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Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1] |
Sir Hugh Evans |
17 |
The dozen white louses do become an old coat well;
it agrees well, passant; it is a familiar beast to
man, and signifies love.
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2 |
Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1] |
Slender |
123 |
Where's Simple, my man? Can you tell, cousin?
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3 |
Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1] |
Slender |
249 |
I am not a-hungry, I thank you, forsooth. Go,
sirrah, for all you are my man, go wait upon my
cousin Shallow.
[Exit SIMPLE]
A justice of peace sometimes may be beholding to his
friend for a man. I keep but three men and a boy
yet, till my mother be dead: but what though? Yet I
live like a poor gentleman born.
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4 |
Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1] |
Slender |
269 |
I love the sport well but I shall as soon quarrel at
it as any man in England. You are afraid, if you see
the bear loose, are you not?
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5 |
Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 4] |
Hostess Quickly |
427 |
A softly-sprighted man, is he not?
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6 |
Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 4] |
Simple |
428 |
Ay, forsooth: but he is as tall a man of his hands
as any is between this and his head; he hath fought
with a warrener.
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7 |
Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 4] |
Hostess Quickly |
439 |
We shall all be shent. Run in here, good young man;
go into this closet: he will not stay long.
[Shuts SIMPLE in the closet]
What, John Rugby! John! what, John, I say!
Go, John, go inquire for my master; I doubt
he be not well, that he comes not home.
[Singing]
And down, down, adown-a, &c.
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8 |
Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 4] |
Hostess Quickly |
451 |
Ay, forsooth; I'll fetch it you.
[Aside]
I am glad he went not in himself: if he had found
the young man, he would have been horn-mad.
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9 |
Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 4] |
Hostess Quickly |
468 |
Ay me, he'll find the young man here, and be mad!
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10 |
Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 4] |
Hostess Quickly |
474 |
The young man is an honest man.
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11 |
Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 4] |
Doctor Caius |
475 |
What shall de honest man do in my closet? dere is
no honest man dat shall come in my closet.
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12 |
Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 4] |
Hostess Quickly |
491 |
[Aside to SIMPLE] I am glad he is so quiet: if he
had been thoroughly moved, you should have heard him
so loud and so melancholy. But notwithstanding,
man, I'll do you your master what good I can: and
the very yea and the no is, the French doctor, my
master,—I may call him my master, look you, for I
keep his house; and I wash, wring, brew, bake,
scour, dress meat and drink, make the beds and do
all myself,—
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13 |
Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 1] |
Mistress Page |
632 |
Letter for letter, but that the name of Page and
Ford differs! To thy great comfort in this mystery
of ill opinions, here's the twin-brother of thy
letter: but let thine inherit first; for, I
protest, mine never shall. I warrant he hath a
thousand of these letters, writ with blank space for
different names—sure, more,—and these are of the
second edition: he will print them, out of doubt;
for he cares not what he puts into the press, when
he would put us two. I had rather be a giantess,
and lie under Mount Pelion. Well, I will find you
twenty lascivious turtles ere one chaste man.
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14 |
Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 1] |
Mistress Page |
662 |
Why, look where he comes; and my good man too: he's
as far from jealousy as I am from giving him cause;
and that I hope is an unmeasurable distance.
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15 |
Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 1] |
Page |
704 |
I will not believe such a Cataian, though the priest
o' the town commended him for a true man.
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16 |
Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 1] |
Ford |
742 |
I do not misdoubt my wife; but I would be loath to
turn them together. A man may be too confident: I
would have nothing lie on my head: I cannot be thus satisfied.
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17 |
Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 2] |
Pistol |
824 |
I do relent: what would thou more of man?
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18 |
Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 2] |
Hostess Quickly |
879 |
Ay, forsooth; and then you may come and see the
picture, she says, that you wot of: Master Ford,
her husband, will be from home. Alas! the sweet
woman leads an ill life with him: he's a very
jealousy man: she leads a very frampold life with
him, good heart.
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Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 2] |
Hostess Quickly |
887 |
Why, you say well. But I have another messenger to
your worship. Mistress Page hath her hearty
commendations to you too: and let me tell you in
your ear, she's as fartuous a civil modest wife, and
one, I tell you, that will not miss you morning nor
evening prayer, as any is in Windsor, whoe'er be the
other: and she bade me tell your worship that her
husband is seldom from home; but she hopes there
will come a time. I never knew a woman so dote upon
a man: surely I think you have charms, la; yes, in truth.
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Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 2] |
Hostess Quickly |
902 |
That were a jest indeed! they have not so little
grace, I hope: that were a trick indeed! but
Mistress Page would desire you to send her your
little page, of all loves: her husband has a
marvellous infection to the little page; and truly
Master Page is an honest man. Never a wife in
Windsor leads a better life than she does: do what
she will, say what she will, take all, pay all, go
to bed when she list, rise when she list, all is as
she will: and truly she deserves it; for if there
be a kind woman in Windsor, she is one. You must
send her your page; no remedy.
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