{"id":9323,"date":"2026-04-02T17:45:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9323"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:45:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:45:54","slug":"alls-well-that-ends-well-act-iv-scene-iii-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9323","title":{"rendered":"The Merry Wives of Windsor:  Act II, Scene ii"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Merry Wives of Windsor &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Act II, Scene ii&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Mistress Quickly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This speech is used in <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=9313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">our interview with Nancy Voigts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click here\u00a0to <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">open up First Folio version<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">59  Marry,&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;short&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;long<br>60  of&nbsp;it:&nbsp;you&nbsp;have&nbsp;brought&nbsp;her&nbsp;into&nbsp;such&nbsp;a&nbsp;canaries&nbsp;as<br>61  \u2019tis&nbsp;wonderful.&nbsp;The&nbsp;best&nbsp;courtier&nbsp;of&nbsp;them&nbsp;all,&nbsp;when<br>62  the&nbsp;court&nbsp;lay&nbsp;at&nbsp;Windsor,&nbsp;could&nbsp;never&nbsp;have&nbsp;brought<br>63  her&nbsp;to&nbsp;such&nbsp;a&nbsp;canary.&nbsp;Yet&nbsp;there&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;knights,<br>64  and&nbsp;lords,&nbsp;and&nbsp;gentlemen,&nbsp;with&nbsp;their&nbsp;coaches,&nbsp;I<br>65  warrant&nbsp;you,&nbsp;coach&nbsp;after&nbsp;coach,&nbsp;letter&nbsp;after&nbsp;letter,<br>66  gift&nbsp;after&nbsp;gift,&nbsp;smelling&nbsp;so&nbsp;sweetly\u2014all&nbsp;musk\u2014and<br>67  so&nbsp;rushling,&nbsp;I&nbsp;warrant&nbsp;you,&nbsp;in&nbsp;silk&nbsp;and&nbsp;gold,&nbsp;and&nbsp;in<br>68  such&nbsp;alligant&nbsp;terms,&nbsp;and&nbsp;in&nbsp;such&nbsp;wine&nbsp;and&nbsp;sugar&nbsp;of<br>69  the&nbsp;best&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;fairest,&nbsp;that&nbsp;would&nbsp;have&nbsp;won&nbsp;any<br>70  woman\u2019s&nbsp;heart;&nbsp;and,&nbsp;I&nbsp;warrant&nbsp;you,&nbsp;they&nbsp;could<br>71  never&nbsp;get&nbsp;an&nbsp;eye-wink&nbsp;of&nbsp;her.&nbsp;I&nbsp;had&nbsp;myself&nbsp;twenty<br>72  angels&nbsp;given&nbsp;me&nbsp;this&nbsp;morning,&nbsp;but&nbsp;I&nbsp;defy&nbsp;all&nbsp;angels<br>73  in&nbsp;any&nbsp;such&nbsp;sort,&nbsp;as&nbsp;they&nbsp;say,&nbsp;but&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;way&nbsp;of<br>74  honesty.&nbsp;And,&nbsp;I&nbsp;warrant&nbsp;you,&nbsp;they&nbsp;could&nbsp;never&nbsp;get<br>75  her&nbsp;so&nbsp;much&nbsp;as&nbsp;sip&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;cup&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;proudest&nbsp;of<br>76  them&nbsp;all.&nbsp;And&nbsp;yet&nbsp;there&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;earls\u2014nay,&nbsp;which<br>77  is&nbsp;more,&nbsp;pensioners\u2014but,&nbsp;I&nbsp;warrant&nbsp;you,&nbsp;all&nbsp;is&nbsp;one<br>78  with&nbsp;her.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Merry Wives of Windsor &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Act II, Scene ii&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Mistress Quickly This speech is used in our interview with Nancy Voigts Click here\u00a0to open up First Folio version. 59 Marry,&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;short&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;long60 of&nbsp;it:&nbsp;you&nbsp;have&nbsp;brought&nbsp;her&nbsp;into&nbsp;such&nbsp;a&nbsp;canaries&nbsp;as61 \u2019tis&nbsp;wonderful.&nbsp;The&nbsp;best&nbsp;courtier&nbsp;of&nbsp;them&nbsp;all,&nbsp;when62 the&nbsp;court&nbsp;lay&nbsp;at&nbsp;Windsor,&nbsp;could&nbsp;never&nbsp;have&nbsp;brought63 her&nbsp;to&nbsp;such&nbsp;a&nbsp;canary.&nbsp;Yet&nbsp;there&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;knights,64 and&nbsp;lords,&nbsp;and&nbsp;gentlemen,&nbsp;with&nbsp;their&nbsp;coaches,&nbsp;I65 warrant&nbsp;you,&nbsp;coach&nbsp;after&nbsp;coach,&nbsp;letter&nbsp;after&nbsp;letter,66 gift&nbsp;after&nbsp;gift,&nbsp;smelling&nbsp;so&nbsp;sweetly\u2014all&nbsp;musk\u2014and67 so&nbsp;rushling,&nbsp;I&nbsp;warrant&nbsp;you,&nbsp;in&nbsp;silk&nbsp;and&nbsp;gold,&nbsp;and&nbsp;in68 such&nbsp;alligant&nbsp;terms,&nbsp;and&nbsp;in&nbsp;such&nbsp;wine&nbsp;and&nbsp;sugar&nbsp;of69 the&nbsp;best&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;fairest,&nbsp;that&nbsp;would&nbsp;have&nbsp;won&nbsp;any70 woman\u2019s&nbsp;heart;&nbsp;and,&nbsp;I&nbsp;warrant&nbsp;you,&nbsp;they&nbsp;could71 never&nbsp;get&nbsp;an&nbsp;eye-wink&nbsp;of&nbsp;her.&nbsp;I&nbsp;had&nbsp;myself&nbsp;twenty72 angels&nbsp;given&nbsp;me&nbsp;this&nbsp;morning,&nbsp;but&nbsp;I&nbsp;defy&nbsp;all&nbsp;angels73 in&nbsp;any&nbsp;such&nbsp;sort,&nbsp;as&nbsp;they&nbsp;say,&nbsp;but&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;way&nbsp;of74 honesty.&nbsp;And,&nbsp;I&nbsp;warrant&nbsp;you,&nbsp;they&nbsp;could&nbsp;never&nbsp;get75 her&nbsp;so&nbsp;much&nbsp;as&nbsp;sip&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;cup&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;proudest&nbsp;of76 them&nbsp;all.&nbsp;And&nbsp;yet&nbsp;there&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;earls\u2014nay,&nbsp;which77 is&nbsp;more,&nbsp;pensioners\u2014but,&nbsp;I&nbsp;warrant&nbsp;you,&nbsp;all&nbsp;is&nbsp;one78 with&nbsp;her.<\/p>\n <a href='https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9323' class='excerpt-more-append'>[...]<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9323","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-line-bottom","fix"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Merry Wives of Windsor Act II, Scene ii Mistress Quickly This speech is used in our interview with Nancy Voigts Click here to open up First Folio version. 59 Marry, this is the short and the long60 of it: you have brought her into such a canaries as61 \u2019tis wonderful. The best courtier of them all, when62 the court lay at Windsor, could never have brought63 her to such a canary. Yet there has been knights,64 and lords, and gentlemen, with their coaches, I65 warrant you, coach after coach, letter after letter,66 gift after gift, smelling so sweetly\u2014all musk\u2014and67 so rushling, I warrant you, in silk and gold, and in68 such alligant terms, and in such wine and sugar of69 the best and the fairest, that would have won any70 woman\u2019s heart; and, I warrant you, they could71 never get an eye-wink of her. I had myself twenty72 angels given me this morning, but I defy all angels73 in any such sort, as they say, but in the way of74 honesty. And, I warrant you, they could never get75 her so much as sip on a cup with the proudest of76 them all. 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