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1

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

218

Nay, Got's lords and his ladies! you must speak
possitable, if you can carry her your desires
towards her.

2

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Anne Page

241

The dinner is on the table; my father desires your
worships' company.

3

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 2]

Sir Hugh Evans

297

Nay, it is petter yet. Give her this letter; for it
is a 'oman that altogether's acquaintance with
Mistress Anne Page: and the letter is, to desire
and require her to solicit your master's desires to
Mistress Anne Page. I pray you, be gone: I will
make an end of my dinner; there's pippins and cheese to come.

4

Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 2]

Ford

1029

O, understand my drift. She dwells so securely on
the excellency of her honour, that the folly of my
soul dares not present itself: she is too bright to
be looked against. Now, could I could come to her
with any detection in my hand, my desires had
instance and argument to commend themselves: I
could drive her then from the ward of her purity,
her reputation, her marriage-vow, and a thousand
other her defences, which now are too too strongly
embattled against me. What say you to't, Sir John?

5

Merry Wives of Windsor
[III, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

1255

He has no more knowledge in Hibocrates and Galen,
—and he is a knave besides; a cowardly knave as you
would desires to be acquainted withal.

6

Merry Wives of Windsor
[III, 3]

Sir Hugh Evans

1607

You suffer for a pad conscience: your wife is as
honest a 'omans as I will desires among five
thousand, and five hundred too.

7

Merry Wives of Windsor
[III, 5]

Hostess Quickly

1785

Well, she laments, sir, for it, that it would yearn
your heart to see it. Her husband goes this morning
a-birding; she desires you once more to come to her
between eight and nine: I must carry her word
quickly: she'll make you amends, I warrant you.

8

Merry Wives of Windsor
[IV, 1]

Hostess Quickly

1893

Sure he is by this, or will be presently: but,
truly, he is very courageous mad about his throwing
into the water. Mistress Ford desires you to come suddenly.

9

Merry Wives of Windsor
[IV, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

1950

'Oman, art thou lunatics? hast thou no
understandings for thy cases and the numbers of the
genders? Thou art as foolish Christian creatures as
I would desires.

10

Merry Wives of Windsor
[IV, 4]

Sir Hugh Evans

2215

You say he has been thrown in the rivers and has
been grievously peaten as an old 'oman: methinks
there should be terrors in him that he should not
come; methinks his flesh is punished, he shall have
no desires.

11

Merry Wives of Windsor
[V, 5]

Sir Hugh Evans

2704

Sir John Falstaff, serve Got, and leave your
desires, and fairies will not pinse you.