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Search phrase: below

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 57 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.ii.41His tongue obeyed his hand. Who were below himHis tongue obey'd his hand. Who were below him,
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.ii.29From below your duke to beneath your constable,From below your Duke, to beneath your Constable,
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xv.6Enter Diomedes belowEnter Diomed.
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xv.9Enter, below, the Guard, bearing AntonyEnter Anthony, and the Guard.
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xv.13.1Help, friends below! Let's draw him hither.helpe Friends / Below, let's draw him hither.
CoriolanusCor I.i.194Below their cobbled shoes. They say there's grain enough!Below their cobled Shooes. They say ther's grain enough?
CoriolanusCor I.i.264A place below the first; for what miscarriesA place below the first: for what miscarries
CoriolanusCor I.iii.47He'll beat Aufidius' head below his kneeHee'l beat Auffidius head below his knee,
CoriolanusCor II.ii.105And fell below his stem. His sword, death's stamp,And fell below his Stem: his Sword, Deaths stampe,
CoriolanusCor III.ii.5Below the beam of sight, yet will I stillBelow the beame of sight; yet will I still
CymbelineCym IV.ii.172As zephyrs blowing below the violet,As Zephires blowing below the Violet,
HamletHam II.ii.483The bold winds speechless, and the orb belowThe bold windes speechlesse, and the Orbe below
HamletHam III.iii.97My words fly up, my thoughts remain below.My words flye vp, my thoughts remain below,
HamletHam III.iv.209But I will delve one yard below their mines
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.67Sir, Ancient Pistol's below, and would speakSir, Ancient Pistoll is below, and would speake
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.146.1Trumpets sound. Enter Reignier belowTrumpets sound. Enter Reignier.
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iv.8Hume, that you be by her aloft, while we be busy below;Hume, that you be by her aloft, while wee be busie below;
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.v.1.2enter three Citizens belowenters two or three Citizens below.
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.vii.35Enter the Mayor and two aldermen, belowEnter the Maior, and two Aldermen.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.vi.1.1Enter King Henry the Sixth and Richard below, withEnter Henry the sixt, and Richard, with
Henry VIIIH8 II.iv.1.17court in manner of a consistory; below them, theCourt in manner of a Consistory: Below them the
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.134His thinkings are below the moon, not worthHis Thinkings are below the Moone, not worth
Julius CaesarJC V.i.107.1That govern us below.That gouerne vs below.
King Edward IIIE3 I.ii.15Enter below, King David, Douglas, and LorraineEnter Dauid and Douglas, Lorraine.
King LearKL II.iv.56Thy element's below. Where is this daughter?Thy Elements below where is this Daughter?
King LearKL IV.vi.69As I stood here below methought his eyesAs I stood heere below, me thought his eyes
King LearKL V.iii.135To the descent and dust below thy foot,To the discent and dust below thy foote,
Measure for MeasureMM IV.iii.97A league below the city, and from thence,A League below the Citie: and from thence,
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.vi.58Enter Jessica belowEnter Iessica.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.140Sir John, there's one Master Brook belowSir Iohn, there's one Master Broome below
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.72Buckled below fair knighthood's bending knee.Buckled below faire Knight-hoods bending knee;
Much Ado About NothingMA V.ii.10always keep below stairs?alwaies keepe below staires?
PericlesPer Chorus.II.30Thunder above and deeps belowThunder aboue, and deepes below,
PericlesPer III.i.24And snatch them straight away? We here belowAnd snatch them straight away? we heere below,
Richard IIR2 III.iii.187Enter King Richard attended, below
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.86One heaved a-high to be hurled down below,One heau'd a high, to be hurl'd downe below:
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.301They are as children but one step below,They are as Children but one steppe below,
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.i.56.2Enter Pedant below, with Servants, Baptista, andEnter Pedant with seruants, Baptista,
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.176And place your hands below your husband's foot.And place your hands below your husbands foote:
The TempestTem I.i.11I pray now, keep below.I pray now keepe below.
The TempestTem IV.i.31.1Or Night kept chained below.Or Night kept chain'd below.
Timon of AthensTim I.i.77With one man beckoned from the rest below,With one man becken'd from the rest below,
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.2Rotten humidity. Below thy sister's orbRotten humidity: below thy Sisters Orbe
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.17Is smoothed by that below. The learned pateIs smooth'd by that below. The Learned pate
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.33Pluck stout men's pillows from below their heads.Plucke stout mens pillowes from below their heads.
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.184With all th' abhorred births below crisp heavenWith all th'abhorred Births below Crispe Heauen,
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.1.2then enter below Saturninus and his followers at onethen enter Saturninus and his Followers at one
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.244Till thou art here aloft or I below.Till thou art heere aloft, or I below,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iii.44I'll dive into the burning lake belowIle diue into the burning Lake below,
Titus AndronicusTit V.ii.3And say I am Revenge, sent from belowAnd say, I am Reuenge sent from below,
Titus AndronicusTit V.ii.81Enter Titus below
Titus AndronicusTit V.iii.145A long flourish. Enter Marcus and Lucius below
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.4In all designs begun on earth belowIn all designes, begun on earth below
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.130By him one step below, he by the next,By him one step below; he, by the next,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.170(Enter Emilia and her Woman below)Enter Emilia and her woman.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.iv.20And I'll clip my yellow locks, an inch below mine ee;And ile clip my yellow lockes; an inch below mine eie.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK prologue.28Scenes, though below his art, may yet appearSceanes though below his Art, may yet appeare

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.507 Coucheth the fowl below with his wings' shade, Cowcheth the fowle below with his wings shade,
Venus and AdonisVen.923 Clapping their proud tails to the ground below, Clapping their proud tailes to the ground below,

Glossary

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belowon the lower stage
commonbelow the rank of gentleman, without rank
diapasonharmony an octave below
franklinlandowner ranking below the gentry, rich freeholder, yeoman
moon, below theof this world, not spiritual
squiregentleman below a knight in rank, attendant on a knight or nobleman
statute-capwoollen cap ordered (by an Act of 1571) to be worn on Sundays and holy days by all below a certain social rank

Thesaurus

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gentleman below a knight in ranksquire
gentleman, below the rank ofcommon
gentry, landowner ranking below thefranklin
harmony an octave belowdiapason
landowner ranking below the gentryfranklin
rank, gentleman below a knight insquire

Themes and Topics

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a- as a particle
Clothing... be worn on sundays and holy days by all below a certain rank   f...
Discourse markers...h as i trust well come come) the list below illustrates some of the distinctive expr...
Elision...nt and predictable and these are listed below ’tis for example is the regular contr...
...eral differences including those listed below in some cases it is only the writte...
...all forms are written with an apostrophe below elision in grammatical words ve...
Exclamations...ent [distinguished from the positive one below by intonation how kl i i 94 ...
Family...erby is his stepfather generation below son and daughter are used to include in...
Functional shift
Here, there, and where...tions are found in shakespeare the list below gives those which are present in their ...
How and how...d forms the chief differences are shown below with examples of the compound uses as a...
Humours...ndirectly referred to as in the example below the term is misapplied by mistress quic...
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Money...lish values of the time which are added below are at best approximate the terms whic...
Negatives...eanings here nor in any of the examples below double ayl i ii 16 you k...
Past tenses...d examples are included in the -en lists below verb forms have changed greatly since o...
Plants... cupid’s flower mnd iv i 72 pansy below daffodil wt iv iv 118 lil...
...ingers ham iv vii 171 long purple below dian’s bud mnd iv i 72 un...
...ve in idleness mnd ii i 168 pansy below marigold wt iv iv 105 com...
...e herb of grace ham iv v 183 rue below ivy ce ii ii 187 araliace...
Plurals...ference as illustrated in the selection below plurality may be shown both by the form...
Roman history...‘hard words’ the chief items are listed below item example gloss ...
Stage directions... to one side away from the others below ac iv xv 6 on the lower stage bre...
Swearing...types of construction these are grouped below in relation to the entities sworn by no...
Thou and you... interpreted and attitude glosses given below should be viewed as suggestive only the ...
Verb forms...fferences between then and now are shown below be item modern descript...
What and what... drops the and - ‘what if’ the examples below distinguish uses of the compound forms a...
Who and who...being the sense of ‘whoever’ illustrated below whoever itself differs only in the use ...
Classical mythology... called so from his grandfather ajax below aeacus 2h6 i iv 61 aio ...
... of phocis loved by theseus theseus below aeneas jc i ii 112 aeneas...
...ncestor of the romans anchises dido below aeson mv v i 14 medea gat...
...tored to youth by medea jason medea below agamemnon e3 iii i 55 we ...
...ns cadmus phoenix and cilix europa below ajax kl ii ii 123 none of...
...fter his grandfather alceus hercules below alecto 2h4 v v 37 rouse u...
...og on a fire meleager died meleager below anchises 2h6 v ii 62 aene...
...do confides her love for aeneas dido below antiopa mnd ii i 80 [to t...
...grandson of priam aeneas above dido below atalanta ayl iii ii 269 y...
...v 194 come atropos i say fates below bacchanals mnd v i 48 the...
...his quest to rescue euridice orpheus below charon tc iii ii 9 be tho...
... i could play ercles rarely hercules below europa mw v v 3 remember ...
... hero tnk ii iv 2 leander below hippolyta tnk i i 78 hono...
...h&rsquo hyrcanian beast hyrcan tiger below hyrcan tiger mac iii iv 100 ...
... with medea&rsquo s assistance medea below laertes tit i i 383 wise ...
...unerals father of ulysses ulysses below leander tg i i 22 story o...
...ony threw lichas into the sky nessus below limander mnd v i 193 like...
...eferring to achilles himself pyrrhus below nereids ac ii ii 211 her ...
...the assyrian city of nineveh pyramus below niobe ham i ii 149 she fo...
...ns the father of philomela philomel below parca h5 v i 19 dost thou...
...nd undid the work each night ulysses below penthesilea tn ii iii 170 [...
... she took her revenge procne tereus below priam ham ii ii 461 the h...
...n of philomel philomel above tereus below procrus mnd v i 195 not s...
...harmed through his jealousy shafalus below prometheus tit ii i 17 fa...
...le the horses diomed above ulysses below thracian in world places sagit...
Gods and goddesses...nce now the tipsy bacchanals bacchus below bacchus lll iv iii 315 lo...
...on one of the identities of diana diana below cytherea pp 4 1 cytherea ...
...underworld another name for pluto pluto below flora wt iv iv 2 flora / ...
...ove to be cup-bearer to the gods jupiter below graces three tc i ii 236 ...
...es him by high almighty jove jupiter below juno wt iv iv 121 sweeter...
...he son of her union with helios phaethon below minerva cym v v 164 lamin...
...reek god of the underworld hades plutus below plutus aw v iii 101 plutu...
Religious personalities and beings...(genesis 2) first human being   eve below amaimon amamon mw ii ii 282...
Historical figures...r his extensive empire nine worthies below alisander lll v ii 561 ol...
... great patron of learning nine worthies below cleitus h5 iv vii 43 frie...
... hector 1h6 i v 21 nine worthies below helen 1h6 i ii 142 st hel...
...r2 v i 2 caesar above nine worthies below laura rj ii iv 39 lady ad...
... subject of the rape of lucrece tarquin below lycurgus cor ii i 52 spar...
Britain [outside London]...sible sites include winchester sarum below chartham 2h6 iv ii 80 vil...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples... boheme e3 iii iv 86 bohemia below bohemia wt i i 1 historic...
...ssina which swallowed ships whole scylla below cocytus tit ii iii 236 on...
...egion of which troy was the capital troy below delphos wt ii i 183 islan...
... hyrcan mac iii iv 100 hyrcania below hyrcania 3h6 i iv 155 anc...
...ion lll v ii 650 city of troy troy below ilium ham ii ii 472 city ...
...um ham ii ii 472 city of troy troy below illyria tn i ii 2 e seabo...
... ind ayl iii ii 84 indies below inde lll iv iii 220 india...
... philippan ac ii v 23 philippi below philippi jc iv iii 168 ba...
... tc iii ii 8 of the river styx styx below styx tit i i 91 the princ...
...ue 11 island near troy w turkey troy below thasos jc v iii 104 thass...
...n kl iii iv 150 from thebes thebes below thebes tnk i i 42 city-st...
... mnd iv i 121 of thessaly thessaly below thessaly ac iv xiii 2 anc...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...words in particular senses in the list below and chosen quotations for them which il...
...ence to any such senses after each entry below these senses will all be found in their...
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