Elizabethan Drama ...: The shoemaker's holidayP.F. Collier, 1910 |
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ALLWORTH Antonio ARETHUSA Art thou BELLARIO blood BOSOLA brave captain CARD dare daughter dear DELIO DION doctor DODGER doth DRUG DUCH duchess Duchess of Malfi EARL OF LINCOLN Exeunt Exit FACE faith fear fellow FERD FIRK fortune FURN gentleman give gold grace GREEDY Hammon hand hast hath hear heart heaven HODGE honour hope husband II¹ Is't JANE JULIA KING kiss knave Lacy lady LINCOLN live look Lord Lovell lord mayor madam MARG MARRALL married Master mistress ne'er never noble OVERREACH Peace PESCARA PHARAMOND Philaster poison'd pray prince Ralph Re-enter Rose SCENE I¹ Enter servant shoemaker Simon Eyre Sir Giles speak SUBTLE sweet SYBIL tell thank thee There's Thou art thou shalt THRA twas twill unto WATCHALL Wellborn What's woman worship
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