E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Page (Mr. and Mrs.).
Inhabitants of Windsor. The lady joins with Mrs. Ford to trick Sir John Falstaff.
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Anne Page. Daughter of the above, in love with Fenton. Slender, the son of a country squire, shy, awkward, and a booby, greatly admires the lady, but has too faint a heart to urge his suit further than to sigh in audible whispers, “Sweet Anne Page!”
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William Page. A school-boy, the brother of Anne. (Shakespeare: The Merry Wives of Windsor.)
