Taming of the Shrew: A ComedyPrivately printed, 1887 - 75 pages |
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... moon . The joke of addressing an elderly gentleman as a ' young budding virgin , fair and fresh and sweet , ' belongs also to the old drama ; but in this instance it is remarkable that , while the leading idea is adopted , the mode of ...
... moon . The joke of addressing an elderly gentleman as a ' young budding virgin , fair and fresh and sweet , ' belongs also to the old drama ; but in this instance it is remarkable that , while the leading idea is adopted , the mode of ...
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... moon be wan'd . Bap . I know not what to say : but Heaven send you joy , Petruchio ! ' tis a match . Gre . Tra . Amen , say we ; we will be witnesses . Pct . Father , adieu ! I must away , Unto my country - house , and stir my grooms ...
... moon be wan'd . Bap . I know not what to say : but Heaven send you joy , Petruchio ! ' tis a match . Gre . Tra . Amen , say we ; we will be witnesses . Pct . Father , adieu ! I must away , Unto my country - house , and stir my grooms ...
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... moon , or sun , or what you please : And if you please to call it a rush - candle , Henceforth I vow it shall be so for me . Pet . I say , it is the moon . Kath . I know it is the moon .. Pet . Nay , then , you lie ; it is the blessed ...
... moon , or sun , or what you please : And if you please to call it a rush - candle , Henceforth I vow it shall be so for me . Pet . I say , it is the moon . Kath . I know it is the moon .. Pet . Nay , then , you lie ; it is the blessed ...
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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...