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| FIRST, my Feare: then, my Curtsie: last, my Speech. | First, my fear; then, my curtsy; last, my speech. | 2H4 epilogue.1 |
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| My Feare, is your Displeasure: My Curtsie, my Dutie: | My fear is your displeasure; my curtsy, my duty; | 2H4 epilogue.2 |
| And my speech, to Begge your Pardons. If you looke for a | and my speech, to beg your pardons. If you look for a | 2H4 epilogue.3 |
| good speech now, you vndoe me: For what I haue to say, | good speech now, you undo me, for what I have to say | 2H4 epilogue.4 |
| is of mine owne making: and what (indeed) I should say, | is of mine own making; and what indeed I should say | 2H4 epilogue.5 |
| will (I doubt) prooue mine owne marring. But to the | will, I doubt, prove mine own marring. But to the | 2H4 epilogue.6 |
| Purpose, and so to the Venture. Be it knowne to you (as it | purpose, and so to the venture. Be it known to you, as it | 2H4 epilogue.7 |
| is very well) I was lately heere in the end of a displeasing | is very well, I was lately here in the end of a displeasing | 2H4 epilogue.8 |
| Play, to pray your Patience for it, and to promise you a | play, to pray your patience for it, and to promise you a | 2H4 epilogue.9 |
| Better: I did meane (indeede) to pay you with this, which if | better. I meant indeed to pay you with this, which, if | 2H4 epilogue.10 |
| (like an ill Venture) it come vnluckily home, I breake; and | like an ill venture it come unluckily home, I break, and | 2H4 epilogue.11 |
| you, my gentle Creditors lose. Heere I promist you I | you, my gentle creditors, lose. Here I promised you I | 2H4 epilogue.12 |
| would be, and heere I commit my Bodie to your Mercies: | would be, and here I commit my body to your mercies. | 2H4 epilogue.13 |
| Bate me some, and I will pay you some, and (as most | Bate me some, and I will pay you some, and, as most | 2H4 epilogue.14 |
| Debtors do) promise you infinitely. and so kneele downe | debtors do, promise you infinitely. And so I kneel down | 2H4 epilogue.15 |
| before you; But (indeed) to pray for the Queene. | before you – but, indeed, to pray for the Queen. | 2H4 epilogue.16 |
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| If my Tongue cannot entreate you to acquit me: will | | |
| If my Tongue cannot entreate you to acquit me: will | If my tongue cannot entreat you to acquit me, will | 2H4 epilogue.17 |
| you command me to use my Legges? And yet that were | you command me to use my legs? And yet that were | 2H4 epilogue.18 |
| but light payment, to Dance out of your debt: But a | but light payment, to dance out of your debt. But a | 2H4 epilogue.19 |
| good Conscience, will make any possible satisfaction, | good conscience will make any possible satisfaction, | 2H4 epilogue.20 |
| and so will I. All these Gentlewomen heere, haue forgiuen | and so would I. All the gentlewomen here have forgiven | 2H4 epilogue.21 |
| me, if the Gentlemen will not, then the Gentlemen do | me. If the gentlemen will not, then the gentlemen do | 2H4 epilogue.22 |
| not agree with the Gentlewomen, which was neuer seene before, | not agree with the gentlewomen, which was never seen | 2H4 epilogue.23 |
| in such an Assembly. | in such an assembly. | 2H4 epilogue.24 |
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| One word more, I beseech you: if you be not too | | |
| One word more, I beseech you: if you be not too | One word more, I beseech you. If you be not too | 2H4 epilogue.25 |
| much cloid with Fat Meate, our humble Author will | much cloyed with fat meat, our humble author will | 2H4 epilogue.26 |
| continue the Story (with Sir Iohn in it) and make you | continue the story, with Sir John in it, and make you | 2H4 epilogue.27 |
| merry, with faire Katherine of France: where (for any thing | merry with fair Katharine of France – where, for anything | 2H4 epilogue.28 |
| I know) Falstaffe shall dye of a sweat, vnlesse already | I know, Falstaff shall die of a sweat, unless already | 2H4 epilogue.29 |
| he be kill'd with your hard Opinions: For Old-Castle dyed | 'a be killed with your hard opinions; for Oldcastle died | 2H4 epilogue.30 |
| a Martyr, and this is not the man. My Tongue is wearie, | martyr, and this is not the man. My tongue is weary; | 2H4 epilogue.31 |
| when my Legs are too, I will bid you good night; | when my legs are too, I will bid you good night. | 2H4 epilogue.33 |