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More, more, I pre'thee more. | More, more, I prithee, more. | AYL II.v.9 |
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I thanke it: More, I prethee more, / I can sucke | I thank it. More, I prithee, more. I can suck | AYL II.v.11 |
melancholly out of a song, / As a Weazel suckes egges: More, | melancholy out of a song, as a weasel sucks eggs. More, | AYL II.v.12 |
I pre'thee more. | I prithee, more. | AYL II.v.13 |
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I do not desire you to please me, / I do desire you | I do not desire you to please me, I do desire you | AYL II.v.15 |
to sing: / Come, more, another stanzo: Cal you'em | to sing. Come, more, another stanzo. Call you 'em | AYL II.v.16 |
stanzo's? | ‘ stanzos ’? | AYL II.v.17 |
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Nay, I care not for their names, they owe mee | Nay, I care not for their names; they owe me | AYL II.v.19 |
nothing. Wil you sing? | nothing. Will you sing? | AYL II.v.20 |
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Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: | Well then, if ever I thank any man, I'll thank you; | AYL II.v.22 |
but that they cal complement is like th'encounter of | but that they call ‘ compliment ’ is like th' encounter of | AYL II.v.23 |
two dog-Apes. And when a man thankes me hartily, | two dog-apes, and when a man thanks me heartily, | AYL II.v.24 |
me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me | methinks I have given him a penny and he renders me | AYL II.v.25 |
the beggerly thankes. Come sing; and you that wil not | the beggarly thanks. Come, sing; and you that will not, | AYL II.v.26 |
hold your tongues. | hold your tongues. | AYL II.v.27 |
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And I haue bin all this day to auoid him: / He is | And I have been all this day to avoid him. He is | AYL II.v.31 |
too disputeable for my companie: / I thinke of as many | too disputable for my company: I think of as many | AYL II.v.32 |
matters as he, but I giue / Heauen thankes, and make no | matters as he, but I give heaven thanks, and make no | AYL II.v.33 |
boast of them. Come, warble, come. | boast of them. Come, warble, come. | AYL II.v.34 |
Altogether heere. | ALL TOGETHER | |
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Who doth ambition shunne, | Who doth ambition shun, | AYL II.v.35 |
and loues to liue i'th Sunne: | And loves to live i'th' sun, | AYL II.v.36 |
Seeking the food he eates, | Seeking the food he eats, | AYL II.v.37 |
and pleas'd with what he gets: | And pleased with what he gets: | AYL II.v.38 |
Come hither, come hither, come hither, | Come hither, come hither, come hither. | AYL II.v.39 |
Heere shall he see.&c. | Here shall he see | AYL II.v.40 |
| No enemy | AYL II.v.41 |
| But winter and rough weather. | AYL II.v.42 |
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Ile giue you a verse to this note, / That I made | I'll give you a verse to this note, that I made | AYL II.v.43 |
yesterday in despight of my Inuention. | yesterday in despite of my invention. | AYL II.v.44 |
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Thus it goes. | Thus it goes: | AYL II.v.46 |
If it do come to passe, | If it do come to pass | AYL II.v.47 |
that any man turne Asse: | That any man turn ass, | AYL II.v.48 |
Leauing his wealth and ease, | Leaving his wealth and ease, | AYL II.v.49 |
A stubborne will to please, | A stubborn will to please: | AYL II.v.50 |
Ducdame, ducdame, ducdame: | Ducdame, ducdame, ducdame. | AYL II.v.51 |
Heere shall he see, | Here shall he see | AYL II.v.52 |
grosse fooles as he, | Gross fools as he, | AYL II.v.53 |
And if he will come to me. | An if he will come to me. | AYL II.v.54 |
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'Tis a Greeke inuocation, to call fools into a circle. | 'Tis a Greek invocation, to call fools into a circle. | AYL II.v.56 |
Ile go sleepe if I can: if I cannot, Ile raile against all the | I'll go sleep, if I can; if I cannot, I'll rail against all the | AYL II.v.57 |
first borne of Egypt. | first-born of Egypt. | AYL II.v.58 |
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A Foole, a foole: I met a foole i'th Forrest, | A fool, a fool! I met a fool i'th' forest, | AYL II.vii.12 |
A motley Foole (a miserable world:) | A motley fool – a miserable world! – | AYL II.vii.13 |
As I do liue by foode, I met a foole, | As I do live by food, I met a fool, | AYL II.vii.14 |
Who laid him downe, and bask'd him in the Sun, | Who laid him down, and basked him in the sun, | AYL II.vii.15 |
And rail'd on Lady Fortune in good termes, | And railed on Lady Fortune in good terms, | AYL II.vii.16 |
In good set termes, and yet a motley foole. | In good set terms, and yet a motley fool. | AYL II.vii.17 |
Good morrow foole (quoth I:) no Sir, quoth he, | ‘ Good morrow, fool,’ quoth I. ‘ No, sir,’ quoth he, | AYL II.vii.18 |
Call me not foole, till heauen hath sent me fortune, | ‘ Call me not fool till heaven hath sent me fortune.’ | AYL II.vii.19 |
And then he drew a diall from his poake, | And then he drew a dial from his poke, | AYL II.vii.20 |
And looking on it, with lacke-lustre eye, | And looking on it, with lack-lustre eye, | AYL II.vii.21 |
Sayes, very wisely, it is ten a clocke: | Says, very wisely, ‘ It is ten o'clock.’ | AYL II.vii.22 |
Thus we may see (quoth he) how the world wagges: | ‘ Thus we may see,’ quoth he, ‘ how the world wags: | AYL II.vii.23 |
'Tis but an houre agoe, since it was nine, | 'Tis but an hour ago since it was nine, | AYL II.vii.24 |
And after one houre more, 'twill be eleuen, | And after one hour more 'twill be eleven, | AYL II.vii.25 |
And so from houre to houre, we ripe, and ripe, | And so from hour to hour we ripe, and ripe, | AYL II.vii.26 |
And then from houre to houre, we rot, and rot, | And then from hour to hour we rot, and rot, | AYL II.vii.27 |
And thereby hangs a tale. When I did heare | And thereby hangs a tale.’ When I did hear | AYL II.vii.28 |
The motley Foole, thus morall on the time, | The motley fool thus moral on the time, | AYL II.vii.29 |
My Lungs began to crow like Chanticleere, | My lungs began to crow like Chanticleer | AYL II.vii.30 |
That Fooles should be so deepe contemplatiue: | That fools should be so deep-contemplative; | AYL II.vii.31 |
And I did laugh, sans intermission | And I did laugh, sans intermission, | AYL II.vii.32 |
An houre by his diall. Oh noble foole, | An hour by his dial. O noble fool! | AYL II.vii.33 |
A worthy foole: Motley's the onely weare. | A worthy fool: motley's the only wear! | AYL II.vii.34 |
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O worthie Foole: One that hath bin a Courtier | A worthy fool: one that hath been a courtier, | AYL II.vii.36 |
And sayes, if Ladies be but yong, and faire, | And says, if ladies be but young and fair, | AYL II.vii.37 |
They haue the gift to know it: and in his braiue, | They have the gift to know it: and in his brain, | AYL II.vii.38 |
Which is as drie as the remainder bisket | Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit | AYL II.vii.39 |
After a voyage: He hath strange places cram'd | After a voyage, he hath strange places crammed | AYL II.vii.40 |
With obseruation, the which he vents | With observation, the which he vents | AYL II.vii.41 |
In mangled formes. O that I were a foole, | In mangled forms. O that I were a fool! | AYL II.vii.42 |
I am ambitious for a motley coat. | I am ambitious for a motley coat. | AYL II.vii.43 |
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It is my onely suite, | It is my only suit – | AYL II.vii.44.2 |
Prouided that you weed your better iudgements | Provided that you weed your better judgements | AYL II.vii.45 |
Of all opinion that growes ranke in them, | Of all opinion that grows rank in them | AYL II.vii.46 |
That I am wise. I must haue liberty | That I am wise. I must have liberty | AYL II.vii.47 |
Wiithall, as large a Charter as the winde, | Withal, as large a charter as the wind, | AYL II.vii.48 |
To blow on whom I please, for so fooles haue: | To blow on whom I please, for so fools have; | AYL II.vii.49 |
And they that are most gauled with my folly, | And they that are most galled with my folly | AYL II.vii.50 |
They most must laugh: And why sir must they so? | They most must laugh. And why, sir, must they so? | AYL II.vii.51 |
The why is plaine, as way to Parish Church: | The why is plain as way to parish church. | AYL II.vii.52 |
Hee, that a Foole doth very wisely hit, | He that a fool doth very wisely hit | AYL II.vii.53 |
Doth very foolishly, although he smart | Doth very foolishly, although he smart, | AYL II.vii.54 |
Seeme senselesse of the bob. If not, | Not to seem senseless of the bob: if not, | AYL II.vii.55 |
The Wise-mans folly is anathomiz'd | The wise man's folly is anatomized | AYL II.vii.56 |
Euen by the squandring glances of the foole. | Even by the squandering glances of the fool. | AYL II.vii.57 |
Inuest me in my motley: Giue me leaue | Invest me in my motley; give me leave | AYL II.vii.58 |
To speake my minde, and I will through and through | To speak my mind, and I will through and through | AYL II.vii.59 |
Cleanse the foule bodie of th'infected world, | Cleanse the foul body of th' infected world, | AYL II.vii.60 |
If they will patiently receiue my medicine. | If they will patiently receive my medicine. | AYL II.vii.61 |
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What, for a Counter, would I do, but good? | What, for a counter, would I do, but good? | AYL II.vii.63 |
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Why who cries out on pride, | Why, who cries out on pride | AYL II.vii.70 |
That can therein taxe any priuate party: | That can therein tax any private party? | AYL II.vii.71 |
Doth it not flow as hugely as the Sea, | Doth it not flow as hugely as the sea, | AYL II.vii.72 |
Till that the wearie verie meanes do ebbe. | Till that the weary very means do ebb? | AYL II.vii.73 |
What woman in the Citie do I name, | What woman in the city do I name | AYL II.vii.74 |
When that I say the City woman beares | When that I say the city woman bears | AYL II.vii.75 |
The cost of Princes on vnworthy shoulders? | The cost of princes on unworthy shoulders? | AYL II.vii.76 |
Who can come in, and say that I meane her, | Who can come in and say that I mean her | AYL II.vii.77 |
When such a one as shee, such is her neighbor? | When such a one as she, such is her neighbour? | AYL II.vii.78 |
Or what is he of basest function, | Or what is he of basest function, | AYL II.vii.79 |
That sayes his brauerie is not on my cost, | That says his bravery is not on my cost, | AYL II.vii.80 |
Thinking that I meane him, but therein suites | Thinking that I mean him, but therein suits | AYL II.vii.81 |
His folly to the mettle of my speech, | His folly to the mettle of my speech? | AYL II.vii.82 |
There then, how then, what then, let me see wherein | There then, how then, what then? Let me see wherein | AYL II.vii.83 |
My tongue hath wrong'd him: if it do him right, | My tongue hath wronged him: if it do him right, | AYL II.vii.84 |
Then he hath wrong'd himselfe: if he be free, | Then he hath wronged himself; if he be free, | AYL II.vii.85 |
why then my taxing like a wild-goose flies | Why then my taxing like a wild goose flies, | AYL II.vii.86 |
Vnclaim'd of any. man But who come here? | Unclaimed of any man. But who come here? | AYL II.vii.87 |
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Why I haue eate none yet. | Why, I have eat none yet. | AYL II.vii.89 |
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Of what kinde should this Cocke come of? | Of what kind should this cock come of? | AYL II.vii.91 |
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And you will not be answer'd with reason, I must | An you will not be answered with reason, I must | AYL II.vii.101 |
dye. | die. | AYL II.vii.102 |
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All the world's a stage, | All the world's a stage, | AYL II.vii.140.2 |
And all the men and women, meerely Players; | And all the men and women merely players; | AYL II.vii.141 |
They haue their Exits and their Entrances, | They have their exits and their entrances, | AYL II.vii.142 |
And one man in his time playes many parts, | And one man in his time plays many parts, | AYL II.vii.143 |
His Acts being seuen ages. At first the Infant, | His Acts being seven ages. At first the infant, | AYL II.vii.144 |
Mewling, and puking in the Nurses armes: | Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms; | AYL II.vii.145 |
Then, the whining Schoole-boy with his Satchell | Then, the whining schoolboy, with his satchel | AYL II.vii.146 |
And shining morning face, creeping like snaile | And shining morning face, creeping like snail | AYL II.vii.147 |
Vnwillingly to schoole. And then the Louer, | Unwillingly to school; and then the lover, | AYL II.vii.148 |
Sighing like Furnace, with a wofull ballad | Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad | AYL II.vii.149 |
Made to his Mistresse eye-brow. Then, a Soldier, | Made to his mistress' eyebrow; then, a soldier, | AYL II.vii.150 |
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the Pard, | Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, | AYL II.vii.151 |
Ielous in honor, sodaine, and quicke in quarrell, | Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, | AYL II.vii.152 |
Seeking the bubble Reputation | Seeking the bubble reputation | AYL II.vii.153 |
Euen in the Canons mouth: And then, the Iustice | Even in the cannon's mouth; and then, the justice, | AYL II.vii.154 |
In faire round belly, with good Capon lin'd, | In fair round belly, with good capon lined, | AYL II.vii.155 |
With eyes seuere, and beard of formall cut, | With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut, | AYL II.vii.156 |
Full of wise sawes, and moderne instances, | Full of wise saws and modern instances, | AYL II.vii.157 |
And so he playes his part. The sixt age shifts | And so he plays his part; the sixth age shifts | AYL II.vii.158 |
Into the leane and slipper'd Pantaloone, | Into the lean and slippered pantaloon, | AYL II.vii.159 |
With spectacles on nose, and pouch on side, | With spectacles on nose and pouch on side, | AYL II.vii.160 |
His youthfull hose well sau'd, a world too wide, | His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide | AYL II.vii.161 |
For his shrunke shanke, and his bigge manly voice, | For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice, | AYL II.vii.162 |
Turning againe toward childish trebble pipes, | Turning again toward childish treble, pipes | AYL II.vii.163 |
And whistles in his sound. Last Scene of all, | And whistles in his sound; last Scene of all, | AYL II.vii.164 |
That ends this strange euentfull historie, | That ends this strange eventful history, | AYL II.vii.165 |
Is second childishnesse, and meere obliuion, | Is second childishness, and mere oblivion, | AYL II.vii.166 |
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans euery thing. | Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything. | AYL II.vii.167 |
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I thanke you for your company, but good faith | I thank you for your company, but, good faith, | AYL III.ii.246 |
I had as liefe haue beene my selfe alone. | I had as lief have been myself alone. | AYL III.ii.247 |
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God buy you, let's meet as little as we can. | God buy you, let's meet as little as we can. | AYL III.ii.250 |
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I pray you marre no more trees vvith Writing / Loue-songs | I pray you, mar no more trees with writing love-songs | AYL III.ii.252 |
in their barkes. | in their barks. | AYL III.ii.253 |
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Rosalinde is your loues name? | Rosalind is your love's name? | AYL III.ii.256 |
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I do not like her name. | I do not like her name. | AYL III.ii.258 |
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What stature is she of? | What stature is she of? | AYL III.ii.261 |
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You are ful of prety answers: haue you not bin | You are full of pretty answers: have you not been | AYL III.ii.263 |
acquainted with goldsmiths wiues, & cond thẽ | acquainted with goldsmiths' wives, and conned them | AYL III.ii.264 |
out of rings | out of rings? | AYL III.ii.265 |
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You haue a nimble wit; I thinke 'twas made of | You have a nimble wit; I think 'twas made of | AYL III.ii.268 |
Attalanta's heeles. Will you sitte downe with me, and wee two, | Atalanta's heels. Will you sit down with me, and we two | AYL III.ii.269 |
will raile against our Mistris the world, and all our | will rail against our mistress the world, and all our | AYL III.ii.270 |
miserie. | misery? | AYL III.ii.271 |
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The worst fault you haue, is to be in loue. | The worst fault you have is to be in love. | AYL III.ii.274 |
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By my troth, I was seeking for a Foole, when I | By my troth, I was seeking for a fool when I | AYL III.ii.277 |
found you. | found you. | AYL III.ii.278 |
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There I shal see mine owne figure. | There I shall see mine own figure. | AYL III.ii.281 |
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Ile tarrie no longer with you, farewell good | I'll tarry no longer with you. Farewell, good | AYL III.ii.283 |
signior Loue. | Signor Love. | AYL III.ii.284 |
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O knowledge ill inhabited, worse then Ioue | O knowledge ill-inhabited, worse than Jove | AYL III.iii.8 |
in a thatch'd house. | in a thatched house! | AYL III.iii.9 |
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A materiall foole. | A material fool! | AYL III.iii.29 |
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I would faine see this meeting. | I would fain see this meeting. | AYL III.iii.42 |
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Proceed, proceede: Ile giue her. | Proceed, proceed; I'll give her. | AYL III.iii.66 |
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Wil you be married, Motley? | Will you be married, motley? | AYL III.iii.71 |
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And wil you (being a man of your breeding) be | And will you, being a man of your breeding, be | AYL III.iii.75 |
married vnder a bush like a begger? Get you to church, | married under a bush like a beggar? Get you to church, | AYL III.iii.76 |
and haue a good Priest that can tel you what marriage | and have a good priest that can tell you what marriage | AYL III.iii.77 |
is, this fellow wil but ioyne you together, as they ioyne | is. This fellow will but join you together as they join | AYL III.iii.78 |
Wainscot, then one of you wil proue a shrunke pannell, and | wainscot; then one of you will prove a shrunk panel and, | AYL III.iii.79 |
like greene timber, warpe, warpe. | like green timber, warp, warp. | AYL III.iii.80 |
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Goe thou with mee, / And let me counsel thee. | Go thou with me, and let me counsel thee. | AYL III.iii.85 |
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I prethee, pretty youth, let me better acquainted | I prithee, pretty youth, let me be better acquainted | AYL IV.i.1 |
with thee. | with thee. | AYL IV.i.2 |
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I am so: I doe loue it better then laughing. | I am so: I do love it better than laughing. | AYL IV.i.4 |
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Why, 'tis good to be sad and say nothing. | Why, 'tis good to be sad and say nothing. | AYL IV.i.8 |
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I haue neither the Schollers melancholy, which is | I have neither the scholar's melancholy, which is | AYL IV.i.10 |
emulation: nor the Musitians, which is fantasticall; nor | emulation; nor the musician's, which is fantastical; nor | AYL IV.i.11 |
the Courtiers, which is proud: nor the Souldiers, which is | the courtier's, which is proud; nor the soldier's, which is | AYL IV.i.12 |
ambitious: nor the Lawiers, which is politick: nor the | ambitious; nor the lawyer's, which is politic; nor the | AYL IV.i.13 |
Ladies, which is nice: nor the Louers, which is all these: | lady's, which is nice; nor the lover's, which is all these: | AYL IV.i.14 |
but it is a melancholy of mine owne, compounded of | but it is a melancholy of mine own, compounded of | AYL IV.i.15 |
many simples, extracted from many obiects, and indeed | many simples, extracted from many objects, and indeed | AYL IV.i.16 |
the sundrie contemplation of my trauells, in which by | the sundry contemplation of my travels, in which my | AYL IV.i.17 |
often rumination, wraps me in a most humorous sadnesse. | often rumination wraps me in a most humorous sadness. | AYL IV.i.18 |
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Yes, I haue gain'd my experience. | Yes, I have gained my experience. | AYL IV.i.23 |
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Nay then God buy you, and you talke in blanke verse. | Nay then, God buy you, an you talk in blank verse. | AYL IV.i.28 |
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Which is he that killed the Deare? | Which is he that killed the deer? | AYL IV.ii.1 |
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Let's present him to the Duke like a Romane | Let's present him to the Duke like a Roman | AYL IV.ii.3 |
Conquerour, and it would doe well to set the Deares horns | conqueror. And it would do well to set the deer's horns | AYL IV.ii.4 |
vpon his head, for a branch of victory; haue you no song | upon his head for a branch of victory. Have you no song, | AYL IV.ii.5 |
Forrester for this purpose? | forester, for this purpose? | AYL IV.ii.6 |
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Sing it: 'tis no matter how it bee in tune, so it | Sing it. 'Tis no matter how it be in tune, so it | AYL IV.ii.8 |
make noyse enough. | make noise enough. | AYL IV.ii.9 |
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There is sure another flood toward, and these | There is sure another flood toward, and these | AYL V.iv.35 |
couples are comming to the Arke. Here comes a payre of | couples are coming to the ark. Here comes a pair of | AYL V.iv.36 |
verie strange beasts, which in all tongues, are call'd Fooles. | very strange beasts, which in all tongues are called fools. | AYL V.iv.37 |
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Good my Lord, bid him welcome: This is the | Good my lord, bid him welcome: this is the | AYL V.iv.39 |
Motley-minded Gentleman, that I haue so often met in | motley-minded gentleman that I have so often met in | AYL V.iv.40 |
the Forrest: he hath bin a Courtier he sweares. | the forest. He hath been a courtier, he swears. | AYL V.iv.41 |
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And how was that tane vp? | And how was that ta'en up? | AYL V.iv.47 |
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How seuenth cause? Good my Lord, like this | How seventh cause? – Good my lord, like this | AYL V.iv.50 |
fellow. | fellow. | AYL V.iv.51 |
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But for the seuenth cause. How did you finde the | But for the seventh cause. How did you find the | AYL V.iv.64 |
quarrell on the seuenth cause? | quarrel on the seventh cause? | AYL V.iv.65 |
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And how oft did you say his beard was not well | And how oft did you say his beard was not well | AYL V.iv.80 |
cut? | cut? | AYL V.iv.81 |
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Can you nominate in order now, the degrees of the | Can you nominate in order now the degrees of the | AYL V.iv.85 |
lye. | lie? | AYL V.iv.86 |
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Is not this a rare fellow my Lord? He's as good | Is not this a rare fellow, my lord? He's as good | AYL V.iv.101 |
at any thing, and yet a foole. | at anything, and yet a fool. | AYL V.iv.102 |
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Sir, by your patience: if I heard you rightly, | Sir, by your patience. – If I heard you rightly, | AYL V.iv.177 |
The Duke hath put on a Religious life, | The Duke hath put on a religious life, | AYL V.iv.178 |
And throwne into neglect the pompous Court. | And thrown into neglect the pompous court? | AYL V.iv.179 |
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To him will I: out of these conuertites, | To him will I: out of these convertites | AYL V.iv.181 |
There is much matter to be heard, and learn'd: | There is much matter to be heard and learned. | AYL V.iv.182 |
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you to your former Honor, I bequeath | You to your former honour I bequeath: | AYL V.iv.183 |
your patience, and your vertue, well deserues it. | Your patience and your virtue well deserves it; | AYL V.iv.184 |
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you to a loue, that your true faith doth merit: | You to a love that your true faith doth merit; | AYL V.iv.185 |
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you to your land, and loue, and great allies: | You to your land, and love, and great allies; | AYL V.iv.186 |
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you to a long, and well-deserued bed: | You to a long and well deserved bed; | AYL V.iv.187 |
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And you to wrangling, for thy louing voyage | And you to wrangling, for thy loving voyage | AYL V.iv.188 |
Is but for two moneths victuall'd: So to your pleasures, | Is but for two months victualled. – So to your pleasures: | AYL V.iv.189 |
I am for other, then for dancing meazures. | I am for other than for dancing measures. | AYL V.iv.190 |
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To see no pastime, I: what you would haue, | To see no pastime, I. What you would have | AYL V.iv.192 |
Ile stay to know, at your abandon'd caue. | I'll stay to know at your abandoned cave. | AYL V.iv.193 |