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Search phrase: stole

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW III.v.51He's bravely taken here. He stole from France,He's brauely taken heere. He stole from France
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.142are forfeited to me and my honour's paid to him. He stoleare forfeited to mee, and myhonors payed to him. Hee stole
CymbelineCym III.iii.101At three and two years old, I stole these babes,At three, and two yeeres old, I stole these Babes,
CymbelineCym V.v.342Whom for the theft I wedded – stole these children(Whom for the Theft I wedded) stole these Children
HamletHam I.v.61Upon my secure hour thy uncle stoleVpon my secure hower thy Vncle stole
HamletHam III.iv.101That from a shelf the precious diadem stoleThat from a shelfe, the precious Diadem stole,
HamletHam IV.v.174false steward, that stole his master's daughter.false Steward that stole his masters daughter.
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.ii.50And then I stole all courtesy from heaven,And then I stole all Courtesie from Heauen,
Henry VH5 III.ii.42anything, and call it purchase. Bardolph stole a lute-case,any thing, and call it Purchase. Bardolph stole a Lute-case,
Henry VH5 III.ii.45and in Calais they stole a fire-shovel – I knew by thatand in Callice they stole a fire-shouell. I knew by that
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.i.3He slily stole away and left his men;He slyly stole away, and left his men:
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.ii.20With sleight and manhood stole to Rhesus' tents,With sleight and manhood stole to Rhesus Tents,
Julius CaesarJC II.i.238Stole from my bed; and yesternight at supperStole from my bed: and yesternight at Supper
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.94I stole into a neighbour thicket by,I stole into a neighbour thicket by,
MacbethMac II.iii.65The Lord's anointed temple and stole thenceThe Lords anoynted Temple, and stole thence
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.382That lately stole his daughter.That lately stole his daughter.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iv.40Anne the jest how my father stole two geese out of a pen,Anne the iest how my Father stole two Geese out of a Pen,
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.183the boy that stole your meat, and you'll beat the post.the boy that stole your meate, and you'l beat the post.
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.125And stole into the covert of the wood.And stole into the couert of the wood,
The TempestTem V.i.300Or stole it, rather.Or stole it rather.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iv.10rascals – that stale old mouse-eaten dry cheese, Nestor,rascals; that stole old Mouse-eaten dry cheese, Nestor:
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.55And to say true, I stole it. Do I pinch you?And to say true, I stole it; doe I pinch you?

Poems

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A Lover's ComplaintLC.297 There my white stole of chastity I daft, There my white stole of chastity I daft,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.162 Now stole upon the time the dead of night, Now stole vppon the time the dead of night,
SonnetsSonn.79.9 He lends thee virtue, and he stole that word He lends thee vertue, and he stole that word,
Venus and AdonisVen.1056 But stole his blood and seemed with him to bleed. But stole his blood, and seemd with him to bleed.

Glossary

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Parisyoungest son of Priam and Hecuba; he stole Helen away from her Greek husband, Menelaus, causing the Trojan wars; character in Troilus and Cressida
Prometheusone of the Titan gods, who stole fire from heaven to help mankind, and was punished by being chained to a rock
Rhesus[pron: 'reesus] Thracian hero, famed for his horses; after fighting for one day in the Trojan War, Ulysses and Diomedes killed him in his tent at night, and stole the horses

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Classical mythology...stout diomede / with sleight and manhood stole to rhesus' tents greek hero who f...
... youngest son of priam and hecuba he stole helen away from her greek husband menel...
...prometheus tied to caucasus titan who stole fire from heaven to help mankind he was...
...v ii 20 ulysses and stout diomede stole to rhesus' tents / and brought from...
...des killed him in his tent at night and stole the horses diomed above ulysses be...

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