
whole word part of the word or phrase	or use Advanced Search
if you are searching for a compound word, note that it might appear in any of three ways, reflecting varied editorial practice: spaced ('house keeper'), solid ('housekeeper'), or hyphenated ('house-keeper')

Search results

Search phrase: fine

Plays

191 result(s). alternate result(s)

Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
All's Well That Ends Well	AW III.vii.19	Resolved to carry her; let her in fine consent,	Resolue to carrie her: let her in fine consent
All's Well That Ends Well	AW III.vii.33	In fine, delivers me to fill the time,	In fine, deliuers me to fill the time,
All's Well That Ends Well	AW IV.ii.4	In your fine frame hath love no quality?	In your fine frame hath loue no qualitie?
All's Well That Ends Well	AW IV.iii.51	grief; in fine, made a groan of her last breath, and now	greefe: in fine, made a groane of her last breath, & now
All's Well That Ends Well	AW IV.iv.35	All's well that ends well; still the fine's the crown.	All's well that ends well, still the fines the Crowne;
All's Well That Ends Well	AW IV.v.101	Faith, there's a dozen of 'em with delicate fine	'Faith there's a dozen of em, with delicate fine
All's Well That Ends Well	AW V.iii.215	Are motives of more fancy; and in fine	Are motiues of more fancie, and in fine,
All's Well That Ends Well	AW V.iii.266	they are married. But thou art too fine in thy evidence –	they are maried, but thou art too fine in thy euidence,
Antony and Cleopatra	AC I.ii.148	nothing but the finest part of pure love. We cannot call	nothing but the finest part of pure Loue. We cannot cal
Antony and Cleopatra	AC II.v.12	Tawny-finned fishes. My bended hook shall pierce	Tawny fine fishes, my bended hooke shall pierce
Antony and Cleopatra	AC II.vi.63	But, first or last, your fine Egyptian cookery	but first or last, your fine Egyptian cookerie
Antony and Cleopatra	AC III.ii.7	A very fine one. O, how he loves Caesar!	A very fine one: oh, how he loues Casar.
Antony and Cleopatra	AC III.v.11	third is up, till death enlarge his confine.	third is vp, till death enlarge his Confine.
Antony and Cleopatra	AC V.i.53	Confined in all she has, her monument,	Confin'd in all, she has her Monument
As You Like It	AYL II.i.24	Should in their own confines with forked heads	Should intheir owne confines with forked heads
As You Like It	AYL III.ii.329	Your accent is something finer than you could	Your accent is something finer, then you could
The Comedy of Errors	CE II.ii.79	May he not do it by fine	May he not doe it by fine
The Comedy of Errors	CE II.ii.81	Yes, to pay a fine for a periwig,	Yes, to pay a fine for a perewig,
The Comedy of Errors	CE IV.i.29	The fineness of the gold, and chargeful fashion,	The finenesse of the Gold, and chargefull fashion,
The Comedy of Errors	CE IV.iv.39	Mistress, respice finem – ‘ respect	Mistris respice finem, respect
Coriolanus	Cor I.iii.53	What are you sewing here? A fine spot, in good faith.	What are you sowing heere? A fine spotte in good faith.
Coriolanus	Cor I.iii.77	Fie, you confine yourself most unreasonably.	Fye, you confine your selfe most vnreasonably:
Coriolanus	Cor II.i.169	Wouldst thou have laughed had I come coffined home,	Would'st thou haue laugh'd, had I come Coffin'd home,
Coriolanus	Cor III.iii.15	For death, for fine, or banishment, then let them	For death, for fine, or Banishment, then let them
Coriolanus	Cor III.iii.16	If I say ‘ Fine,’ cry ‘ Fine!’, if ‘ Death,’ cry ‘ Death.’	If I say Fine, cry Fine; if Death, cry Death,
Coriolanus	Cor IV.vi.87	Your franchises, whereon you stood, confined	Your Franchises, whereon you stood, confin'd
Coriolanus	Cor V.iii.149	Thou hast affected the fine strains of honour,	Thou hast affected the fiue straines of Honor,
Coriolanus	Cor V.vi.65	Might have found easy fines. But there to end	Might haue found easie Fines: But there to end
Cymbeline	Cym I.ii.15	Dissembling courtesy! How fine this tyrant	dissembling Curtesie! How fine this Tyrant
Cymbeline	Cym III.iii.25	Such gain the cap of him that makes him fine,	Such gaine the Cap of him, that makes him fine,
Cymbeline	Cym IV.ii.337	The senate hath stirred up the confiners	The Senate hath stirr'd vp the Confiners,
Cymbeline	Cym V.iv.110	Our pleasure his full fortune doth confine,	Our pleasure, his full Fortune, doth confine,
Hamlet	Ham I.i.156	To his confine. And of the truth herein	To his Confine. And of the truth heerein,
Hamlet	Ham I.v.11	And for the day confined to fast in fires,	And for the day confin'd to fast in Fiers,
Hamlet	Ham II.ii.69	Receives rebuke from Norway, and in fine	Receiues rebuke from Norwey: and in fine,
Hamlet	Ham II.ii.93	Mad call I it. For, to define true madness,	Mad call I it; for to define true Madnesse,
Hamlet	Ham II.ii.245	A goodly one; in which there are many confines,	A goodly one, in which there are many Confines,
Hamlet	Ham II.ii.444	than fine. One speech in't I chiefly loved. 'Twas	One cheefe Speech in it, I cheefely lou'd, 'twas
Hamlet	Ham III.i.187	To England send him, or confine him where	To England send him: Or confine him where
Hamlet	Ham IV.v.163	Nature is fine in love, and where 'tis fine,	Nature is fine in Loue, and where 'tis fine,
Hamlet	Ham IV.vii.132	The Frenchman gave you; bring you in fine together,	The Frenchman gaue you, bring you in fine together,
Hamlet	Ham V.i.89	spade. Here's fine revolution, an we had the trick to	Spade; heere's fine Reuolution, if wee had the tricke to
Hamlet	Ham V.i.103	his fines, his double vouchers, his recoveries.	his Fines, his double Vouchers, his Recoueries:
Hamlet	Ham V.i.104	Is this the fine of his fines, and the recovery of his	Is this the fine of his Fines, and the recouery of his
Hamlet	Ham V.i.105	recoveries, to have his fine pate full of fine dirt? Will	Recoueries, to haue his fine Pate full of fine Dirt? will
Hamlet	Ham V.ii.15	Fingered their packet, and in fine withdrew	Finger'd their Packet, and in fine, withdrew
Hamlet	Ham V.ii.112	Sir, his definement suffers no perdition in you,
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 III.iii.186	find one that can steal well? O for a fine thief of the age	finde one that can steale well? O, for a fine theefe
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 IV.i.2	In this fine age were not thought flattery,	In this fine Age, were not thought flatterie,
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 V.i.75	With some fine colour that may please the eye	With some fine colour, that may please the eye
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 I.i.154	Keep the wild flood confined! Let order die!	Keepe the wilde Flood confin'd: Let Order dye,
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 III.ii.43	dead! 'A shot a fine shoot. John o' Gaunt loved him well,	dead? hee shot a fine shoote. Iohn of Gaunt loued him well,
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 IV.i.173	To us and to our purposes confined	To vs, and to our purposes confin'd,
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 IV.iv.119	Hath wrought the mure that should confine it in	Hath wrought the Mure, that should confine it in,
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 IV.v.124	Now, neighbour confines, purge you of your scum!	Now neighbor-Confines, purge you of your Scum:
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 IV.v.162	Other, less fine in carat, is more precious,	Other, lesse fine in Charract, is more precious,
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 IV.v.164	But thou, most fine, most honoured, most renowned,	But thou, most Fine, most Honour'd, most Renown'd,
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 V.iii.45	A cup of wine that's brisk and fine,	A Cup of Wine, that's briske and fine,
Henry V	H5 I.chorus.20	Are now confined two mighty monarchies,	Are now confin'd two mightie Monarchies,
Henry V	H5 II.ii.137	Such and so finely bolted didst thou seem:	Such and so finely boulted didst thou seeme:
Henry V	H5 II.iii.11	a finer end, and went away an it had been any christom	a finer end, and went away and it had beene any Christome
Henry V	H5 IV.chorus.46	Behold, as may unworthiness define,	Behold, as may vnworthinesse define.
Henry V	H5 IV.vii.67	That I have fined these bones of mine for ransom?	That I haue fin'd these bones of mine for ransome?
Henry V	H5 V.ii.266	Dear Kate, you and I cannot be confined within the	Deare Kate, you and I cannot bee confin'd within the
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 I.ii.99	Decked with five flower-de-luces on each side,	Deckt with fine Flower-de-Luces on each side,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 I.iii.64	O'ercharging your free purses with large fines;	O're-charging your free Purses with large Fines;
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 I.iv.34	In fine, redeemed I was as I desired.	In fine, redeem'd I was as I desir'd.
Henry VIII	H8 III.ii.230	Into our hands, and to confine yourself	Into our hands, and to Confine your selfe
Henry VIII	H8 V.iv.69	These lazy knaves? You've made a fine hand, fellows!	These lazy knaues? Y'haue made a fine hand fellowes?
Henry VIII	H8 V.iv.79	Clap round fines for neglect. You're lazy knaves,	Clap round Fines for neglect: y'are lazy knaues,
Julius Caesar	JC I.i.10	Truly, sir, in respect of a fine workman, I	Truely Sir, in respect of a fine Workman, I
Julius Caesar	JC III.i.272	Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice	Shall in these Confines, with a Monarkes voyce,
King John	KJ IV.ii.11	To gild refined gold, to paint the lily,	To gilde refined Gold, to paint the Lilly;
King John	KJ IV.ii.246	This kingdom, this confine of blood and breath,	This kingdome, this Confine of blood, and breathe
King John	KJ V.iv.37	Paying the fine of rated treachery	Paying the fine of rated Treachery,
King John	KJ V.iv.38	Even with a treacherous fine of all your lives,	Euen with a treacherous fine of all your liues:
King John	KJ V.vii.47	Is as a fiend confined to tyrannize	Is, as a fiend, confin'd to tyrannize,
King Lear	KL I.ii.18	As to the legitimate. Fine word ‘ legitimate ’!	As to th'legitimate: fine word: Legitimate.
King Lear	KL I.ii.25	Confined to exhibition? All this done	Confin'd to exhibition? All this done
King Lear	KL II.i.47	The child was bound to the father – sir, in fine,	The Child was bound to'th'Father; Sir in fine,
King Lear	KL II.iv.143	Of his confine. You should be ruled and led	Of his confine: you should be rul'd, and led
King Lear	KL IV.i.73	Looks fearfully in the confined deep;	Lookes fearfully in the confined Deepe:
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL I.i.63	Or study where to meet some mistress fine,	Or studie where to meet some Mistresse fine,
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL I.i.161	With a refined traveller of Spain;	With a refined trauailer of Spaine,
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL I.ii.54	A most fine figure!	A most fine Figure.
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL I.ii.90	Define, define, well-educated infant.	Define, define, well educated infant.
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL IV.i.111	Finely put off!	Finely put off.
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL IV.i.114	Finely put on!	Finely put on.
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL IV.i.117	Finely put on indeed!	Finely put on indeede.
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL V.i.17	finer than the staple of his argument. I abhor such	finer then the staple of his argument. I abhor such
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL V.i.20	speak ‘dout’ sine ‘b’ when he should say ‘doubt,’ ‘det’	speake dout fine, when he should say doubt; det,
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL V.ii.487.2	No, sir; but it is vara fine,	No sir, but it is vara fine,
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL V.ii.507	We will turn it finely off, sir; we will take some	We will turne it finely off sir, we wil take some
Macbeth	Mac III.iv.23	But now I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in	But now I am cabin'd, crib'd, confin'd, bound in
Macbeth	Mac IV.iii.55.1	With my confineless harms.	With my confinelesse harmes.
Measure for Measure	MM I.i.35	As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touched	As if we had them not: Spirits are not finely tonch'd,
Measure for Measure	MM I.i.36	But to fine issues, nor Nature never lends	But to fine issues: nor nature neuer lends
Measure for Measure	MM II.ii.40	To fine the faults whose fine stands in record,	To fine the faults, whose fine stands in record,
Measure for Measure	MM III.i.118	Be perdurably fined? O Isabel!	Be perdurablie fin'de? Oh Isabell.
The Merchant of Venice	MV III.iv.69	Like a fine bragging youth, and tell quaint lies,	Like a fine bragging youth: and tell quaint lyes
The Merchant of Venice	MV IV.i.369	Which humbleness may drive unto a fine.	Which humblenesse may driue vnto a fine.
The Merchant of Venice	MV IV.i.378	To quit the fine for one half of his goods,	To quit the fine for one halfe of his goods,
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW II.i.89	his suit, and lead him on with a fine-baited delay till he	his Suit, and lead him on with a fine baited delay, till hee
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW III.iii.218	breakfast. After, we'll a-birding together. I have a fine	breakfast: after we'll a Birding together, I haue a fine
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW III.v.26	pottle of sack finely.	pottle of Sacke finely.
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW IV.ii.199	fine and recovery, he will never, I think, in the way of	fine and recouery, he will neuer (I thinke) in the way of
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW IV.iv.70	Finely attired in a robe of white.	finely attired in a robe of white.
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW IV.v.91	whip me with their fine wits till I were as crest-fallen as a	whip me with their fine wits, till I were as crest-falne as a
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW V.i.17	hath the finest mad devil of jealousy in him, Master	hath the finest mad diuell of iealousie in him (Master
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW V.iii.20	We'll betray him finely.	Wee'll betray him finely.
A Midsummer Night's Dream	MND III.ii.284.2	Fine, i'faith.	Fine yfaith:
A Midsummer Night's Dream	MND IV.i.81	Than common sleep of all these five the sense.	Then common sleepe; of all these, fine the sense.
A Midsummer Night's Dream	MND V.i.12	The poet's eye, in fine frenzy rolling,	The Poets eye in a fine frenzy rolling,
A Midsummer Night's Dream	MND V.i.350	garter, it would have been a fine tragedy. And so it is,	garter, it would haue beene a fine Tragedy: and so it is
Much Ado About Nothing	MA I.i.226	none; and the fine is, for the which I may go the finer, I	none: and the fine is, (for the which I may goe the finer) I
Much Ado About Nothing	MA I.i.290	That thou began'st to twist so fine a story?	That thou beganst to twist so fine a story?
Much Ado About Nothing	MA III.iv.20	underborne with a bluish tinsel; but for a fine, quaint,	vnderborn with a blewish tinsel, but for a fine queint
Much Ado About Nothing	MA V.i.155	other day. I said, thou hadst a fine wit. ‘ True,’ said she,	other day: I said thou hadst a fine wit: true saies she,
Much Ado About Nothing	MA V.i.156	‘ a fine little one.’ ‘No,’ said I, ‘ a great wit.’ ‘ Right,’ says	a fine little one: no said I, a great wit: right saies
Othello	Oth I.i.39	Whether I in any just term am affined	Whether I in any iust terme am Affin'd
Othello	Oth I.ii.27	Put into circumscription and confine	Put into Circumscription, and Confine,
Othello	Oth II.iii.212	If partially affined or leagued in office,	If partially Affin'd, or league in office,
Othello	Oth III.iii.171	But riches fineless is as poor as winter,	But Riches finelesse, is as poore as Winter,
Othello	Oth IV.i.75	Confine yourself but in a patient list.	Confine your selfe but in a patient List,
Othello	Oth IV.i.150	now? I was a fine fool to take it. I must take out the	now? I was a fine Foole to take it: I must take out the
Othello	Oth IV.i.177	I would have him nine years a-killing! A fine	I would haue him nine yeeres a killing: / A fine
Pericles	Per Chorus.III.13	With your fine fancies quaintly eche:	With your fine fancies quaintly each,
Pericles	Per III.i.60	Must cast thee, scarcely coffined, in the ooze,	Must cast thee scarcly Coffind, in oare,
Richard II	R2 I.iii.137	Might from our quiet confines fright fair peace	Might from our quiet Confines fright faire peace,
Richard II	R2 II.i.247	And quite lost their hearts. The nobles hath he fined	And quite lost their hearts: the Nobles hath he finde
Richard II	R2 III.ii.125	Measure our confines with such peaceful steps?	Measure our Confines with such peacefull steps?
Richard II	R2 IV.i.130	That in a Christian climate souls refined	That in a Christian Climate, Soules refin'de
Richard III	R3 IV.iv.3	Here in these confines slily have I lurked,	Heere in these Confines slily haue I lurkt,
Romeo and Juliet	RJ I.iv.47	Five times in that ere once in our five wits.	Fiue times in that, ere once in our fine wits.
Romeo and Juliet	RJ II.i.19	By her fine foot, straight leg, and quivering thigh,	By her Fine foote, Straight leg, and Quiuering thigh,
Romeo and Juliet	RJ III.i.6	he enters the confines of a tavern, claps me his sword	he enters the confines of a Tauerne, claps me his Sword
Romeo and Juliet	RJ III.i.190	But I'll amerce you with so strong a fine	But Ile Amerce you with so strong a fine,
Romeo and Juliet	RJ III.ii.23	And he will make the face of heaven so fine	And he will make the Face of heauen so fine,
Romeo and Juliet	RJ III.v.153	But fettle your fine joints 'gainst Thursday next	But fettle your fine ioints 'gainst Thursday next,
The Taming of the Shrew	TS I.ii.171	A fine musician to instruct our mistress.	A fine Musitian to instruct our Mistris,
The Taming of the Shrew	TS II.i.310	I will be sure my Katherine shall be fine.	I will be sure my Katherine shall be fine.
The Taming of the Shrew	TS II.i.316	We will have rings, and things, and fine array,	We will haue rings, and things, and fine array,
The Taming of the Shrew	TS II.i.346	Fine linen, Turkey cushions bossed with pearl,	Fine Linnen, Turky cushions bost with pearle,
The Taming of the Shrew	TS III.i.61	Our fine musician groweth amorous.	Our fine Musitian groweth amorous.
The Taming of the Shrew	TS IV.i.122	There were none fine but Adam, Rafe, and Gregory –	There were none fine, but Adam, Rafe, and Gregory,
The Taming of the Shrew	TS IV.iii.20	How say you to a fat tripe finely broiled?	How say you to a fat Tripe finely broyl'd?
The Taming of the Shrew	TS V.i.58	immortal gods! O fine villain! A silken doublet, a velvet	immortall Goddes: oh fine villaine, a silken doublet, a veluet
The Tempest	Tem I.ii.274	Refusing her grand hests, she did confine thee,	Refusing her grand hests, she did confine thee
The Tempest	Tem I.ii.317	Fine apparition! My quaint Ariel,	Fine apparision: my queint Ariel,
The Tempest	Tem I.ii.361	Deservedly confined into this rock, who hadst	Deseruedly confin'd into this Rocke, who hadst
The Tempest	Tem I.ii.421	As my soul prompts it. – Spirit, fine spirit, I'll free thee	As my soule prompts it: Spirit, fine spirit, Ile free thee
The Tempest	Tem I.ii.495	Thou hast done well, fine Ariel! (to Ferdinand) Follow me.	Thou hast done well, fine Ariell: follow me,
The Tempest	Tem II.ii.114	These be fine things, an if they be not sprites.	These be fine things, and if they be not sprights:
The Tempest	Tem IV.i.121	I have from their confines called to enact	I haue from their confines call'd to enact
The Tempest	Tem V.i.7.2	Confined together	Confin'd together
The Tempest	Tem V.i.122.1	Be measured or confined.	Be measur'd, or confin'd.
The Tempest	Tem V.i.262	How fine my master is! I am afraid	How fine my Master is? I am afraid
The Tempest	Tem epilogue.4	I must be here confined by you,	I must be heere confinde by you,
Timon of Athens	Tim V.i.82	Why, thy verse swells with stuff so fine and smooth	Why thy Verse swels with stuffe so fine and smooth,
Troilus and Cressida	TC I.iii.22	The fineness of which metal is not found	The finenesse of which Mettall is not found
Troilus and Cressida	TC I.iii.25	The hard and soft, seem all affined and kin;	The hard and soft, seeme all affin'd, and kin.
Troilus and Cressida	TC I.iii.209	Or those that with the fineness of their souls	Or those that with the finenesse of their soules,
Troilus and Cressida	TC II.iii.246	Which, like a bourn, a pale, a shore, confines	Which like a bourne, a pale, a shore confines
Troilus and Cressida	TC III.i.105	hast a fine forehead.	hast a fine fore-head.
Troilus and Cressida	TC III.ii.21	Swooning destruction, or some joy too fine,	Sounding distruction, or some ioy too fine,
Troilus and Cressida	TC III.ii.80	infinite, and the execution confined; that the desire is	infinite, and the execution confin'd; that the desire is
Troilus and Cressida	TC IV.iv.3	The grief is fine, full perfect, that I taste,	The griefe is fine, full perfect that I taste,
Twelfth Night	TN I.i.34	O, she that hath a heart of that fine frame	O she that hath a heart of that fine frame
Twelfth Night	TN I.iii.7	Ay, but you must confine yourself within the	I, but you must confine your selfe within the
Twelfth Night	TN I.iii.9	Confine! I'll confine myself no finer than I am.	Confine? Ile confine my selfe no finer then I am:
The Two Gentlemen of Verona	TG I.i.44	Inhabits in the finest wits of all.	Inhabits in the finest wits of all.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona	TG I.ii.10	As of a knight well-spoken, neat, and fine;	As of a Knight, well-spoken, neat, and fine;
The Two Gentlemen of Verona	TG II.iv.32	A fine volley of words, gentlemen, and quickly	A fine volly of words, gentlemẽ,& quickly
The Two Gentlemen of Verona	TG IV.ii.66	Hark, what fine change is in the music!	Harke, what fine change is in the Musique.
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK III.iv.12	Would I could find a fine frog; he would tell me	Would I could finde a fine Frog; he would tell me
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK IV.i.105.1	Is not this a fine song?	Is not this a fine Song?
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK IV.i.105.2	O, a very fine one.	O a very fine one.
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK IV.i.118.1	Is't not a fine young gentleman?	Is't not a fine yong Gentleman?
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK IV.i.120.2	Yes, he's a fine man.	Yes, he's a fine man.
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK IV.ii.123	Great and fine art in Nature. He's white-haired,	Great, and fine art in nature, he's white hair'd,
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK IV.iii.73	do: confine her to a place where the light may rather	doe, Confine her to a place, where the light / May rather
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK V.ii.26	You fathers are fine fools! Her honesty?	you Fathers are fine Fooles: her honesty?
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK V.ii.46	He dances very finely, very comely,	He daunces very finely, very comely,
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK V.ii.48.2	That's fine indeed.	That's fine indeede.
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK V.ii.68	How do ye? That's a fine maid; there's a curtsy!	How doe ye? that's a fine maide, ther's a curtsie.
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK V.ii.87	And will perfume me finely against the wedding.	And will perfume me finely against the wedding.
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK V.ii.93	My Palamon I hope will grow too, finely,	My Palamon I hope will grow too finely
The Winter's Tale	WT I.ii.226	But of the finer natures? By some severals	But of the finer Natures? by some Seueralls
The Winter's Tale	WT II.i.17	Present our services to a fine new prince	Present our seruices to a fine new Prince
The Winter's Tale	WT II.i.194	From our free person she should be confined,	From our free person, she should be confinde,
The Winter's Tale	WT V.iii.78	There is an air comes from her. What fine chisel	There is an ayre comes from her. What fine Chizzell

Poems

10 result(s).

Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
A Lover's Complaint	LC.265	In thee hath neither sting, knot, nor confine	In thee hath neither sting, knot, nor confine
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.936	Time's office is to fine the hate of foes,	Times office is to fine the hate of foes,
Sonnets	Sonn.23.14	To hear with eyes belongs to love's fine wit .	To heare wit eies belongs to loues fine wiht.
Sonnets	Sonn.52.4	For blunting the fine point of seldom pleasure.	For blunting the fine point of seldome pleasure.
Sonnets	Sonn.62.7	And for myself mine own worth do define,	And for my selfe mine owne worth do define,
Sonnets	Sonn.84.3	In whose confine immured is the store,	In whose confine immured is the store,
Sonnets	Sonn.85.8	In polished form of well-refined pen.	In polisht forme of well refined pen.
Sonnets	Sonn.105.7	Therefore my verse to constancy confined,	Therefore my verse to constancie confin'de,
Sonnets	Sonn.107.4	Supposed as forfeit to a confined doom.	Supposde as forfeit to a confin'd doome.
Sonnets	Sonn.110.12	A god in love, to whom I am confined.	A God in loue, to whom I am confin'd.

Glossary

202 result(s).

affine	bind by ties, obligate, make beholden
affined	constrained, bound, obliged
affined	related, connected, affiliated
alablaster	alabaster [fine white material derived from limestone]
All-hallown	All Saints' Day; period of fine weather in late autumn
arm-gaunt	[unclear meaning] in fine condition; with gaunt limbs; with armoured trappings
attachment	seizure, arrest, confinement
bail	confine, enclose
bawcock	[fine bird] fine fellow, good chap
bedred	bed-ridden, confined to bed through infirmity
bedrid, bed-rid, bedred	bed-ridden, confined to bed through infirmity
behaviour	courtly behaviour, fine manners, etiquette
best-conditioned	best-natured, of finest character
best-tempered	most skilfully crafted, of the finest quality [as of metal]
blood	[hunting] full of life, in fine condition
blunt	rough, unrefined, uncivilized
bolted	refined, carefully sifted, polished
bonny	fine, beautiful, splendid
border	keep within bounds, contain, confine
bound	limit, boundary, confine, barrier
bound	determine, mark out, define
bound	limit, confine, submit
bound	contain, enclose, confine
bounded	confined, enclosed, operating within limits
brave	fine, excellent, splendid, impressive
bravely	showily, with great display, with a fine flourish
bravely	in fine clothes, splendidly dressed
bravery	finery, fine clothes, rich dress
bravery	splendour, fine display, ostentation
brisk	sprucely, smartly, finely dressed
bully	[especially as a warm form of address] fine fellow, good friend
cabilero	fine fellow, gallant
cabin	be confined, be shut up [in a soldier's tent]
cambric	fine linen from Cambray, Flanders
camlet, chamblet	garment made of fine cloth
cavaleiro	fine fellow, gallant
cavalleria	body of fine gentlemen, society of knights
chamblet	garment made of fine cloth
chief	finest, best, foremost
childbed	of being in labour, belonging to confinement
circle	compass, confines, bounds
circumscribe	confine, fence in, hem in
civil	civilized, cultured, refined
cloistered	confined, restricted [as in a cloister]
close	enclosed, confined, incarcerated
close	securely, in strict confinement
closely	securely, in strict confinement
coarse	rough, unrefined
commit	give in charge, consign, send in confinement
confine	prison, place of confinement
confine	territory, region, domain
confine	limit, bound, domain
confine	enclose, retain, contain
confine	confinement, restraint, limitation
confine	banish, remove, place under restriction
confined	bounded, enclosed, rimmed
confineless	boundless, unlimited, endless
confiner	inhabitant, dweller, resident
coop	shut in, enclose, confine
crib	shut up [as in a tiny hovel], confine within a small space
curious	finely made, skilfully wrought, elaborate
curious	exquisite, excellent, fine
curious-good	finely elaborate, excellently wrought
dainty	fastidious, scrupulous, refined, particular
dainty	splendid, fine, excellent
define	present, set forth, characterize
define	explain, elucidate, clarify
definement	description, definition, delineation
delicate	finely wrought, skilfully made, ingenious
delicate	fine in quality, of exquisite nature, dainty
determined	confined, limited, restricted
difference	distinction, fine quality
dressing	official robes, finery
durance	confinement, imprisonment, incarceration
earthy	coarse, unrefined, gross
embound	enclose, contain, confine
estimation	value, worth, fine quality
fair	good, elegant, fine
fair	fine, pleasing, splendid, excellent
fair	in fine array, brightly laid out
file	polish, hone, refine
filed	refined, smooth, polished
film	gossamer, fine thread
fine	artificially beautiful, showily decorative
fine	sensitive, responsive, reactive
fine	handsome [as modern use]
fine	powdery [as modern use]
fine	in the end, finally, in conclusion
fine	outcome, final result, conclusion
fine	tax, levy
fine	[legal] agreement to transfer land possession
fine	punishment, penalty, retribution
fine	refined, sophisticated, cultivated
fine	graceful, exquisitely formed
fine	finely clothed, smartly dressed
fine	subtle, intricate
fine	punish, impose a penalty [on]
fine	pledge, stake, wager
fine	ending, termination
fine	bring to an end, complete, conclude
fine	clear, pure
fine	[legal] fee, contracted amount
fine-baited	full of attractive temptations, enticingly baited
fineless	boundless, unlimited, infinite
finely	nicely, delicately, subtly
flaunt	finery, ostentatious clothing, trappings
flour	fine essence, best part
flourish	[of language] eloquence, fine words, rhetorical embellishment
free	on the loose, unconfined, unrestricted
gallant	fine gentleman, man of fashion
gallant	fine, splendid, grand
gallant-springing	finely growing, developing well
gentle	refined, discriminating, sophisticated
goodly	splendid, excellent, fine
goodness	excellence, virtue, fine qualities
gossamer	fine thread of a spider's web
grace	virtue, fine quality
gross	coarse, vulgar, unrefined
grossness	unrefined nature, deplorable standard, coarseness
hearsed	coffined, placed in a hearse
heart (plural)	(plural) grand-hearted lads, fine companions
hedge	restrict, confine, limit
hem	enclose, surround, confine
hold	guard, custody, confinement
holiday	refined, select, genteel
holland	fine linen fabric
humane	polite, courteous, refined
immured	walled up, enclosed, confined
incony	fine, darling, rare
ingenious	intellectual, refined, in liberal arts
jean	type of twilled cotton cloth [= unsophisticated, unrefined]
jewel	fine ornament, costly adornment
lawn	[type of] fine linen
liberal	noble, tasteful, refined
libertine	free spirit, unconfined wanderer
limbo	prison, confinement, incarceration
list	boundary, limit, confines
mew	coop up, confine, shut up
mew	coop up, confine, shut up
neat	posh, elegant, trim, refined
nice	fine, precise, particular, subtle
pen	shut up, confine; silence
pencil	finely-pointed paint-brush
pent	shut up, confine, lock in
pent	imprisoned, closely confined
pent	confined without food, ravenous
person	fine figure, personality
picked	over-refined, fastidious, particular
pound	shut up, confine [as animals in a pound]
prescribe	limit, restrict, confine
pretty	[of men] fine, good-looking
pretty	good, excellent, fine
primest	best, finest, most supreme
prison	imprison, lock up, confine
proper	fine, excellent, good
proud	fine, splendid, luxurious
purged	purified, refined, clarified
quaint	elaborately, elegantly, finely
raw	unrefined, unskilled, unpolished
recollected	studied, artificial, refined
refined	civilized, cultivated, sophisticated
restraint	captivity, imprisonment, confinement
retention	place of detention, confinement
ripe	mature, sophisticated, refined
rude	uncivilized, uncultivated, unrefined
say	type of fine-textured cloth
select	superior, refined, cultivated
short	controlled, confined, restrained
size	bounds, limit, confine
sleded, sleided	finely divided, filamented
sleided	finely divided, filamented
speak	speak entertainingly; or: talk in a refined way
stay	detain, confine, keep
strained	refined, purified, distilled
strait	narrow, cramped, confined
strait	cramped passage, confined path
sty	confine as in a sty, coop up
subtle	refined, rarefied, very fine
subtle	fine, thin, slender
subtle-potent	powerfully refined
super-subtle	extra-refined, specially delicate
taffety	finely dressed, showy, overdressed
tall	large, fine, grand
tall	good, fine, capable
Tartar	Tartarus; underworld place of confinement for those who incurred the wrath of the gods
thrice-repured	highly purified, extremely refined
tie	restrict, confine, limit
tire-valiant	fine head-dress
trim	fine, excellent, smart
trim	in fine condition, in good order
trim	well, effectively, finely
trimmed	finely dressed, decked out
trumpery	fancy garments, showy rubbish, worthless finery
try	refine, purify
uncivil	uncivilized, barbarous, unrefined
unhoused	unconfined, unconstrained, independent
valiant	worthy, fine, hearty
virtuous	showing fine qualities, praiseworthy
well	fine, all right, satisfactory
well-beseeming	fine-looking, well-ordered
well-spoken	refined, courteous, eloquent
younker	fashionable young man, fine young gentleman

Thesaurus

207 result(s).

array, in fine	fair
character, finest	best-conditioned
closely confined	pent
cloth, garment made of fine	camlet, chamblet
cloth, garment made of fine	chamblet
clothed finely	fine
clothes, fine	bravery
clothes, in fine	bravely
coffined	hearsed
companions, fine	heart (plural)
condition, in fine	arm-gaunt
condition, in fine	blood
condition, in fine	trim
confine	bail
confine	border
confine	bound
confine	bound
confine	bound
confine	circumscribe
confine	coop
confine	embound
confine	hedge
confine	hem
confine	mew
confine	pen
confine	pent
confine	pound
confine	prescribe
confine	prison
confine	size
confine	stay
confine	tie
confine as in a sty	sty
confine within a small space	crib
confined	bounded
confined	cloistered
confined	close
confined	determined
confined	immured
confined	short
confined	strait
confined path	strait
confined to bed through infirmity	bedred
confined to bed through infirmity	bedrid, bed-rid, bedred
confined without food	pent
confined, be	cabin
confined, closely	pent
confinement	attachment
confinement	confine
confinement	durance
confinement	hold
confinement	limbo
confinement	restraint
confinement	retention
confinement, belonging to	childbed
confinement, in strict	close
confinement, in strict	closely
confinement, place of	confine
confinement, send in	commit
confines	circle
confines	list
define	bound
display, fine	bravery
divided finely	sleded, sleided
dressed, finely	brisk
dressed, finely	taffety
dressed, finely	trimmed
elaborate, finely	curious-good
essence, fine	flour
extra-refined	super-subtle
fabric, fine linen	holland
fellow, fine	bawcock
fellow, fine	bully
fellow, fine	cabilero
fellow, fine	cavaleiro
figure, fine	person
fine	bonny
fine	brave
fine	curious
fine	dainty
fine	fair
fine	fair
fine	gallant
fine	goodly
fine	incony
fine	nice
fine	pretty
fine	pretty
fine	proper
fine	proud
fine	subtle
fine	tall
fine	tall
fine	trim
fine	valiant
fine	well
fine array, in	fair
fine clothes	bravery
fine clothes, in	bravely
fine companions	heart (plural)
fine condition, in	arm-gaunt
fine condition, in	trim
fine display	bravery
fine head-dress	tire-valiant
fine in quality	delicate
fine linen	holland
fine linen	lawn
fine manners	behaviour
fine ornament	jewel
fine qualities, showing	virtuous
fine quality	difference
fine quality	estimation
fine quality	goodness
fine quality	grace
fine thread	film
fine thread of a web	gossamer
fine, very	subtle
fine-looking	well-beseeming
finely	quaint
finely	trim
finely clothed	fine
finely divided	sleded, sleided
finely dressed	brisk
finely dressed	taffety
finely dressed	trimmed
finely elaborate	curious-good
finely made	curious
finely wrought	delicate
finely-pointed paint-brush	pencil
finery	bravery
finery	dressing
finery	flaunt
finery, worthless	trumpery
finest	chief
finest	primest
finest character, of	best-conditioned
finest quality, of	best-tempered
flourish, with a fine	bravely
food, confined without	pent
garment made of fine cloth	camlet, chamblet
garment made of fine cloth	chamblet
gentleman, fine	gallant
gentleman, fine young	younker
gentlemen, body of fine	cavalleria
growing, finely	gallant-springing
head-dress, fine	tire-valiant
linen, fine	cambric
linen, fine	holland
linen, fine	lawn
manners, fine	behaviour
nature, unrefined	grossness
ornament, fine	jewel
over-refined	picked
paint-brush, finely-pointed	pencil
path, confined	strait
place of confinement	confine
powdery [fine]	fine
powerfully refined	subtle-potent
qualities, showing fine	virtuous
quality, fine	difference
quality, fine	estimation
quality, fine	goodness
quality, fine	grace
quality, fine in	delicate
quality, of finest	best-tempered
refine	file
refine	try
refined	bolted
refined	civil
refined	dainty
refined	filed
refined	fine
refined	gentle
refined	holiday
refined	humane
refined	ingenious
refined	liberal
refined	neat
refined	purged
refined	recollected
refined	ripe
refined	select
refined	strained
refined	subtle
refined	well-spoken
refined way, talk in a	speak
refined, extremely	thrice-repured
refined, powerfully	subtle-potent
showing fine qualities	virtuous
sty, confine as in a	sty
talk in a refined way	speak
thread, fine	film
unconfined	free
unconfined	unhoused
unconfined wanderer	libertine
unrefined	blunt
unrefined	coarse
unrefined	earthy
unrefined	gross
unrefined	raw
unrefined	rude
unrefined	uncivil
unrefined nature	grossness
wanderer, unconfined	libertine
web, fine thread of a	gossamer
words, fine	flourish
worthless finery	trumpery

Themes and Topics

9 result(s).

Address forms	...tol to fluellen [soldier to officer] fine fellow dear lad [often in parody] ... ... pucelle to the english [enemies] fine gentleman [often ironic or sarcastic] ...
Discourse markers	... this is all i was told to say fine in aw iv iii 51 in ... ... in aw iv iii 51 in fine made a groan of her last breath and n...
How and how	...s iv iii 20 how say you to a fat tripe finely broiled what [as interrogation] ...
Politeness	...special pleading’ such as the highly refined formulae used by aristocrats to each o...
Swearing	...nity&rsquo on pain of a severe (ł10 ) fine for each offence the late plays were o...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples	... 32 tartarus underworld place of confinement for those who incurred the wrath of...
Latin	...captivity at the lowest ransom respice finem (ce iv iv 39) think of your end sanc... ... h5 v ii 334 boy finem (n m ) ce iv iv 39 finis end...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)	...arrel bethink (v ) 2--4 brave (adj ) fine excellent splendid impressive ayl i... ...gant and erring spirit hies / to his confine humour (n ) mood disposition frame o...
Abbreviations	...st instance’ ‘second instance’ fine (n ) 2 ending termination kj v iv 38 [... ... bigot of their executions] paying the fine of rated treachery / even with a treach... ...ted treachery / even with a treacherous fine of all your lives [second instance fir... ...her words it is the second instance of fine in the quotation which has the meaning ...

Words Families

29 result(s).

Word Family	Word Family Group	Words
AFFINITY	BASIC	affine v, affined adj
BAIT	STATE	fine-baited adj
COFFIN	BASIC	coffined adj
CONFINE	BASIC	confine n, confine v, confined adj, confining adj
CONFINE	PEOPLE	confiner n
CONFINE	NOT	confineless adj, unconfinable adj
DEFIINE	BASIC	define v, definement n
FINE [end]	BASIC	fine n, fine v
FINE [end]	NOT	fineless adj
FINE [money]	BASIC	fine n, fine v
FINE[splendid]	BASIC	fine adj, finely adj, finely adv
FINE[splendid]	STATE	fine-baited adj
IMPOUND	BASIC	see POUND [confine]
POUND [confine]	BASIC	pound v, impound v
REFINED	BASIC	refined adj
REFINED	INTENSITY	well-refined adj
UNCONFINABLE	BASIC	see CONFINE
WELL [very]	SKILL	well-refined adj

Snippets

0 result(s).

Jump directly to

Search results

Search phrase: fine

Plays

Poems

Glossary

Thesaurus

Themes and Topics

Words Families

Snippets

Jump directly to

You are running out of Free Page Views.