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Search phrase: vein

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.95You touched my vein at first: the thorny pointYou touch'd my veine at first, the thorny point
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.ii.20I am glad to see you in this merry vein.I am glad to see you in this merrie vaine, 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iv.78It is no shame. The fellow finds his vein,It is no shame, the fellow finds his vaine,
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.380King Cambyses' vein.King Cambyses vaine.
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.vii.95And now to Paris in this conquering vein!And now to Paris in this conquering vaine,
King JohnKJ V.ii.38The blood of malice in a vein of league,The bloud of malice, in a vaine of league,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.72This is the liver vein, which makes flesh a deity,This is the liuer veine, which makes flesh a deity.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.541Cannot pick out five such, take each one in his vein.Cannot pricke out fiue such, take each one in's vaine.
Measure for MeasureMM II.ii.70.2Ay, touch him; there's the vein.I, touch him: there's the veine.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.ii.36This is Ercles' vein, a tyrant's vein. A lover is moreThis is Ercles vaine, a tyrants vaine: a louer is more
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.82There is no following her in this fierce vein.There is no following her in this fierce vaine,
Richard IIIR3 IV.ii.115I am not in the giving vein today.
Richard IIIR3 IV.ii.117Thou troublest me; I am not in the vein.Thou troublest me, I am not in the vaine.
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.198O, this is well; he rubs the vein of him.O this is well, he rubs the veine of him.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iii.32I am today i'the vein of chivalry.I am to day ith'vaine of Chiualrie:

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1454 Her blue blood changed to black in every vein, Her blew bloud chang'd to blacke in euerie vaine,

Glossary

 4 result(s).
conduitchannel, passage, vein
veinstate of mind, motive, mood
veinright line, proper course to follow
veinstyle, manner

Thesaurus

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veinconduit

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
VEINBASICvein n, veins v
VEINCOLOURblue-veined adj

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