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Work The work is either a play, poem, or sonnet. The sonnets are treated as single work with 154 parts.

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1

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

210

But can you affection the 'oman? Let us command to
know that of your mouth or of your lips; for divers
philosophers hold that the lips is parcel of the
mouth. Therefore, precisely, can you carry your
good will to the maid?

2

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.

3

Merry Wives of Windsor
[IV, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

1916

You are a very simplicity 'oman: I pray you peace.
What is 'lapis,' William?

4

Merry Wives of Windsor
[IV, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

1933

Leave your prabbles, 'oman. What is the focative
case, William?

5

Merry Wives of Windsor
[IV, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

1938

'Oman, forbear.

6

Merry Wives of Windsor
[IV, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

1946

For shame, 'oman.

7

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.

8

Merry Wives of Windsor
[IV, 2]

Sir Hugh Evans

2148

By the yea and no, I think the 'oman is a witch
indeed: I like not when a 'oman has a great peard;
I spy a great peard under his muffler.

9

Merry Wives of Windsor
[IV, 4]

Sir Hugh Evans

2196

'Tis one of the best discretions of a 'oman as ever
I did look upon.

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.