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Good-morrow, good Cousin Shallow. | Good morrow, good cousin Shallow. | 2H4 III.ii.4 |
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Alas, a blacke Ouzell (Cousin Shallow.) | Alas, a black woosel, cousin Shallow! | 2H4 III.ii.7 |
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Indeede Sir, to my cost. | Indeed, sir, to my cost. | 2H4 III.ii.11 |
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You were call'd lustie Shallow then (Cousin.) | You were called ‘ lusty Shallow ’ then, cousin. | 2H4 III.ii.15 |
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This Sir Iohn (Cousin) that comes hither anon | This Sir John, cousin, that comes hither anon | 2H4 III.ii.26 |
about Souldiers? | about soldiers? | 2H4 III.ii.27 |
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Wee shall all follow (Cousin.) | We shall all follow, cousin. | 2H4 III.ii.34 |
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Truly Cousin, I was not there. | By my troth, I was not there. | 2H4 III.ii.38 |
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Dead, Sir. | Dead, sir. | 2H4 III.ii.41 |
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Thereafter as they be: a score of good Ewes may | Thereafter as they be; a score of good ewes may | 2H4 III.ii.49 |
be worth tenne pounds. | be worth ten pounds. | 2H4 III.ii.50 |
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Heere come two of Sir Iohn Falstaffes Men (as I | Here come two of Sir John Falstaff's men, as I | 2H4 III.ii.52 |
thinke.) | think. | 2H4 III.ii.53 |
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Your good Worship is welcome. | Your good worship is welcome. | 2H4 III.ii.91 |
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That's fiftie fiue yeeres agoe. | That's fifty-five year ago. | 2H4 III.ii.205 |
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Ah sirra (quoth-a) we shall | Ah, sirrah! quoth 'a, we shall | 2H4 V.iii.16 |
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doe nothing but eate, and make good cheere, | (sings) Do nothing but eat, and make good cheer, | 2H4 V.iii.17 |
and praise heauen for the merrie yeere: | And praise God for the merry year, | 2H4 V.iii.18 |
when flesh is cheape, and Females deere, | When flesh is cheap and females dear, | 2H4 V.iii.19 |
and lustie Lads rome heere, and there: | And lusty lads roam here and there, | 2H4 V.iii.20 |
so merrily, | So merrily, | 2H4 V.iii.21 |
and euer among so merrily. | And ever among so merrily. | 2H4 V.iii.22 |
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Be merry, be merry, my wife ha's all. | Be merry, be merry, my wife has all, | 2H4 V.iii.32 |
For women are Shrewes, both short, and tall: | For women are shrews, both short and tall. | 2H4 V.iii.33 |
'Tis merry in Hall, when Beards wagge all; | 'Tis merry in hall, when beards wags all, | 2H4 V.iii.34 |
And welcome merry Shrouetide. Be merry, be merry. | And welcome merry Shrovetide! Be merry, be merry. | 2H4 V.iii.35 |
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Who I? I haue beene merry twice and once, ere | Who, I? I have been merry twice and once ere | 2H4 V.iii.38 |
now. | now. | 2H4 V.iii.39 |
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A Cup of Wine, that's briske and fine, | A cup of wine that's brisk and fine, | 2H4 V.iii.45 |
& drinke vnto the Leman mine: | And drink unto thee, leman mine, | 2H4 V.iii.46 |
and a merry heart liues long-a. | And a merry heart lives long-a. | 2H4 V.iii.47 |
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If we shall be merry, now comes in the sweete | An we shall be merry, now comes in the sweet | 2H4 V.iii.49 |
of the night. | o'th' night. | 2H4 V.iii.50 |
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Fill the Cuppe, and let it come. | Fill the cup, and let it come, | 2H4 V.iii.52 |
Ile pledge you a mile to the bottome. | I'll pledge you a mile to th' bottom. | 2H4 V.iii.53 |
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Do me right, | Do me right, | 2H4 V.iii.73 |
and dub me Knight, | And dub me knight: | 2H4 V.iii.74 |
Samingo. | Samingo. | 2H4 V.iii.75 |
Is't not so? | Is't not so? | 2H4 V.iii.76 |
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Is't so? Why then say an old man can do | Is't so? Why then, say an old man can do | 2H4 V.iii.78 |
somwhat. | somewhat. | 2H4 V.iii.79 |
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Indeed, I thinke he bee, but Goodman Puffe of | By'r lady, I think 'a be, but goodman Puff of | 2H4 V.iii.89 |
Barson. | Barson. | 2H4 V.iii.90 |
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And Robin-hood, Scarlet, and Iohn. | And Robin Hood, Scarlet, and John. | 2H4 V.iii.103 |
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Honest Gentleman, I know not your breeding. | Honest gentleman, I know not your breeding. | 2H4 V.iii.107 |