William Kenrick [1760], Falstaff's Wedding: a comedy. Being a Sequel to the Second Part of the Play of King Henry the Fourth. Written in Imitation of Shakespeare, By Mr. Kenrick (Printed for J. Wilkie... [and] F. Blyth [etc.], London) [word count] [S34600].
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SCENE IX.
Street continued.
Friar, Solus.
I will go; but I fear my mission will prove as fruitless
as that of many other Apostles, sent among the infidels.
As there is no danger of martyrdom, however, I am content
—Persuade Sir John Falstaff to turn monk! could I
work miracles, indeed, and, like St. Thomas, turn an
Ethiop white, something might be said for it: but, as it
is, I despair of converting an old deboshee from two such
prevailing heresies as the whore and the bottle.
[Exit.
William Kenrick [1760], Falstaff's Wedding: a comedy. Being a Sequel to the Second Part of the Play of King Henry the Fourth. Written in Imitation of Shakespeare, By Mr. Kenrick (Printed for J. Wilkie... [and] F. Blyth [etc.], London) [word count] [S34600].
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