Henry IV - Part 1 by William Shakespeare
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page 88 of 133 (66%)
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Bawdy-house, they picke Pockets
Prince. What didst thou lose, Iacke? Falst. Wilt thou beleeue me, Hal? Three or foure Bonds of fortie pound apeece, and a Seale-Ring of my Grand-fathers Prince. A Trifle, some eight-penny matter Host. So I told him, my Lord; and I said, I heard your Grace say so: and (my Lord) hee speakes most vilely of you, like a foule-mouth'd man as hee is, and said, hee would cudgell you Prince. What hee did not? Host. There's neyther Faith, Truth, nor Woman-hood in me else Falst. There's no more faith in thee then a stu'de Prune; nor no more truth in thee, then in a drawne Fox: and for Wooman-hood, Maid-marian may be the Deputies wife of the Ward to thee. Go you nothing: go Host. Say, what thing? what thing? Falst. What thing? why a thing to thanke heauen on Host. I am no thing to thanke heauen on, I wold thou shouldst know it: I am an honest mans wife: and setting thy Knighthood aside, thou art a knaue to call me so Falst. Setting thy woman-hood aside, thou art a beast |
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