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Search phrase: forsooth

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All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.92the black gown of a big heart. I am going, forsooth. Thethe blacke-Gowne of a bigge heart: I am going forsooth, the
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.278Yes, forsooth. I wish you joy o'th' worm.Yes forsooth: I wish you ioy o'th'worm.
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.348brambles; all, forsooth, deifying the name of Rosalind.brambles; all (forsooth) defying the name of Rosalinde.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.243Forsooth, took on him as a conjurer,Forsooth tooke on him as a Coniurer: 
CoriolanusCor III.ii.85Thyself, forsooth, hereafter theirs, so farThy selfe (forsooth) hereafter theirs so farre,
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.138He will forsooth have all my prisoners,He will (forsooth) haue all my Prisoners:
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.41Forsooth, five years, and as much as to – Forsooth fiue yeares, and as much as to---
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.iii.78And now forsooth takes on him to reformAnd now (forsooth) takes on him to reforme
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.157Because, forsooth, the King of Scots is crowned.Because (forsooth) the King of Scots is Crown'd.
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.83And yet, forsooth, she is a virgin pure!And yet forsooth she is a Virgin pure.
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.29That my master was? No, forsooth; my master saidThat my Mistresse was? No forsooth: my Master said,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.113Because the King, forsooth, will have it so.Because the King forsooth will haue it so.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.61Forsooth, a blind man at Saint Alban's shrineForsooth, a blinde man at Saint Albones Shrine,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.92Most true, forsooth; and many time and oftMost true, forsooth: / And many time and oft
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.111Black, forsooth, coal-black as jet.Black forsooth, Coale-Black, as Iet.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iii.81Peter, forsooth.Peter forsooth.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.183And you, forsooth, had the good Duke to keep;And you (forsooth) had the good Duke to keepe:
Henry VIIIH8 III.i.87And live a subject? Nay, forsooth, my friends,And liue a Subiect? Nay forsooth, my Friends,
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.124Forsooth, an inventory, thus importingForsooth an Inuentory, thus importing
King LearKL I.iv.190art nothing. (To Gonerill) Yes, forsooth, I will hold myart nothing. Yes forsooth I will hold my
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.170And I, forsooth, in love!O, and I forsooth in loue,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.i.248No, I thank you, forsooth, heartily. I am veryNo, I thank you forsooth, hartely; I am very
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.i.251I am not a-hungry, I thank you, forsooth.I am not a-hungry, I thanke you, forsooth:
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iv.18Ay, forsooth.I forsooth.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iv.21No, forsooth. He hath but a little wee face, with aNo forsooth: he hath but a little wee-face; with a
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iv.24Ay, forsooth. But he is as tall a man of his handsI forsooth: but he is as tall a man of his hands,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iv.46Ay, forsooth, I'll fetch it you.I forsooth ile fetch it you:
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iv.77Ay, forsooth, to desire her to –I forsooth: to desire her to ---
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.i.153Ay, forsooth; and, I pray, how doesI forsooth: and I pray how do's
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.83Ay, forsooth; and then you mayI, forsooth: and then you may
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.ii.5I had rather, forsooth, go before you like a manI had rather (forsooth) go before you like a man,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iii.145To the laundress, forsooth.To the Landresse forsooth?
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.71and instigated by his distemper, and, forsooth, toand instigated by his distemper, and (forsooth) to
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.i.71Forsooth, I have forgot.Forsooth, I haue forgot.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.v.96From the two parties, forsooth.From the two parties forsooth.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.ii.4Ay, forsooth. I have spoke with her, and we haveI forsooth, I haue spoke with her, & we haue
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.70But that, forsooth, the bouncing Amazon,But that forsooth the bouncing Amazon
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.230And tender me forsooth affection,And tender me (forsooth) affection,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.293Her height, forsooth, she hath prevailed with him.Her height (forsooth) she hath preuail'd with him.
Much Ado About NothingMA II.iii.55Note notes, forsooth, and nothing.Note notes forsooth, and nothing.
OthelloOth I.i.19Forsooth, a great arithmetician,For-sooth, a great Arithmatician,
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.44That I, forsooth, am stern, and love them not?Thar I (forsooth) am sterne, and loue them not?
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.ii.12Ay, forsooth.I forsooth.
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.ii.8No shame but mine. I must forsooth be forcedNo shame but mine, I must forsooth be forst
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iii.1No, no, forsooth, I dare not for my life.No, no forsooth I dare not for my life.
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iv.40Yea, forsooth, an your mistress-ship be Emperial.Yea forsooth, and your Mistership be Emperiall.
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.172And then, forsooth, the faint defects of ageAnd then (forsooth) the faint defects of Age

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forsoothin truth, certainly, truly, indeed
yea-forsoothalways agreeing, fawning, sycophantic

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Archaisms...ical novels and comic books the use of forsooth zounds by my troth and the like adds ...
Here, there, and where...or iii ii 85 thou wilt frame / thyself forsooth hereafter theirs after this in time t...
Swearing
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...to sleep the nights forbear (v ) 3--4 forsooth (adv ) in truth certainly truly indee...
...g to her &lsquo get thee gone' ] yes forsooth 1h4 i iii 138 [hotspur to worcester and...
...d northumberland of king henry] he will forsooth have all my prisoners mnd iii ii 230 [h...
...erefore doth lysander &hellip tender me forsooth affection mw iii ii 5 [robin to mistres...
...5 [robin to mistress page] i had rather forsooth go before you like a man forswear (v )...

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FORSOOTHBASICsee SOOTH

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