The Plays of Shakspeare: Printed from the Text of Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, and Isaac Reed, Volume 9Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1807 |
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... Friars . ELBOW , a simple Constable . FROTH , a foolish Gentleman . Clown , Servant to Mrs OVER - Done . ABHORSON , an Executioner . BARNARDINE , a dissolute Prisoner . ISABELLA , Sister to CLAUDIO . MARIANA , betrothed to ANGELO ...
... Friars . ELBOW , a simple Constable . FROTH , a foolish Gentleman . Clown , Servant to Mrs OVER - Done . ABHORSON , an Executioner . BARNARDINE , a dissolute Prisoner . ISABELLA , Sister to CLAUDIO . MARIANA , betrothed to ANGELO ...
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... Friar Thomas . [ Exeunt . Duke . No , holy father ; throw away that thought ; Believe not that the dribbling dart of love Can pierce a complete bosom : why I desire thee To give me secret harbour , hath a purpose More grave and wrinkled ...
... Friar Thomas . [ Exeunt . Duke . No , holy father ; throw away that thought ; Believe not that the dribbling dart of love Can pierce a complete bosom : why I desire thee To give me secret harbour , hath a purpose More grave and wrinkled ...
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... I pr'ythee , Supply me with the habit , and instruct me How I may formally in person bear me Like a true friar . More reasons for this action , At our more leisure shall I render you ; Only 16 ACT I. MEASURE FOR MEASURE .
... I pr'ythee , Supply me with the habit , and instruct me How I may formally in person bear me Like a true friar . More reasons for this action , At our more leisure shall I render you ; Only 16 ACT I. MEASURE FOR MEASURE .
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... Friar , and Provost . Duke . Hail to you , provost ! so , I think you are . Prov . I am the provost : What's your will , good friar ? Duke . Bound by my charity , and my bless'd order , VOL . XIV . C I come to visit the afflicted ...
... Friar , and Provost . Duke . Hail to you , provost ! so , I think you are . Prov . I am the provost : What's your will , good friar ? Duke . Bound by my charity , and my bless'd order , VOL . XIV . C I come to visit the afflicted ...
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... Friar ; to him ELBOW , Clown , and Officers . Elb . Nay , if there be no remedy for it , but that you will needs buy and sell men and women like beasts , we shall have all the world drink brown and white bastard . Duke . O , heavens ...
... Friar ; to him ELBOW , Clown , and Officers . Elb . Nay , if there be no remedy for it , but that you will needs buy and sell men and women like beasts , we shall have all the world drink brown and white bastard . Duke . O , heavens ...
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ABHORSON Alack ANTIGONUS art thou AUTOLYCUS Barnardine Bawd beseech better Bohemia brother Burgundy Camillo Claud Claudio CLEOMENES Cordelia Corn daugh daughter dear death do't dost thou doth Duke duke of Cornwall EDGAR Edmund Enter Escal Exeunt Exit eyes father fear fellow Fool friar Froth Gent gentleman give GLOSTER GONERIL grace hath hear heart heaven Hermione hither honest honour i'the Isab Isabel ISABELLA justice Kent king knave lady Lear Leon LEONTES look lord Angelo Lucio madam maid master mistress never night noble nuncle o'the offence pardon Paul Paulina poison'd Polixenes Pompey poor pr'ythee pray prince prison Prov Provost queen Re-enter Regan SCENE servant Shep Sicilia sirrah sister speak stand Stew tell thee there's thine thing thou art thou hast to-morrow villain What's wife
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Page 344 - I'll kneel down And ask of thee forgiveness: so we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh At gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues Talk of court news; and we'll talk with them too, — Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out; — And take...
Page 51 - Ay, but to die, and go we know not where ; To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot ; This sensible warm motion to become A kneaded clod ; and the delighted spirit To bathe in fiery floods...
Page 299 - Is man no more than this? Consider him well. Thou owest the worm no silk, the beast no hide, the sheep no wool, the cat no perfume. Ha! here's three on's are sophisticated! Thou art the thing itself; unaccommodated man is no more but such a poor, bare, forked animal as thou art. Off, off, you lendings! come, unbutton here.
Page 297 - Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm, How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides, Your loop'd and window'd raggedness, defend you From seasons such as these ? O, I have ta'en Too little care of this ! Take physic, pomp ; Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel, That thou mayst shake the superflux to them, And show the heavens more just.
Page 338 - Pray, do not mock me : I am a very foolish fond old man, Fourscore and upward ; and, to deal plainly, I fear, I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks, I should know you, and know this man ; Yet I am doubtful...
Page 21 - We must not make a scare-crow of the law. Setting it up to fear the birds of prey, And let it keep one shape, till custom make it Their perch, and not their terror.
Page 326 - tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Page 66 - Take, oh take those lips away, That so sweetly were forsworn; And those eyes, the break of day, Lights that do mislead the morn; But my kisses bring again, bring again, Seals of love, but seal'd in vain. seal'd in vain.
Page 291 - Spit, fire! spout, rain! Nor rain, wind, thunder, fire, are my daughters: I tax not you, you elements, with unkindness; I never gave you kingdom, call'd you children, You owe me no subscription: then, let fall Your horrible pleasure; here I stand, your slave, A poor, infirm, weak, and despis'd old man.
Page 162 - I would, there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty ; or that youth would sleep out the rest: for there is nothing in the between but getting wenches with child, wronging the ancientry, stealing, fighting.