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Search phrase: snow

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.166shake the snow from off their cassocks lest they shakeshake the snow from off their Cassockes, least they shake
Antony and CleopatraAC I.iv.65Yea, like the stag when snow the pasture sheets,Yea, like the Stagge, when Snow the Pasture sheets,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.313In sap-consuming winter's drizzled snow,In sap-consuming Winters drizled snow
CoriolanusCor V.iii.66That's curdied by the frost from purest snowThat's curdied by the Frost, from purest Snow,
CymbelineCym II.iv.165As chaste as unsunned snow. O, all the devils!As Chaste, as vn-Sunn'd Snow. Oh, all the Diuels!
HamletHam III.i.136thy dowry: be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow,thy Dowrie. Be thou as chast as Ice, as pure as Snow,
HamletHam III.iii.46To wash it white as snow? Whereto serves mercyTo wash it white as Snow? Whereto serues mercy,
HamletHam IV.v.36(sings) White his shroud as the mountain snow, – White his Shrow'd as the Mountaine Snow.
HamletHam IV.v.195His beard was as white as snow,His Beard as white as Snow,
Henry VH5 III.v.50Rush on his host, as doth the melted snowRush on his Hoast, as doth the melted Snow
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.223Free lords, cold snow melts with the sun's hot beams:Free Lords: / Cold Snow melts with the Sunnes hot Beames:
King JohnKJ III.iv.176Or as a little snow, tumbled about,Or, as a little snow, tumbled about,
King LearKL II.ii.75Bring oil to fire, snow to their colder moods,Being oile to fire, snow to the colder moodes,
King LearKL IV.vi.119Whose face between her forks presages snow,whose face betweene her Forkes presages Snow;
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.106Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled shows,Then wish a Snow in Mayes new fangled showes:
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.912And birds sit brooding in the snow,And birds sit brooding in the snow,
MacbethMac IV.iii.53Will seem as pure as snow and the poor stateWill seeme as pure as Snow, and the poore State
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.31'Tween snow and fire, as treason and my love.'Tweene snow and fire, as treason and my loue.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.20hail kissing-comfits, and snow eringoes. Let there comehaile-kissing Comfits, and snow Eringoes: Let there come
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.141That pure congealed white, high Taurus' snow,That pure congealed white, high Tauruss now,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.165Melted as the snow, seems to me now(melted as the snow) / Seems to me now
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.59That is, hot ice and wondrous strange snow.That is, hot ice, and wondrous strange snow.
OthelloOth V.ii.4Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow,Nor scarre that whiter skin of hers, then Snow,
Richard IIR2 I.iii.298Or wallow naked in December snowOr Wallow naked in December snow
Richard IIR2 IV.i.259O that I were a mockery king of snow,Oh, that I were a Mockerie, King of Snow,
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.245Right, as snow in harvest. Come, you deceive yourself;Right, as Snow in Haruest: / Come, you deceiue your selfe,
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.327Felt so much cold as over shoes in snow?Felt so much cold, as ouer shooes in Snow:
Romeo and JulietRJ III.ii.19Whiter than new snow upon a raven's back.Whiter then new Snow vpon a Rauens backe:
The TempestTem IV.i.55The white cold virgin snow upon my heartThe white cold virgin Snow, vpon my heart
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.387Whose blush doth thaw the consecrated snowWhose blush doth thawe the consecrated Snow
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.20In winter with warm tears I'll melt the snowIn Winter with warme teares Ile melt the snow,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.vii.19Thou wouldst as soon go kindle fire with snowThou wouldst as soone goe kindle fire with snow
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.140As wind-fanned snow, who to thy female knightsAs windefand Snow, who to thy femall knights
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.220Lawn as white as driven snow;Lawne as white as driuen Snow,
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.361Or Ethiopian's tooth, or the fanned snow that's boltedOr Ethyopians tooth, or the fan'd snow, that's bolted

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1218 As winter meads when sun doth melt their snow. As winter meads when sun doth melt their snow.
SonnetsSonn.130.3 If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; If snow be white, why then her brests are dun:
Venus and AdonisVen.354 As apt as new-fall'n snow takes any dint. As apt, as new falne snow takes any dint.
Venus and AdonisVen.362 A lily prisoned in a gaol of snow, A lillie prisond in a gaile of snow,
Venus and AdonisVen.750 As mountain snow melts with the midday sun. As mountain snow melts with the midday sonne.

Glossary

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oversnowsnow over, make white with snow
snow-brothmelted snow

Thesaurus

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melted snowsnow-broth
snow overoversnow
snow, meltedsnow-broth
white with snow, makeoversnow

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
OVERSNOWBASICsee SNOW
SNOWBASICsnow adj, snow n, snowy adj
SNOWCOLOURsnow-white adj
SNOWINTENSITYo'ersnow v
SNOWOBJECTsnowball n
SNOWTYPEsnow-broth n

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