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ASS. 
Adriana. There’s none but asses will be bridled so. 
Comedy of Errors, Act ii. Scene 1. 
Bottom. ... I must to the barber's, mon¬ 
sieur ; for, methinks, I am marvellous hairy about the 
face ; and I arn such a tender ass, if my hair do but 
tickle me I pmst scratch. 
Titania. My Oberon ! what visions have I seen ! 
Methought I was enamour’d of an ass. 
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act iv. Scene 1. 
Conrade. Away ! you are an ass, you are an ass. 
Dogberry. Dost thou not suspect my place ? Dost 
thou not suspect my years ?—O that he were here to 
write me down, an ass ! but, masters, remember, that 
I am an ass ; though it be not written down, yet for¬ 
get not that I am an ass. — . . . O, that I had 
been writ down —an ass ! 
Much Ado about Nothing, Act iv. Scene 2. 
Katharine. Asses were made to bear, and so are 
you. 
Taming of the Shrew, Act ii. Scene 1. 
Bastard . It lies as sightly on the back of him, 
As great Alcides shows upon an ass :— 
But, ass, I’ll take that burden from your back ; 
Or lay on that shall make your shoulders crack. 
King John, Act ii. Scene 1. 
