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 58 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.51lords; you have restrained yourself within the list of tooLords, you haue restrain'd your selfe within the List of too
Antony and CleopatraAC III.vi.76.1With a more larger list of sceptres.With a more larger List of Scepters.
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.iii.13.3List, list!List list.
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.ix.6.2Stand close, and list him.Stand close, and list him.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.i.102And teach your ears to list me with more heed.And teach your eares to list me with more heede:
CoriolanusCor I.iv.20There is Aufidius. List what work he makesThere is Auffidious. List what worke he makes
CoriolanusCor III.ii.128With as big heart as thou. Do as thou list.With as bigge heart as thou. Do as thou list,
CoriolanusCor III.iii.40List to your Tribunes. Audience! Peace, I say!List to your Tribunes. Audience: / Peace I say.
HamletHam I.i.98Sharked up a list of lawless resolutesShark'd vp a List of Landlesse Resolutes,
HamletHam I.iii.30If with too credent ear you list his songs,If with too credent eare you list his Songs;
HamletHam I.v.22To ears of flesh and blood. List, list, O, list!To eares of flesh and bloud; list Hamlet, oh list,
HamletHam I.v.177Or ‘ If we list to speak,’ or ‘ There be, an if they might,’Or if we list to speake; or there be and if there might,
HamletHam IV.v.101The ocean, overpeering of his list,The Ocean (ouer-peering of his List)
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.209Good cousin, give me audience for a while.Good Cousin giue me audience for a-while, / And list to me.
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.ii.31down, lay thine ear close to the ground and list if thoudowne, lay thine eare close to the ground, and list if thou
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.iii.94Prithee let her alone, and list to me.Prethee let her alone, and list to mee.
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.i.51The very list, the very utmost boundThe very List, the very vtmost Bound
Henry VH5 I.i.43List his discourse of war, and you shall hearList his discourse of Warre; and you shall heare
Henry VH5 V.ii.267weak list of a country's fashion. We are the makers ofweake Lyst of a Countreyes fashion: wee are the makers
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.ii.35But list to me, my Humphrey, my sweet Duke:But list to me my Humfrey, my sweete Duke:
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.90So let her rest; and, madam, list to me,So let her rest: and Madame list to me,
Henry VIIIH8 II.ii.20Turns what he list. The King will know him one day.Turnes what he list. The King will know him one day.
Henry VIIIH8 IV.i.14.2Yes, 'tis the listYes, 'tis the List
Julius CaesarJC V.v.15Come hither, good Volumnius; list a word.Come hither, good Volumnius, list a word.
King Edward IIIE3 I.ii.17And list their babble, blunt and full of pride.And list their babble blunt and full of pride.
King Edward IIIE3 IV.ii.68Dispose, elect, and govern as they list!Dispose, elect, and gouerne as they list,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.v.93Then, arms, adieu, and let them fight that list.Then armes adieu, and let them fight that list,
King JohnKJ II.i.468Son, list to this conjunction, make this match;Son, list to this coniunction, make this match
King LearKL V.iii.62.2That's as we list to grace him.That's as we list to grace him.
King LearKL V.iii.179By nursing them, my lord. List a brief tale;By nursing them my Lord. List a breefe tale,
MacbethMac III.i.70Rather than so, come fate into the listRather then so, come Fate into the Lyst,
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.30velvet. Thou art the list.Veluet. Thou art the List.
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.33had as lief be a list of an English kersey as be piled, ashad as liefe be a Lyst of an English Kersey, as be pil'd, as
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.115take all, pay all, go to bed when she list, rise when shetake all, pay all, goe to bed when she list, rise when she
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.116list, all is as she will. And, truly, she deserves it; for iflist, all is as she will: and truly she deserues it; for if
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.42Elves, list your names; silence, you airy toys.Elues, list your names: Silence you aiery toyes.
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iv.75am not such a fool to think what I list, nor I list not toam not such a foole to thinke what I list, nor I list not to
OthelloOth II.i.104I find it still when I have list to sleep.I finde it still, when I haue leaue to sleepe.
OthelloOth II.i.211list me. The Lieutenant tonight watches on the court oflist-me; the Lieutenant to night watches on the Court of Guard.
OthelloOth II.iii.336That she may make, unmake, do what she list,That she may make, vnmake, do what she list,
OthelloOth IV.i.75Confine yourself but in a patient list.Confine your selfe but in a patient List,
PericlesPer V.i.229The music of the spheres! List, my Marina!the Musicke of the Spheres, list my Marina.
Richard IIR2 I.iii.124And list what with our council we have done.and list / What with our Councell we haue done.
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.93In thy foul throat thou li'st! Queen Margaret sawIn thy foule throat thou Ly'st, / Queene Margaret saw
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.40they list.they list
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.356That ‘ only ’ came well in. Sir, list to me.That only came well in: sir, list to me,
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.i.89Seize thee that list. If once I find thee ranging,Seize thee that List, if once I finde thee ranging,
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.ii.66list; an old hat, and the humour of forty fancies prickedlist; an old hat, & the humor of forty fancies prickt
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.ii.164‘ Now take them up,’ quoth he, ‘ if any list.’Now take them vp quoth he, if any list.
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.v.7It shall be moon, or star, or what I list,It shall be moone, or starre, or what I list,
The TempestTem III.ii.16Your lieutenant, if you list; he's no standard.Your Lieutenant if you list, hee's no standard.
The TempestTem III.ii.130If thou beest a devil, take't as thou list.If thou beest a diuell, take't as thou list.
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.99And, when he sleeps, will she do what she list.And when he sleepes will she do what she list.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.18List!List?
Twelfth NightTN III.i.75list of my voyage.list of my voyage.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iv.48.2List then. Your cousin,List then: your Cosen
The Winter's TaleWT IV.i.26I list not prophesy; but let Time's newsI list not prophesie: but let Times newes
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.538.2Then list to me.Then list to me:

Poems

 4 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.4 And down I laid to list the sad-tuned tale; And downe I laid to list the sad tun'd tale,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1008 But little stars may hide them when they list. But little stars may hide them when they list.
SonnetsSonn.58.9 Be where you list, your charter is so strong Be where you list, your charter is so strong,
Venus and AdonisVen.154 From morn till night, even where I list to sport me. From morne till night, euen where I list to sport me.

Glossary

 31 result(s).
abstractlist, register, inventory
billinventory, list, catalogue
billetenrol, enter in a list
bookrecord, list, register
cataloguelist, register, roll-call
dividedistinguish the qualities, list the attributes [of someone]
enscheduleput in a schedule, write down in a list
fileregister, list, roll
forfeit[unclear meaning] list of penalties for bad behaviour
inventorydetailed list, itemization
listboundary, limit, confines
listmuster, troop, band, recruitment
listlisten to, pay attention to
listlisten
listwish, like, please
list(usually plural) combat arena at a tournament
listcare, choose, desire
listwish, desire, inclination
listcloth edging, border material
listlimit, objective
muster-fileofficial list of men
notelist, record, roll
overnamename in succession, read through the list of
parcel[debated meaning] increase, add to the list of
pollvoting list, head-count
prickmark (down), put on a list, record in writing
putpresent a list of accusations
reckonlist, enumerate
scheduleinventory, list, itemization
tabletabulate, list, itemize
unrollstrike off the roll, remove from the list

Thesaurus

 32 result(s).
accusations, present a list ofput
attributes, listdivide
behaviour, list of penalties for badforfeit
detailed listinventory
enter in a listbillet
enter in a listenschedule
listabstract
listbill
listbook
listcatalogue
listfile
listnote
listreckon
listschedule
listtable
list attributesdivide
list of accusations, present aput
list of men, officialmuster-file
list, add to theparcel
list, detailedinventory
list, enter in abillet
list, enter in aenschedule
list, put on aprick
list, read through aovername
list, remove from aunroll
list, votingpoll
official list of menmuster-file
penalties for bad behaviour, list offorfeit
present a list of accusationsput
read through a listovername
remove from a listunroll
voting listpoll

Themes and Topics

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Address forms...n which they are speaking the following list illustrates some of the distinctive expr...
Attention signals... cor iii iii 40 [aedile to plebeians] list to your tribunes audience goo...
Discourse markers... such as i trust well come come) the list below illustrates some of the distinctiv...
Functional shift...es are given at the end of the following list which groups noun conversions into broa...
Here, there, and where...mbinations are found in shakespeare the list below gives those which are present in ...
Past tenses...dynamic sense than caught the following list illustrates only those forms which displ...
Plants...ciation no longer present the following list illustrates these differences but ex...
Swearing... indication is given of frequency in the list so it is important to note that some it...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...hese words in particular senses in the list below and chosen quotations for them wh...

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