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A load would sink a navy.

      — King Henry VIII, Act III Scene 2

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1

Love's Labour's Lost
[IV, 2]

Holofernes

1184

The moon was a month old when Adam was no more,
And raught not to five weeks when he came to
five-score.
The allusion holds in the exchange.

2

Love's Labour's Lost
[IV, 2]

Dull

1188

'Tis true indeed; the collusion holds in the exchange.

3

Love's Labour's Lost
[IV, 2]

Holofernes

1189

God comfort thy capacity! I say, the allusion holds
in the exchange.

4

Love's Labour's Lost
[IV, 2]

Dull

1191

And I say, the pollusion holds in the exchange; for
the moon is never but a month old: and I say beside
that, 'twas a pricket that the princess killed.

5

Love's Labour's Lost
[V, 2]

Costard

2515

[To SIR NATHANIEL] O, sir, you have overthrown
Alisander the conqueror! You will be scraped out of
the painted cloth for this: your lion, that holds
his poll-axe sitting on a close-stool, will be given
to Ajax: he will be the ninth Worthy. A conqueror,
and afeard to speak! run away for shame, Alisander.
[SIR NATHANIEL retires]
There, an't shall please you; a foolish mild man; an
honest man, look you, and soon dashed. He is a
marvellous good neighbour, faith, and a very good
bowler: but, for Alisander,—alas, you see how
'tis,—a little o'erparted. But there are Worthies
a-coming will speak their mind in some other sort.

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