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All's Well That Ends WellAW III.ii.13old lings and our Isbels o'th' country are nothing likeold Lings, and our Isbels a'th Country, are nothing like
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.ii.103That chase thee from thy country, and exposeThat chase thee from thy Countrie, and expose
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.261soldiership I know not, except in that country he hadsouldiership I know not, except in that Country, he had
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.316If you could find out a country whereIf you could finde out a Countrie where
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.144country for justice. Grant it me, O King! In you it bestCountrey for Iustice Grant it me, O King, in you it best
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xiv.80.1Most useful for thy country.Most vsefull for thy Country.
As You Like ItAYL II.i.59The body of country, city, court,The body of Countrie, Citie, Court,
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.44manners at the court are as ridiculous in the countrymaners at the Court, are as ridiculous in the Countrey,
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.45as the behaviour of the country is most mockable at theas the behauiour of the Countrie is most mockeable at the
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.115i'th' country: for you'll be rotten ere you be half ripe,i'th country: for you'l be rotten ere you bee halfe ripe,
As You Like ItAYL IV.i.31of your own country; be out of love with your nativity,of your owne Countrie: be out of loue with your natiuitie,
As You Like ItAYL V.iii.23These pretty country folks would lie,These prettie Country folks would lie.
As You Like ItAYL V.iv.54press in here, sir, amongst the rest of the country copulatives,presse in heere sir, amongst the rest of the Country copulatiues
CoriolanusCor I.i.29done for his country?done for his Country?
CoriolanusCor I.i.36men can be content to say it was for his country, he didmen can be content to say it was for his Countrey, he did
CoriolanusCor I.iii.24rather had eleven die nobly for their country than onerather had eleuen dye Nobly for their Countrey, then one
CoriolanusCor I.ix.17As you have been – that's for my country.as you haue beene, that's for my Countrey:
CoriolanusCor II.ii.23He hath deserved worthily of his country;Hee hath deserued worthily of his Countrey,
CoriolanusCor II.ii.39Hath thus stood for his country. Therefore please you,hath / Thus stood for his Countrey. Therefore please you,
CoriolanusCor II.iii.88country, and you have not deserved nobly.Countrey, and you haue not deserued Nobly.
CoriolanusCor II.iii.106your country.your Countrey.
CoriolanusCor II.iii.163His marks of merit, wounds received for's country.His Marks of Merit, Wounds receiu'd for's Countrey.
CoriolanusCor II.iii.235How youngly he began to serve his country,How youngly he began to serue his Countrey,
CoriolanusCor III.i.76As for my country I have shed my blood,As for my Country, I haue shed my blood,
CoriolanusCor III.i.299By many an ounce – he dropped it for his country;By many an Ounce) he dropp'd it for his Country:
CoriolanusCor III.i.300And what is left, to lose it by his countryAnd what is left, to loose it by his Countrey,
CoriolanusCor III.i.303Merely awry. When he did love his country,Meerely awry: / When he did loue his Country,
CoriolanusCor III.iii.118As enemy to the people and his country.As Enemy to the people, and his Countrey.
CoriolanusCor IV.ii.30I would he had continued to his countryI would he had continued to his Country
CoriolanusCor IV.iii.32being now in no request of his country.being now in no request of his countrey.
CoriolanusCor IV.iv.26I'll do his country service.Ile do his Country Seruice.
CoriolanusCor IV.v.73Shed for my thankless country, are requitedShed for my thanklesse Country, are requitted:
CoriolanusCor IV.v.90Of shame seen through thy country, speed thee straightOf shame seene through thy Country, speed thee straight
CoriolanusCor IV.v.94Against my cankered country with the spleenAgainst my Cankred Countrey, with the Spleene
CoriolanusCor V.i.74For mercy to his country. Therefore let's hence,For mercy to his Countrey: therefore let's hence,
CoriolanusCor V.iii.107Alas, how can we for our country pray,Alas! how can we, for our Country pray?
CoriolanusCor V.iii.110The country, our dear nurse, or else thy person,The Countrie our deere Nurse, or else thy person
CoriolanusCor V.iii.111Our comfort in the country. We must findOur comfort in the Country. We must finde
CoriolanusCor V.iii.123March to assault thy country than to tread – March to assault thy Country, then to treade
CoriolanusCor V.iii.147Destroyed his country, and his name remainsDestroy'd his Country, and his name remaines
CymbelineCym I.v.54where each of us fell in praise of our country mistresses;where each of vs fell in praise of our Country-Mistresses.
CymbelineCym I.vii.161Country called his; and you, his mistress, onlyCountry call'd his; and you his Mistris, onely
CymbelineCym IV.iii.43These present wars shall find I love my country,These present warres shall finde I loue my Country,
CymbelineCym IV.iv.51If in your country wars you chance to die,If in your Country warres you chance to dye,
CymbelineCym V.ii.3The princess of this country; and the air on'tThe Princesse of this Country; and the ayre on't
CymbelineCym V.iii.18In doing this for's country. Athwart the lane,In doing this for's Country. Athwart the Lane,
CymbelineCym V.iii.20The country base than to commit such slaughter,The Country base, then to commit such slaughter,
HamletHam II.i.48.1Of man and countryOf man and Country.
HamletHam III.i.79The undiscovered country, from whose bournThe vndiscouered Countrey, from whose Borne
HamletHam III.ii.125Do you think I meant country matters?Do you thinke I meant Country matters?
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.i.134For all the country, in a general voice,For all the Countrey, in a generall voyce,
Henry VH5 III.vi.106through the country, there be nothing compelled fromthrough the Countrey, there be nothing compell'd from
Henry VH5 IV.chorus.15The country cocks do crow, the clocks do toll,The Countrey Cocks doe crow, the Clocks doe towle:
Henry VH5 IV.iii.21To do our country loss: and if to live,To doe our Countrey losse: and if to liue,
Henry VH5 V.ii.58The sciences that should become our country,The Sciences that should become our Countrey;
Henry VH5 V.ii.270upholding the nice fashion of your country in denyingvpholding the nice fashion of your Countrey, in denying
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.ii.81And free my country from calamity;And free my Countrey from Calamitie:
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.iii.40Wasted our country, slain our citizens,Wasted our Countrey, slaine our Citizens,
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.iii.44Look on thy country, look on fertile France,Looke on thy Country, look on fertile France,
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.iii.81(to them) Forgive me, country, and sweet countrymen!Forgiue me Countrey, and sweet Countreymen:
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.i.62Or sack this country with a mutiny.Or sacke this Country with a mutiny.
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.154Enjoy mine own, the country Maine and Anjou,Enioy mine owne, the Country Maine and Aniou,
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.3Have I sought every country far and near,Haue I sought euery Country farre and neere,
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.88Upon the country where you make abode;Vpon the Countrey where you make abode:
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.126To ease your country of distressful warTo ease your Countrie of distressefull Warre,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.204And common profit of his country!And common profit of his Countrey.
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.156As I in duty love my king and country!As I in dutie loue my King and Countrey.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iii.12Live in your country here in banishmentLiue in your Countrey here, in Banishment,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.v.11Fight for your king, your country, and your lives;Fight for your King, your Countrey, and your Liues,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.vii.57Sweet is the country, because full of riches,Sweet is the Covntry, because full of Riches,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ix.16And showed how well you love your prince and country;And shew'd how well you loue your Prince & Countrey:
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ix.43Or unto death, to do my country good.Or vnto death, to do my Countrey good.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.x.4the country is laid for me; but now am I so hungry that,the Country is laid for me: but now am I so hungry, that
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.v.107How will the country for these woeful chancesHow will the Country, for these woful chances,
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.i.75Here in this country, where we now remain.Heere in this Country, where we now remaine.
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.211Or than for strength and safety of our country.Or then for strength and safety of our Country.
Henry VIIIH8 I.iii.44An honest country lord, as I am, beatenAn honest Country Lord as I am, beaten
Henry VIIIH8 III.i.91.1In mine own country, lords.In mine owne Countrey Lords.
Julius CaesarJC III.i.118The men that gave their country liberty.The Men that gaue their Country liberty.
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.32Who is here so vile that will not love his country?Who is heere so vile, that will not loue his Countrey?
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.46same dagger for myself, when it shall please my countrysame Dagger for my selfe, when it shall please my Country
Julius CaesarJC V.iii.49Far from this country Pindarus shall run,Farre from this Country Pindarus shall run,
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.2From France thy native country, yet with usFrom Fraunce thy natiue Country, yet with vs,
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.34But love unto my country and the rightBut loue vnto my country and the right,
King Edward IIIE3 I.ii.145Our house, my liege, is like a country swain,Our house my liege is like a Country swaine,
King Edward IIIE3 III.ii.28And think your country will be subjugate.And thinke your Country will be subiugate.
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.151Then, to protect your country and your king,Then to protect your Country and your King,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iii.81And forage their country as they have done ours,And forrage their Countrie as they haue don ours
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.98This, mighty King: the country we have won,This mightie king, the Country we haue won,
King JohnKJ I.i.45Come from the country to be judged by you,Come from the Country to be iudg'd by you
King JohnKJ I.i.156Our country manners give our betters way.Our Country manners giue our betters way.
King LearKL I.i.187He'll shape his old course in a country new.Hee'l shape his old course, in a Country new.
King LearKL II.iii.13The country gives me proof and precedentThe Country giues me proofe, and president
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.ii.112Boy, I do love that country girl that I took in the parkBoy, I doe loue that Countrey girle that I tooke in the Parke
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.129country maid Jaquenetta. There is remuneration (givingcountrey Maide Iaquenetta: there is remuneration,
MacbethMac III.vi.48May soon return to this our suffering country,May soone returne to this our suffering Country,
MacbethMac IV.iii.31.2Bleed, bleed, poor country!Bleed, bleed poore Country,
MacbethMac IV.iii.39I think our country sinks beneath the yoke,I thinke our Country sinkes beneath the yoake,
MacbethMac IV.iii.46Or wear it on my sword, yet my poor countryOr weare it on my Sword; yet my poore Country
MacbethMac IV.iii.164.2Alas, poor country,Alas poore Countrey,
MacbethMac V.iii.35Send out more horses, skirr the country round,Send out moe Horses, skirre the Country round,
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.207Not of this country, though my chance is nowNot of this Countrie, though my chance is now
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.viii.30A vessel of our country richly fraught.A vessell of our countrey richly fraught:
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.i.203country, simple though I stand here.Countrie, simple though I stand here.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.234And laugh this sport o'er by a country fire;And laugh this sport ore by a Countrie fire,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.458And the country proverb known,And the Country Prouerb knowne,
OthelloOth I.iii.97Of years, of country, credit, everything,Of Yeares, of Country, Credite, euery thing
OthelloOth II.iii.90'Tis pride that pulls the country down;'Tis Pride that pulls the Country downe,
OthelloOth II.iii.291the place and the condition of this country stands, Ithe Place, & the Condition of this Country stands I
OthelloOth III.iii.199I know our country disposition well:I know our Country disposition well:
OthelloOth III.iii.235May fall to match you with her country forms,May fal to match you with her Country formes,
OthelloOth IV.ii.125Her father, and her country, all her friends,Her Father? And her Country? And her Friends?
PericlesPer II.i.64them in our country of Greece gets more with beggingthem in our countrey of Greece, / Gets more with begging,
PericlesPer II.iii.33He's but a country gentleman.Hee's but a countrie Gentleman:
PericlesPer III.iii.18Your grace, that fed my country with your corn,your Grace, / That fed my Countrie with your Corne;
PericlesPer IV.vi.50Next, he's the governor of this country, and a manNext hees the Gouernor of this countrey, and a man
PericlesPer IV.vi.52If he govern the country, you are bound to himIf he gouerne the countrey you are bound to him
PericlesPer IV.vi.121breakfast in the cheapest country under the cope, shallbreakefast in the cheapest countrey vnder the coap, shall
PericlesPer V.iii.3Who, frighted from my country, did wedWho frighted from my countrey did wed
Richard IIR2 II.iv.8The bay trees in our country are all withered,The Bay-trees in our Countrey all are wither'd,
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.106I had rather be a country servant-maidI had rather be a Countrie seruant maide
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.319Whom their o'ercloyed country vomits forthWhom their o're-cloyed Country vomits forth
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.i.109Then, as the manner of our country is,Then as the manner of our country is,
The TempestTem IV.i.138In country footing.In Country footing.
The TempestTem IV.i.243this country. ‘ Steal by line and level ’ is an excellentthis / Country: Steale by line and leuell, is an excellent
The TempestTem V.i.106.1Out of this fearful country!Out of this fearefull Country.
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.107Thou wast born to conquer my country.Thou was't borne to conquer my Country.
Timon of AthensTim V.i.189But yet I love my country, and am notBut yet I loue my Country, and am not
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.61And to the love and favour of my countryAnd to the Loue and Fauour of my Countrey,
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.78To re-salute his country with his tears,To resalute his Country with his teares,
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.200In right and service of their noble country.In right and Seruice of their Noble Countrie:
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.110For his ungrateful country done the like.For his vngratefull country done the like.
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.96That in their country did them that disgraceThat in their Country did them that disgrace,
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.i.69She's bitter to her country. Hear me, Paris:Shee's bitter to her countrey: heare me Paris,
Twelfth NightTN I.ii.1What country, friends, is this?What Country (Friends) is this?
Twelfth NightTN I.ii.21The like of him. Knowest thou this country?The like of him. Know'st thou this Countrey?
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.61Where is Thebes now? Where is our noble country?Where is Thebs now? where is our noble Country?
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.255Be as that cursed man that hates his country,Be as that cursed man that hates his Country,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.ii.24.1Enter four Country-people and one with a garlandEnter 4. Country people, & one with a Garlon
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.iv.5.1What country bred you?What Countrie bred you?
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.96.2Some country sport, upon my life, sir.Some Countrey sport, upon my life Sir.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.101If you but favour, our country pastime made is.If you but favour; our Country pastime made is,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.290Or both shall die: you shall both to your country,Or both shall dye. You shall both to your Countrey,
The Winter's TaleWT IV.ii.4It is fifteen years since I saw my country.It is fifteene yeeres since I saw my Countrey:
The Winter's TaleWT IV.ii.20that fatal country, Sicilia, prithee speak no more, whosethat fatall Countrey Sicillia, prethee speake no more, whose
The Winter's TaleWT V.i.191Her brother, having both their country quittedHer Brother, hauing both their Countrey quitted,

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1838 By all our country rights in Rome maintained, By all our countrey rights in Rome maintained,

Glossary

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barley-breaktype of country game in which a couple occupies a den [nicknamed ‘hell’] in the centre of a [barley] field, and tries to catch other couples, who may separate [break] when about to be caught
Cimmeriannative of a mythical country where the sun was never seen
climateregion, country [without reference to climatic conditions]
clownyokel, rustic, country bumpkin; also: low comic character [in a play]
countrydistrict, region, quarter
country baserural boys' chasing game involving running between bases (safe homes)
country matterssexual intercourse
countrymannative of a country
esquiregentleman, country squire
grangecountry house, farmhouse
groundland, country
haytype of winding country dance
Icelandcountry known at the time for its long-haired dogs
lobclown, country lout, yokel
low countrylower regions of the body
manorcountry house, mansion, estate
nativitycountry of birth
peasantcountry, rural, backwoods
plainopen country
rulegovernment, country, state
russetreddish-brown [the colour of a rough cloth once worn by country people]
soilcountry, homeland, nation
swainrustic, country person, shepherd
westwardover in the west, in the west country

Thesaurus

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bumpkin, countryclown
countryclimate
countryground
countrypeasant
countryrule
countrysoil
country bumpkinclown
country housegrange
country housemanor
country loutlob
country of birthnativity
country personswain
country squireesquire
country where the sun was never seenCimmerian
country, native of acountryman
country, openplain
house, countrygrange
house, countrymanor
native of a countrycountryman
open countryplain
squire, countryesquire
sun never seen, country where theCimmerian
west country, in thewestward

Themes and Topics

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Thou and you...i iii 22 touchstone to audrey court to country would you not have me honest ayl ...
... ayl iii iii 25 audrey to touchstone country to court x and y switch from you ...
Classical mythology... swart cimmerian native of a mythical country where the sun was never seen ci...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples
Italian and Spanish...ister terra (n f ) 2h6 iv vii 52 country ti (pron ) lll iv ii 97 you ...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...s to diana of himself] frighted from my country gage (n ) pledge challenge [usually a...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
COUNTRYBASICcountry adj, country n
COUNTRYPEOPLEcountryman n, countrywoman n, country-people n

Snippets

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friends romans countrymen
Friends Romans Countrymen
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