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Search phrase: star

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.85That I should love a bright particular starThat I should loue a bright particuler starre,
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.188charitable star.charitable starre.
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.84have a good woman born but one every blazing star orhaue a good woman borne but ore euerie blazing starre, or
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.55the most received star; and though the devil lead thethe most receiu'd starre, and though the deuill leade the
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xiv.106.2The star is fallen.The Starre is falne.
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.307.2O eastern star!Oh Easterne Starre.
CymbelineCym V.iv.105Our Jovial star reigned at his birth, and inOur Iouiall Starre reign'd at his Birth, and in
CymbelineCym V.v.365Upon his neck a mole, a sanguine star;Vpon his necke a Mole, a sanguine Starre,
HamletHam I.i.36When yond same star that's westward from the poleWhen yond same Starre that's Westward from the Pole
HamletHam I.i.118Disasters in the sun; and the moist star
HamletHam I.iv.32Being nature's livery or fortune's star,
HamletHam II.ii.141‘ Lord Hamlet is a prince, out of thy star.Lord Hamlet is a Prince out of thy Starre,
HamletHam IV.vii.15That, as the star moves not but in his sphere,That as the Starre moues not but in his Sphere,
HamletHam V.ii.250Your skill shall, like a star i'th' darkest night,Your Skill shall like a Starre i'th'darkest night,
Henry VH5 Epil.chorus.6This star of England. Fortune made his sword,This Starre of England. Fortune made his Sword;
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.55A far more glorious star thy soul will makeA farre more glorious Starre thy Soule will make,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.ii.144Bright star of Venus, fallen down on the earth,Bright Starre of Venus, falne downe on the Earth,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.206What lowering star now envies thy estate,What lowring Starre now enuies thy estate?
Julius CaesarJC III.i.60But I am constant as the northern star,But I am constant as the Northerne Starre,
King LearKL I.ii.128star. My father compounded with my mother under theStarre, My father compounded with my mother vnder the
King LearKL I.ii.131have been that I am had the maidenliest star in thehaue bin that I am, had the maidenlest Starre in the
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.89That give a name to every fixed star,That giue a name to euery fixed Starre,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.229She, an attending star, scarce seen a light.Shee (an attending Starre) scarce seene a light.
Measure for MeasureMM IV.ii.196chance nothing of what is writ. Look, th' unfolding starchance nothing of what is writ. Looke, th' vnfolding Starre
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iii.85.2By welkin and her star!By Welkin, and her Star.
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.229near her; she would infect to the north star. I would notneere her, she would infect to the north starre: I would not
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.310there was a star danced, and under that was I born.there was a starre daunst, and vnder that was I borne:
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iv.51more sailing by the star.more sayling by the starre.
PericlesPer V.iii.79Heavens make a star of him! Yet there, my queen,Heauens make a Starre of him, yet there my Queene,
Richard IIR2 II.iv.19I see thy glory like a shooting starI see thy Glory, like a shooting Starre,
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.102To wail the dimming of our shining star;To waile the dimming of our shining Starre:
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 I.ii.182A most auspicious star, whose influenceA most auspitious starre, whose influence
Titus AndronicusTit IV.ii.32And now, young lords, was't not a happy starAnd now young Lords, wa'stnot a happy starre
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.46Or like a star disorbed? Nay, if we talk of reason,Or like a Starre disorb'd. Nay, if we talke of Reason,
Twelfth NightTN I.iii.126the star of a galliard.the starre of a Galliard.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.vi.9At first I did adore a twinkling star,At first I did adore a twinkling Starre,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.iv.1.1To thee no star be dark.To thee no starre be darke.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.146That fortunate bright star, the fair Emilia – That fortunate bright Star, the faire Emilia
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iii.20.1The only star to shine.The onely star to shine.
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.1Nine changes of the watery star hath beenNine Changes of the Watry-Starre hath been
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.363To me a break-neck. Happy star reign now!To me a breake-neck. Happy Starre raigne now,
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.425By each particular star in heaven andBy each particular Starre in Heauen, and

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.164 No comfortable star did lend his light, No comfortable starre did lend his light,
SonnetsSonn.26.9 Till whatsoever star that guides my moving Til whatsoeuer star that guides my mouing,
SonnetsSonn.116.7 It is the star to every wand'ring bark, It is the star to euery wandring barke,
SonnetsSonn.132.7 Nor that full star that ushers in the even Nor that full Starre that vshers in the Eauen
Venus and AdonisVen.815 Look how a bright star shooteth from the sky, Looke how a bright star shooteth from the skye;
Venus and AdonisVen.861 From whom each lamp and shining star doth borrow From whom ech lamp, and shining star doth borrow,

Glossary

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disasterunlucky star, unfavourable planet
dog-dayshottest days of the year [associated with the astrological position of Sirius, the Dog-star]
exhalationmeteor, shooting star
Hesperides[pron: hes'perideez] daughters of the evening star (Hesper), who guard the garden of the gods where the golden apples grow
Hesperusthe evening star
lodestarguiding star, beacon
moist starthe Moon [because of its influence on the tides]
northern starpole-star
orbsphere, planet, star, heavenly body
planetstar
pole[unclear meaning] polestar, guiding star
Polethe Pole star
spherestar, planet
spherystar-like, heavenly, celestial
starsphere, fortune, rank
starfate, fortune, destiny [as determined by the stars]
starpole-star, lodestar, guiding star
starplanet
star-blastingbad influence of the stars
Star-chambersupreme court of justice
star-crossedthwarted by a malign star
star-gazerastrologer, almanac-writer
starredborn under a star
unsphereremove [a star] from its sphere

Thesaurus

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born under a starstarred
evening starHesperus
guiding starlodestar
guiding starpole
guiding starstar
pole-starnorthern star
pole-starpole
pole-starstar
remove [a star] from its sphereunsphere
shooting starexhalation
sphere, remove [a star] from itsunsphere
starorb
starplanet
starPole
starsphere
star, born under astarred
star, eveningHesperides
star, eveningHesperus
star, guidinglodestar
star, guidingpole
star, guidingstar
star, shootingexhalation
star, thwarted by a malign star-crossed
star, unluckydisaster
star-likesphery
thwarted by a malign starstar-crossed
unlucky stardisaster

Themes and Topics

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Cosmos... hesperus aw ii i 164 the evening star house rj iv i 8 one of th...
Discourse markers...aret] there’s no more sailing by the star [beatrice] what means the fool trow ...
Classical mythology...golden fruit daughters of the evening star (hesper) who guard the garden of the go...

Words Families

 14 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
LODESTARBASICsee STAR
STARBASICstar n, star-like adj, starry adj
STARBADstar-blasting n
STARBIRTHstarred adj
STARLAWStar-Chamber adj
STARPEOPLEstar-gazer n
STARSCENEstarlight adj, starlight n
STARTYPEday-star n, lodestar n
STARLIGHTBASICsee STAR
STARRYBASICsee STAR

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