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Page 109
Enter Proteus and JULIA . Pro . Have patience , gentle Julia . Jul . I must , where
is no remedy . Pro . When poflibly I can , I will return . Jul . If you turn not , you will
return the fooner : Keep this remembrance for thy Julia's sake . [ Giving a ring .
Enter Proteus and JULIA . Pro . Have patience , gentle Julia . Jul . I must , where
is no remedy . Pro . When poflibly I can , I will return . Jul . If you turn not , you will
return the fooner : Keep this remembrance for thy Julia's sake . [ Giving a ring .
Page 236
Enter Mrs. Ford and Mrs. PAGE . Mrs. Ford . What , John ! what , Robert ! Mrs.
Page . Quickly , quickly : Is the buck basketMrs. Ford . I warrant : - What , Robin , I
say . Enter Servants with a Basket . Mrs. Page . Come , come , come . Mrs. Ford ...
Enter Mrs. Ford and Mrs. PAGE . Mrs. Ford . What , John ! what , Robert ! Mrs.
Page . Quickly , quickly : Is the buck basketMrs. Ford . I warrant : - What , Robin , I
say . Enter Servants with a Basket . Mrs. Page . Come , come , come . Mrs. Ford ...
Page 380
Re - enter FABIAN and VIOLA . I have his horse [ to FAB . ) to take up the quarrel ;
I have persuaded him , the youth's a devil . Fab . He is as horribly conceited of
him ; ' and pants , and looks pale , as if a bear were at his heels . Sir To . There's ...
Re - enter FABIAN and VIOLA . I have his horse [ to FAB . ) to take up the quarrel ;
I have persuaded him , the youth's a devil . Fab . He is as horribly conceited of
him ; ' and pants , and looks pale , as if a bear were at his heels . Sir To . There's ...
Page 517
He is coming , fir , he is coming ; I hear his straw ruftle , Enter BARNARDINE .
Abhor . Is the axe upon the block , firrah ? Clo . Very ready , fir . Barnar . How now
, Abhorson ? what's the news with Abhor . Truly , fir , I would desire you to clap
into ...
He is coming , fir , he is coming ; I hear his straw ruftle , Enter BARNARDINE .
Abhor . Is the axe upon the block , firrah ? Clo . Very ready , fir . Barnar . How now
, Abhorson ? what's the news with Abhor . Truly , fir , I would desire you to clap
into ...
Page 519
Exit Provost , Now will I write letters to Angelo , The provost , he shall bear them ,
—whose contents Shall witness to him , I am near at home ; And that , by great
injunctions , I am bound To enter publicly : him I'll desire To meet me at the ...
Exit Provost , Now will I write letters to Angelo , The provost , he shall bear them ,
—whose contents Shall witness to him , I am near at home ; And that , by great
injunctions , I am bound To enter publicly : him I'll desire To meet me at the ...
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Page 418 - Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not.
Page 432 - Stands at a guard with envy ; scarce confesses That his blood flows, or that his appetite Is more to bread than stone : hence shall we see, If power change purpose, what our seemers be.
Page 34 - I' the commonwealth I would by contraries Execute all things ; for no kind of traffic Would I admit ; no name of magistrate ; Letters should not be known : riches, poverty, And use of service, none ; contract, succession, Bourn, bound of land, tilth, vineyard, none : No use of metal, corn, or wine, or oil : No occupation ; all men idle, all ; And women too ; but innocent and...
Page 23 - You taught me language; and my profit on't Is, I know how to curse : The red plague rid you, For learning me your language ! Pro.
Page 418 - There is a history in all men's lives, Figuring the nature of the times deceased ; The which observed, a man may prophesy, With a near aim, of the main chance of things As yet not come to life, which in their seeds And weak beginnings lie intreasured.
Page 450 - Alas ! alas ! Why, all the souls that were, were forfeit once; And He that might the vantage best have took, Found out the remedy: how would you be, If He, which is the top of judgment, should But judge you as you are ? O, think on that ; And mercy then will breathe within your lips, Like man new made.
Page 301 - If music be the food of love, play on ; Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die. That strain again ! it had a dying fall : O ! it came o'er my ear like the sweet sound That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing and giving odour.
Page 225 - The rest complains of cares to come. The flowers do fade, and wanton fields To wayward Winter reckoning yields: A honey tongue, a heart of gall, Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall. Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle...
Page xvi - He had by a misfortune common enough to young fellows, fallen into ill company, and amongst them, some that made a frequent practice of deer-stealing engaged him more than once in robbing a park that belonged to Sir Thomas Lucy, of Charlecote, near Stratford. For this he was prosecuted by that gentleman, as he thought, somewhat too severely...
Page 225 - The shepherd swains shall dance and sing For thy delight each May morning: If these delights thy mind may move, Then live with me and be my love.
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| Title | The plays of William Shakspeare, accurately pr. from the text of mr. Steevens's last ed., with a selection of the most important notes [collected by J. Nichols]. Volume 1 of The plays of William Shakspeare, accurately pr. from the text of mr. Steevens's last ed., with a selection of the most important notes [collected by J. Nichols], William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Editors | John Nichols, George Steevens |
| Published | 1797 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 5 Jul 2007 |
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