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it is a familiar beast to man, and signifies love.

SHALLOW
The luce is the fresh fish; the salt fish is an old coat. [20]

SLENDER
I may quarter, coz.

SHALLOW
You may, by marrying.

EVANS
It is marring indeed, if he quarter it.

SHALLOW
Not a whit.

EVANS
Yes, per-lady: if he has a quarter of your coat, there [25] is but three skirts

for yourself, in my simple conjectures; but that is all one. If Sir John Falstaff
have committed disparagements unto you, I am of the church and will be
glad to do my benevolence, to make atonements and compromises between
you. [30]

SHALLOW

The Council shall hear it; it is a riot.

EVANS

It is not meet the Council hear a riot: there is no fear of Got in a riot. The
Council, look you, shall desire to hear the fear of Got, and not to hear a riot;
take your vizaments in that. [35]

SHALLOW
Ha! O’ my life, if I were young again, the sword should end it.

EVANS
It is petter that friends is the sword, and end it; and there is also another