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Search phrase: gall

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
CymbelineCym I.ii.32.1Though ink be made of gall.Though Inke be made of Gall.
HamletHam II.ii.574But I am pigeon-livered and lack gallBut I am Pigeon-Liuer'd, and lacke Gall
HamletHam IV.vii.146With this contagion, that, if I gall him slightly,With this contagion, that if I gall him slightly,
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.226Save how to gall and pinch this Bolingbroke.Saue how to gall and pinch this Bullingbrooke,
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.149Well, I am loath to gall a new-Well, I am loth to gall a new-
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.ii.16And he may well in fretting spend his gall;And he may well in fretting spend his gall,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.322Gall, worse than gall, the daintiest that they taste!Gall, worse then Gall, the daintiest that they taste:
Henry VIIIH8 I.i.152Whom from the flow of gall I name not, butWhom from the flow of gall I name not, but
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.72If gall or wormwood have a pleasant taste,If gall or worm wood haue a pleasant tast,
King JohnKJ IV.iii.94Stand by, or I shall gall you, Faulconbridge.Stand by, or I shall gaul you Faulconbridge.
King JohnKJ IV.iii.95Thou wert better gall the devil, Salisbury.Thou wer't better gaul the diuell Salsbury.
King LearKL I.iv.113A pestilent gall to me!A pestilent gall to me.
King LearKL I.iv.267And added to the gall. O Lear, Lear, Lear!And added to the gall. O Lear, Lear, Lear!
King LearKL II.ii.77With every gale and vary of their masters,With euery gall, and varry of their Masters,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.237.1Thou grievest my gall.Thou greeu'st my gall.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.237.2Gall? Bitter.Gall, bitter.
MacbethMac I.v.46And take my milk for gall, you murdering ministers,And take my Milke for Gall, you murth'ring Ministers,
MacbethMac IV.i.27Gall of goat, and slips of yewGall of Goate, and Slippes of Yew,
Measure for MeasureMM I.iii.36'Twould be my tyranny to strike and gall them'Twould be my tirrany to strike and gall them,
Measure for MeasureMM II.ii.102Which a dismissed offence would after gall,Which a dismis'd offence, would after gaule
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.178Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?Can tie the gall vp in the slanderous tong?
OthelloOth I.i.149However this may gall him with some check,(How euer this may gall him with some checke)
OthelloOth I.iii.214These sentences, to sugar or to gallThese Sentences, to Sugar, or to Gall,
OthelloOth II.i.97Let it not gall your patience, good Iago,Let it not gaule your patience (good Iago)
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.194A choking gall and a preserving sweet.A choking gall, and a preseruing sweet:
Romeo and JulietRJ I.v.92Now seeming sweet, convert to bitterest gall.Now seeming sweet, conuert to bitter gall.
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.193A slave whose gall coins slanders like a mint – A slaue, whose Gall coines slanders like a Mint,
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.145You have the honey still, but these the gall;You haue the Hony still, but these the Gall,
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.30O deadly gall, and theme of all our scorns,Oh deadly gall, and theame of all our scornes,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.i.32Out, gall!Out gall.
Twelfth NightTN III.ii.46set 'em down, go about it. Let there be gall enoughset 'em downe, go about it. Let there bee gaulle enough
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.120The gall of hazard, so they grow together,The gaule of hazard, so they grow together,

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Passionate PilgrimPP.17.16 O cruel speeding, fraughted with gall. O cruell speeding, fraughted with gall.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.889 Thy honey turns to gall, thy joy to grief. Thy honie turnes to gall, thy ioy to greefe.

Glossary

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gallspirit of anger, venom, ability to be angry
gallinjure, harm, wound
gallgraze, scratch
gallchafe, rub, make sore
gallbitterness, spitefulness, vindictiveness
gallbile [reputed for its bitterness]
gallirritation, annoyance
gallvex, annoy, irritate
gallbitter substance exuded by oak-trees
gallscoff, jeer, mock
gallsore, pain, painful spot
water-gallrainbow-like halo

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
GALLBASICgall n, gall v, galled adj
GALLINTENSITYo'ergalled adj
GALLSCENEwater-gall n
GALLNOTungalled adj
OVERGALLEDBASICsee GALL
UNGALLEDBASICsee GALL

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