Shaksperian drolls, from a rare book [signed N.D.] printed about A.D. 1698 [realy 1704] entitled The theatre of ingenuity. [2 extr. adapted from the Taming of the Shrew and one from the first part of Henry the fourth]. Ed. by J.O. Halliwell

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Pagina 20 - Such duty as the subject owes the prince, Even such, a woman oweth to her husband: And, when she's froward, peevish, sullen, sour, And, not obedient to his honest will, What is she, but a foul contending rebel, And graceless traitor to her loving lord?
Pagina 20 - Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, Thy head, thy sovereign; one that cares for thee, And for thy maintenance commits his body To painful labour both by sea and land, To watch the night in storms, the day in cold, Whilst thou liest warm at home, secure and safe; And craves no other tribute at thy hands But love, fair looks and true obedience; Too little payment for so great a debt.
Pagina 21 - s froward, peevish, sullen sour, And not obedient to his honest will, What is she but a foul contending rebel, And graceless traitor to her loving lord ? I am ashamed that women are so simple To offer war where they should kneel for peace ; Or seek for rule, supremacy, and sway, Where they are bound to serve, love, and obey.
Pagina 25 - Nay, that's past praying for; for I have peppered two of them ; two I am sure I have paid ; two rogues in buckram suits. I tell thee what, Hal, if I tell thee a lie, spit in my face, and call me a horse. Thou knowest my old ward; (he draws his sword and stands if about to fight) here I lay, and thus I bore my point.
Pagina 11 - The Mad Wooing: or a Way to Win and Tame a Shrew ; being the course a gentleman took to gain a young lady with a great fortune, on whom by reason of her frowardness none before would venture.
Pagina 10 - Tamia, had not only written the works that have been mentioned, but had written the Taming of the Shrew and the first part of Henry the Fourth.
Pagina 24 - What ! fought ye with them all? FALSTAFF. All ! I know not what you call all ; but if I fought not with fifty of them, I am a bunch of radish ; if there were not two or...
Pagina 26 - s the time, in a heavy gale of wind and when it was so dark that I could not see my hand before me, that I have kept watch till I was covered with ice, and looked more like a water-spout than a man.
Pagina 20 - No one will deign to sip or touch one drop of it. Your husband is your lord, your life, your keeper, Your head, your sovereign; one who cares for you, And for your maintenance commits his body To painful...
Pagina 24 - Cowards, let them speak, if they speak more or less than the Truth they are Villains and Sons of Darkness.

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