Taming of the Shrew: A ComedyPrivately printed, 1887 - 75 pages |
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... honor means was originally given to Sincklo . It has long been customary , in acting this piece , to present Curtis , a serving - man in the original , as an old woman ; and to allot tw or three words of speech to the servants who are ...
... honor means was originally given to Sincklo . It has long been customary , in acting this piece , to present Curtis , a serving - man in the original , as an old woman ; and to allot tw or three words of speech to the servants who are ...
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... honor will command ? Some one be ready with a costly suit , And ask him what apparel he will wear ; Another tell him of his hounds and horse , And that his lady mourns at his disease : Persuade him that he hath been lunatic ; And , when ...
... honor will command ? Some one be ready with a costly suit , And ask him what apparel he will wear ; Another tell him of his hounds and horse , And that his lady mourns at his disease : Persuade him that he hath been lunatic ; And , when ...
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... honor , players , at offer service to your lordship . Lord . Bid them come near . [ HUNTSMAN beckons off , and then crosses to R. Enter the PLAYERS . Now , fellows , you are welcome . 1 Play . We thank your honor . Lord . Do you intend ...
... honor , players , at offer service to your lordship . Lord . Bid them come near . [ HUNTSMAN beckons off , and then crosses to R. Enter the PLAYERS . Now , fellows , you are welcome . 1 Play . We thank your honor . Lord . Do you intend ...
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... honor taste of these conserves ? Serv . What raiment will your honor wear to - day ? Sly . I am Christophero Sly ; call not me honor , nor lord- I ne'er drank sack in my life ; and if you give me any serves , give me conserves of beef ...
... honor taste of these conserves ? Serv . What raiment will your honor wear to - day ? Sly . I am Christophero Sly ; call not me honor , nor lord- I ne'er drank sack in my life ; and if you give me any serves , give me conserves of beef ...
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... honor's players , hearing your amendment , come to play a pleasant comedy , so your doctors hold it very meet . ing too much sadness hath congeal'd your blood , d melancholy is the nurse of frenzy ; refore , they thought it good you ...
... honor's players , hearing your amendment , come to play a pleasant comedy , so your doctors hold it very meet . ing too much sadness hath congeal'd your blood , d melancholy is the nurse of frenzy ; refore , they thought it good you ...
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acted apparel AUGUSTIN DALY Bian Bion BIONDELLO bride comedy comes curst Curt Curtis Daly's Theatre daughter doth dream duty Edwin Booth English peasants Enter GRUMIO Enter KATHARINE Enter PETRUCHIO entreat Exeunt Exit fair father fool Garrick gentleman gown hath hear heard hither honor horse HORTENSIO HUNTSMAN husband Induction Kath kiss Kitty Clive knock lady Licio look lord LUCENTIO and BIANCA lute Madam maid marry master mistress moon Nath ne'er never Padua PEDANT piece Pisa play players pray Re-enter ready right Vincentio scene servant Shakespeare Shakspere's Shrew Signior Baptista signior Gremio signior Lucentio Sirrah Slie stay suitor sweet Kate Taming tell thee Thomas Hardy thou canst thou hast thou liest Tranio unto Verona villain Warwickshire wench What's wife wilt win my love
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Page 75 - 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, While 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.
Page 75 - While 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. Such duty as the subject owes the prince, Even such, a woman oweth to her husband...
Page 75 - I am ashamed that women are so simple To offer war where they should kneel for peace, Or seek for rule, supremacy and sway, When they are bound to serve, love and obey.
Page 50 - I will be master of what is mine own : She is my goods, my chattels ; she is my house, My household stuff, my field, my barn, My horse, my ox, my ass, my any thing...