The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare
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page 114 of 121 (94%)
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Euan. Pray you lock hand in hand: your selues in order set: And twenty glow-wormes shall our Lanthornes bee To guide our Measure round about the Tree. But stay, I smell a man of middle earth Fal. Heauens defend me from that Welsh Fairy, Least he transforme me to a peece of Cheese Pist. Vilde worme, thou wast ore-look'd euen in thy birth Qu. With Triall-fire touch me his finger end: If he be chaste, the flame will backe descend And turne him to no paine: but if he start, It is the flesh of a corrupted hart Pist. A triall, come Eua. Come: will this wood take fire? Fal. Oh, oh, oh Qui. Corrupt, corrupt, and tainted in desire. About him (Fairies) sing a scornfull rime, And as you trip, still pinch him to your time. The Song. Fie on sinnefull phantasie: Fie on Lust, and Luxurie: Lust is but a bloudy fire, kindled with vnchaste desire, |
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