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All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.233Are of a mind: he, that they cannot help him;Are of a minde, he, that they cannot helpe him:
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.234They, that they cannot help. How shall they creditThey, that they cannot helpe, how shall they credit
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.251What I can help thee to, thou shalt not miss.What I can helpe thee to, thou shalt not misse.
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.124A senseless help, when help past sense we deem.A sencelesse helpe, when helpe past sence we deeme.
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.130Thou thoughtest to help me, and such thanks I giveThou thoughtst to helpe me, and such thankes I giue,
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.152The help of heaven we count the act of men.The help of heauen we count the act of men.
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.190But if I help, what do you promise me?But if I helpe, what doe you promise me.
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.209Give me some help here, ho! If thou proceedGiue me some helpe heere hoa, if thou proceed,
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.107.1The help of mine own eyes.The helpe of mine owne eies.
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.vii.15And let me buy your friendly help thus far,And let me buy your friendly helpe thus farre,
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.i.2Must wear your spirits low. We cannot help it;Must wear your spirits low, we cannot helpe it:
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.i.7This man may help me to his majesty's ear,This man may helpe me to his Maiesties eare,
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.85Necessitied to help, that by this tokenNecessitied to helpe, that by this token
Antony and CleopatraAC I.iii.15Help me away, dear Charmian! I shall fall.Helpe me away deere Charmian, I shall fall,
Antony and CleopatraAC II.ii.75.1But say I could not help it.But say I could not helpe it.
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.iv.5.2Nay, I'll help too.Nay, Ile helpe too, Anthony.
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.iv.8.1Sooth, la, I'll help; thus it must be.Sooth-law Ile helpe: Thus it must bee.
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xiii.1Help me, my women! O, he's more madHelpe me my women: Oh hee's more mad
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xv.12Antony, Antony! Help, Charmian, help, Iras, help!Antony, Antony / Helpe Charmian, helpe Iras helpe:
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xv.13.1Help, friends below! Let's draw him hither.helpe Friends / Below, let's draw him hither.
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xv.30Help me, my women – we must draw thee up.Helpe me my women, we must draw thee vp:
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.126And take upon command what help we haveAnd take vpon command, what helpe we haue
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.67Wilt thou rest damned? God help thee,Wilt thou rest damn'd? God helpe thee
As You Like ItAYL V.ii.106help you, if I can. (To Phebe) I would love you, if Ihelpe you if I can : I would loue you if I
As You Like ItAYL V.iv.201the better by the help of good epilogues. What a case amthe better by the helpe of good Epilogues: What a case am
The Comedy of ErrorsCE I.i.152To seek thy health by beneficial help.To seeke thy helpe by beneficiall helpe,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.i.56So, come – help. Well struck! There was blow for blow.So come helpe, well strooke, there was blow for blow. 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.i.83If a crow help us in, sirrah, we'll pluck a crow together.If a crow help vs in sirra, wee'll plucke a crow together. 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iv.127God help, poor souls, how idly do they talk!God helpe poore soules, how idlely doe they talke.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iv.143And come with naked swords. Let's call more helpAnd come with naked swords, Let's call more helpe
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.160Let him be brought forth, and borne hence for help.Let him be brought forth, and borne hence for helpe. 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.176And sure, unless you send some present help,And sure (vnlesse you send some present helpe) 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.268I never saw the chain, so help me heaven,I neuer saw the Chaine, so helpe me heauen: 
CoriolanusCor I.i.39What he cannot help in his nature, youWhat he cannot helpe in his Nature, you
CoriolanusCor I.i.72Your knees to them, not arms, must help. Alack,Your knees to them (not armes) must helpe. Alacke,
CoriolanusCor I.iv.12To help our fielded friends! Come, blow thy blast.To helpe our fielded Friends. Come, blow thy blast.
CoriolanusCor I.v.14.1To help Cominius.To helpe Cominius.
CoriolanusCor II.iii.14little help will serve; for once we stood up about thelittle helpe will serue: for once we stood vp about the
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.
CoriolanusCor III.i.179.2Help, ye citizens!Helpe ye Citizens.
CoriolanusCor III.i.226.2Help Martius, help,Helpe Martius, helpe:
CoriolanusCor III.i.227You that be noble, help him, young and old!you that be noble, helpe him young and old.
CoriolanusCor IV.vi.122.1S'incapable of help.S'incapeable of helpe.
CoriolanusCor IV.vii.6.2I cannot help it now,I cannot helpe it now,
CoriolanusCor V.i.35In this so-never-needed help, yet do notIn this so neuer-needed helpe, yet do not
CoriolanusCor V.iv.62We'll meet them, and help the joy.Wee'l meet them, and helpe the ioy.
CoriolanusCor V.vi.150Help three o'th' chiefest soldiers; I'll be one.Helpe three a'th' cheefest Souldiers, Ile be one.
CymbelineCym I.ii.94And had no help of anger: they were partedAnd had no helpe of Anger: they were parted
CymbelineCym I.v.4then have looked on him without the help of admiration,then haue look'd on him, without the help of Admiration,
CymbelineCym V.iv.87Peep through thy marble mansion, help,Peepe through thy Marble Mansion, helpe,
CymbelineCym V.iv.91Help, Jupiter, or we appeal,Helpe (Iupiter) or we appeale,
CymbelineCym V.iv.176hangman to help him to bed, I think he wouldHangman to helpe him to bed, I think he would
CymbelineCym V.v.229.2O, gentlemen, help!Oh Gentlemen, helpe,
CymbelineCym V.v.231You ne'er killed Innogen till now. Help, help!You ne're kill'd Imogen till now: helpe, helpe,
HamletHam I.v.169Here as before, never, so help you mercy,Here as before, neuer so helpe you mercy,
HamletHam I.v.180So grace and mercy at your most need help you.So grace and mercy at your most neede helpe you: / Sweare.
HamletHam III.i.134O, help him, you sweet heavens!O helpe him, you sweet Heauens.
HamletHam III.ii.60Will you two help to hasten them?Will you two helpe to hasten them?
HamletHam III.iii.69Art more engaged! Help, angels! Make assay.Art more ingag'd: Helpe Angels, make assay:
HamletHam III.iv.23Help, ho!Helpe, helpe, hoa.
HamletHam III.iv.24 What, ho! Help!What hoa, helpe, helpe, helpe.
HamletHam IV.iii.43The bark is ready and the wind at help,The Barke is readie, and the winde at helpe,
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.ii.39I prithee good Prince Hal, help me to myI prethee good Prince Hal, help me to my
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.127of them is fat, and grows old. God help the while, a badof them is fat, and growes old, God helpe the while, a bad
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.457be a fault, God help the wicked! If to be old and merry be abee a fault, Heauen helpe the Wicked: if to be olde and merry, be a
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.84Not shall we need his help these fourteen days.Nor shall wee neede his helpe these foureteene dayes:
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.235Now, God help thee!Now God helpe thee.
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.ii.42Opinion, that did help me to the crown,Opinion, that did helpe me to the Crowne,
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.i.80If we without his help can make a headIf we without his helpe, can make a Head
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.i.81To push against a kingdom, with his helpTo push against the Kingdome; with his helpe,
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.i.49What with our help, what with the absent King,What with our helpe, what with the absent King.
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.iv.9Lead me, my lord? I do not need your help,Lead me my Lord? I do not need your helpe;
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.ii.65cannot help. By the mass, here comes Bardolph.canot helpe. Looke, looke, here comes Bardolfe.
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.44If the cook help to make the gluttony, youIf the Cooke make the Gluttonie, you
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.45help to make the diseases, Doll. We catch of you, Doll,helpe to make the Diseases (Dol) we catch of you (Dol)
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.226cannot help herself. You shall have forty, sir.cannot helpe her selfe: you shall haue fortie, sir.
Henry VH5 I.ii.223Now are we well resolved, and, by God's helpNow are we well resolu'd, and by Gods helpe
Henry VH5 IV.i.268Doth rise and help Hyperion to his horse;Doth rise and helpe Hiperiõ to his Horse,
Henry VH5 IV.iii.73Thou dost not wish more help from England, coz?Thou do'st not wish more helpe from England, Couze?
Henry VH5 IV.iii.75Without more help, could fight this royal battle!Without more helpe, could fight this Royall battaile.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.ii.107Whoe'er helps thee, 'tis thou that must help me.Who e're helps thee, 'tis thou that must help me:
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iv.89Bear hence his body; I will help to bury it.Beare hence his Body, I will helpe to bury it.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.v.17Help Salisbury to make his testament.Helpe Salisbury to make his Testament,
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.i.18To join with witches and the help of hell!To ioyne with Witches, and the helpe of Hell.
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.141So help me God, as I dissemble not.So helpe me God, as I dissemble not.
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.142So help me God – (aside) as I intend it not.So helpe me God, as I intend it not.
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.iii.53Strike those that hurt, and hurt not those that help!Strike those that hurt, and hurt not those that helpe:
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.8This shall ye do, so help you righteous God.This shall ye do, so helpe you righteous God.
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.iii.14And cannot help the noble chevalier.And cannot helpe the noble Cheualier:
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.vi.31The help of one stands me in little stead.The helpe of one stands me in little stead.
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.2Now help, ye charming spells and periapts;Now helpe ye charming Spelles and Periapts,
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.12Help me this once, that France may get the field.Helpe me this once, that France may get the field.
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.17So you do condescend to help me now.So you do condiscend to helpe me now.
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.48To compass wonders but by help of devils.To compasse Wonders, but by helpe of diuels.
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.203So God help Warwick, as he loves the landSo God helpe Warwicke, as he loues the Land,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.91Come, offer at my shrine, and I will help thee.’come offer at my Shrine, / And I will helpe thee.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.94.2Ay, God Almighty help me!I, God Almightie helpe me.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iv.67Thy greatest help is quiet, gentle Nell.Thy greatest helpe is quiet, gentle Nell:
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.110So help me God, as I have watched the night,So helpe me God, as I haue watcht the Night,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.120I say no more than truth, so help me God!I say no more then truth, so helpe me God.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.287For, being green, there is great hope of help.For being greene, there is great hope of helpe.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.33How fares my lord? Help, lords! The King is dead.How fares my Lord? Helpe Lords, the King is dead.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.35Run, go, help, help! O Henry, ope thine eyes!Runne, goe, helpe, helpe: Oh Henry ope thine eyes.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.vii.83Ye shall have a hempen caudle then, and the help ofYe shall haue a hempen Candle then, & the help of
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.ii.24So let it help me now against thy sword,So let it helpe me now against thy sword,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.i.177Now, if the help of Norfolk and myself,Now, if the helpe of Norfolke, and my selfe,
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.i.21For how can I help them and not myself?For how can I helpe them, and not my selfe?
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.34Scotland hath will to help, but cannot help;Scotland hath will to helpe, but cannot helpe:
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.213But by thy help to this distressed Queen?But by thy helpe to this distressed Queene?
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.i.142So God help Montague as he proves true!So God helpe Mountague, as hee proues true.
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.vi.76Must help you more than you are hurt by me.Must helpe you more, then you are hurt by mee.
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.vi.90For doubtless Burgundy will yield him help,For doubtlesse, Burgundie will yeeld him helpe,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.vii.6And brought desired help from Burgundy.And brought desired helpe from Burgundie.
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.vii.43To help King Edward in his time of storm,To helpe King Edward in his time of storme,
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.i.66O, welcome, Oxford, for we want thy help.Oh welcome Oxford, for we want thy helpe.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.iv.49Let him depart before we need his help.Let him depart, before we neede his helpe.
Henry VIIIH8 I.i.207.2It will help me nothingIt will helpe me nothing
Henry VIIIH8 II.i.44.1Lest he should help his father.Least he should helpe his Father.
Henry VIIIH8 II.iv.129When you are called, return. Now the Lord help!When you are cald returne. Now the Lord helpe,
Henry VIIIH8 V.ii.5.1But yet I cannot help you.But yet I cannot helpe you.
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.111Caesar cried, ‘ Help me, Cassius, or I sink!’Casar cride, Helpe me Cassius, or I sinke.
Julius CaesarJC II.ii.3Help, ho! They murder Caesar!’ Who's within?Helpe, ho: They murther Casar. Who's within?
King Edward IIIE3 II.ii.131Can be my help, but that your mightinessCan be my helpe, but that your mightines:
King JohnKJ II.i.33Till your strong hand shall help to give him strengthTill your strong hand shall helpe to giue him strength,
King JohnKJ II.i.117And by whose help I mean to chastise it.And by whose helpe I meane to chastise it.
King JohnKJ V.iv.58My arm shall give thee help to bear thee hence;My arme shall giue thee helpe to beare thee hence,
King JohnKJ V.vii.114But when it first did help to wound itself.But when it first did helpe to wound it selfe.
King LearKL II.i.36.1Stop, stop! – No help?Stop, stop, no helpe?
King LearKL II.ii.37Help, ho! Murder! Help!Helpe, ho, murther, helpe.
King LearKL II.ii.40Help, ho! Murder! Murder!Helpe hoa, murther, murther.
King LearKL III.iv.38Come not in here, nuncle; here's a spirit. Help me,Come not in heere Nuncle, here's a spirit, helpe me,
King LearKL III.iv.39help me!helpe me.
King LearKL III.vi.98Stand in hard cure. (To the Fool) Come, help to bear thy master.
King LearKL III.vii.69Give me some help! – O, cruel! O, you gods!Giue me some helpe.----O cruell! O you Gods.
King LearKL III.vii.106To apply to his bleeding face. Now heaven help him!
King LearKL V.iii.220.1Help, help! O, help!Helpe, helpe: O helpe.
King LearKL V.iii.220.2What kind of help?What kinde of helpe?
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.98Our Lady help my lord! He'll be forsworn.Our Lady helpe my Lord, he'll be forsworne.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.71Hath wisdom's warrant and the help of schoolHath wisedoms warrant, and the helpe of Schoole,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.392Help! Hold his brows! He'll swoon. Why look you pale?Helpe hold his browes, hee'l sound: why looke you pale?
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.414And, to begin: wench – so God help me, law! –And to begin Wench, so God helpe me law,
MacbethMac I.ii.43– But I am faint; my gashes cry for help.but I am faint, My Gashes cry for helpe.
MacbethMac I.iii.112With hidden help and vantage, or that with bothwith hidden helpe, / And vantage; or that with both
MacbethMac II.iii.115.2Help me hence, ho!Helpe me hence, hoa.
MacbethMac III.vi.32That by the help of these – with Him aboveThat by the helpe of these (with him aboue)
MacbethMac IV.ii.59Now God help thee, poor monkey! But how wiltNow God helpe thee, poore Monkie: / But how wilt
MacbethMac IV.iii.186Now is the time of help. (To Malcolm) Your eye in ScotlandNow is the time of helpe: your eye in Scotland
Measure for MeasureMM II.iv.25Come all to help him, and so stop the airCome all to help him, and so stop the ayre
Measure for MeasureMM II.iv.127Women, help heaven! Men their creation marWomen? Helpe heauen; men their creation marre
Measure for MeasureMM IV.ii.20Sirrah, here's a fellow will help you tomorrowSirha, here's a fellow will helpe you to morrow
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.347What, resists he? Help him, Lucio.What, resists he? helpe him Lucio.
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.iii.111Well then, it now appears you need my help.Well then, it now appeares you neede my helpe:
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.v.48To one that I would have him help to wasteTo one that I would haue him helpe to waste
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.167If you will help to bear it, Sir John, take all, or half, forif you will helpe to beare it (Sir Iohn) take all, or halfe, for
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iii.132but thee. Help me away. Let me creep in here. I'llhelpe mee away: let me creepe in heere: ile
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iii.134Help to cover your master,Helpe to couer your master
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.ii.150Help to search my house this one time. If I findHelpe to search my house this one time: if I find
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.151Help me, Lysander, help me! Do thy bestHelpe me Lysander, helpe me; do thy best
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.i.99masters! Fly, masters! Help!masters, flye masters, helpe.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.26He ‘ Murder!’ cries, and help from Athens calls.He murther cries, and helpe from Athens cals.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.22Nothing, good Monsieur, but to help CavaleryNothing good Mounsieur, but to help Caualery
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.302With the help of a surgeon he might yet recover,With the helpe of a Surgeon, he might yet recouer,
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.81runs presently mad. God help the noble Claudio! If heruns presently mad. God helpe the noble Claudio, if hee
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.347I will do any modest office, my lord, to help myI will doe any modest office, my Lord, to helpe my
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iv.60O, God help me! God help me! How long haveO God helpe me, God help me, how long haue
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iv.89Help to dress me, good coz, good Meg, goodHelpe to dresse mee good coze, good Meg, good
Much Ado About NothingMA III.v.11God help, I would desire they were; but, in faith, honestGod helpe I would desire they were, but infaith honest
Much Ado About NothingMA III.v.33say, ‘ When the age is in, the wit is out.’ God help us, it issay, when the age is in the wit is out, God helpe vs, it is
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.111.2Dead, I think. Help, uncle!Dead I thinke, helpe vncle,
Much Ado About NothingMA V.iii.17Help us to sigh and groan,helpe vs to sigh and grone.
Much Ado About NothingMA V.iv.31In which, good Friar, I shall desire your help.In which (good Frier) I shall desire your helpe.
Much Ado About NothingMA V.iv.32.2And my help.And my helpe.
OthelloOth I.iii.51We lacked your counsel and your help tonight.We lack't your Counsaile, and your helpe to night.
OthelloOth I.iii.198Which as a grise or step may help these loversWhich as a grise, or step may helpe these Louers.
OthelloOth II.iii.139(Cry within) ‘ Help! Help!’
OthelloOth II.iii.153Help, ho! Lieutenant! Sir! Montano! Sir!Helpe hoa. Lieutenant. Sir Montano:
OthelloOth II.iii.154Help, masters. Here's a goodly watch indeed.Helpe Masters. Heere's a goodly Watch indeed.
OthelloOth II.iii.220There comes a fellow, crying out for help,There comes a Fellow, crying out for helpe,
OthelloOth II.iii.309Confess yourself freely to her; importune her help toConfesse your selfe freely to her: Importune her helpe to
OthelloOth III.iii.427And this may help to thicken other proofsAnd this may helpe to thicken other proofes,
OthelloOth III.iv.122So help me every spirit sanctifiedSo helpe me euery spirit sanctified,
OthelloOth V.i.27I am maimed for ever. Help, ho! Murder, murder!I am maym'd for euer: / Helpe hoa: Murther, murther.
OthelloOth V.i.30O, help, ho! Light! A surgeon!Oh helpe hoa: Light, a Surgeon.
OthelloOth V.i.39O, help!Oh helpe.
OthelloOth V.i.44To come in to the cry without more help.To come into the cry, without more helpe.
OthelloOth V.i.50.1Here, here: for heaven's sake help me!Heere, heere: for heauen sake helpe me.
OthelloOth V.i.55Give me some help.Giue me some helpe.
OthelloOth V.i.59What are you there? Come in, and give some help.What are you there? Come in, and giue some helpe.
OthelloOth V.i.60O, help me here!O helpe me there.
OthelloOth V.ii.121Help, help, ho, help! O, lady, speak again!Helpe, helpe hoa, helpe. Oh Ladie speake againe,
OthelloOth V.ii.165Though I lost twenty lives. Help! Help, ho! Help!Though I lost twenty liues. Helpe, helpe, hoa, helpe:
PericlesPer I.iv.19And wanting breath to speak, help me with tears.And wanting breath to speake, helpe mee with teares.
PericlesPer I.iv.31The name of help grew odious to repeat.The name of helpe grewe odious to repeat.
PericlesPer II.i.21to hear what pitiful cries they made to us to help them,to heare, / What pittifull cryes they made to vs, to helpe them,
PericlesPer II.i.22when, well-a-day, we could scarce help ourselves.When (welladay) we could scarce helpe our selues.
PericlesPer II.i.75To give my tongue that heat to ask your help;To giue my tongue that heat to aske your helpe:
PericlesPer II.i.117Help, master, help! Here's a fishHelpe Maister helpe; heere's a Fish
PericlesPer V.iii.15What means the nun? She dies! Help, gentlemen!What meanes the mum? shee die's, helpe Gentlemen.
Richard IIR2 I.iii.183You never shall, so help you truth and God,You ueuer shall (so helpe you Truth, and Heauen)
Richard IIR2 I.iii.229Thou canst help time to furrow me with age,Thou canst helpe time to furrow me with age,
Richard IIR2 I.iv.60To help him to his grave immediately!To helpe him to his graue immediately:
Richard IIR2 V.iii.139Good uncle, help to order several powersGood Vnckle helpe to order seuerall powres
Richard IIR2 V.v.104Help, help, help!Helpe, helpe, helpe.
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.139Did it to help thee to a better husband.Did it to helpe thee to a better Husband.
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.94She may help you to many fair preferments,She may helpe you to many faire preferments,
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.245To help thee curse that poisonous bunch-backed toad.To helpe thee curse this poysonous Bunch-backt Toade.
Richard IIIR3 II.i.135Come, Hastings, help me to my closet. Ah, poor Clarence!Come Hastings helpe me to my Closset. Ah poore Clarence.
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.66Give me no help in lamentation;Giue me no helpe in Lamentation,
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.103But none can help our harms by wailing them.But none can helpe our harmes by wayling them.
Richard IIIR3 II.iii.8Ay, sir, it is too true. God help the while!I sir, it is too true, God helpe the while.
Richard IIIR3 III.vii.24No, so God help me, they spake not a word,No, so God helpe me, they spake not a word,
Richard IIIR3 III.vii.165And much I need to help you, were there need.And much I need to helpe you, were there need:
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.80That I should wish for thee to help me curseThat I should wish for thee to helpe me curse
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.131Help nothing else, yet do they ease the heart.Helpe nothing els, yet do they ease the hart.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.79And help to arm me. Leave me, I say.And helpe to arme me. Leaue me I say.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.250And slaughtered those that were the means to help him;And slaughter'd those that were the meanes to help him:
Richard IIIR3 V.iv.8Withdraw, my lord. I'll help you to a horse.Withdraw my Lord, Ile helpe you to a Horse
Romeo and JulietRJ II.ii.193His help to crave and my dear hap to tell.His helpe to craue, and my deare hap to tell.
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iii.48Within thy help and holy physic lies.Within thy helpe and holy phisicke lies:
Romeo and JulietRJ III.i.105Help me into some house, Benvolio,Helpe me into some house Benuolio,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.i.45Come weep with me. Past hope, past cure, past help!Come weepe with me, past hope, past care, past helpe.
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.i.52If in thy wisdom thou canst give no help,If in thy wisedome, thou canst giue no helpe,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.i.54And with this knife I'll help it presently.And with his knife, Ile helpe it presently.
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.i.125Love give me strength, and strength shall help afford.Loue giue me strength, / And strength shall helpe afford:
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.ii.34To help me sort such needful ornamentsTo helpe me sort such needfull ornaments,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.ii.41Go thou to Juliet, help to deck up her.Go thou to Iuliet, helpe to decke vp her,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.iii.6What, are you busy, ho? Need you my help?What are you busie ho? need you my help?
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.v.14Alas, alas! Help, help! My lady's dead!Alas, alas, helpe, helpe, my Ladyes dead,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.v.21Help, help! Call help.Helpe, helpe, call helpe.
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.v.141With speedy help doth lend redress.’with speedy helpe doth lend redresse.
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.164To help me after? I will kiss thy lips.To helpe me after, I will kisse thy lips,
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.248To help to take her from her borrowed grave,To helpe to take her from her borrowed graue,
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.18Help, masters, help! My master is mad.Helpe mistris helpe, my master is mad.
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.84I can, Petruchio, help thee to a wifeI can Petruchio helpe thee to a wife
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.170Hath promised me to help me to another,Hath promist me to helpe one to another,
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.i.81And help to dress your sister's chamber up.And helpe to dresse your sisters chamber vp,
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.i.51Help, help, help! Here's a madman willHelpe, helpe, helpe, here's a mad man
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.i.53Help, son! Help, Signor Baptista!Helpe, sonne, helpe signior Baptista.
The TempestTem I.ii.275By help of her more potent ministers,By helpe of her more potent Ministers,
The TempestTem II.ii.92I will help his ague. Come! (Caliban drinks) Amen! II will helpe his Ague: Come: Amen, I
The TempestTem IV.i.132Come temperate nymphs, and help to celebrateCome temperate Nimphes, and helpe to celebrate
The TempestTem IV.i.250Monster, lay to your fingers. Help to bearMonster, lay to your fingers: helpe to beare
The TempestTem V.i.142You have not sought her help, of whose soft graceYou haue not sought her helpe, of whose soft grace
The TempestTem epilogue.10With the help of your good hands.With the helpe of your good hands:
Timon of AthensTim I.i.106A gentleman that well deserves a help,A Gentleman, that well deserues a helpe,
Timon of AthensTim I.i.111'Tis not enough to help the feeble up,'Tis not enough to helpe the Feeble vp,
Timon of AthensTim I.ii.6Doubled with thanks and service, from whose helpDoubled with thankes and seruice, from whose helpe
Timon of AthensTim I.ii.87themselves have provided that I shall have much helpthemselues haue prouided that I shall haue much helpe
Timon of AthensTim III.iv.79Servilius, help! My lord, my lord!Seruilius helpe, my Lord, my Lord.
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.189And help to set a head on headless Rome.And helpe to set a head on headlesse Rome.
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.290Brothers, help to convey her hence away,Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away,
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.294.2Help, Lucius, help.Helpe Lucius helpe.
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.209Why dost not comfort me and help me outWhy dost not comfort me and helpe me out,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.233O brother, help me with thy fainting hand – O Brother helpe me with thy fainting hand.
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.237Reach me thy hand, that I may help thee out,Reach me thy hand, that I may helpe thee out,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.242Nor I no strength to climb without thy help.Nor I no strength to clime without thy help.
Titus AndronicusTit II.iv.10If thou hadst hands to help thee knit the cord.If thou had'st hands to helpe thee knit the cord.
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.78Is that the one will help to cut the other.Is that the one will helpe to cut the other:
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.149As far from help as limbo is from bliss!As farre from helpe as Limbo is from blisse,
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.161Good Aaron, wilt thou help to chop it off?Good Aron wilt thou help to chop it off?
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.1Help, grandsire, help! My aunt LaviniaHelpe Grandsier helpe, my Aunt Lauinia,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.46 Help her! What would she find? Lavinia, shall I read?Helpe her, what would she finde? Lauinia shall I read?
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.70Without the help of any hand at all.Without the helpe of any hand at all.
Titus AndronicusTit IV.ii.56Now help, or woe betide thee evermore!Now helpe, or woe betide thee euermore.
Titus AndronicusTit V.iii.15Sirs, help our uncle to convey him in.Sirs, helpe our Vnckle, to conuey him in,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.i.147To help unarm our Hector; his stubborn buckles,To helpe vnarme our Hector: his stubborne Buckles,
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.i.48.2There is no help;There is no helpe:
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.iii.11And would, as I shall pity, I could help. – And would, as I shall pittie, I could helpe.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.i.42Come, come, Thersites, help to trim my tent;Come, come Thersites, helpe to trim my Tent,
Twelfth NightTN IV.ii.81my hand, help me to a candle, and pen, ink, and paper.my hand, helpe me to a Candle, and pen, inke, and paper:
Twelfth NightTN IV.ii.106Good fool, help me to some light and someGood foole, helpe me to some light, and some
Twelfth NightTN IV.ii.114I will help you to't. But tell me true, are you notI will help you too't. But tel me true, are you not
Twelfth NightTN V.i.175your help! I had rather than forty pound I were at home.your helpe, I had rather then forty pound I were at home.
Twelfth NightTN V.i.201I'll help you, Sir Toby, because we'll beIle helpe you sir Toby, because we'll be
Twelfth NightTN V.i.203Will you help? An asshead, and a coxcomb,Will you helpe an Asse-head, and a coxcombe,
Twelfth NightTN V.i.252Where lie my maiden weeds; by whose gentle helpWhere lye my maiden weeds: by whose gentle helpe,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iv.155And I will help thee to prefer her too:And I will help thee to prefer her to:
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.241Cease to lament for that thou canst not help,Cease to lament for that thou canst not helpe,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.242And study help for that which thou lamentest.And study helpe for that which thou lament'st,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.342cannot I help. Well, proceed.cannot I helpe. Well, proceede.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.ii.46To help him of his blindness;To helpe him of his blindnesse:
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.199.2O, help now!Oh helpe now
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.115Is blown abroad, help me, thy poor well-willer,Is blowne abroad; helpe me thy poore well willer,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.193Help me, dear sister; in a deed so virtuous,Helpe me deare Sister, in a deede so vertuous,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.14Your ire is more than mortal; so your help be,Your ire is more than mortall; So your helpe be,
The Winter's TaleWT II.i.46Camillo was his help in this, his pander.Camillo was his helpe in this, his Pandar:
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.220To th' noble heart. What's gone and what's past helpTo th' Noble heart. What's gone, and what's past helpe
The Winter's TaleWT III.iii.93out his shoulder bone, how he cried to me for help, andout his shoulder-bone, how he cride to mee for helpe, and
The Winter's TaleWT III.iii.131Marry will I; and you shall help to put him'Marry will I: and you shall helpe to put him
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iii.51O, help me, help me! Pluck but off theseOh helpe me, helpe mee: plucke but off these
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iii.67seen very hot service. Lend me thy hand, I'll help thee.seene very hot seruice. Lend me thy hand, Ile helpe thee.
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.565To miseries enough: no hope to help you,To Miseries enough: no hope to helpe you,

Poems

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The Passionate PilgrimPP.15.12 Alas, she could not help it! Alas she could not helpe it.
The Passionate PilgrimPP.17.15 Heart is bleeding, all help needing, Hart is bleeding, all helpe needing,
The Passionate PilgrimPP.17.36 Other help for him I see that there is none. Other helpe for him I see that there is none.
The Passionate PilgrimPP.20.50 He will help thee in thy need: Hee will helpe thee in thy neede:
The Rape of LucreceLuc.913 They buy thy help, but Sin ne'er gives a fee: They buie thy helpe, but sinne nere giues a fee,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.983 Let him have time of time's help to despair, Let him haue time of times helpe to dispaire,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1022 Since that my case is past the help of law. Since that my case is past the helpe of law.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1056 Poor helpless help, the treasure stolen away, Poore helplesse helpe, the treasure stolne away,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1274 If tears could help, mine own would do me good. If tears could help, mine own would do me good.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1685 From what is past. The help that thou shalt lend me From what is past, the helpe that thou shalt lend me
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1822 Do wounds help wounds, or grief help grievous deeds? Do wounds helpe wounds, or griefe helpe greeuous deeds?
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1830 But kneel with me and help to bear thy part But kneele with me and helpe to beare thy part,
SonnetsSonn.36.4 Without thy help, by me be borne alone. Without thy helpe, by me be borne alone.
SonnetsSonn.80.9 Your shallowest help will hold me up afloat, Your shallowest helpe will hold me vp a floate,
SonnetsSonn.153.11 I, sick withal, the help of bath desired, I sick withall the helpe of bath desired,
SonnetsSonn.153.13 But found no cure. The bath for my help lies But found no cure, the bath for my help lies,
Venus and AdonisVen.93 Her help she sees, but help she cannot get; Her helpe she sees, but helpe she cannot get,
Venus and AdonisVen.371 For one sweet look thy help I would assure thee, For one sweet looke thy helpe I would assure thee,

Glossary

 34 result(s).
accommodateaid, help, give an advantage
advantagebenefit, help, aid
aidanceaid, assistance, help
aim[archery] guide one's efforts, help one's aim
availbe of use to, help, advantage
backsupport, help, back up
bearhelp out, support, back up
benefitagency, help, means
boothelp, serve, benefit, be useful [to]
comfortassist, help, give aid to
counter-caster[contemptuous] one who works things out with the help of counters, arithmetician
Damon['daymon] man from Syracuse seen as a model of faithful friendship, offering his life to help his friend Pythias
furtheranceaid, assistance, help
helpin our favour, ready to help
helptreatment, cure, relief
helprestore, succour, cure
holppast form of 'help'
lighthelp, enlightenment, information
makecontribute, add up, help to produce
mouldgo to create, help to form
proh[Latin] O God! Heaven help me!
Prometheusone of the Titan gods, who stole fire from heaven to help mankind, and was punished by being chained to a rock
redressrelief, assistance, help, comfort
reliefassistance, help, aid
remedyhelp, relief, alternative
rescue[cry for help to stop someone escaping] help, assistance
seekseek help from, resort to
steadhelp, assist, benefit
steadadvantage, help, benefit
stomacherpiece of clothing used by women under their bodice to help cover the chest
succourhelp, assist, aid
succourhelp, assistance, aid
takehelp me understand you
vantagebenefit, aid, help

Thesaurus

 29 result(s).
aim, help one's [in archery]aim
apprentices, call for helpclubs
fight, apprentice call for help in aclubs
form, help tomould
helpaccommodate
helpadvantage
helpaidance
helpavail
helpback
helpbenefit
helpboot
helpcomfort
helpfurtherance
helplight
helpredress
helprelief
helpremedy
helpstead
helpstead
helpsuccour
helpsuccour
helpvantage
help outbear
help to producemake
help, cry forrescue
help, ready tohelp
help, seekseek
produce, help tomake
seek helpseek

Themes and Topics

 8 result(s).
Discourse markers... cor ii iii 33 [third citizen] to help get thee a wife [second citizen] you ar...
Elision...v vi 122 never / s&rsquo incapable of help elision in word-endings adjectiv...
Functional shift...her fortunes ever stood / necessitied to help * not in oed scandal jc i...
Swearing...us mnd v i 312   god help ce iv iv 127   so go...
...i 68 god have mercy on us so help you  mercy ham i v 169 god&rsq...
... grace to boot wt i ii 80 heaven help us by heaven ham i i 49 &...
Classical mythology...s titan who stole fire from heaven to help mankind he was punished by being chaine...
...hero of athens who with ariadne&rsquo s help killed the minotaur he conquered the am...
French...doubt at all that i'll learn with god's help and very quickly h5 iii iv 38  n'avez-...
Latin...ius fidius (tnk iii v 11) o god heaven help me qui me alit me extinguit (per ii ii...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...d 1h6 v iii 12 [pucelle to the spirits] help me this once that france may get the fi...
...f juliet] both our remedies / within thy help and holy physic lies physic (n ) 2 (v...

Words Families

 8 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HELPBASIChelp n, help v, helpful adj, helping adj
HELPPEOPLEhelper n
HELPNOThelpless adj, unhelpful adj
UNHELPFULBASICsee HELP

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