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Search phrase: peasant

Plays

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As You Like ItAYL I.i.64you have trained me like a peasant, obscuring and hidingyou haue train'd me like a pezant, obscuring and hiding
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.i.81Hence, prating peasant, fetch thy master home.Hence prating pesant, fetch thy Master home. 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.231I did obey, and sent my peasant homeI did obey, and sent my Pesant home 
CymbelineCym V.i.24As does a Briton peasant: so I'll fightAs do's a Britaine Pezant: so Ile fight
HamletHam II.ii.547O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!Oh what a Rogue and Pesant slaue am I?
HamletHam V.i.138is grown so picked that the toe of the peasant comes sois growne so picked, that the toe of the Pesant comes so
Henry IV Part 22H4 induction.33This have I rumoured through the peasant townsThis haue I rumour'd through the peasant-Townes,
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.i.113Even to the dullest peasant in his camp,Euen to the dullest Peazant in his Campe)
Henry VH5 IV.i.277Whose hours the peasant best advantages.Whose howres, the Pesant best aduantages.
Henry VH5 IV.ii.24That our superfluous lackeys, and our peasants,That our superfluous Lacquies, and our Pesants,
Henry VH5 IV.iv.38Peasant, unless thou give me crowns, brave crowns;pesant, vnlesse thou giue me Crownes, braue Crownes;
Henry VH5 IV.vii.75So do our vulgar drench their peasant limbsSo do our vulgar drench their peasant limbes
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.ii.69Like peasant footboys do they keep the wallsLike Pesant foot-Boyes doe they keepe the Walls,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.vi.48And like me to the peasant boys of France,And like me to the pesant Boyes of France,
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.21Peasant, avaunt! – You have suborned this manPezant auant. You haue suborn'd this man
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.v.53So worthless peasants bargain for their wives,So worthlesse Pezants bargaine for their Wiues,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.iv.33Of hinds and peasants, rude and merciless:Of Hindes and Pezants, rude and mercilesse:
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.viii.20And you, base peasants, do ye believe him? WillAnd you base Pezants, do ye beleeue him, will
Julius CaesarJC IV.iii.74From the hard hands of peasants their vile trashFrom the hard hands of Peazants, their vile trash
King LearKL III.vii.79Give me thy sword. A peasant stand up thus!Giue me thy Sword. A pezant stand vp thus?
King LearKL IV.vi.1Enter Gloucester and Edgar in peasant's clothesEnter Gloucester, and Edgar.
King LearKL IV.vi.231.2Wherefore, bold peasant,Wherefore, bold Pezant,
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ix.46How much low peasantry would then be gleanedHow much low pleasantry would then be gleaned
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.269the peasant, and thou shalt lie with his wife. Come tothe pezant, and thou shalt lye with his wife. Come to
Richard IIR2 IV.i.251Proud majesty, a subject; state, a peasant.Prowd Maiestie, a Subiect; State, a Pesant.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.318A scum of Britains and base lackey peasants,A scum of Brittaines, and base Lackey Pezants,
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.1.133When they do homage to this simple peasant.When they do homage to this simple peasant,
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.i.115You peasant swain, you whoreson malthorse drudge!You pezant, swain, you horson malt-horse drudg
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.170How many prodigal bits have slaves and peasantsHow many prodigall bits haue Slaues and Pezants
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.41I hope thou wilt. (To Launce) How now, you whoreson peasant!I hope thou wilt. / How now you whor-son pezant,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG V.ii.35She's fled unto that peasant Valentine;She's fled vnto that pezant, Valentine;

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1392 Which heartless peasants did so well resemble Which hartlesse peasaunts did so wel resemble,

Glossary

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bacon-fed[= fed on bacon] rustic, peasant, hillbilly
boorpeasant, rustic
carl, carle[disparaging] churl, peasant, low fellow
carlotpeasant, rustic, churl
churlpeasant, serf, rustic
hindboor, fellow, rustic, peasant
paysanpeasant
peasantbase, low, villainous
peasantservant, fellow, rascal
peasantcountry, rural, backwoods
Philemon[pron: fiy'leemon] peasant who, with his wife Baucis, entertained Jupiter and Mercury when they visited the Earth to test people's hospitality

Thesaurus

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peasantPhilemon
peasantbacon-fed
peasantboor
peasantcarlot
peasantcarl, carle
peasantchurl
peasanthind
peasantpaysan

Themes and Topics

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Swearing... of characters in the plays - lords and peasants old and young men and women - whose ...
Classical mythology...6 my visor is philemon' s roof peasant who with his wife baucis entertained ...
French...n(s) (n m ) mw v v 200   peasant(s) pense (v ) h5 iii iv 9 ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
PEASANTBASICpeasant adj, peasant n, peasantry n

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