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Search phrase: add

Plays

 76 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.vii.35To marry her I'll add three thousand crownsTo marry her, Ile adde three thousand Crownes
Antony and CleopatraAC III.xii.28And in our name, what she requires; add more,And in our Name, what she requires, adde more
CymbelineCym I.ii.73.2No, I rather addedNo, I rather added
CymbelineCym I.iii.17own: but he added to your having, gave you someowne: / But he added to your hauing, gaue you some
CymbelineCym V.v.13The heir of his reward, (to Belarius, Guiderius, and Arviragus) which I will addThe heyre of his Reward, which I will adde
CymbelineCym V.v.19.1Unless I add we are honest.Vnlesse I adde, we are honest.
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.i.101And these unseasoned hours perforce must addAnd these vnseason'd howres perforce must adde
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iv.82Added to that that I am to deliver!Added to that, that I am to deliuer.
Henry VH5 I.ii.307That may with reasonable swiftness addThat may with reasonable swiftnesse adde
Henry VH5 III.vi.131satisfaction. To this add defiance: and tell him forsatisfaction. To this adde defiance: and tell him for
Henry VH5 IV.viii.82One hundred twenty-six: added to these,One hundred twentie six: added to these,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.103My gracious lords, to add to your laments,My gracious Lords, to adde to your laments,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.292Thou wilt but add increase unto my wrath.Thou wilt but adde encrease vnto my Wrath.
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.i.99The words would add more anguish than the wounds.The words would adde more anguish then the wounds.
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.i.105And now, to add more measure to your woes,And now to adde more measure to your woes,
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.ii.191I can add colours to the chameleon,I can adde Colours to the Camelion,
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.iv.8With tearful eyes add water to the sea,With tearefull Eyes adde Water to the Sea,
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.iv.70I need not add more fuel to your fire,I need not adde more fuell to your fire,
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.183It can do me no damage;’ adding furtherIt can doe me no damage; adding further,
Henry VIIIH8 II.iii.65.1Out of his grace he adds.Out of his Grace, he addes.
Henry VIIIH8 III.i.137Yet will I add an honour – a great patience.Yet will I adde an Honor; a great Patience.
Henry VIIIH8 IV.ii.67And, to add greater honours to his ageAnd to adde greater Honors to his Age
Julius CaesarJC II.i.267To add unto his sickness? No, my Brutus;To adde vnto hit sicknesse? No my Brutus,
Julius CaesarJC IV.iii.207Come on refreshed, new-added, and encouraged;Come on refresht, new added, and encourag'd:
Julius CaesarJC V.i.55Have added slaughter to the sword of traitors.Haue added slaughter to the Sword of Traitors.
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.43Hath added growth unto my dignity;Hath added growth vnto my dignitye,
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.447Adds but the greater scorn unto the beast.Adds but the greater scorne vnto the beast:
King JohnKJ II.i.347Or add a royal number to the dead,Or adde a royall number to the dead:
King JohnKJ III.i.153Add thus much more: that no Italian priestAdde thus much more, that no Italian Priest
King JohnKJ IV.ii.13To smooth the ice, or add another hueTo smooth the yce, or adde another hew
King LearKL I.iv.267And added to the gall. O Lear, Lear, Lear!And added to the gall. O Lear, Lear, Lear!
King LearKL I.iv.335And thereto add such reasons of your ownAnd thereto adde such reasons of your owne,
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.239By adding a tongue which I know will not lie.By adding a tongue, which I know will not lie.
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.86I will add the l'envoy. Say the moral again.
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.90And stayed the odds by adding four.
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.96Staying the odds by adding four.Staying the oddes by adding foure.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.62Of one sore I an hundred make, by adding but one more ‘ L.’Of one sore I an hundred make by adding but one more L.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.309It adds a precious seeing to the eye:It addes a precious seeing to the eye:
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.i.47Ba, pueritia, with a horn added.Ba, puericia with a horne added.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.446Above this world; adding thereto, moreover,Aboue this World: adding thereto moreouer,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.470Now, to our perjury to add more terror,Now to our periurie, to adde more terror,
MacbethMac IV.i.33Add thereto a tiger's chaudron,Adde thereto a Tigers Chawdron,
MacbethMac IV.iii.41Is added to her wounds. I think withalIs added to her wounds. I thinke withall,
MacbethMac IV.iii.207.1To add the death of you.To adde the death of you.
Measure for MeasureMM II.iv.72To have it added to the faults of mineTo haue it added to the faults of mine,
Measure for MeasureMM IV.ii.170O, death's a great disguiser, and you may add to it.Oh, death's a great disguiser, and you may adde to it;
The Merchant of VeniceMV V.i.186If I could add a lie unto a fault,If I could adde a lie vnto a fault,
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.170Is that she will not add to her damnationIs, that she wil not adde to her damnation,
OthelloOth III.iii.369For nothing canst thou to damnation addFor nothing canst thou to damnation adde,
PericlesPer I.iv.90Nor come we to add sorrow to your tears,Nor come we to adde sorrow to your teares,
PericlesPer II.i.167This day I'll rise, or else add ill to ill.This day Ile rise, or else adde ill to ill.
PericlesPer IV.iii.26Whoever but his approbation added,who euer but his approbation added,
Richard IIR2 I.i.24Add an immortal title to your crown!Adde an immortall title to your Crowne.
Richard IIR2 I.iii.73Add proof unto mine armour with thy prayers,Adde proofe vnto mine Armour with thy prayres,
Richard IIR2 I.iv.17And added years to his short banishment,And added yeeres to his short banishment,
Richard IIR2 III.iv.16It adds more sorrow to my want of joy;It addes more Sorrow to my want of Ioy:
Richard IIR2 IV.i.18Adding withal how blest this land would beadding withall, / How blest this Land would be,
Richard IIR2 V.vi.12And to thy worth will add right worthy gains.And to thy worth will adde right worthy gaines.
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.133Adding to clouds more clouds with his deep sighs.Adding to cloudes, more cloudes with his deepe sighes,
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.189Doth add more grief to too much of mine own.Doth adde more griefe, to too much of mine owne.
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iv.84I stretch it out for that word ‘ broad ’, which, addedI stretch it out for that word, broad, which added
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.ii.127But, sir, to love concerneth us to addBut sir, Loue concerneth vs to adde
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.111The wager thou hast won, and I will addThe wager thou hast won, and I will adde
Timon of AthensTim I.ii.146You have added worth unto't and lustre,You haue added worth vntoo't, and luster,
Timon of AthensTim III.i.51May these add to the number that may scald thee!May these adde to the number yt may scald thee:
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.68What fool hath added water to the sea,What foole hath added water to the Sea?
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.107Add to my clamour! Let us pay betimesAdde to my clamour: let vs pay betimes
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.131Rode on his tide. Go tell him this; and addRode on his tyde. Goe tell him this, and adde,
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.194And add more coals to Cancer when he burnsAnd adde more Coles to Cancer, when he burnes
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.145A thought of added honour torn from Hector.A thought of added honor, torne from Hector.
Twelfth NightTN I.iii.33They that add, moreover, he's drunk nightly inThey that adde moreour, hee's drunke nightly in
Twelfth NightTN II.ii.7She adds, moreover, that you should put your lord intoShe adds moreouer, that you should put your Lord into
Twelfth NightTN V.i.78His life I gave him, and did thereto addHis life I gaue him, and did thereto adde
The Winter's TaleWT II.i.67The justice of your hearts will thereto add,The iustice of your hearts will thereto adde
The Winter's TaleWT II.i.175Added to their familiarity – Added to their Familiarity
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.91Which you say adds to Nature is an art(Which you say addes to Nature) is an Art

Poems

 13 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Passionate PilgrimPP.14.26 But now are minutes added to the hours; But now are minutes added to the houres:
The Rape of LucreceLuc.332 To add a more rejoicing to the prime To ad a more reioysing to the prime,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.564 Which to her oratory adds more grace. Which to her Oratorie addes more grace.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.651 Add to his flow, but alter not his taste.’ Adde to his flowe, but alter not his tast.
SonnetsSonn.20.12 By adding one thing to my purpose nothing. By adding one thing to my purpose nothing.
SonnetsSonn.69.12 To thy fair flower add the rank smell of weeds. To thy faire flower ad the rancke smell of weeds,
SonnetsSonn.78.7 Have added feathers to the learned's wing, Haue added fethers to the learneds wing,
SonnetsSonn.84.13 You to your beauteous blessings add a curse, You to your beautious blessings adde a curse,
SonnetsSonn.85.10 And to the most of praise add something more, And to the most of praise adde some-thing more,
SonnetsSonn.103.4 Than when it hath my added praise beside. Then when it hath my added praise beside.
SonnetsSonn.135.11 So thou, being rich in Will, add to thy Will, So thou beeing rich in Will adde to thy Will,
Venus and AdonisVen.71 Rain added to a river that is rank Raine added to a riuer that is ranke,
Venus and AdonisVen.994 Now she adds honours to his hateful name; Now she ads honours to his hatefull name.

Glossary

 31 result(s).
additionattribute, mark of honour, distinction [as if added to a coat--of-arms]
advantageenrich, augment, add value to
aggravateadd weight to, magnify, increase
balanceadd weight to, make up for
bootadditional element, something added to the bargain
crownadd regal status to, dignify
echadd to, increase, supplement
echeadd to, increase, supplement
ekeadd to, increase, supplement
enlardsmear with grease, add fatty juice to
flourishembellish, adorn, add lustre to
glorifyadd glory to, increase the splendour of
gracefavour, add merit to, do honour to
ill-annexedbadly added, adversely attached
joyadd joy to, enjoy, gladden, brighten
layadd to, place along with
layput on a surface in layers, add layers of colour to
limelime-juice [added to wine to improve its sparkle]
limemix wine with lime [to add to its sparkle]
limeadd birdlime to
makecontribute, add up, help to produce
new-addedreinforced, supplemented, augmented
parcel[debated meaning] increase, add to the list of
pieceadd to, join to, augment
pieceadd to, make up, parcel up
promiseadd to, reinforce, augment
quarteradd a coat-of-arms to a [quarter of] a shield
reckonadd up, keep count of
scoremark up, chalk up, add to the tally
spangleadorn brightly, add glitter to
vie[cards] raise the stakes, add to a total

Thesaurus

 34 result(s).
add a coat-of-arms to a shieldquarter
add fatty juice toenlard
add glitter tospangle
add glory toglorify
add joy tojoy
add toeche
add toeke
add topiece
add topiece
add topromise
add tolay
add to a total [cards]vie
add upmake
add upreckon
add value toadvantage
add weight toaggravate
add weight tobalance
added, badlyill-annexed
badly addedill-annexed
bargain, something added to aboot
distinction [as if added to a coat-of-arms]addition
fatty juice, addenlard
glitter, addspangle
glory, addglorify
joy, addjoy
list, add to theparcel
lustre, addflourish
merit to, addgrace
regal status, addcrown
shield, add a coat-of-arms to aquarter
tally, add to thescore
value, addadvantage
weight, addaggravate
weight, addbalance

Themes and Topics

 8 result(s).
a- as a particle...s repetitive or habitual implication can add a sense of routine or ordinariness to an...
...f the particle seems little more than to add an extra syllable to make up the metre o...
Archaisms
Discourse markers
Here, there, and where...83 his life i gave him and did thereto add / my love besides in addition the...
Money
Past tenses
Classical mythology
Abbreviations...rase of all or part of the quotation or add some additional information to make sens...

Words Families

 5 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ADDBASICadd v, added adj, addition n
ADDTIMEnew-added adj
ADDITIONBASICsee ADD

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