in The Merry Wives of Windsor — Shakespeare, William
Metadata
Play
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Author
Shakespeare, William
Year (catalogued)
1597
Decade
1590s
Speech prefix(es)
Piſt.
Words
404
Characters
2214
Typicality
0.39 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A11954.3
Cluster
Cluster 6 — Battlefield messengers & soldiers
Important excerpts
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Full speech
How now, Mephostophilus ? He hears with ears. Would, thou mountain Forreyner: Sir John, and Master mine, I combat challenge of this Latin Bilboe: word of denial in thy labras here; word of denial; froth, and scum thou liest. Oh base hungarian wight: wilt y u the spigot wield. Convey: the wise it call: Steal? foh: a fico for the phrase. Why then let Kibes ensue. Young Ravens must have food. I ken the wight: he is of substance good. Two yards, and more. He hath studied her will; and translated her will: out of honesty, into English. As many devils entertain: and to her Boy say I. Then did the Sun on dunghill shine. Shall I Sir Pandarus of Troy become, And by my side wear Steel? then Lucifer take all. Let Vultures gripe thy guts: for gourd, and Fullam holds: & high and low beguiles the rich & poor, Tester isle have in pouch when thou shalt lack, Base Phrygian Turk. Wilt thou revenge? With wit, or Steel? And I to Page shall eke unfold How Falstaff (varlet vile) His Dove will prove; his gold will hold, And his soft couch defile. Thou art the Mars of Malecontents: I second thee: troop on. Hope is a curtall-dog in some affairs: Sir John affects thy wife. He wooes both high and low, both rich & poor, both young and old, one with another (Ford) he loves the Gally-mawfry (Ford) perpend. With liver, burning hight: prevent: Or go thou Like Sir Acteon he, with Ringwood at thy heals: Oh, odious is the name. The horn I say: Farewell: Take heed, have open eye, for thieves do foot by night. Take heed, ere summer comes, or Cuckoo-birds do sing. Away sir Corporal Nim: Believe it (Page) he speaks sense. Why then the world's mine Oyster, which I, with sword will open. Didst not thou share? hadst thou not fifteen pence? I do relent: what would thou more of man? This Punk is one of Cupid's Carriers, Clap on more sails, pursue: up with your fights: Give fire: she is my prize, or Ocean whelm them all. Elves, list your names: Silence you airy toys. Cricket, to Windsor-chimnies shalt thou leap; Where fires thou findest unraked, and hearths unswept, There pinch the Maids as blue as Bill-berry, Our radiant Queen, hates Sluts, and Sluttery. Vild worm, thou wast ore-look'd even in thy birth. A trial, come.