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Search phrase: setting

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.117There is none. Man setting down before youThere is none: Man setting downe before you,
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.109to this very instant disaster of his setting i'th' stocks.to this very instant disaster of his setting i'th stockes:
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.ii.165How shall we part with them in settingBut how shal we part with them in setting
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.iii.118shouldst know it, I am an honest man's wife, and settingshouldst know it: I am an honest mans wife: and setting
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.iii.120Setting thy womanhood aside, thou art a beastSetting thy woman-hood aside, thou art a beast
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.80Setting my knighthood and my soldiership aside, I hadSetting my Knight-hood, and my Souldiership aside, I had
Henry VH5 I.ii.185Setting endeavour in continual motion;Setting endeuour in continual motion:
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ii.83We took him setting of boys' copies.We tooke him setting of boyes Copies.
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.i.24Setting your scorns and your mislike aside,Setting your skornes, and your mislike aside,
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.225I haste now to my setting. I shall fallI haste now to my Setting. I shall fall
Julius CaesarJC V.iii.60But Cassius is no more. O setting sun,But Cassius is no more. O setting Sunne:
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.121By my sweet soul, I mean setting thee at liberty,By my sweete soule, I meane, setting thee at libertie.
MacbethMac IV.iii.135Already at a point, was setting forth.Already at a point, was setting foorth:
MacbethMac V.iv.10.1Our setting down before't.Our setting downe befor't.
Measure for MeasureMM II.i.2Setting it up to fear the birds of prey,Setting it vp to feare the Birds of prey,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.102Not I, I assure thee. Setting the attractions ofNot I, I assure thee; setting the attraction of
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.231But by your setting on, by your consent?But by your setting on, by your consent?
Richard IIR2 I.i.58Setting aside his high blood's royalty,Setting aside his high bloods royalty,
Richard IIR2 II.i.12The setting sun, and music at the close,The setting Sun, and Musicke in the close
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.261And therefore, setting all this chat aside,And therefore setting all this chat aside,
The TempestTem II.i.233The setting of thine eye and cheek proclaimThe setting of thine eye, and cheeke proclaime
The TempestTem IV.i.255.3Ariel setting them onAriel setting them on.
Timon of AthensTim I.ii.142Men shut their doors against a setting sun.Men shut their doores against a setting Sunne.
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.73She's e'en setting on water to scald such chickens asShe's e'ne setting on water to scal'd such Chickens as
Timon of AthensTim III.v.14He is a man, setting his fate aside,He is a Man (setting his Fate aside)
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.239Exit, after setting down the heads and handExit.

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
SonnetsSonn.d11 SETTING FORTH SETTING.FORTH.

Glossary

 17 result(s).
beddedsmoothed, dressed; or: fixed in a setting
casedenclosed in a case, in a setting
darkingdarkening, setting
expeditionwarlike enterprise, setting out for war
fallsetting, closing [of the day]
fixtureway of placing, setting down
foilsetting, background which sets something off to advantage [as dull metal sets off a gem]
footinglanding, disembarking, setting foot on shore
groundbackground, surface, setting
jewelminiature in a jewelled setting
partingdeparture, leave-taking, setting out
setsetting, cycle, revolution
setsetting, sunset
settingfixed look, settled expression
settingputting, placing, sitting
setting-downsiege, besieging, encampment
vailsetting, going down

Thesaurus

 19 result(s).
background setting [as in a gem]foil
enclosed in a case/settingcased
fixed in a settingbedded
jewelled setting, miniature in ajewel
miniature in a jewelled settingjewel
setting [background]foil
setting [background]ground
setting [sun]darking
setting [sun]fall
setting [sun]set
setting [sun]set
setting [sun]vail
setting downfixture
setting outparting
setting out for warexpedition
setting, enclosed in acased
setting, fixed in abedded
shore, setting foot onfooting
war, setting out for expedition

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