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Delivers in such apt and gracious words
That aged ears play truant at his tales,
And younger hearings are quite ravished;
So sweet and voluble is his discourse.

      — Love's Labour's Lost, Act II Scene 1

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1

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

(stage directions)

1

[Enter SHALLOW, SLENDER, and SIR HUGH EVANS]

2

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Slender

5

In the county of Gloucester, justice of peace and
'Coram.'

3

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Robert Shallow

7

Ay, cousin Slender, and 'Custalourum.

4

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Slender

8

Ay, and 'Rato-lorum' too; and a gentleman born,
master parson; who writes himself 'Armigero,' in any
bill, warrant, quittance, or obligation, 'Armigero.'

5

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Robert Shallow

11

Ay, that I do; and have done any time these three
hundred years.

6

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Slender

13

All his successors gone before him hath done't; and
all his ancestors that come after him may: they may
give the dozen white luces in their coat.

7

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

17

The dozen white louses do become an old coat well;
it agrees well, passant; it is a familiar beast to
man, and signifies love.

8

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

25

Yes, py'r lady; if he has a quarter of your coat,
there is but three skirts for yourself, in my
simple conjectures: but that is all one. If Sir
John Falstaff have committed disparagements unto
you, I am of the church, and will be glad to do my
benevolence to make atonements and compremises
between you.

9

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

33

It is not meet the council hear a riot; there is no
fear of Got in a riot: the council, look you, shall
desire to hear the fear of Got, and not to hear a
riot; take your vizaments in that.

10

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

39

It is petter that friends is the sword, and end it:
and there is also another device in my prain, which
peradventure prings goot discretions with it: there
is Anne Page, which is daughter to Master Thomas
Page, which is pretty virginity.

11

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Slender

44

Mistress Anne Page? She has brown hair, and speaks
small like a woman.

12

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

46

It is that fery person for all the orld, as just as
you will desire; and seven hundred pounds of moneys,
and gold and silver, is her grandsire upon his
death's-bed—Got deliver to a joyful resurrections!
—give, when she is able to overtake seventeen years
old: it were a goot motion if we leave our pribbles
and prabbles, and desire a marriage between Master
Abraham and Mistress Anne Page.

13

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

55

Ay, and her father is make her a petter penny.

14

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

57

Seven hundred pounds and possibilities is goot gifts.

15

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

59

Shall I tell you a lie? I do despise a liar as I do
despise one that is false, or as I despise one that
is not true. The knight, Sir John, is there; and, I
beseech you, be ruled by your well-willers. I will
peat the door for Master Page.
[Knocks]
What, hoa! Got pless your house here!

16

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Sir Hugh Evans

68

Here is Got's plessing, and your friend, and Justice
Shallow; and here young Master Slender, that
peradventures shall tell you another tale, if
matters grow to your likings.

17

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Robert Shallow

79

Sir, I thank you; by yea and no, I do.

18

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Robert Shallow

88

Sir, he's a good dog, and a fair dog: can there be
more said? he is good and fair. Is Sir John
Falstaff here?

19

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

Page

91

Sir, he is within; and I would I could do a good
office between you.

20

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 1]

(stage directions)

101

[Enter FALSTAFF, BARDOLPH, NYM, and PISTOL]

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