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Search phrase: climb

Plays

 39 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
As You Like ItAYL V.ii.37which they will climb incontinent or else be incontinentwhich they will climbe incontinent, or else bee incontinent
CymbelineCym III.iii.47As hard to leave as keep: whose top to climbAs hard to leaue, as keepe: whose top to climbe
CymbelineCym V.v.478And let our crooked smokes climb to their nostrilsAnd let our crooked Smoakes climbe to their Nostrils
Henry VH5 III.chorus.8Upon the hempen tackle ship-boys climbing;Vpon the Hempen Tackle, Ship-boyes climbing;
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.ii.11Lean famine, quartering steel, and climbing fire;Leane Famine, quartering Steele, and climbing Fire,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.8Yea, man and birds are fain of climbing high.Yea Man and Birds are fayne of climbing high.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.97.2What! And wouldst climb a tree?What, and would'st climbe a Tree?
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.99Too true; and bought his climbing very dear.Too true, and bought his climbing very deare.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.102And made me climb with danger of my life.Damsons, and made me climbe, with danger of my Life.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.x.7I climbed into this garden, to see if I can eat grass, or pickI climb'd into this Garden, to see if I can eate Grasse, or picke
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.x.33Climbing my walls in spite of me the owner,Climbing my walles inspight of me the Owner,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.ii.31Make war with him that climbed unto their nest,Make warre with him that climb'd vnto their nest,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.vii.62And fearless minds climb soonest unto crowns.And fearelesse minds clyme soonest vnto Crowns.
Henry VIIIH8 I.i.131What 'tis you go about. To climb steep hillsWhat 'tis you go about: to climbe steepe hilles
Julius CaesarJC I.i.38Have you climbed up to walls and battlements,Haue you climb'd vp to Walles and Battlements,
Julius CaesarJC II.i.23Whereto the climber-upward turns his face;Whereto the Climber vpward turnes his Face:
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.37And John of Valois indirectly climbs.And Iohn of Valoys, in directly climbes,
King Edward IIIE3 III.i.100Shall climb the higher ground another way;Shall clyme the higher ground an other waye:
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.127Wandering, at last we climbed unto a hill,Wandring at last we clymd vnto a hill,
King LearKL II.iv.55Hysterica passio, down, thou climbing sorrow!Historica passio, downe thou climing sorrow,
King LearKL IV.vi.2You do climb up it now. Look how we labour.You do climbe vp it now. Look how we labor.
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.109Climb o'er the house to unlock the little gate.That were to clymbe ore the house to vnlocke the gate.
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.197climb in the merriness.clime in the merrinesse.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.317Still climbing trees in the Hesperides?Still climing trees in the Hesporides.
MacbethMac IV.ii.24Things at the worst will cease or else climb upwardThings at the worst will cease, or else climbe vpward,
OthelloOth II.i.181And let the labouring bark climb hills of seas,And let the labouring Barke climbe hills of Seas
PericlesPer IV.i.62A canvas-climber. ‘ Ha!’ says one, ‘ wolt out?’a canuas clymer, ha ses one, wolt out?
Romeo and JulietRJ II.ii.63The orchard walls are high and hard to climb,The Orchard walls are high, and hard to climbe,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.v.74Must climb a bird's nest soon when it is dark.Must climde a birds nest Soone when it is darke:
Timon of AthensTim I.i.79To climb his happiness, would be well expressedTo climbe his happinesse, would be well exprest
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.330Or climb my palace, till from forth this placeOr clime my Pallace, till from forth this place,
Titus AndronicusTit II.i.1Now climbeth Tamora Olympus' top,Now climbeth Tamora Olympus toppe,
Titus AndronicusTit II.ii.22And climb the highest promontory top.And clime the highest Pomontary top.
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.242Nor I no strength to climb without thy help.Nor I no strength to clime without thy help.
Titus AndronicusTit V.i.53A ladder is brought, which Aaron is made to climb
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.129It hath to climb. The general's disdainedIt hath to climbe. The Generall's disdain'd
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iv.179Determined of; how I must climb her window,Determin'd of: how I must climbe her window,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.vi.34To climb celestial Silvia's chamber-window,To climbe celestiall Siluia's chamber window,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.115And built so shelving that one cannot climb itAnd built so sheluing, that one cannot climbe it

Poems

 2 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.775 Or if thou wilt permit the sun to climb Or if thou wilt permit the Sunne to clime
SonnetsSonn.7.5 And having climbed the steep-up heavenly hill, And hauing climb'd the steepe vp heauenly hill,

Glossary

 6 result(s).
aspireascend, rise up, climb [to]
canvas-climbermariner climbing to trim the sails, sailor
climbreach, attain, achieve
mountascend, rise up, climb
scaleclimb up, ascend, mount
start-upupstart, opportunist, climber

Thesaurus

 5 result(s).
climbmount
climbaspire
climb upscale
climberstart-up
mariner climbing to trim the sailscanvas-climber

Themes and Topics

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Plants...i ii 187 araliaceae hedera helix climbing shrub associated with concealment ...
French...z (v ) h5 iv ii 2 monter [you] climb mort (n f ) e3 iv vi 40 ...

Words Families

 11 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CANVASPEOPLEcanvas-climber n
CLIMBBASICclimb v, climbing adj, climbing n
CLIMBPEOPLEcanvas-climber n, climber-upward n
SCALE [climb]BASICscale v
SCALE [climb]OBJECTscaling-ladder n
SCALE [climb]NOTunscaleable adj
UNSCALEABLEBASICsee SCALE [climb]
WARD [direction]UPclimber-upward n

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