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Search phrase: hen

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.212a hen! So, my good window of lattice, fare thee well; thya hen, so my good window of Lettice fare thee well, thy
As You Like ItAYL IV.i.139of thee than a Barbary cock-pigeon over his hen, moreof thee, then a Barbary cocke-pidgeon ouer his hen, more
CoriolanusCor V.iii.162When she, poor hen, fond of no second brood,When she (poore Hen) fond of no second brood,
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.iii.51How now, dame Partlet the hen, have you enquired yetHow now, Dame Partlet the Hen, haue you enquir'd yet
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.96He'll not swagger with a Barbary hen, if herhee will not swagger with a Barbarie Henne, if her
OthelloOth I.iii.312myself for the love of a guinea-hen, I would change mymy selfe for the loue of a Gynney Hen, I would change my
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.224A combless cock, so Kate will be my hen.A comblesse Cocke, so Kate will be my Hen.
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.739None, sir; I have no pheasant, cock nor hen.None, Sir: I haue no Pheazant Cock, nor Hen.

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Glossary

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Barbary henguinea hen; or: prostitute
guinea-hentrollop, courtesan, prostitute
Partlettraditional name for a hen [Pertelote], as in Chaucer's 'Nun's Priest's Tale'

Thesaurus

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henPartlet
hen, guineaBarbary hen

Themes and Topics

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Non-classical legend, romance, and folklore... iii iii 51 how now dame partlet the hen traditional name for a...
... traditional name for a hen [pertelote] as in chaucer’s nun’s pries...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
GUINEA-HENBASICsee HEN
HENBASIChen n, guinea-hen n

Snippets

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Chorus speech in Henry V
when shall we three meet again
Henry rejects Falstaff
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