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Title: The girlhood of Shakespeare's heroines in a series of tales
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Clarke, Mary Cowden, 1809-1898
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Publisher: New York, A.C. Armstrong
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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ust as Desdemona was being con-ducted from the Sagittary, by order of the senate, to the ducal palaceHer uncle hastened to give her the support of his presence. Shelooked pale, but collected ; and as if resolved to assume her utmostfirmness. On her entering the assembly of senators, the duke spoke; thenher father; and then her uncle heard her &?ft voice,—gentle and lowbut wonderfully calm, as if she willed it not to tremble.—utter thes*;VfOf(b: My noble JathetI do perceive Jiere a divided duty:To you., I am bound ^ for life^ and education;My life^ and education., both do learn meHoiv to respect you ; you are the lord of duty^I am hitherto your daughter. But her^s my husband ;And so much duty as my mother showedTo you., preferring you before her father^So much I challenge that I may professDue to the Moor, my lord. -•^-^ What follows further of the downright violence and storm of tortunes that befell Desdemona, is trumpeted to the world by the Poet I pray you, hear him speak.
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MEG AND ALICJi; THE MERKY MAIDS OF WINDSOR. TALE V. ME(i AND ALICE; THE MERRY MAIDS OF WINDSOR. Merry, and yet honest too. The Merry Wives of Windsor. Have ye heard the news, mother ? said a girl about twelve yearsold, bouncing through the open door of a cottage where sat her parents,gaffer and gammer Quickly ; • have ye heard that mistress May andmistress Gay have both been brought to bed this morning—and thatthey have a goodly girl apiece ? Girls ; pshaw ! ejaculated John Quickly. And why shouldnt they be girls, if they like it, John ? And whyshouldnt girls be as good as boys ? asked Gilian, his wife; I knowyou were like one wood, when ye learned that your own children wereboth wenches ; but for my part Id never ha changed our Neil and Pollfor any knave-bearn of them all In the first place, boys can work ; and girls are of no use; quothJohn. Of no use ! Cant they be good housewives, John ? asked hiswife. Can be ? Ay. But are they ? eh ? Seldom, I wot,; grumbledJohn. Theres our N

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