| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW I.iii.183 | Go not about; my love hath in't a bond | Goe not about; my loue hath in't a bond |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.iii.203 | about thee did manifoldly dissuade me from believing | about thee, did manifoldlie disswade me from beleeuing |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vi.68 | I'll about it this evening, and I will presently | Ile about it this euening, and I will presently |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vi.73 | gone about it? | gone about it. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW III.vii.48 | But let's about it. | But let's about it. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.148 | true – ‘ or thereabouts ’ set down, for I'll speak truth. | true, or thereabouts set downe, for Ile speake truth. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.250 | does little harm, save to his bedclothes about him; but | does little harme, saue to his bed-cloathes about him: but |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.303 | So: look about you. Know you any here? | So, looke about you, know you any heere? |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.v.66 | I like him well, 'tis not amiss. And I was about to | I like him well, 'tis not amisse: and I was about to |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.ii.166.1 | About the Mount Misena. | About the Mount-Mesena. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC II.iv.8 | My purposes do draw me much about. | my purposes do draw me much about, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.x.29 | Ay, are you thereabouts? Why then, good night indeed. | I, are you thereabouts? Why then goodnight indeede. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC III.xiii.131.1 | For being yare about him. | For being yare about him. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.iii.3 | Heard you of nothing strange about the streets? | Heard you of nothing strange about the streets. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.vii.6.1 | With clouts about their heads. | With clowts about their heads. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xv.48 | None about Caesar trust but Proculeius. | None about Casar trust, but Proculeius. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.xv.50 | None about Caesar. | None about Casar. |
| As You Like It | AYL I.i.161 | kindle the boy thither, which now I'll go about. | kindle the boy thither, which now Ile goe about. |
| As You Like It | AYL II.iii.21 | Of him I was about to call his father – | Of him I was about to call his Father, |
| As You Like It | AYL II.vii.173 | As yet to question you about your fortunes. | As yet to question you about your fortunes: |
| As You Like It | AYL III.ii.175 | And a chain that you once wore about his neck! | And a chaine that you once wore about his neck: |
| As You Like It | AYL III.ii.365 | and everything about you demonstrating a careless | and euerie thing about you, demonstrating a carelesse |
| As You Like It | AYL IV.iii.78 | A sheepcote fenced about with olive trees? | A sheep-coat, fenc'd about with Oliue-trees. |
| As You Like It | AYL IV.iii.108 | Lay sleeping on his back. About his neck | Lay sleeping on his back; about his necke |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE I.ii.22 | What, will you walk with me about the town, | What will you walke with me about the towne, |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE III.i.96 | And about evening come yourself alone | And about euening come your selfe alone, |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE III.ii.150 | what privy marks I had about me, as the mark of my | what priuie markes I had about mee, as the marke of my |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE IV.i.42 | Well, sir, I will. Have you the chain about you? | Well sir, I will? Haue you the Chaine about you? |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE V.i.10 | 'Tis so; and that self chain about his neck | 'Tis so: and that selfe chaine about his necke, |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE V.i.187 | That he is borne about invisible. | That he is borne about inuisible, |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE V.i.259 | These people saw the chain about his neck. | These people saw the Chaine about his necke. |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.i.125.1 | Y'are long about it. | Y'are long about it. |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.vi.20 | Three or four miles about, else had I, sir, | Three or foure miles about, else had I sir |
| Coriolanus | Cor I.vi.34 | As with a man busied about decrees: | As with a man busied about Decrees: |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.i.201 | Her richest lockram 'bout her reechy neck, | Her richest Lockram 'bout her reechie necke, |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.iii.14 | little help will serve; for once we stood up about the | little helpe will serue: for once we stood vp about the |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.i.185 | They all bustle about Coriolanus | They all bustle about Coriolanus. |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.i.188 | What is about to be? I am out of breath. | What is about to be? I am out of Breath, |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.ii.1 | Let them pull all about mine ears, present me | Let them pull all about mine eares, present me |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.ii.98 | Prithee now, say you will, and go about it. | Prythee now say you will, and goe about it. |
| Coriolanus | Cor III.iii.24.2 | Go about it. | Go about it, |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.v.110 | Mine arms about that body, whereagainst | Mine armes about that body, where against |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.v.156 | about with his finger and his thumb as one would set up | about with his finger and his thumbe, as one would set vp |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.vi.9 | About their functions friendly. | About their Functions friendly. |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.vi.28 | Than when these fellows ran about the streets, | Then when these Fellowes ran about the streets, |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.vi.100 | He'll shake your Rome about your ears. | Hee'l shake your Rome about your eares. |
| Coriolanus | Cor V.ii.66 | hourly synod about thy particular prosperity and love | hourely Synod about thy particular prosperity, and loue |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.ii.12 | I'll fetch a turn about the garden, pitying | Ile fetch a turne about the Garden, pittying |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.ii.108 | About some half-hour hence, pray you, speak with me; | About some halfe houre hence, / Pray you speake with me; |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.vii.91 | I was about to say – enjoy your – But | (I was about to say) enioy your--- but |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.ii.28 | Ah, but some natural notes about her body | Ah, but some naturall notes about her Body, |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.iii.65 | I Know her women are about her: what | I know her women are about her: what |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.iv.119 | Render me some corporal sign about her | Render to me some corporall signe about her |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.v.69.1 | Dare come about him. | Dare come about him. |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.ii.283 | Here's a few flowers, but 'bout midnight more: | Heere's a few Flowres, but 'bout midnight more: |
| Cymbeline | Cym IV.iv.1.1 | The noise is round about us. | The noyse is round about vs. |
| Cymbeline | Cym V.v.452 | Unknown to you, unsought, were clipped about | Vnknowne to you vnsought, were clipt about |
| Hamlet | Ham I.i.148 | It was about to speak when the cock crew. | It was about to speake, when the Cocke crew. |
| Hamlet | Ham I.v.71 | And a most instant tetter barked about, | And a most instant Tetter bak'd about, |
| Hamlet | Ham II.i.50 | was I about to say? By the mass, I was about to say | was I about to say? I was about to say |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.231 | Then you live about her waist, or in the middle | Then you liue about her waste, or in the middle |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.357 | O, there has been much throwing about | Oh there ha's beene much throwing about |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.445 | Aeneas' tale to Dido; and thereabout of it especially | Aeneas Tale to Dido, and thereabout of it especially, |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.504 | With bisson rheum; a clout upon that head | With Bisson Rheume: A clout about that head, |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.506 | About her lank and all o'erteemed loins, | About her lanke and all ore-teamed Loines, |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.586 | About, my brains. Hum – I have heard | About my Braine. / I haue heard, |
| Hamlet | Ham III.i.19 | To hear of it. They are here about the court, | To heare of it: They are about the Court, |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.167 | About the world have times twelve thirties been | About the World haue times twelue thirties beene, |
| Hamlet | Ham III.ii.354 | you – why do you go about to recover the wind of me, as | you, why do you go about to recouer the winde of mee, as |
| Hamlet | Ham III.iii.25 | For we will fetters put about this fear, | For we will Fetters put vpon this feare, |
| Hamlet | Ham III.iii.91 | At game, a-swearing, or about some act | At gaming, swearing, or about some acte |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.157 | As make your bouts more violent to that end – | As make your bowts more violent to the end, |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.56 | Cudgel thy brains no more about it, for | Cudgell thy braines no more about it; for |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.88 | and knocked about the mazzard with a sexton's | and knockt about the Mazard with a Sextons |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.99 | suffer this mad knave now to knock him about the | suffer this rude knaue now to knocke him about the |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.13 | My sea-gown scarfed about me, in the dark | My sea-gowne scarft about me in the darke, |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.206 | But thou wouldst not think how ill all's here about my | but thou wouldest not thinke how all heere about my |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.278 | I'll play this bout first; set it by awhile. | Ile play this bout first, set by a-while. |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.374 | How these things came about. So shall you hear | How these things came about. So shall you heare |
| Hamlet | Ham IV.vi.34 | | [Q1 replaces this scene with the following] Enter Horatio and the Queene. HOR. Madame, your sonne is safe arriv'de in Denmarke, This letter I euen now receiv'd of him, Whereas he writes how he escap't the danger, And subtle treason that the king had plotted, Being crossed by the contention of the windes, He found the Packet sent to the king of England, Wherein he saw himselfe betray'd to death, As at his next conuersion with your grace, He will relate the circumstance at full. QUEENE. Then I perceiue there's treason in his lookes That seem'd to sugar o're his villanie: But I will soothe and please him for a time, For murderous mindes are alwayes jealous, But know not you Horatio where he is? HOR. Yes Madame, and he hath appoynted me To meete him on the east side of the Cittie To morrow morning. QUEENE. O faile not, good Horatio, and withall, commend me A mothers care to him, bid him a while Be wary of his presence, lest that he Faile in that he goes about. HOR. Madam, neuer make doubt of that: I thinke by this the news be come to court: He is arriv'de, obserue the king, and you shall Quickely finde, Hamlet being here, Things fell not to his minde. QUEENE. But what became of Gilderstone and Rossencraft? HOR. He being set ashore, they went for England, And in the Packet there writ down that doome To be perform'd on them poynted for him: And by great chance he had his fathers Seale, So all was done without discouerie. QUEENE. Thankes be to heauen for blessing of the prince, Horatio once againe I take my leaue, With thowsand mothers blessings to my sonne. HORAT. Madam adue. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.ii.84 | the Council rated me the other day in the street about | the Councell rated me the other day in the street about |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.ii.113 | How agrees the devil and thee about thy soul, that thou | How agrees the Diuell and thee about thy Soule, that thou |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 I.iii.21.1 | You were about to speak. | You were about to speake. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iii.85 | About his title, and hath sent for you | about his Title, and hath sent for you |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iii.107 | Whither I go, nor reason whereabout. | Whether I go: nor reason whereabout. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.53 | Let me see, about Michaelmas next I shall be – | Let me see, about Michaelmas next I shalbe--- |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.322 | My own knee? When I was about thy years, | My owne Knee? When I was about thy yeeres |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.iii.3 | skin hangs about me like an old lady's loose gown. I am | skinne hangs about me like an olde Ladies loose Gowne: I am |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.iii.151 | about thy knees! But sirrah, there's no room for faith, | about thy knees. But sirra: There's no roome for Faith, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.iii.187 | of two-and-twenty or thereabouts! I am heinously | of two and twentie, or thereabout: I am heynously |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 V.iv.31 | Seek Percy and thyself about the field, | Seeke Percy and thy selfe about the Field: |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.28 | assure him. What said Master Dommelton about the | assure him. What said M. Dombledon, about the |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.54 | Prince for striking him about Bardolph. | Prince for striking him, about Bardolfe. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.186 | about you blasted with antiquity? And will you yet call | about you blasted with Antiquity? and wil you cal |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.188 | My lord, I was born about three of the clock | My Lord, I was borne |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 I.ii.244 | white hair of my chin. About it! You know where to | white haire on my chin. About it: you know where to |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.iv.330 | boy, there is a good angel about him, but the devil binds | Boy, there is a good Angell about him, but the Deuill out-bids |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.ii.27 | about soldiers? | about Souldiers? |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.ii.225 | anything about her when I am gone, and she is old and | any thing about her, when I am gone: and she is old, and |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.ii.273 | manage you his piece thus, and 'a would about, and | manage you his Peece thus: and hee would about, and |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.ii.274 | about, and come you in, and come you in, ‘ Rah, tah, | about, and come you in, and come you in: Rah, tah, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 III.ii.295 | of his youth, and the feats he hath done about Turnbull | of his Youth, and the Feates hee hath done about Turnball- |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.ii.57 | And some about him have too lavishly | And some, about him, haue too lauishly |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.i.21 | wages, about the sack he lost at Hinckley fair? | Wages, about the Sacke he lost the other day, at HinckleyFayre? |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.i.31 | Well conceited, Davy – about thy business, | Well conceited Dauy: about thy Businesse, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.i.47 | about, Davy. | about Dauy. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.iii.58 | cabileros about London. | Cauileroes about London. |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 V.iv.6 | her; there hath been a man or two killed about her. | her. There hath beene a man or two (lately) kill'd about her. |
| Henry V | H5 II.i.20 | sleep, and they may have their throats about them at | sleepe, and they may haue their throats about them at |
| Henry V | H5 II.iii.33 | 'A said once, the devil would have him about women. | A said once, the Deule would haue him about Women. |
| Henry V | H5 III.vii.81 | would fain be about the ears of the English. | would faine be about the eares of the English. |
| Henry V | H5 III.vii.151 | arm. Come, shall we about it? | arme: come, shall we about it? |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.54 | Tell him I'll knock his leek about his pate | Tell him Ile knock his Leeke about his Pate |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.57 | that day, lest he knock that about yours. | that day, least he knock that about yours. |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.143 | So, if a son that is by his father sent about | So, if a Sonne that is by his Father sent about |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.194 | can do against a monarch! You may as well go about to | can doe against a Monarch: you may as well goe about to |
| Henry V | H5 IV.ii.26 | About our squares of battle, were enow | About our Squares of Battaile, were enow |
| Henry V | H5 V.ii.179 | wife about her husband's neck, hardly to be shook off. | Wife about her Husbands Necke, hardly to be shooke off; |
| Henry V | H5 V.ii.197 | this gentlewoman about me; and I know, Kate, you will | this Gentlewoman about me; and I know, Kate, you will |
| Henry V | H5 V.ii.284 | heart of flattery about me, I cannot so conjure up the | Heart of Flatterie about me, I cannot so coniure vp the |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.i.166 | To go about my preparation. | To goe about my preparation. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.ii.149 | Presently we'll try. Come, let's away about it. | Presently wee'le try: come,let's away about it, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.iv.54 | That walked about me every minute while; | That walkt about me euery Minute while: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 I.v.4 | Here, here she comes. (To Pucelle) I'll have a bout with thee. | Here, here shee comes. Ile haue a bowt with thee: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 II.i.70 | About relieving of the sentinels. | About relieuing of the Centinels. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.i.38 | No one but he should be about the King; | No one, but hee, should be about the King; |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 III.ii.56 | Damsel, I'll have a bout with you again, | Damsell, Ile haue a bowt with you againe, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.i.91 | Upbraided me about the rose I wear, | Vpbraided me about the Rose I weare, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.i.95 | About a certain question in the law | About a certaine question in the Law, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.iii.21 | And hemmed about with grim destruction. | And hem'd about with grim destruction: |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.iv.14 | Who, ringed about with bold adversity, | Who ring'd about with bold aduersitie, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.iv.27 | Alençon, Reignier compass him about, | Alanson, Reignard, compasse him about, |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 IV.vi.1.2 | about, and Talbot rescues him | about, and Talbot rescues him. |
| Henry VI Part 1 | 1H6 V.iv.101 | Approacheth, to confer about some matter. | Approacheth, to conferre about some matter. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iii.151 | With walking once about the quadrangle, | With walking once about the Quadrangle, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 II.i.142 | go about to torture me in vain. | You goe about to torture me in vaine. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 III.i.26 | That he should come about your royal person | That he should come about your Royall Person, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.ii.102 | inkhorn about his neck. | Inke-horne about his necke. |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.vii.35 | to thy face that thou hast men about thee that usually | to thy Face, that thou hast men about thee, that vsually |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.vii.39 | about matters they were not able to answer. Moreover, | about matters they were not able to answer. Moreouer, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.vii.124 | them again, lest they consult about the giving up of | them againe, / Least they consult about the giuing vp / Of |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.viii.21 | you needs be hanged with your pardons about your | you needs be hang'd with your Pardons about your |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.ix.10.1 | Enter multitudes, with halters about their necks | Enter Multitudes with Halters about their Neckes. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.ii.7 | About what? | About what? |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 I.ii.8 | About that which concerns your grace and us – | About that which concernes your Grace and vs, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.11 | I saw him in the battle range about, | I saw him in the Battaile range about, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.199 | But sound the trumpets, and about our task. | But sound the Trumpets, and about our Taske. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.v.27 | How many hours bring about the day, | How many Houres brings about the Day, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.i.31 | About the marriage of the Lady Bona. | about the Marriage / Of the Lady Bona. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.ii.15 | His soldiers lurking in the towns about, | His Souldiors lurking in the Towne about, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.iii.13 | That his chief followers lodge in towns about him, | That his chiefe followers lodge in Townes about him, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.v.10 | That if about this hour he make this way | That if about this houre he make this way, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 IV.vi.102 | Come, therefore, let's about it speedily. | Come therefore, let's about it speedily. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.i.54 | This hand, fast wound about thy coal-black hair, | This Hand, fast wound about thy coale-black hayre, |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 V.i.108 | Or shall we beat the stones about thine ears? | Or shall we beat the Stones about thine Eares? |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.i.131 | What 'tis you go about. To climb steep hills | What 'tis you go about: to climbe steepe hilles |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.ii.190.1 | About Sir William Bulmer – | About Sir William Blumer. |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.i.157 | Or some about him near have, out of malice | Or some about him neere, haue out of malice |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.ii.31 | About his neck, yet never lost her lustre; | About his necke, yet neuer lost her lustre; |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.ii.138 | There ye shall meet about this weighty business. | There ye shall meete about this waighty busines. |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.1.19 | attendants stand in convenient order about the stage | Attendants stand in conuenient order about the Stage. |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.13.2 | goes about the court, comes to the King, and kneels at | goes about the Court, comes to the King, and kneeles at |
| Henry VIII | H8 II.iv.70 | I am about to weep; but, thinking that | I am about to weepe; but thinking that |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.55 | There be more wasps that buzz about his nose | There be moe Waspes that buz about his Nose, |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.347 | About the giving back the great seal to us, | About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs, |
| Henry VIII | H8 III.ii.406 | Only about her coronation. | Onely about her Corronation. |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.i.99.1 | Is fresh about me. | Is fresh about me. |
| Henry VIII | H8 IV.ii.26 | About the hour of eight, which he himself | About the houre of eight, which he himselfe |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.i.84 | This is about that which the Bishop spake; | This is about that, which the Byshop spake, |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.iv.42 | reign in's nose; all that stand about him are under the | reigne in's Nose; all that stand about him are vnder the |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.1.9 | and ladies. The troop pass once about the | and Ladies. The Troope passe once about the |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.17 | This royal infant – heaven still move about her! – | This Royall Infant, Heauen still moue about her; |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.36 | God shall be truly known, and those about her | God shall be truely knowne, and those about her, |
| Henry VIII | H8 V.v.54 | To all the plains about him; our children's children | To all the Plaines about him: Our Childrens Children |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.i.28 | Why dost thou lead these men about the streets? | Why do'st thou leade these men about the streets? |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.i.69 | Be hung with Caesar's trophies. I'll about, | Be hung with Casars Trophees: Ile about, |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.ii.136 | Walk under his huge legs, and peep about | Walke vnder his huge legges, and peepe about |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.ii.191 | Let me have men about me that are fat, | Let me haue men about me, that are fat, |
| Julius Caesar | JC I.iii.46 | For my part, I have walked about the streets, | For my part, I haue walk'd about the streets, |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.73 | No, sir, their hats are plucked about their ears, | No, Sir, their Hats are pluckt about their Eares, |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.i.239 | You suddenly arose and walked about, | You sodainly arose, and walk'd about, |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.ii.24 | And ghosts did shriek and squeal about the streets. | And Ghosts did shrieke and squeale about the streets. |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.iii.6 | If thou beest not immortal, look about you: security gives | If thou beest not Immortall, looke about you: Security giues |
| Julius Caesar | JC II.iv.23.2 | About the ninth hour, lady. | About the ninth houre Lady. |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.79 | Run hence, proclaim, cry it about the streets. | Run hence, proclaime, cry it about the Streets. |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.i.249 | About his funeral. And you shall speak | About his Funerall. And you shall speake |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.ii.159 | Then make a ring about the corpse of Caesar, | Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Casar, |
| Julius Caesar | JC III.ii.205 | Revenge! About! Seek! Burn! Fire! Kill! Slay! Let | Reuenge / About, seeke, burne, fire, kill, slay, / Let |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.i.49 | And bayed about with many enemies; | And bayed about with many Enemies, |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.iii.162 | Now sit we close about this taper here, | Now sit we close about this Taper heere, |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iii.22 | And tell me what thou not'st about the field. | And tell me what thou not'st about the Field. |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iii.28 | Titinius is enclosed round about | Titinius is enclosed round about |
| Julius Caesar | JC V.iv.3 | I will proclaim my name about the field. | I will proclaime my name about the Field. |
| King Edward III | E3 I.i.134 | About the planting of Lord Mountford there? | About the planting of Lord Mouneford there? |
| King Edward III | E3 III.i.176 | The other by compulsion laid about. | The other by compulsion laid about; |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iv.42 | Muster about him; whilst he, lion-like, | Muster about him whilest he Lion like, |
| King Edward III | E3 III.iv.87 | Whose thousands had entrenched me round about, | Whom you sayd, had intrencht me round about, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.ii.76 | With each a halter hanged about his neck, | With each a halter hangd about his necke, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.v.51 | Hover about, and, if they cry to us, | Houer about, and if they crie to vs, |
| King Edward III | E3 IV.v.120 | Hooped with a bond of iron round about. | Hoopt with a bond ofyron round about, |
| King Edward III | E3 V.i.8 | Enter six Citizens in their shirts, barefoot, with halters about their necks | Enter sixe Citizens in their Shirts, bare foote, with halters about their necks. |
| King Edward III | E3 V.i.36 | Your bodies shall be dragged about these walls, | Your bodies shalbe dragd about these wals, |
| King John | KJ I.i.170 | Something about, a little from the right, | Something about a little from the right, |
| King John | KJ II.i.217 | That as a waist doth girdle you about, | That as a waste doth girdle you about |
| King John | KJ III.i.81 | The yearly course that brings this day about | The yearely course that brings this day about, |
| King John | KJ III.iv.176 | Or as a little snow, tumbled about, | Or, as a little snow, tumbled about, |
| King John | KJ IV.i.42 | I knit my handkercher about your brows – | I knit my hand-kercher about your browes |
| King John | KJ IV.ii.24 | It makes the course of thoughts to fetch about, | It makes the course of thoughts to fetch about, |
| King John | KJ IV.ii.183 | Four fixed, and the fifth did whirl about | Foure fixed, and the fift did whirle about |
| King John | KJ V.ii.34 | That Neptune's arms, who clippeth thee about, | That Neptunes Armes who clippeth thee about, |
| King John | KJ V.iv.34 | Already smokes about the burning crest | Already smoakes about the burning Crest |
| King John | KJ V.vi.36 | And they are all about his majesty. | And they are all about his Maiestie. |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.298 | Pierce every sense about thee! – Old fond eyes, | Pierce euerie sense about thee. Old fond eyes, |
| King Lear | KL I.v.33 | Thy asses are gone about 'em. The reason why the | Thy Asses are gone about 'em; the reason why the |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.41 | Having more man than wit about me, drew. | Hauing more man then wit about me, drew; |
| King Lear | KL II.iv.296 | Do sorely ruffle. For many miles about | Do sorely ruffle, for many Miles about |
| King Lear | KL III.vi.76 | about her heart. Is there any cause in nature that makes | about her heart. Is there any cause in Nature that make |
| King Lear | KL IV.i.76 | With something rich about me. From that place | With something rich about me: from that place, |
| King Lear | KL IV.iii.40 | What we are come about, and by no means | |
| King Lear | KL IV.iv.24 | It is thy business that I go about. | It is thy businesse that I go about: |
| King Lear | KL IV.vi.248 | And give the letters which thou find'st about me | And giue the Letters which thou find'st about me, |
| King Lear | KL IV.vii.92 | Report is changeable. 'Tis time to look about. The | |
| King Lear | KL V.iii.36 | About it; and write happy when th' hast done. | About it, and write happy, when th'hast done, |
| King Lear | KL V.iii.149 | (to Edgar, about to kill Edmund) | |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.135 | About surrender up of Aquitaine | About surrender vp of Aquitaine: |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL I.i.230 | gentleman, betook myself to walk. The time when? About | Gentleman, betooke my selfe to walke: the time When? about |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL IV.iii.171 | And where my liege's? All about the breast. | And where my Liedges? all about the brest: |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.i.65 | about your infamy manu cita. A gig of a cuckold's horn! | about your Infamie vnum cita a gigge of a Cuckolds horne. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.3 | A lady walled about with diamonds! | A Lady wal'd about with Diamonds: |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.793 | Have brought about the annual reckoning. | Haue brought about their annuall reckoning. |
| Macbeth | Mac I.iii.33 | Thus do go, about, about; | Thus doe goe, about, about, |
| Macbeth | Mac I.iii.82 | Were such things here as we do speak about? | Were such things here, as we doe speake about? |
| Macbeth | Mac II.i.58 | Thy very stones prate of my whereabout | Thy very stones prate of my where-about, |
| Macbeth | Mac II.ii.4 | Which gives the stern'st good night. He is about it. | which giues the stern'st good-night. He is about it, |
| Macbeth | Mac II.ii.7 | That death and nature do contend about them | That Death and Nature doe contend about them, |
| Macbeth | Mac II.iii.6 | about you; here you'll sweat for't. | about you, here you'le sweat for't. |
| Macbeth | Mac III.iii.11.2 | His horses go about. | His Horses goe about. |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.i.4 | Round about the cauldron go; | Round about the Caldron go: |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.i.41 | And now about the cauldron sing | And now about the Cauldron sing |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.iii.153 | Hanging a golden stamp about their necks | Hanging a golden stampe about their neckes, |
| Macbeth | Mac IV.iii.158 | And sundry blessings hang about his throne | And sundry Blessings hang about his Throne, |
| Macbeth | Mac V.ii.21 | Hang loose about him like a giant's robe | Hang loose about him, like a Giants Robe |
| Measure for Measure | MM I.iv.85 | I will about it straight, | I will about it strait; |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.i.149 | worst thing about him. Good, then; if his face be the | worst thing about him: good then: if his face be the |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.i.150 | worst thing about him, how could Master Froth do the | worst thing about him, how could Master Froth doe the |
| Measure for Measure | MM II.i.207 | Troth, and your bum is the greatest thing about | Troth, and your bum is the greatest thing about |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.i.128 | And blown with restless violence round about | And blowne with restlesse violence round about |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.ii.194 | goes about to abuse me. | goes about to abuse me. |
| Measure for Measure | MM IV.i.47.1 | I come about my brother. | I come about my Brother. |
| Measure for Measure | MM V.i.505 | Proclaim it, provost, round about the city, | Proclaime it Prouost round about the Citie, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.i.154 | To wind about my love with circumstance; | To winde about my loue with circumstance, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.iii.105 | About my moneys and my usances. | About my monies and my vsances: |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ii.12 | hanging about the neck of my heart says very | hanging about the necke of my heart, saies verie |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ii.77 | Pray you let's have no more fooling about it, | Praie you let's haue no more fooling about it, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.iv.24 | Ay, marry, I'll be gone about it straight. | I marry, ile be gone about it strait. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.vi.64 | No masque tonight. The wind is come about; | No maske to night, the winde is come about, |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV II.ix.37 | And well said too, for who shall go about | And well said too; for who shall goe about |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV V.i.30 | Be here at Belmont. She doth stray about | Be heere at Belmont, she doth stray about |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV V.i.147 | About a hoop of gold, a paltry ring | About a hoope of Gold, a paltry Ring |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW I.i.187 | about you, have you? | about you, haue you? |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW I.iii.35 | My honest lads, I will tell you what I am about. | My honest Lads, I will tell you what I am about. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW I.iii.38 | waist two yards about. But I am now about no waste – | waste two yards about: but I am now about no waste: |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW I.iii.39 | I am about thrift. Briefly, I do mean to make love to | I am about thrift) briefely: I doe meane to make loue to |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.ii.17 | about me – I am no gibbet for you. Go – a short knife | about mee, I am no gibbet for you: goe, a short knife, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.ii.296 | Page. I will about it. Better three hours too soon than a | Page. I will about it, better three houres too soone, then a |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.iii.71 | bring the doctor about by the fields. Will it do well? | bring the Doctor about by the Fields: will it doe well? |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.iii.78 | water on thy choler. Go about the fields with me | water on thy Choller: goe about the fields with mee |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.i.14 | about his knave's costard when I have good opportunities | about his knaues costard, when I haue good oportunities |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.i.80 | (Aloud) I will knog your urinals about your knave's | I will knog your Vrinal about your knaues |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW III.ii.52 | We have lingered about a match between Anne | We haue linger'd about a match betweene An |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.i.4 | But truly he is very courageous mad about his | but truely he is very couragious mad, about his |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.iv.29 | Walk round about an oak, with great ragg'd horns; | Walke round about an Oake, with great rag'd-hornes, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.iv.55 | Then let them all encircle him about, | Then let them all encircle him about, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.iv.78 | Let us about it. It is admirable pleasures and fery | Let vs about it, / It is admirable pleasures, and ferry |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.v.6 | standing-bed and truckle-bed. 'Tis painted about with | standing-bed and truckle-bed: 'tis painted about with |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.v.31 | I spake with the old woman about it. | I spake with the old woman about it. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.v.42 | Why, sir, they were nothing but about Mistress | Why sir, they were nothing but about Mistris |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.v.104 | white spot about her. | white spot about her. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.vi.42 | With ribands pendent, flaring 'bout her head; | With Ribonds-pendant, flaring 'bout her head; |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW V.i.10 | be known tonight or never. Be you in the Park about | be knowne to night, or neuer. Bee you in the Parke about |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW V.v.55 | About, about! | About, about: |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW V.v.75 | Our dance of custom round about the oak | Our Dance of Custome, round about the Oke |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW V.v.79 | To guide our measure round about the tree. | To guide our Measure round about the Tree. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW V.v.91 | About him, fairies, sing a scornful rhyme, | About him (Fairies) sing a scornfull rime, |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW V.v.101 | Pinch him, and burn him, and turn him about, | Pinch him, and burne him, and turne him about, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.i.175 | I'll put a girdle round about the earth | Ile put a girdle about the earth, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.i.63 | about him to signify Wall; and let him hold his fingers | about him, to signifie wall; or let him hold his fingers |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.i.100 | I'll follow you, I'll lead you about a round, | Ile follow you, Ile leade you about a Round, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.5 | What night-rule now about this haunted grove? | What night-rule now about this gaunted groue? |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.94 | About the wood go swifter than the wind, | About the wood, goe swifter then the winde, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.24 | for methinks I am marvellous hairy about the face. And | for me-thinkes I am maruellous hairy about the face. And |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.205 | is but an ass if he go about to expound this dream. Methought | is but an Asse, if he goe about to expound this dreame. Me-thought |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.ii.3 | He is very busy about it. But, brother, I can tell | He is very busie about it, but brother, I can tell |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.iii.11 | art, born under Saturn – goest about to apply a moral | art, borne vnder Saturne) goest about to apply a morall |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.77 | Lady, will you walk a bout with your friend? | Lady, will you walke about with your friend? |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.142 | withdrawn her father to break with him about it. The | withdrawne her father to breake with him about it: the |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.172 | Even to the next willow, about your own business, | Euen to the next Willow, about your own businesse, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA II.i.174 | of? About your neck, like an usurer's chain? Or under | off? About your necke, like an Vsurers chaine? Or vnder |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.ii.68 | For my life, to break with him about Beatrice. | For my life to breake with him about Beatrice. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.iii.90 | you, watch about Signor Leonato's door, for the wedding | you watch about signior Leonatoes doore, for the wedding |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA III.iii.128 | this fashion is, how giddily 'a turns about all the hot | this fashion is, how giddily a turnes about all the |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.62 | I stand dishonoured, that have gone about | I stand dishonour'd that haue gone about, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.100 | About thy thoughts and counsels of thy heart! | About thy thoughts and counsailes of thy heart? |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.i.280 | about to protest I loved you. | about to protest I loued you. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.ii.26 | I will go about with him. Come you hither, sirrah; a | I will goe about with him: come you hither sirra, a |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.ii.83 | handsome about him. Bring him away. O that | handsome about him: bring him away: O that |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iii.15 | Round about her tomb they go. | Round about her tombe they goe: |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iii.26 | Before the wheels of Phoebus, round about | Before the wheeles of Phoebus, round about |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.iv.103 | about him. In brief, since I do purpose to marry, I will | about him: in briefe, since I do purpose to marry, I will |
| Othello | Oth I.i.97 | I have charged thee not to haunt about my doors. | I haue charg'd thee not to haunt about my doores: |
| Othello | Oth I.ii.46 | The senate hath sent about three several quests | The Senate hath sent about three seuerall Quests, |
| Othello | Oth I.ii.89 | Whose messengers are here about my side, | Whose Messengers are heere about my side, |
| Othello | Oth II.i.124 | I am about it, but indeed my invention | I am about it, but indeed my inuention |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.91 | Then take thine auld cloak about thee. | And take thy awl'd Cloake about thee. |
| Othello | Oth II.iii.248 | Iago, look with care about the town | Iago, looke with care about the Towne, |
| Othello | Oth III.iii.292 | That she reserves it evermore about her | That she reserues it euermore about her, |
| Othello | Oth III.iii.461 | You elements, that clip us round about, | You Elements, that clip vs round about, |
| Othello | Oth III.iv.53.2 | I have it not about me. | I haue it not about me. |
| Othello | Oth III.iv.161 | I will go seek him. Cassio, walk here about. | I will go seeke him. Cassio, walke heere about: |
| Othello | Oth IV.i.52.1 | Rub him about the temples. | Rub him about the Temples. |
| Othello | Oth IV.i.136 | this hand, she falls me thus about my neck. | falls me thus about my neck. |
| Othello | Oth IV.ii.241 | the night grows to waste. About it! | the night growes to wast. About it. |
| Othello | Oth V.i.57 | I think that one of them is hereabout | I thinke that one of them is heereabout. |
| Othello | Oth V.ii.277 | Blow me about in winds! Roast me in sulphur! | Blow me about in windes, roast me in Sulphure, |
| Pericles | Per II.iii.39 | Had princes sit like stars about his throne, | Had Princes sit like Starres about his Throane, |
| Pericles | Per II.iv.53 | You shall like diamonds sit about his crown. | You shall like Diamonds sit about his Crowne. |
| Pericles | Per Chorus.III.2 | No din but snores about the house, | No din but snores about the house, |
| Pericles | Per III.ii.21 | Rich tire about you, should at these early hours | rich tire about you, should at these early howers, |
| Richard II | R2 I.iii.220 | Can change their moons, and bring their times about, | Can change their Moones, and bring their times about, |
| Richard II | R2 II.i.168 | About his marriage, nor my own disgrace, | About his marriage, nor my owne disgrace |
| Richard II | R2 II.ii.74 | With signs of war about his aged neck. | With signes of warre about his aged necke, |
| Richard II | R2 III.ii.167 | As if this flesh which walls about our life | As if this Flesh, which walls about our Life, |
| Richard III | R3 I.i.39 | About a prophecy which says that G | About a Prophesie, which sayes that G, |
| Richard III | R3 I.iii.242 | Whose deadly web ensnareth thee about? | Whose deadly Web ensnareth thee about? |
| Richard III | R3 I.iii.343 | Well thought upon; I have it here about me. | Well thought vpon, I haue it heare about me: |
| Richard III | R3 I.iii.353 | I like you, lads; about your business straight, | I like you Lads, about your businesse straight. |
| Richard III | R3 II.ii.34.1 | Enter Queen Elizabeth, with her hair about her ears, | Enter the Queene with her haire about her ears, |
| Richard III | R3 III.i.173 | To sit about the coronation. | To sit about the Coronation. |
| Richard III | R3 IV.ii.57 | About it! For it stands me much upon | About it, for it stands me much vpon |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.13 | Hover about me with your airy wings | Houer about me with your ayery wings, |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.15 | Hover about her. Say that right for right | Houer about her, say that right for right |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.105 | Thus hath the course of justice wheeled about | Thus hath the course of Iustice whirl'd about, |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.460 | What need'st thou run so many miles about, | What need'st thou runne so many miles about, |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.70 | Much about cockshut-time, from troop to troop | Much about Cockshut time, from Troope to Troope |
| Richard III | R3 V.iii.78 | About the mid of night come to my tent | about the mid of night come to my Tent |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.i.111 | He swung about his head and cut the winds, | He swong about his head, and cut the windes, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.ii.34 | Come, go with me. (To Servant) Go, sirrah, trudge about | Come, goe with me: goe sirrah trudge about, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iii.38 | She could have run and waddled all about. | she could haue runne, & wadled all about: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iii.46 | To see now how a jest shall come about! | to see now how a Iest shall come about. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.v.1.1 | They march about the stage; and Servingmen come | They march about the Stage, and Seruingmen come |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.v.18 | Unplagued with corns will walk a bout with you. | Vnplagu'd with Cornes, will walke about with you: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.iv.159 | about me quivers. Scurvy knave! Pray you, sir, a word; | about me quiuers, skuruy knaue: pray you sir a word: |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ II.v.51 | Beshrew your heart for sending me about | Beshrew your heart for sending me about |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.i.80 | Make haste, lest mine be about your ears ere it be out. | Make hast, least mine be about your eares ere it be out. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ III.v.40 | The day is broke. Be wary. Look about. | The day is broke, be wary, looke about. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.ii.39.2 | Tush, I will stir about, | Tush, I will stirre about, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.i.38 | And hereabouts 'a dwells, which late I noted | And here abouts dwells, which late I noted |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.i.44 | Of ill-shaped fishes; and about his shelves | Of ill shap'd fishes, and about his shelues, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.43 | For all this same, I'll hide me hereabout. | For all this same, Ile hide me here about, |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ V.iii.172 | The ground is bloody. Search about the churchyard. | The ground is bloody, / Search about the Churchyard. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS I.ii.138 | Master, master, look about you. Who goes there, ha? | Master, master, looke about you: Who goes there? ha. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS I.ii.164 | About a schoolmaster for the fair Bianca, | About a schoolemaster for the faire Bianca, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS II.i.301 | She hung about my neck, and kiss on kiss | Shee hung about my necke, and kisse on kisse |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.176 | This done, he took the bride about the neck, | This done, hee tooke the Bride about the necke, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.i.186 | I'll find about the making of the bed, | Ile finde about the making of the bed, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.ii.87 | You might have heard it else proclaimed about. | you might haue heard it else proclaim'd about. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.iv.88 | I cannot tell, except they are busied about a | I cannot tell, expect they are busied about a |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.iv.103 | Hap what hap may, I'll roundly go about her. | Hap what hap may, Ile roundly goe about her: |
| The Tempest | Tem I.ii.220 | In troops I have dispersed them 'bout the isle. | In troops I haue dispersd them 'bout the Isle: |
| The Tempest | Tem I.ii.411 | Lord, how it looks about! Believe me, sir, | Lord, how it lookes about: Beleeue me sir, |
| The Tempest | Tem I.ii.418.1 | And strays about to find 'em. | And strayes about to finde 'em. |
| The Tempest | Tem II.ii.38 | under his gaberdine. There is no other shelter hereabout. | vnder his Gaberdine: there is no other shelter hereabout: |
| The Tempest | Tem II.ii.112 | Prithee, do not turn me about. My stomach is | 'Prethee doe not turne me about, my stomacke is |
| The Tempest | Tem III.ii.139 | Will hum about mine ears; and sometime voices | Will hum about mine eares; and sometime voices, |
| The Tempest | Tem III.iii.19.3 | banquet; and dance about it with gentle actions of salutations; | Banket; and dance about it with gentle actions of salutations, |
| The Tempest | Tem IV.i.255.2 | of dogs and hounds, hunting them about, Prospero and | of Dogs and Hounds, hunting them about: Prospero and |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.180 | Of a glad father compass thee about! | Of a glad father, compasse thee about: |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.408 | True; for he bears it not about him. | True: for he beares it not about him: |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.480 | I never had honest man about me, I. | I neuer had honest man about me, I |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit II.i.4 | Advanced above pale envy's threat'ning reach. | Aduanc'd about pale enuies threatning reach: |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit III.i.123 | And thou and I sit round about some fountain, | And thou and I sit round about some Fountaine, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit III.i.275 | You, heavy people, circle me about, | You heauie people, circle me about, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.ii.18 | What's here? A scroll, and written round about? | What's heere? a scrole, & written round about? |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.ii.27 | And sends them weapons wrapped about with lines | And sends the weapons wrapt about with lines, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.iv.16 | Sweet scrolls to fly about the streets of Rome! | Sweet scrowles to flie about the streets of Rome: |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.ii.49 | And whirl along with thee about the globe, | And whirle along with thee about the Globes. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.ii.98 | Look round about the wicked streets of Rome, | Looke round about the wicked streets of Rome, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit V.ii.132 | Now will I hence about thy business, | Now will I hence about thy businesse, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.i.36 | I was about to tell thee – when my heart, | I was about to tell thee, when my heart, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC I.ii.56 | lay about him today, I can tell them that, and there's | lay about him to day I can tell them that, and there's |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.ii.18 | Since the first sword was drawn about this question, | Since the first sword was drawne about this question, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.ii.102.1 | Enter Cassandra, raving, with her hair about her | Enter Cassandra with her haire about her |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.ii.7 | No, Pandarus; I stalk about her door, | No Pandarus: I stalke about her doore |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.iii.94 | Farewell; the gods with safety stand about thee! | Farewell: the gods with safetie stand about thee. |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.vii.1 | Come here about me, you my Myrmidons; | Come here about me you my Myrmidons: |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.vii.5 | Impale him with your weapons round about; | Empale him with your weapons round about: |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.x.56 | Till then I'll sweat, and seek about for eases, | Till then, Ile sweate, and seeke about for eases; |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.iii.128 | a dun-coloured stock. Shall we set about some revels? | a dam'd colour'd stocke. Shall we sit about some Reuels? |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.iv.12 | Olivia's father took much delight in. He is about the | Oliuiaes Father tooke much delight in. He is about the |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.iv.28 | About your years, my lord. | About your yeeres my Lord. |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.v.8 | out o' favour with my lady about a bear-baiting here. | out o'fauour with my Lady, about a Beare-baiting heere. |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.v.46 | Calling my officers about me, in my branched | Calling my Officers about me, in my branch'd |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.i.37 | Foolery, sir, does walk about the orb like the sun, it | Foolery sir, does walke about the Orbe like the Sun, it |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.ii.46 | set 'em down, go about it. Let there be gall enough | set 'em downe, go about it. Let there bee gaulle enough |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.ii.48 | matter. About it! | matter: about it. |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.12 | ladyship were best to have some guard about you, if he | Ladyship were best to haue some guard about you, if hee |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.246 | or forswear to wear iron about you. | or forsweare to weare iron about you. |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.iv.298 | sake, have one bout with you, he cannot by the duello | sake haue one bowt with you: he cannot by the Duello |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.i.2 | We have some secrets to confer about. | We haue some secrets to confer about. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.ii.95 | About it, gentlemen! | About it Gentlemen. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG III.ii.98 | Even now about it! I will pardon you. | Euen now about it, I will pardon you. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.i.3 | Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about ye; | Stand sir, and throw vs that you haue about 'ye. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.iv.155 | About my stature; for, at Pentecost, | About my stature: for at Pentecost, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG IV.iv.161 | Therefore I know she is about my height. | Therefore I know she is about my height, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG V.i.2 | And now it is about the very hour | And now it is about the very houre |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.196 | Prorogue this business we are going about, and hang | Prorogue this busines, we are going about, and hang |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.i.197 | Your shield afore your heart, about that neck | Your Sheild afore your Heart, about that necke |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.ii.98.1 | 'Tis bad he goes about. | Tis bad he goes about. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK I.iii.68 | To swell about the blossom – she would long | To swell about the blossome) she would long |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.iv.10 | Up with a course or two, and tack about, boys. | Vp with a course or two, and take about Boyes. |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.v.68 | There was three fools fell out about an owlet; | There was three fooles, fell out about an howlet |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.vi.1 | About this hour my cousin gave his faith | About this houre my Cosen gave his faith |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.vi.219 | And have the agony of love about 'em, | And have the agony of love about 'em, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK III.vi.221 | They'd fight about you, hourly bring your honour | The'yld fight about yov; howrely bring your honour |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.i.84 | A wreath of bulrush rounded; about her stuck | A wreake of bull-rush rounded; about her stucke |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.i.151 | Bear for it, master; tack about! | Beare for it master: take about: |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.ii.137 | About his head he wears the winner's oak, | About his head he weares the winners oke, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.ii.145 | Bravely about the titles of two kingdoms; | Bravely about the Titles of two Kingdomes; |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.iii.6 | what broken piece of matter soe'er she's about, the name | what / Broken peece of matter so'ere she's about, the name |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK V.i.137.2 | hair about her shoulders, with a wheaten wreath; one | haire about her shoulders, a wheaten wreath: One |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK prologue.26 | Your helping hands, and we shall tack about, | Your helping hands, and we shall take about, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.308 | About his neck, Bohemia; who, if I | About his neck (Bohemia) who, if I |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.309 | Had servants true about me, that bare eyes | Had Seruants true about me, that bare eyes |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.378 | Be intelligent to me? 'Tis thereabouts; | Be intelligent to me, 'tis thereabouts: |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.i.59 | Bear the boy hence; he shall not come about her. | Beare the Boy hence, he shall not come about her, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.i.65 | Look on her, mark her well: be but about | Looke on her, marke her well: be but about |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.iii.41.1 | About some gossips for your highness. | About some Gossips for your Highnesse. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.iii.43 | I charged thee that she should not come about me. | I charg'd thee that she should not come about me, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT II.iii.61.1 | A man, the worst about you. | A man, the worst about you. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iii.84 | A fellow, sir, that I have known to go about | A fellow (sir) that I haue knowne to goe about |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.212 | and the work about the square on't. | and the worke about the square on't. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.219 | Ay, good brother, or go about to think. | I, good brother, or go about to thinke. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.255 | I hope so, sir, for I have about me many | I hope so sir, for I haue about me many |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.440 | I was about to speak and tell him plainly, | I was about to speake, and tell him plainely, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.673 | anything extempore. The Prince himself is about a piece | any thing extempore. The Prince himselfe is about a peece |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.691 | those things you found about her, those secret things, | those things you found about her (those secret things, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.696 | neither to his father nor to me, to go about to make me | neither to his Father, nor to me, to goe about to make me |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.762 | So 'tis said, sir: about his son, that should | So 'tis said (Sir:) about his Sonne, that should |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.ii.33 | Queen Hermione's; her jewel about the neck of it; the | Queene Hermiones: her Iewell about the Neck of it: the |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.iii.97.1 | I am about, let them depart. | I am about, let them depart. |
| The Winter's Tale | WT V.iii.112 | She hangs about his neck. | She hangs about his necke, |