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" Jews' spittle, and their young children's ordure; and all these for the face. I would sooner eat a dead pigeon taken from the soles of the feet of one sick of the plague, than kiss one of you fasting. "
The White Devil: And, the Duchess of Malfy - Page 248
by John Webster - 1904 - 422 pages
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The Ancient British Drama ...

Walter Scott - English drama - 1810 - 614 pages
...I would sooner eat a dead pigeon, taken from the soles ot the feet Of one sicke of the plague, than kisse one of you fasting : Here are two of you, whose...sin of your youth, ^ is the very Patrimony of the physitian, makes him renew his Foot-cloth with the spring, and change hia i Higli-priz'di ur >••••...
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The Works of John Webster, Volume 1

John Webster, Alexander Dyce - 1830 - 398 pages
...II. Sc. I. eat a dead pigeon, taken from the soles of the feet of one sick of the plague, than kiss one of you fasting. Here are two of you, whose sin of your youth, is the very patrimony of the physician ; makes him renew his foot-cloth with the spring, and change his high-priced courtezan with...
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The Works of John Webster, Volume 1

John Webster, Alexander Dyce - English drama - 1830 - 384 pages
...night-cap>." eat a dead pigeon, taken from the soles of the feet of one sick of the plague, than kiss one of you fasting. Here are two of you, whose sin of your youth, is the very patrimony of the physician ; makes him renew his foot-cloth with the spring, and change his high-priced courtezan with...
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Notes and Queries, Volume 151

Electronic journals - 1926 - 538 pages
...where Bosola says to an " Old Lady " whom he accuses of the use of " face-physic " (cosmetics) : — I would sooner eate a dead pidgeon, taken from the soles of the feete of one eicke of the plague, than kise one of you fasting. Many years ago I collected a number of references...
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The Dramatic Works of John Webster, Volume 2

John Webster - English drama - 1857 - 298 pages
...pigeon, taken from the soles of die feet . Of one sick of the plague, than kiss one of you fasting.1"«^ Here are two of you, whose sin of your youth is the very Patrimony of the physician ; makes him renew His foot-cloth with the spring, and change his High-priced courtezan with...
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The Works of John Webster: With Some Account of the Author, and Notes

John Webster, Alexander Dyce - 1859 - 424 pages
...would sooner eat a dead pigeon taken from the soles of the feet of one sick of the plague, than kiss one of you fasting. Here are two of you, whose sin of your youth is the very patrimony of the physician; makes him renew his foot-cloth f with the spring, and change his high-priced courtezan with...
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The Works of the British Dramatists: Carefully Selected from the Original ...

English drama - 1870 - 610 pages
...would sooner eat a dead pigeon taken from the soles of the feet of one sick of the plague, than kiss one of you fasting. Here are two of you, whose sin of your youth is the very patrimony of the physician ; makes him renew his foot-cloth3 with the spring, and chango his high-priced courtezan with...
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The works of the British dramatists, selected, with notes ..., Volume 31

sir John Scott Keltie - 1870 - 588 pages
...would sooner eat a dead pigeon taken from the soles of the feet of one sick of the plague, than kiss h most jewellers' hands. Ferd. Whores by that rule are precious. Duck. Will you hear me ? I'l physician ; makes him renew his foot-cloth* with the spring, and change his high-priced courtezan with...
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Webster & Tourneur: With an Introduction and Notes

John Webster, John Addington Symonds - 1888 - 476 pages
...would sooner eat a dead pigeon taken from the soles of the feet of one sick of the plague than kiss one of you fasting. Here are two of you, whose sin of your youth is the very patrimony of the physician ; makes him renew his footcloth4 with the spring, and change his high-priced courtezan with...
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The Best Elizabethan Plays

William Roscoe Thayer - English drama - 1890 - 616 pages
...would sooner eat a dead pigeon taken from the soles of the feet of one sick of the plague than kiss one of you fasting. Here are two of you, whose sin of your youth 1 Another cant term, used by Webster in The Devits Law Case, ii, I : — " Among a shoal or swarm of...
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