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The Merry Wives of Windsor (Quarto 1, 1602)

Author: William Shakespeare
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the merry Wives of Windsor.
Doc. Begar den I haue as mockuater as de Inglish
Iack dog, knaue.
1125Host. He will claperclaw thee titely bully.
Doc. Claperclawe, vat be dat?
Host. That is, he will make thee amends.
Doc. Begar I do looke he shal claperclaw me dẽ,
1130And Ile prouoke him to do it, or let him wag:
And moreouer bully, but M. Page and M. Shallow,
And eke cauellira Slender, go you all ouer the fields
to Frogmore?
1135Pa. Sir Hugh is there, is hee?
Host. He is there: goe see what humor hee is in,
Ile bring the Doctor about by the fields:
Will it do well?
Shal. We wil do it my host. Farwel M. Doctor.
1138.1
Exit all but the Host and Doctor.
1140Doc. Begar I will kill de cowardly Iack preest,
He is make a foole of moy.
Host. Let him die, but first sheth your impatience,
Throw cold water on your collor, com go with me
Through the fields to Frogmore, and Ile bring thee
Where mistris An Page is a feasting at a farm house,
1145And thou shalt wear hir cried game: sed I wel bully
Doc. Begar excellent vel: and if you speak pour
moy, I shall procure you de gesse of all de gentelmẽ
mon patinces. I begar I sall.
1150Host. For the which Ile be thy aduersary
To misteris An Page: Sed I well?
Doc. I begar excellent.
Host. Let vs wag then.
1153.1Doc. Alon, alon, alon.
1155
Exit omnes.
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