The literature of kissing

by Charles C. Bombaugh

1 Henry IV., ii. 2.

Falstaff. Thou dost give me flattering busses.

Doll. Nay, truly: I kiss thee with a most constant heart.

2 Henry IV., ii. 4.

Pistol. Touch her soft mouth, and march.

Bardolph. Farewell, hostess. [Kissing her.

Nym. I cannot kiss, that is the humor of it; but adieu.

Henry V., ii. 4.