The Dramatic Works of Thomas Dekker: Now First Collected with Illustrative Notes and a Memoir of the Author, Volume 1

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J. Pearson, 1873

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Page 15 - MAYOR. You shall, you shall. — Master Eyre and Master Scott, I have some business with this gentleman ; I pray, let me entreat you to walk before To the Guildhall ; I'll follow presently.
Page 93 - O, when she is dead, This wonder, beauty, shall be found in none. Now Agripyne's not mine, I vow to be In love with nothing but deformity. O fair Deformity, I muse all eyes Are not...
Page 13 - Pharaoh, by the Lord of Ludgate, by this beard, every hair whereof I value at a king's ransom, she shall not meddle with you. — Peace, you bombast-cotton-candle-quean ; away, queen of clubs ; quarrel not with me and my men, with me and my fine Firk ; I'll firk you, if you do.
Page 257 - Fame stood upright : a woman in a watchet roabe, thickly set with open eyes and tongues, a payre of large golden winges at her backe, a trumpet in her hand...
Page 47 - O the crew of good fellows that will dine at my lord mayor's cost to-day ! HODGE. By the Lord, my lord mayor is a most brave man. How shall prentices be bound to pray for him and...
Page 6 - tis time enough, 'tis early enough for any woman to be seen abroad. I marvel how many wives in Tower Street are up so soon. Gods me, 'tis not noon, — here's a yawling!
Page 51 - I'll shave it off, and stuff tennis-balls with it, to please my bully king. King. But all this while I do not know your age. Eyre. My liege, I am six and fifty year old, yet I can cry humph ! with a sound heart for the honour of Saint Hugh.
Page xii - As it hath beene sundrie times lately plaid by the right honorable the Earle of Nottingham (Lord high Admirall) his servants. LONDON. Imprinted for HENRY ROCKET, and are to be solde at the long Shop under S. Mildreds Church in the Poultry. 1603.
Page 13 - Do you remember the ship my fellow Hans told you of? The skipper and he are both drinking at the Swan. Here be the Portuguese to give earnest.
Page 292 - Jonson his part of King James his royall and magnificent Entertainment through his honourable Cittie of London, Thurseday the...

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