A gentleman; a sportsman. (German, jager, a sportsman.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Jail-birdJaffler A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…
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(Encyclopedia) Sforza, Francesco ISforza, Francesco Ifränchāsˈkō [key]Sforza, Francesco I, sfôrˈtsä [key], 1401–66, duke of Milan (1450–66); illegitimate son of Muzio Attendolo Sforza. He succeeded…
(Encyclopedia) Medici, Francesco de'Medici, Francesco de'fränchāsˈkō [key]Medici, Francesco de' dā mĕˈdĭchē, Ital. māˈdēchē [key], 1541–87, grand duke of Tuscany (1574–87); son and successor of…
Act IIIScene IPadua. Baptista's houseEnter Lucentio, Hortensio, and BiancaLucentioFiddler, forbear; you grow too forward, sir:
Have you so soon forgot the entertainment
Her sister Katharina…
Scene IIPadua. Before Baptista's houseEnter Tranio and HortensioTranioIs't possible, friend Licio, that Mistress Bianca
Doth fancy any other but Lucentio?
I tell you, sir, she bears me fair…
Dramatis PersonaePersons in the Induction.A Lord.Christopher Sly, a tinker. Hostess, Page, Players, Huntsmen, and Servants.Others.Baptista, a rich gentleman of Padua.Vincentio, an old…
Taming of the Shrew Katharine, the Shrew, was the eldest daughter of Baptista, a rich gentleman of Padua. She was a lady of such an ungovernable spirit and fiery temper, such a loud-tongued…
