, I sue for yours – not to chargeGood Sir Iohn, I sue for yours: not to charge
OthelloOth II.iii.268affright an imperious lion. Sue to him again, and he'saffright an Imperious Lyon. Sue to him againe, and he's
OthelloOth II.iii.270I will rather sue to be despised than to deceive soI will rather sue to be despis'd, then to deceiue so
OthelloOth III.iii.79Or sue to you to do a peculiar profitOr sue to you, to do a peculiar profit
Richard IIR2 I.i.196We were not born to sue, but to command;We were not borne to sue, but to command,
Richard IIR2 II.i.203By his attorneys general to sueBy his Atrurneyes generall, to sue
Richard IIR2 II.iii.128I am denied to sue my livery here,I am denyde to sue my Liucrie here,
Richard IIR2 V.iii.128.2I do not sue to stand.I do not sue to stand,
Timon of AthensTim III.v.95To sue and be denied such common grace.To sue and be deny'de such common Grace.
Troilus and CressidaTC I.ii.291Love got so sweet as when desire did sue;Loue got so sweet, as when desire did sue:

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.640 I sue for exiled majesty's repeal; I sue for exil'd maiesties repeale,
SonnetsSonn.134.11 And sue a friend, came debtor for my sake, And sue a friend, came debter for my sake,

Glossary

 5 result(s).
lawsue, fight against, argue with
sueinstitute a suit to obtain possession of land
sueinitiate, institute, prosecute
suebeg, plead, beseech
suepay court, act as a suitor

Thesaurus

 3 result(s).
livery, sue one's livery
suelaw
sue one's livery livery

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

 3 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SUEBASICsue v, suing adj
SUINGBASICsee SUE

Snippets

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