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Search phrase: giving

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 48 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
As You Like ItAYL II.i.48As worldlings do, giving thy sum of moreAs worldlings doe, giuing thy sum of more
As You Like ItAYL II.iv.48and, giving her them again, said with weeping tears,and giuing her them againe, said with weeping teares,
As You Like ItAYL III.v.88By giving love, your sorrow and my griefBy giuing loue your sorrow, and my griefe
CoriolanusCor II.ii.31were a malice that, giving itself the lie, would pluckwere a Mallice, that giuing it selfe the Lye, would plucke
CoriolanusCor II.iii.43 one of us has a single honour, in giving him our ownone of vs ha's a single Honor, in giuing him our own
CoriolanusCor V.vi.54.1With giving him glory.With giuing him glory.
HamletHam I.ii.36Giving to you no further personal powerGiuing to you no further personall power
HamletHam I.iii.118Giving more light than heat, extinct in bothGiuing more light then heate; extinct in both,
HamletHam I.v.178Or such ambiguous giving out, to noteOr such ambiguous giuing out to note,
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.i.52purses than giving direction doth from labouring. ThouPurses, then giuing direction, doth from labouring. Thou
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.173wasted in giving reckonings; all the other gifts appertinentwasted in giuing Recknings: all the other gifts appertinent
Henry VH5 V.chorus.21Giving full trophy, signal, and ostentGiuing full Trophee, Signall, and Ostent,
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.iv.48Giving my verdict on the white rose side.Giuing my Verdict on the white Rose side.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.vii.24canst thou answer to my majesty for giving up ofcanst thou answer to my Maiesty, for giuing vp of
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.vii.124them again, lest they consult about the giving up ofthem againe, / Least they consult about the giuing vp / Of
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.ii.13By giving the house of Lancaster leave to breathe,By giuing the House of Lancaster leaue to breathe,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.vi.16Giving no ground unto the house of York,Giuing no ground vnto the house of Yorke,
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.148From giving aid which late I promised.From giuing ayde, which late I promised.
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.347About the giving back the great seal to us,About the giuing backe the Great Seale to vs,
Julius CaesarJC II.i.300Giving myself a voluntary woundGiuing my selfe a voluntary wound
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.226For virtue's store by giving doth augment.For vertues store by giuing doth augment,
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.42By giving life and safety unto men.By giuing life and safety vnto men,
King JohnKJ IV.iii.72By giving it the worship of revenge.By giuing it the worship of Reuenge.
King JohnKJ V.i.1 (giving the crown to Cardinal Pandulph)
King JohnKJ V.iv.61Exeunt, giving assistance to MelunExeunt
King LearKL IV.ii.21A mistress's command. Wear this; (giving a favour) spare speech.A Mistresses command. Weare this; spare speech,
King LearKL IV.vi.170Take that of me, my friend, (giving flowers) who have the powertake that of me my Friend, who haue the power
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.128(giving Costard a letter) bear this significant to theBeare this significant to the
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.129country maid Jaquenetta. There is remuneration (givingcountrey Maide Iaquenetta: there is remuneration,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.i.23A giving hand, though foul, shall have fair praise.A giuing hand, though foule, shall haue faire praise.
MacbethMac II.iii.33him in a sleep and giving him the lie, leaves him.him in a sleepe, and giuing him the Lye, leaues him.
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.iii.59By taking nor by giving of excess,By taking, nor by giuing of excesse,
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.445For giving it to me. Well, peace be with you!For giuing it to me: well, peace be with you.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.i.96man too. He's as far from jealousy as I am from givingman too: hee's as farre from iealousie, as I am from giuing
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.42.1 (giving a paper)
OthelloOth IV.i.128This is the monkey's own giving out. She isThis is the Monkeys owne giuing out: / She is
PericlesPer IV.ii.33be strong with us for giving o'er.strong with vs for giuing ore.
PericlesPer IV.ii.137the beds of eels as my giving out her beauty stirs up thethe beds of Eeles, as my giuing out her beautie stirs vp the
Richard IIR2 I.i.55From giving reins and spurs to my free speech,From giuing reines and spurres to my free speech,
Richard IIR2 V.iii.71Thou killest me in his life – giving him breath,Thou kill'st me in his life, giuing him breath,
Richard IIIR3 IV.ii.115I am not in the giving vein today.
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.227By giving liberty unto thine eyes.By giuing liberty vnto thine eyes,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.i.43giving?giuing?
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.27.1In giving him his right.In giuing him his right.
Timon of AthensTim V.i.171Giving our holy virgins to the stainGiuing our holy Virgins to the staine
Twelfth NightTN I.i.7Stealing and giving odour. Enough, no more!Stealing, and giuing Odour. Enough, no more,
Twelfth NightTN V.i.298(snatching the letter and giving it to Fabian) ReadRead
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.vii.29Giving a gentle kiss to every sedgeGiuing a gentle kisse to euery sedge

Poems

 4 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.263 All vows and consecrations giving place: All vowes and consecrations giuing place:
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1715 By my excuse shall claim excuse's giving.’ By my excuse shall claime excuses giuing.
SonnetsSonn.86.8 Giving him aid, my verse astonished. Giuing him ayde, my verse astonished.
SonnetsSonn.145.7 Was used in giving gentle doom, Was vsde in giuing gentle dome:

Glossary

 23 result(s).
bestowinggiving, benevolence, philanthropy
bloodvital fluid, life-giving juice
cholericgiving rise to anger, causing bad temper
deliverancedelivery, giving birth
donationgiving, bestowal, imparting
downysoft as down, comfort-giving
fruitfulnessliberality, generosity, of a giving nature
giftgiving, imparing, bestowal
giving outsuggestion, intimation, utterance
hopefulpromising, giving hope of success
horninggiving horns, making a cuckold
ill-divininggiving premonitions of harm, ominously prophesying
intelligentbearing intelligence, giving inside information
life-renderinglife-giving [to its young], self-sacrificing
livelylife-giving, enlivening, invigorating
opengenerous, liberal, freely giving
philosopher's two stonestwo hypothetical means of (i) giving eternal youth and (ii) turning base metals into gold
quickeninglife-giving, animating
ruinfall, giving way, overthrow
rush-candlecandle made of a rush dipped in tallow-wax [giving poor light]
surrendergiving up, resignation [of power]
well-forwarninggiving an accurate early warning, truth-predicting
wholesomegood for the health, health-giving, salubrious

Thesaurus

 30 result(s).
accurate early warning, giving anwell-forwarning
anger, giving rise tocholeric
birth, givingdeliverance
comfort-givingdowny
early warning, giving an accuratewell-forwarning
freely givingopen
givingbestowing
givingdonation
givinggift
giving nature, of afruitfulness
giving upsurrender
giving wayruin
giving, freelyopen
harm, giving premonitions ofill-divining
health-givingwholesome
hope of success, givinghopeful
horns, givinghorning
information, giving insideintelligent
inside information, givingintelligent
intellect, givingintellectual
juice, life-givingblood
life-givinglife-rendering
life-givinglively
life-givingquickening
life-giving juiceblood
nature, of a givingfruitfulness
premonitions of harm, givingill-divining
success, giving hope ofhopeful
warning, giving an accurate earlywell-forwarning
youth, giving eternalphilosopher's two stones

Themes and Topics

 4 result(s).
Body-armour ...nk iii vi 58 piece of tournament armour giving additional protection to the breast and ...
Here, there, and where...y close by hereby r3 i iv 94 [of giving up clarence] i will not reason what is m...
Thou and you...tu and vous both possible for singulars giving speakers a choice it was usual for you ...
Verb forms...ds of the metre are also important -eth giving the poet the option of an extra syllable...

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