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comment , yet I fancy some little account of the man himself may not be thought
improper to go along with them . He was the fon of Mr John Shakespeare , and
was born at Stratford upon Avon , in Warwick : shire , in April 1564. His family , as
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comment , yet I fancy some little account of the man himself may not be thought
improper to go along with them . He was the fon of Mr John Shakespeare , and
was born at Stratford upon Avon , in Warwick : shire , in April 1564. His family , as
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... yours , That stands on tricks when I am undispos'd : Where are the thousand
marks thou hadît of me ? E. Dro . I have some marks of yours upon my pate ,
Some And prays Some of my mistress ' marks upon my 10 Aa COMEDY OF
ERRORS .
... yours , That stands on tricks when I am undispos'd : Where are the thousand
marks thou hadît of me ? E. Dro . I have some marks of yours upon my pate ,
Some And prays Some of my mistress ' marks upon my 10 Aa COMEDY OF
ERRORS .
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Some tender money to me , some invite me ; Some other give me thanks for
kindnesses ; ; Some offer me commodities to buy : Ev'n now à tailor call'd me in
his shop , And show'd me silks that he had bought for me And , therewithal , took
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Some tender money to me , some invite me ; Some other give me thanks for
kindnesses ; ; Some offer me commodities to buy : Ev'n now à tailor call'd me in
his shop , And show'd me silks that he had bought for me And , therewithal , took
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With Introductory Prefaces to Each Play : Printed Complete from the Best Editions
William Shakespeare. Some rife by fin , and some by virtue fall : Some run from
brakes of vice , and answer none ; And some condemned for a fault alone .
With Introductory Prefaces to Each Play : Printed Complete from the Best Editions
William Shakespeare. Some rife by fin , and some by virtue fall : Some run from
brakes of vice , and answer none ; And some condemned for a fault alone .
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Some say , he is with the emperor of Ruflia ; other some , he is in Rome . But
where is he , think you ? Duke . I know not where : But wherefoever , I wish him
well . Lacio . It was a mad fantastical trick of him , to steal from the state , and
usurp the ...
Some say , he is with the emperor of Ruflia ; other some , he is in Rome . But
where is he , think you ? Duke . I know not where : But wherefoever , I wish him
well . Lacio . It was a mad fantastical trick of him , to steal from the state , and
usurp the ...
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| Title | The Dramatic Writings of Will. Shakespeare: With Introductory Prefaces to Each Play : Printed Complete from the Best Editions Volume 1 of The Dramatic Writings of Will. Shakespeare: With Introductory Prefaces to Each Play ; Printed Complete from the Best Editions, William Shakespeare The dramatic writings of Will. Shakespeare, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Publisher | R. Morison Junr., 1798 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 29 Dec 2006 |
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