I've reade in younger studyes there are charmes, Spells and devysses to comand men's harts; That charracters and imadges and scrolles Can even bynd the soule to servytude.

From thence reade on the storie of his life, His humble carriage, his unfaulty wayes, His cancred foes, his fights, his toyle, his strife, His paines, his povertie, his sharpe assayes, 235 Through which he past his miserable dayes, Offending none, and doing good to all, Yet being malist* both by great and small.

We were always welcome at the Taylors', and every Sunday we heard music and met interesting peopleCharles Reade among them.

Now every reader of "Love me Little, Love me Long" is apt to consider himself or herself justified in entertaining acrimonious sentiments towards Mr. Reade for the non-fulfilment of his titular hint.

dans les batailles de dames! NOTES #Bataille de Dames#, adapted by Charles Reade to the English stage as "The Ladies' Battle," might signify also "a game of checkers," and "a battle of the queens" at cards, to which there is an allusion in the closing speech of the play.