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Search phrase: grass

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.v.19much skill in grass.much skill in grace.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.ii.210'Tis true, she rides me, and I long for grass.'Tis true she rides me, and I long for grasse. 
HamletHam III.ii.351Ay, sir, but ‘ while the grass grows ’ – the proverbI, but while the grasse growes, the Prouerbe
Henry VH5 I.i.65Grew like the summer grass, fastest by night,Grew like the Summer Grasse, fastest by Night,
Henry VH5 III.iii.13With conscience wide as hell, mowing like grassWith Conscience wide as Hell, mowing like Grasse
Henry VH5 IV.ii.48Lies foul with chawed grass, still and motionless;Lyes foule with chaw'd-grasse, still and motionlesse.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.337Where biting cold would never let grass grow,Where byting cold would neuer let grasse grow,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ii.65my palfrey go to grass. And when I am king, as king Imy Palfrey go to grasse: and when I am King, as King I
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.x.7I climbed into this garden, to see if I can eat grass, or pickI climb'd into this Garden, to see if I can eate Grasse, or picke
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.x.39pray God I may never eat grass more.pray God I may neuer eate grasse more.
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.391The sun that withers hay doth nourish grass:The Sunne that withersheye goth nourish grasse,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.185To tread a measure with her on this grass.To tread a Measure with you on the grasse.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.187To tread a measure with you on this grass.To tread a Measure with you on this grasse.
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.i.18Plucking the grass to know where sits the wind,Plucking the grasse to know where sits the winde,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.211Decking with liquid pearl the bladed grass – Decking with liquid pearle, the bladed grasse
Richard IIR2 I.iii.289The grass whereon thou treadest the presence strewed,
Richard IIR2 III.iii.100Her pastor's grass with faithful English blood.Her Pastors Grasse with faithfull English Blood.
The TempestTem II.i.55How lush and lusty the grass looks! HowHow lush and lusty the grasse lookes? How
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.424We cannot live on grass, on berries, water,We cannot liue on Grasse, on Berries, Water,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iv.71As flowers with frost, or grass beat down with storms.As flowers with frost, or grasse beat downe with stormes:

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.395 Show'd like an April daisy on the grass, Showed like an Aprill dazie on the grasse,
Venus and AdonisVen.473 For on the grass she lies as she were slain, For on the grasse she lyes as she were slaine,
Venus and AdonisVen.1028 The grass stoops not, she treads on it so light; The grasse stoops not, she treads on it so light,
Venus and AdonisVen.1055 No flower was nigh, no grass, herb, leaf or weed, No floure was nigh, no grasse, hearb, leaf, or weed,

Glossary

 5 result(s).
grassgraze, feed, eat pasture
greengreenery, grass, vegetation
greengrass-covered land, grassy mound
knot-grassspecies of creeping weed
stoverfodder grass, hay, straw

Thesaurus

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fodder grassstover
grassgreen
grass, fodderstover
grass-covered landgreen
land, grass-coveredgreen

Themes and Topics

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Plants

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
GRASSBASICgrass n, grassy adj
GRASSAPPEARANCEgrass-green adj, grass-green adj, short-grassed adj
GRASSINSECTgrasshopper n
GRASSPLACEgrass-plot n
GRASSTYPEbottom-grass n, knot-grass n, spear-grass n

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