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Page 186
... lord hath sent you this note , and by me this further charge , that you swerve not from the smallest article of it ... lord drink a cup of sack , altered in F2 to lordship . As Malone suggested , Shakespeare perhaps used the contraction ...
... lord hath sent you this note , and by me this further charge , that you swerve not from the smallest article of it ... lord drink a cup of sack , altered in F2 to lordship . As Malone suggested , Shakespeare perhaps used the contraction ...
Page 211
... Lord Angelo ? O heaven , the vanity of wretched fools ! Give us some seats . Two seats are brought in Come , cousin ... lord , I will not show my face Until my husband bid me . DUKE What , are you married ? MARIANA No , my lord . DUKE ...
... Lord Angelo ? O heaven , the vanity of wretched fools ! Give us some seats . Two seats are brought in Come , cousin ... lord , I will not show my face Until my husband bid me . DUKE What , are you married ? MARIANA No , my lord . DUKE ...
Page 212
... lord . DUKE Why , you are nothing then : neither maid , widow , nor wife ? LUCIO My lord , she may be a punk , for many of them are neither maid , widow , nor wife . DUKE Silence that fellow . I would he had some cause to prattle for ...
... lord . DUKE Why , you are nothing then : neither maid , widow , nor wife ? LUCIO My lord , she may be a punk , for many of them are neither maid , widow , nor wife . DUKE Silence that fellow . I would he had some cause to prattle for ...
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Angelo appear authority believe body bring brother characters Claudio clear clearly comes common contract death Duke Duke's edition editors effect Elbow Elizabethan Enter ESCALUS evil example executed Exeunt Exit Folio follow friar give given glosses grace hath head heaven Henry honour implying indicate intended Isabella justice kind king letter lines live London look lord LUCIO Mariana married matter mean Measure for Measure Mistress nature never offence Officers opening Overdone OXFORD pardon performance perhaps person phrase play Pompey possibly present prison probably proverbial Provost punishment recorded refer regarded scene seems sense sexual Shakespeare sister speak speech stage stand story suggests term thee thing thou thought Tilley tion true turn wife woman women