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But  m«  no  buta.  This  phrase  may  be  found  in  Fielding's  "  Rape  upon
Rape,"  Act  ii.,  Sc  1,  and  in  Aaron  Hill's  "Snake  in  the  Grass,"  Scene  t.
But  analc^ous  expressions  ate  frequent  among  the  Elizabethan  dramatists.
Thus,  Shakespeare  says,  "Grace  me  no  grace,  nor  uncle  me  no  uncle"  ^Rich-
ard  II.,  Act  ii.,  Sc  3),  and  "  Thank  me  no  thanks,  nor  proud  me  no  prouds"
KRomto and yulUI.  Act  iii.,  Sc  5) ;  Ben  Jonson,  •'  O  me  no  O's"  {Tht  Can  is
AlUrtJ,  Act  v.,  Sc  I);  Beaumont  and  Fletcher,  "Put  me  no  pots"  {Tkt
Knight  ef  tht  Burning  Ptttlt,  Act  ii.,  Sc  5),  and  "  Vow  rac  no  vows"  ( WU
ailAiml  Money,  Act  iv..  Sc,  4) ;  Ford,  "  From  me  no  fronts"  ( Thi  Lady's
Trial,  Act  ii.,  Sc  I) ;  Massinger,  "  End  me  no  ends"  {,A  Nnu  Way  Is  Pay  Old
Drtts,  Act  v.,  Sc.  1),  and  "Virgin  me  no  virgins"  [IHd..  Act  iii.,  Sc.  Z) ;  and
Peele,  •'  Parish  me  no  parishes"  ( Tki  Old  fVivt^  Tait).  Dryden  uses  a  sim-
ilar expression  twice  in  "  The  Wild  Gallant :"  "  Midas  me  .10  Midas"  (Act  ii..
