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All's Well That Ends WellAW III.v.73.1.1Drum and colours. Enter Bertram, Parolles, and theDrumme and Colours. Enter Count Rossillion, Parrolles, and the
CoriolanusCor I.iv.1.2Colours, with Captains, and Soldiers, as before the cityColours, with Captaines and Souldiers, as before the City
CoriolanusCor V.vi.71.1Enter Coriolanus, marching with drum and colours;Enter Coriolanus marching with Drumme, and Colours.
CymbelineCym I.v.18lamentable divorce under her colours are wonderfullylamentable diuorce vnder her colours, are wonderfully
HamletHam V.ii.356.2train of drum, colours, and attendantsDrumme, Colours, and Attendants.
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.iv.26That wear those colours on them. What art thou,That weare those colours on them. What art thou
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.ii.164himself tonight in his true colours, and not ourselveshimselfe to night, in his true colours, and not our selues
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.v.91Fear no colours. Go with me to dinner. Come,Feare no colours, go with me to dinner: Come
Henry VH5 I.ii.17Suits not in native colours with the truth;Sutes not in natiue colours with the truth:
Henry VH5 II.ii.116With patches, colours, and with forms, being fetchedWith patches, colours, and with formes being fetcht
Henry VH5 III.vi.85.1Drum and colours. Enter the King and his poorDrum and Colours. Enter the King and his poore
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.vi.1Advance our waving colours on the walls;Aduance our wauing Colours on the Walls,
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.iv.34I love no colours; and, without all colourI loue no Colours: and without all colour
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.iv.105And know us by these colours for thy foes,And know vs by these Colours for thy Foes,
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.iii.31There goes the Talbot with his colours spread,There goes the Talbot, with his Colours spred,
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.iv.29Disgracing of these colours that I wearDisgracing of these Colours that I weare,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.ii.56Prosper our colours in this dangerous fight!Prosper our Colours in this dangerous fight.
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.128Then call our captains and our colours forth!Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.127name the several colours we do wear. Sight may distinguishname the seuerall Colours we doe weare. / Sight may distinguish
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.128of colours; but suddenly to nominate them all, itof Colours: / But suddenly to nominate them all, / It
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.i.97Burns with revenging fire, whose hopeful coloursBurnes with reuenging fire, whose hopefull colours
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.1.2coloursColours.
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.iii.1.2and soldiers with drum and coloursand Soldiers, with Drum & Colours.
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.i.91And slew your fathers, and with colours spreadAnd slew your Fathers, and with Colours spread
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.i.127Ay, and their colours, often borne in France,I, and their Colours often borne in France,
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.i.251The northern lords that have forsworn thy coloursThe Northerne Lords, that haue forsworne thy Colours,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.ii.173Sound trumpets! Let our bloody colours wave!Sound Trumpets, let our bloody Colours waue,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.v.98The fatal colours of our striving houses;The fatall Colours of our striuing Houses:
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.ii.191I can add colours to the chameleon,I can adde Colours to the Camelion,
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.i.58.1Enter Oxford, with drum and coloursEnter Oxford, with Drumme and Colours.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.i.58O, cheerful colours! See where Oxford comes!Oh chearefull Colours, see where Oxford comes.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.i.67Enter Montague, with drum and coloursEnter Mountague, with Drumme and Colours.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.i.72Enter Somerset, with drum and coloursEnter Somerset, with Drumme and Colours.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.i.76.1Enter George, with drum and coloursEnter Clarence, with Drumme and Colours.
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.113Until my colours be displayed in France.Vntill my collours be displaide in Fraunce:
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.295To bear my colours in this field of love.To beare my collours in this feild of loue.
King Edward IIIE3 II.ii.100Let's with our colours sweet the air of France.Lets with our coullours sweete the Aire of Fraunce.
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.74Enter Prince Edward in triumph, bearing in his hand his shivered lance, and the body of the King of Bohemia borne before, wrapped in the colours. They run and embrace himEnter Prince Edward in tryumph, bearing in his hande his shiuered Launce, and the King of Boheme, borne before, wrapt in the Coullours: They runne and imbrace him.
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iv.28Quartered in colours, seeming sundry fruits,Quartred in collours seeming sundy fruits,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iv.72He straight will fold his bloody colours up,He straight will fold his bloody collours vp,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iv.84Tell him my colours are as red as his,Tell him my colours are as red as his,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.vii.2Thy bloody ensigns are my captive colours;Thy bloudie Ensignes are my captiue colours,
King JohnKJ II.i.8To spread his colours, boy, in thy behalf,To spread his colours boy, in thy behalfe,
King JohnKJ II.i.319Our colours do return in those same handsOur colours do returne in those same hands
King JohnKJ II.i.389And part your mingled colours once again;And part your mingled colours once againe,
King JohnKJ V.i.72Mocking the air with colours idly spread,Mocking the ayre with colours idlely spred,
King JohnKJ V.ii.32And follow unacquainted colours here?And follow vnacquainted colours heere:
King JohnKJ V.ii.73Therefore thy threatening colours now wind up,Therefore thy threatning Colours now winde vp,
King JohnKJ V.v.7And wound our tottering colours clearly up,And woon'd our tott'ring colours clearly vp,
King LearKL IV.iv.1.1Enter, with drum and colours, Cordelia, Doctor, andEnter with Drum and Colours, Cordelia, Gentlemen, and
King LearKL V.i.1.1Enter, with drum and colours, Edmund, Regan,Enter with Drumme and Colours, Edmund, Regan.
King LearKL V.i.18.1Enter, with drum and colours, Albany, Gonerill, andEnter with Drum and Colours, Albany, Gonerill,
King LearKL V.ii.1.1Alarum within. Enter, with drum and colours, Lear,Alarum within. Enter with Drumme and Colours, Lear,
King LearKL V.iii.1.1Enter in conquest with drum and colours Edmund;Enter in conquest with Drum and Colours, Edmund,
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.ii.89such colours.such colours.
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.185And wear his colours like a tumbler's hoop!And weare his colours like a Tumblers hoope.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.148colourable colours. But to return to the verses: didcolourable colours. But to returne to the Verses, Did
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.269For fear their colours should be washed away.For feare their colours should be washt away.
MacbethMac II.iii.112Steeped in the colours of their trade, their daggersSteep'd in the Colours of their Trade; their Daggers
MacbethMac V.ii.1.1Drum and colours. Enter Menteth, Cathness, Angus,Drum and Colours. Enter Menteth, Cathnes, Angus,
MacbethMac V.iv.1.1Drum and colours. Enter Malcolm, Seyward, Macduff,Drum and Colours. Enter Malcolme, Seyward, Macduffe,
MacbethMac V.v.1.2coloursDrum and Colours
MacbethMac V.vi.1.1Drum and colours. Enter Malcolm, Seyward, Macduff,Drumme and Colours. Enter Malcolme, Seyward, Macduffe,
MacbethMac V.vi.73.3Retreat and flourish. Enter with drum and coloursRetreat, and Flourish. Enter with Drumme and Colours,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iv.79I must advance the colours of my loveI must aduance the colours of my loue,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.v.106was beaten myself into all the colours of the rainbow;was beaten my selfe into all the colours of the Rainebow:
Richard IIR2 III.ii.1.1Drums; flourish and colours. Enter King Richard,Drums: Flourish, and Colours. Enter Richard,
Richard IIR2 III.iii.1.1Enter with drum and colours Bolingbroke, York,Enter with Drum and Colours, Bullingbrooke, Yorke,
Richard IIR2 IV.i.100Under whose colours he had fought so long.Vnder whose Colours he had fought so long.
Richard IIIR3 V.ii.1.2Walter Herbert, and others, with drum and coloursand others, with drum and colours.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.35Unless I have mista'en his colours much,Vnlesse I haue mistane his Colours much,
The TempestTem I.ii.143With colours fairer painted their foul ends.With colours fairer, painted their foule ends.
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.1.4with drums and colourswith Drum & Colours.
Twelfth NightTN I.v.5world needs to fear no colours.world, needs to feare no colours.
Twelfth NightTN I.v.9saying was born, of ‘ I fear no colours.’saying was borne, of I feare no colours.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.204We'll see how near art can come near their colours.Weele see how neere Art can come neere their colours;
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.i.85Thousand fresh water flowers of several colours,Thousand fresh water flowers of severall cullors.
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.105The ordering of the mind too, 'mongst all coloursThe ordering of the Mind too, 'mongst all Colours
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.206He hath ribbons of all the colours i'th' rainbow;Hee hath Ribbons of all the colours i'th Raine-bow;
The Winter's TaleWT V.iii.47The statue is but newly fixed, the colour'sThe Statue is but newly fix'd; the Colour's

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.1079 The flowers are sweet, their colours fresh and trim; The flowers are sweet, their colours fresh, and trim,

Glossary

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colourscolour-ensigns, standard-bearers
coloursbattle-flags, ensigns, standards, banners
coloursemblems, badges
coloursfear no enemy, fear nothing
damaskedhaving the hue of the damask rose, adorned with colours
parti-eyed[unclear meaning] with eyes of mixed colours; bleeding
piedof different colours, multi-coloured

Thesaurus

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colours, adorned withdamasked
colours, of differentpied
eyes of mixed colours, with parti-eyed

Themes and Topics

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Discourse markers...ll hanged in this world needs to fear no colours [maria] make that good explain that...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...t countenance you are chide (v ) 2--4 colours (n ) battle-flags ensigns standards b...
...t weep this lamentable divorce under her colours e3 iv vii 2 [prince edward to king john...
... john] thy bloody ensigns are my captive colours 1h6 iv ii 56[talbot to all] god and sai...
...] god and saint george / prosper our colours in this dangerous fight ...
...in this dangerous fight colours (n ) 2--4 commend (v ) convey greetings...
...g john] he straight will fold his bloody colours up 1h6 iv iv 40 [somerset to lucy] i wi...

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