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All's Well That Ends Well
[II, 5] |
Bertram |
1322 |
I shall obey his will.
You must not marvel, Helen, at my course,
Which holds not colour with the time, nor does
The ministration and required office
On my particular. Prepared I was not
For such a business; therefore am I found
So much unsettled: this drives me to entreat you
That presently you take our way for home;
And rather muse than ask why I entreat you,
For my respects are better than they seem
And my appointments have in them a need
Greater than shows itself at the first view
To you that know them not. This to my mother:
[Giving a letter]
'Twill be two days ere I shall see you, so
I leave you to your wisdom.
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2 |
All's Well That Ends Well
[III, 2] |
(stage directions) |
1408 |
[Opening a letter]
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3 |
All's Well That Ends Well
[III, 2] |
Helena |
1456 |
Look on his letter, madam; here's my passport.
[Reads]
When thou canst get the ring upon my finger which
never shall come off, and show me a child begotten
of thy body that I am father to, then call me
husband: but in such a 'then' I write a 'never.'
This is a dreadful sentence.
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4 |
All's Well That Ends Well
[III, 2] |
Countess |
1463 |
Brought you this letter, gentlemen?
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5 |
All's Well That Ends Well
[III, 4] |
Countess |
1559 |
Alas! and would you take the letter of her?
Might you not know she would do as she has done,
By sending me a letter? Read it again.
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6 |
All's Well That Ends Well
[IV, 3] |
First Lord |
2093 |
You have not given him his mother's letter?
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7 |
All's Well That Ends Well
[IV, 3] |
Parolles |
2283 |
The duke knows him for no other but a poor officer
of mine; and writ to me this other day to turn him
out o' the band: I think I have his letter in my pocket.
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8 |
All's Well That Ends Well
[IV, 3] |
Parolles |
2295 |
That is not the duke's letter, sir; that is an
advertisement to a proper maid in Florence, one
Diana, to take heed of the allurement of one Count
Rousillon, a foolish idle boy, but for all that very
ruttish: I pray you, sir, put it up again.
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9 |
All's Well That Ends Well
[V, 2] |
Parolles |
2613 |
Good Monsieur Lavache, give my Lord Lafeu this
letter: I have ere now, sir, been better known to
you, when I have held familiarity with fresher
clothes; but I am now, sir, muddied in fortune's
mood, and smell somewhat strong of her strong
displeasure.
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10 |
All's Well That Ends Well
[V, 3] |
Helena |
3030 |
O my good lord, when I was like this maid,
I found you wondrous kind. There is your ring;
And, look you, here's your letter; this it says:
'When from my finger you can get this ring
And are by me with child,' &c. This is done:
Will you be mine, now you are doubly won?
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