Comedies: Two gentlemen of Verona. Comedy of errors. Taming of the shrew. Much ado about nothing. Love labour's lost. Merchant of Venice. Merry wives of Windsor. Twelfth night. As you like it. Midsummer night's dream. Measure for measure. The tempest. All's well that ends well. Winter's taleHarper & brothers, 1847 |
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Page 9
... youth have ever homely wits . Wer't not , affection chains thy tender days To the sweet glances of thy honour'd love , I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad , Than , living dully sluggardiz'd at home ...
... youth have ever homely wits . Wer't not , affection chains thy tender days To the sweet glances of thy honour'd love , I rather would entreat thy company To see the wonders of the world abroad , Than , living dully sluggardiz'd at home ...
Page 11
... youth ? Now , trust me , ' tis an office of great worth , And you an officer fit for the place . There , take the paper : see it be return'd , Or else return no more into my sight . Luc . To plead for love deserves more fee than hate ...
... youth ? Now , trust me , ' tis an office of great worth , And you an officer fit for the place . There , take the paper : see it be return'd , Or else return no more into my sight . Luc . To plead for love deserves more fee than hate ...
Page 13
... youth at home , While other men , of slender reputation , Put forth their sons to seek preferment out : Some to the wars , to try their fortune there ; Some , to discover islands far away ; Some , to the studious universities . For any ...
... youth at home , While other men , of slender reputation , Put forth their sons to seek preferment out : Some to the wars , to try their fortune there ; Some , to discover islands far away ; Some , to the studious universities . For any ...
Page 18
... youth , for I am not welcome . I reckon this always - that a man is never undone , till he be hang'd ; nor never welcome to a place , till some certain shot be paid , and the hostess say , welcome . Speed . Come on , you mad - cap , I ...
... youth , for I am not welcome . I reckon this always - that a man is never undone , till he be hang'd ; nor never welcome to a place , till some certain shot be paid , and the hostess say , welcome . Speed . Come on , you mad - cap , I ...
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... youth Of greater time than I shall show to be . Luc . What fashion , madam , shall I make your breeches ? Jul . That fits as well , as- " tell me , good my lord , What compass will you wear your farthingale ? " Why , even what fashion ...
... youth Of greater time than I shall show to be . Luc . What fashion , madam , shall I make your breeches ? Jul . That fits as well , as- " tell me , good my lord , What compass will you wear your farthingale ? " Why , even what fashion ...
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Angelo Beat Benedick better Biron Boyet brother Caliban character Claud Claudio Collier comedy COMEDY OF ERRORS daughter dost doth Dromio Duke Enter Exeunt Exit eyes fair fairy father fear folio fool Ford gentle gentleman GENTLEMEN OF VERONA give grace hand hath hear heart heaven honour humour husband Isab Kate Kath King knave lady Launce Leon Leonato look lord LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST Lucio madam maid Malvolio marry master master doctor means MEASURE FOR MEASURE MERCHANT OF VENICE merry mistress never night old copies Pedro play Poet Pompey pr'ythee pray Proteus quarto Rosalind SCENE sense Shakespeare Shylock signior speak swear sweet tell thee there's Theseus thine thing thou art thou hast thought Thurio tongue true TWELFTH NIGHT wife woman word