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Laus Deo, bone  intelligo

Nathaniel
Laus Deo, bone intelligo.
Holofernes
Bone? Bone for bene? Priscian a little
scratched; 'twill serve.

They have been at a great feast
of languages and stolen the scraps.

 Enter Armado the  Braggart, Boy, and Costard
Nathaniel

Videsne quis venit?
Holofernes
Video, et gaudeo.
Armado
Chirrah.
Holofernes
Quare “chirrah,” not “sirrah”?
Armado
Men of peace, well encountered.
Holofernes
Most military sir, salutation.
Boy, aside to Costard
They have been at a great feast
of languages and stolen the scraps.
Costard, aside to Boy
O, they have lived long on the
almsbasket of words. I marvel thy master hath not
eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the
head as honorificabilitudinitatibus. Thou art easier
swallowed than a flapdragon.

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Act 5
Scene 1
Line 29

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