All 3 Uses of
yoke
in
Henry IV, Part 2
- How a good yoke of bullocks at Stamford fair?†
Scene 3.2
- My lord, our army is dispersed already: Like youthful steers unyoked, they take their courses East, west, north, south; or, like a school broke up, Each hurries toward his home and sporting-place.†
Scene 4.2 *
- Our navy is address'd, our power collected, Our substitutes in absence well invested, And every thing lies level to our wish: Only, we want a little personal strength; And pause us, till these rebels, now afoot, Come underneath the yoke of government.†
Scene 4.4
Definition:
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(yoke as in: the yoke of bondage) an oppressive burden