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"ORLANDO. As I remember, Adam, it was upon this fashion bequeathed

me by will but poor a thousand crowns, and, as thou say'st, charged

my brother, on his blessing, to breed me well; and there begins my

sadness. My brother Jaques he keeps at school, and report speaks

goldenly of his profit. For my part, he keeps me rustically at home,

or, to speak more properly, stays me here at home unkept; for call you

that keeping for a gentleman of my birth that differs not from the

stalling of an ox? His horses are bred better; for, besides that they

are fair with their feeding, they are taught their manage, and to that

end riders dearly hir'd; but I, his brother, gain nothing under him

but growth; for the which his animals on his dunghills are as much

bound to him as I…”

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"DUKE. Hapless, Aegeon, whom the fates have mark'd

    To bear the extremity of dire mishap!

    Now, trust me, were it not against our laws,

    Against my crown, my oath, my dignity,

    Which princes, would they, may not disannul,

    My soul should sue as advocate for thee.

    But though thou art adjudged to the death,

    And passed sentence may not be recall'd

    But to our honour's great disparagement,

    Yet will I favour thee in what I can.

    Therefore, merchant, I'll limit thee this day

    To seek thy help by beneficial hap.

    Try all the friends thou hast in Ephesus;

    Beg thou, or borrow, to make up the sum..”

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  LIZA. Oh, don't be silly.

  MRS PEARCE. You mustn't speak to the gentleman like 

that.

  LIZA. Well, why wont he speak sensible to me?

  HIGGINS. Come back to business. 

How much do you propose to pay me for the lessons?

  LIZA. Oh, I know what's right. A lady friend of mine 

gets French lessons for eighteen pence an hour from 

a real French gentleman. Well, you wouldn't have the 

face to ask me the same for teaching me my own 

language as you would for French; so I wont give more 

than a shilling. Take it or leave it.

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  "FIRST CITIZEN. Before we proceed any further, hear me speak.

  ALL. Speak, speak.

  FIRST CITIZEN. YOU are all resolv'd rather to die than to famish?

  ALL. Resolv'd, resolv'd.

  FIRST CITIZEN. First, you know Caius Marcius is chief enemy to the

    people.

  ALL. We know't, we know't.

  FIRST CITIZEN. Let us kill him, and we'll have corn at our own

    price. Is't a verdict?

  ALL. No more talking on't; let it be done. Away, away!

  SECOND CITIZEN. One word, good citizens.

  FIRST CITIZEN. We are accounted poor citizens, the patricians good.

    What authority surfeits on would relieve us; if they would yield

    us but the superfluity while it were wholesome, we might guess

    they relieved us humanely; but they think we are too dear…”

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"DUKE. Escalus!

 ESCALUS. My lord.

 DUKE. Of government the properties to unfold

    Would seem in me t' affect speech and discourse,

    Since I am put to know that your own science

    Exceeds, in that, the lists of all advice

    My strength can give you; then no more remains

    But that to your sufficiency- as your worth is able-

    And let them work. The nature of our people,

    Our city's institutions, and the terms

    For common justice, y'are as pregnant in

    As art and practice hath enriched any

    That we remember. There is our commission,

    From which we would not have you warp. Call hither,

    I say, bid come before us, Angelo.        

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"KING. Let fame, that all hunt after in their lives,

    Live regist'red upon our brazen tombs,

    And then grace us in the disgrace of death;

    When, spite of cormorant devouring Time,

    Th' endeavour of this present breath may buy

    That honour which shall bate his scythe's keen edge,

    And make us heirs of all eternity.

    Therefore, brave conquerors- for so you are

    That war against your own affections

    And the huge army of the world's desires-

    Our late edict shall strongly stand in force:

    Navarre shall be the wonder of the world;

    Our court shall be a little Academe,

    Still and contemplative in living art..."