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Not marble, nor the gilded monuments
Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme.

      — Sonnet IV

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1

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Slender

5

In the county of Gloucester, justice of peace and
'Coram.'

2

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Slender

13

All his successors gone before him hath done't; and
all his ancestors that come after him may: they may
give the dozen white luces in their coat.

3

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

17

The dozen white louses do become an old coat well;
it agrees well, passant; it is a familiar beast to
man, and signifies love.

4

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Robert Shallow

20

The luce is the fresh fish; the salt fish is an old coat.

5

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

25

Yes, py'r lady; if he has a quarter of your coat,
there is but three skirts for yourself, in my
simple conjectures: but that is all one. If Sir
John Falstaff have committed disparagements unto
you, I am of the church, and will be glad to do my
benevolence to make atonements and compremises
between you.

6

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Robert Shallow

32

The council shall bear it; it is a riot.

7

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

33

It is not meet the council hear a riot; there is no
fear of Got in a riot: the council, look you, shall
desire to hear the fear of Got, and not to hear a
riot; take your vizaments in that.

8

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Robert Shallow

37

Ha! o' my life, if I were young again, the sword
should end it.

9

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

39

It is petter that friends is the sword, and end it:
and there is also another device in my prain, which
peradventure prings goot discretions with it: there
is Anne Page, which is daughter to Master Thomas
Page, which is pretty virginity.

10

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

46

It is that fery person for all the orld, as just as
you will desire; and seven hundred pounds of moneys,
and gold and silver, is her grandsire upon his
death's-bed—Got deliver to a joyful resurrections!
—give, when she is able to overtake seventeen years
old: it were a goot motion if we leave our pribbles
and prabbles, and desire a marriage between Master
Abraham and Mistress Anne Page.

11

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Slender

56

I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.

12

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

59

Shall I tell you a lie? I do despise a liar as I do
despise one that is false, or as I despise one that
is not true. The knight, Sir John, is there; and, I
beseech you, be ruled by your well-willers. I will
peat the door for Master Page.
[Knocks]
What, hoa! Got pless your house here!

13

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Falstaff

102

Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king?

14

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Robert Shallow

109

The council shall know this.

15

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

124

Peace, I pray you. Now let us understand. There is
three umpires in this matter, as I understand; that
is, Master Page, fidelicet Master Page; and there is
myself, fidelicet myself; and the three party is,
lastly and finally, mine host of the Garter.

16

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

130

Fery goot: I will make a prief of it in my note-
book; and we will afterwards ork upon the cause with
as great discreetly as we can.

17

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

135

The tevil and his tam! what phrase is this, 'He
hears with ear'? why, it is affectations.

18

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Nym

150

Be avised, sir, and pass good humours: I will say
'marry trap' with you, if you run the nuthook's
humour on me; that is the very note of it.

19

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Slender

153

By this hat, then, he in the red face had it; for
though I cannot remember what I did when you made me
drunk, yet I am not altogether an ass.

20

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Bardolph

157

Why, sir, for my part I say the gentleman had drunk
himself out of his five sentences.

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