Speeches (Lines) for Hostess Quickly
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What, John Rugby! I pray thee, go to the casement,
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Go; and we'll have a posset for't soon at night, in
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And Master Slender's your master? |
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Does he not wear a great round beard, like a
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A softly-sprighted man, is he not? |
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How say you? O, I should remember him: does he not
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Well, heaven send Anne Page no worse fortune! Tell
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We shall all be shent. Run in here, good young man;
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Ay, forsooth; I'll fetch it you.
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Is it this, sir? |
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What, John Rugby! John! |
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Ay me, he'll find the young man here, and be mad! |
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Good master, be content. |
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The young man is an honest man. |
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I beseech you, be not so phlegmatic. Hear the truth
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Peace, I pray you. |
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This is all, indeed, la! but I'll ne'er put my
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[Aside to SIMPLE] I am glad he is so quiet: if he
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[Aside to SIMPLE] Are you avised o' that? you
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Alas, he speaks but for his friend. |
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Sir, the maid loves you, and all shall be well. We
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You shall have An fool's-head of your own. No, I
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Who's there, I trow! Come near the house, I pray you. |
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The better that it pleases your good worship to ask. |
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In truth, sir, and she is pretty, and honest, and
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Troth, sir, all is in his hands above: but
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Well, thereby hangs a tale: good faith, it is such
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Will I? i'faith, that we will; and I will tell your
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Farewell to your worship.
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Ay, forsooth; and, I pray, how does good Mistress Anne? |
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Give your worship good morrow. |
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Not so, an't please your worship. |
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I'll be sworn,
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Shall I vouchsafe your worship a word or two? |
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There is one Mistress Ford, sir:—I pray, come a
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Your worship says very true: I pray your worship,
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Are they so? God bless them and make them his servants! |
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Why, sir, she's a good creature. Lord Lord! your
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Marry, this is the short and the long of it; you
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Marry, she hath received your letter, for the which
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Ay, forsooth; and then you may come and see the
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Why, you say well. But I have another messenger to
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Blessing on your heart for't! |
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That were a jest indeed! they have not so little
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Nay, but do so, then: and, look you, he may come and
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Hark ye; Master Slender would speak a word with you. |
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And how does good Master Fenton? Pray you, a word with you. |
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Speak to Mistress Page. |
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That's my master, master doctor. |
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This is my doing, now: 'Nay,' said I, 'will you cast
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Now heaven send thee good fortune!
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By your leave; I cry you mercy: give your worship
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Marry, sir, I come to your worship from Mistress Ford. |
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Alas the day! good heart, that was not her fault:
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Well, she laments, sir, for it, that it would yearn
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I will tell her. |
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Eight and nine, sir. |
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Peace be with you, sir. |
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Sure he is by this, or will be presently: but,
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Blessing of his heart! |
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Truly, I thought there had been one number more,
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Polecats! there are fairer things than polecats, sure. |
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'Hang-hog' is Latin for bacon, I warrant you. |
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And that's a good root. |
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Vengeance of Jenny's case! fie on her! never name
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You do ill to teach the child such words: he
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From the two parties, forsooth. |
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And have not they suffered? Yes, I warrant;
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Sir, let me speak with you in your chamber: you
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I'll provide you a chain; and I'll do what I can to
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Fairies, black, grey, green, and white,
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About, about;
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With trial-fire touch me his finger-end:
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Corrupt, corrupt, and tainted in desire!
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