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Title: The comedies of William Shakespeare
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Abbey, Edwin Austin, 1852-1911
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Publisher: New York : Harper and brothers
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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run from brakes of vice, and answer none;And some condemned for a fault alone. Enter Elbow, Froth, Clown, Officers, etc. Elbow. Come, bring them away; if these be goodpeople in a common-weal that do nothing but use theirabuses in common houses, I know no law; bring themaway. Au<r. How now, sir! Whats your name.^ and whatsthe matter ? Elbow. If it please your honour, I am the poor dukesconstable, and my name is Elbow; I do lean upon jus-tice, sir, and do bring in here before your good honourtwo notorious benefactors. Ancr. Benefactors! Well; what benefactors are they ?are they not malefactors ? Elbow. If it please your honour, I know not w^ell whatthey are: but precise villains they are, that I am sureof; and void of all profanation in the world that goodChristians ought to have. Escal. This comes off well; heres a wise officer. Ang. Go to. What quality are they of. Elbow isyour name ? Why dost thou not speak, Elbow ? Clown. He cannot, sir; hes out at elbow. Ang. What are you, sir.?
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^^•^^■^^fc MEASURE FOR MEASURE 17 Elbow. He, sir? a tapster, sir; parcel-bawd; one thatserves a bad woman; whose house, sir, was, as theysay, plucked down in the suburbs; and now she pro-fesses a hot-house, which, I think, is a very ill housetoo. Escal. How know you that ? Elbozv. My wife, sir, whom I detest before Heaven,and your honour— Escal. How ! thy wife ? Elbow. Ay, sir; whom, I thank Heaven, is an honestwoman— Escal. Dost thou detest her therefore? Elbow. I say, sir, I will detest myself also, as well asshe, that this house, if it be not a bawds house, it ispity of her life, for it is a naughty house. Escal. How dost thou know that, constable ? Elbow. Marry, sir, by my wife; who, if she had beena woman cardinally given, might have been accused infornication, adultery, and all uncleanliness there. Escal. By the womans means ? Elbow. Ay, sir, by Mistress Over-dones means; butas she spit in his face, so she defied him. Clown. Sir, if it please your honour, this is not so.

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