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Search phrase: hoy

Plays

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Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.55Of dull Octavia. Shall they hoist me upOf dull Octauia. Shall they hoyst me vp,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iii.40the hoy Delay. Here are the angels that you sent for tothe Hoy Delay: Here are the angels that you sent for to 
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.167We'll quickly hoise Duke Humphrey from his seat.Wee'l quickly hoyse Duke Humfrey from his seat.
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.459Hoyday, a riddle! Neither good nor bad!Hoyday, a Riddle, neither good nor bad:
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.527Hoised sail, and made his course again for Britain.Hoys'd sayle, and made his course againe for Brittaine.
The TempestTem I.ii.148Instinctively have quit it. There they hoist us,Instinctiuely haue quit it: There they hoyst vs
Timon of AthensTim I.ii.129Hoyday, what a sweep of vanity comes this way!Hoyday, / What a sweepe of vanitie comes this way.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.i.62I were not Menelaus. – Hoyday! Spirits and fires!I were not Menelaus. Hoy-day, spirits and fires.
Twelfth NightTN I.v.194Will you hoist sail, sir?Will you hoyst sayle sir,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.28To seat something I would confound. So hoist weTo seate something I would confound: So hoyst we

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SonnetsSonn.117.7 That I have hoisted sail to all the winds That I haue hoysted saile to al the windes

Glossary

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hoysmall coastal ship
hoydayexclamation of contemptuous surprise, impatience

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Themes and Topics

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Exclamations... in you surprise reproach hoyday r3 iv iv 459 ...
...day r3 iv iv 459 hoyday a riddle contemptuous surprise ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DAYEXCLAMATIONShoyday int
HOYBASIChoy n
HOYDAYBASICsee DAY

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