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Search phrase: wander

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC I.i.53Tonight we'll wander through the streets and noteto night / Wee'l wander through the streets, and note
As You Like ItAYL I.i.98he gives them good leave to wander.he giues them good leaue to wander.
As You Like ItAYL I.ii.54wander you?wander you?
The Comedy of ErrorsCE I.ii.31And wander up and down to view the city.And wander vp and downe to view the Citie.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.ii.3Is wandered forth in care to seek me outIs wandred forth in care to seeke me out 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.ii.38To make it wander in an unknown field?To make it wander in an vnknowne field?
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iii.43And here we wander in illusions.And here we wander in illusions: 
CymbelineCym III.v.106Safe mayst thou wander, safe return again!Safe mayst thou wander, safe returne agen.
CymbelineCym IV.ii.371There is no more such masters: I may wanderThere is no more such Masters: I may wander
HamletHam V.i.252Conjures the wandering stars, and makes them standConiure the wandring Starres, and makes them stand
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.ii.15not ‘ by Phoebus, he, that wandering knight so fair.’not by Phoebus hee, that wand'ring Knight so faire.
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.ii.27Hath faulty wandered and irregular,Hath faultie wandred, and irregular,
Henry VH5 IV.vii.70That we may wander o'er this bloody fieldThat we may wander ore this bloody field,
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.iii.76Come, come, return; return, thou wandering lord;Come, come, returne; returne thou wandering Lord,
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.188Thou mayst not wander in that labyrinth:Thou mayest not wander in that Labyrinth,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.iv.16Ruled like a wandering planet over me,Rul'd like a wandering Plannet ouer me,
Henry VIIIH8 III.i.138Madam, you wander from the good we aim at.Madam, you wander from the good / We ayme at.
Julius CaesarJC III.iii.3I have no will to wander forth of doors,I haue no will to wander foorth of doores,
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.127Wandering, at last we climbed unto a hill,Wandring at last we clymd vnto a hill,
King JohnKJ IV.i.92A grain, a dust, a gnat, a wandering hair,A graine, a dust, a gnat, a wandering haire,
King LearKL III.ii.44Gallow the very wanderers of the darkGallow the very wanderers of the darke
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.ii.41What is Thisbe? – a wandering knight?What is Thisbie, a wandring Knight?
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.1How now, spirit; whither wander you?How now spirit, whether wander you?
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.6I do wander everywhereI do wander euerie where,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.39Mislead night-wanderers, laughing at their harm?Misleade night-wanderers, laughing at their harme,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.43I am that merry wanderer of the night.I am that merrie wanderer of the night:
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.247Hast thou the flower there? Welcome, wanderer.Hast thou the flower there? Welcome wanderer.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.41Fair love, you faint with wandering in the wood;Faire loue, you faint with wandring in ye woods,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.381At whose approach ghosts wandering here and thereAt whose approach Ghosts wandring here and there,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.97Swifter than the wandering moon.Swifter then the wandering Moone.
PericlesPer I.i.97For vice repeated is like the wandering wind,For Vice repeated, is like the wandring Wind,
Richard IIR2 I.iii.195One of our souls had wandered in the air,One of our soules had wandred in the ayre,
Richard IIR2 I.iii.270I wander from the jewels that I love.
Richard IIR2 I.iii.308Where'er I wander, boast of this I can:Where ere I wander, boast of this I can,
Richard IIR2 II.iii.119A wandering vagabond, my rights and royaltiesA wandring Vagabond; my Rights and Royalties
Richard IIR2 III.ii.49Whilst we were wandering with the Antipodes,
Richard IIR2 V.vi.43With Cain go wander thorough shades of night,With Caine go wander through the shade of night,
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.39To find the empty, vast, and wandering air,To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre:
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.52And so he vanished. Then came wandering byAnd so he vanish'd. Then came wand'ring by,
Richard IIIR3 IV.i.3Now, for my life, she's wandering to the TowerNow, for my Life, shee's wandring to the Tower,
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.512And he himself wandered away alone,And he himselfe wandred away alone,
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.19What cursed foot wanders this way tonightWhat cursed foot wanders this wayes to night,
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.i.88To cast thy wandering eyes on every stale,To cast thy wandring eyes on euery stale:
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.v.69And wander we to see thy honest son,And wander we to see thy honest sonne,
Timon of AthensTim V.iv.7Have wandered with our traversed arms, and breathedHaue wander'd with our trauerst Armes, and breath'd
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.77And wandered hither to an obscure plot,And wandred hither to an obscure plot,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.i.104Let it be called the wild and wandering flood,Let it be cald the wild and wandring flood,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.95In evil mixture to disorder wander,In euill mixture to disorder wander,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG V.ii.38As he in penance wandered through the forest;As he, in pennance wander'd through the Forrest:
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.130Woo us to wander from. What worthy blessingWooe us to wander from. What worthy blessing
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iii.17And when I wander here and thereAnd when I wander here, and there

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Passionate PilgrimPP.14.10 'T may be, again to make me wander thither: 'T may be againe, to make me wander thither.
The Passionate PilgrimPP.14.11Wander, ’ a word for shadows like myself, Wander (a word) for shadowes like my selfe,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.307 Night-wandering weasels shriek to see him there; Night-wandring weezels shreek to see him there,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.839 In thy weak hive a wandering wasp hath crept, In thy weake Hiue a wandring waspe hath crept,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.882 Sits Sin, to seize the souls that wander by him. Sits sin to ceaze the soules that wander by him.
SonnetsSonn.18.11 Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, Nor shall death brag thou wandr'st in his shade,
Venus and AdonisVen.825 Or 'stonished as night-wanderers often are, Or stonisht, as night wandrers often are,

Glossary

 21 result(s).
errantwandering, straying, erring
erringstraying, wandering, drifting
errorwandering, roaming, straying [from a course]
extravagancywandering, drifting, roving about
libertinefree spirit, unconfined wanderer
loseroam about, wander around
mazechance wandering about, labyrinthine business
mopeact aimlessly, be in a daze, wander about
passagejourney, travelling, wandering
rangewander freely, roam, rove
roverwanderer, vagabond
stragglervagabond, wanderer, roving vagrant
straylead astray, distract, cause to wander
vagabonddrifting, meandering, wandering
vagarywandering, displacement, roaming about
wanderingstraying, erring, disloyal
wandering[astrology] having its own motion
wanderinglost, straying from the correct path
wheelingroving, wandering, drifting
windringwinding, wandering
yawmove unsteadily, wander about

Thesaurus

 21 result(s).
chance wandering aboutmaze
freely wanderrange
unconfined wandererlibertine
wander aboutmope
wander aboutyaw
wander aroundlose
wander freelyrange
wander, cause tostray
wandererrover
wandererstraggler
wanderer, unconfinedlibertine
wanderingerrant
wanderingerring
wanderingerror
wanderingextravagancy
wanderingpassage
wanderingvagabond
wanderingvagary
wanderingwheeling
wanderingwindring
wandering about, chancemaze

Themes and Topics

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Cosmos...orm of an equilateral triangle wandering ham v i 252 describing a heave...
Classical mythology...taur 1h6 v iii 189 thou mayst not wander in that labyrinth / there minotaurs an...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
NIGHTPEOPLEnight-wanderer n
WANDERBASICwander v, wandering adj, wandering n
WANDERPEOPLEnight-wanderer n, wanderer n
WANDERTIMEnight-wandering adj

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