The Plays of William Shakespeare (Volume 12); In Twenty-One Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to Which Are Added Notes (Paperback)

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1813. Excerpt: ... Re-enter Drawer. Draw. Sir, ancient Pistol's' below, and would speak with you. Dol. Hang him, swaggering rascal let him not come hither: it is the foul-mouth'dst rogue in England. Host. If he swagger, let him not come here: no, by my faith; I must live amongst my neighbours; I'll no swaggerers: I am in good name and fame with the very best: --Shut the door;--there comes no swaggerers here: I have not lived all this while, to have swaggering now: --shut the door, I pray you. Fal. Dost thou hear, hostess ?-- Host. Pray you, pacify yourself, sir John; there comes no swaggerers here.2 Fal. Dost thou hear ? it is mine ancient. Host. Tilly-fally,3 sir John, never tell me; your ancient swaggerer comes not in my doors. I was before master Tisick, the deputy, the other day; and, as he said to me, --it was no longer ago than Wednesday last, --Neighbour Quickly, says he;-- master Dumb, our minister, was by then;--Neigh * ancient Pistol--] Is the same as ensign Pistol. Fal staff was captain, Peto lieutenant, and Pistol ensign, or ancient. Johnson. 1 there comes no swaggerers here.] A swaggerer was a roaring, bullying, blustering, fighting fellow. So, in Greene's Tu Qtioque, a comedy, by Cooke, 1614: " I will game with a gamster, drinke with a drunkard, be ciuill with a citizen, fight with a swaggerer, and drabb with a whoore-master." Ritson. 3 TiUy-fally, '] See Vol. V. p. 296, n. 7. Malone. hour Quickly, says he, receive those tliat are civil; for, saith he, you are in an ill name;--now he said so, I can tell whereupon; for, says he, you are an honest 'woman, and well thought on; therefore take heed 'what guests you receive: Receive, says he, no swaggering companions. There comes none here;--you would bless you to hear what he said: -- no, I'll no swaggerers. Fal. He'sno swaggerer, hostess;...