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... wife ' , and she then answereth , ' I do take thee to my husband'.2 A de praesenti contract had almost the force of marriage , though the couple did not have the full legal status of husband and wife ; it was indissoluble , and could ...
... wife ' , and she then answereth , ' I do take thee to my husband'.2 A de praesenti contract had almost the force of marriage , though the couple did not have the full legal status of husband and wife ; it was indissoluble , and could ...
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... wife , sir , whom I detest before heaven and your honour— ESCALUS HOW , thy wife ? ELBOW Ay , sir , whom I thank heaven is an honest woman- ESCALUS Dost thou detest her therefore ? ELBOW I say , sir , I will detest myself also , as well ...
... wife , sir , whom I detest before heaven and your honour— ESCALUS HOW , thy wife ? ELBOW Ay , sir , whom I thank heaven is an honest woman- ESCALUS Dost thou detest her therefore ? ELBOW I say , sir , I will detest myself also , as well ...
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... 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 himself . LUCIO Well , my lord . MARIANA My lord , I do confess I ne ...
... 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 himself . LUCIO Well , my lord . MARIANA My lord , I do confess I ne ...
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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