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... pardon . I am so out of love with life that I will sue to be rid of it . DUKE Hold you there . Farewell . ( Exit Claudio ) Provost , a word with you . Enter Provost PROVOST What's your will , father ? DUKE That now you are come , you ...
... pardon . I am so out of love with life that I will sue to be rid of it . DUKE Hold you there . Farewell . ( Exit Claudio ) Provost , a word with you . Enter Provost PROVOST What's your will , father ? DUKE That now you are come , you ...
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... pardon . MESSENGER ( giving Provost a letter ) My lord hath sent you this note , and by me this further charge , that you swerve not from the smallest article of it , neither in time , matter , or other circumstance . Good morrow ; for ...
... pardon . MESSENGER ( giving Provost a letter ) My lord hath sent you this note , and by me this further charge , that you swerve not from the smallest article of it , neither in time , matter , or other circumstance . Good morrow ; for ...
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... pardon That I , your vassal , have employed and pained Your unknown sovereignty . DUKE You are pardoned , Isabel . And now , 380.1-2 Exeunt ... Provost ] POPE ; Exit . F dear maid , be you as free to us . one's actions ' , ' crisis ...
... pardon That I , your vassal , have employed and pained Your unknown sovereignty . DUKE You are pardoned , Isabel . And now , 380.1-2 Exeunt ... Provost ] POPE ; Exit . F dear maid , be you as free to us . one's actions ' , ' crisis ...
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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