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Search phrase: bless

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.72Heaven bless him! Farewell, Bertram.Heauen blesse him: Farwell Bertram.
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.119Bless our poor virginity from underminers andBlesse our poore Virginity from vnderminers and
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iv.13Bless you, my fortunate lady.Blesse you my fortunate Ladie.
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.iv.10Bless him at home in peace, whilst I from farBlesse him at home in peace. Whilst I from farre,
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.iv.26Bless this unworthy husband? He cannot thrive,Blesse this vnworthy husband, he cannot thriue,
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.305God bless you, Captain Parolles.God blesse you Captaine Parolles.
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.71Which better than the first, O dear heaven, bless!Which better then the first, O deere heauen blesse,
Antony and CleopatraAC II.ii.245Bless her when she is riggish.Blesse her, when she is Riggish.
Antony and CleopatraAC III.iv.16When I shall pray ‘ O, bless my lord and husband!’;When I shall pray: Oh blesse my Lord, and Husband,
Antony and CleopatraAC III.iv.18‘ O, bless my brother!’ Husband win, win brother,Oh blesse my Brother. Husband winne, winne Brother,
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.viii.13Make her thanks bless thee. – O thou day o'th' world,Make her thankes blesse thee. Oh thou day o'th'world,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.i.79And he will bless that cross with other beating,And he will blesse yt crosse with other beating: 
CoriolanusCor I.iii.46Heavens bless my lord from fell Aufidius!Heauens blesse my Lord from fell Auffidius.
CoriolanusCor IV.v.138.2You bless me, gods!You blesse me Gods.
CoriolanusCor V.iv.57First, the gods bless you for your tidings; next,First, the Gods blesse you for your tydings: / Next,
CymbelineCym I.ii.60And bless the good remainders of the court!And blesse the good Remainders of the Court:
CymbelineCym IV.iv.44If you will bless me, sir, and give me leave,If you will blesse me Sir, and giue me leaue,
HamletHam III.ii.380God bless you, sir!God blesse you Sir.
HamletHam IV.vi.7God bless you, sir.God blesse you Sir.
HamletHam IV.vi.8Let him bless thee, too.Let him blesse thee too.
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.ii.81Jesus bless us!Iesu blesse vs.
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.224God bless your expedition!heauen blesse your Expedition.
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.92comes none here. You would bless you to hear what hecomes none heere. You would blesse you to heare what hee
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.287welcome to London! Now the Lord bless that sweetWelcome to London. Now Heauen blesse that sweete
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.283Sir John, the Lord bless you! God prosperSir Iohn, Heauen blesse you, and prosper
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.v.9God bless thy lungs, good knight!Blesse thy Lungs, good Knight.
Henry VH5 IV.i.33The Lord in heaven bless thee, noble Harry!The Lord in Heauen blesse thee, Noble Harry.
Henry VH5 V.ii.67And bless us with her former qualities.And blesse vs with her former qualities.
Henry VH5 V.ii.235thine:’ which word thou shalt no sooner bless mine earthine: which Word thou shalt no sooner blesse mine Eare
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.ii.18Saint Denis bless this happy stratagem,Saint Dennis blesse this happy Stratageme,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.5for he's a good man. Jesu bless him!for hee's a good man, Iesu blesse him.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iii.76take all the money that I have. O Lord bless me, I praytake all the Money that I haue. O Lord blesse me, I pray
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.vi.74Likely in time to bless a regal throne.Likely in time to blesse a Regall Throne:
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.vi.75‘ O, Jesus bless us, he is born with teeth!’O Iesus blesse vs, he is borne with teeth,
Henry VIIIH8 II.ii.35Will bless the King – and is not this course pious?Will blesse the King: and is not this course pious?
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.130.1To bless your eye withal.To blesse your eye withall.
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.136.1Ever God bless your highness!Euer God blesse your Highnesse.
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.392.2God bless him!God blesse him.
Henry VIIIH8 IV.i.42.3Heaven bless thee!Heauen blesse thee,
Henry VIIIH8 V.i.165Both now and ever bless her! 'Tis a girlBoth now, and euer blesse her: 'Tis a Gyrle
Henry VIIIH8 V.iv.35the women so besiege us? Bless me, what a fry ofthe women so besiege vs? Blesse me, what a fry of
Henry VIIIH8 V.v.30She shall be loved and feared. Her own shall bless her;She shall be lou'd and fear'd. Her owne shall blesse her;
Henry VIIIH8 V.v.55.1Shall see this, and bless heaven.Shall see this, and blesse Heauen.
King LearKL III.iv.55course his own shadow for a traitor. Bless thy five wits!course his owne shadow for a Traitor. Blisse thy fiue Wits,
King LearKL III.iv.56Tom's a-cold. O do, de, do de, do, de. Bless thee fromToms a cold. O do, de, do, de, do de, blisse thee from
King LearKL III.vi.56Bless thy five wits!Blesse thy fiue wits.
King LearKL IV.i.39Angering itself and others. (Aloud) Bless thee, master!Ang'ring it selfe, and others. Blesse thee Master.
King LearKL IV.i.53.1And yet I must. (Aloud) Bless thy sweet eyes, they bleed.And yet I must: Blesse thy sweete eyes, they bleede.
King LearKL IV.i.56Tom hath been scared out of his good wits. Bless thee,Tom hath bin scarr'd out of his good wits. Blesse thee
King LearKL IV.i.62waiting-women. So bless thee, master!
King LearKL IV.vi.40Burn itself out. If Edgar live, O, bless him!Burne it selfe out. If Edgar liue, O blesse him:
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.77God bless my ladies! Are they all in love,God blesse my Ladies, are they all in loue?
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.187.1God bless the King!God blesse the King.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.370They did not bless us with one happy word.They did not blesse vs with one happy word.
MacbethMac II.ii.26One cried ‘ God bless us!’ and ‘ Amen ’ the other,One cry'd God blesse vs, and Amen the other,
MacbethMac II.ii.29When they did say ‘ God bless us.’When they did say God blesse vs.
MacbethMac IV.ii.65Bless you, fair dame! I am not to you known,Blesse you faire Dame: I am not to you known,
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.10Come your way, sir. Bless you, good father friar.Come your way sir: 'blesse you good Father Frier.
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.73Adieu, trusty Pompey. Bless you, friar.Adieu trustie Pompey. / Blesse you Friar.
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.21who, God bless the mark, is a kind of devil; and to run(who God blesse the marke) is a kinde of diuell; and to run
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.110God bless your worship!God blesse your worship.
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.79Will bless it and approve it with a text,Will blesse it, and approue it with a text,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.51Are they so? God bless them andAre they so? heauen-blesse them, and
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.150Bless you, sir.'Blesse you sir.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.iii.16Bless thee, bully doctor!'Blesse thee, bully-Doctor.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.56Bless you, sir.Blesse you Sir.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.i.112Bless thee, Bottom! Bless thee! Thou artBlesse thee Bottome, blesse thee; thou art
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.89And bless it to all fair prosperity.And blesse it to all faire posterity.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.ii.13You must say ‘ paragon.’ A paramour is – God blessYou must say, Paragon. A Paramour is (God blesse
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.312us; she for a woman, God bless us.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.390Will we sing and bless this place.Will we sing and blesse this place.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.407And each several chamber blessAnd each seuerall chamber blesse,
Much Ado About NothingMA I.iii.63I bless myself every way. You are both sure, and willI blesse my selfe euery way, you are both sure, and will
Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.141God bless me from a challenge!God blesse me from a challenge.
OthelloOth I.i.33And I – God bless the mark! – his Moorship's Ancient.And I (blesse the marke) his Mooreships Auntient.
OthelloOth II.i.79That he may bless this bay with his tall ship,That he may blesse this Bay with his tall Ship,
OthelloOth II.ii.10till the bell have told eleven. Heaven bless the isle oftill the Bell haue told eleuen. Blesse the Isle of
OthelloOth III.iv.81.1Heaven bless us!Blesse vs.
PericlesPer IV.vi.19Now, the gods to bless your honour!Now the Gods to blesse your Honour.
PericlesPer V.i.224O, heavens bless my girl! But hark, what music?O heauens blesse my girle, But harke what Musicke
PericlesPer V.iii.69I bless thee for thy vision, andblesse thee for thy vision, and
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.107God bless thee, and put meekness in thy breast,God blesse thee, and put meeknes in thy breast,
Richard IIIR3 III.i.18God bless your grace with health and happy days!God blesse your Grace, with health and happie dayes.
Richard IIIR3 III.iii.4God bless the Prince from all the pack of you!God blesse the Prince from all the Pack of you,
Richard IIIR3 III.vii.196If not to bless us and the land withal,If not to blesse vs and the Land withall,
Richard IIIR3 III.vii.236God bless your grace! We see it, and will say it.God blesse your Grace, wee see it, and will say it.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.84I, by attorney, bless thee from thy mother,I by Attourney, blesse thee from thy Mother,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iv.190Now God in heaven bless thee! Hark you, sir.Now God in heauen blesse thee: harke you sir,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.v.168.2God in heaven bless her!God in heauen blesse her,
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.ii.44Mistress Bianca, bless you with such graceMistris Bianca, blesse you with such grace,
The TempestTem II.i.126That would not bless our Europe with your daughter,That would not blesse our Europe with your daughter,
The TempestTem IV.i.104To bless this twain, that they may prosperous be,To blesse this twaine, that they may prosperous be,
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.162And set me on the proof. So the gods bless me,And set me on the proofe. So the Gods blesse me,
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.185.2Assurance bless your thoughts!Assurance blesse your thoughts.
Timon of AthensTim III.vi.83nothing, so in nothing bless them, and to nothing are theynothing, so in nothing blesse them, and to nothing are they
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.35Will knit and break religions, bless th' accursed,Will knit and breake Religions, blesse th'accurst,
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.166O bless me here with thy victorious hand,O blesse me heere with thy victorious hand,
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.28thine in great revenue! Heaven bless thee from a tutor,thine in great reuenew; heauen blesse thee from a Tutor,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.280Jove bless great Ajax.Ioue blesse great Aiax.
Twelfth NightTN I.iii.44Bless you, fair shrew.Blesse you faire Shrew.
Twelfth NightTN I.v.33than a foolish wit.’ God bless thee, lady!then a foolish wit. God blesse thee Lady.
Twelfth NightTN IV.ii.11Jove bless thee, Master Parson!Ioue blesse thee M. Parson.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.18been there, bless the mark, a pissing while but all thebin there (blesse the marke) a pissing while, but all the
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.283And lovers yet unborn shall bless my ashes.And Lovers yet unborne shall blesse my ashes.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.iii.34drown themselves, thither they go – Jupiter bless us! – Drowne themselves, thither they goe, Iupiter blesse / Vs,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.128Is true love's merit, and bless me with a signIs true loves merit, and blesse me with a signe
The Winter's TaleWT III.iii.109here, boy. Now bless thyself: thou met'st with thingsheere boy. Now blesse thy selfe: thou met'st with things
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.14.2I bless the timeI blesse the time
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.266Bless me from marrying a usurer!Blesse me from marrying a Vsurer.
The Winter's TaleWT V.i.33To bless the bed of majesty againTo blesse the Bed of Maiestie againe

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.1119 But he is dead, and never did he bless But he is dead, and neuer did he blesse

Glossary

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blesswound, hurt, beat; also: consecrate
blessguard, protect, safeguard
bless
hallowbless, glorify, honour as holy
hollowbless, glorify, honour as holy
plessWelsh pronunciation of 'bless'

Thesaurus

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blesshollow
blesshallow

Themes and Topics

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Greetings...or bless ham iv vi 7 god bless you sir bless mv ii ii 110 ...
...ir bless mv ii ii 110 god bless your worship mercy kj i i 1...
Politeness...d mnd iv ii 13 a paramour is - god bless us - a thing of naught manhood ...
...anhoods - to buy a saddle mark bless the tg iv iv 18 he had not been th...
... tg iv iv 18 he had not been there bless the mark a pissing while mark ...
...mark a pissing while mark god bless the mv ii ii 21 the jew my master ...
...v ii ii 21 the jew my master who god bless the mark is a kind of devil ma...
Swearing...o ham v ii 338   god bless us mnd v i 312   god...
Welsh
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...ake his gait / and each several chamber bless several (adj ) 2--3 (n ) something (...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BLESSBASICbless v, blessed adj, blessedly adv, blessedness n
BLESSSTATEblessed-fair adj
BLESSNOTunbless v, unblessed adj, unblest adj
UNBLESSBASICsee BLESS

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