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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.16The bravest questant shrinks, find what you seek,The brauest questant shrinkes: finde what you seeke,
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.v.74With true observance seek to eke out thatWith true obseruance seeke to eeke out that
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.151To bring forth this discovery. Seek these suitors.To bring forth this discou'rie, seeke these sutors:
Antony and CleopatraAC I.ii.86Seek him, and bring him hither. Where's Alexas?Seeke him, and bring him hither: wher's Alexias?
Antony and CleopatraAC I.iii.32Nay, pray you seek no colour for your going,Nay pray you seeke no colour for your going,
Antony and CleopatraAC III.xiii.199It eats the sword it fights with. I will seekIt eates the Sword it fights with: I will seeke
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.vi.37I fight against thee? No, I will go seekI fight against thee: No I will go seeke
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xv.46Of Caesar seek your honour, with your safety. O!Of Casar seeke your Honour, with your safety. Oh.
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.128A benefit in this change; but if you seekA benefit in this change: but if you seeke
As You Like ItAYL I.iii.97No, let my father seek another heir.No, let my Father seeke another heire:
As You Like ItAYL I.iii.100And do not seek to take your change upon you,And doe not seeke to take your change vpon you,
As You Like ItAYL I.iii.105To seek my uncle in the Forest of Arden.To seeke my Vncle in the Forrest of Arden.
As You Like ItAYL II.iii.73At seventeen years many their fortunes seek,At seauenteene yeeres, many their fortunes seeke
As You Like ItAYL II.v.59And I'll go seek the Duke; his banquet isAnd Ile go seeke the Duke, / His banket is
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.7Go, seek him, tell him I would speak with him.Go seeke him, tell him I would speake with him.
As You Like ItAYL III.i.3I should not seek an absent argumentI should not seeke an absent argument
As You Like ItAYL III.i.6Seek him with candle, bring him dead or livingSeeke him with Candle: bring him dead, or liuing
As You Like ItAYL III.i.8To seek a living in our territory.To seeke a liuing in our Territorie.
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.98Let him seek out Rosalind.Let him seeke out Rosalinde:
As You Like ItAYL IV.i.159Marry, to say she came to seek you there. YouMarry to say, she came to seeke you there: you
The Comedy of ErrorsCE I.i.75Forced me to seek delays for them and me.Forst me to seeke delayes for them and me,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE I.i.152To seek thy health by beneficial help.To seeke thy helpe by beneficiall helpe,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE I.ii.104I'll to the Centaur to go seek this slave.Ile to the Centaur to goe seeke this slaue,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.i.2That in such haste I sent to seek his master?That in such haste I sent to seeke his Master? 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.ii.3Is wandered forth in care to seek me outIs wandred forth in care to seeke me out 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.ii.38and ensconce it too, or else I shall seek my wit in myand Insconce it to, or else I shall seek my wit in my 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.225I went to seek him. In the street I met him,I went to seeke him. In the street I met him, 
CoriolanusCor I.iii.12was pleased to let him seek danger where he was like towas pleas'd to let him seeke danger, where he was like to
CoriolanusCor III.i.19I wish I had a cause to seek him there,I wish I had a cause to seeke him there,
CoriolanusCor IV.i.42O'er the vast world to seek a single man,O're the vast world, to seeke a single man,
CoriolanusCor V.iii.122Than seek the end of one, thou shalt no soonerThen seeke the end of one; thou shalt no sooner
CymbelineCym I.i.20As, to seek through the regions of the earthAs to seeke through the Regions of the Earth
CymbelineCym II.iv.133.2If you seekIf you seeke
CymbelineCym III.i.72Which he to seek of me again, perforce,Which he, to seeke of me againe, perforce,
CymbelineCym III.i.79us a day or two, or longer: if you seek us afterwardsvs, a day, or two, or longer: if you seek vs afterwards
CymbelineCym III.iii.50A pain that only seems to seek out dangerA paine that onely seemes to seeke out danger
CymbelineCym IV.ii.160That possible strength might meet, would seek us throughThat possible strength might meet, wold seek vs through
CymbelineCym IV.ii.162We'll hunt no more today, nor seek for dangerWee'l hunt no more to day, nor seeke for danger
CymbelineCym V.v.281To seek her on the mountains near to Milford;To seeke her on the Mountaines neere to Milford,
HamletHam I.ii.71Seek for thy noble father in the dust.Seeke for thy Noble Father in the dust;
HamletHam II.i.101Come, go with me. I will go seek the King.Goe with me, I will goe seeke the King,
HamletHam II.ii.220You go to seek the Lord Hamlet. There he is.You goe to seeke my Lord Hamlet; there hee is.
HamletHam IV.i.36Go seek him out. Speak fair. And bring the bodyGo seeke him out, speake faire, and bring the body
HamletHam IV.iii.1I have sent to seek him and to find the body.I haue sent to seeke him, and to find the bodie:
HamletHam IV.iii.33find him not there, seek him i'th' other placefinde him not there, seeke him i'th other place
HamletHam IV.iii.37 (to attendants) Go seek him there.Go seeke him there.
HamletHam V.i.114They are sheep and calves which seek out assuranceThey are Sheepe and Calues that seek out assurance
HamletHam V.ii.306Treachery! Seek it out.Treacherie, seeke it out.
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.ii.9go seek him.go seek him.
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.iii.102And in conclusion drove us to seek outAnd in conclusion, droue vs to seeke out
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.iii.2Thou crossest me? What honour dost thou seekyu crossest me? / What honor dost thou seeke
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.iv.31Seek Percy and thyself about the field,Seeke Percy and thy selfe about the Field:
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iii.49Or it will seek me in another placeOr it will seeke me in another place,
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.61The Prince hath ta'en it hence. Go, seek him out.The Prince hath ta'ne it hence: / Goe seeke him out.
Henry VH5 II.chorus.15Seek to divert the English purposes.Seeke to diuert the English purposes.
Henry VH5 II.ii.174Touching our person seek we no revenge,Touching our person, seeke we no reuenge,
Henry VH5 III.ii.51must leave them, and seek some better service. Theirmust leaue them, and seeke some better Seruice: their
Henry VH5 III.vi.138And tell thy King I do not seek him now,And tell thy King, I doe not seeke him now,
Henry VH5 III.vi.162We would not seek a battle as we are,We would not seeke a Battaile as we are,
Henry VH5 IV.i.126Ay, or more than we should seek after; for we knowI, or more then wee should seeke after; for wee know
Henry VH5 IV.i.279.1Seek through your camp to find you.Seeke through your Campe to find you.
Henry VH5 IV.vii.162Pray thee go seek him, and bring him toPray thee goe seeke him, and bring him to
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.31Or how haps it I seek not to advanceOr how haps it, I seeke not to aduance
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.iii.91And seek how we may prejudice the foe.And seeke how we may preiudice the Foe.
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.v.52And not to seek a queen to make him rich.And not to seeke a Queene to make him rich,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.241For that's the golden mark I seek to hit.For that's the Golden marke I seeke to hit:
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.ii.75'Tis that they seek; and they, in seeking that,'Tis that they seeke; and they, in seeking that,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iv.57Nor never seek prevention of thy foes.Nor neuer seeke preuention of thy foes.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.208Do seek subversion of thy harmless life?Doe seeke subuersion of thy harmelesse Life.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.86Did seem to say ‘ Seek not a scorpion's nest,Did seeme to say, seeke not a Scorpions Nest,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.vii.94Whom have I injured, that ye seek my death?Whom haue I iniur'd, that ye seeke my death?
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.x.19I seek not to wax great by others' waning,I seeke not to waxe great by others warning,
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.165And seek for sorrow with thy spectacles?And seeke for sorrow with thy Spectacles?
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.ii.14Hold, Warwick! Seek thee out some other chase,Hold Warwick: seek thee out some other chace
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.ii.60In cruelty will I seek out my fame.In cruelty, will I seeke out my Fame.
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.i.34Unless he seek to thrust you out perforce.Vnlesse he seeke to thrust you out perforce.
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.i.190They seek revenge and therefore will not yield.They seeke reuenge, and therefore will not yeeld.
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.i.200To seek to put me down and reign thyself.To seeke to put me downe, and reigne thy selfe.
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.ii.45But that I seek occasion how to rise,But that I seeke occasion how to rise,
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.iv.178My soul flies through these wounds to seek out Thee.My Soule flyes through these wounds, to seeke out thee.
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.i.165Why, therefore Warwick came to seek you out,Why therefore Warwick came to seek you out,
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.265But seek revenge on Edward's mockery.But seeke Reuenge on Edwards mockery.
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.i.80Unless they seek for hatred at my hands;Vnlesse they seeke for hatred at my hands:
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.ii.3Now, Montague, sit fast; I seek for thee,Now Mountague sit fast, I seeke for thee,
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.iv.2But cheerly seek how to redress their harms.But chearely seeke how to redresse their harmes.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.vi.73And seek their ruin that usurped our right?And seeke their Ruine, that vsurp'd our Right?
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.114And never seek for aid out of himself. Yet see,And neuer seeke for ayd out of himselfe: yet see,
Henry VIIIH8 III.i.38Seek me out, and that way I am wife in,Seeke me out, and that way I am Wife in;
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.414To be thy lord and master. Seek the King – To be thy Lord, and Master. Seeke the King
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.83Men's prayers then would seek you, not their fears.Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares.
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.64That you would have me seek into myselfThat you would haue me seeke into my selfe,
Julius CaesarJC I.iii.150To seek you at your house. Well, I will hie,To seeke you at your house. Well, I will hie,
Julius CaesarJC II.i.81To mask thy monstrous visage? Seek none, conspiracy;To maske thy monstrous Visage? Seek none Conspiracie,
Julius CaesarJC III.i.226.2That's all I seek,That's all I seeke,
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.205Revenge! About! Seek! Burn! Fire! Kill! Slay! LetReuenge / About, seeke, burne, fire, kill, slay, / Let
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.233Away then! Come, seek the conspirators.Away then, come, seeke the Conspirators.
Julius CaesarJC IV.iii.197'Tis better that the enemy seek us;'Tis better that the Enemie seeke vs,
Julius CaesarJC V.iii.73Seek him, Titinius, whilst I go to meetSeeke him Titinius, whilst I go to meet
Julius CaesarJC V.iii.79And I will seek for Pindarus the while.And I will seeke for Pindarus the while:
King Edward IIIE3 III.ii.70Seek out some habitation further off.Seeke out som habitation further of,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iv.153To seek the thing it fears; and how disgracedTo seeke the thing it feares, and how disgrast,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iv.156Seek him, and he not them, to shame his glory.Seeke him, and he not them, to shame his glorie,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iv.159Since for to live is but to seek to die,Since for to liue is but to seeke to die,
King JohnKJ I.i.226Is it Sir Robert's son that you seek so?Is it Sir Roberts sonne that you seeke so?
King JohnKJ IV.ii.15To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish,To seeke the beauteous eye of heauen to garnish,
King JohnKJ IV.ii.133To your proceedings? Do not seek to stuffTo your proceedings? Do not seeke to stuffe
King JohnKJ IV.ii.164And others more, going to seek the graveAnd others more, going to seeke the graue
King JohnKJ IV.ii.169.2I will seek them out.I will seeke them out.
King JohnKJ V.i.57What, shall they seek the lion in his den,What, shall they seeke the Lion in his denne,
King JohnKJ V.ii.13Should seek a plaster by contemned revolt,Should seeke a plaster by contemn'd reuolt,
King JohnKJ V.ii.142To hug with swine, to seek sweet safety outTo hug with swine, to seeke sweet safety out
King JohnKJ V.iv.13Seek out King John and fall before his feet;Seeke out King Iohn, and fall before his feete:
King JohnKJ V.vii.79Straight let us seek, or straight we shall be sought;Straight let vs seeke, or straight we shall be sought,
King LearKL I.ii.28Why so earnestly seek you to put up thatWhy so earnestly seeke you to put vp yt
King LearKL I.ii.78villain! worse than brutish! Go, sirrah, seek him; I'llVillaine; worse then brutish: Go sirrah, seeke him: Ile
King LearKL I.ii.97loves him. Heaven and earth! Edmund, seek him out.Edmond seeke him out:
King LearKL I.ii.101I will seek him, sir, presently, convey the businessI will seeke him Sir, presently: conuey the businesse
King LearKL II.i.76.1To make thee seek it.’To make thee seeke it.
King LearKL II.i.90What, did my father's godson seek your life?What, did my Fathers Godsonne seeke your life?
King LearKL III.i.50I will go seek the King.I will go seeke the King.
King LearKL III.iv.23Prithee go in thyself: seek thine own ease.Prythee go in thy selfe, seeke thine owne ease,
King LearKL III.iv.121Who's there? What is't you seek?Who's there? What is't you seeke?
King LearKL III.iv.145Yet have I ventured to come seek you outYet haue I ventured to come seeke you out,
King LearKL III.iv.156His daughters seek his death. Ah, that good Kent,His Daughters seeke his death: Ah, that good Kent,
King LearKL III.v.5brother's evil disposition made him seek his death; butBrothers euill disposition made him seeke his death: but
King LearKL III.v.17Gloucester. Seek out where thy father is, that he may beGloucester: seeke out where thy Father is, that hee may bee
King LearKL III.vii.3 landed. – Seek out the traitor Gloucester.landed: seeke out the Traitor Glouster.
King LearKL III.vii.22.2Go seek the traitor Gloucester.go seek the Traitor Gloster,
King LearKL IV.iv.18In the good man's distress. Seek, seek for him,In the Goodmans desires: seeke, seeke for him,
King LearKL IV.vi.249To Edmund, Earl of Gloucester. Seek him outTo Edmund Earle of Glouster: seeke him out
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.75To seek the light of truth, while truth the whileTo seeke the light of truth, while truth the while
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.87Than seek a dispensation for his oath,Then seeke a dispensation for his oath:
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 IV.i.34As I for praise alone now seek to spillAs I for praise alone now seeke to spill
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.235Where nothing wants that want itself doth seek.Where nothing wants, that want it selfe doth seeke.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.62How I would make him fawn, and beg, and seek,How I would make him fawne, and begge, and seeke,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.425Our states are forfeit. Seek not to undo us.Our states are forfeit, seeke not to vndo vs.
MacbethMac I.iv.35Wanton in fulness, seek to hide themselvesWanton in fulnesse, seeke to hide themselues
MacbethMac IV.i.102.2Seek to know no more.Seeke to know no more.
MacbethMac IV.iii.1Let us seek out some desolate shade, and thereLet vs seeke out some desolate shade,
Measure for MeasureMM I.iv.72.1Doth he so seek his life?Doth he so, / Seeke his life?
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 V.i.29You bid me seek redemption of the devil.You bid me seeke redemption of the diuell,
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.296Come you to seek the lamb here of the fox?Come you to seeke the Lamb here of the Fox;
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.i.117seek all day ere you find them, and when you have themseeke all day ere you finde them, & when you haue them
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.ii.117The four strangers seek for you, madam, toThe foure Strangers seeke you Madam to
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.vi.66I have sent twenty out to seek for you.I haue sent twenty out to seeke for you.
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.i.69We have been up and down to seek him.We haue beene vp and downe to seeke him.
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.134Be content and seek no new.Be content, and seeke no new.
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.79As seek to soften that – than which what's harder? –As seeke to soften that, then which what harder?
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.348He seek the life of any citizen,He seeke the life of any Citizen,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iii.77Trudge, plod away o'th' hoof, seek shelter, pack!Trudge; plod away ith' hoofe: seeke shelter, packe:
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.i.131I will seek out Falstaff.I will seeke out Falstaffe.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iii.153Search, seek, find out. I'll warrant we'll unkennelsearch, seeke, finde out: Ile warrant wee'le vnkennell
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iv.6I seek to heal it only by his wealth.I seeke to heale it onely by his wealth.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iv.19Yet seek my father's love, still seek it, sir.Yet seeke my Fathers loue, still seeke it sir,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iv.82I mean it not – I seek you a better husband.I meane it not, I seeke you a better husband.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.ii.56He will seek there, on my word. NeitherHe will seeke there on my word: Neyther
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.ii.148Well, he's not here I seek for.Well, hee's not heere I seeke for.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.ii.151not what I seek, show no colour for my extremity. Letnot what I seeke, shew no colour for my extremity: Let
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.219To seek new friends and stranger companies.To seeke new friends and strange companions,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.14I must go seek some dewdrops here,I must go seeke some dew drops heere,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.246Thou shalt fly him, and he shall seek thy love.Thou shalt flie him, and he shall seeke thy loue.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.259Take thou some of it, and seek through this grove.Take thou some of it, and seek through this groue;
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.354Thou seest these lovers seek a place to fight.Thou seest these Louers seeke a place to fight,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.34I have a venturous fairy that shall seekI haue a venturous Fairy, / That shall seeke
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.189is returned to seek you.is returned to seeke you.
Much Ado About NothingMA I.iii.34am, and seek not to alter me.am, and seeke not to alter me.
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.263Count Claudio, whom you sent me to seek.Count Claudio, whom you sent me to seeke.
Much Ado About NothingMA II.iii.197seek Benedick, and tell him of her love?see Benedicke, and tell him of her loue.
Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.109See, see; here comes the man we went to seek.See, see, here comes the man we went to seeke.
Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.120came to seek you both.came to seeke you both.
Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.121We have been up and down to seek thee, for weWe haue beene vp and downe to seeke thee, for we
OthelloOth I.ii.54Here comes another troop to seek for you.Here comes another Troope to seeke for you.
OthelloOth I.iii.354It is clean out of the way. Seek thou rather to be hangedit is cleane out of the way. Seeke thou rather to be hang'd
OthelloOth III.iv.18Seek him; bid him come hither; tell him ISeeke him, bidde him come hither: tell him, I
OthelloOth III.iv.161I will go seek him. Cassio, walk here about.I will go seeke him. Cassio, walke heere about:
OthelloOth III.iv.163And seek to effect it to my uttermost.And seeke to effect it to my vttermost.
OthelloOth IV.ii.199If not, assure yourself I will seek satisfaction ofIf not, assure your selfe, I will seeke satisfaction of
OthelloOth V.i.81I am sorry to find you thus: I have been to seek you.I am sorry to finde you thus; / I haue beene to seeke you.
PericlesPer Chorus.I.33To seek her as a bedfellow,To seeke her as a bedfellow,
PericlesPer II.iv.29If in the world he live, we'll seek him out;If in the world he liue, wee'le seeke him out:
PericlesPer II.v.44O, seek not to entrap me, gracious lord,Oh seeke not to intrappe me, gracious Lord,
PericlesPer IV.ii.63Thrown me for to seek my mother!throwne me, for to seeke my mother.
PericlesPer V.i.173Did seek to murder me;Did seeke to murther me:
Richard IIR2 I.ii.72To seek out sorrow that dwells everywhere.To seeke out sorrow, that dwels euery where:
Richard IIR2 II.i.86Since thou dost seek to kill my name in me,Since thou dost seeke to kill my name in mec,
Richard IIR2 II.i.189Seek you to seize and grip into your handsSeeke you to seize, and gripe into your hands
Richard IIR2 II.iii.71And I am come to seek that name in England,And I am come to seeke that Name in England,
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.80Thou shalt not stir one foot to seek a foe.Thou shalt not stir a foote to seeke a Foe.
Romeo and JulietRJ I.iii.106Go, girl, seek happy nights to happy days.Goe Gyrle, seeke happie nights to happy daies.
Romeo and JulietRJ II.i.42To seek him here that means not to be found.to seeke him here / That meanes not to be found.
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.198Search, seek, and know, how this foul murder comes.Search, / Seeke, and know how, this foule murder comes.
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.50To seek their fortunes farther than at home,To seeke their fortunes farther then at home,
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.323The gain I seek is quiet in the match.The gaine I seeke, is quiet me the match.
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.162Or seek for rule, supremacy, and sway,Or seeke for rule, supremacie, and sway,
The TempestTem I.ii.347In mine own cell, till thou didst seek to violateIn mine owne Cell, till thou didst seeke to violate
The TempestTem II.i.332So, King, go safely on to seek thy son.So (King) goe safely on to seeke thy Son.
The TempestTem III.iii.103I'll seek him deeper than e'er plummet sounded,I'le seeke him deeper then ere plummet sounded,
The TempestTem V.i.296And seek for grace. What a thrice double assAnd seeke for grace: what a thrice double Asse
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.211Be thou a flatterer now, and seek to thriveBe thou a Flatterer now, and seeke to thriue
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.237.1Why dost thou seek me out?Why do'st thou seeke me out?
Timon of AthensTim V.i.38Nay, let's seek him.Nay let's seeke him.
Timon of AthensTim V.iv.71Seek not my name. A plague consume you wicked caitiffs left!Seek not my name: A Plague consume you, wicked Caitifs left:
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.190Now will I hence to seek my lovely Moor,Now will I hence to seeke my louely Moore,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.169And farewell goes out sighing. O, let not virtue seekAnd farewels goes out sighing: O let not vertue seeke
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.i.56He merits well to have her, that doth seek her,He merits well to haue her, that doth seeke her,
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.85Half heart, half hand, half Hector comes to seekHalfe heart, halfe hand, halfe Hector, comes to seeke
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iv.35yet, in a sort, lechery eats itself. I'll seek them.yet in a sort, lecherie eates it selfe: Ile seeke them.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.vi.19.1Till when, go seek thy fortune.Till when, goe seeke thy fortune.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.viii.10Strike, fellows, strike; this is the man I seek.Strike fellowes, strike, this is the man I seeke.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.x.56Till then I'll sweat, and seek about for eases,Till then, Ile sweate, and seeke about for eases;
Twelfth NightTN I.ii.34That he did seek the love of fair Olivia.That he did seeke the loue of faire Oliuia.
Twelfth NightTN I.v.129Go thou and seek the crowner, and let him sit o'Go thou and seeke the Crowner, and let him sitte o'
Twelfth NightTN II.iv.14Seek him out, and play the tune the while.Seeke him out, and play the tune the while.
Twelfth NightTN IV.iii.7That he did range the town to seek me out.That he did range the towne to seeke me out,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.i.87the shepherd; but I seek my master, and my masterthe Shepheard; but I seeke my Master, and my Master
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.iii.7Put forth their sons to seek preferment out:Put forth their Sonnes, to seeke preferment out.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iv.92How could he see his way to seek out you?How could he see his way to seeke out you?
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.vii.20As seek to quench the fire of love with words.As seeke to quench the fire of Loue with words.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.vii.21I do not seek to quench your love's hot fire,I doe not seeke to quench your Loues hot fire,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.188Run, boy, run, run, and seek him out.Run (boy) run, run, and seeke him out.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.ii.75Gone to seek his dog, which tomorrow, by hisGone to seeke his dog, which to morrow, by his
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.140We shall live long and loving. No surfeits seek us;We shall live long, and loving: No surfeits seeke us:
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.315.1And seek to ravish me!And seeke to ravish me.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.iv.25.1What made you seek this place, sir?What made you seeke this place Sir?
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.i.79That have died manly, which will seek of meThat have dyde manly, which will seeke of me
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.iv.23And I'll go seek him, through the world that is so wide;And ile goe seeke him, throw the world that is so wide
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.126That seek out silent hanging; then mine hostThat seeke out silent hanging: Then mine Host
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.157.3We seek notWe seeke not
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iv.95.2Thy brave soul seek Elysium!Thy brave soule seeke Elizium.
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.48Though you would seek t' unsphere the stars with oaths,Though you would seek t'vnsphere the Stars with Oaths,
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.177.2If you would seek us,If you would seeke vs,
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.443Have uttered truth; which if you seek to prove,Haue vttred Truth: which if you seeke to proue,
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.91The bug which you would fright me with I seek.The Bugge which you would fright me with, I seeke:
The Winter's TaleWT V.iii.141A prayer upon her grave. I'll not seek far – A prayer vpon her graue. Ile not seeke farre

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.211 ‘ What win I if I gain the thing I seek? What win I if I gaine the thing I seeke?
The Rape of LucreceLuc.655 Who seek to stain the ocean of thy blood. Who seeke to staine the Ocean of thy blood.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.896 Being so bad, such numbers seek for thee? Being so bad, such numbers seeke for thee?
The Rape of LucreceLuc.998 Himself himself seek every hour to kill; Himselfe, himselfe seeke euerie howre to kill,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1044 ‘ In vain,’ quoth she, ‘ I live, and seek in vain In vaine (quoth shee) I liue, and seeke in vaine
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1047 Yet for the selfsame purpose seek a knife; Yet for the selfe same purpose seeke a knife;
SonnetsSonn.50.2 When what I seek (my weary travel's end) When what I seeke (my wearie trauels end)
SonnetsSonn.67.7 Why should poor beauty indirectly seek Why should poore beautie indirectly seeke,
SonnetsSonn.82.7 And therefore art enforced to seek anew And therefore art inforc'd to seeke anew,
SonnetsSonn.142.13 If thou dost seek to have what thou dost hide, If thou doost seeke to haue what thou doost hide,
Venus and AdonisVen.525 Before I know myself, seek not to know me; Before I know my selfe, seeke not to know me,

Glossary

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affectcultivate, aim at, seek out
excuseseek to decline, beg to get out of
findseek out, encounter, meet with
followseek after, pursue, strive for, court
inquireseek out, ask after one's whereabouts
lookfind, seek, look for
lookseek out, find by looking
prosecutepursue, follow up, seek
searchseek, seek out, look for
seekseek help from, resort to
seek throughtry, test, put to trial
shunlook to escape, seek safety in flight
underworkundermine, seek to overthrow

Thesaurus

 16 result(s).
decline, seek toexcuse
flight, seek safety inshun
help, seekseek
overthrow, seek to underwork
seeklook
seekprosecute
seeksearch
seek afterfollow
seek helpseek
seek outaffect
seek outfind
seek outinquire
seek outlook
seek outsearch
seek safety in flightshun
seek to overthrowunderwork

Themes and Topics

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Cousin...n i v 123 olivia to feste of sir toby seek the crowner and let him sit o’ my coz ...
Negatives... mw iv ii 149 [ford] he’s not here i seek for [page] no nor nowhere else but in ...

Words Families

 4 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SEEKBASICseek v, seeking n
SEEKNOTunsought adj
UNSOUGHTBASICsee SEEK

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