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Page 89
... sweet Lord , wut tow goe now , and I will runne to de Deuill before dee ? Hip . Well , sir , I pray lets see you Master Scholler . Bryan . Come I pray dee , wut come sweet face ? Goe . [ Exeunt . [ Bryan has been falsely accused to ...
... sweet Lord , wut tow goe now , and I will runne to de Deuill before dee ? Hip . Well , sir , I pray lets see you Master Scholler . Bryan . Come I pray dee , wut come sweet face ? Goe . [ Exeunt . [ Bryan has been falsely accused to ...
Page 136
... sweet shouls to Divel , as you doe fwen you are curseing and sweareing , " Divel taak me ! " , " Divel break my neck ! " , " your gossip's hand " , & c . ? O con- shider den ... sweet ] sweets shelves ? O , let your toughts be often upon 136.
... sweet shouls to Divel , as you doe fwen you are curseing and sweareing , " Divel taak me ! " , " Divel break my neck ! " , " your gossip's hand " , & c . ? O con- shider den ... sweet ] sweets shelves ? O , let your toughts be often upon 136.
Page 217
... sweet ' ( viii 17 & c . ) , suit ' sweet ' ( xiii 37 * ) , belived ' believed ' ( xiii 53 ) , bin ' been ' ( xx 70 ) . The spelling dis ' these ' ( iv 31 , xx 48 & c . ) may reflect a ME variant with i , as may wickes ' weeks ' ( ix 35 ) ...
... sweet ' ( viii 17 & c . ) , suit ' sweet ' ( xiii 37 * ) , belived ' believed ' ( xiii 53 ) , bin ' been ' ( xx 70 ) . The spelling dis ' these ' ( iv 31 , xx 48 & c . ) may reflect a ME variant with i , as may wickes ' weeks ' ( ix 35 ) ...
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THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND II | 11 |
DESCRIPTION OF THE TEXTS | 31 |
TEXTS | 76 |
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