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Search phrase: fawn

Plays

 12 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.129Whiles, like a doe, I go to find my fawnWhiles (like a Doe) I go to finde my Fawne,
CoriolanusCor III.ii.67How you can frown, than spend a fawn upon 'emHow you can frowne, then spend a fawne vpon 'em,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.iv.35And take foul scorn to fawn on him by sending.And take foule scorne to fawne on him by sending.
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.i.75My love, forbear to fawn upon their frowns;My Loue, forbeare to fawne vpon their frownes:
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.75That I do fawn on men and hug them hard,That I do fawne on men, and hugge them hard,
Julius CaesarJC III.i.45If thou dost bend and pray and fawn for him,If thou doest bend, and pray, and fawne for him,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.62How I would make him fawn, and beg, and seek,How I would make him fawne, and begge, and seeke,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.204The more you beat me I will fawn on you.The more you beat me, I will fawne on you.
Richard IIR2 I.iii.170I am too old to fawn upon a nurse,I am too old to fawne vpon a Nurse,
Richard IIR2 III.ii.130Dogs easily won to fawn on any man!Dogges, easily woon to fawne on any man,
Richard IIR2 V.i.33And fawn on rage with base humility,And fawne on Rage with base Humilitie,
Timon of AthensTim III.iv.52Then they could smile and fawn upon his debts,Then they could smile, and fawne vpon his debts,

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
SonnetsSonn.149.6 On whom frown'st thou that I do fawn upon? On whom froun'st thou that I doe faune vpon,
Venus and AdonisVen.876 Hasting to feed her fawn hid in some brake. Hasting to feed her fawne, hid in some brake,

Glossary

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clawflatter, fawn upon, butter up
cogflatter, fawn, sweet-talk
fallowfawn-coloured, pale brown
fawnrevel, gloat, show delight
spanielfawn upon, follow [like a spaniel]

Thesaurus

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fawncog
fawn uponclaw
fawn uponspaniel
fawn-colouredfallow

Themes and Topics

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Functional shift... jc i ii 76 if you know / that i do fawn on men / and after scandal them *...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FAWNBASICfawn n, fawn v, fawning adj

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