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Search phrase: tower

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Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.167I'll to the Tower with all the haste I canIle to the Tower with all the hast I can,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iii.1I am come to survey the Tower this day;I am come to suruey the Tower this day;
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iii.15.1Gloucester's men rush at the Tower gates, and WoodvilleGlosters men rush at the Tower Gates, and Wooduile
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iii.29.1Enter to the Protector at the Tower gates WinchesterEnter to the Protector at the Tower Gates, Winchester
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iii.61Hath here distrained the Tower to his use.Hath here distrayn'd the Tower to his vse.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iii.67And would have armour here out of the Tower,And would haue Armour here out of the Tower,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iv.11In yonder tower to overpeer the city,In yonder Tower, to ouer-peere the Citie,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iv.76Accursed tower! Accursed fatal handAccursed Tower, accursed fatall Hand,
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.23As well at London Bridge as at the Tower?As well at London Bridge, as at the Tower.
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.ii.23By thrusting out a torch from yonder tower,By thrusting out a Torch from yonder Tower,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.10My Lord Protector's hawks do tower so well;My Lord Protectors Hawkes doe towre so well,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.v.1.1Enter Lord Scales upon the Tower, walking. ThenEnter Lord Scales vpon the Tower walking. Then
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.v.5from the Tower to defend the city from the rebels.from the Tower / To defend the City from the Rebels.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.v.8The rebels have assayed to win the Tower.The Rebels haue assay'd to win the Tower.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.vi.15down the Tower too. Come, let's away.downe the Tower too. Come, let's away.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ix.38Tell him I'll send Duke Edmund to the Tower;Tell him, Ile send Duke Edmund to the Tower,
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.41The Duke of Somerset is in the Tower.The Duke of Somerset is in the Tower.
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.134He is a traitor; let him to the Tower,He is a Traitor, let him to the Tower,
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.ii.120See that he be conveyed unto the Tower;See that he be conuey'd vnto the Tower:
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.vi.1.3Montague, and the Lieutenant of the TowerMountague, and Lieutenant.
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.viii.57Hence with him to the Tower; let him not speak.Hence with him to the Tower, let him not speake.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.i.46And ten to one you'll meet him in the Tower.And tenne to one you'le meet him in the Tower.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.v.50The Tower, the Tower.Tower, the Tower.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.v.85To make a bloody supper in the Tower.To make a bloody Supper in the Tower.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.vi.1.2the Lieutenant of the Tower on the wallsthe Lieutenant on the Walles.
Henry VIIIH8 I.i.207.1You shall to th' Tower.You shall to th'Tower.
Henry VIIIH8 I.i.213Is pleased you shall to th' Tower, till you knowIs pleas'd you shall to th'Tower, till you know
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.194As to the Tower I thought, I would have playedAs to the Tower, I thought; I would haue plaid
Henry VIIIH8 V.i.106To make your house our Tower. You a brother of us,To make your house our Towre: you, a Brother of vs
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.54From hence you be committed to the Tower;From hence you be committed to the Tower,
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.89You be conveyed to th' Tower a prisoner,You be conuaid to th'Tower a Prisoner;
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.93.1But I must needs to th' Tower, my lords?But I must needs to th'Tower my Lords?
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.97.1And see him safe i'th' Tower.And see him safe i'th'Tower.
Henry VIIIH8 V.iv.61tribulation of Tower Hill or the limbs of Limehouse,tribulation of Tower Hill, or the Limbes of Limehouse,
Julius CaesarJC I.iii.93Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten brass,Nor Stonie Tower, nor Walls of beaten Brasse,
King LearKL III.iv.176Child Roland to the dark tower came;Rowland to the darke Tower came,
Richard IIR2 I.iii.102Strong as a tower in hope, I cry ‘ Amen!’Strong as a towre in hope, I cry Amen.
Richard IIR2 IV.i.315Go some of you, convey him to the Tower.Goe some of you, conuey him to the Tower.
Richard IIR2 V.i.2To Julius Caesar's ill-erected Tower,To Iulius Casars ill-erected Tower:
Richard IIR2 V.i.52You must to Pomfret, not unto the Tower.You must to Pomfret, not vnto the Tower.
Richard IIIR3 I.i.42.2of the Tower
Richard IIIR3 I.i.45This conduct to convey me to the Tower.this Conduct, to conuey me to th' Tower
Richard IIIR3 I.i.50That you shall be new-christened in the Tower.That you should be new Christned in the Tower,
Richard IIIR3 I.i.63'Tis not the King that sends you to the Tower.'Tis not the King that sends you to the Tower,
Richard IIIR3 I.i.68That made him send Lord Hastings to the Tower,That made him send Lord Hastings to the Tower?
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.115I dare adventure to be sent to the Tower.I dare aduenture to be sent to th'Towre.
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.118Thou kill'dst my husband Henry in the Tower,Thou killd'st my Husband Henrie in the Tower,
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.9Methoughts that I had broken from the TowerMe thoughts that I had broken from the Tower,
Richard IIIR3 III.i.65Your highness shall repose you at the Tower;Your Highnesse shall repose you at the Tower:
Richard IIIR3 III.i.68I do not like the Tower, of any place.I doe not like the Tower, of any place:
Richard IIIR3 III.i.139To meet you at the Tower and welcome you.To meet you at the Tower, and welcome you.
Richard IIIR3 III.i.140What, will you go unto the Tower, my lord?What, will you goe vnto the Tower, my Lord?
Richard IIIR3 III.i.142I shall not sleep in quiet at the Tower.I shall not sleepe in quiet at the Tower.
Richard IIIR3 III.i.150Thinking on them, go I unto the Tower.Thinking on them, goe I vnto the Tower.
Richard IIIR3 III.i.172And summon him tomorrow to the TowerAnd summon him to morrow to the Tower,
Richard IIIR3 III.ii.32And we will both together to the Tower,And we will both together to the Tower,
Richard IIIR3 III.ii.88What, shall we toward the Tower? The day is spent.What, shall we toward the Tower? the day is spent.
Richard IIIR3 III.ii.99Then was I going prisoner to the TowerThen was I going Prisoner to the Tower,
Richard IIIR3 III.ii.117What, go you toward the Tower?What, goe you toward the Tower?
Richard IIIR3 III.iv.85And started when he looked upon the Tower,And started, when he look'd vpon the Tower,
Richard IIIR3 IV.i.3Now, for my life, she's wandering to the TowerNow, for my Life, shee's wandring to the Tower,
Richard IIIR3 IV.i.8No farther than the Tower, and, as I guess,No farther then the Tower, and as I guesse,
Richard IIIR3 IV.i.97Stay, yet look back with me unto the Tower.Stay, yet looke backe with me vnto the Tower.
Richard IIIR3 IV.ii.74Tyrrel, I mean those bastards in the Tower.Tyrrel, I meane those Bastards in the Tower.
Richard IIIR3 IV.iii.29The chaplain of the Tower hath buried them;The Chaplaine of the Tower hath buried them,
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.12Besides, the King's name is a tower of strength,Besides, the Kings name is a Tower of strength,
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.127Think on the Tower, and me; despair, and die!Thinke on the Tower, and me: Dispaire, and dye,
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.152Dream on thy cousins smothered in the Tower.Dreame on thy Cousins / Smothered in the Tower:
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.i.78From off the battlements of any tower,From of the Battlements of any Tower,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.ii.2.2Up to the eastern tower,Vp to the Easterne Tower,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.35I nightly lodge her in an upper tower,I nightly lodge her in an vpper Towre,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.119Would serve to scale another Hero's tower,Would serue to scale another Hero's towre,

Poems

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The Passionate PilgrimPP.18.17 The strongest castle, tower and town, The strongest castle, tower and towne,

Glossary

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aspirerise up, tower, be tall
overbulkoutgrow, dominate, tower over
overpeerrise above, tower over
tower[falconry] mount up to a great height, circle, soar
Tower Hillsite of the Tower of London scaffold, where executions drew crowds of spectators

Thesaurus

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toweraspire
tower overoverpeer
tower overoverbulk

Themes and Topics

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Non-classical legend, romance, and folklore...l iii iv 176 child roland to the dark tower came charlemagne’s most famous knight...
London... tower hill h8 v iv 61 site of the tower scaffold where executions drew crowds o...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
TOWERBASICtower n, tower v, towered adj, towering adj

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