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Search phrase: load

Plays

 42 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.vi.24.1Unloading of his mules.Vnloading of his Mules.
CoriolanusCor IV.i.9A noble cunning. You were used to load meA Noble cunning. You were vs'd to load me
CoriolanusCor V.iii.164Loaden with honour. Say my request's unjust,Loden with Honor. Say my Request's vniust,
CymbelineCym I.vi.74To load thy merit richly. Call my women:To loade thy merit richly. Call my women.
HamletHam II.ii.361his load too.his load too.
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.i.37A post from Wales, loaden with heavy news,A Post from Wales, loaden with heauy Newes;
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.ii.35fellow met me on the way, and told me I had unloadedfellow met me on the way, and told me, I had vnloaded
Henry VH5 III.vii.76Would I were able to load him with his desert!Would I were able to loade him with his desert.
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.i.80For I have loaden me with many spoils,For I haue loaden me with many Spoyles,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.74To you Duke Humphrey must unload his grief,To you Duke Humfrey must vnload his greefe:
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.ii.2Hanging the head at Ceres' plenteous load?Hanging the head at Ceres plenteous load?
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.157The envious load that lies upon his heart;The enuious Load that lyes vpon his heart:
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.ii.64But then Aeneas bare a living load,But then, Aeneas bare a liuing loade;
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.i.81Nor can my tongue unload my heart's great burden;Nor can my tongue vnloade my hearts great burthen,
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.50The back is sacrifice to th' load. They sayThe Backe is Sacrifice to th'load; They say
Henry VIIIH8 II.iii.39.1To bear that load of title?To beare that load of Title?
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.383A load would sink a navy – too much honour.A loade, would sinke a Nauy, (too much Honor.)
Henry VIIIH8 IV.ii.2My legs, like loaden branches bow to th' earth,My Legges like loaden Branches bow to'th'Earth,
Henry VIIIH8 V.i.37With which the time will load him. Th' ArchbishopWith which the Lime will loade him. Th'Archbyshop
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.77.1To load a falling man.To load a falling man.
Julius CaesarJC IV.i.20To ease ourselves of divers slanderous loads,To ease our selues of diuers sland'rous loads,
Julius CaesarJC IV.i.25Then take we down his load, and turn him off,Then take we downe his Load, and turne him off
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.93That is enjoined to fell a load of oaks,That is enioynd to fell a load of Oakes,
MacbethMac I.vi.18Your majesty loads our house . For those of old,your Maiestie loades our House: / For those of old,
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.28And death unloads thee. Friend hast thou none,And death vnloads thee; Friend hast thou none.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.183Your eyes are lodestars, and your tongue's sweet airYour eyes are loadstarres, and your tongues sweet ayre
Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.28To those that wring under the load of sorrow,To those that wring vnder the load of sorrow:
OthelloOth V.ii.359Look on the tragic loading of this bed:Looke on the Tragicke Loading of this bed:
PericlesPer I.iv.91But to relieve them of their heavy load;But to relieue them of their heauy loade,
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.1Set down, set down your honourable loadSet downe, set downe your honourable load,
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.29Come now, towards Chertsey with your holy load,Come now towards Chertsey with your holy Lode,
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.113That bear this heavy mutual load of moan,That beare this heauie mutuall loade of Moane,
Richard IIIR3 III.vii.229I must have patience to endure the load;I must haue patience to endure the Load:
The TempestTem IV.i.193Enter Ariel, loaden with glistering apparel, etc.Enter Ariell, loaden with glistering apparell, &c.
Timon of AthensTim III.v.51The fellow loaden with irons wiser than the judge,The fellow loaden with Irons, wiser then the Iudge?
Timon of AthensTim V.i.15very likely to load our purposes with what they travailvery likely, to loade our purposes / With what they trauaile
Titus AndronicusTit V.ii.53And when thy car is loaden with their heads,And when thy Car is loaden with their heads,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.i.19loads o' gravel i'th' back, lethargies, cold palsies, andLoades a grauell i'th'backe, Lethargies, cold Palsies, and
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.85Loaden with kisses, armed with thousand Cupids,Loden with kisses, armd with thousand Cupids
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.iv.11I could have kept a hawk, and well have hallowedI could have kept a Hawke, and well have holloa'd
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iv.82Becomes the rider's load. Yet is he living;Becomes the Riders loade: yet is he living,
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.346To load my she with knacks. I would have ransackedTo load my Shee with knackes: I would haue ransackt

Poems

 3 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.734 She bears the load of lust he left behind, Shee beares the lode of lust he left behinde,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1474 This load of wrath that burning Troy doth bear; This lode of wrath, that burning Troy doth beare;
Venus and AdonisVen.430 I had my load before, now pressed with bearing: I had my lode before, now prest with bearing,

Glossary

 27 result(s).
barrowbarrowful, cartload
burdencapacity, load, weight
burdenload, pile [here: of hair]
burdenload down, weigh down
carriageburden, load
chargeload, heap, pile up
chargeoverload, overburden, weigh down
chargeload [a gun]
chargedloaded; also: given a burden
disburdenunburden, unload, reveal
double-chargeload twice over
drawcarry a burden, drag a load
driftshower, deluge, load
fardelburden, load, bundle
fraughtburden, load
fullamtype of loaded dice
full-chargedfully loaded
gourdtype of loaded dice
loadburden, imputation
loadenladen, weighed down
overchargedoverloaded, filled too full of powder
packload up, load with goods
peiseweigh down, burden, load
peiseweigh down, burden, load down
poiseweight, heaviness, load
poundpound-weight, weight, load
unburdenreveal, disclose; or: unload

Thesaurus

 28 result(s).
cartloadbarrow
dice, loadedfullam
dice, loadedgourd
drag a loaddraw
fully loadedfull-charged
loadburden
loadburden
loadcarriage
loadcharge
loaddrift
loadfardel
loadfraught
loadpeise
loadpoise
loadpound
load [a gun]charge
load downburden
load downpeise
load twice overdouble-charge
load up/with goodspack
load, drag adraw
loadedcharged
loaded, fullyfull-charged
overloadcharge
overloadedovercharged
twice over, loaddouble-charge
unloaddisburden
unloadunburden

Themes and Topics

 2 result(s).
Past tenses...in ham v i 170 [f laine] loaden with kisses laden tnk ii i 85 ...
Abbreviations...v 24 tnk iv ii 52 fardel (n ) burden load bundle wt iv iv 750 [autolycus to shep...

Words Families

 6 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
LOADBASICload n, load v, loaden adj, loading n
LOADNOTunload v
UNLOADBASICsee LOAD

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