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1

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

25

Yes, py'r lady; if he has a quarter of your coat,
there is but three skirts for yourself, in my
simple conjectures: but that is all one. If Sir
John Falstaff have committed disparagements unto
you, I am of the church, and will be glad to do my
benevolence to make atonements and compremises
between you.

2

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

33

It is not meet the council hear a riot; there is no
fear of Got in a riot: the council, look you, shall
desire to hear the fear of Got, and not to hear a
riot; take your vizaments in that.

3

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

39

It is petter that friends is the sword, and end it:
and there is also another device in my prain, which
peradventure prings goot discretions with it: there
is Anne Page, which is daughter to Master Thomas
Page, which is pretty virginity.

4

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Robert Shallow

58

Well, let us see honest Master Page. Is Falstaff there?

5

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

59

Shall I tell you a lie? I do despise a liar as I do
despise one that is false, or as I despise one that
is not true. The knight, Sir John, is there; and, I
beseech you, be ruled by your well-willers. I will
peat the door for Master Page.
[Knocks]
What, hoa! Got pless your house here!

6

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Page

66

[Within] Who's there?

7

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Robert Shallow

88

Sir, he's a good dog, and a fair dog: can there be
more said? he is good and fair. Is Sir John
Falstaff here?

8

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

124

Peace, I pray you. Now let us understand. There is
three umpires in this matter, as I understand; that
is, Master Page, fidelicet Master Page; and there is
myself, fidelicet myself; and the three party is,
lastly and finally, mine host of the Garter.

9

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Robert Shallow

191

Come, coz; come, coz; we stay for you. A word with
you, coz; marry, this, coz: there is, as 'twere, a
tender, a kind of tender, made afar off by Sir Hugh
here. Do you understand me?

10

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Slender

226

I will marry her, sir, at your request: but if there
be no great love in the beginning, yet heaven may
decrease it upon better acquaintance, when we are
married and have more occasion to know one another;
I hope, upon familiarity will grow more contempt:
but if you say, 'Marry her,' I will marry her; that
I am freely dissolved, and dissolutely.

11

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Slender

262

I had rather walk here, I thank you. I bruised
my shin th' other day with playing at sword and
dagger with a master of fence; three veneys for a
dish of stewed prunes; and, by my troth, I cannot
abide the smell of hot meat since. Why do your
dogs bark so? be there bears i' the town?

12

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Anne Page

268

I think there are, sir; I heard them talked of.

13

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 2]

Sir Hugh Evans

291

Go your ways, and ask of Doctor Caius' house which
is the way: and there dwells one Mistress Quickly,
which is in the manner of his nurse, or his dry
nurse, or his cook, or his laundry, his washer, and
his wringer.

14

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 3]

Falstaff

335

There is no remedy; I must cony-catch; I must shift.

15

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 4]

Hostess Quickly

502

[Aside to SIMPLE] Are you avised o' that? you
shall find it a great charge: and to be up early
and down late; but notwithstanding,—to tell you in
your ear; I would have no words of it,—my master
himself is in love with Mistress Anne Page: but
notwithstanding that, I know Anne's mind,—that's
neither here nor there.

16

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 4]

Fenton

533

[Within] Who's within there? ho!

17

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 4]

Hostess Quickly

534

Who's there, I trow! Come near the house, I pray you.

18

Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 1]

Ford

729

Do you think there is truth in them?

19

Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 1]

Page

745

Look where my ranting host of the Garter comes:
there is either liquor in his pate or money in his
purse when he looks so merrily.
[Enter Host]
How now, mine host!

20

Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 1]

Robert Shallow

757

Sir, there is a fray to be fought between Sir Hugh
the Welsh priest and Caius the French doctor.