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All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.134.1Mine honourable mistress.Mine honorable Mistris.
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.260honourable personages than the commission of yourhonourable personages, then the Commission of your
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.v.4honourable service.honourable seruice.
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.v.88You need but plead your honourable privilege.You neede but pleade your honourable priuiledge.
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.239an honourable gentleman. Tricks he hath had in him,an honourable Gentleman. Trickes hee hath had in him,
Antony and CleopatraAC I.iii.75.1An honourable trial.An honourable Triall.
Antony and CleopatraAC II.ii.178My honourable friend, Agrippa.My honourable Friend Agrippa.
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.vi.18No honourable trust. I have done ill,No honourable trust: I haue done ill,
Antony and CleopatraAC V.i.58How honourable and how kindly weHow honourable, and how kindely Wee
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.108.2Though he be honourableThough he be Honourable.
As You Like ItAYL I.ii.213The world esteemed thy father honourable,The world esteem'd thy father honourable,
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.156Come, shepherd, let us make an honourableCome Shepheard, let vs make an honorable
As You Like ItAYL III.iii.55of a married man more honourable than the bare browof a married man, more honourable then the bare brow
CoriolanusCor II.i.83so honourable a grave as to stuff a botcher's cushion or toso honourable a graue, as to stuffe a Botchers Cushion, or to
CoriolanusCor II.i.95Honourable Menenius, my boy MartiusHonorable Menenius, my Boy Martius
CoriolanusCor V.iii.154Think'st thou it honourable for a noblemanThink'st thou it Honourable for a Nobleman
CymbelineCym I.vii.142So long attended thee. If thou wert honourable,So long attended thee. If thou wert Honourable
CymbelineCym II.iv.125All sworn, and honourable: they induced to steal it?All sworne, and honourable: they induc'd to steale it?
CymbelineCym III.iv.178With joy he will embrace you: for he's honourable,With ioy he will imbrace you: for hee's Honourable,
HamletHam I.iii.111In honourable fashion.In honourable fashion.
HamletHam II.ii.130As of a man faithful and honourable.As of a man, faithfull and Honourable.
HamletHam II.ii.213him and my daughter. – My honourable lord, I willhim, and my daughter. / My Honourable Lord, I will
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.i.74And is not this an honourable spoil?And is not this an honourable spoyle?
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iii.34such a dish of skim milk with so honourable an action!such a dish of skim'd Milk with so honourable an Action.
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.529all to the wars, and thy place shall be honourable. I'llall to the Warres, and thy place shall be honorable. Ile
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.v.26This honourable bounty shall belong.this honourable bounty shall belong:
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.i.122reply. You call honourable boldness impudent sauciness;reply. You call honorable Boldnes, impudent Sawcinesse:
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.ii.116Peace! I will imitate the honourablePeace. I will imitate the honourable
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.ii.110Is this proceeding just and honourable?Is this proceeding iust, and honorable?
Henry VH5 IV.i.124just and his quarrel honourable.iust, and his Quarrell honorable.
Henry VH5 IV.vii.99is an honourable badge of the service; and I do believeis an honourable badge of the seruice: And I do beleeue
Henry VH5 V.i.68honourable respect, and worn as a memorable trophyhonourable respect, and worne as a memorable Trophee
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.57My honourable lords, health to you all!My honourable Lords, health to you all:
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.iv.1My gracious prince, and honourable peers,My gracious Prince, and honorable Peeres,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.41Profaning this most honourable order,Prophaning this most Honourable Order,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.122Confirm it so, mine honourable lord.Confirme it so, mine honourable Lord.
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.iv.17And whiles the honourable captain thereAnd whiles the honourable Captaine there
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.v.14Dishonour not her honourable nameDishonor not her Honorable Name,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iii.38May honourable peace attend thy throne.May honorable Peace attend thy Throne.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.i.51The honourable blood of Lancaster,The honourable blood of Lancaster
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ii.46Therefore am I of an honourable house.Therefore am I of an honorable house.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ii.47Ay, by my faith, the field is honourable,I by my faith, the field is honourable,
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.170And shame thine honourable age with blood?And shame thine honourable Age with blood?
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.ii.123Widow, go you along. Lords, use her honourably.Widow goe you along: Lords vse her honourable.
Henry VIIIH8 I.i.79The honourable board of Council out,The Honourable Boord of Councell, out
Henry VIIIH8 I.iii.26With all their honourable points of ignoranceWith all their honourable points of ignorance
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.306Thy honourable mettle may be wroughtThy Honorable Mettle may be wrought
Julius CaesarJC II.i.288You are my true and honourable wife,You are my true and honourable Wife,
Julius CaesarJC II.i.322Brave son, derived from honourable loins!Braue Sonne, deriu'd from Honourable Loines,
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.83For Brutus is an honourable man;(For Brutus is an Honourable man,
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.84So are they all, all honourable men – So are they all; all Honourable men)
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.88And Brutus is an honourable man.And Brutus is an Honourable man.
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.95And Brutus is an honourable man.And Brutus is an Honourable man.
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.100And sure he is an honourable man.And sure he is an Honourable man.
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.125Who, you all know, are honourable men.Who (you all know) are Honourable men.
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.128Than I will wrong such honourable men.Then I will wrong such Honourable men.
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.152I fear I wrong the honourable menI feare I wrong the Honourable men,
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.154They were traitors. Honourable men!They were Traitors: Honourable men?
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.213They that have done this deed are honourable.They that haue done this Deede, are honourable.
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.215That made them do it. They are wise and honourable,That made them do it: They are Wise, and Honourable,
Julius CaesarJC V.i.60Young man, thou couldst not die more honourable.Yong-man, thou could'st not dye more honourable.
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.433An honourable grave is more esteemedAn honorable graue is more esteemd,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iii.45Stay, my Villiers; thine honourable mindStay my Villeirs, thine honorable minde,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iv.130Are texted in thine honourable face.Are texted in thine honorable face,
King JohnKJ I.i.29An honourable conduct let him have.An honourable conduct let him haue,
King JohnKJ II.i.585From a resolved and honourable war,From a resolu'd and honourable warre,
King JohnKJ V.ii.18Where honourable rescue and defenceWhere honourable rescue, and defence
King JohnKJ V.ii.45Let me wipe off this honourable dewLet me wipe off this honourable dewe,
King LearKL I.i.27as my honourable friend.as my Honourable Friend.
King LearKL III.vi.47before this honourable assembly she kicked the poor
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.327In honourable terms. Nay, he can singIn honorable tearmes: Nay he can sing
Measure for MeasureMM II.i.83Prove it before these varlets here, thou honourableProue it before these varlets here, thou honorable
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ix.38To cozen fortune, and be honourableTo cosen Fortune, and be honourable
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.iv.70How honourable ladies sought my love,How honourable Ladies sought my loue,
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.270Commend me to your honourable wife,Commend me to your honourable Wife,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.v.20My chambers are honourable. Fie, privacy, fie!my Chambers are honourable: Fie, priuacy? Fie.
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.53all honourable virtues.all honourable vertues.
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.103herself. Be happy, lady; for you are like an honourableher selfe: be happie Lady, for you are like an honorable
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iv.27not marriage honourable in a beggar? Is not your lordnot marriage honourable in a beggar? is not your Lord
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iv.28honourable without marriage? I think you would havehonourable without marriage? I thinke you would haue
Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.253Here stand a pair of honourable men,Here stand a paire of honourable men,
Much Ado About NothingMA V.iv.30In the state of honourable marriage –In the state of honourable marriage,
OthelloOth II.iii.2Let's teach ourselves that honourable stop,Let's teach our selues that Honourable stop,
OthelloOth IV.ii.233him. He knows not yet of his honourable fortune. Ifhim. He knowes not yet of his Honourable Fortune, if
OthelloOth V.ii.291An honourable murderer, if you will:An honourable Murderer, if you will:
PericlesPer IV.iii.28.1From honourable courses.from honourable courses.
PericlesPer IV.vi.47honourable man.Honorable man.
PericlesPer IV.vi.53indeed, but how honourable he is in that I know not.indeed, but how honorable hee is in that, I knowe not.
PericlesPer IV.vi.77honourable parts and are the governor of this place.honourable parts, and are the Gouernour of this place.
Richard IIR2 I.i.136The honourable father to my foe,The honourable Father to my foe,
Richard IIR2 III.iii.105And by the honourable tomb he swearsAnd by the Honorable Tombe he sweares,
Richard IIR2 IV.i.91That honourable day shall never be seen.That honorable day shall ne're be seene.
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.1Set down, set down your honourable load – Set downe, set downe your honourable load,
Richard IIIR3 III.iv.18But you, my honourable lords, may name the time,But you, my Honorable Lords, may name the time,
Romeo and JulietRJ I.ii.4Of honourable reckoning are you both,Of Honourable reckoning are you both,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.ii.143If that thy bent of love be honourable,If that thy bent of Loue be Honourable,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.ii.79A damned saint, an honourable villain!A dimne Saint, an Honourable Villaine:
Romeo and JulietRJ III.iii.34More honourable state, more courtship livesMore Honourable state, more Courtship liues
Romeo and JulietRJ III.v.182Stuffed, as they say, with honourable parts,Stuft as they say with Honourable parts,
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.1.108He bear himself with honourable action,He beare himselfe with honourable action,
The TempestTem V.i.62Holy Gonzalo, honourable man,Holy Gonzallo, Honourable man,
Timon of AthensTim I.i.101Your honourable letter he desiresYour Honourable Letter he desires
Timon of AthensTim I.ii.185Please you, my lord, that honourablePlease you my Lord, that honourable
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.211Do what they would, are sorry – you are honourableDo what they would, are sorrie: you are Honourable,
Timon of AthensTim III.i.10And how does that honourable, complete, free-heartedAnd how does that Honourable, Compleate, Free-hearted
Timon of AthensTim III.ii.2friend and an honourable gentleman.friend and an Honourable Gentleman.
Timon of AthensTim III.ii.18gods, I am ashamed on't. Denied that honourable man?Gods I am asham'd on't. Denied that honourable man?
Timon of AthensTim III.ii.28well. Commend me to thy honourable virtuous lord, mycommend me to thy Honourable vertuous Lord, my
Timon of AthensTim III.ii.47honourable! How unluckily it happened that IHonourable? How vnluckily it hapned, that I
Timon of AthensTim III.ii.57afflictions, say, that I cannot pleasure such an honourableafflictions say, that I cannot pleasure such an Honourable
Timon of AthensTim III.ii.83And honourable carriage,And Honourable Carriage,
Timon of AthensTim III.vi.2I also wish it to you. I think this honourable lordI also wish it to you: I thinke this Honorable Lord
Timon of AthensTim III.vi.42My most honourable lord, I am e'en sick ofMy most Honorable Lord, I am e'ne sick of
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.219Of noble minds is honourable meed.Of Noble mindes, is Honourable Meede.
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.242Thy name and honourable family,Thy Name, and Honorable Familie,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.ii.12To gratify your honourable youth,To gratifie your honourable youth,
Titus AndronicusTit V.i.11Whose high exploits and honourable deedsWhose high exploits, and honourable Deeds,
Titus AndronicusTit V.iii.22Hath ordained to an honourable end,Hath ordained to an Honourable end,
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.150Wiped off in honourable keeping her.Wip'd off in honourable keeping her.
Twelfth NightTN I.v.161The honourable lady of the house, which is she?The honorable Ladie of the house, which is she?
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.64Were rich and honourable; besides, the gentlemanWere rich and honourable: besides, the gentleman
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.i.38Master, be one of them; it's an honourable kind ofMaster, be one of them: It's an honourable kinde of
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG V.iii.13Fear not; he bears an honourable mind,Feare not: he beares an honourable minde,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.ii.33That sweating in an honourable toilThat sweating in an honourable Toyle
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.27As you love anything that's honourable!As you love any thing that's honourable;
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.i.30.3They are honourable;They are honourable,
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.323So sovereignly being honourable.(So soueraignely being Honorable.)
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.408That I think honourable. Therefore mark my counsel,That I thinke Honorable: therefore marke my counsaile,
The Winter's TaleWT II.i.68‘ 'Tis pity she's not honest, honourable.’'Tis pitty shee's not honest: Honorable;
The Winter's TaleWT II.i.111That honourable grief lodged here which burnsThat honorable Griefe lodg'd here, which burnes
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.193Of the young Prince, whose honourable thoughts – Of the young Prince, whose honorable thoughts
The Winter's TaleWT V.iii.143An honourable husband. Come, Camillo,An honourable husband. Come Camillo,

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The Rape of LucreceLuc TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON, AND BARON OF TITCHFIELD TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE, HENRY Wriothesley, Earle of Southhampton, and Baron of Titchfield.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.d4 honourable disposition, not the worth of my untutored Honourable disposition, not the worth of my vntu-
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1690 ‘ Shall plight your honourable faiths to me, Shall plight your Honourable faiths to me,
Venus and AdonisVen TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON, AND BARON OF TITCHFIELD TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE Henrie Wriothesley, Earle of Southampton, and Baron of Titchfield.

Glossary

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antique Romanancient Roman [i.e. viewing suicide as an honourable option]
cavalierogallant, valiant, honourable
dearnoble, honourable, worthy
fairvirtuous, honourable, upright
fair-playchivalrous action, honourable conduct
freenoble, honourable, worthy
gentlewell-born, honourable, noble
goodhonest, virtuous, honourable
greatvaliant, noble, honourable
honesthonourable, respectable, upright
honourablehonest, upright, dignified
honourablenoble, distinguished, illustrious
honouredhonourable, dignified, virtuous
honour-owinghonour-owning, honourable
justhonourable, loyal, faithful
properhonest, honourable, worthy
truehonourable, virtuous, sincere
truelegitimate, rightful, honourable
under-honestless than honourable

Thesaurus

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conduct, honourablefair-play
honourablecavaliero
honourabledear
honourablefair
honourablefree
honourablegentle
honourablegood
honourablegreat
honourablehonest
honourablehonoured
honourablehonour-owing
honourablejust
honourableproper
honourabletrue
honourabletrue
honourable conductfair-play
honourable, less thanunder-honest

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Here, there, and where... thereunto h8 i iii 27 with all their honourable points of ignorance / pertaining thereun...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...ne gage (v ) gentle (adj ) well-born honourable noble cor ii iii 96 [coriolanus to fou...

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