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Search phrase: drown

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 46 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iv.45.1And pleasure drown the brim.And pleasure drowne the brim.
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.i.51Or to drown my clothes and say I was stripped.Or to drowne my cloathes, and say I was stript.
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.67drown our gain in tears! The great dignity that hisdrowne our gaine in teares, the great dignitie that his
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.ii.45And drown consideration.And drowne consideration.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.ii.46To drown me in thy sister's flood of tears.To drowne me in thy sister floud of teares:
HamletHam II.ii.559That I have? He would drown the stage with tearsThat I haue? He would drowne the Stage with teares,
HamletHam V.i.10For here lies the point: if I drown myself wittingly, itfor heere lies the point; If I drowne my selfe wittingly, it
HamletHam V.i.17and drown himself, it is, will he nill he, he goes, markand drowne himsele; it is will he nill he, he goes; marke
HamletHam V.i.18you that. But if the water come to him and drown him,you that? But if the water come to him & drowne him;
HamletHam V.i.28drown or hang themselves more than their even-Christian.drowne or hang themselues, more then their euen Christian.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.94The pretty vaulting sea refused to drown me,The pretty vaulting Sea refus'd to drowne me,
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.ii.186I'll drown more sailors than the mermaid shall;Ile drowne more Saylers then the Mermaid shall,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.iv.23Lest with my sighs or tears I blast or drownLeast with my sighes or teares, I blast or drowne
King JohnKJ IV.iii.130To hang thee on; or wouldst thou drown thyself,To hang thee on. Or wouldst thou drowne thy selfe,
King LearKL III.ii.3Till you have drenched our steeples, drowned the cocks!Till you haue drench'd our Steeples, drown the Cockes.
MacbethMac I.vii.25That tears shall drown the wind. I have no spurThat teares shall drowne the winde. I haue no Spurre
MacbethMac V.ii.30To dew the sovereign flower and drown the weeds.To dew the Soueraigne Flower, and drowne the Weeds:
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.iii.13These foolish drops do something drown my manlythese foolish drops doe somewhat drowne my manly
OthelloOth I.iii.302I will incontinently drown myself.I will incontinently drowne my selfe.
OthelloOth I.iii.311how to love himself. Ere I would say I would drownhow to loue himselfe. Ere I would say, I would drowne
OthelloOth I.iii.332the will. Come, be a man. Drown thyself? Drown catsthe will. Come, be a man: drowne thy selfe? Drown Cats,
PericlesPer V.i.195And drown me with their sweetness. O, come hither,and drowne me with their sweetnesse: Oh come hither,
Richard IIR2 III.ii.107Which makes the silver rivers drown their shoresWhich make the Siluer Riuers drowne their Shores,
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.21O Lord! Methought what pain it was to drown!O Lord, me thought what paine it was to drowne,
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.273I'll drown you in the malmsey-butt within.Ile drowne you in the Malmesey-But within.
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.61To overgo thy woes and drown thy cries!To ouer-go thy woes, and drowne thy cries.
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.70May send forth plenteous tears to drown the world.May send forth plenteous teares to drowne the World.
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.99Drown desperate sorrow in dead Edward's graveDrowne desperate sorrow in dead Edwards graue,
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.154Thus will I drown your exclamations.Thus will I drowne your exclamations.
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.252Thou drown the sad remembrance of those wrongsThou drowne the sad remembrance of those wrongs,
The TempestTem I.i.39drown? Have you a mind to sink?drowne, haue you a minde to sinke?
The TempestTem III.ii.12 in sack. For my part, the sea cannot drown me. I swam,in sacke: for my part the Sea cannot drowne mee, I swam
The TempestTem III.iii.60And even with suchlike valour men hang and drownAnd euen with such like valour, men hang, and drowne
The TempestTem IV.i.230The dropsy drown this fool! What do you meanThe dropsie drowne this foole, what doe you meane
The TempestTem V.i.57I'll drown my book.Ile drowne my booke.
The TempestTem V.i.218This fellow could not drown. Now, blasphemy,This fellow could not drowne: Now blasphemy,
Timon of AthensTim IV.i.28And drown themselves in riot. Itches, blains,And drowne themselues in Riot. Itches, Blaines,
Timon of AthensTim V.i.100Hang them or stab them, drown them in a draught,Hang them, or stab them, drowne them in a draught,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iv.54One hour's storm will drown the fragrant meads;One houres storme will drowne the fragrant meades,
Titus AndronicusTit III.ii.20Drown the lamenting fool in sea-salt tears.Drowne the lamenting foole, in Sea salt teares.
Titus AndronicusTit V.iii.89But floods of tears will drown my oratoryBut floods of teares will drowne my Oratorie,
Twelfth NightTN II.i.28drown her remembrance again with more.drowne her remembrance againe with more.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.ii.11Where we should turn or drown; if labour through,Where we should turne or drowne; if labour through,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.ii.30Lest I should drown, or stab, or hang myself.Least I should drowne, or stab, or hang my selfe.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.iii.34drown themselves, thither they go – Jupiter bless us! – Drowne themselves, thither they goe, Iupiter blesse / Vs,
The Winter's TaleWT II.i.112Worse than tears drown. Beseech you all, my lords,Worse then Teares drowne: 'beseech you all (my Lords)

Poems

 4 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1114 'Tis double death to drown in ken of shore; "Tis double death to drowne in ken of shore,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1239 And then they drown their eyes or break their hearts. And thẽ they drown their eies, or break their harts.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1680 To drown on woe one pair of weeping eyes. To drowne on woe, one paire of weeping eyes.
SonnetsSonn.30.5 Then can I drown an eye (unused to flow) Then can I drowne an eye (vn-vs'd to flow)

Glossary

 3 result(s).
drenchdrown, plunge, immerse
overstinkstink worse than, drown the smell of
whelmoverwhelm, drown, sink

Thesaurus

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drownwhelm
drowndrench
drown a smelloverstink
smell, drown aoverstink

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DROWNBASICdrown v, drowned adj, drowning n
DROWNAPPEARANCEdrowning-mark n
DROWNNOTundrowned adj
UNDROWNEDBASICsee DROWN

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