Stockdale's edition of Shakespeare, with explanatory notes |
Common terms and phrases
Afide againſt art thou Bardolph becauſe Biron blood brother caufe coufin defire doft doth Duke elfe Enter Exeunt Exit eyes fafe faid fair father Faulconbridge fear feems fent ferve fervice feven fhall fhew fhould fignifies fince fleep fome fool Ford foul fpeak fpirit ftand ftill fuch fure fwear fweet fword give grace hand hath hear heart heaven Henry himſelf Hoft honour horfe houfe houſe huſband Ifab John Kath kifs king lady Leonato look lord Lucio Macbeth Macd madam mafter marry means miftrefs miſtreſs moft moſt muft muſt myſelf never Pedro pleaſe Pompey pray prefent prince purpoſe reafon SCENE ſhall ſhe ſpeak tell thall thee thefe theſe thine thing thofe thou art thouſand tongue Weft whofe wife word worfe yourſelf
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Page 233 - Tis but an hour ago since it was nine, And after one hour more 'twill be eleven ; And so, from hour to hour, we ripe and ripe, And then, from hour to hour, we rot and rot ; And thereby hangs a tale.
Page 421 - This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings, Fear'd by their breed and famous by their birth, Renowned for their deeds as far from home, For Christian service and true chivalry...
Page 318 - A blank, my lord : She never told her love, But let concealment, like a worm i...
Page 82 - Alas ! alas ! Why, all the souls that were, were forfeit once; And He that might the vantage best have took, Found out the remedy: how would you be, If He, which is the top of judgment, should But judge you as you are ? O, think on that ; And mercy then will breathe within your lips, Like man new made.
Page 9 - Were I in England now, as once I was, and had but this fish painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of silver. There would this monster make a man. Any strange beast there makes a man. When they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian.
Page 370 - I go, and it is done: the bell invites me. Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell That summons thee to heaven, or to hell.
Page 7 - All things in common nature should produce Without sweat or endeavour : treason, felony, Sword, pike, knife, gun, or need of any engine, Would I not have; but nature should bring forth, .Of its own kind, all foison, all abundance, To feed my innocent people.
Page 369 - I have given suck, and know How tender 'tis to love the babe that milks me: I would, while it was smiling in my face, Have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless gums, And dash'd the brains out, had I so sworn as you Have done to this.
Page 7 - I' the commonwealth I would by contraries Execute all things: For no kind of traffic Would I admit; no name of magistrate; Letters should not be known ; riches, poverty, And use of service, none; contract, succession, Bourn, bound of land, tilth, vineyard, none; No use of metal, corn, or wine, or oil; No occupation; all men idle, all, And women too, but innocent and pure : No sovereignty— Seb.
Page 200 - And all for use of that which is mine own. Well then, it now appears you need my help: Go to, then; you come to me, and you say "Shylock, we would have moneys...