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CoriolanusCor II.iii.32return for conscience' sake to help to get thee a wife.returne for Conscience sake, to helpe to get thee a Wife.
CymbelineCym I.vi.7My conscience bids me ask – wherefore you have(My Conscience bids me aske) wherefore you haue
CymbelineCym I.vii.116That from my mutest conscience to my tongueThat from my mutest Conscience, to my tongue,
CymbelineCym II.ii.36As strongly as the conscience does within,As strongly as the Conscience do's within:
CymbelineCym III.iii.99O Cymbeline, heaven and my conscience knowsOh Cymbeline, Heauen and my Conscience knowes
CymbelineCym III.iv.47I false? Thy conscience witness: Iachimo,I false? Thy Conscience witnesse: Iachimo,
CymbelineCym III.vii.57Which their own conscience sealed them, laying byWhich their owne Conscience seal'd them: laying by
CymbelineCym V.iv.8T' unbar these locks. My conscience, thou art fetteredT'vnbarre these Lockes. My Conscience, thou art fetter'd
CymbelineCym V.iv.202on my conscience, there are verier knaves desire toon my Conscience, there are verier Knaues desire to
CymbelineCym V.v.414But now my heavy conscience sinks my knee,But now my heauie Conscience sinkes my knee,
HamletHam II.ii.603Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King.Wherein Ile catch the Conscience of the King.
HamletHam III.i.50(aside) How smart a lash that speech doth give my conscience!How smart a lash that speech doth giue my Conscience?
HamletHam III.i.83Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;Thus Conscience does make Cowards of vs all,
HamletHam IV.v.134Conscience and grace to the profoundest pit!Conscience and Grace, to the profoundest Pit.
HamletHam IV.vii.1Now must your conscience my acquittance seal,Now must your conscience my acquittance seal,
HamletHam V.ii.58They are not near my conscience. Their defeatThey are not neere my Conscience; their debate
HamletHam V.ii.67And with such cozenage – is't not perfect conscienceAnd with such coozenage; is't not perfect conscience,
HamletHam V.ii.290And yet it is almost against my conscience.And yet 'tis almost 'gainst my conscience.
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.487good conscience.good Conscience.
Henry IV Part 22H4 epilogue.20good conscience will make any possible satisfaction,good Conscience, will make any possible satisfaction,
Henry VH5 I.ii.31That what you speak is in your conscience washedThat what you speake, is in your Conscience washt,
Henry VH5 I.ii.79Could not keep quiet in his conscience,Could not keepe quiet in his conscience,
Henry VH5 I.ii.96May I with right and conscience make this claim?May I with right and conscience make this claim?
Henry VH5 III.iii.13With conscience wide as hell, mowing like grassWith Conscience wide as Hell, mowing like Grasse
Henry VH5 III.vi.13think in my very conscience he is as valiant a man asthinke in my very conscience hee is as valiant a man as
Henry VH5 IV.i.79coxcomb? In your own conscience now?Coxcombe, in your owne conscience now?
Henry VH5 IV.i.114By my troth, I will speak my conscience ofBy my troth, I will speake my conscience of
Henry VH5 IV.i.174man in his bed, wash every mote out of his conscience;man in his Bed, wash euery Moth out of his Conscience:
Henry VH5 IV.vii.3mark you now, as can be offert – in your conscience now,marke you now, as can bee offert in your Conscience now,
Henry VH5 IV.vii.131your majesty, in my conscience.your Maiesty in my conscience.
Henry VH5 IV.vii.139upon God's ground and His earth, in my conscience, la!vpon Gods ground, and his earth, in my conscience law
Henry VH5 IV.viii.37Alençon that your majesty is give me, in your conscience,Alanson, that your Maiestie is giue me, in your Conscience
Henry VH5 IV.viii.120Yes, my conscience, He did us great good.Yes, my conscience, he did vs great good.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.68Is worthy praise; but, shall I speak my conscience,Is worthy prayse: but shall I speake my conscience,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.141My conscience tells me you are innocent.My Conscience tells me you are innocent.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.235Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.Whose Conscience with Iniustice is corrupted.
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.177And in my conscience do repute his graceAnd in my conscience, do repute his grace
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.i.150My conscience tells me he is lawful king.My Conscience tells me he is lawfull King.
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.113Now, Warwick, tell me even upon thy conscience,Now Warwicke, tell me euen vpon thy conscience
Henry VIIIH8 II.i.50Hate him perniciously, and, o' my conscience,Hate him perniciously, and o' my Conscience
Henry VIIIH8 II.i.60And if I have a conscience let it sink me,And if I haue a Conscience, let it sincke me,
Henry VIIIH8 II.ii.16.1Has crept too near his conscience.Ha's crept too neere his Conscience.
Henry VIIIH8 II.ii.16.2No, his conscienceNo, his Conscience
Henry VIIIH8 II.ii.26Dangers, doubts, wringing of the conscience,Dangers, doubts, wringing of the Conscience,
Henry VIIIH8 II.ii.73The quiet of my wounded conscience,The quiet of my wounded Conscience;
Henry VIIIH8 II.ii.141So sweet a bedfellow? But conscience, conscience!So sweet a Bedfellow? But Conscience, Conscience;
Henry VIIIH8 II.iii.32Of your soft cheverel conscience would receive,Of your soft Chiuerell Conscience, would receiue,
Henry VIIIH8 II.iv.170My conscience first received a tenderness,My Conscience first receiu'd a tendernes,
Henry VIIIH8 II.iv.182The bosom of my conscience, entered me,The bosome of my Conscience, enter'd me;
Henry VIIIH8 II.iv.200The wild sea of my conscience, I did steerThe wild Sea of my Conscience, I did steere
Henry VIIIH8 II.iv.203I meant to rectify my conscience, whichI meant to rectifie my Conscience, which
Henry VIIIH8 III.i.30There's nothing I have done yet, o' my conscience,There's nothing I haue done yet o' my Conscience
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.123There, on my conscience, put unwittingly?There (on my Conscience put vnwittingly)
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.327By what means got I leave to your own conscience(By what meanes got, I leaue to your owne conscience)
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.380A still and quiet conscience. The King has cured me,A still, and quiet Conscience. The King ha's cur'd me,
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.397For truth's sake, and his conscience, that his bones,For Truths-sake, and his Conscience; that his bones,
Henry VIIIH8 IV.i.47.1I cannot blame his conscience.I cannot blame his Conscience.
Henry VIIIH8 V.i.24Cry the amen, and yet my conscience saysCry the Amen, and yet my Conscience sayes
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.40Both in his private conscience and his place,Both in his priuate Conscience, and his place,
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.67I make as little doubt as you do conscienceI make as little doubt as you doe conscience,
Henry VIIIH8 V.iv.36fornication is at door! On my Christian conscience, thisFornication is at dore? On my Christian Conscience this
Henry VIIIH8 V.iv.41face, for, o'my conscience, twenty of the dog-days nowface, for o' my conscience twenty of the Dog-dayes now
Julius CaesarJC I.i.14conscience; which is, indeed, sir, a mender of bad soles.Conscience, which is indeed Sir, a Mender of bad soules.
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.110His conscience witnesseth it is my right.His conscience witnesseth it is my right,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iii.27Which I in conscience may not violate,Which I in conscience may not violate,
King JohnKJ I.i.42So much my conscience whispers in your ear,So much my conscience whispers in your eare,
King JohnKJ II.i.564And France, whose armour conscience buckled on,And France, whose armour Conscience buckled on,
King JohnKJ IV.ii.77Between his purpose and his conscience,Betweene his purpose and his conscience,
King JohnKJ IV.ii.229Made it no conscience to destroy a prince.Made it no conscience to destroy a Prince.
King JohnKJ IV.ii.248Between my conscience and my cousin's death.Betweene my conscience, and my Cosins death.
King JohnKJ V.iv.43Awakes my conscience to confess all this.Awakes my Conscience to confesse all this.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.2testimony of a good conscience.testimony of a good conscience.
Measure for MeasureMM II.iii.21I'll teach you how you shall arraign your conscienceIle teach you how you shal araign your consciẽce
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.1Certainly my conscience will serve me to runCertainely, my conscience will serue me to run
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.5Gobbo, use your legs, take the start, run away.’ My conscience Iobbe, vse your legs, take the start, run awaie: my conscience
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.11brave mind,’ says the fiend, ‘ and run.’ Well, my consciencebraue minde saies the fiend, and run; well, my conscience
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.16to, he had a kind of taste – well, my conscience says,too; he had a kinde of taste; wel, my conscience saies
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.18not,’ says my conscience. ‘ Conscience,’ say I, ‘ you counselnot saies my conscience, conscience say I you counsaile
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.20by my conscience, I should stay with the Jew my masterby my conscience I should stay with the Iew my Maister,
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.24Jew is the very devil incarnation; and in my conscience,Iew is the verie diuell incarnation, and in my conscience,
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.25my conscience is but a kind of hard conscience to offer tomy conscience is a kinde of hard conscience, to offer to
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iii.207You suffer for a pad conscience. Your wife is asYou suffer for a pad conscience: your wife is as
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.ii.196conscience, pursue him with any further revenge?conscience, pursue him with any further reuenge?
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.28the Hunter? Why, now is Cupid a child of conscience;the Hunter? Why, now is Cupid a child of conscience,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.223A very gentle beast, of a good conscience.A verie gentle beast, and of good conscience.
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.267old ends any further, examine your conscience; and so Iold ends any further, examine your conscience, and so I
Much Ado About NothingMA V.ii.76wise, if Don Worm, his conscience, find no impedimentwise, if Don worme (his conscience) finde no impediment
OthelloOth I.ii.2Yet do I hold it very stuff o'th' conscienceYet do I hold it very stuffe o'th'conscience
OthelloOth III.iii.201They dare not show their husbands; their best conscienceThey dare not shew their Husbands. / Their best Conscience,
OthelloOth IV.iii.58Dost thou in conscience think – tell me, Emilia –Do'st thou in conscience thinke (tell me Amilia)
PericlesPer IV.i.4To yield thee so much profit. Let not conscience,to yeelde thee so much profite: let not conscience
PericlesPer IV.ii.11for them. If there be not a conscience to be used in everyfor them, if there bee not a conscience to be vsde in euerie
PericlesPer IV.ii.20conscience. The poor Transylvanian is dead that layconscience, the poore Transiluanian is dead that laye
Richard IIR2 II.ii.115Whom conscience and my kindred bids to right.Whom conscience, and my kindred bids to right:
Richard IIR2 V.vi.20With clog of conscience and sour melancholyWith clog of Conscience, and sowre Melancholly,
Richard IIR2 V.vi.41The guilt of conscience take thou for thy labour,The guilt of conscience take thou for thy labour,
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.234Having God, her conscience, and these bars against me,Hauing God, her Conscience, and these bars against me,
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.221The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul!The Worme of Conscience still begnaw thy Soule,
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.122Faith, some certain dregs of conscienceSome certaine dregges of conscience
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.128Where's thy conscience now?Where's thy conscience now.
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.132our reward, thy conscience flies out.our Reward, / thy Conscience flyes out.
Richard IIIR3 III.vii.173My lord, this argues conscience in your grace.My Lord, this argues Conscience in your Grace,
Richard IIIR3 III.vii.225Albeit against my conscience and my soul.Albeit against my Conscience and my Soule.
Richard IIIR3 IV.iii.20Hence both are gone with conscience and remorse.Hence both are gone with Conscience and Remorse,
Richard IIIR3 V.ii.17Every man's conscience is a thousand men,Euery mans Conscience is a thousand men,
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.180O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me!O coward Conscience! how dost thou afflict me?
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.194My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,My Conscience hath a thousand seuerall Tongues,
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.310Conscience is but a word that cowards use,For Conscience is a word that Cowards vse,
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.312Our strong arms be our conscience, swords our law!Our strong armes be our Conscience, Swords our Law.
The TempestTem I.ii.471Who mak'st a show, but dar'st not strike, thy conscienceWho mak'st a shew, but dar'st not strike: thy conscience
The TempestTem II.i.280But, for your conscience?But for your conscience.
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.180Why dost thou weep? Canst thou the conscience lackWhy dost thou weepe, canst thou the conscience lacke,
Timon of AthensTim III.ii.89For policy sits above conscience.For Policy sits aboue Conscience.
Timon of AthensTim III.iii.17For, in my conscience, I was the first manFor in my conscience, I was the first man
Titus AndronicusTit V.i.75And hast a thing within thee called conscience,And hast a thing within thee, called Conscience,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.x.28I'll haunt thee like a wicked conscience still,Ile haunt thee, like a wicked conscience still,
Twelfth NightTN III.i.27Not so, sir. I do care for something; but in my conscience,Not so sir, I do care for something: but in my concience
Twelfth NightTN III.iii.17But were my worth, as is my conscience, firm,But were my worth, as is my conscience firme,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.iii.46Cleaving his conscience into twain and doingCleaving his conscience into twaine, and doing
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.iii.12And so would any young wench, o' my conscience,And so would any young wench o' my Conscience
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.ii.87To seal his will with – better, o'my conscience,To seale his will with, better o' my conscience
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK epilogue.8Against his conscience, let him hiss, and killAgainst his Conscience let him hisse, and kill
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.45To your own conscience, sir, before PolixenesTo your owne Conscience (Sir) before Polixenes
The Winter's TaleWT III.iii.4And threaten present blusters. In my conscience,And threaten present blusters. In my conscience
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.642with conscience take it.with conscience take it.

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.247 'Tween frozen conscience and hot-burning will, Tweene frozen conscience and hot burning will,
SonnetsSonn.151.1 Love is too young to know what conscience is; LOue is too young to know what conscience is,
SonnetsSonn.151.2 Yet who knows not conscience is born of love? Yet who knowes not conscience is borne of loue,
SonnetsSonn.151.13 No want of conscience hold it that I call No want of conscience hold it that I call,

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compunctiousremorseful, contrite, conscience-stricken
consciencereal knowledge, inner conviction, true understanding
conscienceinternal reflection, inner voice, inmost thought
conscienceto my mind
consciencesense of indebtedness, feeling of obligation
remorsefulconscience-stricken, guilty, full of sorrow
soulconscience, heart, inner being

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consciencesoul
conscience-strickencompunctious
conscience-strickenremorseful

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CONSCIENCEBASICconscience n, conscionable adj
CONSCIENCETYPEsoft-conscienced adj

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