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Search phrase: herd

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.54jowl horns together like any deer i'th' herd.ioule horns together like any Deare i'th Herd.
Antony and CleopatraAC III.xiii.128The horned herd! For I have savage cause,The horned Heard, for I haue sauage cause,
As You Like ItAYL II.i.52The flux of company.’ Anon a careless herd,The Fluxe of companie: anon a carelesse Heard
CoriolanusCor I.iv.31You shames of Rome! You herd of – Boils and plaguesYou Shames of Rome: you Heard of Byles and Plagues
CoriolanusCor III.i.33.2Are these your herd?Are these your Heard?
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.ii.46A little herd of England's timorous deer,A little Heard of Englands timorous Deere,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.i.14As doth a lion in a herd of neat;As doth a Lyon in a Heard of Neat,
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.i.7Will scare the herd, and so my shoot is lost.Will scarre the Heard, and so my shoot is lost:
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.262common herd was glad he refused the crown, hecommon Heard was glad he refus'd the Crowne, he
The Merchant of VeniceMV V.i.71For do but note a wild and wanton herdFor doe but note a wilde and wanton heard
The TempestTem II.i.321.1Of a whole herd of lions.Of a whole heard of Lyons.
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.48The herd hath more annoyance by the breeseThe Heard hath more annoyance by the Brieze
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.iv.5View us their mortal herd, behold who err,View us their mortall Heard, behold who erre,
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.604and words; which so drew the rest of the herd to meand Words, which so drew the rest of the Heard to me,

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Passionate PilgrimPP.6.2 And scarce the herd gone to the hedge for shade, And scarse the heard gone to the hedge for shade:
SonnetsSonn.12.6 Which erst from heat did canopy the herd, Which erst from heat did canopie the herd
Venus and AdonisVen.689 And sometime sorteth with a herd of deer. And sometime sorteth with a heard of deare,

Glossary

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bearherd, bear-herd, bearard, bearward, berrordbear-keeper, bear-handler [for dancing or baiting]
neat-herdcowherd, cattleman
raceherd, host, company
rascalyoung or inferior deer in a herd; one of the common herd
single[hunting] select from a herd, separate from other people

Thesaurus

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herdrace
herd, select from a single
herd, young deer in a rascal
select from a herdsingle
young deer in a herdrascal

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HERDBASICherd n
HERDPEOPLEbear-herd n, herdsman n, neat-herd n, neighbour-shepherd n, shepherd adj, shepherd n, shepherdess n, swine-herd n

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