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Search phrase: vaunt

Plays

 28 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xii.30.2Ah, thou spell! Avaunt!Ah, thou Spell! Auaunt.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iii.79Avaunt, thou witch! Come, Dromio, let us go.Auant thou witch: Come Dromio let vs go. 
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.iii.41Under the hoofs of vaunting enemies,Vnder the hooues of vaunting enemies,
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.89hanged. You hunt counter. Hence! Avaunt!hang'd: you Hunt-counter, hence: Auant.
Henry VH5 II.iii.4Bardolph, be blithe! Nym, rouse thy vaunting veins!Bardolph, be blythe: Nim, rowse thy vaunting Veines:
Henry VH5 III.ii.20Up to the breach, you dogs! Avaunt, youVp to the breach, you Dogges; auaunt you
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.21Peasant, avaunt! – You have suborned this manPezant auant. You haue suborn'd this man
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.82She vaunted 'mongst her minions t' other dayShe vaunted 'mongst her Minions t'other day,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.50And such high vaunts of his nobility,And such high vaunts of his Nobilitie,
Henry VIIIH8 II.iii.10To give her the avaunt, it is a pityTo giue her the auaunt, it is a pitty
Julius CaesarJC IV.iii.52Let it appear so; make your vaunting true,Let it appeare so; make your vaunting true,
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.326I would account that loss my vantage too.I would accomplish that losse my vauntage to,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.vii.3And you, high-vaunting Charles of Normandy,and you high vanting Charles of Normandie,
King JohnKJ IV.iii.77Avaunt, thou hateful villain! Get thee gone!Auant thou hatefull villain, get thee gone.
King LearKL III.ii.5Vaunt-curriers of oak-cleaving thunderbolts,Vaunt-curriors of Oake-cleauing Thunder-bolts,
King LearKL III.vi.63Tom will throw his head at them. Avaunt, youTom, will throw his head at them: Auaunt you
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.298Avaunt, perplexity! What shall we doAuant perplexitie: What shall we do,
MacbethMac III.iv.92Avaunt, and quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee!Auant, & quit my sight, let the earth hide thee:
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iii.76Rogues, hence, avaunt! Vanish like hailstones, go!Rogues, hence, auaunt, vanish like haile-stones; goe,
OthelloOth III.iii.332Avaunt! Be gone! Thou hast set me on the rack.Auant, be gone: Thou hast set me on the Racke:
OthelloOth IV.i.262And will return to Venice. – Hence, avaunt!And will returne to Venice. Hence, auaunt:
PericlesPer IV.vi.116Avaunt, thou damned door-keeper!Auaunt thou damned dore-keeper,
Richard IIR2 IV.i.36I heard thee say, and vauntingly thou spakest it,I heard thee say (and vauntingly thou spak'st it)
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.46Avaunt, thou dreadful minister of hell!Auant thou dreadfull minister of Hell;
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.289Arm, arm, my lord; the foe vaunts in the field.Arme, arme, my Lord: the foe vaunts in the field.
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.286Traitors, avaunt! Where is the Emperor's guard?Traytors auant, where is the Emperours Guarde?
Titus AndronicusTit V.iii.112Alas, you know I am no vaunter, I;Alas you know, I am no Vaunter I,
Troilus and CressidaTC prologue.27Leaps o'er the vaunt and firstlings of those broils,Leapes ore the vaunt and firstlings of those broyles,

Poems

 3 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.41 His high-pitched thoughts, that meaner men should vaunt His high picht thoughts that meaner men should vant,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.274 ‘ Then childish fear avaunt, debating die! Then childish feare auaunt, debating die,
SonnetsSonn.15.7 Vaunt in their youthful sap, at height decrease, Vaunt in their youthfull sap, at height decrease,

Glossary

 14 result(s).
avauntbe gone, go away, be off
avauntorder to be gone, farewell
braggedbragging, boastful, vaunting
high-vauntingboastful, bragging, loud-mouthed
roistingroistering, swaggering, vaunting
vauntboast, brag, crow
vauntboast, bragging claim
vauntbeginning, outset, first part
vauntexult, rejoice, revel
vauntshow off, display proudly
vaunt-currierforerunner, announcer, herald
vaunterboaster, braggart, show-off
vauntingboastful, bragging, loud-mouthed
vauntingboasting, bragging

Thesaurus

 2 result(s).
vauntingbragged
vauntingroisting

Themes and Topics

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...u respect not aught your servant doth avaunt (int ) begone go away be off 2h4 i i...
...4 i ii 89 [falstaff to servant] hence avaunt kl iii vi 63 [edgar as poor tom to i...
...[edgar as poor tom to imaginary dogs] avaunt you curs mac iii iv 92 [macbeth to b...
...v 92 [macbeth to banquo&rsquo s ghost] avaunt and quit my sight aye (adv ) always ...

Words Families

 10 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
AVAUNTBASICavaunt int
CURRIERACTIONvaunt-currier n
HIGHAMBITIONhigh-vaunting adj
VAUNTBASICvaunt n, vaunt v, vaunting adj, vaunting n, vauntingly adv
VAUNTACTIONvaunt-currier n
VAUNTSPEECHhigh-vaunting adj

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