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Search phrase: mend

Plays

 55 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.85at an earthquake, 'twould mend the lottery well; a manat an earthquake, 'twould mend the Lotterie well, a man
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.ii.6Why, he will look upon his boot and sing, mendWhy he will looke vppon his boote, and sing: mend
Antony and CleopatraAC I.ii.63Our worser thoughts heavens mend! Alexas – Our worser thoughts Heauens mend. Alexas.
Antony and CleopatraAC I.v.45To mend the petty present, I will pieceTo mend the petty present, I will peece
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.318I'll mend it, and then play – Ile mend it, and then play---
As You Like ItAYL II.iv.91And we will mend thy wages: I like this place,And we will mend thy wages: / I like this place,
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.65very uncleanly flux of a cat. Mend the instance, shepherd.verie vncleanly fluxe of a Cat. Mend the instance Shepheard.
As You Like ItAYL IV.i.175mend me, and by all pretty oaths that are not dangerous,mend mee, and by all pretty oathes that are not dangerous,
As You Like ItAYL V.iii.45hear such a foolish song. God buy you, and God mendheare such a foolish song. God buy you, and God mend
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.ii.114Thus I mend it: Time himself is bald, and thereforeThus I mend it: Time himselfe is bald, and therefore 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.ii.110will mend.will mend.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iii.59Will you go with me? We'll mend our dinner here.Will you goe with me, wee'll mend our dinner here? 
CoriolanusCor I.iv.38With flight and agued fear! Mend and charge home,With flight and agued feare, mend and charge home,
CoriolanusCor III.ii.26.1You must return and mend it.you must returne, and mend it.
CymbelineCym II.iv.26.1That mend upon the world.That mend vpon the world.
CymbelineCym V.v.68And prove it in thy feeling. Heaven mend all!And proue it in thy feeling. Heauen mend all.
HamletHam V.i.57your dull ass will not mend his pace with beating. Andyour dull Asse will not mend his pace with beating; and
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.113lead this life long, I'll sew nether-stocks, and mendleade this life long, Ile sowe nether stockes, and mend
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.243‘ As true as I live!’, and ‘ As God shall mend me!’, andas true as I liue; / And, as God shall mend me; and,
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.109Well, God mend him! I pray youWell, heauen mend him. I pray
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.163mightst mend him and make him fit to go. I cannot putmight'st mend him, and make him fit to goe. I cannot put
Henry VH5 IV.viii.69you to mend your shoes. Come, wherefore should youyou to mend your shooes: come, wherefore should you
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.201.2God mend all!God mend all.
Henry VIIIH8 I.iv.61You have now a broken banquet, but we'll mend it.You haue now a broken Banket, but wee'l mend it.
Henry VIIIH8 III.i.105Mend 'em for shame, my lords. Is this your comfort?Mend 'em for shame my Lords: Is this your comfort?
Julius CaesarJC I.i.17yet if you be out, sir, I can mend you.yet if you be out Sir, I can mend you.
Julius CaesarJC I.i.18What meanest thou by that? Mend me, thou saucy fellow?What meanst thou by that? Mend mee, thou sawcy Fellow?
King LearKL I.i.94How, how, Cordelia! Mend your speech a littleHow, how Cordelia? mend your speech a little,
King LearKL II.iv.224Mend when thou canst, be better at thy leisure;Mend when thou can'st, be better at thy leisure,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.i.17Where fair is not, praise cannot mend the brow.Where faire is not, praise cannot mend the brow.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.329Mend him who can. The ladies call him sweet.Mend him who can: the Ladies call him sweete.
MacbethMac III.i.113.1To mend it or be rid on't.To mend it, or be rid on't.
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.25So stinkingly depending? Go mend, go mend.So stinkingly depending? Go mend, go mend.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.420If you pardon, we will mend.If you pardon, we will mend.
Much Ado About NothingMA V.ii.84Serve God, love me, and mend. There will ISerue God, loue me, and mend, there will I
OthelloOth II.iii.293it is as it is, mend it for your own good.it is, as it is, mend it for your owne good.
OthelloOth IV.iii.104Not to pick bad from bad, but by bad mend!Not to picke bad, from bad; but by bad, mend.
Richard IIR2 II.iii.152I cannot mend it, I must needs confess,I cannot mend it, I must needes confesse,
Richard IIR2 III.ii.100Revolt our subjects? That we cannot mend.Reuolt our Subiects? That we cannot mend,
Romeo and JulietRJ I.v.79You'll not endure him! God shall mend my soul!Youle not endure him, God shall mend my soule,
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.148I'll mend it with a largess. Take your paper too.Ile mend it with a Largesse. Take your paper too,
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.i.134Take that, and mend the plucking off the other.Take that, and mend the plucking of the other.
Timon of AthensTim I.i.176You mend the jewel by the wearing it.You mend the Iewell by the wearing it.
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.284.2Here, I will mend thy feast.Heere, I will mend thy Feast.
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.285First mend my company, take away thyself.First mend thy company, take away thy selfe.
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.286So I shall mend mine own by th' lack of thine.So I shall mend mine owne, by'th'lacke of thine
Timon of AthensTim V.i.87.1You take much pains to mend.You take much paines to mend.
Timon of AthensTim V.i.185Of health and living now begins to mend,Of Health, and Liuing, now begins to mend,
Timon of AthensTim V.i.219What is amiss, plague and infection mend!What is amisse, Plague and Infection mend.
Twelfth NightTN I.v.40not dry. Bid the dishonest man mend himself: if henot dry: bid the dishonest man mend himself, if he
Twelfth NightTN I.v.41mend, he is no longer dishonest; if he cannot, let themend, he is no longer dishonest; if hee cannot, let the
Twelfth NightTN I.v.42botcher mend him. Anything that's mended, is butBotcher mend him: any thing that's mended, is but
Twelfth NightTN I.v.69not mend?not mend?
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.96Which does mend Nature – change it, rather – butWhich do's mend Nature: change it rather, but
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.164mend her kissing with!mend her kissing with.

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
SonnetsSonn.69.2 Want nothing that the thought of hearts can mend; Want nothing that the thought of hearts can mend:
SonnetsSonn.78.11 In others' works thou dost but mend the style, In others workes thou doost but mend the stile,
SonnetsSonn.103.9 Were it not sinful then, striving to mend, Were it not sinfull then striuing to mend,
Venus and AdonisVen.478 To mend the hurt that his unkindness marred; To mend the hurt, that his vnkindnesse mard,

Glossary

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menddo better, pull oneself together
mendsupplement, augment
mendamend, improve, make better, put right
mendincrease the value of, make more excellent
mendremedy, way of improving
mendamend, save [in emphatic expressions]
piecemend, repair, make whole

Thesaurus

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mendpiece

Themes and Topics

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Exclamations... how kl i i 94 how how cordelia mend your speech a little surprise irrita...
Swearing... i live &rdquo and &ldquo as god shall mend me &rdquo and &ldquo as sure as day &r...
... ce iv iv 127   so god mend me ayl iv i 174 amend save ...
...ii i 153   as god shall mend me 1h4 iii i 243 amend save ...
... i 243 amend save god shall mend my soul rj i v 79 amend save ...

Words Families

 6 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BELLOWS-MENDERBASICsee MEND
MENDBASICmend v, mended adj, mending n
MENDPEOPLEbellows-mender n, mender n

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