John Ford

Abstract

Man, the abstract Of all perfection, which the workmanship Of Heaven hath modeled.

Antic

Performed by knights and ladies of his court In nature of an antic.

Appropriament

If you can neglect Your own appropriaments.

Atone

The four elements . . . have atoned A noble league.

Butcher

[Ithocles] was murdered, rather butchered.

Butter

I know what's what. I know on which side My bread is buttered.

Checkmate

To checkmate and control my just demands.

Compeer

His compeer in arms.

Cramp

When the gout cramps my joints.

Decrement

Twit me with the decrements of my pendants.

Dirge

The raven croaked, and hollow shrieks of owls Sung dirges at her funeral.

Disavow

Yet can they never Toss into air the freedom of my birth, Or disavow my blood Plantagenet's.

Discradle

This airy apparition first discradled From Tournay into Portugal.

Dudder

I dudder and shake like an aspen leaf.

Envy

Such as cleanliness and decency Prompt to a virtuous envy.

Fellow

Were the great duke himself here, and would lift up My head to fellow pomp amongst his nobles.

Full

I can not Request a fuller satisfaction Than you have freely granted.

Impression

I have a father's dear impression, And wish, before I fall into my grave, That I might see her married.

Inleague

With a willingness inleague our blood With his, for purchase of full growth in friendship.

Interest

Or rather, gracious sir, Create me to this glory, since my cause Doth interest this fair quarrel.

Megrim

These are his megrims, firks, and melancholies.

Mockado

Our rich mockado doublet.

Nick

For Warbeck, as you nick him, came to me.

Packet

Her husband Was packeted to France.

Paranymphal

At some paranymphal feast.

Proof

You shall have many proofs to show your skill.

Remark

Thou art a man remarked to taste a mischief.

Roar

This last action will roar thy infamy.

Scarlet

The ashy paleness of my cheek Is scarleted in ruddy flakes of wrath.

Shug

There I 'll shug in and get a noble countenance.

Sleepish

Your sleepish, and more than sleepish, security.

Solicit

Should My brother henceforth study to forget The vow that he hath made thee, I would ever Solicit thy deserts.

Stiletto

The very quack of fashions, the very he that Wears a stiletto on his chin.

Surfel

She shall no oftener powder her hair, [or] surfel her cheeks, . . . but she shall as often gaze on my picture.

Train

This feast, I'll gage my life, Is but a plot to train you to your ruin.

Truant

I dare not be the author Of truanting the time.

Truth

Had they [the ancients] dreamt this, they would have truthed it heaven.

White

I am his white boy, and will not be gullet.

Wind-break

'T would wind-break a mule to vie burdens with her.

Wise

Lords do not care for me: I am too wise to die yet.

A very grave, state bachelor, my dainty one; He's wise in years, and of a temperate warmth.

You are too wise in years, too full of counsel, For my green experience.

Woundy

A am woundy cold.