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A Select Collection of Old English Plays.by Robert Dodsley.INTRODUCTION.THOMAS RAWLINS, author of "The Rebellion," was a medallist by profession, and afterwards became an engraver of the Mint, a vocation which, in his preface, he prefers to the threadba
- 149 No more will I unto death's hour, Whatsoever thereof befall.DISCRETION.Everyman, advise you first of all, Go with a good advis.e.m.e.nt and deliberation; We all give you virtuous monition That all shall be well.EVERYMAN.My friends, hark what I will y
- 148 EVERYMAN. Now blessed be Jesu, Marys son; For now have I on true contrition: And let us go now without tarrying. Good Deeds, have we clear our reckoning? GOOD DEEDS. Yea, indeed, I have here. EVERYMAN. Then I trust we need not to fear; Now, friends, let
- 147 Now go we together lovingly To Confession, that cleansing river.EVERYMAN.For joy I weep: I would we there were; But I pray you to instruct me by intellection,[91]Where dwelleth that holy virtue Confession?KNOWLEDGE. In the house of salvation; We shall fin
- 146 First Fellows.h.i.+p he said he would with me gone; His words were very pleasant and gay, But afterward he left me alone.Then spake I to my kinsmen all in despair, And also they gave me words fair, They lacked no fair speaking; But all forsake me in the e
- 145 Who calleth me? Everyman? what, hast thou haste?I lie here in corners trussed and piled so high, And in chests I am locked so fast, Also sacked in bags, thou mayest see with thine eye, I cannot stir; in packs, lo, where I lie!What would ye have, lightly m
- 144 KINDRED.Here be we now at your commandment: Cousin, I pray thee, show us your intent In any wise, and do not spare.COUSIN.Yea, Everyman, and to us declare If ye be disposed to go any whither; For, wot ye well, we[84] will live and die together.KINDRED. In
- 143 Why, ye said, if I had need, Ye would me never forsake, quick ne dead, Though it were to h.e.l.l truly.FELLOWs.h.i.+P.So I said certainly; But such pleasures be set aside, the sooth to say, And also if ye took such a journey, When should we come again?EVE
- 142 DEATH.Nay, thereto I will not consent, Nor no man will I respite; But to the heart suddenly I shall smite Without any advis.e.m.e.nt.And now out of thy sight I will me hie; See thou make thee ready shortly, For thou mayest say, this is the day That no man
- 141 EVERYMAN.What! sent to me?DEATH.Yea, certainly: Though you have forgot him here, He thinketh on thee in the heavenly sphere; As, ere we depart, thou shalt know.EVERYMAN. What desireth G.o.d of me?DEATH.That shall I show thee; A reckoning he will needs hav
- 140 EVERYMAN: A MORAL PLAY._EDITIONS.For a list of the editions, see Hazlitt_ ut infra. _A facsimile of the t.i.tle-page of one of the editions by Skot is here given. Neither of the editions by Pynson has the t.i.tle_.HAWKINS'S PREFACE.This morality, or
- 139 MEL. If this be true, that thou say'st to me now, Mine heart is lightened, perceiving the case: I would be content well, if I wist how, To bring this sick knight unto some solace.CEL. Fair damsel, to thee be health and grace: For if this knight and y
- 138 _Hic exeat_ PARMENO _et intret_ MELIBAEA.MEL. I pray you, came this woman here never sin'?[58]In faith, to enter here I am half adrad; And yet why so? I may boldly come in: I am sure from you all I shall not be had.But, Jesus, Jesus, be these men so
- 137 Ensample may be by this that is pa.s.sed, How servants be deceitful in their master's folly, Nothing but for lucre is all their bawdry. [_Aside_.CEL. It pleaseth me, Parmeno, that we together May speak, whereby thou may'st see I love thee, Yet u
- 136 CAL. Christ make thee strong! [_Exit Sem_.The mighty and perdurable G.o.d be his guide, As he guided the three kings into Bedlam[40]From the east by the star, and again did provide As their conduct to return to their own realm; So speed my Semp.r.o.nio to
- 135 [_Exit Sem_.CAL. Then farewell! Christ send thee again soon!Oh, what fortune is equal unto mine!Oh, what woeful wight with me may compare!The thirst of sorrow is my mixed wine, Which daily I drink with deep draughts of care. _Re-enter_ SEMp.r.o.nIO.SEM. T
- 134 Sleepest thou, wakest thou, Geffrey c.o.ke?A hundred winter the water was deep, I can not tell you how broad.He took a goose neck in his hand, And over the water he went.He start up to a thistle top, And cut him down a hollen club.He stroke the wren betwe
- 133 For as soon as I speak to him again, I shall turn his mind clean, And make him follow my school.IGN. Then bid him rise, let us hear him speak.SEN. Now, rise up, Master Huddypeke, Your tail toteth out behind!Fear not, man, stand up by and by; I warrant you
- 132 TA. Yea, that I can well purvey, As good as ever you put to your nose, For there is a false wench called Rose Distilleth a quart every day.SEN. By G.o.d! I would a pint of that Were poured even upon thy pate Before all this presence.TA. Yet I had liever s
- 131 TA. Then know I a lighter meat than that.HU. I pray thee, tell me what?TA. If ye will needs know at short and long, It is even a woman's tongue, For that is ever stirring![16]HU. Sir, I pray thee, let such fantasies be, And come hither near, and hark
- 130 STUDIOUS DESIRE.That it cannot be plane I shall well prove thee: Because the stars, that arise in the orient, Appear more sooner to them that there be, Than to the other dwelling in the Occident.The eclipse is thereof a plain experiment Of the sun or moon
- 129 Wherefore in this work declared shall ye see, First of the elements the situation, And of their effects the cause and generation; And though some men think this matter too high, And not meet for an audience unlearned, Methink for man nothing more necessar
- 128 A Select Collection of Old English Plays.Volume I.by R. Dodsley.PREFACE.After the lapse of about half a century since the issue of the last edition of _Dodsley's Select Collection of Old Plays_,[1] and the admittance of that work into the honourable
- 127 In a collection of epigrams, ent.i.tled, "More Fools Yet," written by R. S. (Roger Sharpe), 1610, 4^o, is the following-- "Rusticus, an honest country swayne, Whose education simple was, and plaine, Having survey'd the citie round abou
- 126 "He calls forth one by one, to note their graces; Whilst they _make legs_, he copies out their faces."--_Ibid._ [229] [Pother.][230] _Outcry_ was the ancient term for _an auction_. As in Ma.s.singer's "City Madam," act i. sc. 3--
- 125 [204] This custom, strange as it would now appear, was the constant practice of gentlemen in the 17th century. When on visits, either of ceremony or business, or even in company of ladies and at public places, their constant amus.e.m.e.nt was to comb thei
- 124 [168] [Probably the same as _demaynes_, possessions. See Halliwell in _v._][169] [Entertainment.][170] [The Spring Garden.][171] [Dispersed.][172] [_i.e._, To the life.] [173] [Cowardice.][174] [A word formed from _staniel_, a base kind of hawk, and thenc
- 123 [118] [Old copy, _Ciens_.][119] [Old copy, _with_.][120] [Old copy, _century_.][121] [An equivoque may be intended.][122] [Old copy, _Apozems_. Perhaps the boy means _pozzets_.] [123] [Old copy, _masquerellas_.][124] [Capricious, fanciful.][125] [Old copy
- 122 [75] In the original the remainder of this play is jumbled together in strange confusion. [76] [Edits., _rowls_.] [77] [Nemesis.] [78] [Old copies, _they_.] [79] For that piece of mockery. FOOTNOTES: ANDROMANA or THE MERCHANTS WIFE [80] [It is, however,
- 121 [31] [_i.e._, Medoro, the character so called in the "Orlando Furioso." Trotter has just called Giovanno _Orlando_, which was, by the way, a common name for any mad-brained person, and often occurs in poems and plays.][32] [Shaken me by the nape
- 120 [_The music plays._ LOVE. Is it certain, then, they're married?CAPT. Yes, lady; I saw the church's rites performed.FAITH. Why does your ladys.h.i.+p lose time in talking with this fellow? don't you know him, madam? 'tis the rascally ca
- 119 PLEA. Fie, Master Sad! pray leave being witty. I fear 'tis a mortal sin to begin in the fifth act of your days: upon an old subject, too--abusing of widows because they despise you!WID. Alas, niece! let him alone: he may come in for his share: the pa
- 118 WID. I wonder at nothing so much as Master Jolly's mirth to-day!Where lies his part of the jest? Cosened or refused by all, not a fish that stays in's net.JOLLY. No; what's this? [JOLLY _hugs_ WANTON.] Show me a fairer in all your streams.
- 117 CAPT. Come, come away, I'll get the points. I'm glad the coachman's well; the rogue had like to have spoiled our comedy.[_Exeunt omnes._ SCENE III._Enter the_ LADY LOVEALL, MASTER SAD _and_ CONSTANT, _undressed, and b.u.t.toning themselves
- 116 PLEA. Dare they or you look us in the face, and swear this?CARE. Yes, faith; and all but those four know no other but really it is so; and you may deny it, but I'll make master constable put you to bed, with this proof, at night.WID. Pray, let's
- 115 WID. Penthesilea nor all the cloven knights the poets treat of, yclad in mightiest petticoats, did her excel for gallant deeds, and with her honour still preserved her freedom. My brother loved her; and I have heard him swear Minerva might have owned her
- 114 CAPT. Go, get you in, then, and let your husband dip the rosemary.[271]JOLLY. Is all ready?CAPT. All, all; some of the company are below already. I have so blown it about, one porter is gone to the Exchange to invite Master Wild's merchant to his wed
- 113 JOLLY. Why so? I warrant you [I'll] thrive.PAR. A pox take you, I'll pare your nails when I get you from this place once.WAN. Sweetheart, sweetheart, off with your shoes.PAR. Ay, with all my heart, there's an old shoe after you.[270]Would I
- 112 CAPT. What to do? why I'll be hanged, if all this company do not guess.JOLLY. Prythee, what should we stay for?CAPT. For the widow and her niece. Are they worth the watching for a' night?WILD. Yes, certainly.CAPT. Then take my counsel, and let m
- 111 WILD. I will, I will; but be quiet all.PAR. Master Wild, I hope there is no plot in this.CAPT. There's no jealousy, Master Parson, 'tis all serious, upon my life. Come away with us.[_Exeunt omnes._ SCENE VI. _The tiring-room, curtains drawn, and
- 110 WILD. If I thought so, I would carry you out in my arms, I am so much Master Constant's friend.PLEA. But are you more his friend than mine, Master Wild?WILD. No; but I presume by this he has gained so much interest, as he would not be very displeasin
- 109 WID. But what shall we do, then?CON. Dare you adventure to oblige us?WID. Thank you, sir? we'll go to my nephew's at Covent Garden: he may s.h.i.+ft among his acquaintance.PLEA. It was well thought on; the Piazza is hard by, too.WID. We'll
- 108 [_The_ PARSON _looks very dejected_.WILD. And these they are: let the watch stay in t'other room.[_Exit_ WATCH.] First, your wife shall have her liberty, and you yours, as she reports of you; and when you bring her with you, you shall be welcome. The
- 107 PAR. Why, gentlemen, whither will you carry me?CAPT. To the next justice, I think it is Master Wild; he is newly come from travel. It will be a good way, neighbours, to express our respects to him.PAR. No, faith, gentlemen, e'en go the next way to Ty
- 106 WAN. Will Master Jolly consent too? You must not then, as soon as a handsome woman is named, smile and stroke your beard; tell him that is next you, you have lain with her. Such a lie is as dangerous as a truth, and 'twere but justice to have thee ha
- 105 BAWD. He is awake, and calls for you impatiently: he would fain be in bed; the company is all gone.WAN. Are you instructed?BAWD. Let me alone, I'll warrant you for my part.WAN. Farewell then; you are all ready. Who plays master constable?CAPT. I, I;
- 104 CAPT. With me?DRAW. No, sir, with Master Wild.WILD. Madam, I'll wait upon you presently.[_Exit_ WILD.CAPT. Madam, I know my company is displeasing to you, therefore I'll take my leave. Drawer, show me another room. [_The_ CAPTAIN _makes a turn o
- 103 _Enter_ BOY.Where have you been all this while, sirrah?BOY. I could overtake the coach, sir, no sooner.CAPT. The coach! what coach?BOY. The Lady Loveall's. CAPT. The Lady Loveall's! Why, what had you to do with her coach?BOY. I went to give her
- 102 CROP. Fool! Let him pay the fool his money, and he'll be gone.JOLLY. No, sir, not a farthing. 'Twas my business to borrow it, and it shall be yours to get it in again. Nay, by this hand, I'll be feasted too, and have good words. Nay, thou s
- 101 JOLLY. Yes, and be you judge, if the rogue does not suffer deservedly. I have bid him any time this twelvemonth but send his wife, I'll pay her, and the rogue replies, n.o.body shall lie with his wife but himself.CARE. Nay, if you be such a one-- TAI
- 100 [_Exeunt omnes._ SCENE III._Enter_ WANTON _and her_ MAID, _with her lap full of things_.WANTON. Bid them ply him close, and flatter him, and rail upon the old lady and the captain: and, do you hear, give him some hints to begin the story of his life. Do i
- 99 CARE. And let me alone to cook the fish.CAPT. You cook it! no, no, I left an honest fellow in town, when I went into Italy, Signor Ricardo Ligones, one of the ancient house of the Armenian amba.s.sadors; if he be alive, he shall be our cook.WILD. Is he ex
- 98 ACT III., SCENE 1._Enter all from dinner._ WID. Nephew, how do you dispose of yourself this afternoon?WILD. We have a design we must pursue, which will rid you of all this troublesome company; and we'll make no excuse, because you peeped into our pri
- 97 WID. Fie, captain, I am ashamed to hear you talk thus: marry, and then you'll have a better opinion of women.CAPT. Marry! yes, this knowledge will invite me: it is a good encouragement, is it not, think you? What is your opinion? Were not these marri
- 96 JOLLY. And they have reason; for if they have the grace to be kind, he that loves the s.e.x may be theirs.CARE. When your constant lover, if a woman have a mind to him, and be blessed with so much grace to discover it, he, out of the n.o.ble mistake of ho
- 95 SCENE VII._Enter (at the windows) the_ WIDOW _and_ MASTER CARELESS, MISTRESS PLEASANT _and_ MASTER WILD, CAPTAIN, MASTER SAD, CONSTANT, JOLLY, SECRET: _a table and knives ready for oysters_.WID. You're welcome all, but especially Master Jolly. No rep
- 94 CAPT. Yes, yes, the captain knows it, and dares tell you your wit, your fortune, and his face, are but my ploughs; and I would have my fine monsieur know, who, in spite of my counsel, will be finer than his mistress, and appears before her so curiously bu
- 93 CARE. What's that?WILD. Nothing, a toy. He refuses to show me his wench!CARE. The devil he does! What! have we been thus long comrades, and had all things in common, and must we now come to have common wenches particular? I say, thou shalt see her, a
- 92 LOVE. Fie! art thou not ashamed to call a wh.o.r.e wife? Lord bless us, what will not these men do when G.o.d leaves them? but for a man of your coat to cast himself away upon a wh.o.r.e! Come, wench, let's go and leave him! I'll swear[217]
- 91 CAPT. Yes, but we laugh'd at it.LOVE. So you might; and as I live, if the necklace were come from stringing, I'd send them both to Master Wild, to wear as a favour, to a.s.sure him I am his, and to put the vain slave out of countenance.CAPT. Ay,
- 90 [_Exeunt ambo._ SCENE II._Enter_ CAPTAIN.CAPT. A pox upon you, are you earthed? The rogue has got her necklace of pearl; but I hope he will leave the rope to hang me in. How the pox came they so great? I must have some trick to break his neck, else the yo
- 89 [_Exeunt all but the_ CAPTAIN.CAPT. I must go and prevent the rogue's mischief with the old lady.[_Exit_ CAPTAIN.ACT II., SCENE 1._Enter_ JOLLY _and the old lady_ LOVEALL. LOVE. Away, unworthy, false, ungrateful! with what brow dar'st thou come
- 88 [_They spy each other._ SAD. Is't not the captain and my friend?[JOLLY _salutes them; then he goes to the_ CAPTAIN _to embrace him: the_ CAPTAIN _stands in a French posture_,[209]_and slides from his old way of embracing._ JOLLY. Ned Wild! Tom Carele
- 87 JOLLY. Yes, and her old waiting-woman's devotion: she sighed in the pew behind me. A Dutch skipper belches not so loud or so sour. My lady's miserable sinner with the white eyes, she does so squeeze out her prayers, and so wring out, _Have mercy
- 86 WID. What did he do to thee, Secret?PLEA. Why, he swore he had a better opinion of her than to think she had her maidenhead; but if she were that fool, and had preserved the toy, he swore he would not take the pains of fetching it, to have it. I confess,
- 85 WAN. He earn from an old lady: hang him, he's only wicked in his desires; and for adultery he cannot be condemned, though he should have the vanity to betray himself. G.o.d forgive me for belying him so often as I have done; the weak-chined slave hir
- 84 CAPT. If I have any power, I shall prevail. Thou know'st he has a fat benefice, and leave me to plague him till he give it me to be rid of thee.WAN. Will you not keep me then?CAPT. I keep thee! prythee, wilt thou keep me? I know not why men are such
- 83 [PREFACE TO THE FORMER EDITION.]THOMAS KILLIGREW, one of the sons of Sir Robert Killigrew, Chamberlain to the Queen, was born at Hanworth, in the county of Middles.e.x, in the month of February 1611.[184] Although his writings are not wanting in those req
- 82 CHRIS. I am one of them, forsooth.LADIES. We are the same, so like your excellence.And now redress'd.DUKE. We understand no less: Your alimonies signed by our court!CHRIS. They have not signed mine, if't please your dukes.h.i.+p. Truly, I am a v
- 81 SCENE IV._Enter the cas.h.i.+ered_ CONFIDANTS, _in a discontented posture_.FLO. Summoned to appear! for what? What have we done?CAR. Incensed those humorous scornful ladies.Thence rose the ground, I durst wager my beaver on't; They ought us a spite,
- 80 ALL. Conquest and affability contend Which to his count'nance may pretend most right.His spirit's too evenly poised to be transported With the success of fortune. Let us hear him.DUKE. Safely arriv'd, thanks to the pow'rs above, Here a
- 79 [_They go towards their Ladies._ FLO. Madam!FRI. We were mad dames indeed, should we give freedom to such injurious favourites.CAR. This is stormy language; I ever thought our late neglect would nettle them.[_Aside._ FRI. You can affront us, sir, and wit
- 78 [_They interchange these expresses as they pa.s.s by their Ladies' room._ SIR TRIS. Fancy so fed Begets a surfeit, ere it gets to bed.SIR GRE. Ere I Platonic turn or Confidant, Or an officious servant to a puss, Whose honour lies at stake, let me bec
- 77 DRAW. You shall, you shall, madam;--on my life, these be the ladies of the New Dress; they'll never be satisfied.[_Aside._ [_Exit._ CAV. Let us imagine ourselves now to be planted in the Sparagus Garden, where if we want anything, it is our own fault
- 76 SIR AMA. Excellent, excellent! I long till I be at work.SIR REU. It will admit no delay, Sir Amadin, I a.s.sure you. We have not overwatched this night to no purpose. This very morning by times we must be fitted with our properties, and with a scornful ne
- 75 _Enter_ GALLERIUS' GHOST.From the Cinnerian depth here am I come Leaving an Erra Pater in my tomb, To take a view, which of my fellows be The thriving'st artists in astronomy.Rank one by one in astrologic row, And dying see, whom thou didst livi
- 74 If bullets fly about our ears, Let's laugh at death, and banish fears.Come, follow me, &c._ _And if thou canst not live so stench,[153]But thou must needs enjoy thy wench, If thou, my boy, such pleasure crave, A dainty doxy thou shalt have.Come, foll
- 73 1ST CIT. Is it for certain that the duke's voyage holds for Salamanca?2D CIT. No doubt on't; his resolution is so firmly fixed no motion can decline it; and if we may credit Fame (which seldom errs in all, though it exceed in many), never was fl
- 72 JOC. What would Sir Gregory?SIR GRE. That you would love me.JOC. No; you must cast your slough first: can you see Ought in yourself worth loving? Have you ever, Since our unhappy meeting, us'd a gla.s.s, And not been startled in the sad perusal Of yo
- 71 [_They descend._ LADIES. Above expectance. Singular in all, But best in your conclusion.FRI. You did well In your proportioning of our alimony, Moulded to th' moiety of their estates Whom we have justly left; but we had less Allotted us in more authe
- 70 ALL. Her plea is good.TIN. Would you not, reverend consuls, hold it strange To see a savage, unconfined bull, When th' pasture's fruitful, and the milk-pail full, And all delights that might content a beast, Range here and there, and break into
- 69 JUL. If they weigh not heavy, Let me incur your censure. Patriots-- For I appeal to your judicious bosoms, Where serious justice has a residence Mix'd with a pious pity--I shall unravel The clue of my misfortunes in small threads, Thin-spun as is the
- 68 [_The Confidants ascend the higher seats, erected after the form of the Roman exedras, the Ladies, with pet.i.tions in their hands, standing at the bar._ 1ST BOY. How will these dainty dottrels act their parts?2D BOY. Rarely, no doubt; their audience make
- 67 TIL. May th' frigid zone Sooner contract my sinews!MOR. And love's grove Become an hermit's cell!SAL. And our revels A sullen stoic dream.PAL. And this exchange A period to our joys.CAR. And our protests Affrighting shadows. FLO. Or (what&#
- 66 ACT II., SCENE 1._Enter two_ BOYS.1ST BOY. Room, room for the ladies of the new dress.2D BOY. Thou styles them rightly, Tim; for they have played the snakes, and put off their old slough. New brooms sweep clean.Frosty age and youth suit not well together.
- 65 TIM. Surly sir, your design?HAX. To ruin your design, illicentiate playwright. Down with your bills, sir.TIM. Your bill cannot do it, sir.HAX. But my commission shall, sir. Can you read, sir?TIM. Yes, sir, and write too, else were I not fit for this emplo
- 64 _Enter_ TRILLO.TRIL. Hey, boys! never did my spirit chirp more cheerfully since I had one. Here is work for Platonics. Never did ladies, brave buxom girls, dispense at easier rates with their forfeited honours. This were an excellent age for that Roman Ca
- 63 AND. You should have come a little sooner.INO. Do I see well? or is the prince here slain?AND. He is, and 'cause you love him, Carry that token of my love to him.[_Stabs_ INOPHILUS.I know he'll take it kindly that you take So long a journey only
- 62 I have been jaded, basely jaded, By those tame fools, honour and piety, And now am wak'd into revenge, breathing forth ruin To those first spread this drowsiness upon My soul. A woman! O heaven, had I been gull'd By anything had borne the name o
- 61 RIN. Heav'n bless you, sir, what a despair is this?Because you hate a hangman, you will be Your executioner yourself. Believe me, That which presents so great danger to you, I look upon with joy. There is no subject That loves you or the prince, but
- 60 PLAN. A message from Andromana Who, out of love, desires me not to go to My father, because something hath put him in A fume against me.INO. Did the king send for you?PLAN. He did so.INO. But upon her entreaty you forbore to go?PLAN. What then? INO. Then
- 59 _Enter_ EPHORBAS, _solus_.EPH. For aught I know, my bed may be the next; Men are not bad by halves, nor doth one mischief Stop a man in his career of sin.There's as much reason i' th' one as th' other.Doth he affect my kingdom, 'c
- 58 Muster those devils dwell within thy breast, And let them counsel me to a revenge As great as is my will to act it.LIB. Madam, leave words. The rest you take In breathing makes your anger cool. Out with it, And if I do it not; if I startle at Any ill to d
- 57 _Enter_ PLANGUS, _as from sleep_.PLAN. Lord! how this spirit of revenge still haunts me, And tempts me with such promis'd opportunity, And magnifies my injuries! Sometimes It calls me coward, and tells me conscience, In princes who are injur'd l
- 56 EPH. Yes, I have heard it.PLAN. Then know, when death and our own fates had sworn Our ruin, and we, like some strong wall that long Resists the iron vomits of the flaming cannon, At last shakes itself into a dreadful ruin To those who throw it down; so ha
- 55 EPH. Wait on that lady forth.RIN. Would there were not a woman in the world, So we had our prince again! Sir, are you mad?Or have forgot you are a father? You Have undone us all.EPH. Why, what's the matter?RIN. O sir, the prince---- EPH. He is not d
- 54 [_Soldiers shout, and exeunt._ INO. I'll stay at home, and grieve, that so many Daring souls should die on such advantage.[_Exit_ INOPHILUS.SCENE IV._Enter the_ KING _solus_. KING. Her husband dead too! Fates, let me die, I am too happy to remain lon
- 53 [_Exit._ ACT II., SCENE 1._Enter_ PLANGUS, NICETES, ARAMNES.NIC. What, sir, and are you melancholy, when fate Hath shower'd a happiness so unexpected on us?This ugly, sneaking peace is the soldier's rock He splits his fortunes on. Bawdry's
- 52 [_He starts._ KING. Though thou hast thrown all nature off, I cannot what's my duty. Ungracious boy!Hadst been the offspring of a sinful bed, Thou might'st have claim'd adult'ry as inheritance; l.u.s.t would have been thy kinsman, And
- 51 ART. I dare not counsel you; But in my poor judgment some gentle Fatherly persuasions will work upon so good a nature.EPH. Couldst thou but possibly effect, how I Might take him napping?ART. That is beyond my skill: But I can show you the house and time h
- 50 ARA. 'Tis now about a week I have observ'd This alteration; it shakes him, like an ague, Once in two days, but holds him longer Than a fit o' th' gout. They whisper about the court As if the king had chid him for it, And now at length