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All's Well That Ends WellAW III.v.72But she is armed for him and keeps her guardBut she is arm'd for him, and keepes her guard
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.i.10.1Made good guard for itself.Made good guard for it selfe.
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.vi.23Came on my guard, and at thy tent is nowCame on my guard, and at thy Tent is now
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.ix.2We must return to th' court of guard. The nightWe must returne to'th'Court of Guard: the night
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.ix.31To th' court of guard; he is of note. Our hourto'th'Court of Guard: he is of note: / Our houre
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xiv.104.1The guard, ho! O, dispatch me!The Guard, how? Oh dispatch me.
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xiv.104Enter Decretas and a company of the GuardEnter a Guard.
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xiv.110Exeunt Guardexeunt
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xiv.128Too late, good Diomed. Call my guard, I prithee.Too late good Diomed: call my Guard I prythee.
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xiv.129What ho! The Emperor's guard! The guard, what ho!What hoa: the Emperors Guard, / The Guard, what hoa?
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xiv.131Enter four or five of the Guard of AntonyEnter 4. or 5. of the Guard of Anthony.
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xv.9.1His guard have brought him thither.His Guard haue brought him thither.
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xv.9Enter, below, the Guard, bearing AntonyEnter Anthony, and the Guard.
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.36Guard her till Caesar come.Guard her till Casar come.
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.67.1I'll take her to my guard.Ile take her to my Guard.
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.132To that destruction which I'll guard them fromTo that destruction which Ile guard them from,
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.319Enter the Guard, rustling inEnter the Guard rustling in, and Dolabella.
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.328.2All dead.2. Guard. All dead.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.149He broke from those that had the guard of him,He broke from those that had the guard of him, 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.185Come, stand by me. Fear nothing. Guard with halberds!Come stand by me, feare nothing: guard with Halberds. 
CoriolanusCor I.ii.27Let us alone to guard Corioles.Let vs alone to guard Corioles
CoriolanusCor I.vii.1.1Titus Lartius, having set a guard upon Corioles,Titus Lartius, hauing set a guard vpon Carioles,
CoriolanusCor I.x.25At home upon my brother's guard, even there,At home, vpon my Brothers Guard, euen there
CoriolanusCor III.iii.140Give him deserved vexation. Let a guardGiue him deseru'd vexation. Let a guard
CoriolanusCor V.ii.1Enter Menenius to the Watch on guardEnter Menenius to the Watch or Guard.
CoriolanusCor V.ii.2You guard like men, 'tis well. But, by your leave,You guard like men, 'tis well. But by your leaue,
CoriolanusCor V.ii.91The Guard and Menenius stay behindManet the Guard and Menenius.
CymbelineCym II.ii.10Guard me, beseech ye!Guard me beseech yee.
CymbelineCym II.iv.171Should from encounter guard. Could I find outShould from encounter guard. Could I finde out
CymbelineCym V.v.305Had ever scar for. (to the Guard) Let his arms alone,Had euer scarre for. Let his Armes alone,
HamletHam I.i.10.1Have you had quiet guard?Haue you had quiet Guard?
HamletHam III.ii.102.5the guard carrying torcheshis Guard carrying Torches. Danish March. Sound a Flourish.
HamletHam IV.v.99Attend. Where is my Switzers? Let them guard the door.Where are my Switzers? / Let them guard the doore.
HamletHam IV.vii.100He swore had neither motion, guard, nor eye,
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.i.148Thou art a guard too wanton for the headThou art a guard too wanton for the head,
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.ii.122Some guard these traitors to the block of death,Some guard these Traitors to the Block of Death,
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iii.74Blunt, lead him hence, and see you guard him sure.Blunt, leade him hence, and see you guard him sure.
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.45Which God shall guard, and put the world's whole strengthWhich Heauen shall guard: And put the worlds whole strength
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.145Long guard it yours! If I affect it moreLong guard it yours. If I affect it more,
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.v.42The heavens thee guard and keep, most royalThe heauens thee guard, and keepe, most royall
Henry VH5 I.ii.7God and His angels guard your sacred throne,God and his Angels guard your sacred Throne,
Henry VH5 III.vi.153My army but a weak and sickly guard:My Army, but a weake and sickly Guard:
Henry VH5 IV.ii.58I stay but for my guidon. To the field!I stay but for my Guard: on / To the field,
Henry VH5 IV.iv.75is none to guard it but boys.is none to guard it but boyes.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.ii.127Fight till the last gasp; I'll be your guard.Fight till the last gaspe: Ile be your guard.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iii.87Abominable Gloucester, guard thy head;Abhominable Gloster, guard thy Head,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iv.53Wherefore a guard of chosen shot I hadWherefore a guard of chosen Shot I had,
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.i.4Let us have knowledge at the court of guard.Let vs haue knowledge at the Court of Guard.
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.i.49Tut, holy Joan was his defensive guard.Tut, holy Ioane was his defensiue Guard.
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iv.40.3with their guard, Sir Humphrey Stafford as captain,with their Guard,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iv.53.3and the guard
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iii.1.2York, Suffolk, and Salisbury; the Duchess ofwith Guard, to banish the Duchesse.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.188Sirs, take away the Duke and guard him sure.Sirs, take away the Duke, and guard him sure.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.249To guard the chicken from a hungry kite,To guard the Chicken from a hungry Kyte,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.265That they will guard you, whe'er you will or no,That they will guard you, where you will, or no,
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.ii.33Where it should guard. O war, thou son of hell,Where it should guard. O Warre, thou sonne of hell,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.ii.16And but attended by a simple guard,And but attended by a simple Guard,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.ii.23At unawares may beat down Edward's guardAt vnawares may beat downe Edwards Guard,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.iii.1.1Enter three Watchmen, to guard King Edward'sEnter three Watchmen to guard the Kings Tent.
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.iii.21Ay, wherefore else guard we his royal tent,I: wherefore else guard we his Royall Tent,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.iii.23This is his tent; and see where stand his guard.This is his Tent, and see where stand his Guard:
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.iii.28.2and set upon the guard, who fly, crying, ‘ Arm! Arm!’,and set vpon the Guard, who flye, crying, Arme, Arme,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.iv.8Either betrayed by falsehood of his guardEither betrayd by falshood of his Guard,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.v.7And, often but attended with weak guard,And often but attended with weake guard,
Henry VIIIH8 I.i.115.2certain of the guard, and two Secretaries with papers.certaine of the Guard, and two Secretaries with Papers:
Henry VIIIH8 I.i.198.2two or three of the guardtwo or three of the Guard.
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.95.1Let some o'th' guard be ready there.Let some o'th'Guard be ready there.
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.95Enter the GuardEnter the Guard.
Henry VIIIH8 V.v.4Flourish. Enter the King and GuardFlourish. Enter King and Guard.
Julius CaesarJC IV.ii.52Lucilius and Titinius guard our door.Let Lucilius and Titinius guard our doore.
King Edward IIIE3 I.ii.163When wisdom keeps the gate as beauty's guard? – When wisedome keepes the gate as beuties gard,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.158And what, I pray you, is his goodly guard?And what I praie you is his goodly gard,
King JohnKJ I.i.70Heaven guard my mother's honour, and my land!Heauen guard my mothers honor, and my Land.
King JohnKJ IV.ii.10To guard a title that was rich before,To guard a Title, that was rich before;
King LearKL II.i.16My father hath set guard to take my brother,My Father hath set guard to take my Brother,
King LearKL II.iii.4That guard and most unusual vigilanceThat guard, and most vnusall vigilance
King LearKL V.iii.1Some officers take them away. Good guard,Some Officers take them away: good guard,
King LearKL V.iii.48To some retention and appointed guard;to some retention,
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.196Though Argus were her eunuch and her guard!Though Argus were her Eunuch and her garde.
Measure for MeasureMM I.iii.51Stands at a guard with envy, scarce confessesStands at a guard with Enuie: scarce confesses
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.iii.172See to my house, left in the fearful guardSee to my house left in the fearefull gard
OthelloOth I.i.125Transported with no worse nor better guardTransported with no worse nor better guard,
OthelloOth I.i.180To get good guard and go along with me.To get good Guard, and go along with me.
OthelloOth II.i.77A se'nnight's speed. Great Jove, Othello guard,A Senights speed. Great Ioue, Othello guard,
OthelloOth II.i.211list me. The Lieutenant tonight watches on the court oflist-me; the Lieutenant to night watches on the Court of Guard.
OthelloOth II.i.212guard. First, I must tell thee this: Desdemona is directlyFirst, I must tell thee this: Desdemona, is directly
OthelloOth II.iii.1Good Michael, look you to the guard tonight.Good Michael, looke you to the guard to night.
OthelloOth II.iii.210In night, and on the court and guard of safety,In night, and on the Court and Guard of safetie?
OthelloOth V.ii.239Come guard the door without: let him not pass,Come guard the doore without, let him not passe,
PericlesPer II.iv.14This king were great, his greatness was no guardthis King were great, / His greatnesse was no gard
Richard IIR2 III.ii.20Guard it, I pray thee, with a lurking adder,Guard it I prethee with a lurking Adder,
Richard IIR2 V.i.7.1Enter Richard and guardEnter Richard, and Guard.
Richard IIIR3 I.i.42Brother, good day. What means this armed guardBrother, good day: What meanes this armed guard
Richard IIIR3 I.i.116Exeunt Clarence with Brakenbury and guardExit Clar.
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.1.2guard it; Lady Anne being the mourner, attended byguard it, Lady Anne being the Mourner.
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.226Exeunt bearers and guard with corseExit Coarse
Richard IIIR3 III.v.20God and our innocence defend and guard us!God and our Innocencie defend, and guard vs.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.77Bid my guard watch. Leave me. Ratcliffe,Bid my Guard watch. Leaue me. / Ratcliffe,
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.139Good angels guard thy battle! Live, and flourish!Good Angels guard thy battell, Liue and Flourish.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.157Good angels guard thee from the boar's annoy!Good Angels guard thee from the Boares annoy,
The TempestTem II.i.200Will guard your person while you take your rest,will guard your person, / While you take your rest,
The TempestTem II.i.326That's verily. 'Tis best we stand upon our guard,That's verily: 'tis best we stand vpon our guard;
The TempestTem III.iii.80You and your ways; whose wraths to guard you from,You, and your wayes, whose wraths to guard you from,
Timon of AthensTim III.iii.40Now to guard sure their master.Now to guard sure their Master:
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.286Traitors, avaunt! Where is the Emperor's guard?Traytors auant, where is the Emperours Guarde?
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.306.1Exeunt with Martius and Quintus under guard,Exeunt.
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.22To guard a thing not ours nor worth to us – To guard a thing not ours, nor worth to vs
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.iv.127Though the great bulk Achilles be thy guard,(Though the great bulke Achilles be thy guard)
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.253I'd not believe thee. Henceforth guard thee well,I'ld not beleeue thee: henceforth guard thee well,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.i.68Ajax commands the guard to tend on you.Aiax commands the guard to tend on you.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.55A guard of patience; stay a little while.A guard of patience; stay a little while.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.187Ajax, your guard, stays to conduct you home.Aiax your Guard, staies to conduct you home.
Twelfth NightTN I.v.81you now, he's out of his guard already; unless you laughyou now, he's out of his gard already: vnles you laugh
Twelfth NightTN III.i.69Dieu vous garde, monsieur!Dieu vou guard Monsieur.
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.12ladyship were best to have some guard about you, if heLadyship were best to haue some guard about you, if hee
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.227your guard; for your opposite hath in him what youth,your gard: for your opposite hath in him what youth,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.58.2You care not for a grand guard?You care not for a Grand guard?
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.92For all my hopes. My cause and honour guard me!For all my hopes: My Cause and honour guard me.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.122.1Upon thy present guard.Vpon thy present guard.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iv.1.2executioner, and a guard of soldiersExecutioner &c. Gard.

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.626 Draw not thy sword to guard iniquity, Draw not thy sword to gard iniquitie,
SonnetsSonn.49.12 To guard the lawful reasons on thy part: To guard the lawfull reasons on thy part,
SonnetsSonn.133.11 Who e'er keeps me, let my heart be his guard; Who ere keepes me, let my heart be his garde,

Glossary

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Argushundred-eyed guard of Io, a heifer; Hermes killed him to rescue Io, and Hera then transferred his many eyes to the peacock’s tail
beavervisor of a helmet, face-guard
blessguard, protect, safeguard
court of guardguard-house, guard-room
get[fencing] get inside the guard of, get within the defences of
grand guardpiece of tournament armour protecting the chest and left shoulder
guardsafeguard, escort, safe conduct
guardsafeguard, protect, justify
guardprotection, keeping, custody
guardperiod of watch
guardtrimming, trapping, adornment
guard[fencing] defensive position, posture of defence
guardescort, accompany [under guard]
guardadorn, ornament, deck out
guardantguard, protector, keeper
Hesperides[pron: hes'perideez] daughters of the evening star (Hesper), who guard the garden of the gods where the golden apples grow
holdguard, custody, confinement
keepguard, watch, tend
lookbeware, be on your guard
sconceshelter, screen, guard
securekeep safe, protect, guard
sentinelstand guard over, keep watch during
surprisetake off guard
SwitzerSwiss guard
velvet-guard[someone who wears] velvet trimming
wardprotect, defend, guard
wardguard, protection, defence
warderguard, sentry, watchman
watchkeep the watch, keep guard, be on the lookout

Thesaurus

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accompany [under guard]guard
face-guardbeaver
guardbless
guardguardant
guardhold
guardkeep
guardsconce
guardsecure
guardward
guardward
guardwarder
guard , standsentinel
guard, be onlook
guard, get inside the [in fencing]get
guard, keepwatch
guard, SwissSwitzer
guard, take off surprise
guard-housecourt of guard
guard-roomcourt of guard
stand guard oversentinel

Themes and Topics

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Body-armour ... armour protecting the throat grand guard tnk iii vi 58 piece of tournament armo...
Thou and you...endly suggestion have you had quiet guard ham i i 10 barnardo to francisco pro...
Classical mythology...0 watch me like argus hundred-eyed guard of io a heifer hermes killed him to re...
...ghters of the evening star (hesper) who guard the garden of the gods where the golden ...
Abbreviations...tion sconce (n ) 2 shelter screen guard ce ii ii 37 [dromio of syracuse to antip...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
COURTPLACEcourt of guard n
ENGUARDBASICsee GUARD
GRANDEQUIPMENTgrand guard n
GUARDBASICguard n, guard v, guardage n, guardant adj, guardant n, guarded adj
GUARDACTIONenguard v
GUARDEQUIPMENTgrand guard n
GUARDCLOTHINGvelvet-guard n
GUARDPEOPLEguardian n, guardsman n
GUARDPLACEcourt of guard n, unguarded adj, STATE, safeguard n, safeguard v
UNGUARDEDBASICsee GUARD

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