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ebb
in
The Tempest
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He does hear me; And, that he does, I weep: myself am Naples, Who with mine eyes,—never since at ebb,—beheld The King, my father wrack'd.†
Scene 1.2

ebb = decline -- typically gradually as with the height of the tide
Do so: to ebb, Hereditary sloth instructs me.†
Scene 2.1
Ebbing men indeed, Most often, do so near the bottom run By their own fear or sloth.†
Scene 2.1

ebbing = declining -- typically gradually as with the height of the tide
And ye that on the sands with printless foot Do chase the ebbing Neptune, and do fly him When he comes back;†
Scene 5.1
His mother was a witch; and one so strong
That could control the moon, make flows and ebbs,
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ebbs = a gradual decline -- such as the height of the tide

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