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Search phrase: toil

Plays

 31 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.346.1In her strong toil of grace.In her strong toyle of Grace.
CymbelineCym III.iii.49The fear's as bad as falling: the toil o'th' war,The feare's as bad as falling. The toyle o'th'Warre,
CymbelineCym III.vii.10I am weak with toil, yet strong in appetite.I am weake with toyle, yet strong in appetite.
HamletHam III.ii.355if you would drive me into a toil?if you would driue me into a toyle?
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.30When I was dry with rage and extreme toil,When I was dry with Rage, and extreame Toyle,
Henry VH5 I.i.16Of indigent faint souls past corporal toil,Of indigent faint Soules, past corporall toyle,
Henry VH5 II.ii.36So service shall with steeled sinews toil,So seruice shall with steeled sinewes toyle,
Henry VH5 IV.i.272Winding up days with toil, and nights with sleep,Winding vp Dayes with toyle, and Nights with sleepe,
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.iv.21Your faithful service, and your toil in war;Your faithfull seruice, and your toyle in Warre:
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.81And did my brother Bedford toil his witsAnd did my brother Bedford toyle his wits,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.iii.1Forspent with toil, as runners with a race,Fore-spent with Toile, as Runners with a Race,
Henry VIIIH8 I.i.24Not used to toil, did almost sweat to bearNot vs'd to toyle, did almost sweat to beare
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.44Franticly rends and bites the woven toil;Frantiquely wrends and byts the wouen toyle,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.78And now, behold, after my winter's toil,And now behold after my winters toyle,
King JohnKJ II.i.93This toil of ours should be a work of thine;This toyle of ours should be a worke of thine;
King JohnKJ V.v.6After such bloody toil, we bid good night,After such bloody toile, we bid good night,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.3They have pitched a toil; I am toiling in a pitch – pitchThey haue pitcht a Toyle, I am toyling in a pytch, pitch
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.302Scarce show a harvest of their heavy toil;Scarce shew a haruest of their heauy toyle.
MacbethMac IV.i.10Double, double, toil and trouble;Double, double, toile and trouble;
MacbethMac IV.i.20Double, double, toil and trouble;Double, double, toyle and trouble,
MacbethMac IV.i.35Double, double, toil and trouble;Double, double, toyle and trouble,
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.187Whose spirits toil in frame of villainies.Whose spirits toile in frame of villanies.
PericlesPer I.iii.23So puts himself unto the shipman's toil,so puts himselfe vnto the Shipmans toyle,
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.79An outward honour for an inward toil;An outward Honor, for an inward Toyle,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.v.75I am the drudge, and toil in your delight.I am the drudge, and toile in your delight:
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.54Stop thy unhallowed toil, vile Montague!Stop thy vnhallowed toyle, vile Mountague:
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.165Unapt to toil and trouble in the world,Vnapt to toyle and trouble in the world,
The TempestTem I.ii.242Is there more toil? Since thou dost give me pains,Is there more toyle? Since yu dost giue me pains,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.203Of their observant toil the enemies' weight – Of their obseruant toyle, the Enemies waight,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.153Then, bootless toil must recompense itselfThen, booteles toyle must recompence it selfe,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.ii.33That sweating in an honourable toilThat sweating in an honourable Toyle

Poems

 4 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
SonnetsSonn.27.1 Weary with toil, I haste me to my bed, WEary with toyle, I hast me to my bed,
SonnetsSonn.28.7 The one by toil, the other to complain The one by toyle, the other to complaine
SonnetsSonn.28.8 How far I toil, still farther off from thee. How far I toyle, still farther off from thee.
SonnetsSonn.60.4 In sequent toil all forwards do contend. In sequent toile all forwards do contend.

Glossary

 6 result(s).
distressfulearned through great hardship, gained from toil
industrytoil, labour, exertion
labourhard work, physical toil [with pun on childbirth]
labouredhard-worked, exhausted by toil
toilnet, snare, trap
toilexhaust, tire out, fatigue

Thesaurus

 5 result(s).
gained from toildistressful
physical toillabour
toilindustry
toil, gained fromdistressful
toil, physicallabour

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
TOILBASICtoil n, toil v

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