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prove the prettier fellow of the two,

And wear my dagger with the braver grace.

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They vent reproaches

Moft bitterly on you, as putter on

Of thefe exertions; yet the King, our Mafter,
Efcapes not language unmannerly.

Hen. VIII. A& I.

Hon. Mrs. DR.

Hath Romeo flain himself? Say thou but ay,
And this bare little word fhall poison more
Than the death-darting eye of cockatrice!

Romeo and Jul. A& ÌII.

The ROYAL CHILDREN.

They are as gentle

As zephyrs blowing below the violet,

Not wagging his fweet head:-and yet as rough (Their royal blood enchaf'd) as the rudeft wind That shakes the mountain pine!

·Cymb. A&t IV,

Sir Jos. M-w—£Y.

His reafons are as two grains of wheat, hid in two bushels of chaff. You fhall feek all day, ere you find them, and when you have found them, they are not worth the search.

March. of V. A& I.

Dow.

Dow. Lady H-WE.

That I could fhift my fex, and dye me deep
But as I may

In their opposers blood!

With woman's weapons, piety, and prayers,
Ill aid their caufe!

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Yet Benedict was fuch another; and now he is become a man. He swore he would never marry, and yet now, in despite of his heart, he eats his meat without grudging.

Much Ado, A& III.

Marquis of LY

Alas, poor Romeo! he's already dead, ftabb'd with a white wench's black eye!- -run thro' the ear with a love fong—and is he a man to encounter Tibalt ?

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Here I difclaim all my paternal care,
Propinquity, and property of blood,

And as a stranger to my heart, and me,
Hold thee my Jon for ever!

Lear, A& Í.

Her

Her MAJ-Y.

Thy most amazing excellence shall be
Fame's triumph in fucceeding ages; when
Thy bright example fhall adorn the scene,
And teach the world perfection !

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An true he is, as fh hath proved herself ;

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Came there a certain Lord, neat, trimly dreís'd, Fresh as a bridegroom, and his chin new reap'd, Shew'd like a ftubble-land at harveft-home;

He was perfum'd like a milliner,

And 'twixt his finger and his thumb,

He held a pouncet box

Lord B

Hen. IV. Part I. A&t I.

L.

He hath a neighbourly charity in him; for he borrowed a box of the ear of the Englishman, and and fwore he would pay him again when he was able! Merch. of V. A&I.

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Sir T. FK-D.

Thy currifh fpirit

Govern'd a wolf; for thy defires

Are wolfish, bloody, ftarv'd, and ravenous !

Merch. of V. A& IV.

Lady T-NS—ND.

Alas! what would the wretched Edgar with

The mere unfortunate Cordelia !

Who, in obedience to a father's will,

Flies from her Edgar's arms to Burgundy!

Lord SUFF.

Lear, A& f.

K.

The Gentleman is learn'd;. -a moft rare fpeaker; To Nature none more bound; but he, my Lady, Hath into monftrous habits put the Graces

That once were his !

Lord PL

Hen. VIII. A& I.

MTH.

Thou art fo fat witted with drinking old fack, and unbuttoning thee after fupper, and fleeping upon benches in the afternoon,- that thou haft forgotten to demand that truly, which thou would'st truly know. Hen. IV. Part I. A&t I

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For he is gracious, if he be obferv'd ;
He hath a tear for pity,-and a hand
Open as day for melting charity!

Yet

Yet notwithstanding, being intens'd, he's flint,

As humourous as winter!

Hen. IV. A& III.

Lady C. M-K———ZIE.

Love heavy lightness! ferious vanity!
Mis-shapen chaos of well-feeming forms!
This love feel I, but fuch my froward fate,
That there I love, where moft I ought to hate!

Lord ED.

Rom. and Juliet, A& I.

-BE.

Why love forfwore me in my mother's womb?
And am I then a man to be belov'd?

Oh! monstrous thought!

Rich. III. A& I.

Lady B. T-CHE.

But who dare tell her fo?

She'd mock me into air! O fhe would laughme out of myself! press me to death with wit!

Much Ado, A& III.

Lord SD

CH.

With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come,

F And let my liver rather heat with wine,
Than my heart cool with mortifying groans!

Lord A

Merch. of V, A& I

He hears merry tales, and fmiles not;

I fear he will prove the weeping Philofopher when he

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