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This thought is as a death which cannot choose But weep to have, that which it fears to lose
Source: THE SONNETS

He nor that affable familiar ghost Which nightly gulls him with intelligence, As victors of my silence cannot boast,

I was not sick of any fear from thence
Source: THE SONNETS

Hence is it that we make trifles of terrors, ensconcing ourselves into seeming knowledge when we should submit ourselves to an unknown fear
Source: ALLS WELL THAT ENDS WELL

[GUARDS seize BERTRAM] My fore-past proofs, howe'er the matter fall, Shall tax my fears of little vanity, Having vainly fear'd too little
Source: ALLS WELL THAT ENDS WELL

Pompey is strong at sea, And it appears he is belov'd of those That only have fear'd Caesar
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

Thy daemon, that thy spirit which keeps thee, is Noble, courageous, high, unmatchable, Where Caesar's is not; but near him thy angel Becomes a fear, as being o'erpow'r'd
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

You shall not find, Though you be therein curious, the least cause For what you seem to fear
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

My very hairs do mutiny; for the white Reprove the brown for rashness, and they them For fear and doting
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

Yes, worthy sir, The slave's report is seconded, and more, More fearful, is deliver'd
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF CORIOLANUS

Go, masters, get you be not dismay'd; These are a side that would be glad to have This true which they so seem to fear
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF CORIOLANUS

No court, no father, nor no more ado With that harsh, noble, simple nothing- That Cloten, whose love-suit hath been to me As fearful as a siege
Source: CYMBELINE

Best draw my sword; and if mine enemy But fear the sword, like me, he'll scarcely look on't
Source: CYMBELINE

Being scarce made up, I mean to man, he had not apprehension Or roaring terrors; for defect of judgment Is oft the cease of fear
Source:

CYMBELINE

Stand, stand! We have th' advantage of the ground; The lane is guarded; nothing routs us but The villainy of our fears
Source: CYMBELINE

Now what my love is, proof hath made you know; And as my love is siz'd, my fear is so
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK

Where love is great, the littlest doubts are fear; Where little fears grow great, great love grows there
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK

I prithee take thy fingers from my throat; For, though I am not splenitive and rash, Yet have I in me something dangerous, Which let thy wisdom fear
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK

He did, my lord, four days ere I set forth, And at the time of my departure thence He was much fear'd by his physicians
Source: THE FIRST PART OF KING HENRY THE FOURTH

See what a ready tongue suspicion hath! He that but fears the thing he would not know Hath by instinct knowledge from others' eyes That what he fear'd is chanced
Source: SECOND PART OF KING HENRY IV

You are too great to be by me gainsaid; Your spirit is too true, your fears too certain
Source: SECOND PART OF KING HENRY IV

Then was that noble Worcester Too soon ta'en prisoner; and that furious Scot, The bloody Douglas, whose well-labouring sword Had three times slain th' appearance of the King, Gan vail his stomach and did grace the shame Of those that turn'd their backs, and in his flight, Stumbling in fear, was took
Source: SECOND PART OF KING HENRY IV

'Si fortune me tormente sperato me contento.' Fear we broadsides? No, let the fiend give fire
Source: SECOND PART OF KING HENRY IV

Here doth he wish his person, with such powers As might hold sortance with his quality, The which he could not levy; whereupon He is retir'd, to ripe his growing fortunes, To Scotland; and concludes in hearty prayers That your attempts may overlive the hazard And fearful meeting of their opposite
Source: SECOND PART OF KING HENRY IV

This offer comes from mercy, not from fear; For, lo! within a ken our army lies- Upon mine honour, all too confident To give admittance to a thought of fear
Source: SECOND PART OF KING HENRY IV

Do you yield, sir, or shall I sweat for you? If I do sweat, they are the drops of thy lovers, and they weep for thy death; therefore rouse up fear and trembling, and do observance to my mercy
Source: SECOND PART OF KING HENRY IV

Hear him but reason in divinity, And, all-admiring, with an inward wish You would desire the King were made a prelate; Hear him debate of commonwealth affairs, You would say it hath been all in all his study; List his discourse of war, and you shall hear A fearful battle rend'red you in music
Source: THE LIFE OF KING HENRY THE FIFTH

Therefore, I say, 'tis meet we all go forth To view the sick and feeble parts of France; And let us do it with no show of fear- No, with no more than if we heard that England Were busied with a Whitsun morris-dance; For, my good liege, she is so idly king'd, Her sceptre so fantastically borne By a vain, giddy, shallow, humorous youth, That fear attends her not
Source: THE LIFE OF KING HENRY THE FIFTH

O hard condition, Twin-born with greatness, subject to the breath Of every fool, whose sense no more can feel But his own wringing! What infinite heart's ease Must kings neglect that private men enjoy! And what have kings that privates have not too, Save ceremony- save general ceremony? And what art thou, thou idol Ceremony? What kind of god art thou, that suffer'st more Of mortal griefs than do thy worshippers? What are thy rents? What are thy comings-in? O Ceremony, show me but thy worth! What is thy soul of adoration? Art thou aught else but place, degree, and form, Creating awe and fear in other men? Wherein thou art less happy being fear'd Than they in fearing
Source: THE LIFE OF KING HENRY THE FIFTH

Then let the trumpets sound The tucket sonance and the note to mount; For our approach shall so much dare the field That England shall couch down in fear and yield
Source: THE LIFE OF KING HENRY THE FIFTH

O, do not wish one more! Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through my host, That he which hath no stomach to this fight, Let him depart; his passport shall be made, And crowns for convoy put into his purse; We would not die in that man's company That fears his fellowship to die with us
Source: THE LIFE OF KING HENRY THE FIFTH

I am come to survey the Tower this day; Since Henry's death, I fear, there is conveyance
Source: THE FIRST PART OF HENRY THE SIXTH

Then broke I from the officers that led me, And with my nails digg'd stones out of the ground To hurl at the beholders of my shame; My grisly countenance made others fly; None durst come near for fear of sudden death
Source: THE FIRST PART OF HENRY THE SIXTH

Our windows are broke down in every street, And we for fear compell'd to shut our shops
Source: THE FIRST PART OF HENRY THE SIXTH

Flight cannot stain the honour you have won; But mine it will, that no exploit have done; You fled for vantage, every one will swear; But if I bow, they'll say it was for fear
Source: THE FIRST PART OF HENRY THE SIXTH

I'll bear them hence; but from their ashes shall be rear'd A phoenix that shall make all France afeard
Source: THE FIRST PART OF HENRY THE SIXTH

'Tis known to you he is mine enemy; Nay, more, an enemy unto you all, And no great friend, I fear me, to the King
Source: THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

And, brother York, thy acts in Ireland, In bringing them to civil discipline, Thy late exploits done in the heart of France When thou wert Regent for our sovereign, Have made thee fear'd and honour'd of the people
Source: THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

Here, neighbour Horner, I drink to you in a cup of sack; and fear not, neighbour, you shall do well enough
Source: THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

By flattery hath he won the commons' hearts; And when he please to make commotion, 'Tis to be fear'd they all will follow him
Source: THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

Ay, Margaret; my heart is drown'd with grief, Whose flood begins to flow within mine eyes; My body round engirt with misery- For what's more miserable than discontent? Ah, uncle Humphrey, in thy face I see The map of honour, truth, and loyalty! And yet, good Humphrey, is the hour to come That e'er I prov'd thee false or fear'd thy faith
Source: THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

Believe me, lords, were none more wise than I- And yet herein I judge mine own wit good- This Gloucester should be quickly rid the world To rid us from the fear we have of him
Source: THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

O, may such purple tears be always shed From those that wish the downfall of our house! If any spark of life be yet remaining, Down, down to hell; and say I sent thee thither- [Stabs him again] I, that have neither pity, love, nor fear
Source: THE THIRD PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

Clarence, beware; thou keep'st me from the light, But I will sort a pitchy day for thee; For I will buzz abroad such prophecies That Edward shall be fearful of his life; And then to purge his fear, I'll be thy death
Source: THE THIRD PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

his master would be serv'd before a subject, if not before the King; which stopp'd our mouths, sir.' I fear he will indeed
Source: KING HENRY THE EIGHTH

The more shame for ye; holy men I thought ye, Upon my soul, two reverend cardinal virtues; But cardinal sins and hollow hearts I fear ye
Source: KING HENRY THE EIGHTH

What he deserves of you and me I know; What we can do to him-though now the time Gives way to us-I much fear
Source: KING HENRY THE EIGHTH

'Tis his Highness' pleasure And our consent, for better trial of you, From hence you be committed to the Tower; Where, being but a private man again, You shall know many dare accuse you boldly, More than, I fear, you are provided for
Source: KING HENRY THE EIGHTH

Truth shall nurse her, Holy and heavenly thoughts still counsel her; She shall be lov'd and fear'd
Source: KING HENRY THE EIGHTH

What now, my son! Have I not ever said How that ambitious Constance would not cease Till she had kindled France and all the world Upon the right and party of her son? This might have been prevented and made whole With very easy arguments of love, Which now the manage of two kingdoms must With fearful bloody issue arbitrate
Source: KING JOHN

This royal hand and mine are newly knit, And the conjunction of our inward souls Married in league, coupled and link'd together With all religious strength of sacred vows; The latest breath that gave the sound of words Was deep-sworn faith, peace, amity, true love, Between our kingdoms and our royal selves; And even before this truce, but new before, No longer than we well could wash our hands, To clap this royal bargain up of peace, Heaven knows, they were besmear'd and overstain'd With slaughter's pencil, where revenge did paint The fearful difference of incensed kings
Source: KING JOHN

He show'd his warrant to a friend of mine; The image of a wicked heinous fault Lives in his eye; that close aspect of his Doth show the mood of a much troubled breast, And I do fearfully believe 'tis done What we so fear'd he had a charge to do
Source: KING JOHN

Hadst thou but shook thy head or made pause, When I spake darkly what I purposed, Or turn'd an eye of doubt upon my face, As bid me tell my tale in express words, Deep shame had struck me dumb, made me break off, And those thy fears might have wrought fears in me
Source: KING JOHN

These growing feathers pluck'd from Caesar's wing Will make him fly an ordinary pitch, Who else would soar above the view of men And keep us all in servile fearfulness
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF JULIUS CAESAR

Now could I, Casca, name to thee a man Most like this dreadful night, That thunders, lightens, opens graves, and roars As doth the lion in the Capitol, A man no mightier than thyself or me In personal action, yet prodigious grown And fearful, as these strange eruptions are
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF JULIUS CAESAR

Grant that, and then is death a benefit; So are we Caesar's friends that have abridged His time of fearing death
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF JULIUS CAESAR

He is attended with a desperate train, And what they may incense him to, being apt To have his ear abus'd, wisdom bids fear
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR

How, my lord, I may be censured, that nature thus gives way to loyalty, something fears me to think of
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR

To be worst, The lowest and most dejected thing of fortune, Stands still in esperance, lives not in fear
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR

O Goneril, You are not worth the dust which the rude wind Blows in your face! I fear your disposition
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR

I am a very foolish fond old man, Fourscore and upward, not an hour more nor less; And, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR

If she be made of white and red, Her faults will ne'er be known; For blushing cheeks by faults are bred, And fears by pale white shown
Source: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST

The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

The sleeping and the dead Are but as pictures; 'tis the eye of childhood That fears a painted devil
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

Can such things be, And overcome us like a summer's cloud, Without our special wonder? You make me strange Even to the disposition that I owe When now I think you can behold such sights And keep the natural ruby of your cheeks When mine is blanch'd with fear
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

Bring me no more reports; let them fly all! Till Birnam Wood remove to Dunsinane I cannot taint with fear
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

"Fear not, Macbeth; no man that's born of woman Shall e'er have power upon thee." Then fly, false Thanes, And mingle with the English epicures! The mind I sway by and the heart I bear Shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

What soldiers, patch? Death of thy soul! Those linen cheeks of thine Are counselors to fear
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win By fearing to attempt
Source: MEASURE FOR MEASURE

If your worship will take order for the drabs and the knaves, you need not to fear the bawds
Source: MEASURE FOR MEASURE

The weariest and most loathed worldly life That age, ache, penury, and imprisonment, Can lay on nature is a paradise To what we fear of death
Source: MEASURE FOR MEASURE

Yet since I see you fearful, that neither my coat, integrity, nor persuasion, can with ease attempt you, I will go further than I meant, to pluck all fears out of you
Source: MEASURE FOR MEASURE

But peace be with him! That life is better life, past fearing death, Than that which lives to fear
Source: MEASURE FOR MEASURE

Yes, truly; for, look you, the sins of the father are to be laid upon the children; therefore, I promise you, I fear you
Source: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

What shall I do? There is a gentleman, my dear friend; and I fear not mine own shame as much as his peril
Source: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

Lysander! What, remov'd? Lysander! lord! What, out of hearing gone? No sound, no word? Alack, where are you? Speak, an if you hear; Speak, of all loves! I swoon almost with fear
Source: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

'Ladies,' or 'Fair ladies, I would wish you' or 'I would request you' or 'I would entreat you not to fear, not to tremble
Source: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Now I but chide, but I should use thee worse, For thou, I fear, hast given me cause to curse
Source: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

This loam, this rough-cast, and this stone, doth show That I am that same wall; the truth is so; And this the cranny is, right and sinister, Through which the fearful lovers are to whisper
Source: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

As Hector, I assure you; and in the managing of quarrels you may say he is wise, for either he avoids them with great discretion, or undertakes them with a most Christianlike fear
Source: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Marry, thou dost wrong me, thou dissembler, thou! Nay, never lay thy hand upon thy sword; I fear thee not
Source: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

O thou foul thief, where hast thou stow'd my daughter? Damn'd as thou art, thou hast enchanted her, For I'll refer me to all things of sense, If she in chains of magic were not bound, Whether a maid so tender, fair, and happy, So opposite to marriage that she shunn'd The wealthy, curled darlings of our nation, Would ever have, to incur a general mock, Run from her guardage to the sooty bosom Of such a thing as thou- to fear, not to delight
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF OTHELLO, MOOR OF VENICE

I do not so secure me in the error, But the main article I do approve In fearful sense
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF OTHELLO, MOOR OF VENICE

Nay, when I have a suit Wherein I mean to touch your love indeed, It shall be full of poise and difficult weight, And fearful to be granted
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF OTHELLO, MOOR OF VENICE

Poor and content is rich, and rich enough; But riches fineless is as poor as winter To him that ever fears he shall be poor
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF OTHELLO, MOOR OF VENICE

Come, swear it, damn thyself; Lest, being like one of heaven, the devils themselves Should fear to seize thee
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF OTHELLO, MOOR OF VENICE

Pale trembling coward, there I throw my gage, Disclaiming here the kindred of the King; And lay aside my high blood's royalty, Which fear, not reverence, makes thee to except
Source: KING RICHARD THE SECOND

No, Bolingbroke; if ever I were traitor, My name be blotted from the book of life, And I from heaven banish'd as from hence! But what thou art, God, thou, and I, do know; And all too soon, I fear, the King shall rue
Source: KING RICHARD THE SECOND

He was-why so go all which way it will! The nobles they are fled, the commons they are cold And will, I fear, revolt on Hereford's side
Source: KING RICHARD THE SECOND

Fear and be slain-no worse can come to fight; And fight and die is death destroying death, Where fearing dying pays death servile breath
Source: KING RICHARD THE SECOND

Happy were England would this virtuous prince Take on his Grace the sovereignty thereof; But, sure, I fear we shall not win him to it
Source: KING RICHARD III

Inquire me out some mean poor gentleman, Whom I will marry straight to Clarence' daughter- The boy is foolish, and I fear not him
Source: KING RICHARD III

That in the sty of the most deadly boar My son George Stanley is frank'd up in hold; If I revolt, off goes young George's head; The fear of that holds off my present aid
Source: KING RICHARD III

Now Romeo is belov'd, and loves again, Alike bewitched by the charm of looks; But to his foe suppos'd he must complain, And she steal love's sweet bait from fearful hooks
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIET

It was the nightingale, and not the lark, That pierc'd the fearful hollow of thine ear
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIET

I could not send it- here it is again- Nor get a messenger to bring it thee, So fearful were they of infection
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIET

Your fellow Tranio here, to save my life, Puts my apparel and my count'nance on, And I for my escape have put on his; For in a quarrel since I came ashore I kill'd a man, and fear I was descried
Source: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

Why came I hither but to that intent? Think you a little din can daunt mine ears? Have I not in my time heard lions roar? Have I not heard the sea, puff'd up with winds, Rage like an angry boar chafed with sweat? Have I not heard great ordnance in the field, And heaven's artillery thunder in the skies? Have I not in a pitched battle heard Loud 'larums, neighing steeds, and trumpets' clang? And do you tell me of a woman's tongue, That gives not half so great a blow to hear As will a chestnut in a fariner's fire? Tush! tush! fear boys with bugs
Source: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

[To FERDINAND] A word, good sir; I fear you have done yourself some wrong; a word
Source: THE TEMPEST

O, If you but knew how you the purpose cherish, Whiles thus you mock it! how, in stripping it, You more invest it! Ebbing men indeed, Most often, do so near the bottom run By their own fear or sloth
Source: THE TEMPEST

Is the storm overblown? I hid me under the dead moon-calf's gaberdine for fear of the storm
Source: THE TEMPEST

Thy pulse Beats, as of flesh and blood; and, since I saw thee, Th' affliction of my mind amends, with which, I fear, a madness held me
Source: THE TEMPEST

I have been in such a pickle since I saw you last that, I fear me, will never out of my bones
Source: THE TEMPEST

No, my most worthy master, in whose breast Doubt and suspect, alas, are plac'd too late! You should have fear'd false times when you did feast
Source: THE LIFE OF TIMON OF ATHENS

Now the time is flush, When crouching marrow, in the bearer strong, Cries of itself 'No more!' Now breathless wrong Shall sit and pant in your great chairs of ease, And pursy insolence shall break his wind With fear and horrid flight
Source: THE LIFE OF TIMON OF ATHENS

To prove thou hast a true divining heart, Aaron and thou look down into this den, And see a fearful sight of blood and death
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF TITUS ANDRONICUS

Aaron is gone, and my compassionate heart Will not permit mine eyes once to behold The thing whereat it trembles by surmise; O, tell me who it is, for ne'er till now Was I a child to fear I know not what
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF TITUS ANDRONICUS

Nay, come, agree whose hand shall go along, For fear they die before their pardon come
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF TITUS ANDRONICUS

What would she find? Lavinia, shall I read? This is the tragic tale of Philomel And treats of Tereus' treason and his rape; And rape, I fear, was root of thy annoy
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF TITUS ANDRONICUS

Sirs, stop their mouths, let them not speak to me; But let them hear what fearful words I utter
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF TITUS ANDRONICUS

Else might the world convince of levity As well my undertakings as your counsels; But I attest the gods, your full consent Gave wings to my propension, and cut of All fears attending on so dire a project
Source: THE HISTORY OF TROILUS AND CRESSIDA

Blind fear, that seeing reason leads, finds safer footing than blind reason stumbling without fear
Source: THE HISTORY OF TROILUS AND CRESSIDA

How novelties may move, and parts with person, Alas, a kind of godly jealousy, Which I beseech you call a virtuous sin, Makes me afeard
Source: THE HISTORY OF TROILUS AND CRESSIDA

I did send, After the last enchantment you did here, A ring in chase of you; so did I abuse Myself, my servant, and, I fear me, you
Source: TWELFTH NIGHT; OR, WHAT YOU WILL

Fear not, Cesario, take thy fortunes up; Be that thou know'st thou art, and then thou art As great as that thou fear'st
Source: TWELFTH NIGHT; OR, WHAT YOU WILL

But tell me, wench, how will the world repute me For undertaking so unstaid a journey? I fear me it will make me scandaliz'd
Source: THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA

Amen, amen! Go on, good Eglamour, Out at the postern by the abbey wall; I fear I am attended by some spies
Source: THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA

I would there were no age between ten and three and twenty, or that youth would sleep out the rest; for there is nothing in the between but getting wenches with child, wronging the ancientry, stealing, fighting- [Horns] Hark you now! Would any but these boil'd brains of nineteen and two and twenty hunt this weather? They have scar'd away two of my best sheep, which I fear the wolf will sooner find than the master
Source: THE WINTER'S TALE

Now Jove afford you cause! To me the difference forges dread; your greatness Hath not been us'd to fear
Source: THE WINTER'S TALE

How now, good fellow! Why shak'st thou so? Fear not, man; here's no harm intended to thee
Source: THE WINTER'S TALE

'Nor gives it satisfaction to our blood That we must curb it upon others' proof, To be forbod the sweets that seems so good For fear of harms that preach in our behoof
Source: A LOVER'S COMPLAINT

And sweetens, in the suff'ring pangs it bears, The aloes of all forces, shocks and fears
Source: A LOVER'S COMPLAINT


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