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Search phrase: tomb

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.ii.49Lies richer in your thoughts than on his tomb;Lies richer in your thoughts, then on his tombe:
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.137Debauched on every tomb, on every graveDebosh'd on euerie tombe, on euerie graue:
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.139Where dust and damned oblivion is the tombWhere dust, and damn'd obliuion is the Tombe.
CoriolanusCor II.i.84be entombed in an ass's pack-saddle. Yet you must bebe intomb'd in an Asses Packe-saddle; yet you must bee
CoriolanusCor IV.vii.52Hath not a tomb so evident as a chairHath not a Tombe so euident as a Chaire
CymbelineCym I.vii.122With tomboys hired with that self exhibitionWith Tomboyes hyr'd, with that selfe exhibition
CymbelineCym IV.ii.217With female fairies will his tomb be haunted,With female Fayries will his Tombe be haunted,
HamletHam IV.iv.64Which is not tomb enough and continent
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.29Shakes the old beldam earth, and topples downShakes the old Beldame Earth, and tombles downe
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.ii.124For in his tomb lie my affections;(For in his Tombe, lye my Affections)
Henry VH5 I.ii.103Go, my dread lord, to your great-grandsire's tomb,Goe my dread Lord, to your great Grandsires Tombe,
Henry VH5 I.ii.230Tombless, with no remembrance over them.Tomblesse, with no remembrance ouer them:
Henry VH5 IV.iv.55remercîments; et je m'estime heureux que je suis tombéremercious, et Ie me estime heurex que Ie intombe,
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.ii.13A tomb, wherein his corpse shall be interred;A Tombe, wherein his Corps shall be interr'd:
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.v.34Shall all thy mother's hopes lie in one tomb?Shall all thy Mothers hopes lye in one Tombe?
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.78Is all thy comfort shut in Gloucester's tomb?Is all thy comfort shut in Glosters Tombe?
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.x.66And hang thee o'er my tomb when I am dead;And hang thee o're my Tombe, when I am dead.
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.iv.16And cried ‘ A crown, or else a glorious tomb!And cry'de, A Crowne, or else a glorious Tombe,
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.399May have a tomb of orphans' tears wept on him.May haue a Tombe of Orphants teares wept on him.
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.171Or be entombed in our innocence.Or be intombed in our innocence,
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.173And in the stead of tapers on his tombAnd in the stead of tapers on his tombe,
King LearKL II.iv.126I would divorce me from thy mother's tomb,I would diuorce me from thy Mother Tombe,
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.2Live registered upon our brazen tombs,Liue registred vpon our brazen Tombes,
MacbethMac II.iv.9That darkness does the face of earth entombThat Darknesse does the face of Earth intombe,
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.vii.69Gilded tombs do worms infold.Guilded timber doe wormes infold:
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.i.90I'll meet thee, Pyramus, at Ninny's tombIle meete thee Piramus, at Ninnies toombe.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.i.91‘ Ninus' tomb ’, man! – Why, you must not speakNinus toombe man: why, you must not speake
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.137To meet at Ninus' tomb, there, there to woo.To meet at Ninus toombe, there, there to wooe:
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.199Wilt thou at Ninny's tomb meet me straightway?Wilt thou at Ninnies tombe meete me straight way?
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.255This is old Ninny's tomb. Where is my love?This is old Ninnies tombe: where is my loue?
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.320Dead, dead? A tombDead, dead? A tombe
Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.70O, in a tomb where never scandal slept,O in a tombe where neuer scandall slept,
Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.271Hang her an epitaph upon her tombHang her an epitaph vpon her toomb,
Much Ado About NothingMA V.ii.71this age his own tomb ere he dies, he shall live no longerthis age his owne tombe ere he dies, hee shall liue no longer
Much Ado About NothingMA V.iii.9Hang thou there upon the tombHang thou there vpon the tombe,
Much Ado About NothingMA V.iii.15Round about her tomb they go.Round about her tombe they goe:
PericlesPer I.ii.5The tomb where grief should sleep, can breed me quiet?The tombe where griefe stould sleepe can breed me quiet,
PericlesPer IV.iv.23.2Dionyza at the other. Cleon shows Pericles the tomb,Dioniza at the other. Cleon shewes Pericles the tombe,
Richard IIR2 III.iii.105And by the honourable tomb he swearsAnd by the Honorable Tombe he sweares,
Richard IIR2 V.i.12Thou map of honour, thou King Richard's tomb,Thou Mappe of Honor, thou King Richards Tombe,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iii.5The earth that's nature's mother is her tomb.The earth that's Natures mother, is her Tombe,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.v.56As one dead in the bottom of a tomb.As one dead in the bottome of a Tombe,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.i.85And hide me with a dead man in his tombAnd hide me with a dead man in his graue,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.iii.30How if, when I am laid into the tomb,How, if when I am laid into the Tombe,
Romeo and JulietRJ V.ii.29Poor living corse, closed in a dead man's tomb!Poore liuing Coarse, clos'd in a dead mans Tombe,
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.49Romeo begins to open the tomb
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.73Open the tomb, lay me with Juliet.Open the Tombe, lay me with Iuliet.
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.85He opens the tomb
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.88.1He lays him in the tomb
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.144He enters the tomb
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.201These dead men's tombs.These dead mens Tombes.
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.262But then a noise did scare me from the tomb,But then, a noyse did scarre me from the Tombe,
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.283Anon comes one with light to ope the tomb,Anon comes one with light to ope the Tombe,
Timon of AthensTim V.iii.5Dead, sure, and this his grave. What's on this tombDead sure, and this his Graue, what's on this Tomb,
Timon of AthensTim V.iv.66Entombed upon the very hem o'th' sea;Entomb'd vpon the very hemme o'th'Sea,
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.93.1They open the tombThey open the Tombe.
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.119Andronicus, stain not thy tomb with blood.Andronicus, staine not thy Tombe with blood.
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.153Sound trumpets, and lay the coffin in the tombFlourish. Then Sound Trumpets, and lay the Coffins in the Tombe.
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.162Lo, at this tomb my tributary tearsLoe at this Tombe my tributarie teares,
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.352Traitors, away! He rests not in this tomb.Traytors away, he rest's not in this Tombe:
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.390They put Mutius in the tombThey put him in the Tombe.
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.391Till we with trophies do adorn thy tomb.Till we with Trophees do adorne thy Tombe.
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.296For by my fathers' reverend tomb I vowFor by my Fathers reuerent Tombe I vow
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.186If thou wouldst not entomb thyself alive,If thou would'st not entombe thy selfe aliue,
Twelfth NightTN V.i.231So went he suited to his watery tomb.So went he suited to his watery tombe:

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.390 Between whose hills her head entombed is: Betweene whose hils her head intombed is;
The Rape of LucreceLuc.679 Entombs her outcry in her lips' sweet fold. Intombes her outcrie in her lips sweet fold.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1037 This said, from her betumbled couch she starteth, This said, from her betombled couch shee starteth,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1121 ‘ You mocking-birds,’ quoth she, ‘ your tunes entomb You mocking Birds (quoth she) your tunes intombe
SonnetsSonn.3.7 Or who is he so fond will be the tomb Or who is he so fond will be the tombe,
SonnetsSonn.4.13 Thy unused beauty must be tombed with thee, Thy vnus'd beauty must be tomb'd with thee,
SonnetsSonn.17.3 Though yet heaven knows it is but as a tomb Though yet heauen knowes it is but as a tombe
SonnetsSonn.81.8 When you entombed in men's eyes shall lie. When you intombed in mens eyes shall lye,
SonnetsSonn.83.12 When others would give life, and bring a tomb. When others would giue life, and bring a tombe.
SonnetsSonn.86.4 Making their tomb the womb wherein they grew? Making their tombe the wombe wherein they grew?
SonnetsSonn.101.11 To make him much outlive a gilded tomb, To make him much out-liue a gilded tombe:
SonnetsSonn.107.14 When tyrants' crests and tombs of brass are spent. When tyrants crests and tombs of brasse are spent.
Venus and AdonisVen.244 He might be buried in a tomb so simple, He might be buried in a tombe so simple,
Venus and AdonisVen.1013 Tells him of trophies, statues, tombs, and stories Tels him of trophies, statues, tombes, and stories,

Glossary

 9 result(s).
burialgrave, tomb, burial chamber
entomblay in a tomb, bury, inter
enurnentomb, bury, inter
graveentomb, bury, inter
hichere lies [on a tombstone]
inurnentomb, bury, inter
monumenttomb, burial chamber
tomblesswithout a tombstone, lacking a memorial
tomboyharlot, prostitute

Thesaurus

 7 result(s).
entombinurn
entombenurn
entombgrave
tombburial
tombmonument
tomb, lay in aentomb
tombstone, without atombless

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology...ii i 91 [quince] &lsquo ninus&rsquo tomb&rsquo man founder of the assyrian...
French... et je m' estime heureux que je suis tombé entre les mains d' un cheval...
... ii 3   earth land tombé (v ) h5 iv iv 55 ...
...é (v ) h5 iv iv 55 tomber fallen ton (det m ) h...
Latin...c jacet (aw iii vi 57) here lies (on a tombstone) ignis fatuus (1h4 iii iii 39) f...

Words Families

 6 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BOYTYPEtomboy n
ENTOMBBASICsee TOMB
TOMBBASICtomb n
TOMBACTIONentomb v
TOMBNOTtombless adj
TOMBOYBASICsee BOY

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