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... servants who are named by Grumio , in his deprecatory speech to his master , in the arrival scene . It is neither necessary , desirable , nor usual to speak upon the stage every line of Shakespearean play : but this book will serve to ...
... servants who are named by Grumio , in his deprecatory speech to his master , in the arrival scene . It is neither necessary , desirable , nor usual to speak upon the stage every line of Shakespearean play : but this book will serve to ...
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... servants to Lucentio GRUMIO , Petruchio's serving - man NATHANIEL , servants to Petruchio . PHILIP , A TAILOR KATHARINE , daughter to Baptista BIANCA , daughter to Baptista . CURTIS , Servant to Petruchio Cast as acted , March , 1754 ...
... servants to Lucentio GRUMIO , Petruchio's serving - man NATHANIEL , servants to Petruchio . PHILIP , A TAILOR KATHARINE , daughter to Baptista BIANCA , daughter to Baptista . CURTIS , Servant to Petruchio Cast as acted , March , 1754 ...
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... servant . ] Am not I Christopher old Sly's son , of Burton - heath ; by birth a pedlar , by ed- tion a cardmaker ... Servants approach bed . k how thy servants do attend on thee , Each in his office ready at thy beck . Wilt 17 TAMING OF ...
... servant . ] Am not I Christopher old Sly's son , of Burton - heath ; by birth a pedlar , by ed- tion a cardmaker ... Servants approach bed . k how thy servants do attend on thee , Each in his office ready at thy beck . Wilt 17 TAMING OF ...
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... SERVANTS present an ewer , basin , and n Lord . O , how we joy to see your wit restor'd ! O , that once more you knew but what you are ! These fifteen years you have been in a dream ; Or , when you wak'd , so wak'd as if you slept . Sly ...
... SERVANTS present an ewer , basin , and n Lord . O , how we joy to see your wit restor'd ! O , that once more you knew but what you are ! These fifteen years you have been in a dream ; Or , when you wak'd , so wak'd as if you slept . Sly ...
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... SERVANT , who whispers to the LORD . Lord . Your honor's players , hearing your amendment , come to play a pleasant comedy , so your doctors hold it very meet . ing too much sadness hath congeal'd your blood , d melancholy is the nurse ...
... SERVANT , who whispers to the LORD . Lord . Your honor's players , hearing your amendment , come to play a pleasant comedy , so your doctors hold it very meet . ing too much sadness hath congeal'd your blood , d melancholy is the nurse ...
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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...