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Search phrase: swearing

Plays

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Antony and CleopatraAC I.iii.28Though you in swearing shake the throned gods – (Though you in swearing shake the Throaned Gods)
Antony and CleopatraAC I.iii.31.1Which break themselves in swearing!Which breake themselues in swearing.
As You Like ItAYL I.ii.74no more was this knight, swearing by his honour, forno more was this knight swearing by his Honor, for
As You Like ItAYL II.i.60Yea, and of this our life, swearing that weYea, and of this our life, swearing that we
CoriolanusCor V.iv.36And hale him up and down, all swearing ifAnd hale him vp and downe; all swearing, if
CymbelineCym II.i.4must take me up for swearing, as if I borrowed minemust take me vp for swearing, as if I borrowed mine
CymbelineCym II.iv.143.3No swearing:No swearing:
HamletHam II.i.25Ay, or drinking, fencing, swearing, quarrelling,I, or drinking, fencing, swearing, / Quarelling,
HamletHam III.iii.91At game, a-swearing, or about some actAt gaming, swearing, or about some acte
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.ii.35 spent on Tuesday morning, got with swearing ‘ Lay by!’,spent on Tuesday Morning; got with swearing, Lay by:
Henry VH5 IV.i.134a place;’ some swearing, some crying for a surgeon,a place, some swearing, some crying for a Surgean;
Henry VH5 V.ii.61To swearing and stern looks, diffused attire,To Swearing, and sterne Lookes, defus'd Attyre,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.iv.31Swearing that you withhold his levied host,Swearing that you with-hold his leuied hoast,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.v.17Have chid me from the battle, swearing bothHaue chid me from the Battell: Swearing both,
King JohnKJ V.i.10Swearing allegiance and the love of soulSwearing Allegiance, and the loue of soule
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.204And swearing till my very roof was dryAnd swearing till my very rough was dry
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.ii.15Thou mayst, I warrant. We shall have old swearingThou maist I warrant, we shal haue old swearing
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.10for swearing to gentlemen my friends you were goodfor swearing to Gentlemen my friends, you were good
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.321Use it for my love some other way than swearingVse it for my loue some other way then swearing
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.281A madcap ruffian and a swearing Jack,A mad-cap ruffian, and a swearing Iacke,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iv.9O'th't' other side, the policy of those crafty-swearingO'th'tother side, the pollicie of those craftie swearing
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.180Nay, let me alone for swearing.Nay let me alone for swearing.

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The Passionate PilgrimPP.7.8 Between each kiss her oaths of true love swearing! Betweene each kisse her othes of true loue swearing:
The Rape of LucreceLuc.518 Swearing I slew him, seeing thee embrace him. Swearing I slue him seeing thee imbrace him.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1641 Swearing, unless I took all patiently, Swearing, vnlesse I tooke all patiently,
SonnetsSonn.152.2 But thou art twice forsworn, to me love swearing, But thou art twice forsworne to me loue swearing,

Glossary

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crafty-swearingmaking devious vows
forswornperjured, falsely swearing
outswearconquer by swearing, swear to do without
outswearoutdo in swearing
swearreduce to silence by swearing, put down by swearing
swearingact of swearing, moment of oath-taking

Thesaurus

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conquer by swearingoutswear
falsely swearingforsworn
outdo in swearingoutswear
put down by swearingswear
silence by swearingswear
swearing, act ofswearing
swearing, falselyforsworn
swearing, outdo inoutswear
swearing, reduce to silence byswear

Themes and Topics

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a- as a particle
Elision...v 43 &rsquo od&rsquo s my little life swearing yield > &rsquo ild mac i ...
Swearing... in the a--z section the description of swearing is massively complicated by the influenc...
...ovide evidence of a remarkable number of swearing expressions this is chiefly a reflectio...
...ts old and young men and women - whose swearing habits range from princely affirmations ...
...nce hal (2h4 ii ii 124) the fashionable swearing of gallants on items of clothing (slende...
... hotspur who takes his wife to task for swearing &lsquo like a comfit-maker&rsquo s wife ...
... swear-words such as coriolanus&rsquo s swearing by jove (cor iii i 86) or dr caius&rsquo...
Thou and you... use it for my love some other way than swearing by it benedick think you in y...
Religious personalities and beings...er against harms days and dates swearing ...

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