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Antony and CleopatraAC III.vi.59My grieved ear withal; whereon I beggedMy greeued eare withall: whereon I begg'd
As You Like ItAYL I.iii.55Tell me whereon the likelihood depends.Tell me whereon the likelihoods depends?
CoriolanusCor III.i.143Where one part does disdain with cause, the otherWhereon part do's disdaine with cause, the other
CoriolanusCor IV.vi.87Your franchises, whereon you stood, confinedYour Franchises, whereon you stood, confin'd
CymbelineCym III.iii.83I'th' cave wherein they bow, their thoughts do hitI'th' Caue, whereon the Bowe their thoughts do hit,
CymbelineCym III.iii.100Thou didst unjustly banish me: whereon,Thou didd'st vniustly banish me: whereon
HamletHam II.ii.72Whereon old Norway, overcome with joy,Whereon old Norwey, ouercome with ioy,
HamletHam II.ii.150Into the madness wherein now he ravesInto the Madnesse whereon now he raues,
HamletHam III.i.175Whereon his brains still beating puts him thusWhereon his Braines still beating, puts him thus
HamletHam III.iv.125Sprinkle cool patience. Whereon do you look?Sprinkle coole patience. Whereon do you looke?
HamletHam IV.iv.63Whereon the numbers cannot try the cause,
HamletHam IV.vii.159A chalice for the nonce, whereon but sipping,A Challice for the nonce; whereon but sipping,
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.i.62So looks the strand whereon the imperious floodSo lookes the Strond, when the Imperious Flood
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.ii.38Whereon this Hydra son of war is born,Whereon this Hydra-Sonne of Warre is borne,
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.ii.81Whereon, as an offender to your father,Whereon (as an Offender to your Father)
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.iii.46Whereon to practise your severity.Whereon to practise your seueritie.
King JohnKJ IV.ii.156And on that day at noon whereon he saysAnd on that day at noone, whereon he sayes
MacbethMac IV.i.137Infected be the air whereon they ride,Infected be the Ayre whereon they ride,
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.159A horse whereon the governor doth ride,A horse whereon the Gouernor doth ride,
Measure for MeasureMM II.iv.7Of my conception. The state, whereon I studied,Of my conception: the state whereon I studied
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.85And rock the ground whereon these sleepers be.And rocke the ground whereon these sleepers be.
OthelloOth III.iii.84Whereon, I do beseech thee, grant me this:Whereon, I do beseech thee, grant me this,
OthelloOth V.ii.322Brave me upon the watch, whereon it cameBraue me vpon the Watch: whereon it came
Richard IIR2 I.iii.289The grass whereon thou treadest the presence strewed,
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.179We see the ground whereon these woes do lie,We see the ground whereon these woes do lye,
The TempestTem I.ii.127With all the honours, on my brother. Whereon,With all the Honors, on my brother: Whereon
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.185Whereon Hyperion's quickening fire doth shine – Whereon Hyperions quickning fire doth shine:
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.iii.18Whereon this month I have been hammering.Whereon, this month I haue bin hamering.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.iii.77Whereon her spirits would sojourn – rather dwell on – Whereon her spirits would sojourne (rather dwell on)
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iii.5The place whereon it falls, and sounds more likeThe place whereon it fals, and sounds more like
The Winter's TaleWT I.i.2on the like occasion whereon my services are nowon the like occasion whereon my seruices are now

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A Lover's ComplaintLC.10 Whereon the thought might think sometime it saw Whereon the thought might thinke sometime it saw
SonnetsSonn.15.4 Whereon the stars in secret influence comment; Whereon the Stars in secret influence comment.
SonnetsSonn.73.11 As the deathbed, whereon it must expire, As the death bed, whereon it must expire,
SonnetsSonn.148.5 If that be fair whereon my false eyes dote, If that be faire whereon my false eyes dote,
Venus and AdonisVen.125 These blue-veined violets whereon we lean These blew-veind violets whereon we leane,
Venus and AdonisVen.151 ‘ Witness this primrose bank whereon I lie; Witnesse this Primrose banke whereon I lie,
Venus and AdonisVen.544 Whereon they surfeit, yet complain on drouth. Whereon they surfet, yet complaine on drouth,
Venus and AdonisVen.646 Within my bosom, whereon thou dost lie, Within my bosome whereon thou doest lye,
Venus and AdonisVen.927 Whereon with fearful eyes they long have gazed, Whereon with feareful eyes, they long haue gazed,

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whereonon what; on which; whereupon

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Here, there, and where...at upon that [place subject etc] whereon ham iii iv 125 ...
... ham iii iv 125 whereon do you look on what ...
...do you look on what whereon mac iv i 137 infected be the air...
... mac iv i 137 infected be the air whereon they ride on which ...
...they ride on which whereon tem i ii 127 ...
... tem i ii 127 whereon a treacherous army levied whereupon ...
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