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Search phrase: ebon

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
HamletHam I.v.62With juice of cursed hebona in a vial,With iuyce of cursed Hebenon in a Violl,
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.319Here comes lean Jack, here comes bare-bone. How nowHeere comes leane Iacke, heere comes bare-bone. How now
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.v.37Rouse up Revenge from ebon den with fell Alecto's snake,Rowze vppe Reuenge from Ebon den, with fell Alecto's Snake,
Julius CaesarJC I.iii.148Is Decius Brutus and Trebonius there?Is Decius Brutus and Trebonius there?
Julius CaesarJC II.i.86.2Metellus, and TreboniusMetellus, and Trebonius.
Julius CaesarJC II.i.94.1This is Trebonius.This is Trebonius.
Julius CaesarJC II.ii.108.1Enter Brutus, Ligarius, Metellus, Casca, Trebonius,Enter Brutus, Ligarius, Metellus, Caska, Trebonius,
Julius CaesarJC II.ii.120Now, Cinna; now, Metellus; what, Trebonius;Now Cynna, now Metellus: what Trebonius,
Julius CaesarJC II.iii.3not Trebonius; mark well Metellus Cimber; Decius Brutusnot Trebonius, marke well Metellus Cymber, Decius Brutus
Julius CaesarJC III.i.1.3Trebonius, Cinna, Antony, Lepidus, Popilius,Trebonius, Cynna, Antony, Lepidus,
Julius CaesarJC III.i.4Trebonius doth desire you to o'erread,Trebonius doth desire you to ore-read
Julius CaesarJC III.i.25Trebonius knows his time; for look you, Brutus,Trebonius knowes his time: for look you Brutus
Julius CaesarJC III.i.26Exeunt Antony and Trebonius
Julius CaesarJC III.i.96Enter TreboniusEnter Trebonius.
Julius CaesarJC III.i.189Though last, not least in love, yours, good Trebonius.Though last, not least in loue, yours good Trebonius.
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.237draweth from my snow-white pen the ebon-coloured inkdraweth from my snow-white penthe ebon coloured Inke,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.245By heaven, thy love is black as ebony!By heauen, thy Loue is blacke as Ebonie.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.246Is ebony like her? O wood divine!Is Ebonie like her? O word diuine?
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.235Courtiers as free, as debonair, unarmed,Courtiers as free, as debonnaire; vnarm'd,
Twelfth NightTN IV.ii.38are as lustrous as ebony. And yet complainest thou ofare as lustrous as Ebony: and yet complainest thou of

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1761 Shows me a bare-boned death by time outworn. Shewes me a bare bon'd death by time out-worne,
Venus and AdonisVen.948 And not Death's ebon dart, to strike him dead. And not deaths ebon dart to strike him dead.

Glossary

 4 result(s).
debonairgracious, courtly, of gentle disposition
ebondark, sombre
ebonebony, black
hebonapoisonous plant [identity not known, perhaps henbane]

Thesaurus

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ebonyebon

Themes and Topics

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Plants...row / in our sustaining corn’ hebona ham i v 62 unclear meaning po...
Classical mythology... 2h4 v v 37 rouse up revenge from ebon den with fell alecto' s snake one...

Words Families

 6 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
COLOURTYPEebon-coloured adj
DEBONAIRBASICdebonair n
EBONBASICebon adj, ebony n
EBONCOLOURebon-coloured adj
HEBONABASIChebona n

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