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Search phrase: wolf

Plays

 33 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.ii.36A wolf, nay, worse, a fellow all in buff; A Wolfe, nay worse, a fellow all in buffe:
CoriolanusCor II.i.7Pray you, who does the wolf love?Pray you, who does the Wolfe loue?
CoriolanusCor IV.vi.112Deserve such pity of him as the wolfDeserue such pitty of him, as the Wolfe
CymbelineCym III.iii.41Like warlike as the wolf for what we eat:Like warlike as the Wolfe, for what we eate:
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.156Wake not a sleeping wolf.wake not a sleeping Wolfe.
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.157To wake a wolf is as bad as smell a fox.To wake a Wolfe, is as bad as to smell a Fox.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iii.55Thee I'll chase hence, thou wolf in sheep's array.Thee Ile chase hence, thou Wolfe in Sheepes array.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.v.30Sheep run not half so treacherous from the wolf,Sheepe run not halfe so trecherous from the Wolfe,
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.31I wish some ravenous wolf had eaten thee.I wish some rauenous Wolfe had eaten thee.
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.iv.13For I myself will hunt this wolf to death.For I my selfe will hunt this Wolfe to death.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.iv.80And yonder is the wolf that makes this spoil.And yonder is the Wolfe, that makes this spoyle.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.vi.7So flies the reckless shepherd from the wolf;So flies the wreaklesse shepherd from ye Wolfe:
Henry VIIIH8 I.i.159Or wolf, or both – for he is equal ravenousOr Wolfe, or both (for he is equall rau'nous
Julius CaesarJC I.iii.104Poor man! I know he would not be a wolf,Poore man, I know he would not be a Wolfe,
King LearKL II.iv.205To be a comrade with the wolf and owl – To be a Comrade with the Wolfe, and Owle,
King LearKL III.i.13The lion and the belly-pinched wolf
King LearKL III.iv.90 stealth, wolf in greediness, dog in madness, lion in prey.stealth, Wolfe in greedinesse, Dog in madnes, Lyon in prey.
King LearKL III.vi.18He's mad that trusts in the tameness of a wolf, a
MacbethMac II.i.53Alarumed by his sentinel the wolf,Alarum'd by his Centinell, the Wolfe,
MacbethMac IV.i.22Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf,Scale of Dragon, Tooth of Wolfe,
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.73You may as well use question with the wolfOr euen as well vse question with the Wolfe,
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.134Governed a wolf who, hanged for human slaughter,Gouern'd a Wolfe, who hang'd for humane slaughter,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.180Be it on lion, bear, or wolf, or bull,(Be it on Lyon, Beare, or Wolfe, or Bull,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.362And the wolf behowls the moon,And the Wolfe beholds the Moone:
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.23And throw them in the entrails of the wolf?And throw them in the intrailes of the Wolfe?
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.335livedst but as a breakfast to the wolf. If thou wert theliu'dst but as a Breakefast to the Wolfe. If thou wert the
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.336wolf, thy greediness would afflict thee, and oft thouWolfe, thy greedinesse would afflict thee, & oft thou
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.121And appetite, an universal wolf,And Appetite (an vniuersall Wolfe,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.191As fox to lamb, as wolf to heifer's calf,As Foxe to Lambe; as Wolfe to Heifers Calfe;
Twelfth NightTN III.i.126To fall before the lion than the wolf!To fall before the Lion, then the Wolfe?
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.ii.4And darkness lord o'th' world. Hark; 'tis a wolf!And darkenes Lord o'th world, Harke tis a woolfe:
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.ii.10If he not answered, I should call a wolf,If he not answeard, I should call a wolfe,
The Winter's TaleWT III.iii.65which I fear the wolf will sooner find than the master. Ifwhich I feare the Wolfe will sooner finde then the Maister; if

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.677 The wolf hath seized his prey, the poor lamb cries, The wolfe hath ceazd his pray, the poor lamb cries,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.878 Thou sets the wolf where he the lamb may get; Thou sets the wolfe where he the lambe may get,
SonnetsSonn.96.9 How many lambs might the stern wolf betray, How many Lambs might the sterne Wolfe betray,
Venus and AdonisVen.459 Or as the wolf doth grin before he barketh, Or as the wolfe doth grin before he barketh:
Venus and AdonisVen.1097 If he had spoke, the wolf would leave his prey If he had spoke, the wolfe would leaue his praie,

Glossary

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demi-wolfdog/wolf cross-breed
wolvish-raveningdevouring like a wolf

Thesaurus

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devouring like a wolfwolvish-ravening
dog/wolf cross-breeddemi-wolf
wolf, devouring like awolvish-ravening
wolf/dog cross-breeddemi-wolf

Themes and Topics

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Ly...eep run not half so treacherous from the wolf unfortunate 1h6 i iv 4 ho...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
WOLFBASICwolf n, wolvish adj
WOLFACTIONwolvish-ravening adj
WOLFTYPEbitch-wolf n, demi-wolf n, she-wolf n

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