The Plays of Shakspeare: Printed from the Text of Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, and Isaac Reed, Volume 5 |
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Æmilia , Wife to Ægeon , an Abbess at Ephesus . ADRIANA , Wife to ANTIPHOLUS of Ephesus . LUCIANA , her Sister . Luce , her Servant . A Courtezan . Gaoler , Officers , and other Attendants . SCENE , Ephesus . 1 COMEDY OF ERRORS .
Æmilia , Wife to Ægeon , an Abbess at Ephesus . ADRIANA , Wife to ANTIPHOLUS of Ephesus . LUCIANA , her Sister . Luce , her Servant . A Courtezan . Gaoler , Officers , and other Attendants . SCENE , Ephesus . 1 COMEDY OF ERRORS .
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My wife , not meanly proud of two such boys , Made daily motions for our home return : Unwilling I agreed ; alas , too soon . We came aboard : A league from Epidamnum had we sail'd , Before the always - wind - obeying deep Gave any ...
My wife , not meanly proud of two such boys , Made daily motions for our home return : Unwilling I agreed ; alas , too soon . We came aboard : A league from Epidamnum had we sail'd , Before the always - wind - obeying deep Gave any ...
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The sailors sought for safety by our boat , And left the ship , then sinking - ripe , to us : My wife , more careful for the latter - born , Had fasten'd him unto a small spare mast , Such as sea - faring men provide for storms ; To him ...
The sailors sought for safety by our boat , And left the ship , then sinking - ripe , to us : My wife , more careful for the latter - born , Had fasten'd him unto a small spare mast , Such as sea - faring men provide for storms ; To him ...
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E. Your worships ' wife , my mistress at the Phenix ; She , that doth fast , till you come home to dinner , And prays , that you will hie you home to dinner . Ant . S. What , wilt thou flout me thus unto my face , Being forbid ?
E. Your worships ' wife , my mistress at the Phenix ; She , that doth fast , till you come home to dinner , And prays , that you will hie you home to dinner . Ant . S. What , wilt thou flout me thus unto my face , Being forbid ?
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It seems , he hath great care to please his wife . Dro . E. Why , mistress , sure my master is horn - mad . Adr . Horn - mad , thou villain ? Dro . E. I mean not cuckold - mad ; but , sure , he's stark - mad : When I desir'd him to come ...
It seems , he hath great care to please his wife . Dro . E. Why , mistress , sure my master is horn - mad . Adr . Horn - mad , thou villain ? Dro . E. I mean not cuckold - mad ; but , sure , he's stark - mad : When I desir'd him to come ...
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| Title | The Plays of Shakspeare: Printed from the Text of Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, and Isaac Reed, Volume 5 The Plays of Shakspeare: Printed from the Text of Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, and Isaac Reed, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Publisher | Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1807 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 27 Dec 2006 |
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