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... Nights , " in the tale of " The Sleeper Awakened . " Shakespeare did not know that work ; but this tale of im posture - said to have been practised upon Abu - l - Hassan , " the wag , " by the Khaleefch Er - Rasheed - originating in ...
... Nights , " in the tale of " The Sleeper Awakened . " Shakespeare did not know that work ; but this tale of im posture - said to have been practised upon Abu - l - Hassan , " the wag , " by the Khaleefch Er - Rasheed - originating in ...
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... Night's Dream , " the proper tlay has frequently produced the desired result . But it has seldom hap- ned that a comedy pure and simple , produced as such , and decorated only those accessories of scenery and costume which a ...
... Night's Dream , " the proper tlay has frequently produced the desired result . But it has seldom hap- ned that a comedy pure and simple , produced as such , and decorated only those accessories of scenery and costume which a ...
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... night is overpast And dawning day appears in crystall skie , Now must I haste abroade ; but softe ! who's this ? What , Slie ? Oh ! wondrous ! hath he laine heere all night ? I'll wake him ; I think he's starved by this , But that his ...
... night is overpast And dawning day appears in crystall skie , Now must I haste abroade ; but softe ! who's this ? What , Slie ? Oh ! wondrous ! hath he laine heere all night ? I'll wake him ; I think he's starved by this , But that his ...
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... night . Slie . Will she ? I know how to tame a shrew ; I dreamt upon it all this night , and u hast wak'd me out of the best dream that ever I had : but I'll to my wife and me her too , if she anger me . In the theatres of Shakspere's ...
... night . Slie . Will she ? I know how to tame a shrew ; I dreamt upon it all this night , and u hast wak'd me out of the best dream that ever I had : but I'll to my wife and me her too , if she anger me . In the theatres of Shakspere's ...
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... night ? 2 Play . So please your lordship to accept our duty . Lord . With all my heart . This fellow I remember , [ Crosses to the PLAYER . ce once he play'd a farmer's eldest son ; - was where you woo'd the gentlewoman so well : ave ...
... night ? 2 Play . So please your lordship to accept our duty . Lord . With all my heart . This fellow I remember , [ Crosses to the PLAYER . ce once he play'd a farmer's eldest son ; - was where you woo'd the gentlewoman so well : ave ...
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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...