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Title:  Much adoe about nothing As it hath been sundrie times publikely acted by the right honourable, the Lord Chamberlaine his seruants. Written by William Shakespeare.
Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
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none but this.MarI like the new tire within excelently, if the haire were a thought browner: and your gown's a most rare fashion yfaith, I saw the Dutchesse of Millaines gowne that they praise so.HeroO that exceedes they say.Marg.By my troth's but a night-gown it respect of yours, cloth a gold and cuts, and lac d with siluer, set with pearles, downe sleeues, side sleeues, and skirts, round vnderborne with a blewish unsell, but for a fine queint graceful and excelent fa∣shion, yours is worth ten on't.HeroGod giue me ioy to weare it, for my heart is exceed∣ing heauy.Marg.T'will be heauier soone by the weight of a man.HeroFie vpon thee, art not ashamed?Marg.Of what lady? of speaking honourably? is not marri∣age honourable in a beggar? is not your Lord honourable without mariage? I thinke you would haue me say, sauing your reuerence a husband: & bad thinking do not wrest true spea∣king, ile offend no body, is there any harm in the heauier, for a husband? none I thinke, and it be the right husband, and the right wife, otherwise tis light and not heauy, aske my lady Bea∣trice els, here she comes.Enter Beatrice.HeroGood morrow coze.Beat.Good morrow sweete Hero.HeroWhy how now? do you speake in the sicke tune?Beat.I am out of all other tune, me thinkes.MarClap's into Light a loue, (that goes without a burden,) do you sing it, and ile daunce it.Beat.Ye Light alone with your heels, then if your husband haue stables enough youle see he shall lacke no barnes.Mar.O illegitimate construction! I scorne that with my heeles.Beat.Tis almost fiue a clocke cosin, tis time you were rea∣dy, by my troth I am exceeding ill, hey ho.Mar.For a hauke, a horse, or a husband?0