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Search phrase: salt

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 45 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.167Your salt tears' head. Now to all sense 'tis gross:Your salt teares head, now to all sence 'tis grosse:
Antony and CleopatraAC II.i.21Salt Cleopatra, soften thy waned lip!Salt Cleopatra soften thy wand lip,
Antony and CleopatraAC II.v.17Did hang a salt fish on his hook, which hedid hang a salt fish on his hooke which he
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.ii.135stood in her chin, by the salt rheum that ran betweenstood in her chin by the salt rheume that ranne betweene
CoriolanusCor V.vi.93For certain drops of salt, your city Rome – For certaine drops of Salt, your City Rome:
HamletHam I.ii.154Ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tearsEre yet the salt of most vnrighteous Teares
HamletHam III.ii.165Neptune's salt wash and Tellus' orbed ground,Neptunes salt Wash, and Tellus Orbed ground:
HamletHam IV.v.156O heat, dry up my brains! Tears seven times saltOh heate drie vp my Braines, teares seuen times salt,
Henry VH5 I.ii.210As many fresh streams meet in one salt sea,As many fresh streames meet in one salt sea;
Henry VH5 V.i.8merits – he is come to me and prings me pread and saltmerits: hee is come to me, and prings me pread and sault
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.50Our isle be made a nourish of salt tears,Our Ile be made a Nourish of salt Teares,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.96With tears as salt as sea through thy unkindness.With teares as salt as Sea, through thy vnkindnesse.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.143Upon his face an ocean of salt tears,Vpon his face an Ocean of salt teares,
King JohnKJ V.vii.45.2The salt in them is hot.The salt in them is hot.
King LearKL IV.vi.196Why, this would make a man a man of salt,Why, this would make a man, a man of Salt
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.i.55Now, by the salt wave of the Mediterraneum, aNow by the salt waue of the mediteranium, a
MacbethMac IV.i.24Of the ravined salt sea shark,Of the rauin'd salt Sea sharke:
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.398Whose salt imagination yet hath wrongedWhose salt imagination yet hath wrong'd
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.i.20The luce is the fresh fish. The salt fish is anThe Luse is the fresh-fish, the salt-fish, is an
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.iii.43churchmen, Master Page, we have some salt of ourChurch-men (M. Page) wee haue some salt of our
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.98How came her eyes so bright? Not with salt tears – How came her eyes so bright? Not with salt teares.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.393Turns into yellow gold his salt green streams.Turnes into yellow gold, his salt greene streames.
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.140And salt too little which may season giveAnd salt too little, which may season giue
OthelloOth II.i.233humane seeming for the better compassing of his saltHumaine seeming, for the better compasse of his salt,
OthelloOth III.iii.401As salt as wolves in pride, and fools as grossAs salt as Wolues in pride, and Fooles as grosse
OthelloOth III.iv.51I have a salt and sorry rheum offends me;I haue a salt and sorry Rhewme offends me:
OthelloOth IV.iii.44Her salt tears fell from her and softened the stones –Her salt teares fell from her, and softned the stones,
Richard IIR2 IV.i.244And yet salt water blinds them not so muchAnd yet salt-Water blindes them not so much,
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.153Those eyes of thine from mine have drawn salt tears,Those eyes of thine, from mine haue drawne salt Teares;
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iii.67How much salt water thrown away in wasteHow much salt water throwne away in wast,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.v.134Sailing in this salt flood. The winds, thy sighs,Sayling in this salt floud, the windes thy sighes,
The TempestTem I.ii.155When I have decked the sea with drops full salt,When I haue deck'd the sea with drops full salt,
The TempestTem I.ii.253Of the salt deep,Of the salt deepe;
The TempestTem II.i.67stained with salt water.stain'd with salte water.
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.86Make use of thy salt hours. Season the slavesMake vse of thy salt houres, season the slaues
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.442The moon into salt tears. The earth's a thief,The Moone into Salt teares. The Earth's a Theefe,
Timon of AthensTim V.i.214Upon the beached verge of the salt flood,Vpon the Beached Verge of the salt Flood,
Titus AndronicusTit III.ii.20Drown the lamenting fool in sea-salt tears.Drowne the lamenting foole, in Sea salt teares.
Troilus and CressidaTC I.ii.255the spice and salt that season a man?the Spice, and salt that seasons a man?
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.371Than in the pride and salt scorn of his eyesThen in the pride and salt scorne of his eyes
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.iv.47Distasted with the salt of broken tears.Distasting with the salt of broken teares.
Twelfth NightTN II.i.27drowned already, sir, with salt water, though I seem todrown'd already sir with salt water, though I seeme to
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.375Tempests are kind, and salt waves fresh in love!Tempests are kinde, and salt waues fresh in loue.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.350cover of the salt hides the salt, and therefore it is morecouer of the salt, hides the salt, and therefore it is more
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.351than the salt; the hair that covers the wit is more thanthen the salt; the haire that couers the wit, is more then

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.650 To their salt sovereign, with their fresh falls' haste To their salt soueraigne with their fresh fals hast,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1231 Who in a salt-waved ocean quench their light, Who in a salt wau'd Ocean quench their light,
Venus and AdonisVen.1071 My sighs are blown away, my salt tears gone, My sighes are blowne away, my salt teares gone,

Glossary

 13 result(s).
brinesalt water [i.e. tears]
brine-pitsalt-pit
brinishsalt, bitter
powderseason with salt, pickle
saltvigour, liveliness, spirit
saltlecherous, lascivious, lustful
saltsalt tears
salt[of a cold] bitter, intense, heavy
saltsalted, preserved, dried
saltstinging, bitter, biting
saltsalt water, sea
salt-buttercheap-living, mean, avaricious
salt-wayedwith salt-filled courses

Thesaurus

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courses, with salt-filled salt-wayed
saltbrinish
salt tearssalt
salt waterbrine
salt waterbrine
salt watersalt
salt, season withpowder
salt-filled courses, withsalt-wayed
salt-pitbrine-pit
season with saltpowder
water, saltbrine
water, saltbrine
water, saltsalt

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SALTBASICsalt adj, salt n, saltness n
SALTACTIONsalt-waved adj
SALTOBJECTsaltpetre n
SALTSTATEsalt-butter adj, salt-water adj, sea-waved adj, sea-salt adj
SALTPETREBASICsee SALT

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