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... never shall forget it , — Of all the days of the year , upon that day : For I had then laid wormwood to my dug , Sitting in the sun under the dove - house wall , My lord and you were then at Mantua : - Nay , I do bear a brain : -but ...

... allusions to this custom ; as in a comedy of Middleton's : - spoons , " 2 Gos . What has he given her ? -what is it ... Romeo and Juliet , ' Act I. , Sc . 1 . * SCENE III . " The Tribulation of Tower Hill , or the limbs of Limehouse . " These ...

... pratest . d Rebeck - the three - stringed violin . [ Exeunt . e In ( 4 ) we have " such fellows as you have seldom gold for ... SCENE I. " 388 [ ACT IV . ROMEO AND JULIET ,

... Sit thou enthroned where the Poet's mountain Above the thunder lifts its silent peak , And roll thy songs down like ... chords of sturdy iron And strike it with a toil - embrowned hand ; One who hath dwelt with Nature well - attended ...

... ll to my rest . [ all leave but Juliet and Nurse Come hither , nurse . What is yond gentleman ? The son and heir of old Tiberio . What's he that now is going ... ACT 2 Prologue Enter Chorus CHORUS Now old desire doth I , S 407 ROMEO AND ...

... allusions to this custom ; as in a comedy of Middleton's : - " 2 Gos . What has he given her ? -what is it , gossip ... Romeo and Juliet , ' Act I. , Scene 1 . 6 5 SCENE III . " The Tribulation of Tower - hill , or the limbs of Limehouse . ” ...

... fair cheek ; Where several worthies make one dignity ; Where nothing wants , that want itself doth seek . Lend me the flourish of all ... love is black as ebony . Biron . Is ebony like her ? O wood divine ! A wife ... fair , that is not full so ...

... Polly . We must , we must ! -My papa and mamma are set against thy life : they now , even now , are in search after thee ; they are preparing evidence against thee ; thy life de- pends upon a moment ! AIR . - POLLY . O , what a pain it ...

... Polly . We must , we must ! -My papa and mamma are set against thy life : they now , even now , are in search after thee ; they are preparing evidence against thee ; thy life de- pends upon a moment ! AIR . - POLLY . O , what a pain it ...

William Shakespeare Charles Knight. Tend me to - night two hours , I ask no more , And the gods yield you for ' t ! a Eno . What mean you , sir , To give them this discomfort ? Look , they weep ; And I , an ass , am onion - eyed ; for ...

... truth upon so foul a face ? In things right true my heart and eyes have err'd , And to this false plague are they now transferr❜d . 138 . When my love swears that she is made of truth , I do believe her , though I know she lies ; That she ...

... Bob , alias Carbuncle , alias with lords and gentlemen ? he should leave Bob Booty- them to prey upon one another . Enter MRS . PEACHUM . Peach . Upon Polly's account ! what a plague doth the woman ... grant every li hard - hearted , for you ...

... sex : Women , like summer storms , awhile are cloudy , Burst out in thunder , and impetuous showers ; But strait , the sun of beauty dawns abroad , And all the fair horizon is serene . Arp . Then , to retrieve the honour of my sex ...

This collection of essays and reviews represents the most significant and comprehensive writing on Shakespeare's A Comedy of Errors.

... Arp . Turn thy eyes Back on the story of my woes , barbarian ! Thou that hast violated all respects Due to my sex and honour of my birth ! Thou brutal ravisher , can I have peace with thee ? Impossible ! First heav'n and hell shall join ...

... sex ; Though , for thy soul , thou dar'st not meet the danger . Arp . By all my hopes of happiness , I dare ; My soul is come within her ken of Heaven ; Charm'd with the joys and beauties of that place , Her thoughts and all her cares ...

... night thou shalt have cramps , Side - stitches that shall pen thy breath up ; urchins Shall , for that vast of night that they may work , All exercise on thee : thou shalt be pinch'd As thick as honeycomb , each pinch more stinging Than ...

... True Shadow . Sofyb . I only wish my Mafter may be fafe ; But there are Mercenaries in the Army , Three thousand ... Scale . Ptol . What think you , Cleomenes ? Cleom . He fays true . Ptol . Then Magas must not live . Cleom . That does ...

... Polly . O lord , ' tis the commonest thing. WHighes HONEYCOMBE LEDGER POLLY NURSE Scene 3 . SCENE I. - An Apartment in Honeycombe's House . Enter POLLY , with a book in her hand . Polly . Well said , Sir George ! O the dear man ! But so ...

... Romeo and Juliet . " We have already seen " Vincentio Saviolo his Practise " more particularly referred to in " As You Like It , " Vol . ii . p . 429. We place little reliance upon the allusion in " Romeo and Juliet , " be- cause " the ...

... Romeo and Juliet . " We have already seen " Vincentio Saviolo his Practise ' more particularly referred to in " As You Like It , " Vol . ii . p . 429. We place little reliance upon the allusion in " Romeo and Juliet , " be- cause " the ...

... allusions to this custom ; as in a comedy of Middleton's : - " 2 Gos . What has he given her ? -what is it , gossip ... Romeo and Juliet , ' Act I. , Sc . 1 . 6 " SCENE III . " The Tribulation of Tower Hill , or the limbs of Limehouse . " ...

... truth upon so foul a face ? In things right true my heart and eyes have err'd , And to this false plague are they now transferr'd . 138 . When my love swears that she is made of truth , I do believe her , though I know she lies ; That she ...

... my coach waits at the door . Enter SEYWARD . papers Maw . He's a saint ... me ? the thought of I can't bear them . speaking to her throws me into a ... wife and I ( for the blind wretch make such a horrid fuss a- am married to as likely a ...

... death . Irene . Irene's chamber ! From my faithful bosom Far be the thought ! -But hear my protestation . Car ... Beckons the mutes . Irene . O name not death ! Distraction and amazement , Horror and agony , are in that sound ! Let me ...