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... Pedant personating Vin- centio . Gascoigne , it will be remembered , is the old poet to whom Sir Walter Scott was indebted , when he wrote his magnificent novel of Kenilworth -so superb in pageantry , so strong and various in charac ...
... Pedant personating Vin- centio . Gascoigne , it will be remembered , is the old poet to whom Sir Walter Scott was indebted , when he wrote his magnificent novel of Kenilworth -so superb in pageantry , so strong and various in charac ...
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... PEDANT , misrepresenting Vincentio LUCENTIO , son to Vincentio , in love with Bianca . PETRUCHIO , a gentleman of Verona , suitor to Katharine GREMIO , an old gentleman , HORTENSIO , a young gentleman , } suitors to Bianca TRANIO ...
... PEDANT , misrepresenting Vincentio LUCENTIO , son to Vincentio , in love with Bianca . PETRUCHIO , a gentleman of Verona , suitor to Katharine GREMIO , an old gentleman , HORTENSIO , a young gentleman , } suitors to Bianca TRANIO ...
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... pedant ; Methinks , he looks as though he were in love : Yet if thy thoughts , Bianca , be so humble , Seize thee that list : if once I find thee ranging , Hortensio will be quit with thee by changing . 44 [ Exit , Re - enter , from R ...
... pedant ; Methinks , he looks as though he were in love : Yet if thy thoughts , Bianca , be so humble , Seize thee that list : if once I find thee ranging , Hortensio will be quit with thee by changing . 44 [ Exit , Re - enter , from R ...
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... pedant , I know not what ; but formal in apparel , In gait and countenance surely like a father . Luc . And what of him , Tranio ? Tra . One I found most credulous to my tale ; I've made him glad to seem Vincentio ; And give assurance ...
... pedant , I know not what ; but formal in apparel , In gait and countenance surely like a father . Luc . And what of him , Tranio ? Tra . One I found most credulous to my tale ; I've made him glad to seem Vincentio ; And give assurance ...
Page 55
... PEDANT , and BAPTISTA , off R. Bion . Cambio . Luc . [ Reappearing . ] What say'st thou , Biondello ? Bion . You saw my master wink and laugh upon you ? Luc . Biondello , what of that ? Bion . ' Faith , nothing ; but has left me here ...
... PEDANT , and BAPTISTA , off R. Bion . Cambio . Luc . [ Reappearing . ] What say'st thou , Biondello ? Bion . You saw my master wink and laugh upon you ? Luc . Biondello , what of that ? Bion . ' Faith , nothing ; but has left me here ...
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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...