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Search phrase: possession

Plays

34 result(s). alternate result(s)

Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
All's Well That Ends Well	AW II.v.25	When I should take possession of the bride,	When I should take possession of the Bride,
Antony and Cleopatra	AC V.ii.314	Now boast thee, death, in thy possession lies	Now boast thee Death, in thy possession lyes
The Comedy of Errors	CE III.i.106	For ever housed where it gets possession.	For euer hows'd, where it gets possession.
The Comedy of Errors	CE IV.iv.53	To yield possession to my holy prayers,	To yeeld possession to my holie praiers,
The Comedy of Errors	CE V.i.44	How long hath this possession held the man?	How long hath this possession held the man.
Cymbeline	Cym III.v.125	late master's garments in thy possession?	late Masters Garments in thy possession?
Hamlet	Ham V.ii.89	spacious in the possession of dirt.	spacious in the possession of dirt.
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 III.ii.43	Had still kept loyal to possession,	Had still kept loyall to possession,
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 IV.v.221	Then plain and right must my possession be,	Then plaine and right must my possession be;
Henry V	H5 I.i.8	We lose the better half of our possession;	We loose the better halfe of our Possession:
Henry V	H5 III.vi.91	possession of the pridge, but he is enforced to retire,	possession of the Pridge, but he is enforced to retyre,
Henry V	H5 V.ii.180	Je – quand sur le possession de France, et quand vous avez	Ie quand sur le possession de Fraunce, & quand vous aues
Henry V	H5 V.ii.181	le possession de moi, – let me see, what then? Saint Denis	le possession de moy. (Let mee see, what then? Saint Dennis
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 I.i.44	I mean to take possession of my right.	I meane to take possession of my Right.
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 II.ii.53	Than in possession any jot of pleasure.	Then in possession any iot of pleasure.
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 II.vi.110	To see these honours in possession.	To see these Honors in possession.
Henry VIII	H8 III.ii.128.1	Possession of a subject.	Possession of a Subiect.
King Edward III	E3 III.i.109	'Tis you are in the possession of the crown,	Tis you are in possession of the Crowne,
King Edward III	E3 V.i.33	We take possession of the town in peace.	We take possession of the towne in peace,
King John	KJ I.i.39	Our strong possession and our right for us.	Our strong possession, and our right for vs.
King John	KJ I.i.40	Your strong possession much more than your right,	Your strong possessiõ much more then your right,
King John	KJ II.i.266	And stalk in blood to our possession?	And stalke in blood to our possession?
King John	KJ II.i.366	And bear possession of our person here,	And beare possession of our Person heere,
King John	KJ IV.i.32	His words do take possession of my bosom.	His words do take possession of my bosome.
Measure for Measure	MM I.ii.145	I got possession of Julietta's bed.	I got possession of Iulietas bed,
Much Ado About Nothing	MA IV.i.219	The virtue that possession would not show us	The vertue that possession would not shew vs
Othello	Oth V.ii.276	From the possession of this heavenly sight!	From the possession of this Heauenly sight:
Richard II	R2 III.i.13	Broke the possession of a royal bed,	Broke the possession of a Royall Bed,
Richard II	R2 IV.i.110	To the possession of thy royal hand.	To the possession of thy Royall Hand.
The Taming of the Shrew	TS II.i.122	And in possession twenty thousand crowns.	And in possession twentie thousand Crownes.
Troilus and Cressida	TC II.ii.153	Now to deliver her possession up	Now to deliuer her possession vp
Troilus and Cressida	TC III.iii.5	I have abandoned Troy, left my possession,	I haue abandon'd Troy, left my possession,
The Two Gentlemen of Verona	TG V.iv.131	Take but possession of her with a touch –	Take but possession of her, with a Touch:
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK II.i.222	I that first saw her; I that took possession	I that first saw her; I that tooke possession

Poems

4 result(s).

Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.18	In the possession of his beauteous mate;	In the possession of his beauteous mate.
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.803	Keep still possession of thy gloomy place,	Keepe still possession of thy gloomy place,
Sonnets	Sonn.18.10	Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;	Nor loose possession of that faire thou ow'st,
Sonnets	Sonn.129.9	Mad in pursuit and in possession so;	Made In pursut and in possession so,

Glossary

39 result(s).

accomplish	get possession of, gain, obtain
common	[of land] in common possession, for the whole community
contain	retain, keep in one's possession
dispossess	cause to lose possession
domination	possession, dominion, sovereign territory
extend	seize upon, take possession of
fee	possession, property
fee, in	in absolute possession, as freehold
fee-simple	in complete possession
fee-simple	private estate [belonging to the owner and his heirs for ever]; permanent lease, full possession
fine	[legal] agreement to transfer land possession
inherit	put in possession of, provide [with]
inherit	receive, obtain, come into possession [of]
inherit	secure, win, get possession of
interest	valid claim [on], rights of possession [to]
interest	possession, right, title
possess	take possession of, seize
possess	put in possession, endow
possession	possessor, holder, occupier
possession	joint rights, shared ownership
possession	actual holding, real ownership, immediate possession
possession	property, estate, belongings
property	appropriate, take possession of
purse	take possession of, put into one's keeping
revenue	possession, tenure, custody
reversion	prospective inheritance, expectation of possession
seize (upon)	[legal] take possession of, take hold of
space	freedom from captivity; or: possession of property
stablishment	confirmed possession, settlement
succeed	inherit, come into possession of, be heir to
sue	institute a suit to obtain possession of land
take	bewitch, take possession of, take into one's power
take	take possession of, seize hold of
title	possession, lordship, dominion
use	trust, possession, tenure
usurp	take wrongful possession of, misappropriate
usurp	take wrongful possession of, misappropriate
wearing	possession, having, enjoyment
withhold	detain, keep in possession

Thesaurus

48 result(s).

agreement to transfer land possession	fine
common possession, in [of land]	common
confirmed possession	stablishment
expectation of possession	reversion
full possession	fee-simple
get possession	inherit
immediate possession	possession
keep in possession	contain
keep in possession	withhold
land, institute a suit to obtain possession of	sue
lose possession, cause to	dispossess
possession	domination
possession	fee
possession	interest
possession	revenue
possession	title
possession	use
possession	wearing
possession of property	space
possession, cause to lose	dispossess
possession, come into	inherit
possession, come into	succeed
possession, confirmed	stablishment
possession, expectation of	reversion
possession, full	fee-simple
possession, get	accomplish
possession, get	inherit
possession, immediate	possession
possession, in absolute	fee, in
possession, in common [of land]	common
possession, in complete	fee-simple
possession, keep in	contain
possession, keep in	withhold
possession, put in	inherit
possession, put in	possess
possession, rights of	interest
possession, take	extend
possession, take	possess
possession, take	property
possession, take	purse
possession, take	seize (upon)
possession, take	take
possession, take	take
possession, take wrongful	usurp
property, possession of	space
rights of possession	interest
suit to obtain possession of land, institute a	sue
wrongful possession, take	usurp

Themes and Topics

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French

...i > enemy h5 v ii 180 je - quand sur le possession de france et quand vous avez le...
...de france et quand vous avez le possession de moi > i - when upon...
...de moi > i - when upon possession of france and when you have...
...of france and when you have possession of me h5 v ii 182 donc vôtre est franc...

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