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For thou art so possessed with murd'rous hate, That 'gainst thy self thou stick'st not to conspire, Seeking that beauteous roof to ruinate Which to repair should be thy chief desire
Source: THE SONNETS

My reason the physician to

my love, Angry that his prescriptions are not kept Hath left me, and I desperate now approve, Desire is death, which physic did except
Source: THE SONNETS

I will be more jealous of thee than a Barbary cock-pigeon over his hen, more clamorous than a parrot against rain, more new-fangled than an ape, more giddy in my desires than a monkey
Source: AS YOU LIKE IT

I do desire it with all my heart; and I hope it is no dishonest desire to desire to be a woman of the world
Source: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

O, he would miss it rather Than carry it but by the suit of the gentry to him And the desire of the nobles
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF CORIOLANUS

That is, sir, I will counterfeit the bewitchment of some popular man and give it bountiful to the desirers
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF CORIOLANUS

O, that husband! My supreme crown of grief! and those repeated Vexations of it! Had I been thief-stol'n, As my two brothers, happy! but most miserable Is the desire that's glorious
Source: CYMBELINE

Where's thy knife? Thou art too slow to do thy master's bidding, When I desire it too
Source: CYMBELINE

I know you are more clement than vile men, Who of their broken debtors take a third, A sixth, a tenth, letting them thrive again On their abatement; that's not my desire
Source: CYMBELINE

Fear it, Ophelia, fear it, my dear sister, And keep you in the rear of your affection, Out of the shot and danger of desire
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK

Brothers both, Commend me to the princes in our camp; Do my good morrow to them, and anon Desire them all to my pavilion
Source: THE LIFE OF KING HENRY THE FIFTH

By Jove, I am not covetous for gold, Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost; It yearns me not if men my garments wear; Such outward

things dwell not in my desires
Source: THE LIFE OF KING HENRY THE FIFTH

My Lord of Warwick, here is- praised be God for it!- a most contagious treason come to light, look you, as you shall desire in a summer's day
Source: THE LIFE OF KING HENRY THE FIFTH

the rascally, scald, beggarly, lousy, pragging knave, Pistol- which you and yourself and all the world know to be no petter than a fellow, look you now, of no merits- he is come to me, and prings me pread and salt yesterday, look you, and bid me eat my leek; it was in a place where I could not breed no contendon with him; but I will be so bold as to wear it in my cap till I see him once again, and then I will tell him a little piece of my desires
Source: THE LIFE OF KING HENRY THE FIFTH

I peseech you heartily, scurvy, lousy knave, at my desires, and my requests, and my petitions, to eat, look you, this leek; because, look you, you do not love it, nor your affections, and your appetites, and your digestions, does not agree with it, I would desire you to eat it
Source: THE LIFE OF KING HENRY THE FIFTH

[To WARWICK] Yet I confess that often ere this day, When I have heard your king's desert recounted, Mine ear hath tempted judgment to desire
Source: THE THIRD PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

In lieu whereof, I pray you, bear me hence From forth the noise and rumour of the field, Where I may think the remnant of my thoughts In peace, and part this body and my soul With contemplation and devout desires
Source: KING JOHN

When he came to himself again, he said, if he had done or said anything amiss, he desired their worships to think it was his infirmity
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF JULIUS CAESAR

If you do find him, pray you give him this; And when your mistress hears thus much from you, I pray desire her call her wisdom to her
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR

A serviceable villain, As duteous to the vices of thy mistress As badness would desire
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR

Why, all his behaviours did make their retire To the court of his eye, peeping thorough desire
Source: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST

But, if ever the Duke return, as our prayers are he may, let me desire you to make your answer before him
Source: MEASURE FOR MEASURE

Nay, Got's lords and his ladies! you must speak possitable, if you can carry her your desires towards her
Source: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

Give her this letter; for it is a oman that altogether's acquaintance with Mistress Anne Page; and the letter is to desire and require her to solicit your master's desires to Mistress Anne Page
Source: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

That were a jest indeed! They have not so little grace, I hope-that were a trick indeed! But Mistress Page would desire you to send her your little page of all loves
Source: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

He has no more knowledge in Hibocrates and Galen, and he is a knave besides-a cowardly knave as you would desires to be acquainted withal
Source: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

Oman, art thou lunatics? Hast thou no understandings for thy cases, and the numbers of the genders? Thou art as foolish Christian creatures as I would desires
Source: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

You say he has been thrown in the rivers; and has been grievously peaten as an old oman; methinks there should be terrors in him, that he should not come; methinks his flesh is punish'd; he shall have no desires
Source: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

Never so weary, never so in woe, Bedabbled with the dew, and torn with briers, I can no further crawl, no further go; My legs can keep no pace with my desires
Source: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Your answer, sir, is enigmatical; But, for my will, my will is, your good will May stand with ours, this day to be conjoin'd In the state of honourable marriage; In which, good friar, I shall desire your help
Source: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

I found it in my chamber; And he himself confess'd but even now That there he dropp'd it for a special purpose Which wrought to his desire
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF OTHELLO, MOOR OF VENICE

Re-enter BUCKINGHAM and the rest Cousin of Buckingham, and sage grave men, Since you will buckle fortune on my back, To bear her burden, whe'er I will or no, I must have patience to endure the load; But if black scandal or foul-fac'd reproach Attend the sequel of your imposition, Your mere enforcement shall acquittance me From all the impure blots and stains thereof; For God doth know, and you may partly see, How far I am from the desire of this
Source: KING RICHARD III

The Earl of Pembroke keeps his regiment; Good Captain Blunt, bear my good night to him, And by the second hour in the morning Desire the Earl to see me in my tent
Source: KING RICHARD III

Throw thy glove, Or any token of thine honour else, That thou wilt use the wars as thy redress And not as our confusion, all thy powers Shall make their harbour in our town till we Have seal'd thy full desire
Source: THE LIFE OF TIMON OF ATHENS

'Tis like he'll question me Why such unplausive eyes are bent, why turn'd on him? If so, I have derision med'cinable To use between your strangeness and his pride, Which his own will shall have desire to drink
Source: THE HISTORY OF TROILUS AND CRESSIDA

Aeneas, call my brother Troilus to me, And signify this loving interview To the expecters of our Troyan part; Desire them home
Source: THE HISTORY OF TROILUS AND CRESSIDA

If you will not undo what you have done- that is, kill him whom you have recover'd-desire it not
Source: TWELFTH NIGHT; OR, WHAT YOU WILL

Sir, no; his indignation derives itself out of a very competent injury; therefore, get you on and give him his desire
Source: TWELFTH NIGHT; OR, WHAT YOU WILL

I'll not put The dibble in earth to set one slip of them; No more than were I painted I would wish This youth should say 'twere well, and only therefore Desire to breed by me
Source: THE WINTER'S TALE

[To PERDITA] O cursed wretch, That knew'st this was the Prince, and wouldst adventure To mingle faith with him!- Undone, undone! If I might die within this hour, I have liv'd To die when I desire
Source: THE WINTER'S TALE


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