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Search phrase: darkness

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.v.40The Black Prince, sir, alias the prince of darkness,The blacke prince sir, alias the prince of darkenesse,
Antony and CleopatraAC III.xiii.181And send to darkness all that stop me. Come,And send to darkenesse all that stop me. Come,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iv.54And to thy state of darkness hie thee straight.And to thy state of darknesse hie thee straight,
CymbelineCym V.iii.25To darkness fleet souls that fly backwards; stand,To darknesse fleete soules that flye backwards; stand,
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.167sons of darkness.sonnes of darknesse.
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.iii.37utter darkness. When thou rannest up Gad's Hill in thevtter Darkenesse. When thou ran'st vp Gads-Hill in the
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.i.160And darkness be the burier of the dead!And darknesse be the burier of the dead.
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.i.7Constrained to watch in darkness, rain, and cold.Constrain'd to watch in darknesse, raine, and cold.
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.89But darkness and the gloomy shade of deathBut darknesse, and the gloomy shade of death
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iv.38Descend to darkness and the burning lake!Discend to Darknesse, and the burning Lake:
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.65Gives light in darkness, comfort in despair!Giues Light in Darknesse, Comfort in Despaire.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.i.7Breathe foul contagious darkness in the air.Breath foule contagious darknesse in the ayre:
Henry VIIIH8 V.v.44When heaven shall call her from this cloud of darkness(When Heauen shal call her from this clowd of darknes)
Julius CaesarJC II.i.278.1Even from darkness.Euen from darknesse.
King Edward IIIE3 III.i.156And darkness did as well enclose the quickAnd darkenes did aswel inclose the quicke,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.v.1A sudden darkness hath defaced the sky,A sodaine darknes hath defast the skie,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.vii.43To darkness, consummation, dust, and worms.To darkenes consummation, dust and Wormes.
King LearKL I.iv.248.2Darkness and devils!Darknesse, and Diuels.
King LearKL III.iv.84my mistress' heart and did the act of darkness with her,my Mistris heart, and did the acte of darkenesse with her.
King LearKL III.iv.136The prince of darkness is a gentleman; Modo he'sThe Prince of Darkenesse is a Gentleman. Modo he's
King LearKL III.vi.7in the lake of darkness. Pray, innocent, and beware thein the Lake of Darknesse: pray Innocent, and beware the
King LearKL IV.vi.128There's hell, there's darkness, there is the sulphurousThere's hell, there's darkenes,there is the sulphurous
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.78So, ere you find where light in darkness lies,So ere you finde where light in darkenesse lies,
MacbethMac I.iii.123The instruments of darkness tell us truths;The Instruments of Darknesse tell vs Truths,
MacbethMac II.iv.9That darkness does the face of earth entombThat Darknesse does the face of Earth intombe,
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.87I will encounter darkness as a bride,I will encounter darknesse as a bride,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.148The jaws of darkness do devour it up.The iawes of darkness do deuoure it vp:
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.376Following darkness like a dream,Following darkenesse like a dreame,
PericlesPer II.iii.44The which hath fire in darkness, none in light;The which hath Fire in darknesse, none in light:
PericlesPer IV.vi.27If she'd do the deeds of darkness, thouIf shee'd doe the deedes of darknes thou
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.268Hath in eternal darkness folded up.Hath in eternall darknesse folded vp.
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.326Clarence, whom I indeed have laid in darkness,Clarence, who I indeede haue cast in darknesse,
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.87And flaky darkness breaks within the east.And flakie darkenesse breakes within the East.
Romeo and JulietRJ II.ii.190And darkness fleckled like a drunkard reelsAnd darknesse fleckel'd like a drunkard reeles,
The TempestTem I.ii.130The gates of Milan; and, i'th' dead of darkness,The gates of Millaine, and ith' dead of darkenesse
The TempestTem V.i.66Melting the darkness, so their rising senses(Melting the darkenesse) so their rising sences
The TempestTem V.i.275Must know and own. This thing of darkness IMust know, and owne, this Thing of darkenesse, I
Twelfth NightTN IV.ii.30me here in hideous darknessmee heere in hideous darknesse.
Twelfth NightTN IV.ii.42Madman, thou errest. I say there is no darkness butMadman thou errest: I say there is no darknesse but
Twelfth NightTN IV.ii.56Fare thee well; remain thou still in darkness. ThouFare thee well: remaine thou still in darkenesse, thou
Twelfth NightTN IV.ii.92darkness, send ministers to me – asses! – and do all theydarkenesse, send Ministers to me, Asses, and doe all they
Twelfth NightTN V.i.151To keep in darkness what occasion nowTo keepe in darkenesse, what occasion now
Twelfth NightTN V.i.301know it. Though you have put me into darkness and givenknow it: Though you haue put mee into darkenesse, and giuen
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.ii.4And darkness lord o'th' world. Hark; 'tis a wolf!And darkenes Lord o'th world, Harke tis a woolfe:
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iii.22The one the other; darkness, which ever wasThe one the other: darkenes which ever was

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.118 Upon the world dim darkness doth display Vppon the world dim darknesse doth displaie,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.398 And canopied in darkness sweetly lay And canopied in darkenesse sweetly lay,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.462 In darkness daunts them with more dreadful sights. In darknes daunts thẽ with more dreadfull sights.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.752 And therefore would they still in darkness be, And therefore would they still in darkenesse be,
SonnetsSonn.27.8 Looking on darkness which the blind do see, Looking on darknes which the blind doe see.
Venus and AdonisVen.1128 Where, lo, two lamps, burnt out, in darkness lies; Where lo, two lamps burnt out in darknesse lies.

Glossary

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cave-keepingcave-dwelling; living in darkness
covertureprotective darkness, cover, concealing shade
darklingin the dark, in darkness
Erebus'darkness', son of Chaos, the place where Shades passed on their way to Hades
nightdarkness, blackness

Thesaurus

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darknessnight
darknessErebus
darkness, living incave-keeping
darkness, indarkling
darkness, protectivecoverture
living in darknesscave-keeping
protective darknesscoverture

Themes and Topics

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Plants...sociated with rankness and (mac iv i 25) darkness kecksies h5 v ii 52 hollo...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples... 2h4 ii iv 153 mythological place of darkness where shades passed on their way from ea...

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