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Search phrase: aby

Plays

 44 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC III.xiii.147Into th' abysm of hell. If he mislikeInto th'Abisme of hell. If he mislike,
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.308Dost thou not see my baby at my breast,Dost thou not see my Baby at my breast,
CoriolanusCor II.i.199Into a rapture lets her baby cryInto a rapture lets her Baby crie,
HamletHam I.iii.105Marry, I will teach you. Think yourself a babyMarry Ile teach you; thinke your selfe a Baby,
HamletHam II.ii.381ear a hearer. That great baby you see there is not yeteare a hearer: that great Baby you see there, is not yet
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.327Bracy from your father. You must to the court in theBraby from your Father; you must goe to the Court in the
Henry VH5 II.iii.36Babylon.Babylon.
Henry VH5 III.chorus.20Guarded with grandsires, babies, and old women,Guarded with Grandsires, Babyes, and old Women,
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.188Thou mayst not wander in that labyrinth:Thou mayest not wander in that Labyrinth,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.143She'll hamper thee, and dandle thee like a baby.Shee'le hamper thee, and dandle thee like a Baby:
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.62Make it our counsel house or cabinet.Make it our counsel house or cabynet:
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.54One that hath either no abiding place,One that hath either no abyding place,
King JohnKJ V.ii.56Commend these waters to those baby eyesCommend these waters to those baby-eyes
MacbethMac III.iv.105The baby of a girl. Hence, horrible shadow!The Baby of a Girle. Hence horrible shadow,
MacbethMac IV.i.87And wears upon his baby brow the roundAnd weares vpon his Baby-brow, the round
Measure for MeasureMM I.iii.30The baby beats the nurse, and quite athwartThe Baby beates the Nurse, and quite athwart
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.i.23Whenas I sat in Pabylon –When as I sat in Pabilon:
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.14Sing in our sweet lullaby,Sing in your sweet Lullaby.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.15Lulla, lulla, lullaby; lulla, lulla, lullaby.Lulla, lulla, lullaby, lulla, lulla, lullaby,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.19So good night, with lullaby.So good night with Lullaby.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.25Sing in our sweet lullaby,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.26Lulla, lulla, lullaby; lulla, lulla, lullaby.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.30So good night, with lullaby.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.175Lest to thy peril thou aby it dear.Lest to thy perill thou abide it deare.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.335.1Thou shalt aby it.Thou shalt abide it.
Much Ado About NothingMA V.ii.37‘ lady ’ but ‘ baby ’ – an innocent rhyme; for ‘ scorn ’,Ladie but babie, an innocent time: for scorne,
PericlesPer III.i.15Enter Lychorida with a babyEnter Lychorida.
PericlesPer III.iii.1.2and Lychorida with the baby in her arms
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.78a puppet or an aglet-baby, or an old trot with ne'er aa Puppet or an Aglet babie, or an old trot with ne're a
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iii.67A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby's cap.A knacke, a toy, a tricke, a babies cap:
The TempestTem I.ii.50In the dark backward and abysm of time?In the dark-backward and Abisme of Time?
The TempestTem I.ii.197Now in the waist, the deck, in every cabinNow in the Waste, the Decke, in euery Cabyn,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.29Of lullaby to bring her babe asleep.Of Lullabie, to bring her Babe asleepe.
Titus AndronicusTit IV.ii.72.1(To the baby)
Titus AndronicusTit V.iii.184I am no baby, I, that with base prayersI am no Baby I, that with base Prayers
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.345The baby figure of the giant massThe baby figure of the Gyant-masse
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.2labyrinth of thy fury? Shall the elephant Ajax carry itLabyrinth of thy furie? shall the Elephant Aiax carry it
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.39a baby. (To Troilus) Here she is now: swear the oathsa babie; here she is now, sweare the oathes
Twelfth NightTN II.iii.78There dwelt a man in Babylon, lady, lady – There dwelt a man in Babylon, Lady, Lady.
Twelfth NightTN V.i.42Marry, sir, lullaby to your bounty till I comeMarry sir, lullaby to your bountie till I come
The Winter's TaleWT II.i.6I were a baby still. – I love you better.I were a Baby still. I loue you better.
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.26.1Enter Paulina, carrying a baby, followed by Antigonus,Enter Paulina.
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.189The casting forth to crows thy baby daughterThe casting forth to Crowes, thy Baby-daughter,
The Winter's TaleWT III.iii.54A lullaby too rough: I never sawA lullabie too rough: I neuer saw

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Passionate PilgrimPP.15.15 Then, lullaby, the learned man hath got the lady gay; Then lullaby the learned man hath got the Lady gay,
SonnetsSonn.112.9 In so profound abysm I throw all care In so profound Abisme I throw all care
Venus and AdonisVen.684 Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes. Are like a laberinth to amaze his foes.

Glossary

 21 result(s).
abysuffer for, pay for, atone for
abysmabyss, chasm, gulf
Acheron[pron: 'akeron] Underworld abyss and river, which souls of the dead must cross
aglet-baby[unclear meaning] small ornamental figure forming the tag of a lace
Ariadne[ari'adnee] daughter of Minos who helped Theseus find his way through the labyrinth, and then fled with him; Theseus abandoned her while she slept at Naxos
babydoll
barnchild, baby
BelBabylonian god, in the Bible discredited by Daniel
childbaby girl
Daedalus[pron: 'dedalus] legendary Athenian inventor who made the labyrinth for King Minos in Crete; escaped to Sicily with wings made for himsef and his son Icarus
Danielin the Bible, influential Babylonian administrator and visionary
gulfabyss, chasm, pit
mazechance wandering about, labyrinthine business
Minos['minos] king of Crete, who imprisoned Daedalus and his son Icarus for helping Theseus escape from his labyrinth
Minotaur['minotawr] son of Pasiphae and a bull from the sea, half bull and half human; kept in Minos' labyrinth; killed by Theseus
Nabuchadnezzar[pron: nabookad'nezer] Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, 6th-c BC
PabylonWelsh pronunciation of 'Babylon'
rabbit-suckersucking rabbit, baby rabbit
swathing-clothesswaddling clothes, cloths for wrapping round a new-born baby
wantonspoilt child, pampered baby, weakling
Whore of Babylonin the Bible, a prostitute figure, taken as a symbol of degenerate Rome, and thus of Roman Catholicism

Thesaurus

 17 result(s).
abyssabysm
abyssgulf
babybarn
baby girlchild
baby rabbitrabbit-sucker
baby, clothes forswathing-clothes
baby, pamperedwanton
BabylonBel
BabylonDaniel
BabylonNabuchadnezzar
BabylonWhore of Babylon
cloths for wrapping round a new-born babyswathing-clothes
girl, babychild
labyrinthAriadne
labyrinthine businessmaze
pampered babywanton
rabbit, babyrabbit-sucker

Themes and Topics

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Ly...nd iii ii 175 lest to thy peril thou aby it dear dishonourable 1h4 i...
Classical mythology...it of acheron / meet me the chasm or abyss of the underworld and the name of on...
...elped theseus find his way through the labyrinth and then fled with him theseus a...
... athenian inventor who constructed the labyrinth for king minos in crete escaped t...
...s for helping theseus escape from his labyrinth minotaur 1h6 v iii 189...
...i 189 thou mayst not wander in that labyrinth / there minotaurs and ugly treaso...
...l and half human kept in minos&rsquo labyrinth and killed by theseus my...
Gods and goddesses... s priests in the old church-window babylonian god discredited by daniel (bible...
Religious personalities and beings...v i 220 bible (daniel) influential babylonian administrator and visionary ...
...rbial for his wisdom whore of babylon h5 ii iii 35 bible (revelation...
Historical figures...ebuchadnezzar aw iv v 18 king of babylon 6th-c bc nero ham iii i...
Welsh...rd first usage in h5 or mw pabylon b...
...lon babylon mw iii i 23 pad bad ...

Words Families

 10 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ABYBASICaby v
ABYSMBASICabysm n
AGLETBASICaglet-baby n
BABYBASICbabe n, baby adj, baby n
BABYTYPEaglet-baby n, cradle-babe n
LABYRINTHBASIClabyrinth n
LULLMUSIClullaby n

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