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" a lies asleep, Then dreams he of another benefice: Sometime she driveth o'er a soldier's neck, And then dreams he of cutting foreign throats, Of breaches, ambuscadoes, Spanish blades, Of healths five fathom deep; and then anon Drums in his ear; at which... "
The Dramatic Works - Page 392
by William Shakespeare - 1831
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King Lear. Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare - 1841 - 312 pages
...tainted are. Sometimes she gallops o'er a courtier's nose, And then dreams he of smelling out a suit : l And sometimes comes she with a tithe-pig's tail, Tickling...starts, and wakes ; And, being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again. This is that very Mab, That plats the manes of horses in the night,...
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The plays and poems of Shakespeare, according to the improved ..., Volume 13

William Shakespeare - 1842 - 340 pages
...tainted are. Sometimes she gallops o'er a courtier's nose, And then dreams he of smelling out a suit : 1 And sometimes comes she with a tithe-pig's tail, Tickling...starts, and wakes ; And, being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again. This is that very Mab, That plats the manes of horses in the night,...
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The Works of William Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida ; Coriolanus ; Titus ...

William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1842 - 608 pages
...as 'a lies asleep, Then he dreams of another benefice. Sometime she driveth o'er a soldier's neck3, And then dreams he of cutting foreign throats, Of...ear, at which he starts, and wakes ; And, being thus frighted4, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again. This is that very Mab, That plats the manes of...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare: Printed from the Text ..., Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 450 pages
...sometime comes she with a tithe-pig's tail, Tickling a parson's nose as 'a lies asleep , Then he dreams of another benefice. Sometime she driveth o'er a soldier's..., and wakes ; And , being thus frighted , swears a prayer or two , And sleeps again. This is that very Mab , That plats the manes of horses in the night;...
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The works of Shakspere, revised from the best authorities: with a ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 594 pages
...tithe-pig's tail, Tickling a parson's nose as 'a lies asleep, Then dreams he of another benefice : Sometimes she driveth o'er a soldier's neck, And then dreams...starts, and wakes ; And, being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again. This is that very Mab That plats the manes of horses in the night...
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Knight's Cabinet edition of the works of William Shakspere, Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 364 pages
...tithe-pig's tail, Tickling a parson's nose as 'a lies asleep, Then dreams he of another benefice : Sometimes she driveth o'er a soldier's neck, And then dreams...starts, and wakes ; And, being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again. This is that very Mab That plats the manes of horses iu the night...
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The Plays and Poems of Shakespeare,: According to the Improved ..., Volume 13

William Shakespeare - 1844 - 338 pages
...oft the angry Mab with blisters plagues. Because their breaths with sweetmeats tainted are. Sometimes she gallops o'er a courtier's nose, And then dreams...starts, and wakes ; And, being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two. And sleeps again. This is that very Mab, That plats the manes of horses in the night,...
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Orthophony: Or, Vocal Culture in Elocution: A Manual of Elementary Exercises ...

James Edward Murdoch, William Russell - Elocution - 1845 - 374 pages
...tithe-pig's tail, Tickling a parson's nose, as 'a lies asleep, Then dreams he of another benefice : Sometimes she driveth o'er a soldier's neck, And then dreams...starts and wakes ; And, being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again." III. " SUSTAINED " FORCE. Calling. A call is the highest and intensest...
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An Essay on Elocution: With Elucidatory Passages from Various Authors. To ...

John Hanbury Dwyer - Elocution - 1845 - 492 pages
...tithe-pig'e tail, Tickling the parson as he lies asleep; Then dreams he of another benefice. Sometimes she driveth o'er a soldier's neck, And then dreams...healths five fathom deep; and then anon Drums in his ears, at which he starts and wakes; And being thus affrighted, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again....
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Chambers's Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts

William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1846 - 934 pages
...tithe-pig's tail, Tickling a parson's nose as 'a lies asleep, Then dreams he of another benefice ; Sometimes she driveth o'er a soldier's neck, And then dreams...starts, and wakes ; And, being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again. —Romeo and Juliet. SUICIDE. To be, or not to be, that is the question...
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