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Shallow. Sir Hugh, persuade me not; I will make a Star - 1.1.1 chamber matter of it: if he were twenty Sir John 1.1.2 Falstaffs, he shall not abuse Robert Shallow, esquire. 1.1.3

Shallow. Ay, cousin Slender, and 'Custalourum. 1.1.6

Shallow. Ay, that I do; and have done any time these three 1.1.10 hundred years. 1.1.11

Shallow. It is an old coat. 1.1.15

Shallow. The luce is the fresh fish; the salt fish is an old coat. 1.1.19

Shallow. You may, by marrying. 1.1.21

Shallow. Not a whit. 1.1.23

Shallow. The council shall bear it; it is a riot. 1.1.31

Shallow. Ha! o' my life, if I were young again, the sword 1.1.36 should end it. 1.1.37

Shallow. Well, let us see honest Master Page. Is Falstaff there? 1.1.57

Shallow. Master Page, I am glad to see you: much good do it 1.1.71 your good heart! I wished your venison better; it 1.1.72 was ill killed. How doth good Mistress Page? -- and I 1.1.73 thank you always with my heart, la! with my heart. 1.1.74

Shallow. Sir, I thank you; by yea and no, I do. 1.1.76

Shallow. That he will not. 'Tis your fault, 'tis your fault; 1.1.82 'tis a good dog. 1.1.83

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Shallow. Sir, he's a good dog, and a fair dog: can there be 1.1.85 more said? he is good and fair. Is Sir John 1.1.86 Falstaff here? 1.1.87

Shallow. He hath wronged me, Master Page. 1.1.91

Shallow. If it be confessed, it is not redress'd: is not that 1.1.93 so, Master Page? He hath wronged me; indeed he 1.1.94 hath, at a word, he hath, believe me: Robert 1.1.95 Shallow, esquire, saith, he is wronged. 1.1.96

Shallow. Knight, you have beaten my men, killed my deer, and 1.1.99 broke open my lodge. 1.1.100

Shallow. Tut, a pin! this shall be answered. 1.1.102

Shallow. The council shall know this. 1.1.105

Shallow. Come, coz; come, coz; we stay for you. A word with 1.1.181 you, coz; marry, this, coz: there is, as 'twere, a 1.1.182 tender, a kind of tender, made afar off by Sir Hugh 1.1.183 here. Do you understand me? 1.1.184

Shallow. Nay, but understand me. 1.1.187

Shallow. Ay, there's the point, sir. 1.1.196

Shallow. Cousin Abraham Slender, can you love her? 1.1.205

Shallow. That you must. Will you, upon good dowry, marry her? 1.1.211

Shallow. Nay, conceive me, conceive me, sweet coz: what I do 1.1.214 is to pleasure you, coz. Can you love the maid? 1.1.215

Shallow. Ay, I think my cousin meant well. 1.1.226

Shallow. Here comes fair Mistress Anne. 1.1.228 Re-enter ANNE PAGE

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Would I were young for your sake, Mistress Anne! 1.1.229

Shallow. I will wait on him, fair Mistress Anne. 1.1.232

Shallow. I follow, mine host, I follow. Good even and 2.1.174 twenty, good Master Page! Master Page, will you go 2.1.175 with us? we have sport in hand. 2.1.176

Shallow. Sir, there is a fray to be fought between Sir Hugh 2.1.178 the Welsh priest and Caius the French doctor. 2.1.179

Shallow. [To PAGE] Will you go with us to behold it? My 2.1.182 merry host hath had the measuring of their weapons; 2.1.183 and, I think, hath appointed them contrary places; 2.1.184 for, believe me, I hear the parson is no jester. 2.1.185 Hark, I will tell you what our sport shall be. 2.1.186 They converse apart

Shallow. Have with you, mine host. 2.1.195

Shallow. Tut, sir, I could have told you more. In these times 2.1.198 you stand on distance, your passes, stoccadoes, and 2.1.199 I know not what: 'tis the heart, Master Page; 'tis 2.1.200 here, 'tis here. I have seen the time, with my long 2.1.201 sword I would have made you four tall fellows skip like rats. 2.1.202

Shallow. Save you, Master Doctor Caius! 2.3.16

Shallow. He is the wiser man, master doctor: he is a curer of 2.3.32 souls, and you a curer of bodies; if you should 2.3.33 fight, you go against the hair of your professions. 2.3.34 Is it not true, Master Page? 2.3.35

Shallow. Bodykins, Master Page, though I now be old and of 2.3.38 the peace, if I see a sword out, my finger itches to 2.3.39 make one. Though we are justices and doctors and 2.3.40 churchmen, Master Page, we have some salt of our 2.3.41 youth in us; we are the sons of women, Master Page. 2.3.42

Shallow. It will be found so, Master Page. Master Doctor 2.3.44 Caius, I am come to fetch you home. I am sworn of 2.3.45 the peace: you have showed yourself a wise 2.3.46 physician, and Sir Hugh hath shown himself a wise 2.3.47

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and patient churchman. You must go with me, master doctor. 2.3.48

Shallow. We will do it. 2.3.68

Page [with Shallow and Slender ] Adieu, good master doctor. 2.3.69

Shallow. How now, master Parson! Good morrow, good Sir Hugh. 3.1.33 Keep a gamester from the dice, and a good student 3.1.34 from his book, and it is wonderful. 3.1.35

Shallow. What, the sword and the word! do you study them 3.1.39 both, master parson? 3.1.40

Shallow. I have lived fourscore years and upward; I never 3.1.50 heard a man of his place, gravity and learning, so 3.1.51 wide of his own respect. 3.1.52

Shallow. [Aside] O sweet Anne Page! 3.1.63

Shallow. It appears so by his weapons. Keep them asunder: 3.1.64 here comes Doctor Caius. 3.1.65 Enter Host, DOCTOR CAIUS, and RUGBY

Shallow. So do you, good master doctor. 3.1.67

Shallow. Trust me, a mad host. Follow, gentlemen, follow. 3.1.101

Shallow. I must excuse myself, Master Ford. 3.2.47

Shallow. We have lingered about a match between Anne Page and 3.2.51 my cousin Slender, and this day we shall have our answer. 3.2.52

Shallow. Well, fare you well: we shall have the freer wooing 3.2.74 at Master Page's. 3.2.75 Exeunt SHALLOW, and SLENDER

Shallow. Break their talk, Mistress Quickly: my kinsman shall 3.4.24 speak for himself. 3.4.25

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Shallow. Be not dismayed. 3.4.28

Shallow. She's coming; to her, coz. O boy, thou hadst a father! 3.4.37

Shallow. Mistress Anne, my cousin loves you. 3.4.42

Shallow. He will maintain you like a gentlewoman. 3.4.45

Shallow. He will make you a hundred and fifty pounds jointure. 3.4.48

Shallow. Marry, I thank you for it; I thank you for that good 3.4.50 comfort. She calls you, coz: I'll leave you. 3.4.51

Shallow. Indeed, Master Ford, this is not well, indeed. 4.2.109

Shallow. By my fidelity, this is not well, Master Ford; this 4.2.132 wrongs you. 4.2.133

Shallow. That's good too: but what needs either your 'mum' 5.2.8 or her 'budget?' the white will decipher her well 5.2.9 enough. It hath struck ten o'clock. 5.2.10

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