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Search phrase: sweetness

Plays

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Henry IV Part 11H4 III.ii.72To loathe the taste of sweetness, whereof a littleThe taste of Sweetnesse, whereof a little
Henry VH5 II.ii.127The sweetness of affiance! Show men dutiful?The sweetnesse of affiance? Shew men dutifull,
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.180The man that starves the sweetness of a feast,The man that starues the sweetnes of a feast,
King LearKL V.iii.182That followed me so near – O, our life's sweetness,That follow'd me so neere, (O our liues sweetnesse,
Measure for MeasureMM II.iv.45Their saucy sweetness that do coin God's imageTheir sawcie sweetnes, that do coyne heauens Image
PericlesPer V.i.195And drown me with their sweetness. O, come hither,and drowne me with their sweetnesse: Oh come hither,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.22Too subtle-potent, tuned too sharp in sweetness,Too subtile, potent, and too sharpe in sweetnesse,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.178Her twinning cherries shall their sweetness fallHer twyning Cherries shall their sweetnes fall
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.ii.11Upon the sweetness of a noble beautyVpon the sweetenes of a noble beauty,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.ii.13Of what a fiery sparkle and quick sweetness,Of what a fyry sparkle, and quick sweetnes,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.ii.53That having two fair gauds of equal sweetness,That having two faire gawdes of equall sweetnesse,

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SonnetsSonn.93.12 Thy looks should nothing thence but sweetness tell. Thy lookes should nothing thence, but sweetnesse tell.
SonnetsSonn.118.5 Even so, being full of your ne'er-cloying sweetness, Euen so being full of your nere cloying sweetnesse,
Venus and AdonisVen.553 And having felt the sweetness of the spoil, And hauing felt the sweetnesse of the spoile,

Glossary

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outsweetenexceed in sweetness
sweetsweetness, pleasure, delight
sweetnessdelight, pleasure, charm
sweet-seasonedfilled with sweetness, gently falling

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exceed in sweetnessoutsweeten
sweetnesssweet
sweetness, exceed inoutsweeten
sweetness, filled withsweet-seasoned

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