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| Yonder man is carried to prison. | Yonder man is carried to prison. | MM I.ii.85 |
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| A Woman. | A woman. | MM I.ii.87 |
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| Groping for Trowts, in a peculiar Riuer. | Groping for trouts in a peculiar river. | MM I.ii.89 |
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| No: but there's a woman with maid by him: you | No, but there's a woman with maid by him. You | MM I.ii.92 |
| haue not heard of the proclamation, haue you? | have not heard of the proclamation, have you? | MM I.ii.93 |
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| All howses in the Suburbs of Vienna must bee | All houses in the suburbs of Vienna must be | MM I.ii.95 |
| pluck'd downe. | plucked down. | MM I.ii.96 |
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| They shall stand for seed: they had gon down | They shall stand for seed. They had gone down | MM I.ii.99 |
| to, but that a wise Burger put in for them. | too, but that a wise burgher put in for them. | MM I.ii.100 |
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| To the ground, Mistris. | To the ground, mistress. | MM I.ii.103 |
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| Come: feare not you; good Counsellors lacke no | Come, fear not you; good counsellors lack no | MM I.ii.106 |
| Clients: though you change your place, you neede not | clients. Though you change your place, you need not | MM I.ii.107 |
| change your Trade: Ile bee your Tapster still; courage, | change your trade. I'll be your tapster still. Courage, | MM I.ii.108 |
| there will bee pitty taken on you; you that haue worne your | there will be pity taken on you. You that have worn your | MM I.ii.109 |
| eyes almost out in the seruice, you will bee considered. | eyes almost out in the service, you will be considered. | MM I.ii.110 |
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| Here comes Signior Claudio, led by the Prouost | Here comes Signor Claudio, led by the provost | MM I.ii.113 |
| to prison: and there's Madam Iuliet. | to prison; and there's Madam Juliet. | MM I.ii.114 |
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| He cannot Sir: he's out at Elbow. | He cannot, sir. He's out at elbow. | MM II.i.59 |
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| Sir, if it please your honor, this is not so. | Sir, if it please your honour, this is not so. | MM II.i.82 |
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| Sir, she came in great with childe: and longing | Sir, she came in great with child, and longing – | MM II.i.86 |
| (sauing your honors reuerence) for stewd prewyns; | saving your honour's reverence – for stewed prunes. | MM II.i.87 |
| sir, we had but two in the house, which at that very | Sir, we had but two in the house, which at that very | MM II.i.88 |
| distant time stood, as it were in a fruit dish (a dish of | distant time stood, as it were, in a fruit dish, a dish of | MM II.i.89 |
| some three pence; your honours haue seene such dishes) | some threepence; your honours have seen such dishes; | MM II.i.90 |
| they are not China-dishes, but very good dishes. | they are not china dishes, but very good dishes. | MM II.i.91 |
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| No indeede sir not of a pin; you are therein in | No, indeed, sir, not of a pin; you are therein in | MM II.i.93 |
| the right: but, to the point: As I say, this Mistris | the right: but to the point. As I say, this Mistress | MM II.i.94 |
| Elbow, being (as I say) with childe, and being great bellied, | Elbow, being, as I say, with child, and being great-bellied, | MM II.i.95 |
| and longing (as I said) for prewyns: and hauing | and longing, as I said, for prunes, and having | MM II.i.96 |
| but two in the dish (as I said) Master Froth here, this | but two in the dish, as I said, Master Froth here, this | MM II.i.97 |
| very man, hauing eaten the rest (as I said) & (as I | very man, having eaten the rest, as I said, and, as I | MM II.i.98 |
| say) paying for them very honestly: for, as you know | say, paying for them very honestly, for, as you know, | MM II.i.99 |
| Master Froth, I could not giue you three pence againe. | Master Froth, I could not give you threepence again. | MM II.i.100 |
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| Very well: you being then (if you be remembred) | Very well: you being then, if you be remembered, | MM II.i.102 |
| cracking the stones of the foresaid prewyns. | cracking the stones of the foresaid prunes – | MM II.i.103 |
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| Why, very well: I telling you then (if you be | Why, very well: I telling you then, if you be | MM II.i.105 |
| remembred) that such a one, and such a one, were past | remembered, that such a one and such a one were past | MM II.i.106 |
| cure of the thing you wot of, vnlesse they kept very good | cure of the thing you wot of, unless they kept very good | MM II.i.107 |
| diet, as I told you. | diet, as I told you – | MM II.i.108 |
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| Why very well then. | Why, very well then – | MM II.i.110 |
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| Sir, your honor cannot come to that yet. | Sir, your honour cannot come to that yet. | MM II.i.114 |
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| Sir, but you shall come to it, by your honours | Sir, but you shall come to it, by your honour's | MM II.i.116 |
| leaue: And I beseech you, looke into Master Froth here | leave. And, I beseech you look into Master Froth here, | MM II.i.117 |
| sir, a man of foure-score pound a yeare; whose father died | sir; a man of fourscore pound a year, whose father died | MM II.i.118 |
| at Hallowmas: Was't not at Hallowmas Master Froth? | at Hallowmas. Was't not at Hallowmas, Master Froth? | MM II.i.119 |
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| Why very well: I hope here be truthes: he Sir, | Why, very well. I hope here be truths. He, sir, | MM II.i.121 |
| sitting (as I say) in a lower chaire, Sir, 'twas in the | sitting, as I say, in a lower chair, sir – 'twas in the | MM II.i.122 |
| bunch of Grapes, where indeede you haue a delight to sit, | Bunch of Grapes, where indeed you have a delight to sit, | MM II.i.123 |
| haue you not? | have you not? | MM II.i.124 |
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| Why very well then: I hope here be truthes. | Why, very well then. I hope here be truths. | MM II.i.127 |
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| Once Sir? there was nothing done to her once. | Once, sir? There was nothing done to her once. | MM II.i.135 |
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| I beseech your honor, aske me. | I beseech your honour, ask me. | MM II.i.138 |
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| I beseech you sir, looke in this Gentlemans face: | I beseech you, sir, look in this gentleman's face. | MM II.i.140 |
| good Master Froth looke vpon his honor; 'tis for a | Good Master Froth, look upon his honour; 'tis for a | MM II.i.141 |
| good purpose: doth your honor marke his face? | good purpose. Doth your honour mark his face? | MM II.i.142 |
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| Nay, I beseech you marke it well. | Nay, I beseech you, mark it well. | MM II.i.144 |
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| Doth your honor see any harme in his face? | Doth your honour see any harm in his face? | MM II.i.146 |
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| Ile be supposd vpon a booke, his face is the | I'll be supposed upon a book, his face is the | MM II.i.148 |
| worst thing about him: good then: if his face be the | worst thing about him. Good, then; if his face be the | MM II.i.149 |
| worst thing about him, how could Master Froth doe the | worst thing about him, how could Master Froth do the | MM II.i.150 |
| Constables wife any harme? I would know that of your | constable's wife any harm? I would know that of your | MM II.i.151 |
| honour. | honour. | MM II.i.152 |
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| By this hand Sir, his wife is a more respected | By this hand, sir, his wife is a more respected | MM II.i.157 |
| person then any of vs all. | person than any of us all. | MM II.i.158 |
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| Sir, she was respected with him, before he | Sir, she was respected with him before he | MM II.i.162 |
| married with her. | married with her. | MM II.i.163 |
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| A Tapster, a poore widdowes Tapster. | A tapster, a poor widow's tapster. | MM II.i.188 |
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| Mistris Ouer-don. | Mistress Overdone. | MM II.i.190 |
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| Nine, sir: Ouer-don by the last. | Nine, sir. Overdone by the last. | MM II.i.192 |
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| Pompey. | Pompey. | MM II.i.204 |
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| Bum, Sir. | Bum, sir. | MM II.i.206 |
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| Truly sir, I am a poore fellow that would liue. | Truly, sir, I am a poor fellow that would live. | MM II.i.212 |
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| If the Law would allow it, sir. | If the law would allow it, sir. | MM II.i.216 |
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| Do's your Worship meane to geld and splay all | Does your worship mean to geld and splay all | MM II.i.219 |
| the youth of the City? | the youth of the city? | MM II.i.220 |
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| Truely Sir, in my poore opinion they will too't | Truly, sir, in my poor opinion, they will to't | MM II.i.222 |
| then: if your worship will take order for the drabs and | then. If your worship will take order for the drabs and | MM II.i.223 |
| the knaues, you need not to feare the bawds. | the knaves, you need not to fear the bawds. | MM II.i.224 |
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| If you head, and hang all that offend that way | If you head and hang all that offend that way | MM II.i.227 |
| but for ten yeare together; you'll be glad to giue out a | but for ten year together, you'll be glad to give out a | MM II.i.228 |
| Commission for more heads: if this law hold in Vienna | commission for more heads. If this law hold in Vienna | MM II.i.229 |
| ten yeare, ile rent the fairest house in it after three pence | ten year, I'll rent the fairest house in it after threepence | MM II.i.230 |
| a Bay: if you liue to see this come to passe, say Pompey | a bay. If you live to see this come to pass, say Pompey | MM II.i.231 |
| told you so. | told you so. | MM II.i.232 |
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| I thanke your Worship for your good counsell; | I thank your worship for your good counsel; | MM II.i.240 |
| but I shall follow it as the flesh and fortune shall better | but I shall follow it as the flesh and fortune shall better | MM II.i.241 |
| determine. | determine. | MM II.i.242 |
| Whip me? no, no, let Carman whip his Iade, | Whip me? No, no, let carman whip his jade. | MM II.i.243 |
| The valiant heart's not whipt out of his trade. | The valiant heart's not whipped out of his trade. | MM II.i.244 |
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| Twas neuer merry world since of two vsuries | 'Twas never merry world since, of two usuries, | MM III.ii.5 |
| the merriest was put downe, and the worser allow'd by | the merriest was put down, and the worser allowed by | MM III.ii.6 |
| order of Law; a fur'd gowne to keepe him warme; and | order of law a furred gown to keep him warm; and | MM III.ii.7 |
| furd with Foxe and Lamb-skins too, to signifie, that craft | furred with fox and lamb skins too, to signify that craft, | MM III.ii.8 |
| being richer then Innocency, stands for the facing. | being richer than innocency, stands for the facing. | MM III.ii.9 |
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| Indeed, it do's stinke in some sort, Sir: / But yet | Indeed, it does stink in some sort, sir, but yet, | MM III.ii.26 |
| Sir I would proue. | sir, I would prove – | MM III.ii.27 |
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| I spy comfort, I cry baile: Here's a Gentleman, and | I spy comfort, I cry bail. Here's a gentleman and | MM III.ii.39 |
| a friend of mine. | a friend of mine. | MM III.ii.40 |
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| Troth sir, shee hath eaten vp all her beefe, and | Troth, sir, she hath eaten up all her beef, and | MM III.ii.53 |
| she is her selfe in the tub. | she is herself in the tub. | MM III.ii.54 |
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| Yes faith sir. | Yes, faith, sir. | MM III.ii.59 |
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| I hope Sir, your good Worship wil be my baile? | I hope, sir, your good worship will be my bail. | MM III.ii.69 |
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| You will not baile me then Sir? | You will not bail me then, sir? | MM III.ii.77 |
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| If the man be a Bachelor Sir, I can: / But if he be a | If the man be a bachelor, sir, I can; but if he be a | MM IV.ii.3 |
| married man, he's his wiues head, / And I can neuer cut | married man, he's his wife's head, and I can never cut | MM IV.ii.4 |
| off a womans head. | off a woman's head. | MM IV.ii.5 |
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| Sir, I haue beene an vnlawfull bawd, time out of | Sir, I have been an unlawful bawd time out of | MM IV.ii.14 |
| minde, but yet I will bee content to be a lawfull hangman: | mind, but yet I will be content to be a lawful hangman. | MM IV.ii.15 |
| I would bee glad to receiue some instruction from my | I would be glad to receive some instruction from my | MM IV.ii.16 |
| fellow partner. | fellow partner. | MM IV.ii.17 |
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| Pray sir, by your good fauor: for surely sir, a | Pray, sir, by your good favour – for surely, sir, a | MM IV.ii.29 |
| good fauor you haue, but that you haue a hanging | good favour you have, but that you have a hanging | MM IV.ii.30 |
| look: Doe you call sir, your occupation a Mysterie? | look – do you call, sir, your occupation a mystery? | MM IV.ii.31 |
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| Painting Sir, I haue heard say, is a Misterie; and | Painting, sir, I have heard say, is a mystery, and | MM IV.ii.33 |
| your Whores sir, being members of my occupation, | your whores, sir, being members of my occupation, | MM IV.ii.34 |
| vsing painting, do proue my Occupation, a Misterie: but | using painting, do prove my occupation a mystery. But | MM IV.ii.35 |
| what Misterie there should be in hanging, if I should be | what mystery there should be in hanging, if I should be | MM IV.ii.36 |
| hang'd, I cannot imagine. | hanged, I cannot imagine. | MM IV.ii.37 |
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| Proofe. | Proof? | MM IV.ii.39 |
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| Sir, I will serue him: For I do finde your Hangman | Sir, I will serve him, for I do find your hangman | MM IV.ii.46 |
| is a more penitent Trade then your Bawd: he doth | is a more penitent trade than your bawd. He doth | MM IV.ii.47 |
| oftner aske forgiuenesse. | oftener ask forgiveness. | MM IV.ii.48 |
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| I do desire to learne sir: and I hope, if you haue | I do desire to learn, sir, and I hope, if you have | MM IV.ii.53 |
| occasion to vse me for your owne turne, you shall finde me | occasion to use me for your own turn, you shall find me | MM IV.ii.54 |
| y'are. For truly sir, for your kindnesse, I owe you a good | yare. For truly, sir, for your kindness I owe you a good | MM IV.ii.55 |
| turne. | turn. | MM IV.ii.56 |
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| I am as well acquainted heere, as I was in our | I am as well acquainted here as I was in our | MM IV.iii.1 |
| house of profession: one would thinke it were Mistris | house of profession. One would think it were Mistress | MM IV.iii.2 |
| Ouer-dons owne house, for heere be manie of her olde | Overdone's own house, for here be many of her old | MM IV.iii.3 |
| Customers. First, here's yong Mr Rash, hee's in for | customers. First, here's young Master Rash. He's in for | MM IV.iii.4 |
| a commoditie of browne paper, and olde Ginger, nine score | a commodity of brown paper and old ginger, ninescore-and-seventeen | MM IV.iii.5 |
| and seuenteene pounds, of which hee made fiue Markes | pounds, of which he made five marks | MM IV.iii.6 |
| readie money: marrie then, Ginger was not much in request, | ready money. Marry, then ginger was not much in request, | MM IV.iii.7 |
| for the olde Women were all dead. Then is there | for the old women were all dead. Then is there | MM IV.iii.8 |
| heere one Mr Caper, at the suite of Master Three-Pile | here one Master Caper, at the suit of Master Threepile | MM IV.iii.9 |
| the Mercer, for some foure suites of Peach-colour'd Satten, | the mercer, for some four suits of peach-coloured satin, | MM IV.iii.10 |
| which now peaches him a beggar. Then haue we heere, | which now peaches him a beggar. Then have we here | MM IV.iii.11 |
| yong Dizie, and yong M Deepe-vow, and M | young Dizzy, and young Master Deepvow, and Master | MM IV.iii.12 |
| Copperspurre, and M Starue-Lackey the Rapier and | Copperspur, and Master Starve-lackey, the rapier and | MM IV.iii.13 |
| dagger man, and yong Drop-heire that kild lustie | dagger man, and young Drop-heir that killed lusty | MM IV.iii.14 |
| Pudding, and M Forthlight the Tilter, and braue | Pudding, and Master Forthright the tilter, and brave | MM IV.iii.15 |
| M Shootie the great Traueller, and wilde Halfe-Canne | Master Shoe-tie the great traveller, and wild Half-can | MM IV.iii.16 |
| that stabb'd Pots, and I thinke fortie more, all great doers | that stabbed Pots, and I think forty more, all great doers | MM IV.iii.17 |
| in our Trade, and are now for the Lords sake. | in our trade, and are now ‘ for the Lord's sake.’ | MM IV.iii.18 |
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| M Barnardine, you must rise and be | Master Barnardine, you must rise and be | MM IV.iii.20 |
| hang'd, M Barnardine. | hanged, Master Barnardine! | MM IV.iii.21 |
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| Your friends Sir, the Hangman: / You must be so | Your friends, sir, the hangman. You must be so | MM IV.iii.25 |
| good Sir to rise, and be put to death. | good, sir, to rise and be put to death. | MM IV.iii.26 |
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| Pray Master Barnardine, awake till you are | Pray, Master Barnardine, awake till you are | MM IV.iii.30 |
| executed, and sleepe afterwards. | executed, and sleep afterwards. | MM IV.iii.31 |
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| He is comming Sir, he is comming: I heare his Straw | He is coming, sir, he is coming. I hear his straw | MM IV.iii.33 |
| russle. | rustle. | MM IV.iii.34 |
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| Verie readie Sir. | Very ready, sir. | MM IV.iii.36 |
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| Oh, the better Sir: for he that drinkes all night, | O, the better, sir, for he that drinks all night, | MM IV.iii.43 |
| and is hanged betimes in the morning, may sleepe the | and is hanged betimes in the morning, may sleep the | MM IV.iii.44 |
| sounder all the next day. | sounder all the next day. | MM IV.iii.45 |