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... doth dwell , Who coulde have saved your soule aswel , As all your wyde wandrynge shall do , Though ye wente thryes to Jericho . Nowe syns ye myght have spedde at home , What have ye wonne by running 55 to Rome ? Palm . If this be true ...
... doth dwell , Who coulde have saved your soule aswel , As all your wyde wandrynge shall do , Though ye wente thryes to Jericho . Nowe syns ye myght have spedde at home , What have ye wonne by running 55 to Rome ? Palm . If this be true ...
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... Doth hinder manne's receyt of mede ; And deth before one dewty done May make us thynke we dye too sone ; Yet better tary a thing then 80 have it , Then go to sone , and vaynly crave it . Pard . The longer ye dwell in communicacion The ...
... Doth hinder manne's receyt of mede ; And deth before one dewty done May make us thynke we dye too sone ; Yet better tary a thing then 80 have it , Then go to sone , and vaynly crave it . Pard . The longer ye dwell in communicacion The ...
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... doth stande , Where many a soule lyeth on my haude , That spede in maters as I use them , As I receyve them , or refuse them . Wherby , what tyme thy pleasure is , Ye 197 shall requyre any part of this , The leste devyll here that can ...
... doth stande , Where many a soule lyeth on my haude , That spede in maters as I use them , As I receyve them , or refuse them . Wherby , what tyme thy pleasure is , Ye 197 shall requyre any part of this , The leste devyll here that can ...
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... doth with suche intent , Doth well declare hys tyme well spent . And so do ye in your pretence , If ye procure thus 227 indulgence Unto your neyghbours charytably , For love of them in God onely . All thys may be ryght well applyed To ...
... doth with suche intent , Doth well declare hys tyme well spent . And so do ye in your pretence , If ye procure thus 227 indulgence Unto your neyghbours charytably , For love of them in God onely . All thys may be ryght well applyed To ...
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... doth judge or take them , So do ye receyve or forsake them ; And so be you sure ye cannat erre , But may be a frutfull folower . Pot . Go ye before ; and , as I am true man , I wyll follow as fast as I can . Pard . And so wyll I ; for ...
... doth judge or take them , So do ye receyve or forsake them ; And so be you sure ye cannat erre , But may be a frutfull folower . Pot . Go ye before ; and , as I am true man , I wyll follow as fast as I can . Pard . And so wyll I ; for ...
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Abig Alex Amor Apel Aristippus Barabas Ben Jonson Bonam brest Campaspe cham Chat court Crom crowns Damon death Diccon Dionisius Dond doth Dr Rat Duke edit Enter Eubulus Euphues Exeunt Exit faith farewell father fear Ferrex Friar Gammer Gaveston gentlemen Gorboduc grace Grimme Grut hand hart hath hear heart heaven Hodge honour Itha Ithamore Jacke king knave lady Leucoth live lord lord Cobham Lucy madam Manes master master constable Morel Mortimer neele never night noble PALLATINE pardon Pert Phil Philocles Pithias Poly POLYMETES Porrex pray prince Psyl Queen Shal shew Sir John sir John Oldcastle Sir Rad sonne soul speak stay Steph sweet tell thee there's thine thing thou art thou shalt Thwack Timoclea unto William Davenant wold word wyll
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