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The Merry Wives of Windsor (Folio 1, 1623)
1822Actus Quartus. Scoena Prima.
1823Enter Mistris Page, Quickly, William, Euans.
1826truely he is very couragious mad, about his throwing
1828dainely.
1829Mist. Pag. Ile be with her by and by: Ile but bring
1830my yong-man here to Schoole: looke where his Master
1831comes; 'tis a playing day I see: how now Sir Hugh, no
1832Schoole to day?
1838Eu. Come hither William; hold vp your head; come.
1841Eua. William, how many Numbers is in Nownes?
1842Will. Two.
1843Qui. Truely, I thought there had bin one Number
1845Eua. Peace, your tatlings. What is (Faire) William?
1846Will. Pulcher.
1847Qu. Powlcats? there are fairer things then Powlcats,
1848sure.
1850peace. What is (Lapis) William?
1851Will. A Stone.
1852Eua. And what is a Stone (William?)
1853Will. A Peeble.
1854Eua. No; it is Lapis: I pray you remember in your
1855praine.
1856Will. Lapis.
1857Eua. That is a good William: what is he (William) that
1858do's lend Articles.
1859Will. Articles are borrowed of the Pronoune; and be
1860thus declined. Singulariter nominatiuo hic haec, hoc.
1865cusatiuo hing, hang, hog.
1866Qu. Hang-hog, is latten for Bacon, I warrant you.
1868tiue case (William?)
1869Will. O, Vocatiuo, O.
1870Eua. Remember William, Focatiue, is caret.
1871Qu. And that's a good roote.
1872Eua. O'man, forbeare.
1873Mist. Pag. Peace.
1876Eua. I.
1877Will. Genitiue horum, harum, horum.
1879name her (childe) if she be a whore.
1882teaches him to hic, and to hac; which they'll doe fast
1887desires.
1888Mi. Page. Pre'thee hold thy peace.
1890Pronounes.
1892Eu. It is Qui, que, quod; if you forget your Quies,
1893your Ques, and your Quods, you must be preeches: Goe
1894your waies and play, go.
1897Mis. Page. Adieu good Sir Hugh: