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Search phrase: laced

Plays

 44 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.238My resolution's placed, and I have nothingMy Resolution's plac'd, and I haue nothing
As You Like ItAYL I.ii.34mightily misplaced, and the bountiful blind woman dothmightily misplaced, and the bountifull blinde woman doth
CoriolanusCor I.vi.52.1They have placed their men of trust?They haue plac'd their men of trust?
CymbelineCym II.ii.22Under these windows, white and azure lacedVnder these windowes, White and Azure lac'd
HamletHam III.i.185And I'll be placed, so please you, in the earAnd Ile be plac'd so, please you in the eare
HamletHam V.ii.52Subscribed it, gave't th' impression, placed it safely,Subscrib'd it, gau't th' impression, plac't it safely,
HamletHam V.ii.372High on a stage be placed to the view.High on a stage be placed to the view,
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.iii.94Who is, if every owner were well placed,Who is, if euery Owner were plac'd,
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.208To be again displaced; which to avoid,To be againe displac'd. Which to auoyd,
Henry VH5 III.vii.115Well placed. There stands your friend for theWell plac't: there stands your friend for the
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.132He, being in the vaward, placed behindHe being in the Vauward, plac't behinde,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iv.15A piece of ordnance 'gainst it I have placed;A Peece of Ordnance 'gainst it I haue plac'd,
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.179Words sweetly placed and modestly directed.Words sweetly plac'd, and modestie directed,
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.131Thou shalt be placed as viceroy under him,Thou shalt be plac'd as Viceroy vnder him,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.175If Gloucester be displaced, he'll be Protector.If Gloster be displac'd, hee'l be Protector.
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.ii.29Were placed the heads of Edmund Duke of SomersetWere plac'd the heads of Edmond Duke of Somerset,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.87And placed a choir of such enticing birdsAnd plac't a Quier of such enticing Birds,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.vi.53Your father's head, which Clifford placed there;Your Fathers head, which Clifford placed there:
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.64Hath placed thy beauty's image and thy virtue.Hath plac'd thy Beauties Image, and thy Vertue.
Henry VIIIH8 I.iv.22Two women placed together makes cold weather.Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather:
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.1.2placed under the state. Enter Lord Chancellor, placesplaced vnder the State. Enter Lord Chancellour, places
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.189Thou shouldst have placed this here, this other here.Thou shouldest haue placed this here, this other here,
King JohnKJ III.iv.133The misplaced John should entertain an hour,The mis-plac'd-Iohn should entertaine an houre,
MacbethMac II.iii.109His silver skin laced with his golden blood,His Siluer skinne, lac'd with His Golden Blood,
MacbethMac III.i.60Upon my head they placed a fruitless crownVpon my Head they plac'd a fruitlesse Crowne,
MacbethMac III.iv.108You have displaced the mirth, broke the good meetingYou haue displac'd the mirth, / Broke the good meeting,
MacbethMac IV.i.97Of Birnan rise, and our high-placed MacbethOf Byrnan rise, and our high plac'd Macbeth
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.vi.57Shall she be placed in my constant soul.Shall she be placed in my constant soule.
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iii.145placed, and possessed, by my master Don John, saw afarplaced, and possessed by my Master Don Iohn, saw a far
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iv.18yours – cloth o' gold, and cuts, and laced with silver, setyours, cloth a gold and cuts, and lac'd withsiluer, set
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.99If half thy outward graces had been placedIf halfe thy outward graces had beene placed
PericlesPer IV.vi.93Have placed me in this sty, where since I camehaue plac't mee in this Stie, where since I came,
PericlesPer V.iii.24Found there rich jewels, recovered her, and placed herfound there rich Iewells, recouered her, and plac'ste her
PericlesPer V.iii.67How she came placed here in the temple;How shee came plac'ste heere in the Temple,
Richard IIR2 I.iii.28Thus plated in habiliments of war;Thus placed in habiliments of warre:
Richard IIIR3 III.ii.44Before I'll see the crown so foul misplaced.Before Ile see the Crowne so foule mis-plac'd:
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.296Our archers shall be placed in the midst;Our Archers shall be placed in the mid'st;
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.ii.46another laced; an old rusty sword ta'en out of the townanother lac'd: an olde rusty sword tane out of the Towne
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.156To Lacedaemon did my land extend.To Lacedemon did my Land extend.
Timon of AthensTim III.v.61At Lacedaemon and ByzantiumHis seruice done at Lacedemon, and Bizantium,
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.515Doubt and suspect, alas, are placed too late.Doubt, and suspect (alas) are plac'd too late:
Twelfth NightTN I.v.277Placed in contempt. Farewell, fair cruelty!Plac'd in contempt: Farwell fayre crueltie.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.i.97a laced mutton; and she, a laced mutton, gave me, a lost(a lac'd-Mutton) and she (a lac'd-Mutton) gaue mee (a lost-
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iii.38Which since I know they virtuously are placed,Which, since I know they vertuously are plac'd,

Poems

 4 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Passionate PilgrimPP.11.7 ‘Even thus,' quoth she, ‘the warlike god unlaced me,' Euen thus (quoth she) the warlike god vnlac't me,
The Passionate PilgrimPP.17.8 There a nay is placed without remove. There a nay is plac't without remoue.
SonnetsSonn.52.7 Like stones of worth they thinly placed are, Like stones of worth they thinly placed are,
SonnetsSonn.66.5 And gilded honour shamefully misplaced, And gilded honor shamefully misplast,

Glossary

 23 result(s).
abjectservile subject, low-placed reject
bestead, bestedsituated, prepared, placed
charmedbewitched, enchanted, placed under a spell
crestheraldic device placed above the shield and helmet in a coat-of-arms
disposedarranged, placed, distributed
enfetteredplaced in fetters, enchained, enslaved
enskiedplaced in heaven
hearsedcoffined, placed in a hearse
intertangledintertwined, entwined, interlaced
Lacedaemon[lasi'deemon] Sparta, city-state of S Greece
patendish on which the bread is placed during the Mass; shining circle
Pelops[pron: 'pelops] son of Tantalus, served to the gods at a banquet; Demeter ate his shoulder, which the gods replaced by one of ivory
perdusentinel exposed to danger, sentry placed in a hazardous position
placedfixed, set, firm
pleachedwith hedges made of interlaced branches
rangeoccupy, take up, be placed
seatedfirmly placed, fixed
standbe placed, set, arrange
stickbe placed, be fixed
tallow-catch[unclear meaning] dripping-pan [placed under roasting meat]
thick-pleachedthickly hedged, with hedges made of closely interlaced branches
traversedplaced crosswise, laid across the shoulders
unbracedunfastened, not laced up, loose

Thesaurus

 21 result(s).
angel, high-placedprincipality
crosswise, placedtraversed
dripping-pan [placed under roasting meat]tallow-catch
fetters, placed inenfettered
firmly placedseated
hearse, placed in ahearsed
heaven, placed inenskied
hedges made of interlaced branches, with pleached
interlacedintertangled
interlaced branches, with hedges made of pleached
laced up, notunbraced
low-placed rejectabject
placedbestead, bested
placeddisposed
placed firmlyseated
placed in heavenenskied
placed, bestick
placed, bestand
placed, berange
reject, low-placedabject
spell, placed under acharmed

Themes and Topics

 7 result(s).
a- as a particle...mmonly found as a variant of on (and replaced by o’ in some text editions) as in the...
Elision...ce of ordnance &rsquo gainst it i have placed amidst > &rsquo midst lu...
Hence, thence, and whence...ough whence is now rare having been replaced in modern english by ‘where from’ henc...
Swearing... quarto texts (e g before god often replaced by trust me) modern editions havin...
...he roman plays the christian god is replaced by members of the classical pantheon i...
Verb forms...go) and the -(e)th form be entirely replaced by -s (modern she goes) in shakespear...
Classical mythology...ter ate his shoulder which the gods replaced by one of ivory penelope co...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples...is return from the trojan wars lacedaemon tim ii ii 156 sparta city-s...

Words Families

 4 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HIGHRANKhigh-placed adj
LACEBASIClaced adj
PLACERANKhigh-placed adj
PLACENOTmisplaced adj

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