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Search phrase: homely

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.ii.44I think, sir, you can eat none of this homelyI thinke sir, you can eate none of this homely
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.v.75Wherein toward me my homely stars have failedWherein toward me my homely starres haue faild
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.i.89Hath homely age the alluring beauty tookHath homelie age th' alluring beauty tooke 
CymbelineCym III.vii.6Will make what's homely savoury: wearinessWill make what's homely, sauoury: Wearinesse
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.28As he whose brow with homely biggen boundAs hee whose Brow (with homely Biggen bound)
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.iii.12And like rich hangings in a homely house,And like rich hangings in a homely house,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.v.22To be no better than a homely swain;To be no better then a homely Swaine,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.v.47And to conclude, the shepherd's homely curds,And to conclude, the Shepherds homely Curds,
King Edward IIIE3 I.ii.124Being at the wall, enter our homely gate.Being at the wall, enter our homely gate.
MacbethMac IV.ii.68If you will take a homely man's advice,If you will take a homely mans aduice,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iii.51Be plain, good son, and homely in thy drift.Be plaine good Son, rest homely in thy drift,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.i.2Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.Home-keeping youth, haue euer homely wits,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iv.96Upon a homely object Love can wink.Vpon a homely obiect, Loue can winke.
The Winter's TaleWT IV.ii.38most homely shepherd – a man, they say, that from verymost homely shepheard: a man (they say) that from very
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.331much homely foolery already. I know, sir, we weary you.much homely foolery already. I know (Sir) wee wearie you.
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.423More homely than thy state. – For thee, fond boy,More homely then thy state. For thee (fond boy)

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1338 The homely villain curtsies to her low, The homelie villaine cursies to her low,

Glossary

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homelyplain-looking, unattractive, ugly
homelyplain, simple, ordinary
homelyfating my humble parentage
plainsimple, homely, unaffected
russetrustic, homely, simple

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homelyplain
homelyrusset

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