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needles, but it will be thought we keep a bawdy-

house straight. O well-a-day, Lady! if

he be not drawn now: we shall see wilful

adultery and murder committed.

Bard. Good lieutenant! good corporal! offer

nothing here.

Nym. Pish!

Pist. Pish for thee, Iceland dog! thou prick-ear'd cur of Iceland!

Host. Good Corporal Nym, show thy valour

and put up your sword.

Nym. Will you shog off? I would have you

solus.

Pist. Solus, egregious dog? O viper vile!

The solus in thy most mervailous face;

The solus in thy teeth, and in thy throat,

And in thy hateful lungs, yea, in thy maw, perdy;

And, which is worse, within thy nasty mouth!

I do retort the solus in thy bowels;

For I can take, and Pistol's cock is up,

And flashing fire will follow.

Nym. I am not Barbason; you cannot con-

jure me. I have an humour to knock you in-

differently well. If you grow foul with me, Pistol,

I will scour you with my rapier, as I may, in

fair terms: if you would walk off, I would prick

your guts a little, in good terms, as I may; and

that's the humour of it.

Pist. O braggart vile and damned furious wight!

The grave doth gape, and doting death is near;

Therefore exhale.

 38 Lady: an oath by the Virgin Mary

44 Iceland dog; cf. n.

47 shog: move

50 mervailous: marvelous

52 perdy: par Dieu

55 take: take fire

57 Barbason: name of a fiend; cf. n.

66 exhale: draw forth (thy sword) 