It's from the Merry Wives of Windsor, Act III Scene 2.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
waht charcter says "i cannot tell what the dickens his name is "
Merry Wives of Windsor, Act III Scene 2
The Merry Wives of Windsor: "FORD: Where had you this pretty weathercock? MRS PAGE: I cannot tell what the dickens his name is my husband had him of".This quotation is from Act 3 Scene 2 of The Merry Wives of Windsor.
waht charcter says "i cannot tell what the dickens his name is "
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The Merry Wives of Windsor
waht charcter says "i cannot tell what the dickens his name is "
Dickens was a euphamism for the Devil. So "it hurts like the dickens" is another way of saying "it hurts like the Devil". It's a very old phrase that dates back to Shakespeare's day. Shakespeare used the line " I cannot tell what the dickens his name is" in the Merry Wives of Windsor.
The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Merry Wives of Windsor, Act III Scene 2
The Merry Wives of Windsor: "FORD: Where had you this pretty weathercock? MRS PAGE: I cannot tell what the dickens his name is my husband had him of".This quotation is from Act 3 Scene 2 of The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Mrs. Page says it in The Merry Wives of Windsor.
waht charcter says "i cannot tell what the dickens his name is "
Merry Wives of Windsor. It's the same play that gave us "the world's my oyster".
waht charcter says "i cannot tell what the dickens his name is "
The line "Frailty, thy name is woman!" is from William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet".