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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.264good; let it be concealed awhile.good, let it be conceal'd awhile.
Antony and CleopatraAC I.ii.112Is as our earing. Fare thee well awhile.Is as our earing: fare thee well awhile.
Antony and CleopatraAC I.iii.43Our services awhile; but my full heartOur Seruicles a-while: but my full heart
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xiv.43You have been nobly borne. – From me awhile.You haue bin Nobly borne. From me awhile.
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xv.19I here importune death awhile, untilI heere importune death a-while, vntill
CoriolanusCor I.i.124Patience awhile, you'st hear the belly's answer.Patience awhile; you'st heare the Bellies answer.
CoriolanusCor III.i.225Down with that sword! Tribunes, withdraw awhile.Downe with that Sword, Tribunes withdraw a while.
CoriolanusCor IV.i.35With thee awhile. Determine on some courseWith thee awhile: Determine on some course
CymbelineCym I.ii.107Pray, walk awhile.Pray walke a-while.
CymbelineCym I.vi.37Will stupefy and dull the sense awhile;Will stupifie and dull the Sense a-while,
CymbelineCym V.v.357.2Be pleased awhile;Be pleas'd awhile;
HamletHam I.i.30.2Sit down awhile,Sit downe a-while,
HamletHam II.ii.23As to expend your time with us awhileAs to expend your time with vs a-while,
HamletHam II.ii.114Good madam, stay awhile. I will be faithful.Good Madam stay awhile, I will be faithfull.
HamletHam III.ii.145.14awhile, but in the end accepts loveawhile, but in the end, accepts his loue.
HamletHam III.ii.235'Tis deeply sworn. Sweet, leave me here awhile.'Tis deepely sworne: / Sweet, leaue me heere a while,
HamletHam IV.vii.176And mermaid-like awhile they bore her up;And Mermaid-like, a while they bore her vp,
HamletHam V.i.213.1But soft, but soft awhile!But soft, but soft, aside;
HamletHam V.i.218Couch we awhile, and mark.Couch we a while, and mark.
HamletHam V.i.245Deprived thee of! Hold off the earth awhile,Depriu'd thee of. Hold off the earth a while,
HamletHam V.i.281And thus a while the fit will work on him.And thus awhile the fit will worke on him:
HamletHam V.ii.278I'll play this bout first; set it by awhile.Ile play this bout first, set by a-while.
HamletHam V.ii.341Absent thee from felicity awhile,Absent thee from felicitie awhile,
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.i.100And for this cause awhile we must neglectAnd for this cause a-while we must neglect
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.ii.193I know you all, and will awhile upholdI know you all, and will a-while vphold
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.127What? Drunk with choler? Stay, and pause awhile,What? drunke with choller? stay & pause awhile,
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.209Good cousin, give me audience for a while.Good Cousin giue me audience for a-while, / And list to me.
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.ii.78our horses down the hill. We'll walk afoot awhile andour Horses downe the hill: Wee'l walke a-foot a while, and
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.82Let them alone awhile, and then open theLet them alone awhile, and then open the
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.244Well, breathe awhile, and then to it again,Well, breath a-while, and then to't againe:
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.iii.107Not so, Sir Walter. We'll withdraw awhile.Not so, Sir Walter. / Wee'le with-draw a while:
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.iii.45awhile. Turk Gregory never did such deeds in arms as Iawhile: Turke Gregory neuer did such deeds in Armes, as I
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.iv.46Stay and breathe a while.Stay, and breath awhile.
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.i.63But rather show awhile like fearful warBut rather shew a while like fearefull Warre,
Henry VH5 IV.i.31I and my bosom must debate awhile,I and my Bosome must debate a while,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.ii.70Stand back, you lords, and give us leave awhile.Stand back you Lords, and giue vs leaue a while.
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.106Let me persuade you to forbear awhile.Let me perswade you to forbeare a while.
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.iv.3I have awhile given truce unto my warsI haue a while giuen Truce vnto my Warres,
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.43I prithee give me leave to curse awhile.I prethee giue me leaue to curse awhile.
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.246Then, York, be still awhile till time do serve;Then Yorke be still a-while, till time do serue:
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.30But I must make fair weather yet awhile,But I must make faire weather yet a while,
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.iv.52I would prolong awhile the traitor's life.I would prolong a while the Traytors Life:
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.iii.5And, spite of spite, needs must I rest a while.And spight of spight, needs must I rest a-while.
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.i.27Forbear awhile; we'll hear a little more.Forbeare a-while, wee'l heare a little more.
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.5Must strike her sail and learn awhile to serveMust strike her sayle, and learne a while to serue,
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.76For though usurpers sway the rule awhile,For though Vsurpers sway the rule a while,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.iii.58Now, for a while farewell, good Duke of York.Now for a-while farewell good Duke of Yorke.
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.84Leave me awhile.Leaue me a while.
Henry VIIIH8 IV.i.66To rest awhile, some half an hour or so,To rest a while, some halfe an houre, or so,
Julius CaesarJC I.iii.131Stand close awhile, for here comes one in haste.Stand close a while, for heere comes one in haste.
Julius CaesarJC II.i.304Hark, hark! one knocks, Portia, go in awhile;Harke, harke, one knockes: Portia go in a while,
Julius CaesarJC III.i.290Hie hence, and tell him so. Yet stay awhile;Hie hence, and tell him so. Yet stay a-while,
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.150Will you be patient? will you stay awhile?Will you be Patient? Will you stay a-while?
Julius CaesarJC IV.iii.254Canst thou hold up thy heavy eyes awhile,Canst thou hold vp thy heauie eyes a-while,
King Edward IIIE3 II.ii.118So thou wilt hence a while and leave me here.So thou wilt hence awhile and leaue me heere.
King JohnKJ II.i.379Be friends awhile, and both conjointly bendBe friends a-while, and both conioyntly bend
King JohnKJ II.i.416Hear us, great Kings! Vouchsafe a while to stay,Heare vs great kings, vouchsafe awhile to stay
King JohnKJ III.i.180That I have room with Rome to curse awhile!That I haue roome with Rome to curse a while,
King LearKL III.vi.80Now, good my lord, lie here and rest awhile.Now good my Lord, lye heere, and rest awhile.
King LearKL IV.iii.52Will in concealment wrap me up awhile.
King LearKL IV.vii.51He's scarce awake. Let him alone awhile.He's scarse awake, / Let him alone a while.
King LearKL V.iii.254The gods defend her. Bear him hence awhile.The Gods defend her, beare him hence awhile.
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.346Stay, sir, stay awhile.Stay Sir, stay a while.
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.i.103Come, good Lorenzo. Fare ye well awhile;Come good Lorenzo, faryewell a while,
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.3I lose your company. Therefore forbear awhile.I loose your companie; therefore forbeare a while,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.i.79But hark, a voice. Stay thou but here awhile,But harke, a voyce: stay thou but here a while,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.436Steal me awhile from mine own company.Steale me a while from mine owne companie.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.79Silence awhile! Robin, take off this head.Silence a while. Robin take off his head:
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.255Indeed, my lord, he lent it me awhile, and IIndeed my Lord, hee lent it me a while, and I
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.198.2Pause awhile,Pause awhile:
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.201Let her awhile be secretly kept in,Let her awhile be secretly kept in,
OthelloOth II.iii.367Content thyself awhile. By th' mass, 'tis morning:Content thy selfe, a-while. In troth 'tis Morning;
OthelloOth III.iii.246Yet, if you please to hold him off awhile,Yet if you please, to him off a-while:
OthelloOth III.iv.125For my free speech! You must awhile be patient.For my free speech. You must awhile be patient:
OthelloOth IV.i.74.2Stand you awhile apart;Stand you a while apart,
OthelloOth V.i.87Patience awhile, good Cassio. Come, come,Patience awhile, good Cassio. Come, come;
PericlesPer I.iv.107Which welcome we'll accept, feast here awhile,Which welcome wee'le accept, feast here awhile,
PericlesPer II.iii.53Yet pause awhile.Yet pause awhile,
PericlesPer IV.ii.110Pray you, come hither awhile. YouPray you come hither a while, you
PericlesPer IV.iv.21Like motes and shadows see them move awhile;Like moats and shadowes, see them / Moue a while,
Richard IIR2 IV.i.166Give sorrow leave awhile to tutor meGiue Sorrow leaue a while, to tuture me
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.3Whilst I awhile obsequiously lamentWhil'st I a-while obsequiously lament
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.73Keeper, I pray thee, sit by me awhile.Keeper, I prythee sit by me a-while,
Richard IIIR3 III.iv.41Withdraw yourself awhile. I'll go with you.Withdraw your selfe a while, Ile goe with you.
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.116O thou well-skilled in curses, stay awhileO thou well skill'd in Curses, stay a-while,
Romeo and JulietRJ I.iii.8This is the matter – Nurse, give leave awhile.This is the matter: Nurse giue leaue awhile,
Romeo and JulietRJ I.v.15Cheerly, boys! Be brisk a while, and the longer liverchearly Boyes, / Be brisk awhile, and the longer liuer
Romeo and JulietRJ II.v.25I am aweary. Give me leave a while.I am a weary, giue me leaue awhile,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.iii.76Thou wilt be taken. – Stay awhile! – Stand up.Thou wilt be taken, stay a while, stand vp:
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.21What, with a torch! Muffle me, night, awhile.What with a Torch? Muffle me night a while.
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.i.46But stay awhile, what company is this?But stay a while, what companie is this?
Timon of AthensTim III.vi.35ears with the music awhile, if they will fare so harshlyeares with the Musicke awhile: If they will fare so harshly
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.197Well could I leave our sport to sleep awhile.Well could I leaue our sport to sleepe a while.
Titus AndronicusTit IV.ii.31But let her rest in her unrest awhile.But let her rest, in her vnrest awhile.
Titus AndronicusTit V.iii.148But, gentle people, give me aim awhile,But gentle people, giue me ayme a-while,
Twelfth NightTN I.iv.12Stand you awhile aloof. (To Viola) Cesario,Stand you a-while aloofe. Cesario,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.i.75An if the shepherd be a while away.And if the Shepheard be awhile away.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iv.78And here he means to spend his time awhile.And heere he meanes to spend his time a while,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.1Sir Thurio, give us leave, I pray, awhile;Sir Thurio, giue vs leaue (I pray) a while,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.58Nay then, no matter; stay with me awhile;Nay then no matter: stay with me a while,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.ii.25Let's tune, and to it lustily awhile.Let's tune: and too it lustily a while.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG V.iv.27Love, lend me patience to forbear awhile.Loue, lend me patience to forbeare a while.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.279Prince Palamon, I must awhile bereave youPrince Palamon, I must awhile bereave you
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.ii.70.2I awhile.I a while.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK epilogue.3I am cruel fearful. Pray yet stay awhile,I am cruell fearefull: pray yet stay a while,
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.388.2Soft, swain, awhile, beseech you.Soft Swaine a-while, beseech you,

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