The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, Esq. ; with Glossarial Notes, Volume 2 |
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Our haste from hence is of so quick condition , That it prefers itself , and leaves
unquestion'd Matters of needful value . We shall write to you ... So , fare you To
the hopeful execution do I leave you Of your commissions . Ang . Yet , give leave
...
Our haste from hence is of so quick condition , That it prefers itself , and leaves
unquestion'd Matters of needful value . We shall write to you ... So , fare you To
the hopeful execution do I leave you Of your commissions . Ang . Yet , give leave
...
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Sir , but you shall come to it , by your honour's leave : And , I beseech you , look
into master Froth here , sir ; a man of fourscore pound a year ; whose father died
at Hallowmas : -Was't not at Hallowmas , master Froth , Froth . All - hollondd eve .
Sir , but you shall come to it , by your honour's leave : And , I beseech you , look
into master Froth here , sir ; a man of fourscore pound a year ; whose father died
at Hallowmas : -Was't not at Hallowmas , master Froth , Froth . All - hollondd eve .
Page 98
Exit Provost And you , my noble and well - warranted cousin , Whom it concerns
to hear this matter forth , Do with your injuries as seems you best , In any
chastisement : I for a while Will leave you ; but stir not you , till you have well
Determined ...
Exit Provost And you , my noble and well - warranted cousin , Whom it concerns
to hear this matter forth , Do with your injuries as seems you best , In any
chastisement : I for a while Will leave you ; but stir not you , till you have well
Determined ...
Page 235
You draw me , you hard - hearted adamant ; But yet you draw not iron , for my
heart Is true as steel : Leave you your power to draw , ^ ad I shall have no power
to follow you . Dem . Do I entice you ? Do I speak you fair ? C. , rather , do I not in
...
You draw me , you hard - hearted adamant ; But yet you draw not iron , for my
heart Is true as steel : Leave you your power to draw , ^ ad I shall have no power
to follow you . Dem . Do I entice you ? Do I speak you fair ? C. , rather , do I not in
...
Page 402
Ay , sweet my lord ; and so I take my leave . [ To the King . King . No , madam : we
will bring you on your way . Biron . Our wooing doth not end like an old play ;
Jack hath not Jill : these ladies ' courtesy Might well have made our sport a
comedy ...
Ay , sweet my lord ; and so I take my leave . [ To the King . King . No , madam : we
will bring you on your way . Biron . Our wooing doth not end like an old play ;
Jack hath not Jill : these ladies ' courtesy Might well have made our sport a
comedy ...
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Page 49 - Ay, but to die, and go we know not where ; To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot ; This sensible warm motion to become A kneaded clod ; and the delighted spirit To bathe in fiery floods...
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Page 397 - Tu-who, a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. When all aloud the wind doth blow And coughing drowns the parson's saw And birds sit brooding in the snow And Marian's nose looks red and raw, When roasted...
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Page 398 - When all aloud the wind doth blow, And coughing drowns the parson's saw, And birds sit brooding in the snow, And Marian's nose looks red and raw, When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly sings the staring owl, Tu-whit; Tu-who, a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot.
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| Title | The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, Esq. ; with Glossarial Notes, Volume 2 The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, Esq. ; with Glossarial Notes, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Publisher | J. Johnson, 1803 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 28 Dec 2006 |
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