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Search phrase: womb

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC I.ii.39If every of your wishes had a womb,If euery of your wishes had a wombe,
Antony and CleopatraAC III.xiii.163Till by degrees the memory of my womb,Till by degrees the memory of my wombe,
CoriolanusCor I.iii.6and the only son of my womb, when youth withand the onely Sonne of my womb; when youth with
CoriolanusCor V.iii.124Trust to't, thou shalt not – on thy mother's womb(Trust too't, thou shalt not) on thy Mothers wombe
CymbelineCym V.iv.37I died whilst in the womb he stayed,I dy'de whil'st in the Wombe he staide,
HamletHam I.i.138Extorted treasure in the womb of earth,Extorted Treasure in the wombe of Earth,
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.i.23Whose arms were moulded in their mother's wombWhose armes were moulded in their Mothers wombe,
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.28Within her womb, which for enlargement strivingWithin her Wombe: which for enlargement striuing,
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iii.22my womb, my womb, my womb undoes me. Heremy wombe, my wombe, my wombe vndoes mee. Heere
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.iv.13the fruit of her womb miscarry!the Fruite of her Wombe might miscarry.
Henry VH5 IV.chorus.4From camp to camp, through the foul womb of night,From Camp to Camp, through the foule Womb of Night
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.v.35Ay, rather than I'll shame my mother's womb.I, rather then Ile shame my Mothers Wombe.
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.63Murder not then the fruit within my womb,Murther not then the Fruite within my Wombe,
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.ii.153Why, love forswore me in my mother's womb;Why Loue forswore me in my Mothers Wombe:
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.iv.18For love of Edward's offspring in my womb.For loue of Edwards Off-spring in my wombe:
Henry VIIIH8 II.iv.188Commanded nature that my lady's womb,Commanded Nature, that my Ladies wombe
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.14And from the fragrant garden of her wombAnd from the fragrant garden of her wombe,
King JohnKJ II.i.182Removed from thy sin-conceiving womb.Remoued from thy sinne-conceiuing wombe.
King JohnKJ III.i.44Ugly and slanderous to thy mother's womb,Vgly, and slandrous to thy Mothers wombe,
King JohnKJ IV.iii.128That ever spider twisted from her wombThat euer Spider twisted from her wombe
King JohnKJ V.ii.152You bloody Neroes, ripping up the wombyou bloudy Nero's, ripping vp the wombe
King LearKL I.iv.275Into her womb convey sterility,Into her Wombe conuey stirrility,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.70nourished in the womb of pia mater, and deliverednourisht in the wombe of primater, and deliuered
MacbethMac V.vi.54Tell thee Macduff was from his mother's wombTell thee, Macduffe was from his Mothers womb
Measure for MeasureMM I.iv.43To teeming foison, even so her plenteous wombTo teeming foyson: euen so her plenteous wombe
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.131Following – her womb then rich with my young squire – Following (her wombe then rich with my yong squire)
OthelloOth I.iii.365womb of time, which will be delivered. Traverse! Go,Wombe of Time, which wilbe deliuered. Trauerse, go,
PericlesPer I.i.108All love the womb that their first being bred;All loue the Wombe that their first beeing bred,
PericlesPer III.i.34To herald thee from the womb. Poor inch of nature!To harould thee from the wombe:
Richard IIR2 I.ii.22Ah, Gaunt, his blood was thine! That bed, that womb,Ah Gaunt! His blood was thine, that bed, that wombe,
Richard IIR2 II.i.51This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings,This Nurse, this teeming wombe of Royall Kings,
Richard IIR2 II.i.83Whose hollow womb inherits naught but bones.Whose hollow wombe inherits naught but bones.
Richard IIR2 II.ii.10Some unborn sorrow ripe in fortune's wombSome vnborne sorrow, ripe in fortunes wombe
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.230Thou slander of thy heavy mother's womb!Thou slander of thy heauie Mothers Wombe,
Richard IIIR3 IV.i.53O my accursed womb, the bed of death!O my accursed Wombe, the Bed of Death:
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.47From forth the kennel of thy womb hath creptFrom forth the kennell of thy wombe hath crept
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.54Thy womb let loose to chase us to our graves.Thy wombe let loose to chase vs to our graues.
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.138By strangling thee in her accursed womb,By strangling thee in her aceursed wombe,
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.296If I have killed the issue of your womb,If I haue kill'd the issue of your wombe,
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.423But in your daughter's womb I bury them,But in your daughters wombe I bury them.
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iii.6What is her burying grave, that is her womb;What is her burying graue that is her wombe:
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iii.7And from her womb children of divers kindAnd from her wombe children of diuers kind
Romeo and JulietRJ V.i.65Doth hurry from the fatal cannon's womb.Doth hurry from the fatall Canons wombe.
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.45Thou detestable maw, thou womb of death,Thou detestable mawe, thou wombe of death,
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.3Infect the air. Twinned brothers of one womb,Infect the ayre. Twin'd Brothers of one wombe,
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.179Whose womb unmeasurable and infinite breastWhose wombe vnmeasureable, and infinite brest
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.188Ensear thy fertile and conceptious womb,Enseare thy Fertile and Conceptious wombe,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.239I may be plucked into the swallowing wombI may be pluckt into the swallowing wombe,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.ii.123And from that womb where you imprisoned wereAnd from that wombe where you imprisoned were
Twelfth NightTN V.i.235Which from the womb I did participate.Which from the wombe I did participate.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.27And as you wish your womb may thrive with fair ones,And as you wish your womb may thrive with faire ones,
The Winter's TaleWT II.ii.59This child was prisoner to the womb, and isThis Childe was prisoner to the wombe, and is

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.1 From off a hill whose concave womb reworded FRom off a hill whose concaue wombe reworded,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.549 From earth's dark womb some gentle gust doth get, From earths dark-womb, some gentle gust doth get,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.657 Thy sea within a puddle's womb is hearsed, Thy sea within a puddels wombe is hersed,
SonnetsSonn.3.5 For where is she so fair whose uneared womb For where is she so faire whose vn-eard wombe
SonnetsSonn.86.4 Making their tomb the womb wherein they grew? Making their tombe the wombe wherein they grew?
Venus and AdonisVen.268 Whose hollow womb resounds like heaven's thunder; Whose hollow wombe resounds like heauens thunder,

Glossary

 4 result(s).
bellywomb, uterus
enwombbe present in the womb [as], be born
wombbelly, paunch
wombywomb-like, hollow, cavernous

Thesaurus

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present in the womb, beenwomb
wombbelly
womb, be present in theenwomb
womb-likewomby

Themes and Topics

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Functional shift
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...elf] love forswore me in my mother' s womb lll v ii 410 [berowne to rosaline of h...

Words Families

 5 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ENWOMBBASICsee WOMB
WOMBBASICwomb n, womby adj
WOMBBIRTHenwomb v
WOMBSTATEround-wombed adj

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