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Search phrase: origin

Plays

 6 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
HamletHam I.iv.26Since nature cannot choose his origin –
HamletHam III.i.178The origin and commencement of his griefThe Origin and Commencement of this greefe
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.116It hath it original from much grief, from study,It hath it originall from much greefe; from study
King LearKL IV.ii.32That nature which contemns its origin
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.117We are their parents and original.We are their parents and originall.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iv.61Came music's origin – what envious flint,Came Musickes origen) what envious Flint,

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.222 That is to you my origin and ender: That is to you my origin and ender:

Glossary

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Alcides[pron: al'siydeez] original name of Hercules, after his grandfather Alceus
authorcreator, originator, instigator
breederfather, source, originator, author
Cerberus['sairberus] three-headed dog guarding the entrance to the Underworld, originally 50-headed; charmed to sleep by Orpheus during his quest to rescue Euridice
copyoriginal, master-copy
costermonger[sellers of fruit (originally ‘costard-apples’) and vegetables] barrow-boy, apple-seller
crest[originally the plume of feathers on a] helmet, head-piece
derivationdescent, family origins
fathershow one's paternal origin, resemble one's father
fetchtrace, find the origin of
headsource, origin, fountainhead
imitationartificiality, unoriginal notion
inspiredcoming from God, of divine origin
morris-piketype of pike [thought to be of Moorish origin]
mortallyof human origin
nativeorigin, source, root
originalpoint of origin, cause, source
Parca['pron: 'pahrka] originally a Roman birth-goddess, later identified with the Parcae, goddesses who decide the destiny of humans
precedentoriginal text from which a copy is made
primalprimaeval, original, earliest
primefirst, original, initial
primitiveoriginal, classical, typical
raceorigin, stock, ancestry
reversionright of succession, situation of reverting to its original owner

Thesaurus

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divine origininspired
family originsderivation
find the originfetch
human origin, ofmortally
originnative
originrace
originhead
origin, divineinspired
origin, find thefetch
origin, of humanmortally
origin, point oforiginal
originalcopy
originalprimal
originalprime
originalprimitive
original text from which a copy is madeprecedent
originatorauthor
originatorbreeder
owner, reverting to an originalreversion
text from which a copy is made, originalprecedent
unoriginal notionimitation

Themes and Topics

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Body-armour ...helmet crest kj ii i 317 helmet [originally the plume of feathers on a helmet]...
Hence, thence, and whence...e from where [also from what source / origin] whencesoever r2 ii iii 22 ...
Humours... the character of nym in mw and h5 the original physical sense of humour as a physica...
Past tenses...e ham iii i 164 sprung the origin sprang ham iii i 179 str...
Swearing...e) modern editions having restored original text as much as possible provide evi...
...d-year ma i iii 1 what the devil [origin possibly evil preventing a good year] ...
Classical mythology... alcides was / to him a sow of lead original name of hercules after his grandfath...
...uarding the entrance to the underworld originally 50-headed later with three heads ...
... me fold up parca&rsquo s fatal web originally a roman birth-goddess later trebl...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ORIGINBASICorigin n, original n
RACE [origin]BASICrace n

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