Speeches (Lines) for Mistress Overdone
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First Gentleman. How now! which of your hips has the most profound sciatica? Mistress Overdone. Well, well; there's one yonder arrested and carried
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Second Gentleman. Who's that, I pray thee? Mistress Overdone. Marry, sir, that's Claudio, Signior Claudio. |
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First Gentleman. Claudio to prison? 'tis not so. Mistress Overdone. Nay, but I know 'tis so: I saw him arrested, saw
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Lucio. But, after all this fooling, I would not have it so.
Mistress Overdone. I am too sure of it: and it is for getting Madam
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(stage directions). [Exeunt LUCIO and Gentlemen] Mistress Overdone. Thus, what with the war, what with the sweat, what
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Pompey. Yonder man is carried to prison. Mistress Overdone. Well; what has he done? |
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Pompey. A woman. Mistress Overdone. But what's his offence? |
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Pompey. Groping for trouts in a peculiar river. Mistress Overdone. What, is there a maid with child by him? |
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Pompey. No, but there's a woman with maid by him. You have
Mistress Overdone. What proclamation, man? |
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Pompey. All houses in the suburbs of Vienna must be plucked down. Mistress Overdone. And what shall become of those in the city? |
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Pompey. They shall stand for seed: they had gone down too,
Mistress Overdone. But shall all our houses of resort in the suburbs be
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Pompey. To the ground, mistress. Mistress Overdone. Why, here's a change indeed in the commonwealth!
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Pompey. Come; fear you not: good counsellors lack no
Mistress Overdone. What's to do here, Thomas tapster? let's withdraw. |
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Escalus. Go; away with her to prison! Mistress Overdone. Good my lord, be good to me; your honour is accounted
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Provost. A bawd of eleven years' continuance, may it please
Mistress Overdone. My lord, this is one Lucio's information against me.
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