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Plot, subst. 1) a spot of ground: “why should my heart think that a several p. which my heart knows the wide world's common place?” Sonn. 137, 9. “this green p. shall be our stage,” Mids. III, 1, 3. “to cull the --s of best advantages,” John II, 40. “this blessed p., this earth,” R2 II, 1, 50. “we first survey the p.” H4B I, 3, 42. “the p. of situation,” H4B I, 3, 42 “I'll maintain my words on any p. of ground,” H6A II, 4, 89. “in this private p. be we the first,” H6B II, 2, 60 (== sequestered spot). “were there but this single p. to lose, this mould of Marcius,” Cor. III, 2, 102 (O. Edd. single p., to loose this etc.). “many unfrequented --s,” Tit. II, 1, 115. “to an obscure p.” II, 3, 77. “this sandy p. is plain,” IV, 1, 69. “fight for a p. whereon the numbers cannot try the cause,” Hml. IV, 4, 62. “the prettiest daisied p.” Cymb. IV, 2, 398. Quibbling in H6B I, 4, 59.
2) a scheme: Tp. III, 2, 117. IV, 141. Gent. III, 1, 12. Wiv. IV, 4, 13. Wiv. IV, 4, 13 IV, 6, 32. Meas. IV, 5, 2. Merch. I, 1, 133. All's III, 7, 44. IV, 3, 360. Tw. II, 5, 84. Wint. II, 1, 47. R2 IV, 324. H4A I, 3, 279. II, 3, 14. II, 3, 14 II, 3, 14 II, 3, 14 H6B I, 4, 59. R3 III, 4, 62. H8 I, 1, 220. III, 2, 60. Troil. I, 3, 181. Cor. III, 1, 38. Cor. III, 1, 38 IV, 4, 19. Tit. V, 2, 6. Hml. V, 2, 9. Hml. V, 2, 9 Lr. II, 1, 75. III, 6, 96 “(upon).” IV, 6, 279 “(upon).” Ant. IV, 12, 49. Cymb. II, 1, 64. “to lay a p.:” Lucr. 1212. Wiv. III, 2, 39. III, 3, 202. John III, 4, 146. R2 IV, 334. H4A II, 1, 57. II, 3, 18. H6A II, 3, 4. R3 I, 1, 32.
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