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Subtitle: Before the Worshipful Sir Thomas Lucy, Knight, Touching Deer-Stealing on the 19th Day of September in the Year of Grace 1582, Now First Published From Original Papers. to Which Is Added a Conference of Master Edmund Spenser, a Gentleman of Note, With the Earl of Essex Touching the State of Ireland, A.d. 1595 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1834 Original Publisher: Saunders and Otley Subjects: Drama / Shakespeare Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Literary Criticism / Shakespeare Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: SIR SILAS. I did indeed spit it forth, and emunge my lips, as who should not? WILLIAM SHAKSPKARE. Would it were so! SIR SILAS. Would it were so! in thy teeth, hypocrite! SIR THOMAS. And, truly, I likewise do incline to hope and credit it, as thus paraphrased and expounded. WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE. Wait until this blessed day next year, sir, at the same hour. You shall see it forth again at its due season: it would be no miracle if it lasted. Spittle may cure sore eyes, but not blasted mouths and scald consciences. SIR THOMAS. Why! who taught thee all this? Then turned he leisurely toward Sir Silas, and placing his hand outspreaden upon the arm of the chaplain, said unto him in a low, judicial, hollow voice, Every word true and solemn! I have heard less wise saws from between black covers. Sir Silas was indignant at this under-rating, as he appeared to think it, of the church and its ministry, and answered impatiently, with Christian freedom, Your worship surely will not listen to this wild wizard in his brothel-pulpit! WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE. Do I li...

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