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Search phrase: amend

Plays

 48 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.12amendment?amendment?
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.iv.7With sainted vow my faults to have amended.With sainted vow my faults to haue amended.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.ii.54I'll make you amends next,Ile make you amends next, 
CoriolanusCor IV.vii.12.1What cannot be amended.What cannot be amended.
CymbelineCym I.vii.168.2You make amends.You make amends.
CymbelineCym II.iii.29voice of unpaved eunuch to boot, can never amend.voyce of vnpaued Eunuch to boot, can neuer amed.
CymbelineCym IV.ii.12Cannot amend me. Society is no comfortCannot amend me. Society, is no comfort
CymbelineCym V.v.216That all th' abhorred things o'th' earth amendThat all th'abhorred things o'th'earth amend
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.ii.102I see a good amendment of life in thee, fromI see a good amendment of life in thee: From
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.174You must needs learn, lord, to amend this fault.You must needes learne, Lord, to amend this fault:
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.iii.24Do thou amend thy face, and I'll amend myDoe thou amend thy Face, and Ile amend thy
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.125would amend the attention of your ears, and I care notwould amend the attention of your eares, & I care not
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.vii.2Yet thus far Fortune maketh us amends,Yet thus farre Fortune maketh vs amends,
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.i.100Pardon me, Edward, I will make amends;Pardon me Edward, I will make amends:
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.395What mighty men misdo, they can amend.What mighty men misdoo, they can amend:
King JohnKJ II.i.6And for amends to his posterity,And for amends to his posteritie,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.74God amend us, God amend! We are much out o'th' way.God amend vs, God amend, we are much out o'th'way.
MacbethMac III.v.14But make amends now: get you gone,But make amends now: Get you gon,
MacbethMac IV.iii.145.1They presently amend.They presently amend. Exit.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.iii.61That is, he will make thee amends.That is, he will make thee amends.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.i.79and I will one way or other make you amends.and I will one way or other make you amends:
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iii.186tomorrow eight o'clock, to have amends.to morrow eight a clocke to haue amends.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.44word quickly. She'll make you amends, I warrant you.word quickely, she'll make you amends I warrant you.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.118Do you amend it, then! It lies in you.Do you amend it then, it lies in you,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.209worst are no worse, if imagination amend them.worst are no worse, if imagination amend them.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.424We will make amends ere long,We will make amends ere long:
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.428And Robin shall restore amends.And Robin shall restore amends.
OthelloOth I.iii.315be so fond, but it is not in my virtue to amend it.be so fond, but it is not in my vertue to amend it.
OthelloOth IV.i.244.1Make her amends; she weeps.Make her amends: she weepes.
Richard IIIR3 I.i.155The readiest way to make the wench amendsThe readiest way to make the Wench amends,
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.33What likelihood of his amendment, lords?What likelyhood of his amendment Lords.
Richard IIIR3 III.vii.114On our entreaties, to amend your fault!On our entreaties, to amend your fault.
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.291Look what is done cannot be now amended.Looke what is done, cannot be now amended:
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.295To make amends I'll give it to your daughter.To make amends, Ile giue it to your daughter:
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.309I cannot make you what amends I would;I cannot make you what amends I would,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.v.99Ay, by my troth, the case may be amended.I by my troth, the case may be amended.
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.2.96Now Lord be thanked for my good amends.Now Lord be thanked for my good amends.
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.2.127Your honour's players, hearing your amendment,Your Honors Players hearing your amendment,
The TempestTem IV.i.2Your compensation makes amends, for IYour compensation makes amends, for I
The TempestTem V.i.115Th' affliction of my mind amends, with whichTh' affliction of my minde amends, with which
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.159'Tis like a chime a-mending, with terms unsquared'Tis like a Chime a mending. With tearmes vnsquar'd,
Twelfth NightTN I.v.39will amend. For give the dry fool drink, then is the foolwil amend: for giue the dry foole drink, then is the foole
Twelfth NightTN I.v.44sin; and sin that amends is but patched with virtue. Ifsinne, and sin that amends, is but patcht with vertue. If
Twelfth NightTN II.v.73You must amend your drunkenness.You must amend your drunkennesse.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.ii.108I'll kiss each several paper for amends.Ile kisse each seuerall paper, for amends:
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.320That makes amends for her sour breath.That makes amends for her soure breath.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.ii.96Return, return, and make thy love amends.Returne, returne and make thy loue amends:
The Winter's TaleWT V.ii.150Thou wilt amend thy life?Thou wilt amend thy life?

Poems

 5 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.214 Weak sights their sickly radiance do amend, Weake sights their sickly radience do amend.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.578 Mar not the thing that cannot be amended; Mar not the thing that cannot be amended.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.961 Unless thou couldst return to make amends? Vnlesse thou could'st returne to make amends?
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1614 Where no excuse can give the fault amending: Where no excuse can giue the fault amending.
SonnetsSonn.101.1 O truant Muse, what shall be thy amends OH truant Muse what shalbe thy amends,

Glossary

 11 result(s).
amendcure, heal, improve
amendget better, recover, revive, heal
amendmake better, ameliorate, lessen the evil of
amendmentrecovery, recuperation, improvement
amendsrecovery, cure, improvement in health
mendamend, improve, make better, put right
mendamend, save [in emphatic expressions]
redeem[of time lost] get back, buy back, make amends for
redressremedy, amendment, improvement
satisfyatone, do penance, make amends
weighmake amends for, compensate for

Thesaurus

 6 result(s).
amendmend
amendmend
amendmentredress
amends, makesatisfy
amends, makeweigh
amends, makeredeem

Themes and Topics

 1 result(s).
Swearing... so god mend me ayl iv i 174 amend save god save me 2h4 ii i ...
...s god shall mend me 1h4 iii i 243 amend save god shall mend my soul ...
... god shall mend my soul rj i v 79 amend save god warn us ayl iv i ...

Words Families

 4 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
AMENDBASICamend v, amending n, amendment n, amends n

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