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Wine, Beer, and Ale Together by the Ears (Wine, Beer, Ale, and Tobacco Contending for Superiority)

Anonymous, published 1630 · dialogue · University/Inns of Court;Nonprofessional · other editions of this work: 923 (1629) · other edition — not in the analysis

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TitleWine, Beer, and Ale Together by the Ears (Wine, Beer, Ale, and Tobacco Contending for Superiority)
AuthorAnonymous
Publication year (edition)1630
Genre (British Drama)dialogue
Genre group (comparison)other/multi — no single main genre in British Drama or Annals → outside the single-genre comparison · Annals: entertainment
Play typeUniversity/Inns of Court;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 426 · edition 924 · TCP A01425 · DEEP 746
Edition roleOther edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics; its chunks carry the topic they were placed in, for browsing
First performance / composition (Annals)1625 [1624-1626(?)]
First performance (BritDrama)1625 [1624-1629]
PrinterCotes, Thomas
PublisherGrove, John
FormatQuarto
STC11542
Greg426b
Genre (Annals)Academic Entertainment
Genre (BritDrama)Dialogue
BritDrama no.2168
Title pageWINE, BEERE, ALE, AND TOBACCO. Contending for Superiority. A Dialogue.
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10–25486unassignedNutmeg? Sugar? well met, how chance you wait not upon your Master, where's Wine now? Oh sometimes without Suga…
226–51510unassignedRude? Let me but crush him: Rude? Sirrah, 'tis well known you come from Barbary yourself, and because of some …
352–71507unassignedSo, so, here will be some scuffling. You'll leave your impudence, and learn to know your superiors Beer, or I …
472–98487unassignedHow, diseases? you have been held always to be wholesome Wine, sir. Sirrah, if I take you in hand, I shall mak…
599–120488unassignedTo wash Boots. Hark you, are you both mad? who hath heat you, that you run over, do you contend for that in ju…
6121–131501unassignedBooks? printed Cum privilegio no doubt on't, and sold for the Company of Stationers: what are the names? Admir…
7132–151498unassignedNow for my virtue in preserving and nourishing the body wherein you both so glory, you are not to compare with…
8152–170516unassignedThen without further circumlocution or insinuation, Water runs to the matter: you shall no more contend for ex…
9171–201519unassignedWhat do you mean to do with your knife, tossed? that will scarce cut Beer and 'twere buttered. Come not near m…
10202–249523unassignedNow you talk of dancing, Wine, 'tis one of your qualities, let's pay the Musicians all together: we have often…
11250–274531unassignedI pray discourse a little, what's the first? You have named it— 'tis discourse which you are so far from being…
12275–289523unassignedphysicians are no fools, they may commend you for their profit, you are one of their harbingers to provide for…