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Search phrase: mead

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Henry VH5 V.ii.48The even mead, that erst brought sweetly forthThe euen Meade, that erst brought sweetly forth
Henry VH5 V.ii.54And as our vineyards, fallows, meads, and hedges,And all our Vineyards, Fallowes, Meades, and Hedges,
King Edward IIIE3 III.i.69Like to a meadow full of sundry flowersLike to a meddow full of sundry flowers,
King LearKL I.i.65With plenteous rivers and wide-skirted meads,With plenteous Riuers, and wide-skirted Meades
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.886Do paint the meadows with delight,Do paint the Medowes with delight.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iii.13among the whitsters in Datchet Mead, and there emptyamong the Whitsters in Dotchet Mead, and there empty
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iii.124him by your two men to Datchet Mead.by your two men to Datchet-Meade.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iii.140laundress in Datchet Mead. Quickly! Come.Landresse in Datchet mead: quickly, come.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.65And nightly, meadow-fairies, look you sing,And Nightly-meadow-Fairies, looke you sing
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.83Met we on hill, in dale, forest, or mead,Met we on hil, in dale, forrest, or mead,
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.138It blots thy beauty as frosts do bite the meads,It blots thy beautie, as frosts doe bite the Meads,
The TempestTem IV.i.63And flat meads thatched with stover, them to keep;And flat Medes thetchd with Stouer, them to keepe:
Titus AndronicusTit II.iv.54One hour's storm will drown the fragrant meads;One houres storme will drowne the fragrant meades,
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.125How they are stained like meadows yet not dryHow they are stain'd in meadowes, yet not dry
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.i.7Th' enamelled knacks o'th' mead or garden – yea,Th'enamelld knackes o'th Meade, or garden, yea
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.ii.15Just such another, wanton GanymedeIust such another wanton Ganimead,

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1218 As winter meads when sun doth melt their snow. As winter meads when sun doth melt their snow.
SonnetsSonn.33.3 Kissing with golden face the meadows green, Kissing with golden face the meddowes greene;
Venus and AdonisVen.636 Would root these beauties as he roots the mead. Wold roote these beauties, as he root's the mead.

Glossary

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burnettype of meadow flower
leameadow, field
meadmeadow
metheglin[mi'theglin] strong spiced Welsh mead

Thesaurus

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flower, meadowburnet
meadmetheglin
meadowmead
meadowlea

Themes and Topics

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Plants...um flower ‘brought sweetly forth’ in meadows carnation wt iv iv 82 ...
...ium plant ‘brought sweetly forth’ in meadows columbine ham iv v 181 ...
...is flower ‘brought sweetly forth’ in meadows crowflower ham iv vii 16...
...ompositae bellis perennis common in meadows associated with unhappy love disse...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FAIRYTYPEmeadow-fairy n
MEADOWBASICmead n, meadow n
MEADOWBEINGSmeadow-fairy n

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