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Tho'he hath fall'n by prompture of the blood , Yet hath he in him such a mind of
honour , That had he twenty heads to tender down On twenty bloody blocks , he'd
yield them up ; Before his sister should her body stoop To such abhorr'd ...
Tho'he hath fall'n by prompture of the blood , Yet hath he in him such a mind of
honour , That had he twenty heads to tender down On twenty bloody blocks , he'd
yield them up ; Before his sister should her body stoop To such abhorr'd ...
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1 And I , delivering you , am satisfy'd ; And therein do áčcaunt myself well paid ;
My mind was never yet more mercenary . I pray you , know me , when we meet
again ; I wish you well , and so I take my leave . Bass . Dear Sir , of force I must ...
1 And I , delivering you , am satisfy'd ; And therein do áčcaunt myself well paid ;
My mind was never yet more mercenary . I pray you , know me , when we meet
again ; I wish you well , and so I take my leave . Bass . Dear Sir , of force I must ...
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I see you bave a month's mind to them ] A month's mind was an anniversary in
times of popery ; or , as Mr. Ray calls it , a less solemnity directed by the will of the
deceased . There was also a year's mind , and a week's - mind . See proverbial ...
I see you bave a month's mind to them ] A month's mind was an anniversary in
times of popery ; or , as Mr. Ray calls it , a less solemnity directed by the will of the
deceased . There was also a year's mind , and a week's - mind . See proverbial ...
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To this pre“ Was the month's mind of Sir William Laxton , who died the last month
( July 1556 ) his herse burning with wax , and the morrow mais celebrated , and a
fermcn preached , & c . " Strype's Memorial , vol . iii . p . 305 . GRAY . Ibid .
To this pre“ Was the month's mind of Sir William Laxton , who died the last month
( July 1556 ) his herse burning with wax , and the morrow mais celebrated , and a
fermcn preached , & c . " Strype's Memorial , vol . iii . p . 305 . GRAY . Ibid .
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I am not in the mind , but it were better for me to be married of him than of another
, for he is not like to . marry me well , and not being well married it will be a good
excuse for me hereafter to leave my wife — Come , sweet Audrey ; we must be ...
I am not in the mind , but it were better for me to be married of him than of another
, for he is not like to . marry me well , and not being well married it will be a good
excuse for me hereafter to leave my wife — Come , sweet Audrey ; we must be ...
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Page 342 - I hate him for he is a Christian ; But more for that in low simplicity He lends out money gratis, and brings down The rate of usance here with us in Venice. If I can catch him once upon the hip, I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
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| Title | The plays of Shakespeare, from the text of S. Johnson, with the prefaces, notes &c. of Rowe, Pope and many other critics. 6 vols. [in 12 pt. Followed by] Shakespeare's poems, Volume 2 The plays of Shakespeare, from the text of S. Johnson, with the prefaces, notes &c. of Rowe, Pope and many other critics. 6 vols. [in 12 pt. Followed by] Shakespeare's poems, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Editor | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1771 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 3 Jul 2007 |
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