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All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.82Carries no favour in't but Bertram's.Carries no fauour in't but Bertrams
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.95Of every line and trick of his sweet favour.Of euerie line and tricke of his sweet fauour.
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.176Good fortune and the favour of the KingGood fortune, and the fauour of the King
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.vi.86favour and for a week escape a great deal of discoveries,fauour, and for a weeke escape a great deale of discoueries,
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.212Nay, I'll read it first by your favour.Nay, Ile reade it first by your fauour.
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.49Which warped the line of every other favour,Which warpt the line, of euerie other fauour,
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.74Must be digested, give a favour from youMust be digested: giue a fauour from you
Antony and CleopatraAC II.v.38Be free and healthful; so tart a favourBe free and healthfull; so tart a fauour
Antony and CleopatraAC III.i.20Which he achieved by th' minute, lost his favour.Which he atchiu'd by'th'minute, lost his fauour.
Antony and CleopatraAC III.xiii.133He did ask favour.He did aske fauour.
As You Like ItAYL IV.iii.87Of female favour, and bestows himselfOf femall fauour, and bestowes himselfe
As You Like ItAYL V.iv.27Some lively touches of my daughter's favour.Some liuely touches of my daughters fauour.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE I.i.123Do me the favour to dilate at fullDoe me the fauour to dilate at full,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE I.i.150Yet will I favour thee in what I can.Yet will I fauour thee in what I can;
CoriolanusCor IV.iii.9favour is well approved by your tongue. What's the newsFauour is well appear'd by your Tongue. What's the Newes
CymbelineCym I.vii.42For idiots in this case of favour, wouldFor Idiots in this case of fauour, would
CymbelineCym III.iii.64.2Uncertain favour!Vncertaine fauour.
CymbelineCym IV.ii.104But time hath nothing blurred those lines of favourBut Time hath nothing blurr'd those lines of Fauour
CymbelineCym V.iv.128On greatness' favour, dream as I have done,On Greatnesse, Fauour; Dreame as I haue done,
CymbelineCym V.v.93His favour is familiar to me. Boy,His fauour is familiar to me: Boy,
CymbelineCym V.v.476His favour with the radiant Cymbeline,His Fauour, with the Radiant Cymbeline,
HamletHam I.ii.51Your leave and favour to return to France,Your leaue and fauour to returne to France,
HamletHam I.iii.5For Hamlet, and the trifling of his favour,For Hamlet, and the trifling of his fauours,
HamletHam IV.v.189She turns to favour and to prettiness.She turnes to Fauour, and to prettinesse.
HamletHam V.i.191thick, to this favour she must come. Make her laugh atthicke, to this fauour she must come. Make her laugh at
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.i.31Of favour from myself, and all our house,Of Fauour, from my Selfe, and all our House;
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.ii.12And ripens in the sunshine of his favour,And ripens in the Sunne-shine of his fauor,
Henry VH5 IV.vii.149Here, Fluellen, wear thou this favour forHere Fluellen, weare thou this fauour for
Henry VH5 IV.vii.167The glove which I have given him for a favourThe Gloue which I haue giuen him for a fauour,
Henry VH5 V.ii.63Which to reduce into our former favourWhich to reduce into our former fauour,
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.i.47If not of hell, the heavens sure favour him.If not of Hell, the Heauens sure fauour him.
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.iii.34Fortune in favour makes him lag behind.Fortune in fauor makes him lagge behinde.
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.81And this is mine; sweet Henry, favour him.And this is mine (sweet Henry) fauour him.
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.135Henceforth I charge you, as you love our favour,Henceforth I charge you, as you loue our fauour,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.69We thank you all for this great favour doneWe thanke you all for this great fauour done,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.156What though the common people favour him,What though the common people fauour him,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.190Hath won the greatest favour of the commons,Hath wonne the greatest fauour of the Commons,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iv.92I care not whither, for I beg no favour;I care not whither, for I begge no fauor;
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.i.124Used to command, untaught to plead for favour.Vs'd to command, vntaught to pleade for fauour.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.vii.62Justice with favour have I always done;Iustice with fauour haue I alwayes done,
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.60I am commanded, with your leave and favour,I am commanded, with your leaue and fauor,
Henry VIIIH8 I.i.168Pray give me favour, sir. This cunning CardinalPray giue me fauour Sir: This cunning Cardinall
Henry VIIIH8 I.iv.108Who's best in favour. Let the music knock it.Who's best in fauour. Let the Musicke knock it.
Henry VIIIH8 II.ii.88The Spaniard, tied by blood and favour to her,The Spaniard tide by blood and fauour to her,
Henry VIIIH8 II.ii.112Ay, and the best she shall have, and my favourI, and the best she shall haue; and my fauour
Henry VIIIH8 II.ii.116Give me your hand: much joy and favour to you.Giue me your hand: much ioy & fauour to you;
Henry VIIIH8 III.i.20With me, a poor weak woman, fall'n from favour?With me, a poore weake woman, falne from fauour?
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.103Hath crawled into the favour of the King,Hath crawl'd into the fauour of the King,
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.396Long in his highness' favour, and do justiceLong in his Highnesse fauour, and do Iustice
Henry VIIIH8 V.ii.29A man of his place, and so near our favour,A man of his Place, and so neere our fauour
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.74By your good favour, too sharp. Men so noble,By your good fauour, too sharpe; Men so Noble,
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.91As well as I do know your outward favour.As well as I do know your outward fauour.
Julius CaesarJC II.i.76.1By any mark of favour.By any marke of fauour.
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iii.51Stay, and be still in favour with thy lord.Stay and be still in fauour with thy Lord.
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.103Challenge our favour, for we owe it thee.Challenge our fauour for we owe it thee:
King JohnKJ II.i.393To whom in favour she shall give the day,To whom in fauour she shall giue the day,
King JohnKJ II.i.422Speak on with favour. We are bent to hear.Speake on with fauour, we are bent to heare.
King JohnKJ V.iv.50But I do love the favour and the formBut I do loue the fauour, and the forme
King LearKL I.i.218So many folds of favour. Sure her offenceSo many folds of fauour: sure her offence
King LearKL I.i.229That hath deprived me of your grace and favour,That hath depriu'd me of your Grace and fauour,
King LearKL I.iv.99Why? For taking one's part that's out of favour.Why? for taking ones part that's out of fauour,
King LearKL IV.ii.21A mistress's command. Wear this; (giving a favour) spare speech.A Mistresses command. Weare this; spare speech,
King LearKL IV.vi.211.2But, by your favour,But by your fauour:
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.65By thy favour, sweet welkin, I must sigh in thy face.By thy fauour sweet Welkin, I must sigh in thy face.
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.149As thou wilt win my favour, good my knave,As thou wilt win my fauour, good my knaue,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.260Her favour turns the fashion of the days,Her fauour turnes the fashion of the dayes,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.30But, Rosaline, you have a favour too –But Rosaline, you haue a Fauour too?
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.33My favour were as great. Be witness this –My Fauour were as great, be witnesse this.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.130Hold, Rosaline, this favour thou shalt wear,Hold Rosaline, this Fauour thou shalt weare,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.711heart for a favour.heart for a fauour.
MacbethMac I.iii.149Give me your favour. My dull brain was wroughtGiue me your fauour: / My dull Braine was wrought
MacbethMac I.v.70To alter favour ever is to fear.To alter fauor, euer is to feare:
Measure for MeasureMM IV.ii.29Pray, sir, by your good favour – for surely, sir, aPray sir, by your good fauor: for surely sir, a
Measure for MeasureMM IV.ii.30good favour you have, but that you have a hanginggood fauor you haue, but that you haue a hanging
Measure for MeasureMM IV.ii.169the favour.the fauour.
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.iii.165To buy his favour I extend this friendship.To buy his fauour, I extend this friendship,
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.383Two things provided more: that for this favourTwo things prouided more, that for this fauour
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.186Sickness is catching. O, were favour so,Sicknesse is catching: O were fauor so,
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.84When I like your favour; for God defend the luteWhen I like your fauour, for God defend the Lute
Much Ado About NothingMA II.ii.12much I am in the favour of Margaret, themuch I am in the fauour of Margaret, the
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iii.19Well, for your favour, sir, why, give God thanks, andwell, for your fauour sir, why giue God thankes, &
Much Ado About NothingMA V.iv.22Your niece regards me with an eye of favour.Your neece regards me with an eye of fauour.
OthelloOth I.iii.199Into your favour.
OthelloOth I.iii.337defeat thy favour with an usurped beard. I say, putdefeate thy fauour, with an vsurp'd Beard. I say put
OthelloOth II.i.223in favour, sympathy in years, manners and beauties: allin fauour, simpathy in yeares, Manners, and Beauties: all
OthelloOth III.i.26entreats her a little favour of speech. Wilt thou do this?entreats her a little fauour of Speech. Wilt thou do this?
OthelloOth III.iv.121Were he in favour as in humour altered.Were he in Fauour, as in Humour alter'd.
OthelloOth IV.iii.20Prithee, unpin me – have grace and favour in them.(Prythee vn-pin me) haue grace and fauour.
PericlesPer V.iii.13.2Voice and favour!Voyce and fauour,
Richard IIR2 V.iii.18And wear it as a favour; and with thatAnd weare it as a fauour, and with that
Richard IIR2 V.vi.42But neither my good word nor princely favour.But neither my good word, nor Princely fauour.
Richard IIIR3 I.i.79If we will keep in favour with the King,If we will keepe in fauour with the King,
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.207But beg one favour at thy gracious hand,But beg one fauour at thy gracious hand,
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.258Since I am crept in favour with myselfSince I am crept in fauour with my selfe,
Richard IIIR3 III.iv.91And I myself secure, in grace and favour.And I my selfe secure, in grace and fauour.
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.168Out of her favour where I am in love.Out of her fauour where I am in loue.
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.98O, what more favour can I do to theeO what more fauour can I do to thee,
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.97And free access and favour as the rest.And free accesse and fauour as the rest.
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.ii.104This favour will I do you for his sake – This fauor wil I do you for his sake,
The TempestTem IV.i.204Good my lord, give me thy favour still.Good my Lord, giue me thy fauour stil,
Timon of AthensTim III.v.41My lords, then, under favour – pardon me,My Lords, then vnder fauour, pardon me,
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.252With favour never clasped. But, bred a dog,With fauour neuer claspt: but bred a Dogge.
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.57And to my fortune's and the people's favourAnd to my Fortunes, and the Peoples Fauour,
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.61And to the love and favour of my countryAnd to the Loue and Fauour of my Countrey,
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.142May favour Tamora, the Queen of Goths – May fauour Tamora the Queene of Gothes,
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.424Receive him then to favour, Saturnine,Receiue him then to fauour Saturnine,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iv.79Ay, but the citizens favour Lucius,I, but the Cittizens fauour Lucius,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.ii.94swore th' other day that Troilus, for a brown favourswore th'other day, that Troylus for a browne fauour
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.87melancholy, if you will favour the man, but, by myMelancholly if will fauour the man, but by my
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.82That are without him, as place, riches, and favourThat are without him; as place, riches, and fauour,
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.213I know your favour, Lord Ulysses, well.I know your fauour Lord Vlysses well.
Twelfth NightTN II.iii.117Mistress Mary, if you prized my lady's favourMistris Mary, if you priz'd my Ladies fauour
Twelfth NightTN II.iv.24Hath stayed upon some favour that it loves.Hath staid vpon some fauour that it loues:
Twelfth NightTN II.iv.25.2A little, by your favour.A little, by your fauour.
Twelfth NightTN II.v.8out o' favour with my lady about a bear-baiting here.out o'fauour with my Lady, about a Beare-baiting heere.
Twelfth NightTN III.ii.17She did show favour to the youth in your sightShee did shew fauour to the youth in your sight,
Twelfth NightTN III.ii.79great favour.great fauour.
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.320No, sir, no jot. I know your favour well,No sir, no iot: I know your fauour well:
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.372In favour was my brother; and he wentIn fauour was my Brother, and he went
Twelfth NightTN V.i.121That screws me from my true place in your favour,That screwes me from my true place in your fauour:
Twelfth NightTN V.i.334Why you have given me such clear lights of favour?Why you haue giuen me such cleare lights of fauour,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.i.52favour infinite.fauour infinite.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iv.99Confirm his welcome with some special favour.Confirme his welcome, with some speciall fauor.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iv.159And, of so great a favour growing proud,And of so great a fauor growing proud,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.30And now and then a favour and a frisk.And now and then a fauour, and a friske.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.101If you but favour, our country pastime made is.If you but favour; our Country pastime made is,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.282If I fall from that mouth, I fall with favour,If I fall from that mouth, I fall with favour,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.ii.138And in it stuck the favour of his lady;And in it stucke the favour of his Lady:
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.iii.88and acceptance into her favour. Learn what maids haveand acceptance / Into her favour: Learne what Maides have
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.365My favour here begins to warp. Not speak?My fauor here begins to warpe. Not speake?
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.178And favour of the climate. As by strange fortuneAnd fauour of the Climate: as by strange fortune
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.93The crown and comfort of my life, your favour,The crowne and comfort of my Life (your Fauor)
The Winter's TaleWT V.ii.48by favour. Our king, being ready to leap out of himselfby Fauor. Our King being ready to leape out of himselfe,

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SonnetsSonn.25.1 Let those who are in favour with their stars LEt those who are in fauor with their stars,
SonnetsSonn.113.10 The most sweet favour or deformed'st creature, The most sweet-fauor or deformedst creature,
SonnetsSonn.125.5 Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour Haue I not seene dwellers on forme and fauor
Venus and AdonisVen.15 If thou wilt deign this favour, for thy meed If thou wilt daine this fauor, for thy meed
Venus and AdonisVen.257 ‘ Pity,’ she cries, ‘ some favour, some remorse!’ Pitie she cries, some fauour, some remorse,
Venus and AdonisVen.747 Both favour, savour, hue and qualities, Both fauor, sauour, hew, and qualities,

Glossary

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affectincline to, like, favour, be drawn to
book(plural) good books, favour, regard
countenancefavour, patronage, approval
disgraciousdisliked, out of favour, displeasing
displeasurebeing out of favour, discredit; or: discomfort, trouble
donationgift, present, favour
fairfortune, happiness, favour
favourcharm, attractiveness, gracefulness
favourfriendship, good will, friendly regard
favourgesture or token of regard, bow, curtsy
favourmark of favour, gift, token [often a love-token]
favourpardon, leave, kind indulgence
favourleniency, kindness, clemency
favour[facial] appearance, countenance, features, looks
favourappearance, look, aspect
favourtoken worn as a mark of identity or friendship
friendshipfriendly act, favour, act of kindness
gracehonour, favour, recognition, respect
gracefavour, good will
gracemeans of salvation, divine favour
gracefavour, add merit to, do honour to
graciousin favour, enjoying grace, esteemed
graciousshowing favour, displaying benevolence
graciousacceptable, righteous, full of favour
gratifyplease, oblige, favour
helpin our favour, ready to help
inclinelean towards, favour, support
incliningfavour, partiality, indulgence
insinuatecurry favour, work subtly [on], ingratiate oneself
lookfollow with the eye, look with favour on
popularcurrying favour with the people
relishbe acceptable, find favour
respectregard, admiration, favour, opinion
serveprovide opportunity [to], be favourable [to], favour
suitout of favour
takewin favour, gain acceptance, become popular
unblestout of favour, disapproved of

Thesaurus

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curry favourinsinuate
curry favour with the peoplepopular
divine favourgrace
favouraffect
favourbook
favourcountenance
favourdonation
favourfair
favourfriendship
favourgrace
favourgrace
favourgrace
favourgratify
favourincline
favourinclining
favourrespect
favourserve
favour, being out ofdispleasure
favour, curryinsinuate
favour, divinegrace
favour, findrelish
favour, full ofgracious
favour, ingracious
favour, in ourhelp
favour, look withlook
favour, mark offavour
favour, out ofdisgracious
favour, out ofsuit
favour, out ofunblest
favour, showinggracious
favour, wintake
look with favour onlook
showing favourgracious

Themes and Topics

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Politeness... by your kl iv vi 211 but by your favour / how near’s the other army f...
... tim iii v 41 my lords then under favour - pardon me leave by cym v ...
What and what...6 i i 156 what though the common people favour him what happens if what does it matte...
French...n f ) h5 iii iv 36   blessing favour grande (adj ) mw i iv 50 ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FAVOURBASICfavour n, favour v, favourable adj, favourably adv, favouring adj, favouring n, favourite adj
FAVOURBADhard-favoured adj, ill-favoured adj, ill-favouredly adv
FAVOURGOODwell-favoured adj
FAVOURPEOPLEfavourer n, favourite n

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