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Search phrase: hog

Plays

 43 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.74thoughts be servants to you! (To Helena) Be comfortablethoghts be seruants to you: be comfortable
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.ii.36comfort: your son will not be killed so soon as I thoughtcomfort, your sonne will not be kild so soone as I thoght
Antony and CleopatraAC II.vi.89though it cannot be denied what I have done by land.thogh it cannot be denied what I haue done by Land.
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xiv.9That which is now a horse, even with a thoughtThat which is now a Horse, euen with a thoght
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.176Be it known that we, the greatest, are misthoughtBe it known, that we the greatest are mis-thoght
As You Like ItAYL I.i.35Shall I keep your hogs and eat husks with them?Shall I keepe your hogs, and eat huskes with them?
CoriolanusCor III.i.116Though there the people had more absolute power – Thogh there the people had more absolute powre
CoriolanusCor IV.v.152By my hand, I had thought toBy my hand, I had thoght to
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.5three or fourscore hogsheads. I have sounded the very3. or fourescore Hogsheads. I haue sounded the verie
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.iv.79They wound my thoughts worse than thy sword my flesh.They wound my thoghts worse, then the sword my flesh:
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.62hogshead? There's a whole merchant's venture ofHogs-head? There's a whole Marchants Venture of
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.v.33Thy Doll, and Helen of thy noble thoughts,Thy Dol, and Helen of thy noble thoghts
Henry VH5 II.i.42Will you shog off? I would have you solus.Will you shogge off? I would haue you solus.
Henry VH5 II.iii.42Shall we shog? The King will be gone fromShall wee shogg? the King will be gone from
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.337Faster than springtime showers comes thought on thought,Faster thẽ Spring-time showres, comes thoght on thoght,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.136O Thou that judgest all things, stay my thoughts,O thou that iudgest all things, stay my thoghts:
King LearKL III.iv.89of heart, light of ear, bloody of hand; hog in sloth, fox inof heart, light of eare, bloody of hand; Hog in sloth, Foxe in
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.85a hogshead.a hogshead.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.86Piercing a hogshead! A good lustre of conceitOf persing a Hogshead, a good luster of conceit
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.i.19companions, such rackers of orthography, as tocompanions, such rackers of ortagriphie, as to
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.261Fleeter than arrows, bullets, wind, thought, swifter things.Fleeter then arrows, bullets wind, thoght, swifter things
MacbethMac IV.i.148To crown my thoughts with acts, be it thought and done;To Crown my thoughts with Acts: be it thoght & done:
Measure for MeasureMM II.ii.90The law hath not been dead, though it hath slept.The Law hath not bin dead, thogh it hath slept
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.v.22price of hogs; if we grow all to be pork-eaters, we shallprice of Hogs, if wee grow all to be porke-eaters, wee shall
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iii.193thoughts.thoghts
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.i.39Nominativo, hig, hag, hog. Pray you mark:Nominatiuo hig, hag, hog: pray you marke:
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.i.43Accusativo, hung, hang, hog.Accusatiuo hing, hang, hog.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.i.44‘ Hang-hog ’ is Latin for bacon, IHang-hog, is latten for Bacon, I
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.iv.45That likewise have we thought upon, and thus:That likewise haue we thoght vpon: & thus:
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.10Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen;Thorny Hedgehogges be not seene,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.i.103A hog, a headless bear, sometime a fire,A hogge, a headlesse beare, sometime a fire,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.i.105Like horse, hound, hog, bear, fire at every turn.Like horse, hound, hog, beare, fire, at euery turne.
Much Ado About NothingMA II.iii.19honest man and a soldier, and now is he turned orthography;honest man & a souldier) and now is he turn'd orthography,
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.102Dost grant me, hedgehog? Then God grant me tooDo'st grant me Hedge-hogge, / Then God graunt me too
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.227Thou elvish-marked, abortive, rooting hog!Thou eluish mark'd, abortiue rooting Hogge,
The TempestTem II.ii.10And after bite me; then like hedgehogs, whichAnd after bite me: then like Hedg-hogs, which
The TempestTem IV.i.251this away where my hogshead of wine is, or I'll turn youthis away, where my hogshead of wine is, or Ile turne you
The TempestTem V.i.25Though with their high wrongs I am struck to th' quickThogh with their high wrongs I am strook to th' quick,
Timon of AthensTim III.ii.3We know him for no less, though weWe know him for no lesse, thogh we
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.48Should have hare-hearts, would they but fat their thoughtsShould haue hard hearts, wold they but fat their thoghts
Twelfth NightTN II.i.24though I could not with such estimable wonder overfarthogh I could not with such estimable wonder ouer-farre
Twelfth NightTN IV.ii.46though ignorance were as dark as hell. And I say therethogh Ignorance were as darke as hell; and I say there
The Winter's TaleWT III.iii.91yeast and froth, as you'd thrust a cork into a hogshead.yest and froth, as you'ld thrust a Corke into a hogs-head.

Poems

 4 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Passionate PilgrimPP.5.4 Those thoughts, to me like oaks, to thee like osiers bowed. those thoghts to me like Okes, to thee like Osiers bowed.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1216 For fleet-winged duty with thought's feathers flies. "For fleet-wing'd duetie with thoghts feathers flies,
SonnetsSonn.102.2 I love not less, though less the show appear; I loue not lesse, thogh lesse the show appeare,
Venus and AdonisVen.372 Though nothing but my body's bane would cure thee.’ Thogh nothing but my bodies bane wold cure thee

Glossary

 11 result(s).
figurewriting system, type of orthography
hedge-pighedgehog
hig, hag, hogWelsh pronunciation of Latin 'hic, haec, hoc'
hogsheadlarge cask, barrel [of wine]
orthographyspeaker of high-flown phrases, stylistically polished person
orthographycorrect spelling
shog (off)go away, be gone, get along
urchinspirit in hedgehog form, goblin
urchinhedgehog
urchin-snoutedwith nose like a hedgehog
washkitchen swill, hogwash

Thesaurus

 8 result(s).
hedgehogurchin
hedgehoghedge-pig
hedgehog form, spirit inurchin
hedgehog, with nose like a urchin-snouted
hogwashwash
nose like a hedgehog, withurchin-snouted
orthographyfigure
spirit in hedgehog formurchin

Themes and Topics

 2 result(s).
Welsh...xcomb mw iii i 80 hig hag hog hic haec hoc mw iv i 39 ...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...y to be pierced] he that is likest to a hogshead like (n ) (adj ) 2 (v ) (adv...

Words Families

 6 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HEADOBJECThogshead n
HEDGEANIMALhedgehog n
HOGBASIChog n, hogshead n
ORTHOGRAPHYBASICorthography n
SHOGBASICshog v

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