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All's Well That Ends Well
[I, 2] |
First Lord |
245 |
His love and wisdom,
Approved so to your majesty, may plead
For amplest credence.
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2 |
All's Well That Ends Well
[I, 2] |
Bertram |
321 |
Thank your majesty.
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3 |
All's Well That Ends Well
[II, 1] |
Second Lord |
611 |
Health, at your bidding, serve your majesty!
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4 |
All's Well That Ends Well
[II, 1] |
Lafeu |
700 |
Nay, come your ways:
This is his majesty; say your mind to him:
A traitor you do look like; but such traitors
His majesty seldom fears: I am Cressid's uncle,
That dare leave two together; fare you well.
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5 |
All's Well That Ends Well
[II, 1] |
Helena |
711 |
The rather will I spare my praises towards him:
Knowing him is enough. On's bed of death
Many receipts he gave me: chiefly one.
Which, as the dearest issue of his practise,
And of his old experience the oily darling,
He bade me store up, as a triple eye,
Safer than mine own two, more dear; I have so;
And hearing your high majesty is touch'd
With that malignant cause wherein the honour
Of my dear father's gift stands chief in power,
I come to tender it and my appliance
With all bound humbleness.
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All's Well That Ends Well
[II, 3] |
Helena |
962 |
I am a simple maid, and therein wealthiest,
That I protest I simply am a maid.
Please it your majesty, I have done already:
The blushes in my cheeks thus whisper me,
'We blush that thou shouldst choose; but, be refused,
Let the white death sit on thy cheek for ever;
We'll ne'er come there again.'
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All's Well That Ends Well
[IV, 5] |
Lafeu |
2524 |
I like him well; 'tis not amiss. And I was about to
tell you, since I heard of the good lady's death and
that my lord your son was upon his return home, I
moved the king my master to speak in the behalf of
my daughter; which, in the minority of them both,
his majesty, out of a self-gracious remembrance, did
first propose: his highness hath promised me to do
it: and, to stop up the displeasure he hath
conceived against your son, there is no fitter
matter. How does your ladyship like it?
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8 |
All's Well That Ends Well
[V, 3] |
Countess |
2677 |
'Tis past, my liege;
And I beseech your majesty to make it
Natural rebellion, done i' the blaze of youth;
When oil and fire, too strong for reason's force,
O'erbears it and burns on.
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All's Well That Ends Well
[V, 3] |
Lafeu |
2686 |
This I must say,
But first I beg my pardon, the young lord
Did to his majesty, his mother and his lady
Offence of mighty note; but to himself
The greatest wrong of all. He lost a wife
Whose beauty did astonish the survey
Of richest eyes, whose words all ears took captive,
Whose dear perfection hearts that scorn'd to serve
Humbly call'd mistress.
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10 |
All's Well That Ends Well
[V, 3] |
Parolles |
2952 |
So please your majesty, my master hath been an
honourable gentleman: tricks he hath had in him,
which gentlemen have.
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All's Well That Ends Well
[V, 3] |
Parolles |
2968 |
Yes, so please your majesty. I did go between them,
as I said; but more than that, he loved her: for
indeed he was mad for her, and talked of Satan and
of Limbo and of Furies and I know not what: yet I
was in that credit with them at that time that I
knew of their going to bed, and of other motions,
as promising her marriage, and things which would
derive me ill will to speak of; therefore I will not
speak what I know.
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12 |
Antony and Cleopatra
[III, 3] |
Alexas |
1687 |
Good majesty,
Herod of Jewry dare not look upon you
But when you are well pleased.
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13 |
Antony and Cleopatra
[III, 3] |
Messenger |
1693 |
Most gracious majesty,—
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14 |
Antony and Cleopatra
[III, 3] |
Cleopatra |
1706 |
I think so, Charmian: dull of tongue, and dwarfish!
What majesty is in her gait? Remember,
If e'er thou look'dst on majesty.
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15 |
Antony and Cleopatra
[III, 3] |
Cleopatra |
1743 |
The man hath seen some majesty, and should know.
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Antony and Cleopatra
[III, 3] |
Charmian |
1744 |
Hath he seen majesty? Isis else defend,
And serving you so long!
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Antony and Cleopatra
[V, 2] |
Cleopatra |
3392 |
Antony
Did tell me of you, bade me trust you; but
I do not greatly care to be deceived,
That have no use for trusting. If your master
Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him,
That majesty, to keep decorum, must
No less beg than a kingdom: if he please
To give me conquer'd Egypt for my son,
He gives me so much of mine own, as I
Will kneel to him with thanks.
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As You Like It
[III, 2] |
Celia |
1237 |
'Why should this a desert be?
For it is unpeopled? No;
Tongues I'll hang on every tree
That shall civil sayings show.
Some, how brief the life of man
Runs his erring pilgrimage,
That the streching of a span
Buckles in his sum of age;
Some, of violated vows
'Twixt the souls of friend and friend;
But upon the fairest boughs,
Or at every sentence end,
Will I Rosalinda write,
Teaching all that read to know
The quintessence of every sprite
Heaven would in little show.
Therefore heaven Nature charg'd
That one body should be fill'd
With all graces wide-enlarg'd.
Nature presently distill'd
Helen's cheek, but not her heart,
Cleopatra's majesty,
Atalanta's better part,
Sad Lucretia's modesty.
Thus Rosalinde of many parts
By heavenly synod was devis'd,
Of many faces, eyes, and hearts,
To have the touches dearest priz'd.
Heaven would that she these gifts should have,
And I to live and die her slave.'
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Cymbeline
[II, 3] |
Cloten |
1013 |
I am glad I was up so late; for that's the reason I
was up so early: he cannot choose but take this
service I have done fatherly.
[Enter CYMBELINE and QUEEN]
Good morrow to your majesty and to my gracious mother.
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Cymbeline
[III, 1] |
Cloten |
1495 |
His majesty bids you welcome. Make
pastime with us a day or two, or longer: if
you seek us afterwards in other terms, you
shall find us in our salt-water girdle: if you
beat us out of it, it is yours; if you fall in
the adventure, our crows shall fare the better
for you; and there's an end.
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