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Search phrase: waves

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.ii.48Spread o'er the silver waves thy golden hairsSpread ore the siluer waues thy golden haires;
HamletHam I.iv.61It waves you to a more removed ground.It wafts you to a more remoued ground:
HamletHam I.iv.68It waves me forth again. I'll follow it.It waues me forth againe; Ile follow it.
HamletHam I.iv.78.2It waves me still. – It wafts me still:
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.iv.21And spend her strength with overmatching waves.And spend her strength with ouer-matching Waues.
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.vi.36Command an argosy to stem the waves.Command an Argosie to stemme the Waues.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.iv.24As good to chide the waves as speak them fair.As good to chide the Waues, as speake them faire.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.iv.36More than with ruthless waves, with sands and rocks.More then with ruthlesse Waues, with Sands and Rocks.
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.114The old Anchises bear, so from the waves of TiberThe old Anchyses beare) so, from the waues of Tyber
King Edward IIIE3 III.i.60Is either to be swallowed of the waves,Is either to be swallowed of the waues,
MacbethMac IV.i.52Against the churches; though the yesty wavesAgainst the Churches: Though the yesty Waues
PericlesPer Chorus.II.34By waves from coast to coast is tossed.By Waues, from coast to coast is tost:
PericlesPer IV.i.60Never was waves nor wind more violent,neuer was waues nor winde more violent,
The TempestTem I.ii.205Seem to besiege, and make his bold waves tremble,Seeme to besiege, and make his bold waues tremble,
The TempestTem I.ii.378The wild waves whist,the wilde waues whist:
The TempestTem II.i.120'Bove the contentious waves he kept, and oared'Boue the contentious waues he kept, and oared
Twelfth NightTN I.ii.16I saw him hold acquaintance with the wavesI saw him hold acquaintance with the waues,
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.375Tempests are kind, and salt waves fresh in love!Tempests are kinde, and salt waues fresh in loue.
Twelfth NightTN V.i.226Whom the blind waves and surges have devoured.Whom the blinde waues and surges haue deuour'd:

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1438 Whose waves to imitate the battle sought Whose waues to imitate the battaile sought
SonnetsSonn.60.1 Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore, LIke as the waues make towards the pibled shore,
Venus and AdonisVen.819 Till the wild waves will have him seen no more, Till the wilde waues will haue him seene no more,

Glossary

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breachsurf, breaking waves
crisprippling, undulating, curling with waves
floodsea, deep, waves, rushing water
flotesea, waves

Thesaurus

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breaking wavesbreach
curling with wavescrisp
wavesflood
wavesflote
waves, breakingbreach
waves, curling withcrisp

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology... / i saw him hold acquaintance with the waves legendary greek musician about to be...

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