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ACTUS AGURTES Antiquary Ardelio AURELIO AUTOLICUS Bawd beauty better brother Capritio Captain command Court Crochet daughter Dotario Duke e'er EMILIA Enter Exeunt Exit eyes father favour fear FIDELIO Fido Fond fortune Ganymede gentleman give gleek grace happy hast hear honour hope humour husband Ida hill is't Justice of peace Lack Lackwit lady Leaguer Lionell LITTLEGOOD look Lord marry Master MISCELLANIO mistress ne'er never noble on't Petro Petrutio Phil Philautus play Pray Quar SCENA SCENE SHACKERLEY MARMION shew Signior Snar speak Spru SPRUSE stinkard strange sweet tell thee there's thing thou thought Trim Trimalchio twas twere twill unto Valeria virtue wench What's whore wife woman word worth
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Page 245 - Twere a solecism to imagine, that a young bravery, who lives in the perpetual sphere of humanity, where every waiting-woman speaks perfect Arcadia, and the ladies...
Page 258 - Too young ! I like you the better. There is a price Due to the early cherry. The first apples Deserve more grace : the budding rose is set by; But stale, and fully-blown, is left for vulgars To rub their sweaty fingers on. Too young ! As well you may affirm the tender tree Too young to graft upon ! or you may say, The rising sun's too young to court the day.
Page 236 - Well, go thy ways, old Nick Machiavel, there will never be the peer of thee for wholesome policy and good counsel ; thou took'st pains to chalk men out the dark paths and hidden plots of murther and deceit, and no man has the grace to follow thee. The age is unthankful, thy principles are quite forsaken, and worn out of memory.
Page 242 - Never till now Did any beam of grace or good shine on me. Luc. Besides, 'tis so abhorr'd of all that's good, That when this monster lifts his cursed head Above the earth, and wraps it in the clouds, The sun flies back, as loth to stain his rays With such a foul pollution ; and night, In emulation of so black a deed, Puts on her darkest robe to cover it.
Page 245 - Duke. Nay, there's no man in the earth more liberal : take it upon my word, he has not that thing in the world so dear or precious in his esteem which he will not most willingly part with upon the least summons of his friend. Pet. Now must I give away some two or three hundred pounds worth of toys, to maintain this assertion.
Page 281 - What strange tricks and devices you had to win a woman ! '. Moc. Such assurance I conceiv'd of myself ; but, when they affect wilful stubbornness, lock up their ears, and will hearken to no manner of persuasion, what shall a man do? Lor. You hear what taxes are laid upon you, daughter : these are stains to your other virtues. Luc. Pray, sir, hear my defence ! What sympathy can there be between our two ages, or agreement in our conditions 1 But you'll object he has means. Tis confess'd ; but what...
Page 291 - Religues, p. 50. ASSINEGO. A Portuguese word, meaning a young ass. Hence applied to a silly fellow, a fool. Shakespeare has the word in Troilus and Cressida, ii. 1, and it is not unfrequently found in the Elizabethan writers as a term of reproach. Ben Jonson, in his Expostulation with Iñigo Jones, makes a severe pun on his name, telling him he was an ass-inigo to judge by his ears. ASSISE. (1) Place; situation. (A.-N.) There ne was not a point truely, * That it has In his right assies.
Page 61 - Virtue in him, springing unto glory, Should make his soul degenerate with sin, And slave to Luxury; to drown his spirits In lees of sloth; to yield up the weak day To wine, to lust, and banquets. I would have you proceed, and seek for fame In brave exploits; like those, that snatch their honour Out of the talons of the Roman eagle...