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Search phrase: snow

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.166shake the snow from off their cassocks lest they shakeshake the snow from off their Cassockes, least they shake
Antony and CleopatraAC I.iv.65Yea, like the stag when snow the pasture sheets,Yea, like the Stagge, when Snow the Pasture sheets,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.313In sap-consuming winter's drizzled snow,In sap-consuming Winters drizled snow
CoriolanusCor V.iii.66That's curdied by the frost from purest snowThat's curdied by the Frost, from purest Snow,
CymbelineCym II.iv.165As chaste as unsunned snow. O, all the devils!As Chaste, as vn-Sunn'd Snow. Oh, all the Diuels!
HamletHam III.i.136thy dowry: be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow,thy Dowrie. Be thou as chast as Ice, as pure as Snow,
HamletHam III.iii.46To wash it white as snow? Whereto serves mercyTo wash it white as Snow? Whereto serues mercy,
HamletHam IV.v.36(sings) White his shroud as the mountain snow, – White his Shrow'd as the Mountaine Snow.
HamletHam IV.v.195His beard was as white as snow,His Beard as white as Snow,
Henry VH5 III.v.50Rush on his host, as doth the melted snowRush on his Hoast, as doth the melted Snow
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.223Free lords, cold snow melts with the sun's hot beams:Free Lords: / Cold Snow melts with the Sunnes hot Beames:
King JohnKJ III.iv.176Or as a little snow, tumbled about,Or, as a little snow, tumbled about,
King LearKL II.ii.75Bring oil to fire, snow to their colder moods,Being oile to fire, snow to the colder moodes,
King LearKL IV.vi.119Whose face between her forks presages snow,whose face betweene her Forkes presages Snow;
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.106Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled shows,Then wish a Snow in Mayes new fangled showes:
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.237draweth from my snow-white pen the ebon-coloured inkdraweth from my snow-white penthe ebon coloured Inke,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.131To the snow-white hand of the most beauteous Lady Rosaline.To the snow-white hand of the most beautious Lady Rosaline.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.912And birds sit brooding in the snow,And birds sit brooding in the snow,
MacbethMac IV.iii.53Will seem as pure as snow and the poor stateWill seeme as pure as Snow, and the poore State
Measure for MeasureMM I.iv.58Is very snow-broth, one who never feelsIs very snow-broth: one, who neuer feeles
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.31'Tween snow and fire, as treason and my love.'Tweene snow and fire, as treason and my loue.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.21snowballs for pills to cool the reins. Call her in.snowbals, for pilles to coole the reines. Call her in.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.i.23one number more, because they say ‘ 'Od's nouns.’one Number more, because they say od's-Nownes.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.20hail kissing-comfits, and snow eringoes. Let there comehaile-kissing Comfits, and snow Eringoes: Let there come
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.ii.57mother. Tom Snout, the tinker?mother? Tom Snowt, the Tinker.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.i.108Enter SnoutEnter Snowt.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.141That pure congealed white, high Taurus' snow,That pure congealed white, high Tauruss now,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.165Melted as the snow, seems to me now(melted as the snow) / Seems to me now
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.59That is, hot ice and wondrous strange snow.That is, hot ice, and wondrous strange snow.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.154That I – one Snout by name – present a wall.That I, one Snowt (by name) present a wall:
OthelloOth V.ii.4Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow,Nor scarre that whiter skin of hers, then Snow,
PericlesPer IV.vi.137nobleman, and she sent him away as cold as a snowball,Noble man, and shee sent him away as colde as a Snoweball,
Richard IIR2 I.iii.298Or wallow naked in December snowOr Wallow naked in December snow
Richard IIR2 IV.i.259O that I were a mockery king of snow,Oh, that I were a Mockerie, King of Snow,
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.245Right, as snow in harvest. Come, you deceive yourself;Right, as Snow in Haruest: / Come, you deceiue your selfe,
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.327Felt so much cold as over shoes in snow?Felt so much cold, as ouer shooes in Snow:
Romeo and JulietRJ I.v.48So shows a snowy dove trooping with crowsSo shewes a Snowy Doue trooping with Crowes,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.ii.19Whiter than new snow upon a raven's back.Whiter then new Snow vpon a Rauens backe:
The TempestTem IV.i.55The white cold virgin snow upon my heartThe white cold virgin Snow, vpon my heart
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.387Whose blush doth thaw the consecrated snowWhose blush doth thawe the consecrated Snow
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.76Dismounted from your snow-white goodly steed.Dismounted from your Snow-white goodly Steed,
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.20In winter with warm tears I'll melt the snowIn Winter with warme teares Ile melt the snow,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.vii.19Thou wouldst as soon go kindle fire with snowThou wouldst as soone goe kindle fire with snow
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.118‘ Is ’ now comes in, which being glued togetherIs---now comes in, which being glewd together
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.140As wind-fanned snow, who to thy female knightsAs windefand Snow, who to thy femall knights
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.220Lawn as white as driven snow;Lawne as white as driuen Snow,
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.361Or Ethiopian's tooth, or the fanned snow that's boltedOr Ethyopians tooth, or the fan'd snow, that's bolted

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.196 That spots and stains love's modest snow-white weed. That spots & stains loues modest snow-white weed.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.420 Her coral lips, her snow-white dimpled chin. Her corall lips, her snow-white dimpled chin.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1011 But if the like the snow-white swan desire, But if the like the snow-white Swan desire,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1218 As winter meads when sun doth melt their snow. As winter meads when sun doth melt their snow.
SonnetsSonn.5.8Beauty o'er-snowed and bareness everywhereBeauty ore-snow'd and barenes euery where,
SonnetsSonn.130.3 If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; If snow be white, why then her brests are dun:
Venus and AdonisVen.354 As apt as new-fall'n snow takes any dint. As apt, as new falne snow takes any dint.
Venus and AdonisVen.362 A lily prisoned in a gaol of snow, A lillie prisond in a gaile of snow,
Venus and AdonisVen.750 As mountain snow melts with the midday sun. As mountain snow melts with the midday sonne.
Venus and AdonisVen.1105 ‘ But this foul, grim, and urchin-snouted boar, But this foule, grim, and vrchin-snowted Boare,

Glossary

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oversnowsnow over, make white with snow
snow-brothmelted snow

Thesaurus

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melted snowsnow-broth
snow overoversnow
snow, meltedsnow-broth
white with snow, makeoversnow

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BALLGAMESsnowball n
BROTHTYPEsnow-broth n
OVERSNOWBASICsee SNOW
SNOWBASICsnow adj, snow n, snowy adj
SNOWCOLOURsnow-white adj
SNOWINTENSITYo'ersnow v
SNOWOBJECTsnowball n
SNOWTYPEsnow-broth n
WHITETYPEsnow-white adj

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