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Search phrase: lying

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All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.151likes. 'Tis a commodity will lose the gloss with lying;likes. 'Tis a commodity wil lose the glosse with lying:
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.138A lying trophy, and as oft is dumbA lying Trophee, and as oft is dumbe,
CoriolanusCor III.iii.72Thy lying tongue both numbers, I would sayThy lying tongue, both numbers. I would say
CymbelineCym II.ii.33Thus in a chapel lying. Come off, come off;Thus in a Chappell lying. Come off, come off;
CymbelineCym II.iv.174It is the woman's part: be it lying, note it,It is the Womans part: be it Lying, note it,
HamletHam III.ii.365It is as easy as lying. Govern these ventages with'Tis as easie as lying: gouerne these Ventiges with
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.75The remnant northward lying off from Trent.The remnant Northward, lying off from Trent.
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.221Come, Kate, thou art perfect in lying down.Come Kate, thou art perfect in lying downe:
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.iv.145given to lying! I grant you I was down, and out ofgiuen to Lying? I graunt you I was downe, and out of
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.ii.29princes would do so, their fathers being so sick as yoursPrinces would do so, their Fathers lying so sicke, as yours
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.293old men are to this vice of lying! This same starvedold men are to this vice of Lying? This same staru'd
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.211Lest rest and lying still might make them lookLeast rest, and lying still, might make them looke
Julius CaesarJC IV.iii.199Doing himself offence, whilst we, lying still,Doing himselfe offence, whil'st we lying still,
King LearKL I.iv.180have me whipped for lying; and sometimes I amhaue me whipt for lying, and sometimes I am
Measure for MeasureMM II.ii.166That, lying by the violet in the sun,That, lying by the Violet in the Sunne,
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.349bald-pated, lying rascal, you must be hooded, must you?bald-pated lying rascall : you must be hooded must you?
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.i.8I would she were as lying a gossip in that asI would she were as lying a gossip in that, as
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.i.121lying. He hath wronged me in some humours. I shouldlying: hee hath wronged mee in some humors: I should
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.58For lying so, Hermia, I do not lie.For lying so, Hermia, I doe not lye.
Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.209they are lying knaves.they are lying knaues.
PericlesPer III.i.64Lying with simple shells. O Lychorida,Lying with simple shels: ô Lychorida,
PericlesPer V.i.33.1Helicanus draws a curtain revealing Pericles lying on
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.368That now is lying in Marseilles road.That now is lying in Marcellus roade:
The TempestTem I.ii.344.2Thou most lying slave,Thou most lying slaue,
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.346Than lying, vainness, babbling drunkenness,Then lying, vainnesse, babling drunkennesse,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.143Himself would lodge where, senseless, they are lying!Himselfe would lodge where (senceles) they are lying.
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.718no lying: it becomes none but tradesmen, and they oftenno lying; it becomes none but Trades-men, and they often

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.154.1 The little love-god lying once asleep THe little Loue-God lying once a sleepe,

Glossary

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baselow-lying, lowland
beddedsmooth-lying, laid flat
browoverlooking shore, high-lying coast
couching[heraldry] lying down, crouching
flatlow-lying land, plain, swampy ground
forgerydeceit, deception, lying
groundvalley, area of low-lying countryside
grovellingprone, prostrate, lying flat
humblelow-lying
humouredexpressing a particular disposition; lying, treacherous
leasingskill in lying, ability to lie
lieaccusation of lying, charge of falsehood
suburbs(plural) parts of a city lying outside the walls [reputed for lawlessness]
truckle-bedlow-lying bed on castors, trundle-bed

Thesaurus

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accusation of lyinglie
coast, high-lyingbrow
countrsyide, low-lyingground
flat, lyinggrovelling
high-lying coastbrow
land, low-lyingflat
low-lyingbase
low-lyinghumble
low-lying landflat
lyingforgery
lyinghumoured
lying down [heraldry]couching
lying flatgrovelling
lying, accusation oflie
skill in lyingleasing
smooth-lyingbedded

Themes and Topics

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Comparison... loathsomest tc ii i 28 most lying lyingest 2h6 ii i 124 mos...

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