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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 4
The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 4

Chapter XXXVII

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_Nim._ Will you shog off?
I would haue you solus.
_Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.
_Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.
If you will walke off a little, Ile pricke your guts a little in good termes, And theres the humour of it.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 4

Chapter XXXVII

Reading 1/108 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Nim._ Will you shog off?
Line 2
I would haue you solus.
Line 3
_Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.
Line 4
_Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.
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If you will walke off a little, Ile pricke your guts a little in good termes, And theres the humour of it.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “If you will walke off a little, Ile pricke your guts a little in good termes, And theres the humour of it.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “If you will walke off a little, Ile pricke your guts a little in good termes, And theres the humour of it.”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “_Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “_Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “I would haue you solus.”

All words in this reading · 75

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40

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From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

45

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From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

5460

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From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading If you will walke off a little, Ile pricke your guts a little in good termes, And theres the humour of it.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

Barbasom

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From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

Bowels

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From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

cannot

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From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

cock

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From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

coniure

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From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

dog

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From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

egregious

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From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

faire

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From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

fall

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From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

firy

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From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

flashing

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From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

foule

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From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading If you will walke off a little, Ile pricke your guts a little in good termes, And theres the humour of it.

guts

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From this reading If you will walke off a little, Ile pricke your guts a little in good termes, And theres the humour of it.

haue

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From this reading I would haue you solus.

humour

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From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I would haue you solus.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you will walke off a little, Ile pricke your guts a little in good termes, And theres the humour of it.

Il

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From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

Ile

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From this reading If you will walke off a little, Ile pricke your guts a little in good termes, And theres the humour of it.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

indifferently

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From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If you will walke off a little, Ile pricke your guts a little in good termes, And theres the humour of it.

knock

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From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

law

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From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading If you will walke off a little, Ile pricke your guts a little in good termes, And theres the humour of it.

lungs

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From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

mesfull

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From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

mouth

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From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

Nim

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From this reading _Nim._ Will you shog off?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If you will walke off a little, Ile pricke your guts a little in good termes, And theres the humour of it.

off

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From this reading _Nim._ Will you shog off?

perdie

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From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

Pist

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From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

Pistoll

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From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

Pistolls

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From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

pricke

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From this reading If you will walke off a little, Ile pricke your guts a little in good termes, And theres the humour of it.

Rapier

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From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

retort

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From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

scoure

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From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

shog

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From this reading _Nim._ Will you shog off?

solus

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From this reading I would haue you solus.

talke

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From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

termes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading If you will walke off a little, Ile pricke your guts a little in good termes, And theres the humour of it.

theres

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From this reading If you will walke off a little, Ile pricke your guts a little in good termes, And theres the humour of it.

throte

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From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

vp

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From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

walke

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From this reading If you will walke off a little, Ile pricke your guts a little in good termes, And theres the humour of it.

well

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From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _Nim._ Will you shog off?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Nim._ I am not _Barbasom,_ you cannot coniure me:[5460] I haue an humour _Pistoll_ to knock you indifferently well, And you fall foule with me _Pistoll_, Il scoure you with my 45 Rapier in faire termes.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

worse

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From this reading _Pist._ Solus egregious dog, that solus in thy throte, And in thy lungs, and which is worse, within Thy mesfull mouth, I do retort that solus in thy 40 Bowels, and in thy law, perdie: for I can talke, And _Pistolls_ flashing firy cock is vp.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I would haue you solus.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Nim._ Will you shog off?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you will walke off a little, Ile pricke your guts a little in good termes, And theres the humour of it.