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All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.98Enter ParollesEnter Parrolles.
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.184Monsieur Parolles, my lord calls for you.Monsieur Parrolles / My Lord cals for you.
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.187Monsieur Parolles, you were born under aMonsieur Parolles you were borne vnder a
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.ii.18Enter Bertram, Lafew, and ParollesEnter Bertram, Lafew, and Parolles.
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.1.2for the Florentine war; Bertram and Parolles;for the Florentine warre: Count, Rosse, and Parrolles.
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.39Sweet Monsieur Parolles!Sweet Mounsier Parolles.
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.60Exeunt Bertram and ParollesExeunt.
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.1Enter Bertram, Lafew, and ParollesEnter Count, Lafew, and Parolles.
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.182Exeunt all but Parolles and Lafew,Exeunt
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.183who stay behind, commenting on this weddingParolles and Lafew stay behind, commenting of this wedding.
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.270O my Parolles, they have married me!O my Parrolles they haue married me:
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iv.13Enter ParollesEnter Parolles.
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.v.14Enter ParollesEnter Parolles.
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.v.19 (aside to Parolles)
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.ii.85Parolles, was it not?Parolles was it not?
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.iii.1.2and trumpets, soldiers, Parollesand trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.v.16I know that knave, hang him! one Parolles; aI know that knaue, hang him, one Parolles,
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.v.57.1Monsieur Parolles.Monsieur Parrolle.
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.v.73.1.1Drum and colours. Enter Bertram, Parolles, and theDrumme and Colours. Enter Count Rossillion, Parrolles, and the
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.v.91Exeunt Bertram, Parolles, and the armyExit.
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.vi.37Enter ParollesEnter Parrolles
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.i.24Enter ParollesEnter Parrolles.
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.i.87Exit, with Parolles guardedExit
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.115.1Enter Parolles guarded, and the First Soldier as hisEnter Parolles with his
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.140Parolles, the gallant militarist – that was his own phraseParrolles the gallant militarist, that was his owne phrase
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.227Parolles.Parolles.
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.305God bless you, Captain Parolles.God blesse you Captaine Parolles.
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.327Rust, sword; cool, blushes; and Parolles liveRust sword, coole blushes, and Parrolles liue
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.ii.1Enter the Clown and ParollesEnter Clowne and Parrolles.
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.ii.39My name, my good lord, is Parolles.My name my good Lord is Parrolles.
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.157Enter the Widow and DianaEnter Widdow, Diana, and Parrolles.
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.202So bad an instrument: his name's Parolles.So bad an instrument, his names Parrolles.
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.231Enter ParollesEnter Parolles.
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.319 (To Parolles) Good Tom Drum, lend me a handkercher.Good Tom Drumme lend me a handkercher.
Antony and CleopatraAC III.viii.5The prescript of this scroll. Our fortune liesThe Prescript of this Scroule: Our fortune lyes
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.181Put we i'th' roll of conquest. Still be't yours;Put we i'th' Roll of Conquest: still bee't yours,
As You Like ItAYL V.iii.27This carol they began that hour,This Carroll they began that houre,
CoriolanusCor III.i.290Towards her deserved children is enrolledTowards her deserued Children, is enroll'd
CoriolanusCor IV.vii.45As he controlled the war; but one of these – As he controll'd the warre. But one of these
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.40I am not in the roll of common men.I am not in the Roll of common men.
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.181the scroll of youth, that are written down old with allthe scrowle of youth, that are written downe old, with all
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.i.143thy walls, a pretty slight drollery, or the story of thethy walles a pretty slight Drollery, or the Storie of the
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.96Where's the roll? Where's the roll? Where'sWhere's the Roll? Where's the Roll? Where's
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.97the roll? Let me see, let me see, let me see. So, so, so,the Roll? Let me see, let me see, let me see: so, so, so, so:
Henry VH5 III.vi.28That stands upon the rolling restless stone – that stands vpon the rolling restlesse Stone.
Henry VH5 III.vi.35spherical stone, which rolls, and rolls, and rolls. InSphericall Stone, which rowles, and rowles, and rowles: in
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.151Accept this scroll, most gracious sovereign,Accept this Scrowle, most gracious Soueraigne,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.228Or as the snake rolled in a flowering bank,Or as the Snake, roll'd in a flowring Banke,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.205Nor cease to be an arrogant controller,Nor cease to be an arrogant Controller,
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.103And with the same to act controlling laws.And with the same to acte controlling Lawes:
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.i.172His oath enrolled in the parliament;His Oath enrolled in the Parliament.
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.119Who was enrolled 'mongst wonders, and when weWho was enrold 'mongst wonders; and when we
Henry VIIIH8 I.iii.67.1This night to be comptrollers.This night to be Comptrollers.
Henry VIIIH8 V.i.35O'th' Rolls, and the King's secretary; further, sir,O'th'Rolles, and the Kings Secretary. Further Sir,
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.104When ye first put this dangerous stone a-rolling,When we first put this dangerous stone a rowling,
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.38his death is enrolled in the Capitol; his glory not extenuated,his death, is inroll'd in the Capitoll: his Glory not extenuated,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.v.95But with a guardian I shall be controlledBut with a gardion I shall be controld,
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.49When most of all abuses are controlled,When most of all abuses are controld,
King JohnKJ II.i.348Gracing the scroll that tells of this war's lossGracing the scroule that tels of this warres losse,
King JohnKJ II.i.444Two such controlling bounds, shall you be, Kings,Two such controlling bounds shall you be, kings,
King JohnKJ IV.ii.192With wrinkled brows, with nods, with rolling eyes.With wrinkled browes, with nods, with rolling eyes.
King JohnKJ V.ii.80To be a secondary at control,To be a secondary at controll,
King LearKL II.iv.241We could control them. If you will come to me,We could comptroll them; if you will come to me,
King LearKL III.vii.27.1May blame but not control.May blame, but not comptroll.
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.38Which I hope well is not enrolled there;Which I hope well is not enrolled there.
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.41The which I hope is not enrolled there;The which I hope is not enrolled there.
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.46Which I hope well is not enrolled there.Which I hope well is not enrolled there.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.759Varying in subjects as the eye doth rollVarying in subiects as the eie doth roule,
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.165Awakes me all the enrolled penaltiesAwakes me all the inrolled penalties
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.vii.64There is a written scroll. I'll read the writing.there is a written scroule; / Ile reade the writing.
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.vii.72Your answer had not been inscrolled.Your answere had not beene inscrold,
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.129Doth limp behind the substance. Here's the scroll,Doth limpe behinde the substance. Here's the scroule,
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.139A gentle scroll. Fair lady, by your leave.A gentle scroule: Faire Lady, by your leaue,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.ii.4Here is the scroll of every man's name which isHere is the scrowle of euery mans name, which is
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.ii.15by the scroll. Masters, spread yourselves.by the scrowle. Masters spread your selues.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.102No night is now with hymn or carol blessed.No night is now with hymne or caroll blest;
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.369And make his eyeballs roll with wonted sight.And make his eie-bals role with wonted sight.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.12The poet's eye, in fine frenzy rolling,The Poets eye in a fine frenzy rolling,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.377Now are frolic. Not a mouseNow are frollicke; not a Mouse
Much Ado About NothingMA I.iii.19till you may do it without controlment. You have of latetill you may doe it without controllment, you haue of late
Much Ado About NothingMA V.iii.3 (reading from a scroll)Epitaph.
OthelloOth V.ii.38When your eyes roll so. Why I should fear I know not,When your eyes rowle so. / Why I should feare, I know not,
OthelloOth V.ii.263Who can control his fate? –'Tis not so now.Who can controll his Fate? 'Tis not so now.
PericlesPer III.ii.66He reads the scroll
PericlesPer IV.ii.101Who, Monsieur Veroles?Who, Mounsieur Verollus?
Richard IIR2 I.iii.90His golden uncontrolled enfranchisementHis golden vncontroul'd enfranchisement,
Richard IIR2 III.iii.70Controlling majesty. Alack, alack for woeControlling Maiestie: alack, alack, for woe,
Richard IIIR3 III.v.83Without control, listed to make his prey.Without controll, lusted to make a prey.
The TempestTem I.ii.373It would control my dam's god Setebos,It would controll my Dams god Setebos,
The TempestTem I.ii.440And his more braver daughter could control thee,And his more brauer daughter, could controll thee
The TempestTem III.ii.118Let us be jocund! Will you troll the catchLet vs be iocond. Will you troule the Catch
The TempestTem III.iii.22A living drollery. Now I will believeA liuing Drolerie: now I will beleeue
The TempestTem IV.i.57Now come, my Ariel! Bring a corollary,Now come my Ariell, bring a Corolary,
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.423To be controlled in that he frankly gave.To be controul'd in that he frankly gaue:
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.13The snake lies rolled in the cheerful sun,The Snake lies rolled in the chearefull Sunne,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.35Even as an adder when she doth unrollEuen as an Adder when she doth vnrowle
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.47And give the King this fatal-plotted scroll.And giue the King this fatall plotted Scrowle,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.60Saucy controller of my private steps,Sawcie controuler of our priuate steps:
Titus AndronicusTit IV.ii.18What's here? A scroll, and written round about?What's heere? a scrole, & written round about?
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iv.16Sweet scrolls to fly about the streets of Rome!Sweet scrowles to flie about the streets of Rome:
Titus AndronicusTit V.i.26The crying babe controlled with this discourse:The crying babe control'd with this discourse:
Twelfth NightTN II.v.66my familiar smile with an austere regard of control . . .my familiar smile with an austere regard of controll.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.ii.108And in his rolling eyes sits victory,And in his rowling eyes, sits victory,
The Winter's TaleWT III.iii.46.0He lays down the child, and a scroll
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iii.85with troll-my-dames. I knew him once a servant of thewith Troll-my-dames: I knew him once a seruant of the
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iii.119sheep, let me be unrolled, and my name put in the booksheepe, let me be vnrold, and my name put in the booke

Poems

 15 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.189 And justly thus controls his thoughts unjust: And iustly thus controlls his thoughts vniust.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.368 Rolling his greedy eyeballs in his head; Rowling his greedie eye-bals in his head.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.448 Are by his flaming torch dimmed and controlled. Are by his flaming torch dim'd and controld.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.645 ‘ Have done,’ quoth he: ‘ my uncontrolled tide Haue done, quoth he, my vncontrolled tide
The Rape of LucreceLuc.678 Till with her own white fleece her voice controlled Till with her own white fleece her voice controld,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.727 Which in her prescience she controlled still, Which in her prescience shee controlled still,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1118 Deep woes roll forward like a gentle flood, "Deepe woes roll forward like a gentle flood,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1340 Receives the scroll without or yea or no, Receaues the scroll without or yea or no,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1398 In Ajax' eyes blunt rage and rigour rolled, In AIAX eyes blunt rage and rigour rold,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1781 Who, mad that sorrow should his use control, Who mad that sorrow should his vse controll,
SonnetsSonn.20.5 An eye more bright than theirs, less false in rolling, An eye more bright then theirs, lesse false in rowling:
SonnetsSonn.20.7 A man in hue, all hues in his controlling, A man in hew all Hews in his controwling,
SonnetsSonn.66.10 And folly (doctor-like) controlling skill, And Folly (Doctor-like) controuling skill,
Venus and AdonisVen.104 His battered shield, his uncontrolled crest, His battred shield, his vncontrolled crest,
Venus and AdonisVen.270 Controlling what he was controlled with. Controlling what he was controlled with.

Glossary

 58 result(s).
amblingwalking in an affected way, pretentiously strolling
artlessuncontrolled, unskilful
beamwooden roller in a loom
cataloguelist, register, roll-call
comptrollersteward, master of ceremonies
continentself-restraining. self-controlled, discreet
controllerdetractor, censorious critic, slanderer
controllersteward, household manager
corollaryextra one, surplus, supernumerary
corrigiblecorrective, controlling, disciplinary
curbcontrolling chain or strap passed under a horse's jaw; check, restraint
curbedrestrained, controlled
drollerypuppet-show, comic entertainment
drollerycomic picture, cartoon, caricature
enrolledrecorded, registered, legally entered
entertainmentpayroll, service, employment
fatedfateful, controlling our destiny
fileregister, list, roll
FortuneRoman goddess, shown as a woman at a spinning-wheel, or controlling a rudder, and as blind
guinea-hentrollop, courtesan, prostitute
inscrollenter on a scroll, inscribe
irregulousunruly, lawless, uncontrollable
madwild, uncontrollable, excitable, high-spirited
merryfacetious, droll, jocular
notelist, record, roll
pleasantfacetious, joking, droll
predominate[astrology] be in the ascendancy, exert a controlling influence
pucellemaid, virgin, girl; also: drab, trollop, slut
pusselmaid, virgin, girl; also: drab, trollop, slut
puzzelmaid, virgin, girl; also: drab, trollop, slut
Ratolorummalapropism for 'rotulorum' [= of the rolls]; 'custalorum' is a shortened form of 'custos rotulorum [=keeper of the rolls]
rebelrebellious, uncontrollable, recalcitrant
rolledcurled up, coiled
rollingflashing, expressive
rudeuncontrolled, unruly, of the flesh
scheduledocument, paper, scroll
servilesubordinate, controlled [by]
shortcontrolled, confined, restrained
stewardcontroller of a household's domestic affairs
swaycontrolling influence, guiding power, direction
swaybe controlled, be directed
temperedtemperate, controlled, brought to the right quality
tragedianactor, strolling player [not only of tragedy]
trillroll, flow, stream
trollsing out, sing merrily
troll-my-dametype of game in which balls are rolled [trolled] through hoops
trulldrab, trollop, whore
unboundedunrestrained, uninhibited, uncontrollable
uncontrollednot subject to control, never dominated
ungoverneduncontrolled, unchecked, violent
unmastereduncontrolled, unrestrained
unrollstrike off the roll, remove from the list
unshapeduncontrolled, poorly formed
unswayedunwielded, uncontrolled, lacking direction
wantonunrestrained, undisciplined, boisterous, uncontrolled
wantonequivocal, ambiguous, uncontrollable
weirdcontrolling human fate or destiny, a weird sister was one of the Fates; only with reference to the witches in Macbeth
woldrolling hills, upland

Thesaurus

 52 result(s).
chain, controlling [for a horse]curb
controlledcurbed
controlledservile
controlledshort
controlledtempered
controlled, besway
controller of a household's domestic affairssteward
controllingcorrigible
controlling chain or strap [for a horse]curb
controlling destinyfated
controlling fateweird
controlling influencesway
controlling influence, exert apredominate
destiny, controllingfated
drollmerry
drollpleasant
enter on a scrollinscroll
hills, rollingwold
household controllersteward
influence, controllingsway
influence, exert a controllingpredominate
loom, wooden roller in a beam
payrollentertainment
player, strollingtragedian
pretentiously strollingambling
rollfile
rollnote
rolltrill
roll, strike off theunroll
roll-callcatalogue
scrollschedule
scroll, enter on ainscroll
self-restraining. self-controlledcontinent
strap, controlling [for a horse]curb
strike off the rollunroll
strolling playertragedian
strolling pretentiouslyambling
trollopguinea-hen
trolloppucelle
trolloptrull
uncontrollableirregulous
uncontrollablemad
uncontrollablerebel
uncontrollableunbounded
uncontrollablewanton
uncontrolledartless
uncontrolledrude
uncontrolledungoverned
uncontrolledunmastered
uncontrolledunshaped
uncontrolledunswayed
uncontrolledwanton

Themes and Topics

 7 result(s).
a- as a particle...7 a-brewing mv ii v 17 a-rolling h8 v iii 104 a-capering ...
Address forms...ss page to mistress ford [friends] parolles to bertram [friends] malvolio to o...
Archaisms...een contrived such as a love-letter scroll or play script but they also turn up ...
Gods and goddesses... as a woman at a spinning wheel or controlling a rudder and as blind gany...
French...es of mock-french used by pistol and parolles french pronunciation en...
... mor du vinager aw ii iii 43 [parolles] pseudo oath [unclear meaning] ...
Latin... mw i i 7   keeper of the rolls [= official records] deaeque ...
...(n f ) mw i i 8 rotula of the rolls [= official records] redime (...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...seemed to me aw ii iii 251 [lafew to parolles] methinkst thou art a general offence...

Words Families

 23 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CONTROLBASICcontrolling adj, controlling n
CONTROLPEOPLEcontroller n
CONTROLNOT uncontrolled adj
COROLLARYBASICcorollary n
COUNT [numbers]PEOPLEcomptroller n
DAMEGAMEtroll-my-dames n
DROLLERYBASICdrollery n
ENROLLEDBASICenrolled adj
INSCROLLBASICsee SCROLL
ROLL [move]BASICroll v, rolled adj, rolling adj, rolling n
ROLL [writing]BASICroll n
ROLL [writing]ACTIONenroll v, enrolled adj
ROLL [writing]NOTunroll v
SCROLLBASICscroll n
SCROLLACTIONinscroll v
TROLLBASICtroll-my-dames n
UNCONTROLLEDBASICsee CONTROL
UNROLLBASICsee ROLL [writing]

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