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Search phrase: carrier

Plays

 12 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.v.91And your courtesy, for a ring-carrier!And your curtesie, for a ring-carrier.
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.i.1.1Enter a Carrier with a lantern in his handEnter a Carrier with a Lanterne in his hand.
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.i.8.1Enter another CarrierEnter another Carrier.
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.i.33Good morrow, carriers, what's o'clock?Good-morrow Carriers. What's a clocke?
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.i.42Sirrah carrier, what time do you mean to comeSirra Carrier: What time do you mean to come
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.i.47Exeunt CarriersExeunt
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.491Enter Sheriff and the CarrierEnter Sherife and the Carrier.
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.510Exit with CarrierExit.
Henry VH5 III.iii.23When down the hill he holds his fierce career?When downe the Hill he holds his fierce Carriere?
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.131This punk is one of Cupid's carriers.This Puncke is one of Cupids Carriers,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iii.86Why, villain, art not thou the carrier?Why villaine art not thou the Carrier?
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.ii.108A quarter carrier of that honour whichA quarter carrier of that honour, which

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.926 Swift subtle post, carrier of grisly care, Swift subtle post, carrier of grieslie care,

Glossary

 8 result(s).
carmancarter, carrier, wagoner
carriermessenger, courier, go-between
counsel-bearercarrier of private messages
heraldmessenger, carrier, emissary
ring-carriergo-between, bawd
torcherlight-giver, torch-carrier
truncheonerclub-wielder, cudgel-carrier
woman-postfemale carrier of dispatches

Thesaurus

 10 result(s).
carriercarman
carrierherald
carrier of dispatches, femalewoman-post
carrier of private messagescounsel-bearer
cudgel-carriertruncheoner
dispatches, female carrier ofwoman-post
female carrier of dispatcheswoman-post
messages, carrier of privatecounsel-bearer
private messages, carrier ofcounsel-bearer
torch-carriertorcher

Themes and Topics

 2 result(s).
Exclamations...ay thee lend me thine [lantern] [second carrier] ay when canst tell derision ...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)... (n ) morning 1h4 ii i 33 [gadshill to carriers] good morrow ...
...s] good morrow carriers 2h4 iii i 32 [warwick to king henry i...

Words Families

 3 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CARRYPEOPLEcarrier n, ring-carrier n
RING [finger]PEOPLEring-carrier n

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