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Search phrase: bar

Plays

 33 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
As You Like ItAYL V.iv.122Peace, ho! I bar confusion.Peace hoa: I barre confusion,
CymbelineCym I.v.108confidence than her reputation. And to bar yourConfidence, then her Reputation. And to barre your
CymbelineCym III.iii.102Thinking to bar thee of succession asThinking to barre thee of Succession, as
HamletHam III.ii.345You do surely bar the door upon your ownYou do freely barre the doore of your owne
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.99Cheater, call you him? I will bar no honest manCheater, call you him? I will barre no honest man
Henry VH5 I.ii.12Or should or should not bar us in our claim.Or should or should not barre vs in our Clayme:
Henry VH5 I.ii.35To this imperial throne. There is no barTo this Imperiall Throne. There is no barre
Henry VH5 I.ii.42The founder of this law and female bar.The founder of this Law, and Female Barre.
Henry VH5 I.ii.92To bar your highness claiming from the female,To barre your Highnesse clayming from the Female,
Henry VH5 III.v.42Alençon, Brabant, Bar, and Burgundy,Alanson, Brabant, Bar, and Burgonie,
Henry VH5 III.v.48Bar Harry England, that sweeps through our landBarre Harry England, that sweepes through our Land
Henry VH5 IV.viii.97And Edward Duke of Bar: of lusty earls,And Edward Duke of Barr: of lustie Earles,
Henry VH5 V.ii.27Unto this bar and royal interview,Vnto this Barre, and Royall enterview;
Henry VIIIH8 II.i.12Came to the bar, where to his accusationsCame to the Bar; where, to his accusations
Henry VIIIH8 II.i.31When he was brought again to th' bar, to hearWhen he was brought agen to th'Bar, to heare
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.17Bar his access to th' King, never attemptBarre his accesse to'th'King, neuer attempt
King JohnKJ III.i.186Let it be lawful that law bar no wrong.Let it be lawfull, that Law barre no wrong:
King LearKL II.i.79All ports I'll bar; the villain shall not 'scape.All Ports Ile barre, the villaine shall not scape,
King LearKL III.iv.143Though their injunction be to bar my doorsThough their Iniunction be to barre my doores,
King LearKL V.iii.86I bar it in the interest of my wife.I bare it in the interest of my wife,
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.186Nay, but I bar tonight. You shall not gauge meNay but I barre to night, you shall not gage me
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.vii.45Spits in the face of heaven, is no barSpets in the face of heauen, is no barre
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.119Parted with sugar breath; so sweet a barParted with suger breath, so sweet a barre
Much Ado About NothingMA II.ii.4Any bar, any cross, any impediment will beAny barre, any crosse, any impediment, will be
PericlesPer II.iv.15To bar heaven's shaft, but sin had his reward. to barre heauens shaft, / But sinne had his reward.
Richard IIIR3 III.ii.54To bar my master's heirs in true descent – To barre my Masters Heires in true Descent,
Richard IIIR3 IV.i.21I am their mother; who shall bar me from them?I am their Mother, who shall barre me from them?
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.400Heaven and fortune bar me happy hours!Heauen, and Fortune barre me happy houres:
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.200Throng to the bar, crying all, ‘ Guilty! Guilty!’Throng all to'th'Barre, crying all, Guilty, Guilty.
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.i.133rotten apples. But come, since this bar in law makes usrotten apples: but come, since this bar in law makes vs
Twelfth NightTN I.iii.67hand to the buttery bar and let it drink.hand to'th Buttry barre, and let it drinke.
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.139device to the bar, and crown thee for a finder of madmen.deuice to the bar and crowne thee for a finder of madmen:
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.426I mean thou shalt – we'll bar thee from succession;I meane thou shalt) wee'l barre thee from succession,

Poems

 1 result(s).
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SonnetsSonn.46.3 Mine eye my heart thy picture's sight would bar, Mine eye, my heart their pictures sight would barre,

Glossary

 16 result(s).
abateset aside, except, bar
barkeep out, exclude, prohibit
barprevent, obstruct, block
barobjection, impediment
bartribunal, judgement place
barobstruction, barrier, obstacle
barforbid, deny, deprive [of]
barlock, barrier, barricade
beamcross-bar [on a scales]
buttery barledge by the hatch of a buttery [liquor store]
castexclude, bar, proscribe
forestalldeprive, bar, deny
imbar[unclear meaning] bar, exclude; reveal, demonstrate
ingotbar of precious metal, gold bar
shut upprevent, bar, close off
sowingot, block, bar

Thesaurus

 9 result(s).
bar [exclude]imbar
bar [exclude]abate
bar [exclude]cast
bar [exclude]forestall
bar [exclude]shut up
bar [ingot]sow
bar of precious metalingot
cross-bar [on scales]beam
gold baringot

Themes and Topics

 1 result(s).
How and how...t they would hold up this salic law / to bar your highness although though how...

Words Families

 14 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BARBASICbar n, bar v, barful adj, barred adj
BARACTIONimbare v
BARPLACEbuttery bar n
BARSTATEstrong-barred adj
BARNOTdebar v, unbar v
BARFULBASICsee BAR
BUTTERPLACEbuttery bar n
DEBARREDBASICsee BAR
IMBAREBASICsee BAR
UNBARBASICsee BAR

Snippets

 2 result(s).
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the barge she sat in
Cleopatra's barge
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