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Search phrase: prison

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All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.280To prison with her. And away with him.To prison with her: and away with him,
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.292She does abuse our ears. To prison with her.She does abuse our eares, to prison with her.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.i.109On, officer; to prison, till it come.On Officer to prison, till it come.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iii.17paradise, but that Adam that keeps the prison. He thatParadise: but that Adam that keepes the prison; hee that 
CoriolanusCor IV.vi.38There is a slave, whom we have put in prison,There is a Slaue whom we haue put in prison,
CymbelineCym III.ii.38Though forfeiters you cast in prison, yetThough Forfeytours you cast in prison, yet
CymbelineCym III.iii.34A prison, or a debtor that not daresA Prison, or a Debtor, that not dares
HamletHam I.v.14To tell the secrets of my prison house,To tell the secrets of my Prison-House;
HamletHam II.ii.241that she sends you to prison hither?that she sends you to Prison hither?
HamletHam II.ii.242Prison, my lord?Prison, my Lord?
HamletHam II.ii.243Denmark's a prison.Denmark's a Prison.
HamletHam II.ii.250a prison.a prison.
HamletHam III.ii.229An anchor's cheer in prison be my scope,
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.ii.40the most of them out of prison. There's not a shirt and athe most of them out of Prison. There's not a Shirt and a
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.ii.70What! Rate, rebuke, and roughly send to prisonWhat? Rate? Rebuke? and roughly send to Prison
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.v.34Is in base durance and contagious prison,is in base Durance, and contagious prison:
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.v.116In prison hast thou spent a pilgrimage,In Prison hast thou spent a Pilgrimage,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.vii.58For prisoners askest thou? Hell our prison is.For prisoners askst thou? Hell our prison is.
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.216Away with them to prison; and the day of combatAway with them to Prison: and the day of Combat,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iii.5You four, from hence to prison back again;You foure from hence to Prison, back againe;
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iv.110Go, lead the way; I long to see my prison.Goe, leade the way, I long to see my Prison.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.vii.40thou hast put them in prison; and because they could notthou hast put them in prison, and because they could not
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ix.42I'll yield myself to prison willingly,Ile yeelde my selfe to prison willingly,
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.iii.43Ah, let me live in prison all my days;Ah, let me liue in Prison all my dayes,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.i.74Now my soul's palace is become a prison;Now my Soules Pallace is become a Prison:
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.ii.70To tell you plain, I had rather lie in prison.To tell you plaine, I had rather lye in Prison.
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.201.1And this man out of prison?And this man out of Prison.
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.37Commanded war to prison; when of war,Commanded war to prison: when of war,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iii.19I must return to prison whence I came.I must returne to prison whence I came,
King JohnKJ III.iv.19In the vile prison of afflicted breath.In the vilde prison of afflicted breath:
King JohnKJ IV.i.17So I were out of prison and kept sheep,So I were out of prison, and kept Sheepe
King JohnKJ IV.iii.34.1This is the prison.This is the prison:
King LearKL V.iii.8No, no, no, no! Come, let's away to prison.No, no, no, no: come let's away to prison,
King LearKL V.iii.18In a walled prison, packs and sects of great onesIn a wall'd prison, packs and sects of great ones,
King LearKL V.iii.28Take thou this note; go follow them to prison.Take thou this note, go follow them to prison,
King LearKL V.iii.251To hang Cordelia in the prison, andTo hang Cordelia in the prison, and
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.ii.152prison.prison.
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.60arrested and carried to prison was worth five thousandarrested, and carried to prison, was worth fiue thousand
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.65Claudio to prison? 'Tis not so.Claudio to prison? 'tis not so.
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.85Yonder man is carried to prison.Yonder man is carried to prison.
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.114to prison; and there's Madam Juliet.to prison: and there's Madam Iuliet.
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.116Bear me to prison, where I am committed.Beare me to prison, where I am committed.
Measure for MeasureMM I.iv.25Not to be weary with you, he's in prison.Not to be weary with you; he's in prison.
Measure for MeasureMM II.iii.5Here in the prison. Do me the common rightHere in the prison: doe me the common right
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.29Thou wilt prove his. Take him to prison, officer.Thou wilt proue his. Take him to prison Officer:
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.58prison, Pompey?prison Pompey?
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.66Pompey. Commend me to the prison, Pompey. You willPompey: Commend me to the prison Pompey, you will
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.180Go! Away with her to prison.Go, away with her to prison.
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.196be called before us. Away with her to prison. Go to, nobe call'd before vs, Away with her to prison: Goe too, no
Measure for MeasureMM IV.ii.8Claudio and Barnardine. Here is in our prison a commonClaudio and Barnardine: heere is in our prison a common
Measure for MeasureMM IV.ii.137Hath he borne himself penitently in prison? HowHath he borne himselfe penitently in prison? / How
Measure for MeasureMM IV.ii.145liberty of the prison. Give him leave to escape hence, heliberty of the prison: giue him leaue to escape hence, hee
Measure for MeasureMM IV.iii.67.2Here in the prison, father,Heere in the prison, Father,
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.121To prison with her. Shall we thus permitTo prison with her: Shall we thus permit
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.135I saw them at the prison. A saucy friar,I saw them at the prison: a sawcy Fryar,
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.321Slander to th' state. Away with him to prison.Slander to th' State: / Away with him to prison.
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.327met you at the prison in the absence of the Duke.met you at the Prison, in the absence of the Duke.
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.342with him to prison. Where is the provost? Away withwith him to prison: Where is the Prouost? away with
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.343him to prison. Lay bolts enough upon him. Let himhim to prison: lay bolts enough vpon him: let him
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.462For testimony whereof, one in the prisonFor testimony whereof, one in the prison
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.517Remit thy other forfeits. Take him to prison,Remit thy other forfeits: take him to prison,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.ii.30Of prison gates,of prison gates,
OthelloOth I.ii.85.2To prison, till fit timeTo Prison, till fit time
Richard IIR2 V.v.2This prison where I live unto the world;This Prison where I liue, vnto the World:
Richard IIR2 V.v.21Of this hard world, my ragged prison walls,Of this hard world, my ragged prison walles:
Richard IIR2 V.v.31Thus play I in one person many people,Thus play I in one Prison, many people,
Richard IIIR3 III.iii.8O Pomfret, Pomfret! O thou bloody prison,O Pomfret, Pomfret! O thou bloody Prison!
Romeo and JulietRJ I.ii.55Shut up in prison, kept without my food,Shut vp in prison, kept without my foode,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.ii.58To prison, eyes; ne'er look on liberty!To prison eyes, nere looke on libertie.
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.i.86Stay, officer. He shall not go to prison.Staie officer, he shall not go to prison.
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.i.88prison.prison.
The TempestTem I.ii.362Deserved more than a prison.Deseru'd more then a prison.
The TempestTem I.ii.491Might I but through my prison once a dayMight I but through my prison once a day
The TempestTem I.ii.494.1Have I in such a prison.Haue I in such a prison.
Timon of AthensTim I.ii.1.5prison. Then comes, dropping after all, Apemantus,prison. Then comes dropping after all Apemantus
Timon of AthensTim III.iii.4Whom he redeemed from prison. All theseWhom he redeem'd from prison. All these
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.102Before this earthy prison of their bones,Before this earthly prison of their bones,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.283Sirs, drag them from the pit unto the prison.Sirs drag them from the pit vnto the prison,
Titus AndronicusTit III.ii.10Beats in this hollow prison of my flesh,Beats in this hollow prison of my flesh,
Twelfth NightTN IV.ii.18What ho, I say! Peace in this prison!What hoa, I say, Peace in this prison.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.235That to close prison he commanded her,That to close prison he commanded her,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.2I may cast to you, not much. Alas, the prison I keep,I / May cast to you, not much: Alas the Prison I / Keepe,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.22pity they are in prison, and 'twere pity they should bepitty they / Are in prison, and twer pitty they should be
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.24ashamed; the prison itself is proud of 'em, and theyAsham'd; the prison it selfe is proud of 'em; and / They
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.54Exeunt Gaoler, Daughter, and WooerExeunt, Scaena 2. Enter Palamon, and Arcite in prison.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.116.1If I think this our prison.If I thinke this our prison.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.125Let's think this prison holy sanctuary,Let's thinke this prison, holy sanctuary,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.186Never till now I was in prison, Arcite.Never till now I was in prison Arcite.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.iii.3My father the mean keeper of his prison,My Father the meane Keeper of his Prison,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.v.36Will be all o'er the prison; I am thenWill be all ore the prison: I am then
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.i.86Perfumes to kill the smell o'th' prison. After,Perfumes to kill the smell o'th prison, after
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.114For breaking prison, and I, if you reveal me,For breaking prison, and I, if you reveale me,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.139That cannot love thee, he that broke thy prisonThat cannot love thee, he that broke thy Prison,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.iii.81hath sung in prison; come to her stuck in as sweethath sung in / Prison; Come to her, stucke in as sweet
The Winter's TaleWT II.i.103A schoolboy's top. Away with her to prison.A Schoole-Boyes Top. Away with her, to Prison:
The Winter's TaleWT II.i.120Has deserved prison, then abound in tearsHa's deseru'd Prison, then abound in Teares,
The Winter's TaleWT II.ii.1The keeper of the prison, call to him.The Keeper of the prison, call to him:
The Winter's TaleWT II.ii.3.1What dost thou then in prison?What dost thou then in prison?

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.119 And in her vaulty prison stows the day. And in her vaultie prison, stowes the daie.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.379 O, had they in that darksome prison died, O had they in that darkesome prison died,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.642 His true respect will prison false desire, His true respect will prison false desire,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1726 Of that polluted prison where it breathed. Of that polluted prison, where it breathed:
SonnetsSonn.133.9 Prison my heart in thy steel bosom's ward, Prison my heart in thy Steele bosomes warde,

Glossary

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cagepen, lock-up, small prison compound
confineprison, place of confinement
Fleetdebtor's prison near Fleet Street, London
grateprison bars, grating, cage
house-clogprison-restraint, shackle, fetter
inin prison
lielie in prison, take the place [of]
limboprison, confinement, incarceration
Marshalseadebtor's prison in Southwark, London
Newgatemain prison of the City of London, near Cheapside
prisonimprison, lock up, confine
upshut up, in prison, in custody
wardcell [in a prison]

Thesaurus

 22 result(s).
bars, prisongrate
cell [prison]hold
cell [prison]ward
debtor's prisonCounter-gate
debtor's prisonFleet
debtor's prisonMarshalsea
lie in prisonlie
prisonconfine
prisonCounter-gate
prisonFleet
prisonKimbolton
prisonKymmalton
prisonlimbo
prisonMarshalsea
prisonNewgate
prisonPomfret
prison barsgrate
prison compound, smallcage
prison, inin
prison, inup
prison, lie inlie
prison-restrainthouse-clog

Themes and Topics

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London... fleet 2h4 v v 94 debtor&rsquo s prison near fleet street ec4 gray&rs...
...rshalsea h8 v iv 85 debtor&rsquo s prison in southwark near borough se1 ...
... newgate 1h4 iii iii 89 main prison of the city of london near cheapside e...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...base / my father the mean keeper of his prison 3 poor wretched of low quality 1h6 i ...

Words Families

 13 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
IMPRISONBASICsee PRISON
PRISONBASICprison adj, prison n, prisoned adj, prisonment n, PEOPLE, prisoner adj, prisoner n
PRISONSTATEimprison v, imprisoned adj, imprisoning n, imprisonment n
PRISONTIMElong-imprisoned adj

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