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Search phrase: swelling

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19 result(s). alternate result(s)

Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
Antony and Cleopatra	AC V.ii.344	By external swelling: but she looks like sleep,	By externall swelling: but she lookes like sleepe,
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 III.i.195	Which thou pourest down from these swelling heavens	Which thou powr'st down from these swelling Heauens,
Henry V	H5 I.chorus.4	And monarchs to behold the swelling scene!	And Monarchs to behold the swelling Scene.
Henry V	H5 V.i.14	Why, here he comes, swelling like a turkey-cock.	Why heere hee comes, swelling like a Turky-cock.
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 III.i.26	From envious malice of thy swelling heart.	From enuious mallice of thy swelling heart.
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 IV.viii.42	My mildness hath allayed their swelling griefs,	My mildnesse hath allay'd their swelling griefes,
King John	KJ II.i.74	Did never float upon the swelling tide	Did neuer flote vpon the swelling tide,
King John	KJ IV.iii.147	The unowed interest of proud-swelling state.	The vn-owed interest of proud swelling State:
Macbeth	Mac I.iii.127	As happy prologues to the swelling Act	As happy Prologues to the swelling Act
Measure for Measure	MM II.iv.6	And in my heart the strong and swelling evil	And in my heart the strong and swelling euill
The Merchant of Venice	MV I.i.124	By something showing a more swelling port	By something shewing a more swelling port
Othello	Oth II.iii.51	Three else of Cyprus, noble swelling spirits –	Three else of Cyprus, Noble swelling Spirites,
Richard II	R2 I.i.201	The swelling difference of your settled hate.	The swelling difference of your setled hate:
Richard III	R3 II.i.52	Between these swelling, wrong-incensed peers.	Betweene these swelling wrong incensed Peeres.
The Taming of the Shrew	TS I.ii.73	As are the swelling Adriatic seas.	As are the swelling Adriaticke seas.
Titus Andronicus	Tit II.iii.101	Ten thousand swelling toads, as many urchins,	Ten thousand swelling Toades, as many Vrchins,
Titus Andronicus	Tit V.iii.13	The venomous malice of my swelling heart.	The Venemous Mallice of my swelling heart.
Troilus and Cressida	TC IV.iv.77	And flowing o'er with arts and exercise.	Flawing and swelling ore with Arts and exercise:
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK V.i.4	In hallowed clouds commend their swelling incense	In hallowed clouds commend their swelling Incense

Poems

6 result(s).

Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.389	Swelling on either side to want his bliss;	Swelling on either side to want his blisse.
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.1122	Within your hollow-swelling feathered breasts,	Within your hollow swelling feathered breasts,
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.1228	Even so the maid with swelling drops 'gan wet	Euen so the maid with swelling drops gan wet
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.1439	With swelling ridges, and their ranks began	With swelling ridges, and their rankes began
Venus and Adonis	Ven.218	And swelling passion doth provoke a pause;	And swelling passion doth prouoke a pause,
Venus and Adonis	Ven.875	Like a milch doe, whose swelling dugs do ache,	Like a milch Doe, whose swelling dugs do ake,

Glossary

13 result(s).

bubukle, bubuncle	[malapropism for ‘bubo’ and ‘carbunkle’] inflamed swelling
heaving	swelling, aroused, agitated
imposthume	abscess, putrid swelling
proud	bulging, swelling
puffing	puffed-out, swollen, swelling
spavin	swelling of a horse's leg-joint
swelling	billowing, rising up
swelling	swollen [with pride], arrogant
swelling	tearful, overflowing, brimming with tears
swelling	magnificent, grand, resplendent
swelling	inflated with anger, feeling strong emotion
wen	swelling, tumour, lump
Winchester goose	[contemptuous] groin swelling caused by venereal disease [one Bishop of Winchester licensed brothels in London]

Thesaurus

7 result(s).

putrid swelling	imposthume
swelling	wen
swelling	proud
swelling	puffing
swelling	heaving
swelling of a horse's leg-joint	spavin
swelling, putrid	imposthume

Themes and Topics

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... eyne eyes luc 1229 the maid with swelling drops 'gan wet / her circled eyne ...

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