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Booke of Riddles? why did you not lend it to | Book of Riddles? Why, did you not lend it to | MW I.i.188 |
Alice Short-cake vpon Alhallowmas last, a fortnight | Alice Shortcake upon Allhallowmas last, a fortnight | MW I.i.189 |
afore Michaelmas. | afore Michaelmas? | MW I.i.190 |
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Well Sir. | Well, sir. | MW I.ii.5 |
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I: for fault of a better. | Ay, for fault of a better. | MW I.iv.16 |
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I forsooth. | Ay, forsooth. | MW I.iv.18 |
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No forsooth: he hath but a little wee-face; with a | No, forsooth. He hath but a little wee face, with a | MW I.iv.21 |
little yellow Beard: a Caine colourd Beard. | little yellow beard – a Cain-coloured beard. | MW I.iv.22 |
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I forsooth: but he is as tall a man of his hands, | Ay, forsooth. But he is as tall a man of his hands | MW I.iv.24 |
as any is betweene this and his head: he hath fought with | as any is between this and his head. He hath fought with | MW I.iv.25 |
a Warrener. | a warrener. | MW I.iv.26 |
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Yes indeede do's he. | Yes, indeed, does he. | MW I.iv.30 |
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I forsooth: to desire her to --- | Ay, forsooth, to desire her to – | MW I.iv.77 |
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To desire this honest Gentlewoman (your Maid) | To desire this honest gentlewoman, your maid, | MW I.iv.81 |
to speake a good word to Mistris Anne Page, for my | to speak a good word to Mistress Anne Page for my | MW I.iv.82 |
Master in the way of Marriage. | master in the way of marriage. | MW I.iv.83 |
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'Tis a great charge to | 'Tis a great charge to | MW I.iv.96 |
come vnder one bodies hand. | come under one body's hand. | MW I.iv.97 |
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Marry Sir, the pittie-ward, the Parke-ward: | Marry, sir, the pittie-ward, the park-ward, | MW III.i.5 |
euery way: olde Windsor way, and euery way but the | every way; Old Windsor way, and every way but the | MW III.i.6 |
Towne-way. | town way. | MW III.i.7 |
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I will sir. | I will, sir. | MW III.i.10 |
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Yonder he is comming, this way, Sir Hugh. | Yonder he is, coming this way, Sir Hugh. | MW III.i.26 |
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No weapons, Sir: there comes my Master, Mr. | No weapons, sir. There comes my master, Master | MW III.i.30 |
Shallow, and another Gentleman; from Frogmore, ouer | Shallow, and another gentleman, from Frogmore, over | MW III.i.31 |
the stile, this way. | the stile, this way. | MW III.i.32 |
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Marry Sir, I come to speake with Sir Iohn Falstaffe | Marry, sir, I come to speak with Sir John Falstaff | MW IV.v.3 |
from M. Slender. | from Master Slender. | MW IV.v.4 |
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There's an olde woman, a fat woman gone vp into | There's an old woman, a fat woman, gone up into | MW IV.v.10 |
his chamber: Ile be so bold as stay Sir till she come | his chamber. I'll be so bold as stay, sir, till she come | MW IV.v.11 |
downe: I come to speake with her indeed. | down. I come to speak with her, indeed. | MW IV.v.12 |
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Pray you Sir, was't not the Wise-woman of | Pray you, sir, was't not the wise woman of | MW IV.v.23 |
Brainford? | Brainford? | MW IV.v.24 |
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My Master (Sir) my master Slender, sent to her | My master, sir, my Master Slender, sent to her, | MW IV.v.27 |
seeing her go thorough the streets, to know (Sir) whether | seeing her go through the streets, to know, sir, whether | MW IV.v.28 |
one Nim (Sir) that beguil'd him of a chaine, had the | one Nym, sir, that beguiled him of a chain, had the | MW IV.v.29 |
chaine, or no. | chain or no. | MW IV.v.30 |
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And what sayes she, I pray Sir? | And what says she, I pray, sir? | MW IV.v.32 |
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I would I could haue spoken with the Woman | I would I could have spoken with the woman | MW IV.v.35 |
her selfe, I had other things to haue spoken with her too, | herself. I had other things to have spoken with her too, | MW IV.v.36 |
from him. | from him. | MW IV.v.37 |
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I may not conceale them (Sir.) | I may not conceal them, sir. | MW IV.v.40 |
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Why sir, they were nothing but about Mistris | Why, sir, they were nothing but about Mistress | MW IV.v.42 |
Anne Page, to know if it were my Masters fortune to | Anne Page: to know if it were my master's fortune to | MW IV.v.43 |
haue her, or no. | have her or no. | MW IV.v.44 |
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What Sir? | What, sir? | MW IV.v.46 |
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May I be bold to say so Sir? | May I be bold to say so, sir? | MW IV.v.49 |
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I thanke your worship: I shall make my Master | I thank your worship. I shall make my master | MW IV.v.51 |
glad with these tydings. | glad with these tidings. | MW IV.v.52 |