The Quotable Shakespeare: A Topical DictionaryCharles DeLoach This is a rich collection, thoroughly indexed, of 6,516 quotations, arranged under 1000 topics that cover almost the entire range of human effort and thought, from Ability to Zeal. It is an immense aid to writers, speakers and general readers. |
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... hold to stay him up . [ vild : vile ] King John 3.4.137 655 PISTOL : Trust none ; For oaths are straws , men's faiths are wafer - cakes , And Hold - fast is the only dog . Henry V 2.3.50 [ wafer - cakes : i.e. fragile ; Hold - fast : an ...
... hold to stay him up . [ vild : vile ] King John 3.4.137 655 PISTOL : Trust none ; For oaths are straws , men's faiths are wafer - cakes , And Hold - fast is the only dog . Henry V 2.3.50 [ wafer - cakes : i.e. fragile ; Hold - fast : an ...
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... Hold - fast is the only dog . Henry V 2.3.50 [ wafer - cakes : i.e. fragile ; Hold - fast : an allu- sion to the proverb : Brag is a good dog , but Holdfast is a better . ] 3875 RUMOR : The blunt monster with uncounted heads , The still ...
... Hold - fast is the only dog . Henry V 2.3.50 [ wafer - cakes : i.e. fragile ; Hold - fast : an allu- sion to the proverb : Brag is a good dog , but Holdfast is a better . ] 3875 RUMOR : The blunt monster with uncounted heads , The still ...
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... Hold - fast is the only dog . Henry V 2.3.50 [ wafer - cakes : i.e. fragile ; Hold - fast : an allu- sion to the proverb : Brag is a good dog , but Holdfast is a better . ] 4101 CELIA : The oath of a lover is no stronger than the word ...
... Hold - fast is the only dog . Henry V 2.3.50 [ wafer - cakes : i.e. fragile ; Hold - fast : an allu- sion to the proverb : Brag is a good dog , but Holdfast is a better . ] 4101 CELIA : The oath of a lover is no stronger than the word ...
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All's angel Antony and Cleopatra APEMANTUS bear beauty BELARIUS BEROWNE better blood BRUTUS CASSIUS CLAUDIO CLOWN Comedy of Errors Coriolanus Cymbeline death deeds devil doth DUKE Ends evil eyes FALSTAFF faults fear fire fool FRIAR LAWRENCE Gentlemen of Verona GLOUCESTER grace grief HAMLET soliloquy hath heart heaven HELENA Henry VI Henry VIII honor IAGO IMOGEN ISABELLA Julius Caesar King John King Lear LADY MACBETH live looks lord Love's Labor's Lost lovers Measure for Measure men's Merchant of Venice Merry Wives Midsummer Night's Dream mind murder murther nature never OPHELIA Othello Pericles POLONIUS PORTIA PRINCE PROTEUS Rape of Lucrece Richard Richard II Romeo and Juliet ROSALIND Shrew sleep Sonnet soul sweet Taming Tempest thee There's things thou art Timon of Athens tongue Troilus and Cressida Twelfth Night ULYSSES Venus and Adonis vild virtue What's Winter's Tale Wives of Windsor WOLSEY