William Shakespeare

“ When thou art old and rich,
Thou hast neither heat, affection, limb, nor beauty,
To make thy riches pleasant.
Measure for Measure. Act iii. Scene 1.
Transcriber’s Notes: Quotes from Shakespeare’s plays were verified with the texts at opensourceshakespeare.org. Question III, Answer 3 - “more busy than laboring spider” changed to “more busy than the laboring spider”. Question III, Answer 7 - “Celopatra” changed to “Cleopatra”. Minor punctuation errors and missing or obscured punctuation were corrected. ”

“ Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart. ”

“ I can express no kinder sign of love,
Than this kind kiss. ”

“ Give me mine angle,—We’ll to the river; there,
My music playing far off, I will betray
Tawny-finn’d fishes; my bended hook shall pierce
Their slimy jaws. ”

“ For what is in this world, but grief and woe? ”

“ Scene 2.
17. Free from gross passion, or of mirth, or anger,
Constant in spirit, not swerving with the blood.
Henry V. Act ii. Scene 2.
18. The poor rude world
Hath not her fellow.
Merchant of Venice. Act iii. Scene 5.
19. Of a holy, cold, and still conversation.
Antony and Cleopatra. Act ii. Scene 6.
20. Not yet old enough for a man, nor young
enough for a boy; as a squash is before
’t is a peascod, or a codling when ’t is almost
an apple:——He is very well
favored, and he speaks very shrewishly.
Twelfth Night. Act i. Scene 5.
26 QUESTION VII.
WHERE WAS, OR WILL BE, YOUR FIRST MEETING? ”

“ Such wind as scatters young men through the world,
To seek their fortunes.
Taming of the Shrew. Act i. Scene 2.
6. Sleep, gentle sleep,
Nature’s soft nurse.
Henry IV. Part II. Act iii. Scene 1.
7. A lover, that kills himself most gallantly for love. ”

“ The Questions are:
7To obtain a photograph, one of the party must keep the book and ask the questions in order; the person asked, being at liberty to choose any number from one to twenty.
9SHAKSPEARE’S MENTAL PHOTOGRAPHS.
QUESTION I.
WHAT ARE YOU?
1. I am Sir Oracle,
And, when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!
Merchant of Venice. Act i. Scene 1.
2. A woman: and for secrecy,
No lady closer.
Henry IV. Part I. Act ii. Scene 3.
3. I am so full of business, I cannot answer thee acutely.
All’s Well That Ends Well. Act i. Scene 1. ”