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[ "Miss Builder live here ?", "Mrs Herringhame ? Oh ! young lady with dark hair and large expressive eyes ?", "With an “ A . B . ” on her linen ?", "And “ Athene Builder ” on her drawings ?", "Let 's see .Mrs Herringhame , you said ?", "Wot oh !", "Drop the “ sir , ” my dear ; I 'm the Builders ’ man . Mr Herringhame in ?", "Take a message . I can n't wait . From Miss Maud Builder . “ Look out ! Father is coming . ” Now , whichever of ‘ em comes in first — that 's the message , and do n't you forget it .", "So they 're married ?", "I see . Well , it ai n't known to Builder , J. P ., either . That 's why there 's a message . See ?", "Keep your head . I must hop it . From Miss Maud Builder . “ Look out ! Father is coming . ” He nods , turns and goes , pulling the door to behind him . ANNIE stands “ baff ” for a moment .", "Lunch has been ready some time , Miss Maud .", "Miss Athene was out . I gave the message to a young party . She looked a bit green , Miss . I hope nothing 'll go wrong with the works . Shall I keep lunch back ?", "If you think I might risk it , Miss , I 'd like to slip round to my dentist .", "Well , I do n't suppose you 've ‘ eard of it , Miss ; but as a matter of fact it 's the Cesarwitch .", "Only my shirt , Miss .", "I 've seen worse roll up .Dark horse , Miss Maud , at twenty to one .", "You 're not the first , Miss .", "Rather a specialty of mine , Miss .", "Guilty , Miss .", "Well , of course , I could n't say just what sort of a crime you 'd committed , but I should think pretty ‘ ot stuff .", "Really , Miss .", "Indeed , Miss ?", "I think there 's be a rehaction , Miss .", "If the haudience knows you 've got ‘ em there .", "Fine , Miss . You have got a film face . What are they , if I may ask ?", "Well ! To put ‘ em in here ,", "Miss , I should say is more — more pishchological .", "You see , then you 've got ‘ em on you .", "Well , I should say that depends on your character . Of course I do n't know what your character is .", "In that case , I should please myself , Miss . To put ‘ em in ‘ ere 's warmer .", "I did n't know you ‘ ad a taste this way , Miss Maud .", "Well , in my belief , we all have a vice about us somewhere . But if I were you , Miss , I would n't touch bettin ’ , not with this other on you . You might get to feel a bit crowded .", "What ! You 're not going , too , Miss Maud ?", "Oh ! Hang it all , Miss , think of what you 'll leave behind . Miss Athene 's leavin ’ home has made it pretty steep , but this 'll touch bottom — this will .", "Well , I never ! That does sound like ‘ em ! Are you goin ’ to tell the guv'nor , Miss ?", "It 's on the knees of the gods , Miss , as they say in the headlines .", "Here !", "What 's that you 're sayin ’ ? You take care !", "Stop it , you young limb !", "Move on ! He retreats from the window , opening the paper .", "Crimes ! Phew ! That accounts for them bein ’ away all night . While he is reading , CAMILLE enters from the hall . Here ! Have you seen this , Camel — in the Stop Press ?", "“ Tried to prevent her father from forcing her mother to return home with him , and he struck her for so doing . She did not press the charge . The arrested gentleman , who said he acted under great provocation , was discharged with a caution . ” Well , I 'm blowed ! He has gone and done it !", "Have you had any hand in this ? I 've seen you making your lovely black eyes at him . You foreigners — you 're a loose lot !", "Not yet , my dear .", "Well , this little lot 's bust up ! The favourites will fall down . Johnny", "Builder ! Who 'd have thought it ?", "Ah ! He 's right up against it now . Comes of not knowin ’ when to stop bein ’ firm . If you meet a wall with your ‘ ead , it 's any odds on the wall , Camel . Though , if you listened to some , you would n't think it . What 'll he do now , I wonder ? Any news of the mistress ?", "Why ?", "Deuce she did ! They generally leave ‘ em . Take back yer gifts ! She throws the baubles at ‘ is ‘ ead .You 're a deep one , you know ! There is the sound of a cab stopping . Wonder if that 's him !", "Not yet , Miss .", "I 've got ‘ em on the cab , Miss . I did n't put your ten bob on yesterday , because the animal finished last . You cant depend on horses .", "Ah ! However did it happen , Miss Maud ?", "Well , you see , Miss , it 's like this : Up to now Mr Builder 's always had the respect of everybody — MAUD moves her head impatiently . outside his own house , of course . Well , now he has n't got it . Pishchologically that 's bound to touch him .", "He wo n't throw up the sponge , Miss ; more likely to squeeze it down the back of their necks .", "Do n't you fret , Miss ; he 'll come through . His jaw 's above his brow , as you might say .", "Phreenology , Miss . I rather follow that . When the jaw 's big and the brow is small , it 's a sign of character . I always think the master might have been a Scotchman , except for his fishionomy .", "So down on anything soft , Miss . Have n't you noticed whenever one of these ‘ Umanitarians writes to the papers , there 's always a Scotchman after him next morning . Seems to be a fact of ‘ uman nature , like introducin ’ rabbits into a new country and then weasels to get rid of ‘ em . And then something to keep down the weasels . But I never can see what could keep down a Scotchman ! You seem to reach the hapex there !", "Indeed , Miss . I thought perhaps she was about to be .", "Comin ’ events . I saw the shadder yesterday .", "Ah ! I should n't be surprised if he feels awful about you ,", "Miss .", "From the “ Comet , ” sir . Proof of your interview , sir ; will you please revise , the messenger says ; he wants to take it back at once .", "Shall I close in , sir ?", "Yes , sir . He goes , with a look back from the door . The Mayor is here , sir . I do n't know whether you would wish BUILDER , rising , takes a turn up and down the room .", "The Mayor , sir . He retires up Left . The MAYOR is overcoated , and carries , of all things , a top hat . He reaches the centre of the room before he speaks .", "Excuse me , sir , you must ‘ ave digested yesterday morning 's breakfast by now — must live to eat , sir .", "I fair copped those young devils .", "You 'll excuse me , sir ; the Missis — has come back , sir — BUILDER stares at him and TOPPING stops . He hands BUILDER the filled pipe and a box of matches .", "Excuse me , sir . It 's pluck that get 's ‘ em ‘ ome , sir — begging your pardon . BUILDER has resumed his attitude and does not answer ." ]

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[ "Come , Mildred dear , say “ Yes . ”", "You might help a fellow a bit . I never proposed to anybody before , and I daresay I 've done it very badly ——", "Say “ Yes , ” then . Of course , I 'm not good enough for a girl like you . But I may be some day . My brother Ned 's a confirmed bachelor , and it 's just on the cards I may be the next Earl of Normantower .", "Not fit to be a Countess ? Why , some of ‘ em are awful .", "Well , then , you sha n't be a Countess . A confirmed bachelor 's always the first to get married ; and if Ned has a family , I sha n't come in for the title . You would n't mind being Mrs. Verinder , would you ?", "Say “ Yes , ” then .", "Children !", "I ? I was reading Hiawatha .", "It 's no use trying to deceive you , Miss Derwent . I 've been making love to Mildred .", "I want her to marry me and she wo n't ! She says my family 's too good for her — as if anything could be too good for Mildred ! I 'm sure the Verinders are poor enough . As for me , she forgets my father was cut off with a shilling , and blew 'd the lot ?", "Every penny of it . Oh , we 're a reckless lot , we Verinders ! PHILIP SELWYN enters C. from L ., he places his stick in stand L. of C. door , hat on small table up R. C ., and goes slowly down to fire-place , R .", "Because he married the girl he wanted ; instead of a girl he did n't want ; and his son 's going to do the same .", "It 's serious when you marry the wrong person , but I 'm going to marry the right one .", "You think so , Mr. Selwyn ?", "There , Miss Derwent ! What do you say to that ?", "Everybody thinks that , Mrs. Selwyn .", "Ned !", "Ned always talks like that ; but he 's a very good brother to me , and always down with the dust , when he 's any dust to down with .", "He 's so brown , and he 's grown such a beard !", "Ha , ha , ha !", "Fancy Ned a legislator !", "Lunch , at last ! Are n't I ready for it ?", "Only me , Mr. Selwyn .", "Oh , bother grammar !", "Oh , we 're all right ; but , I say , Mr. Selwyn , I wish everybody would n't call us “ children . ” I do n't like it .", "I 'm turned sixteen .", "You tell him , Mildred ! } }MIL . No — you tell him , Tom ! }", "Are you quite well enough to stand a shock ?", "Electricity !", "Mr. Selwyn , you make it jolly hard for a fellow to say what he wants to say — just when he wants a leg up .", "Oh , bother style ! Let me say what I mean .", "If you please — we want to get married .", "Now for it .Do n't run away — I wo n't !", "I 'm sure we 're not too young —", "Mildred , this is no place for you .", "Leave me alone with Mr. Selwyn .", "I will control myself . I will not forget the respect that is due to the brother of my affianced wife .", "Wait for me — on the mat .Now , Mr. Selwyn , we are alone . We can discuss this matter as men of the world .", "May I ask why , sir ?", "Mr. Selwyn !", "That is your ultimatum ?", "Good day , sir .", "Oh , Mrs. Selwyn , please do come to Mildred ! She 's in a fit , or something .", "Do come , please !The shock has been too much for her . Re-enter PHILIP quickly .", "Come along !", "Could you die , Mildred ?", "Then let 's die together !", "I do n't know . That 's the worst of me . I 'm so beastly ignorant .", "Is there ?", "Let 's go at once .", "We 'll have a look at it first .", "I do n't like the look of the pond .", "Oh , by the bye , I have n't told you what we 're going to do .", "Why , me and Mildred . Drown ourselves . At least we were going to drown ourselves , until we saw the pond . Now , we are going to think of something else .", "Ah ! You do n't know what it is , to love — and get the key of the street !", "You 've got it , Ned ?", "I say , let 's drown one another ! You go first !", "Sir Peter — the very man — I say , Sir Peter !", "Are n't you a doctor ?", "A lot of things seem to have happened before I was born — and everybody takes care to let me know it .", "Then , tell me . What 's the pleasantest way of committing suicide ?", "Pompous old ass ! I do n't believe he knows .", "Re-enter MILDRED , R. U. D ., with an open book in her hand .", "What 's that you 've got ?", "Just what we wanted — let me have a look .", "But it 's not hers — it 's ——", "How dare you take that from Miss Selwyn ! Is it yours ?", "Force is not argument ." ]

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[ "Bessus , the King has made a fair hand o n't , he has ended the Wars at a blow , would my sword had a close basket hilt to hold Wine , and the blade would make knives , for we shall have nothing but eating and drinking .", "Faith Bessus , such Commanders as thou may ; I had as lieve set thee Perdue for a pudding i'th ’ dark , as Alexander the Great .", "I think thou lov'st ‘ em better than quarrelling Bessus , I'le say so much i'thy behalf , and yet thou ‘ rt valiant enough upon a retreat , I think thou wouldst kill any man that stopt thee if thou couldst .", "Why , didst thou see't ?", "I did so , but me thought thou wink'dst every blow they strook .", "By my troth I think so too Bessus , many a thousand , but certainly all that are worse than thou have seen as much .", "Yes , if he had not ended the wars : I'me glad thou dar'st talk of such dangerous businesses .", "See how thy blood curdles at this , I think thou couldst be contented to be beaten i'this passion .", "I .", "Um , no venture neither Bessus .", "Why , art thou fam 'd for any valour ?", "I'me e'en heartily glad o n't , I have been with thee e 're since thou cam'st to th'wars , and this is the first word that ever I heard o n't , prethee who fames thee .", "‘ Tis heathenishly done of'em in my conscience , thou deserv'st it not .", "I do not know how thou mayst wait of a man in 's Chamber , or thy agility of shifting of a Trencher , but otherwise no service good Bessus .", "Not so hasty sweet Bessus , where was it , is the place vanish 'd ?", "At Bessus desp'rate redemption , where 's that ?", "Pray thee , who Christened it ?", "If I were not a very merrily dispos 'd man , what would become of thee ? one that had but a grain of choler in the whole composition of his body , would send thee of an errand to the worms for putting thy name upon that field : did not I beat thee there i'th ’ head o'th ’ Troops with a Trunchion , because thou wouldst needs run away with thy company , when we should charge the enemy ?", "Right Bessus , I beat thee out o n't .", "Thou knowest , and so do I , thou meanedst to flie , and thy fear making thee mistake , thou ranst upon the enemy , and a hot charge thou gav'st , as I'le do thee right , thou art furious in running away , and I think , we owe thy fear for our victory ; If I were the King , and were sure thou wouldst mistake alwaies and run away upon th ’ enemy , thou shouldst be General by this light .", "No more such words dear Bessus , for though I have ever known thee a coward , and therefore durst never strike thee , yet if thou proceedest , I will allow thee valiant , and beat thee .", "He is so Bessus , I wonder how thou cam'st to know it . But if thou wer't a man of understanding , I would tell thee , he is vain-glorious , and humble , and angry , and patient , and merry and dull , and joyful and sorrowful in extremity in an hour : Do not think me thy friend for this , for if I ear 'd who knew it , thou shouldst not hear it Bessus . Here he is with his prey in his foot .", "Indeed this is none .", "So you do .", "‘ Tis pity that valour should be thus drunk .", "I do I'le be sworn . Thy valour and thy passions sever 'd , would have made two excellent fellows in their kinds : I know not whether I should be sorry thou art so valiant , or so passionate , wou 'd one of ‘ em were away .", "And yet you conquer 'd him .", "When wert thou other ?", "Like a Taylor at a wake .", "By my troth thou wouldst ha ’ stunk ‘ em both out o'th ’ Lists .", "What Country Fence-school learn'st thou at ?", "Why you did , and you have talked enough o n't .", "Truth will offend you .", "You told Tigranes , you had won his Land ,", "With that sole arm propt by Divinity :", "Was not that bragging , and a wrong to us ,", "That daily ventured lives ?", "Sir .", "Sir shall I speak ?", "But will you hear me out ?", "Sir , that I have ever lov 'd you , my sword hath spoken for me ; that I do , if it be doubted , I dare call an oath , a great one to my witness ; and were you not my King , from amongst men , I should have chose you out to love above the rest : nor can this challenge thanks , for my own sake I should have done it , because I would have lov 'd the most deserving man , for so you are .", "Sir , you did promise you would hear me out .", "Though you have all this worth , you hold some qualities that do", "Eclipse your vertues .", "Yes , your passions , which are so manifold , that they appear even in this : when I commend you , you hug me for that truth : but when I speak your faults , you make a start , and flie the hearing but .", "However you will use me after , yet for your own promise sake , hear me the rest .", "Would you but leave these hasty tempers , which I do not say take from you all your worth , but darken ‘ em , then you will shine indeed .", "Yet I would have you keep some passions , lest men should take you for a God , your vertues are such .", "I never understood the word , were you no King , and free from these moods , should I choose a companion for wit and pleasure , it should be you ; or for honesty to enterchange my bosom with , it should be you ; or wisdom to give me counsel , I would pick out you ; or valour to defend my reputation , still I should find you out ; for you are fit to fight for all the world , if it could come in question : Now I have spoke , consider to your self , find out a use ; if so , then what shall fall to me is not material .", "Why ‘ tis no matter Sir .", "Why at the taking of a Town .", "Wench ! they respect not me , I 'm old and rough , and every limb about me , but that which should , grows stiffer , I'those businesses I may swear I am truly honest : for I pay justly for what I take , and would be glad to be at a certainty .", "I by this light do they .", "Yes faith .", "I ten shillings to me , every new young fellow they come acquainted with .", "Why I think I must petition to you .", "Your price ?", "That may be more than I'me worth .", "His blood goes back as fast .", "This is strange , Sir , how do you ?", "Is she dead ?", "Sir let her bear her sins on her own head ,", "Vex not your self .", "I n'ere saw such suddain extremities .", "These are sweet people .", "Have you no life at all ? for man-hood sake", "Let her not kneel , and talk neglected thus ;", "A tree would find a tongue to answer her ,", "Did she but give it such a lov 'd respect .", "What , is he mad ?", "S'light , there , are you blind ?", "O this is fine .", "Thou shou'dst be hang 'd .", "Is she so again ? that 's well .", "He has one ransome with him already ; me-thinks", "‘ T were good to fight double , or quit .", "Here Sir .", "As you were .", "No Sir .", "And so I shall again .", "Pray you go rest your self .", "Yes I will .", "I'le move the King , he is most strangely alter 'd ; I guess the cause I fear too right , Heaven has some secret end i n't , and ‘ tis a scourge no question justly laid upon him : he has followed me through twenty Rooms ; and ever when I stay to wait his command , he blushes like a Girl , and looks upon me , as if modesty kept in his business : so turns away from me , but if I go on , he follows me again . Enter Arbaces . See , here he is . I do not use this , yet I know not how , I cannot chuse but weep to see him ; his very Enemies I think , whose wounds have bred his fame , if they should see him now , would find tears i'their eyes .", "How do you Sir ?", "Better than you I fear .", "Sir , either I mistake , or there is something hid", "That you would utter to me .", "Out with it Sir , if it be dangerous , I will not shrink to do you service , I shall not esteem my life a weightier matter than indeed it is , I know it is subject to more chances than it has hours , and I were better lose it in my Kings cause , than with an ague , or a fall , or sleeping , to a Thief ; as all these are probable enough : let me but know what I shall do for you .", "Yes Sir , I was .", "Yes .", "O say not so ,", "You had an answer of this before ;", "Besides I think this business might", "Be utter 'd more carelesly .", "Well , and what ?", "That 's strange , I shall say nothing to her ?", "But what shall I make her understand ?", "You may , but I can only see her then .", "Is there no more ?", "Methinks this need not have been delivered with such a caution ;", "I'le do it .", "Sir , if I take upon me to deliver it , after I hear it , I'le pass through fire to do it .", "I hope you do not Sir .", "Why , I think she does .", "Why , I think there are few Wives that love their", "Husbands better than she does you .", "Yes , there 's your Ring again ; what have I done", "Dishonestly in my whole life , name it ,", "That you should put so base a business to me ?", "Yes ; if I undertook it , but if all", "My hairs were lives , I would not be engag 'd", "In such a case to save my last life .", "Heaven grant you may be so : you must understand , nothing that you can utter , can remove my love and service from my Prince . But otherwise , I think I shall not love you more . For you are sinful , and if you do this crime , you ought to have no Laws . For after this , it will be great injustice in you to punish any offender for any crime . For my self I find my heart too big : I feel I have not patience to look on whilst you run these forbidden courses . Means I have none but your favour , and I am rather glad that I shall lose ‘ em both together , than keep ‘ em with such conditions ; I shall find a dwelling amongst some people , where though our Garments perhaps be courser , we shall be richer far within , and harbour no such vices in ‘ em : the Gods preserve you , and mend .", "There .", "Away you fool , the King is serious ,", "And cannot now admit your vanities .", "If your enemies brought it to this , your enemies are Cutlers , come leave the King .", "Yes , but he has affairs , depart , or I shall be something unmannerly with you .", "Sir ?", "Indeed you are fitter for this present purpose .", "His fit begins to take him now again , ‘ Tis a strange Feaver , and ‘ twill shake us all anon , I fear , Would he were well cur 'd of this raging folly : Give me the warrs , where men are mad , and may talk what they list , and held the bravest fellows ; This pelting prating peace is good for nothing : drinking 's a vertue to't .", "This combat has undone him : if he had been well beaten , he had been temperate ; I shall never see him handsome again , till he have a Horse-mans staffe yok 'd thorow his shoulders , or an arm broken with a bullet .", "Now the clap comes .", "‘ Tis well said , by my soul .", "Would Bessus were here to take her aside and search her , He would quickly tell you what she carried Sir .", "If this hold , ‘ twill be an ill world for Bawdes , Chamber-maids and Post-boyes , I thank heaven I have none I but his letters patents , things of his own enditing .", "This would make a Saint swear like a souldier .", "Sir , you have done well now .", "No .", "I have no letters Sir to anger you ,", "But a dry sonnet of my Corporals", "To an old Suttlers wife , and that I 'll burn , Sir .", "‘ Tis like to prove a fine age for the Ignorant .", "Yes , and I know you wo'not , or if you doe , you 'll miss it quickly .", "Who shall tell you of these childish follies", "When I am dead ? who shall put to his power", "To draw those vertues out of a flood of humors ,", "When they are drown 'd , and make'em shine again ?", "No , cut my head off :", "Then you may talk , and be believed , and grow worse ,", "And have your too self-glorious temper rot", "Into a deep sleep , and the Kingdom with you ,", "Till forraign swords be in your throats , and slaughter", "Be every where about you like your flatterers .", "Do , kill me .", "There comes a good man , love him too , he 's temperate ,", "You may live to have need of such a vertue ,", "Rage is not still in fashion .", "This Love , or what a devil it is I know not , begets more mischief than a Wake . I had rather be well beaten , starv 'd , or lowsie , than live within the Air o n't . He that had seen this brave fellow Charge through a grove of Pikes but t'other day , and look upon him now , will ne'r believe his eyes again : if he continue thus but two days more , a Taylor may beat him with one hand tied behind him .", "Sir , the King has seen your Commission , and believes it , and freely by this warrant gives you power to visit Prince Tigranes , your Noble Master .", "But is the main of all your business ended in this ?", "You serve a worthy person , and a stranger I am sure you are ; you may imploy me if you please without your purse , such Offices should ever be their own rewards .", "I may have need of you , and then this courtesie ,", "If it be any , is not ill bestowed ;", "But may I civilly desire the rest ?", "I shall not be a hurter if no helper .", "Stay there Sir :", "If he have reacht the Noble worth of Captain ,", "He may well claim a worthy Gentlewoman ,", "Though she were yours , and Noble .", "I confess such fellows", "Be in all Royal Camps , and have and must be ,", "To make the sin of Coward more detested", "In the mean souldier that with such a foil", "Sets off much valour . By description", "I should now guess him to you , it was Bessus ,", "I dare almost with confidence pronounce it .", "Captain do you call him ?", "Believe me Sir , you have a misery", "Too mighty for your age : A pox upon him ,", "For that must be the end of all his service :", "Your Daughter was not mad Sir ?", "I would fain counsel you , but to what I know not , he 's so below a beating , that the Women find him not worthy of their Distaves , and to hang him were to cast away a Rope ; he 's such an Airie , thin unbodyed Coward , that no revenge can catch him : I'le tell you Sir , and tell you truth ; this Rascal fears neither God nor man , he has been so beaten : sufferance has made him Wainscot : he has had since he was first a slave , at least three hundred Daggers set in 's head , as little boys do new Knives in hot meat , there 's not a Rib in 's body o ’ my Conscience that has not been thrice broken with dry beating : and now his sides look like two Wicker Targets , every way bended ; Children will shortly take him for a Wall , and set their Stone-bows in his forehead , he is of so base a sense , I cannot in a week imagine what shall be done to him .", "‘ Tis no great matter if you have not : if a Laming of him , or such a toy may do you pleasure Sir , he has it for you , and I'le help you to him : ‘ tis no news to him to have a Leg broken , or Shoulder out , with being turn 'd o'th ’ stones like a Tansie : draw not your Sword if you love it ; for on my Conscience his head will break it : we use him i'th ’ Wars like a Ram to shake a wall withal . Here comes the very person of him , do as you shall find your temper , I must leave you : but if you do not break him like a Bisket , you are much to blame Sir .", "What Tragedy is near ? That hand was never wont to draw a sword , but it cry 'd dead to something .", "How do you Sir ?", "Why Sir , are you thus ? why do your hands proclaim a lawless War against your self ?", "Sir he is .", "Sir , I have mark't .", "You are more variable than you were .", "To day no Hermit could be humbler than you were to us all .", "And now you take new rage into your eyes , as you would look us all out of the Land .", "Sir , I will speak .", "It is my duty . I fear you will kill your self : I am a subject , and you shall do me wrong i n't : ‘ tis my cause , and I may speak .", "I am sorry ‘ tis so ill .", "I pray you let me see your Sword put up before I go : I'le leave you then .", "Heaven put into your bosome temperate thoughts , I'le leave you though I fear .", "Is that so good news ?", "Indeed ‘ twere well for you if you might be a little less obey 'd .", "Why she is there .", "So it should seem my Lord , what fury 's this ?", "‘ Tis very strange .", "We will , you are not found so mean a man , but that you may be cover 'd as well as we , may you not ?", "Where ?", "Sir here 's Lygones , the agent for the Armenian State .", "Shall he go on 's head ?", "Sir , the King has seene your Commission , and beleeves it , and freely by this warrant gives you leave to visit Prince Tigranes your noble Master .", "But is the maine of all your businesse", "Ended in this ?", "You serve a worthy person , and a stranger I am sure you are ; you may imploy mee if you please , without your purse , such Officers should ever be their owne rewards .", "I may have neede of you , and then this curtesie ,", "If it be any , is not ill bestowed :", "But may I civilly desire the rest ?", "I shall not be a hurter , if no helper .", "Stay there Sir :", "If he have reacht the noble worth of Captaine ,", "He may well claime a worthy gentlewoman ,", "Though shee were yours , and noble .", "I confesse such fellowes", "Be in all royall Campes , and have , and must be", "To make the sinne of coward more detested", "In the meane Souldier , that with such a foyle", "Sets of much valour : By description", "I should now guesse him to you . It was Bessus ,", "I dare almost with confidence pronounce it .", "Captaine , doe you call him ?", "Beleeve me Sir , you have a miserie", "Too mighty for your age : A pox upon him ,", "For that must be the end of all his service :", "Your daughter was not mad Sir ?", "I would faine counsell you ; but to what I know not :", "Hee 's so below a beating , that the women", "Find him not worthy of their distaves ; and", "To hang him , were to cast away a rope ,", "Hee 's such an ayrie thin unbodied coward ,", "That no revenge can catch him :", "He tell you Sir , and tell you truth ; this rascall", "Feares neither God nor man , has beene so beaten :", "Sufferance has made him wanscote ; he has had", "Since hee was first a slave , at least three hundred daggers", "Set in his head , as little boyes doe new knives in hot meat ;", "Ther 's not a rib in 's bodie a my conscience ,", "That has not beene thrice broken with drie beating ;", "And now his sides looke like to wicker targets ,", "Everie way bended :", "Children will shortly take him for a wall ,", "And set their stone-bowes in his forhead : is of so low a sence ,", "I cannot in a weeke imagine what should be done to him .", "Tis no great matter if you have not , if a laming of him , or such a toy may doe you pleasure Sir , he has it for you , and Ile helpe you to him : tis no newes to him to have a leg broke , or a shoulder out , with being turnd ath ’ stones like a Tanzie : Draw not your sword , if you love it ; for my conscience his head will breake it : we use him ith ’ warres like a Ramme to shake a wall withall ; here comes the verie person of him , doe as you shall find your temper I must leave you : but if you doe not breake him like a bisket , you are much too blame Sir . Ex . Mardo . Enter Bessus and Sword-men .", "How doe you Sir ?", "Why Sir are you thus ?", "Why does your hand proclaime a lawlesse warre", "Against your selfe ?", "Sir he is . Arb . Tis well .", "I can forbeare your questions then , be gone", "Sir , I have markt .", "You are more variable then you were .", "To day no Hermit could be humblier", "Then you were to us all .", "And now you take new rage into your eies ,", "As you would looke us all out of the Land .", "Sir I will speake .", "It is my dutie ,", "I feare you will kill your selfe : I am a subject ,", "And you shall doe me wrong i n't : tis my cause ,", "And I may speake .", "I am sorrie tis so ill .", "I pray you let mee see your sword put up", "Before I goe ; Ile leave you then .", "God put into your bosome temperate thoughts ,", "He leave you though I feare .", "Is that so good newes ?", "Indeed twere well for you ,", "If you might be a little lesse obey 'd .", "Why she is there .", "So it should seeme : My Lord ,", "What furi 's this .", "Tis verie strange .", "We will : but you are not found", "So meane a man , but that you may be cover 'd", "As well as we , may you not ?", "Where ?", "Shall he goe on 's head ?", "Sir , Tigranes is comming though he made it strange", "To see the Princesse any more ." ]

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[ "Who Redeemed you ?", "Who Sanctifieth and preserves you ?", "Wherefore did God make you ?", "How must he be served ?", "What is it to serve God ?", "How many Commandments be there ?", "Which be they ?", "Which is the First ?", "Which is the Second ?", "Which is the Third ?", "Which is the Fourth ?", "Which is the Fifth ?", "Which is the Sixth ?", "Which is the Seventh ?", "Which is the Eighth ?", "Which is the Ninth ?", "Which is the Tenth ?", "Are you bound to keep all these Commandments ?", "Answ . YES .", "Are you bound to keep them in Thought , Word , and Deed ?", "Answ . YES .", "How are you bound to keep them ?", "Are you able to keep them of your self ?", "Answ . NO .", "Why so ?", "From whence was that ?", "How did Adam fall ?", "Do you sin daily ?", "Answ . YES .", "What is Sin ?", "What doth Sin deserve ?", "Answ . HELL .", "What is Hell ?", "How long doth it last ?", "Is it not a sad thing to lie under the Wrath of God for ever ? to lie in devouring Flames for Ever ? Answ . YES .", "Can you deliver your self from Hell ?", "Answ . NO .", "How must you be delivered .", "Who is Jesus Christ ?", "Is he not Man also ?", "What hath Christ done for Sinners ?", "What Death did he die ?", "Why died he that Death ?", "Did Christ bear the Curse of God that was due to Sinners ?", "Answ . YES .", "Are all the World saved by him ?", "Answ . NO .", "Why so ?", "What must we do , that Christ may be ours ?", "What is it to Believe on him ?", "What grounds of Encouragement have we to rest upon Christ for", "Salvation ?", "When is Christ offered ?", "Name some Places ?", "Multitudes are called and invited , why do they not come to", "Christ ?", "Why are they not Humble ?", "What must we do that we may see our sins and our sinfulnesses ?", "If a poor Creature comes to Christ , crying , lamenting and confessing his sins , will Christ receive him ?", "What will the Lord do for such a one that comes to him ?", "What is Heaven ?", "When the Lord has done this for a poor Creature , what must he do for this good God of his ?", "How must he shew himself Humble and Thankful ?" ]

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[ "Edwin !", "Edwin !", "That 's the fifteenth time you 've yawned since we 've been married .", "Ten days , three and twenty hours , and sixteen minutes . Does it seem that long ?", "Three weeks !", "I do n't believe you did !", "You 're not tired of me already , are you ?", "Well , you 're not , are you ?", "Oh , Edwin , it 's the most delightful place I ever saw ! Why , everybody says the scenery about here is the very scenery to pass through .", "And the chambermaid was telling me this morning how delighted everybody was who went away .", "Why , what would you have ? There are the loveliest sunsets .", "Then the moons . You must confess the moons here are the loveliest imaginable .", "Edwin , how can you talk about the same old moon , when there 's a new one every month ?", "You did n't cut the moon up that way once . You used to look at it for hours . You were quite smitten with it then .", "Oh , Edwin dear , do n't you remember that night in particular ——", "I said that one in particular .", "I can remember all of them . Your saying that you 'd rather have me than all the world .", "Twice over : for I asked you if you were quite sure .", "As sure as you were you .", "Then would n't you give all the world for me ?", "Yes .", "Yes — but you would give all the world for me , for all that , would n't you ? At least you 'd rather have me than any other two people put together ?", "And you 've got me , have n't you ?", "And you 're very happy , are n't you ?", "You 're in Paradise ?", "And so am I .", "Well , of course I do . Do n't you ?", "Well , Edwin dear , you said you could not stand us being the only people there , so we 've come down into the public room .", "You might have met that odious Miss Carruthers , I suppose you mean — the girl that threw you over .", "Why did n't she have you , then ?", "If you did , she must have tumbled on her nose , for I am sure it 's broken .", "Her eyes appear to think so , for they 're always looking there . But that may be , because it is the only object they can look at both together .", "Abominably .", "I never saw such eyes !", "But she has , repeatedly — at you . And that 's what I object to . If folks do squint , they can n't help it , but if folks who squint go on as if they did n't squint , why they deserve to have their eyes flung in their teeth .", "What they 've done I 'm sure I do n't know , but I should imagine a good deal . They look as if they 'd seen hard service .", "Excuse me : to a regiment of volunteers : I should never have dreamt of comparing them to anything regular .", "Yes , pearls that have gone yellow .", "I do n't think that her mouth is amiable at all , or it would cover up her teeth more .", "I 'm sure her ears do n't want enlarging on ; they 're big enough already .", "Oh , no , my love , she 's not responsible for that . It 's not her own .", "But she 's not ; and what 's more you 're not going to where she is .", "But you wo n't leave this place . We stop here a month .", "A month .", "A month .", "A month .", "Well , what of it ? You 're a married man .", "And you 've no business carrying on with Miss Carruthers , and", "Miss Carruthers has no business carrying on with you .", "She must have seen it in the papers .", "You do n't mean to say you have n't put our marriage in the papers !", "And so it is n't in the papers ! Oh ! it is n't half being married , when it is n't in the papers ! We stop here for two months .", "No !It is her ! We leave here to-morrow .", "Oh !Well , I declare . Well , did I ever ? This is charming .How d ’ you do ? How are you ? Quite well , thank you ; so glad that you 've come . Oh , Edwin , if there 's not that dear delightful Captain Plunger .", "You know . That darling Captain Plunger .", "That very man . My favourite admirer .", "But he does n't know it , dear . He can n't .", "Because it was n't in the paper , love . Ha , ha , ha , ha ! Ta , ta . I 'm going to put another dress on , and some more hair , and to go on just as if I was n't married , dear . He does n't know I am , because it was n't in the papers . Ha , ha , ha , ha ! Not in one of them ! Ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha !", "Do you find the paper very interesting ?", "Very near indeed , for Miss Carruthers is at this hotel .", "Miss Carruthers .", "Oh , dear me , yes .", "There 's that eternal woman with the tambourine ; do send her away , please !", "I was saying that Miss Carruthers is still Miss Carruthers , and is likely to remain so . That is , if men really have the taste that they pretend to .", "I do n't like dashing girls .", "I have heard she paints !", "Oh , dear me , no ! I call her very plain .", "I only know one person who considers so , and that 's herself .", "Do you ? What 's the curious creature 's name ?", "His name . I thought it was a man . Well , what 's his name ?", "Larkspur !", "It 's my turn to beg your pardon now . You 're very much mistaken . Mr. Larkspur does n't care for her at all .", "Propose to her !", "I do n't believe it — not a word of it !", "On whose ?", "Oh ! Miss Carruthers ’ own ! ha , ha , ha ! Captain Plunger , now I should have thought with your experience of the world you would have known that upon such a subject Miss Carruthers ’ was the very worst authority you could possibly have .", "That I can quite believe . But she is labouring under a mistake . The wish was husband to the thought .", "What , has Mr. Larkspur then proposed to someone else ?", "And he 's always unsuccessful ?", "Indeed ! He must have been astonished at his sudden change of fortune .", "Yes .", "Did he ? How very amusing !", "I would n't do that . It is a very good joke , but perhaps she might n't see it .", "Do you say so ?", "He 's at Southampton ?", "I 'm afraid your friend is not to be implicitly relied upon , for", "Mr. Larkspur happens to be here .", "At this hotel .", "Where ?", "Is Mr. Larkspur on the balcony with Miss Carruthers ?", "So he is . Oh , very well .Shall we go out upon the balcony ?", "Do n't they ? That 's the very reason , then , why we should interrupt them . Would you kindly let me take your arm ?", "Wo n't it be delightful ?", "Oh , there 's that dreadful barrel organ . Please do stop it .", "Oh , I 'd give him something . He wo n't go unless you do .", "I said , I would , if I were you .", "Well , give him eighteen-pence .", "He would not care for me . You 'd better give it him .", "Have n't you ? I daresay he would n't mind two shillings .", "Would you take my fan ?", "There that 's the Scotchman . He 's the worst of all . Pray do get rid of him . The bagpipes always make we ill .", "Oh , send him off — do send him off . I 'm going to be so ill .", "He does n't . The bagpipes never do . They know that they can get the money . Give it him .", "Would you relieve me of my shawl ?", "Oh , really , Captain Plunger !", "I hope that no one will disturb us .", "There they both are . Wo n't there be a row ?", "Oh my darling Alice !", "So have I .", "That 's exactly what I 'm coming to myself .", "But you 're not married ?", "I 've no doubt you endeavoured to let everybody know , my love ; but being away upon my honeymoon , I did n't hear of it .", "Good gracious ! You did n't know that I was married ten days ago ! Where have you been this century ?", "But I got mine first .", "Was I , love ? Then I 'd a fault which you had not , for everyone says you 've been long enough about it .", "You did n't snap at it , indeed ; you were uncommon civil to it . So polite , in fact , that you accepted it .", "Then it 's true , is it ? I had heard that he 'd proposed to several other girls before .", "But I had heard you were going to be .", "Because , my love , I had dismissed the rumour as incredible .", "Rumour did n't say that anyone had got possession of you , dear ; it said that you had got possession of him .", "I really could n't catch his name — they spoke of him as “ that poor fellow . ”", "Captain Plunger ! What , is Captain Plunger married ?", "And yet he had the impudence to make me think he was n't ?", "For all the world as if he was a bachelor ! the wretch !", "Mr. Larkspur ! Is it Mr. Larkspur you 've been flirting with ?", "But you were not a favourite of his . He does n't care for you a bit .", "It is n't though , I tell you . He can n't bear the sight of you .", "But he does n't care whose you are .", "It 's just because I 'm married that it is of consequence to me — for I 'm his wife .", "I should think he is .", "If you have supposed so , you have given yourself a great deal of superfluous anxiety . He was never better in his life .", "Do you mean to say that he 's proposed to you ?", "I will . I 'll hide behind the curtains here , like this —and listen with both ears .", "You dear old darling , you 're the greatest love that is or ever was or ever will be . I do n't care for anyone but you . I only flirted to cure you . I beg your pardon , and I 'll never do so any more ; and you 'll forgive me , wo n't you ?", "Edwin , did you never see a girl three times without proposing to her ?", "Did you say that if you 'd thought I should accept you , you should never have proposed to me ?", "So have you .", "Never mind her , she does n't know that Captain Plunger first proposed to me .", "Yes .", "For you !", "I 've forgiven him his going on with Mrs. Plunger ." ]

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[ "If any men of importance try to crowd in before their time ——", "Another ——?", "My God ——!", "No , I 'll vouch for your loyalty to the President .", "Throw the bag in the corner — there 's no room on his desk now ——", "Well , Edward ——?", "If I can ——", "Well , Edward — these letters ask two things of Abraham Lincoln : That he dismiss General Grant from command of the Army ——", "And stop the war to-day — August 23 , 1864 ,— make peace — peace at any price — to-day ——", "That 's what these letters demand ——", "Watch out for that door , Edward ——", "The fools ——!What is it , Mrs. Lincoln ——?", "They are ——", "Yes ——", "There are ugly rumors ——", "I can n't discuss it , Madam , until the Chief knows ——", "Not yet . He will , this morning . They 've just sent a demand to me that he see them before his public reception begins ——", "Only rumors — and they 're too ugly to put into words — they 're incredible ——", "The Chief would n't like it if I talk , before he knows . I 'll tell you a few things I 'm thinking in plain English — if you 'd like to hear ——", "In my opinion , the devil is to pay . Weak-kneed fools are deserting the Chief . Every man who loves Abraham Lincoln must get off his coat now and fight . He is the only man who can save this Nation to-day , and he 's too big and generous to be trusted alone with wolves ——", "No , Madam —— But they have certain powers over the Nominee of their party ——", "Yes ——", "Excuse me , ladies — while I go out and get rid of some of these people waiting to see the President ——", "The President is coming , Madam ——", "I 'll try to manage it . The friends of the Chief may call on you for some inside work , Madam .", "I 'm trying to get them out of your way , sir ——", "Yes , sir ——", "The Secretary of War is out there now , champing his bit , to head you off on some of them , I think ——", "From General Grant 's lines — only this , sir ——", "Yes , sir — and this came in code from Sherman —", "I would n't go over General Grant 's head , sir , with a military order — he 's sensitive ——", "It would have to be filed in the War Department ——", "Baker 's full report of the secret service on the Copperhead Societies —— He asks for the immediate arrest of their leaders — and I think he 's right ——", "The Republican National Committee are in town , sir ——", "That 's what everybody 's asking ——", "To see you ——", "Henry Raymond , their Chairman , is with them , and has just sent word demanding a hearing before your public reception this morning .", "I think you 'd better see this Committee right away , sir ——", "Some ugly rumors ——", "You wo n't see the Committee now ——?", "A young lady to plead for the life of her brother ——", "Edward , take her to the War Office with this message ——", "I can n't admit you , Mr . Congressman , just now ——", "Now , you 've got it ——!", "Tell him yourself ——", "The strictest orders have been issued to allow no more women to go to the front ——", "The deputation of colored men whom you asked to come this morning are waiting , sir — will you see them now ?", "The National Committee have just arrived , sir .", "Of course not .", "I saw him to-day , sir .", "Yes , sir .", "You can n't take me into your confidence , Chief ?", "I do n't think the General will give that pledge , sir .", "What is it , Madam ?", "I am forbidden to discuss it with any one .", "Yes ——", "I wish to God I did ——", "At once — sir ——", "Yes , sir ——", "You can trust him implicitly , sir ——", "The carriage is approaching , sir .", "Yes . Edward has gone ——You , of course , realize , Chief , the importance of a cool head in dealing with McClellan ——", "McClellan may lose his ——", "Under that paper weight , sir ——", "Yes , sir .", "I hope there may be something else I can do for you , sir ——?", "What ?", "Corruption , intrigue and malice are doing their work , Chief — but you can n't be beaten ! Unless you should give up !", "McClellan refused the pledge you asked ?", "I thought so ——", "Can a Copperhead love his country ——?", "The very man may be on the way here at this moment !", "Miss Winter is due here with her lover — a young Captain of Grant 's", "Army ——", "In view of the attempts to take your life — I made some inquiries to-day about him — I knew the White House would be without guards to-night ——", "He was on McClellan 's staff at one time ——", "He 's a McClellan man — then ——", "In the hospital the past two months he has heard a lot of bitter talk ——", "It 's almost a certainty ——", "Prove to this boy to-night that these men are liars ——", "He 's got to listen ! He comes to ask of you a great favor ——", "I could n't find out . But you can use the opportunity to gain his confidence . He is engaged to a girl who is Mrs. Lincoln 's intimate friend — a girl who admires and trusts you . You can win him , Chief , if you only try !", "All right , sir .", "Oh , Miss Winter ——", "Pleased to meet you , Captain — the President will be back in a moment . He has just stepped in to speak to Mrs. Lincoln . He is expecting you — make yourselves at home ——", "The time 's up . Raymond and his damned Committee are here , sir , and insist on your final answer at Once ——", "They are not foolish hopes ,— Chief !", "What shall I tell them ?", "I promised you an answer in half an hour , gentleman !— you must wait .", "Three cheers for General William Tecumseh Sherman !", "Three cheers for the old President and three cheers for the new !" ]

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[ "+ Good morrow , Master Tim .", "+ Not yet , I think ; he heard some ill-news of your brother Alexander last night , that will make him lie an hour extraordinary .", "+ Here was goody Fin , the fishwoman , fetched home her ring last night .", "+ So I did , sir , and washed it first in two waters .", "+ Nay , you are cursed as much as he already .", "+ Yes , yes ; she that dwells in Blackfriars , next to the sign of the Fool laughing at a feather .", "+ Why , so did I too ; but it seems the widow took him at a better hand , and raised him so much the sooner .", "+ More haste the worse speed ; here 's ne'er a clout now .", "+ This ? ‘ tis a sumner 's coat .", "+ O hard-hearted man of grease !", "+ Why , sir , for ten groats you may make yourself drunk , and so buy a vice outright for half the money .", "+ How long would you have it ?", "+ And if he miss his day , and forfeit , it shall be yours and your heirs for ever .", "+ Your nose drops : ‘ twill spoil her ruff .", "+ An ’ he wonnot , here are those that will , forsooth .", "+ Here 's a gentleman would speak with you .", "+ Alas , sir ! when the drink 's in , the wit 's out ? and none but wise children know their own fathers .", "+ Alas , sir ! he 'll tear and pull out your son 's throat .", "+ ‘ Tis a diamond .", "+ H ’ has turned his stomach , for all the world like a Puritan 's at the sight of a surplice .But your breakfast shall be devoured by a stomach of a stronger constitution , I warrant you .", "+ Worth so much ! I know my master will make dice of them ; then ‘ tis but letting Master Alexander carry them next Christmas to the Temple ,he 'll make a hundred marks a night of them .", "+ My master means the sign of the Devil ;and he cannot hurt you , fool ; there 's a saint holds him by the nose .", "+ What a question 's that ? what does my master and his prayer-book o ’ Sunday both in a pew ?", "+ Why , make a fair show ; and the devil and the saint does no more .", "+ If she be quick , she 's with child ; whosoever got it , you must father it ; so that You come o ’ th ’ nick , For the widow 's quick . There 's a witty poesy for your quick widow .", "+ Why then , ‘ twill smell of the painted cloth .", "+ Is pastime pretty :— put in that for the sport 's sake .", "+ Then will she answer , If you cannot , a younger can .And look , look , sir , now I talk of the younger , yonder 's Ancient Young come over again , that mortgaged sixty pound per annum before he went ; I 'm deceived if he come not a day after the fair .", "+ A prayer-book , sir ?", "+ Look , I beseech thee ; we shall have oatmeal in our pottage six weeks after .", "+ Plumbs in our pudding a Sunday , plumbs in our pudding .", "+ ‘ Twas Ancient Young , sir .", "+ No , sir , you have made him a young ancient .", "+ The better for you ; he thanks you , sir .", "+ A qualm of threescore years come over his stomach , nothing else .", "+ By fire , sir , by fire .", "+ Sir .", "+ The devil himself could not have done't better .", "+ They 're both a-concluding o n't yonder ; to-morrow 's the day ; one wedding-dinner must serve both marriages .", "+ But I say , Master Ear-lack , the old man ! a foot like a bear , a leg like a bed-staff , a hand like a hatchet , an eye like a pig , and a face like a winter peony ;there 's a man for a maidenhead .", "+ What ? why , what shall fifteen do with sixty and twelve ? make a screen of him ; stand next the fire , whilst you sit behind him and keep a friend 's lips warm . Many a wench would be glad of such a fortune .", "+ She must be your wife , I tell —— -", "+ Good sir !", "+ Why , right , sir ; and then ‘ tis but tickling you o ’ th ’ forehead with her heels , you are awake again , and ne'er the worse man .", "+ I will answer presently , sir , with another saw .", "+ Calf , sir ; sheep 's too simple for me .", "+ I will not save you a cup at that rate , sir .", "+ He 's a little mad . I had best hang him upon the cross-beam in the garret .", "+ ‘ Tis a very dark night , sir ; you 'll not have a cloak for the rain .", "+ Nay , then I 'll let your cloak for the rain alone , and fetch you a cloak for your knavery .", "+ Have you left out anything for supper ?", "+ An old devil in a greasy satin doublet keep you company !", "+ I say , the satin doublet you will wear to-morrow will be the best in the company , sir .", "+ Nay , you 're well enough served ; you know how your brother , not an hour ago , lay at you to have the Ancient , one that your teeth e'en water at ; and yet you cry , I cannot love him , I wonnot have him .", "+ That 's true : how will you go to bed else ? But , remember , he is a man of war , an ancient , you are his colours : now , when he has nimbly displayed you , and handsomely folded you up against the next fight , then we shall have you cry , O sweet Sim , I had been undone , if I had not been undone .", "+ Abed ! a bawd with two teeth would not mumble bacon so : then he is so sparing , you shall wear nothing but from the broker 's at second-hand ; when , being an ancient 's wife , you shall be sure to flourish .", "+ Well , I leave you to the managing of Ancient Young , while I go in and flap the old man i ’ th ’ mouth with a fox-tail .", "+ Yes , and I can tell you news of a mad lover .", "+ Why , one Master Randalls , a Welshman : I have had such a fit with him ; he says he was wishedto a very wealthy widow ; but of you he has heard such histories , that he will marry you , though he never saw you ; and that the parboiled Ætna of his bosom might be quenched by the consequent pastime in the Prittish flames of his Prittish plood , he salutes you with that love-letter .", "+ Mass , h ’ has writ it in the Welsh-English ; we had been spoiled else for want of an interpreter . But thus he begins :— Mistress Maries —", "+ Ever while you live , ‘ tis your first rule in Welsh grammars —That hur forsake widows , and take maids , was no great wonder , for sentlemen ever love the first cut .", "+ The coxcomb follows by consequence , mark else . I Randall Crack , of Carmarden , do love thee Mary Ploodhounds , of Houndsditch , dwelling near Aldgate , and Pishop'shYpppHeNgate , just as between hawk and buzzard .", "+ And that hur loves Maries so monstrous , yet never saw her , was because hur hear hur in all societies so fery fillanously commended , but specially before one Master Pusy , constables of hur parish , who made hurself half foxed by swearing by the wines , that Maries would be monstrous good marriages for Randalls .", "+ If Maries can love a Pritain of the plood of Cadwallader , which Cadwallader was Prut 's great grandfather , Randalls was come in proper persons , pring round sillings in hur pockets , get father 's goodwill , and go to shurch a Sunday with a whole dozen of Welsh harps before hur . So hur rest hur constant lovers , Randall William ap Thomas , ap Tavy , ap Robert , ap Rice , ap Sheffery , Crack .", "+ Why , he said these all rest your constant lovers , whereof , for manners ’ - sake , he puts himself in the first place . He will call here presently ; will you answer him by letter or word of mouth ?", "+ Will ye not answer the love-sick gentleman ?", "+ Ay , but I 'll have more care of the gentleman , I warrant you : if I do not make myself merry , and startle your midnight meeting , say Sim has no more wit than his godfathers , and they were both head-men of his parish . Enter + Randall +. + Ran .+ Farewell widows prave , her sall no Randalls have . Widows was very full of wiles ; Mary Ploodhounds now , Randalls make a vow , Was run for Moll a couple of miles . Honest Simkins , what said Maries to Randall 's letters ?", "+ You 're a madman .", "+ The old man has money enough for her ; and if you marry her , as , if her project take , you may , she 'll make you more than a man .", "+ Troth , cannot you tell that ? this is the truth o n't ; she would be married to-morrow to one Ancient Young , a fellow she cannot endure : now , she says , if you could meet her privately to-night , between ten and eleven , just at the great cross-way by the Nag 's Head tavern at Leadenhall .", "+ There 's the very place . Now , because you come the welcomest man in the world to hinder the match against her mind with the Ancient , there she will meet you , go with you to your lodging , lie there all night , and be married to you i ’ th ’ morning at the Tower , as soon as you shall please .", "+ Ha , ha , ha ! so , so ; this midnight match shall be mine ; she told me she was to meet the Ancient there . I 'll be sure the Ancient shall meet him there ; so I shall lie abed and laugh , to think , if he meet her there , how she will be startled ; and if the Ancient meet him there , how he will be cudgelled . Beware your ribs , Master Randall .", "+ Come , John , carry your hand steadily ; the guests drop in apace , do not let your wine drop out .", "+ Rose , I pray burn some pitch i ’ th ’ parlour , ‘ tis good against ill airs ; Master Alexander will be here .", "+ Did he speak Welsh or English ?", "+ If this were not Master Randalls of Randall Hall , that I told you of , I 'll be flayed .", "+ Some horse taught him that ; ‘ tis worth god-a-mercy .", "+ Alexander was the conqueror , sir ?", "+ I tell you true , gallants , I have seen neither of them to-day . Shall I give him the lie ?", "+ Here is the sign of Sim , sir .", "+ They have Rose the cookmaid without ; but they say you have Mistress Mary within .", "+ He shall make haste for shame .", "+ O gentlemen , where are you ? Where are you ? Where are you , gentlemen ?", "+ There 's no Moll ; there is no dainty young widow ; but a damnable bawd we found abed , with a face like an apple half-roasted .", "+ Nay , he has put her in there already , for we found him abed with her .", "+ Nay , sir , the jest was , that they should fall asleep together , and forget themselves ; for very lovingly we found them together , like the Gemini , or the two winter mornings met together . Look , look , look , where they come , sir , and Jarvis between ‘ em — just like the picture of knavery betwixt fraud and lechery .", "+ This was your bargain upon the exchange , sir , and because you have ever been addicted to old proverbs and pithy saws , pray let me seal up the mistake with one that will appear very seasonably .", "+ You , a new-fangled fowler , came to show your art i ’ th ’ dark ; but take this truth , you catched in truth a cuckoo for't .", "+ She looks as if she had sold kitchen-stuff .", "+ Not before dinner , pray , sir ; the pies are almost baked .", "+ Gentlemen , there 's Aliganti ’ th ’ house , pray set no more abroach .", "+ She means for a fool ; I 'm fain to answer you .", "+ She has despatched you , sir !", "+ I knew you were a crafty merchant ;you helped my master to such bargains upon the Exchange last night : here has been the merriest morning after it ." ]

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[ "O dolorous happe , ruthefull and all of woe Alas I carefull wretche what resteth me ? Shall I now live that with these eyes did soe Beholde my daughter die ? what , shall I see Her death before my face that was my lyfe And I to lyve that was her lyves decay ? Shall not this hand reache to this hart the knife That maye bereve bothe sight and life away , And in the shadowes darke to seke her ghoste And wander there with her ? shall not , alas , This spedy death be wrought , sithe I have lost My dearest ioy of all ? what , shall I passe My later dayes in paine , and spende myne age In teres and plaint ! shall I now leade my life All solitarie as doeth bird in cage , And fede my woefull yeres with waillfull grefe ? No , no , so will not I my dayes prolonge To seke to live one houre sith she is gone : This brest so can not bende to suche a wronge , That she shold dye and I to live alone . No , this will I : she shall have her request And in most royall sorte her funerall Will I performe . Within one tombe shall rest Her earle and she , her epitaph withall Graved thereon shal be . This will I doe And when these eyes some aged teres have shed The tomb my self then will I crepe into And with my blood all bayne their bodies dead . This heart there will I perce , and reve this brest The irksome life , and wreke my wrathful ire Upon my self . She shall have her request , And I by death will purchace my desyre . FINIS . EPILOGUS . If now perhappes ye either loke to see Th'unhappie lovers , or the cruell sire Here to be buried as fittes their degree Or as the dyeng ladie did require Or as the ruthefull kinge in deepe despaire Behight of lateOr if perchaunse you stand in doutfull fere Sithe mad Megera is not returnde againe Least wandring in the world she so bestowe The snakes that crall about her furious face As they may raise new ruthes , new kindes of woe Bothe so and there , and such as you percase Wold be full lothe so great so nere to see I am come forth to do you all to wete Through grefe wherin the lordes of Salerne be The buriall pompe is not prepared yet : And for the furie , you shall onderstand That neither doeth the litle greatest god Finde such rebelling here in Britain land Against his royall power as asketh rod Of ruth from hell to wreke his names decaie Nor Pluto heareth English ghostes complaine Our dames disteyned lyves . Therfore ye maye Be free from feare , sufficeth to maintaine The vertues which we honor in you all , So as our Britain ghostes when life is past Maie praise in heven , not plaine in Plutoes hall Our dames , but hold them vertuous and chast , Worthie to live where furie never came , Where love can see , and beares no deadly bowe , Whoes lyves eternall tromp of glorious fame With joyfull sounde to honest eares shall blowe . FINIS . The Tragedie of Gismonde of Salerne . Such is a specimen of the play as it was originally acted before Queen Elizabeth , at the Inner Temple , in the year 1568 . It was the production of five gentlemen , who were probably students of that society ; and by one of them , Robert Wilmot , afterwards much altered and published in the year 1591 .;and in his Dedication to the Societies of the Inner and Middle Temples , he speaks of the censure which might be cast upon him from the indecorum of publishing a dramatic work arising from his calling . When he died , or whether he left any other works , are points equally uncertain . “ Nearly a century after the date of that play , ” observes Lamb , in his ‘ Extracts from the Garrick Plays , ’ “ Dryden produced his admirable version of the same story from Boccaccio . The speech here extractedmay be compared with the corresponding passage in the ‘ Sigismunda and Guiscardo ’ with no disadvantage to the older performance . It is quite as weighty , as pointed , and as passionate . ” To the Right Worshipful and Virtuous Ladies , the Lady MARY PETER and the Lady ANNE GRAY , long health of body , with quiet of mind , in the favour of God and men for ever . It is most certainthat of all human learning , poetryis the most ancient ; and , in poetry , there is no argument of more antiquity and elegancy than is the matter of love ; for it seems to be as old as the world , and to bear date from the first time that man and woman was : therefore in this , as in the finest metal , the freshest wits have in all ages shown their best workmanship . So amongst others these gentlemen , which with what sweetness of voice and liveliness of action they then expressed it , they which were of her Majesty 's right Honourable maidens can testify . Which being a discourse of two lovers , perhaps it may seem a thing neither fit to be offered unto your ladyships , nor worthy me to busy myself withal : yet can I tell you , madames , it differeth so far from the ordinary amorous discourses of our days , as the manners of our time do from the modesty and innocency of that age . And now for that weary winter is come upon us , which bringeth with him drooping days and tedious nights , if it be true , that the motions of our minds follow the temperature of the air wherein we live , then I think the perusing of some mournful matter , tending to the view of a notable example , will refresh your wits in a gloomy day , and ease your weariness of the louring night . Which if it please you , may serve ye also for a solemn revel against this festival time , for Gismund 's bloody shadow , with a little cost , may be entreated in her self-like person to speak to ye . Having therefore a desire to be known to your W ., I devised this way with myself to procure the same , persuading myself , there is nothing more welcome to your wisdoms than the knowledge of wise , grave , and worthy matters , tending to the good instructions of youths , of whom you are mothers . In this respect , therefore , I shall humbly desire ye to bestow a favourable countenance upon this little labour , which when ye have graced it withal , I must and will acknowledge myself greatly indebted unto your ladyships in this behalf : neither shall I amongst the rest , that admire your rare virtues, cease to commend this undeserved gentleness . Thus desiring the king of heaven to increase his graces in ye both , granting that your ends may be as honourable as your lives are virtuous , I leave with a vain babble of many needless words to trouble you longer . Your Worships ’ most dutiful and humble Orator , ROBERT WILMOT . TO HIS FRIEND R. W .", "Fair daughter , I have sought thee out with grief ,", "To ease the sorrows of thy vexed heart .", "How long wilt thou torment thy father thus ,", "Who daily dies to see thy needless tears ?", "Such bootless plaints , that know nor mean nor end ,", "Do but increase the floods of thy lament ;", "And since the world knows well there was no want", "In thee of ought , that did to him belong ,", "Yet all , thou seest , could not his life prolong .", "Why then dost thou provoke the heavens to wrath ?", "His doom of death was dated by his stars ,", "“ And who is he that may withstand his fate ? ”", "By these complaints small good to him thou dost ,", "Much grief to me , more hurt unto thyself ,", "And unto nature greatest wrong of all .", "My daughter knows the proof of nature 's course .", "“ For as the heavens do guide the lamp of life ,", "So can they reach no farther forth the flame ,", "Than whilst with oil they do maintain the same . ”", "Gismund , my joy , set all these griefs apart ;", "“ The more thou art with hard mishap beset ,", "The more thy patience should procure thine ease . ”", "What then avails thee fruitless thus to rue", "His absence , whom the heavens cannot return ?", "Impartial death thy husband did subdue ,", "Yet hath he spar 'd thy kingly father 's life :", "Who during life to thee a double stay ,", "As father and as husband , will remain ,", "With double love to ease thy widow 's want ,", "Of him whose want is cause of thy complaint .", "Forbear thou therefore all these needless tears ,", "That nip the blossoms of thy beauty 's pride .", "But reason saith thou shouldst the same subdue .", "In endless moans princes should not delight .", "And so continues poor and desolate .", "She that hath learn 'd to master her desires .", "“ Let reason work , what time doth easily frame", "In meanest wits , to bear the greatest ills . ”", "These solitary walks thou dost frequent ,", "Yield fresh occasions to thy secret moans :", "We will therefore thou keep us company ,", "Leaving thy maidens with their harmony .", "Wend", "thou with us . Virgins , withdraw yourselves .", "Uncouple all our hounds ; lords , to the chase —", "Fair sister Lucre", ", what 's the news with you ?", "What of her ? Is she not well ? Enjoys she not her health ? Say , sister : ease me of this jealous fear ?", "Resolve me ; what afflicts my daughter so ?", "Sister , I say ,", "If you esteem or ought respect my life ,", "Her honour and the welfare of our house ,", "Forbear , and wade", "no farther in this speech .", "Your words are wounds . I very well perceive", "The purpose of this smooth oration :", "This I suspected , when you first began", "This fair discourse with us . Is this the end", "Of all our hopes , that we have promised", "Unto ourself by this her widowhood ?", "Would our dear daughter , would our only joy ,", "Would she forsake us ? would she leave us now ,", "Before she hath clos 'd up our dying eyes ,", "And with her tears bewail 'd our funeral ?", "No other solace doth her father crave ;", "But , whilst the fates maintain his dying life ,", "Her healthful presence gladsome to his soul ,", "Which rather than he willing would forego ,", "His heart desires the bitter taste of death .", "Her late marriage hath taught us to our grief ,", "That in the fruits of her perpetual sight", "Consists the only comfort and relief", "Of our unwieldy age : for what delight ,", "What joy , what comfort , have we in this world ;", "Now grown in years , and overworn with cares ,", "Subject unto the sudden stroke of death ,", "Already falling , like the mellowed fruit ,", "And dropping by degrees into our grave ?", "But what revives us , what maintains our soul", "Within the prison of our wither 'd breast ,", "But our Gismunda and her cheerful sight ?", "O daughter , daughter ! what desert of mine ,", "Wherein have I been so unkind to thee ,", "Thou shouldst desire to make my naked house", "Yet once again stand desolate by thee ?", "O , let such fancies vanish with their thoughts :", "Tell her I am her father , whose estate ,", "Wealth , honour , life , and all that we possess ,", "Wholly relies upon her presence here .", "Tell her , I must account her all my joy ,", "Work as she will : but yet she were unjust", "To haste his death , that liveth by her sight .", "Then let her not give place to these desires .", "Tell her , the king commandeth otherwise .", "Whate'er it be , the king 's command is just .", "He chargeth justly that commands as king .", "The king commands obedience of the mind .", "That law of kindto children doth belong .", "I then , as king and father , will command .", "Thou knowest our mind , resolve", "her , depart —", "Return the chase , we have been chas 'd enough .", "Gods ! are ye guides of justice and revenge ?", "O thou great Thunderer ! dost thou behold", "With watchful eyes the subtle ‘ scapes of men", "Harden 'd in shame , sear 'd up in the desire", "Of their own lusts ? why then dost thou withhold", "The blast of thy revenge ? why dost thou grant", "Such liberty , such lewd occasion", "To execute their shameless villainy ?", "Thou , thou art cause of all this open wrong ,", "Thou , that forbear'st thy vengeance all too long .", "If thou spare them , rain then upon my head", "The fulness of thy plagues with deadly ire ,", "To reave this ruthful soul , who all too sore", "Burns in the wrathful torments of revenge .", "O earth , the mother of each living wight ,", "Open thy womb , devour this wither 'd corpse .", "And thou , O hell", ", receive my soul to thee .", "O daughter , daughter", "O thou fond girl ,", "The shameful ruin of thy father 's house ,", "Is this my hoped joy ? Is this the stay", "Must glad my grief-ful years that waste away ?", "For life , which first thou didst receive from me ,", "Ten thousand deaths shall I receive by thee .", "For all the joys I did repose in thee .", "Which I , fond man , did settle in thy sight ,", "Is this thy recompense — that I must see", "The thing so shameful and so villanous :", "That would to God this earth had swallowed", "This worthless burthen into lowest deeps ,", "Rather than I , accursed , had beheld", "The sight that hourly massacres my life ?", "O whither , whither fly'st thou forth , my soul ?", "O whither wand'reth my tormented mind ?", "Those pains , that make the miser", "glad of death ,", "Have seiz 'd on me , and yet I cannot have", "What villains may command — a speedy death .", "Whom shall I first accuse for this outrage ?", "That God that guideth all , and guideth so", "This damned deed ? Shall I blaspheme their names —", "The gods , the authors of this spectacle ?", "Or shall I justly curse that cruel star ,", "Whose influence assign 'd this destiny ?", "But may that traitor , shall that vile wretch live ,", "By whom I have receiv 'd this injury ?", "Or shall I longer make account of her ,", "That fondly prostitutes her widow 's shame ?—", "I have bethought me what I shall request .", "Call my daughter : my heart boils , till I see", "Her in my sight , to whom I may discharge", "All the unrest that thus distempereth me .", "Julio , if we have not our hope in vain ,", "Nor all the trust we do repose in thee ,", "Now must we try , if thou approve the same .", "Herein thy force and wisdom we must see ,", "For our command requires them both of thee .", "Well , to be short , for I am griev 'd too long", "By wrath without revenge , I think you know", "Whilom there was a palace builded strong", "For war within our court , where dreadless peace", "Hath planted now a weaker entrance .", "But of that palace yet one vault remains", "Within our court , the secret way whereof", "Is to our daughter Gismund 's chamber laid :", "There is also another mouth hereof", "Without our wall , which now is overgrown ;", "But you may find it out , for yet it lies", "Directly south a furlong from our palace !", "It may be known — hard-by an ancient stoop ,", "Where grew an oak in elder days decay 'd ;", "There will we that you watch ; there shall you see", "A villain traitor mount out of a vault .", "Bring him to us ; it is th'Earl Palurin .", "What is his fault , neither shall you inquire ,", "Nor list we to disclose . These cursed eyes", "Have seen the flame , this heart hath felt the fire", "That cannot else be quench 'd but with his blood .", "This must be done : this will we have you do .", "Renuchio , depart : leave us alone .", "Dar'st thou so desperate decree thy death ?", "Thy kind abhorreth such unkindly thoughts .", "As I do unto thee .", "Have I then lost thy love ?", "Julio , we thank your pains . Ah , Palurin !", "Have we deserved in such traitorous sort", "Thou shouldst abuse our kingly courtesies ,", "Which we too long in favour have bestow 'd", "Upon thy false , dissembling heart with us ?", "What grief thou therewithal hast thrown on us ,", "What shame upon our house , what dire distress", "Our soul endures , cannot be uttered .", "And durst thou , villain , dare to undermine", "Our daughter 's chamber ? durst thy shameless face", "Be bold to kiss her ? th'rest we will conceal .", "Sufficeth that thou know'st I too well know", "All thy proceedings in thy private shames .", "Herein what hast thou won ? thine own content ,", "With the displeasure of thy lord and king ;", "The thought whereof if thou hadst had in mind", "The least remorse of love and loyalty", "Might have restrain 'd thee from so foul an act .", "But , Palurin , what may I deem of thee ,", "Whom neither fear of gods , nor love of him ,", "Whose princely favour hath been thine uprear ,", "Could quench the fuel of thy lewd desires ?", "Wherefore content thee , that we are resolv 'd", "That thy just death , with thine effused blood ,", "Shall cool the heat and choler of our mood .", "Thine , Palurin ? What ! lives my daughter thine ?", "Traitor , thou wrong'st me , for she liveth mine .", "Rather I wish ten thousand sundry deaths ,", "Than I to live , and see my daughter thine .", "Thine that is dearer than my life to me ?", "Thine whom I hope to see an emp", "ress ?", "Thine whom I cannot pardon from my sight ?", "Thine unto whom we have bequeath 'd our crown ?—", "Julio , we will that thou inform from us", "Renuchio the captain of our guard ,", "That we command this traitor be convey 'd", "Into the dungeon underneath our tower ;", "There let him rest , until he be resolv 'd", "What farther we intend ; which to understand", "We will Renuchio repair to us .", "“ This is the soundest safety for a king ,", "To cut them off , that vex or hinder him . ”", "Have we been honour 'd by this lecher 's lust ?", "Our fortune says we must do what we may .", "And may the subject countermand the king ?", "What he shall decree ?", "Nay , what our word", "Shall best determine . We will not reply .", "Thou know'st our mind : our heart cannot be eas 'd ,", "But with the slaughter of this Palurin .", "Where is my daughter ?", "Ah me ! break , heart ; and thou , fly forth , my soul .", "What , doth my daughter Gismund take it so ?", "What hast thou done ? O , let me see thine eyes !", "O , let me dress up those untrimmed locks !", "Look up , sweet child , look up , mine only joy ,", "‘ Tis I , thy father , that beseecheth thee :", "Rear up thy body , strain thy dying voice", "To speak to him ; sweet Gismund , speak to me .", "‘ Tis I , thy father ; ah ! behold my tears ,", "Like pearled dew , that trickle down my cheeks ,", "To wash my silver hairs .", "O my sweet heart , hast thou receiv 'd thy life", "From me , and wilt thou , to requite the same ,", "Yield me my death ? yea , death , and greater grief —", "To see thee die for him , that did defame", "Thine honour thus , my kingdom , and thy name ?", "Say , lovely child , say on , whate'er it be ,", "Thy father grants it willingly to thee .", "My daughter dies — see how the bitter pangs Of tyrannous death torments her princely heart ! She looks on me , at me she shakes her head ; For me she groans ; by me my daughter dies ; I , I the author of this tragedy .— On me , on me , ye heavens , throw down your ire ! Now dies my daughter !hence with princely robes !— now take thine oath of me .", "First , then , I charge thee that my daughter have", "Her last request : thou shalt within one tomb", "Inter her Earl and her , and thereupon", "Engrave some royal epitaph of love .", "That done , I swear thee thou shalt take my corpse", "Which thou shalt find by that time done to death ,", "And lay my body by my daughter 's side —", "Swear this , swear this , I say .", "A kingly deed the king resolves to do .", "To send his soul to ease .", "Our stars compel it .", "So we .", "So shall it in this resolution . Julio , forbear : and as thou lov'st the king , When thou shalt see him welt'ring in his gore . Stretching his limbs , and gasping in his groans , Then , Julio , set to thy helping hand , Redouble stroke on stroke , and drive the stab Down deeper to his heart , to rid his soul . Now stand aside , stir not a foot , lest thou Make up the fourth to fill this tragedy . These eyes that first beheld my daughter 's shame ; These eyes that longed for the ruthful sight Of her Earl 's heart ; these eyes that now have seen His death , her woe , and her avenging teen ; Upon these eyes we must be first aveng 'd . Unworthy lamps of this accursed lump , Out of your dwellings !So ; it fits us thus In blood and blindness to go seek the path That leadeth down to everlasting night . Why fright'st thou , dastard ? be thou desperate ; One mischief brings another on his neck , As mighty billows tumble in the seas , Now , daughter , seest thou not how I amerce My wrath , that thus bereft thee of thy love , Upon my head ? Now , fathers , learn by me , Be wise , be warn 'd to use more tenderly The jewels of your joys . Daughter , I come .FINIS . EPILOGUE . SPOKEN BY JULIO . Lo here the sweets of grisly pale despair ! These are the blossoms of this cursed tree , Such are the fruits of too much love and care , O'erwhelmed in the sense of misery . With violent hands he that his life doth end , His damned soul to endless night doth wend . Now resteth it that I discharge mine oath , To see th'unhappy lovers and the king Laid in one tomb . I would be very loth You should wait here to see this mournful thing : For I am sure , and do ye all to wit , Through grief wherein the lords of Salerne be , These funerals are not prepared yet : Nor do they think on that solemnity . As for the fury , ye must understand , Now she hath seen th'effect of her desire , She is departed , and hath left our land . Granting this end unto her hellish ire . Now humbly pray we , that our English dames May never lead their loves into mistrust ; But that their honours may avoid the shames , That follow such as live in wanton lust . We know they bear them on their virtues bold , With blissful chastity so well content That , when their lives and loves abroad are told , All men admire their virtuous government ; Worthy to live where fury never came , Worthy to live where love doth always see , Worthy to live in golden trump of fame , Worthy to live and honoured still to be . Thus end our sorrows with the setting sun : Now draw the curtains , for our scene is done . R. W . THE WOUNDS OF CIVIL WAR . EDITION . The Wounds of Civill War . Lively set forth in the true Tragedies of Marius and Scilla . As it hath beene publiquely plaide in London , by the Right Honourable the Lord high Admirall his Servants . Written by Thomas Lodge , Gent . O vita ! misero longa , faelici brevis . London , Printed by John Danter , and are to be sold at the signe of the Sunne in Paules Church-yarde . 1594 . 4to . MR. COLLIER 'S PREFACE .Thomas Lodge , in his “ Alarum against Usurers , ” 1584 , speaks of his “ birth , ” and of “ the offspring from whence he came , ” as if he were at least respectably descended ; and on the authority of Anthony Wood , it has been asserted by all subsequent biographers that he was of a Lincolnshire family .Thomas Salter , about the year 1580 , dedicated his “ Mirror of Modesty ” toLangbaine seems to be under a mistake when he states that Lodge was of Cambridge . Wood claims him for the University of Oxford ,where he traces him as early as 1573 , when he must have been about seventeen years old , if he were born , as is generally supposed , in 1556 . We are told by himself that he was a Servitor of Trinity College , and that he was educated under Sir Edward Hoby . At what time and for what cause Lodge left Oxford is not known ; but Stephen Gosson , in the dedication of his “ Plays Confuted in Five Actions , ” printed about 1582 ,accuses him of having become “ a vagrant person , visited by the heavy hand of God , ” as if he had taken to the stage , and thereby had incurred the vengeance of heaven . In 1584 , when Lodge answered Gosson , he was a student of Lincoln 's Inn ;and to “ his courteous friends , the Gentlemen of the Inns of Court , ” he dedicated his “ Alarum against Usurers . ” He afterwards , as he informs Lord Hunsdon , in the epistle before his “ Rosalynde , ” 1590 , “ fell from books to arms ; ” and he calls it “ the work of a soldier and a scholar , ” adding that he had sailed with Captain Clarke to the islands of Terceras and the Canaries . In 1596 , he published his “ Margarite of America , ” and he mentions that it was written in the Straits of Magellan , on a voyage with Cavendish . To this species of vagrancy , however , Gosson did not refer . That Lodge was vagrant in his pursuits we have sufficient evidence ; for , after having perhaps been upon the stage , having entered himself at Lincoln 's Inn , having become a soldier , and having sailed with Clarke and Cavendish , he went , according to Wood , to study medicine at Avignon .This change , if it took place at all , which may admit of doubt ,did not occur until after 1596 . In 1595 his “ Fig for Momus ” appeared . Besides Satires , it contains Epistles and Eclogues ; and in one of the latter Lodge speaks in his own person , under the character of “ Golde ”, and there states his determination no longer to pursue ill-rewarded poetry — “ Which sound rewards , since this neglected time , Repines to yield to men of high desert , I 'll cease to ravel out my wits in rhyme , For such who make so base account of art ; And since by wit there is no means to climb , I 'll hold the plough awhile , and ply the cart ; And if my muse to wonted course return , I 'll write and judge , peruse , commend and burn . ” The dedication of his “ Wit 's Misery , and the World 's Madness , ” is dated “ from my house , at Low Layton , 5th November 1596 . ” The principal reasons for supposing that Lodge studied medicine are the existence of a “ Treatise of the Plague , ” published by “ Thomas Lodge , Doctor in Physic , ” in 1603 , and of a collection of medical recipes in MS ., called “ The Poor Man 's Legacy , ” addressed to the Countess of Arundel , and sold among the books of the Duke of Norfolk .The author of the “ Treatise of the Plague ” expressly tells the Lord Mayor of London , in the dedication , that he was “ bred and brought up ” in the city . Thomas Heywood , in his “ Troja Britannica , ” 1609 , enumerates the celebrated physicians then living — “ As famous Butler , Pedy , Turner , Poe , Atkinson , Lyster , Lodge , who still survive . ” — C. 3 . It hardly deserves remark that Lodge is placed last in this list ; but had he been the same individual who had written for the stage , was the friend of so many dramatists , and was so well known as a lyric poet , it seems likely that Heywood would have said more about him .It is a singular coincidence , that having written how to prevent and cure the plague , he should die of that disease during the great mortality of 1625 . Wood 's expressions on this point , however , are not decisive : “ He made his last exitin September 1625 , leaving then behind him a widow called Joan . ” It has been conjecturedthat he was a Roman Catholic , from a statement made by one of his biographers that , while he practised medicine in London , he was much patronised by persons of that persuasion . There are but two existing dramatic productions on the title-pages of which the name of Lodge is found :the one he wrote alone , and the other in partnership with Robert Greene :—The Wounds of Civill War . Lively set forth in the true Tragedies of Marius and Scilla , & c. Written by Thomas Lodge , Gent . 1594 , 4to .A Looking Glasse for London and Englande . Made by Thomas Lodge , Gentleman , and Robert Greene , in Artibus Magister . 1594 , 1598 , 1602 , 1617 , all in 4to .The most remarkable, and that which has been most often reprinted , is his “ Rosalynde ” which , as is well known , Shakespeare closely followed in “ As You Like It . ”Anterior to the date of any of his other pieces must have been Lodge 's defence of stage-plays , because Stephen Gosson replied to it about 1582 . It was long thought , on the authority of Prynne , that Lodge 's tract was called “ The Play of Plays , ” but Mr Malone ascertained that to be a different production . The only copy of Lodge 's pamphlet seen by Mr Malone was without a title , and it was probably the same that was sold among the books of Topham Beauclerc in 1781 . It is spoken of in “ The French Academy ”as having “ lately passed the press ; ” but Lodge himself , in his “ Alarum against Usurers , ” very clearly accounts for its extreme rarity : he says , “ by reason of the slenderness of the subjectthe godly and reverent that had to deal in the cause , misliking it , forbad the publishing ; ” and he charges Gosson with “ comming by a private unperfect coppye , ” on which he framed his answer , entitled , “ Plays confuted in Five Actions . ” Mr Malonecontends that Spenser alludes to Lodge , in his “ Tears of the Muses , ” under the name of Alcon , in the following lines :— “ And there is pleasing Alcon , could he raise His tunes from lays to matters of more skill ; ” and he adds that Spenser calls Lodge Alcon , from one of the characters in “ A Looking Glasse for London and Englande ; ” but this argument would apply just as much to Lodge 's coadjutor Greene . Mr Malone further argues that Lodge , roused by this applause, produced not long afterwards a “ matter of more skill , ” in “ The Wounds of Civil War . ” THE MOST LAMENTABLE AND TRUE TRAGEDIES OF MARIUS AND SYLLA ." ]

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[ "Good morrow , Shark .", "Psha — prithee do n't touzle and mouzle a Body so ; can n't you salute without rumpling one 's Tucker and spoiling one 's Things ? I hate to be tumbled .", "Well , what 's your Business this Morning ? Have you any Message ?", "We were afraid he would have gone off last night ; he has had two of his Epileptic Feasts .", "Nay it would be a considerable Loss to me should he die without a Will : for you know he has promised me a handsome Legacy .", "He expects them in Town today , or tomorrow at farthest , and I believe he intends to make them joint Heirs with your Master .", "Never .", "Here your Master comes .", "Bless us ; what 's the matter , Sir ?", "Pray Sir , what says the young Lady to all this ?", "You , Sir , must act the same part ; seem to approve of the Marriage by all means , for the more you oppose , the more violent they will be . Trust the affair to Shark and me , and I 'll engage we bring you together in spite of Age and Avarice . I 'll give the young Lady a hint or two , which I believe will cure the old Fellow of his Lovefit ! Shark , go you and prepare your Disguises ; do you act the Nephew and the Niece well and I 'll warrant everything else shall thrive .", "He has been up this Hour — here he comes ; be sure you comply with him , let him say what he will .", "Your Eyes , Sir , look very sparkling and lively — but I think a — um — your other parts are not quite so brisk .", "Here , here , all roasted — they have been at the Fire these three Hours .", "I have hinted something to", "Harriet which I believe will break off the Match infallibly .", "Ay , Sir , you 'd say it was a happy Escape indeed , if you knew all ; why Sir , it is whispered everywhere that she had an Intrigue last Summer at Scarborough with a Captain of Horse .", "The Lord knows , Sir , some Madman I believe — It is Shark , I suppose .", "What do you want , Sir ?", "Skinflint !", "There is my Master , Sir Isaac Skinflint , in that great Chair .", "Ay , Shark , that is the chiefest Difficulty , the Masterpiece , and unless you accomplish that you do nothing .", "I think you have a very fair one now .", "My Lady Lovewealth 's , Sir . I told her Miss Harriet was gone home , and that my Master was gone out in a Chair to some of his Lawyers , for I could not let her see Sir Isaac .", "In my Room , Sir , dressing for the Widow .", "They are always loose , I think .", "Yes Sir , and he will be here presently .Hark , this is he I suppose .", "Sir , there 's a Lady in deep Mourning below , who says she is your Niece .", "Madam , this is your Uncle .", "I shall hear you sing another tune presently .", "Indeed Sir , I am afraid so .", "Indeed Sir , I think this Lady is not extremely modest .", "With me , Madam ?", "Slip up the back stairs to my Room and I 'll come and undress you .Get you out , you wicked Woman , get you out .", "O Sir , we are all undone !", "Your Uncle , Sir , is dead .", "Ay , dead , Sir ! Shark with his Tricks and Rogueries has so teazed him that having with much ado got into his Chamber , down he fell upon the Bed , and there he lies without either Motion , Voice , Sense , Pulse or Understanding .", "That 's impossible , for Mr. Littlewit and Doctor Leatherhead are below with the Marriage Articles .", "Not a word . They are but this minute come in .", "Here they all are upon the Table where he shifted .", "Sir , my Lady Lovewealth has sent her Daughter to wait on you , and my Lady will be here herself immediately .", "O my dear generous Master .", "I have them in this Casket , Sir .", "Sure never was so generous and grateful a Master .", "Time enough , Fool . Consider Matrimony is a long Journey .", "Come , come , this is no time for prating and fooling . Do you join the Company to avoid Suspicion , and tomorrow Morning put me in Mind of it . If I am in Humour , I may perhaps walk towards Doctors Commons and venture at a great Leap in the Dark with you , for so I think marriage may be justly called .", "And here 's my hand . If I can help it , it shall not fail on mine .", "Who have we here ? Our Apothecary , Monsieur du Maigre ! Pray", "Heaven the old Man is not come to Life again .", "What , is he alive ?", "So we have been making a Will to a fine Purpose .", "O Sir !", "Oh ! Oh ! Oh ! I can n't speak — but your Uncle 's alive — that 's all .", "Ay , alive , Sir .", "I thought so too ; but it seems while we were about the Will , Monsieur du Maigre , the Apothecary , came in and bled him in an Instant , which has unfortunately recovered him . He is within with him now , and one Councellour Cormorant who is come upon some Law Business to him — O here they all come .", "Me ! Lord , Sir , I never knew anything of it ‘ till Monsieur du", "Maigre informed me .", "I thought you were in a sound Sleep , Sir , and was extremely glad of it .", "Yes Sir , they have been here a considerable time .", "So now the Murder 's coming out .", "Indeed , Sir , you did make a Will before you had your fit , but you have forgot it , I suppose ." ]

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[ "I believe this is the first English country house you have stayed at , Miss Worsley ?", "You have no country houses , I am told , in America ?", "Have you any country ? What we should call country ?", "Ah ! you must find it very draughty , I should fancy .John , you should have your muffler . What is the use of my always knitting mufflers for you if you wo n't wear them ?", "I think not , John . Well , you could n't come to a more charming place than this , Miss Worsley , though the house is excessively damp , quite unpardonably damp , and dear Lady Hunstanton is sometimes a little lax about the people she asks down here .Jane mixes too much . Lord Illingworth , of course , is a man of high distinction . It is a privilege to meet him . And that member of Parliament , Mr. Kettle -", "He must be quite respectable . One has never heard his name before in the whole course of one 's life , which speaks volumes for a man , nowadays . But Mrs. Allonby is hardly a very suitable person .", "I am not sure , Miss Worsley , that foreigners like yourself should cultivate likes or dislikes about the people they are invited to meet . Mrs. Allonby is very well born . She is a niece of Lord Brancaster 's . It is said , of course , that she ran away twice before she was married . But you know how unfair people often are . I myself do n't believe she ran away more than once .", "Ah , yes ! the young man who has a post in a bank . Lady Hunstanton is most kind in asking him here , and Lord Illingworth seems to have taken quite a fancy to him . I am not sure , however , that Jane is right in taking him out of his position . In my young days , Miss Worsley , one never met any one in society who worked for their living . It was not considered the thing .", "I have no doubt of it .", "It is not customary in England , Miss Worsley , for a young lady to speak with such enthusiasm of any person of the opposite sex . English women conceal their feelings till after they are married . They show them then .", "We think it very inadvisable . Jane , I was just saying what a pleasant party you have asked us to meet . You have a wonderful power of selection . It is quite a gift .", "That is a very wonderful opening for so young a man as you are , Mr. Arbuthnot .", "I trust so .", "I do n't think that England should be represented abroad by an unmarried man , Jane . It might lead to complications .", "She certainly has a wonderful faculty of remembering people 's names , and forgetting their faces .", "I saw the governess , Jane . Lady Pagden sent her to me . It was before Eleanor came out . She was far too good-looking to be in any respectable household . I do n't wonder Lady Pagden was so anxious to get rid of her .", "John , the grass is too damp for you . You had better go and put on your overshoes at once .", "You must allow me to be the best judge of that ,", "John . Pray do as I tell you .", "As far as I can make out , the young women of the present day seem to make it the sole object of their lives to be always playing with fire .", "John , have you got your overshoes on ?", "I think you had better come over here , John . It is more sheltered .", "I think not , John . You had better sit beside me .", "Are you in favour of women taking part in politics ,", "Mr. Kettle ?", "Far too pretty . These American girls carry off all the good matches . Why can n't they stay in their own country ? They are always telling us it is the Paradise of women .", "Who are Miss Worsley 's parents ?", "I am not at all in favour of amusements for the poor , Jane . Blankets and coals are sufficient . There is too much love of pleasure amongst the upper classes as it is . Health is what we want in modern life . The tone is not healthy , not healthy at all .", "I believe I am usually right .", "Remarkable type , Mrs. Allonby .", "Is that the only thing , Jane , Mrs. Allonby allows to run away with her ?", "You believe good of every one , Jane . It is a great fault .", "I think it is much safer to do so , Lady Stutfield . Until , of course , people are found out to be good . But that requires a great deal of investigation nowadays .", "Lord Illingworth remarked to me last night at dinner that the basis of every scandal is an absolutely immoral certainty .", "You a married man , Mr. Kettle ?", "Family ?", "How many ?", "Mrs. Kettle and the children are , I suppose , at the seaside ?", "You will join them later on , no doubt ?", "Your public life must be a great source of gratification to Mrs. Kettle .", "A little lacking in femininity ,", "Jane . Femininity is the quality I admire most in women .", "John ! If you would allow your nephew to look after", "Lady Stutfield 's cloak , you might help me with my workbasket .", "What stuff and nonsense all this about men is ! The thing to do is to keep men in their proper place .", "Looking after their wives , Mrs. Allonby .", "If they are not married , they should be looking after a wife . It 's perfectly scandalous the amount of bachelors who are going about society . There should be a law passed to compel them all to marry within twelve months .", "In that case , Lady Stutfield , they should be married off in a week to some plain respectable girl , in order to teach them not to meddle with other people 's property .", "But you renew him from time to time , do n't you ?", "With your views on life I wonder you married at all .", "Victoria Stratton ? I remember her perfectly . A silly fair-haired woman with no chin .", "Oh , women have become so highly educated , Jane , that nothing should surprise us nowadays , except happy marriages . They apparently are getting remarkably rare .", "If what you tell us about the middle classes is true , Lady Stutfield , it redounds greatly to their credit . It is much to be regretted that in our rank of life the wife should be so persistently frivolous , under the impression apparently that it is the proper thing to be . It is to that I attribute the unhappiness of so many marriages we all know of in society .", "He would probably be extremely realistic .", "As far as I can see , he is to do nothing but pay bills and compliments .", "But you have not told us yet what the reward of the", "Ideal Man is to be .", "There are a great many things you have n't got in America , I am told , Miss Worsley . They say you have no ruins , and no curiosities .", "Might I , dear Miss Worsley , as you are standing up , ask you for my cotton that is just behind you ? Thank you .", "My dear Miss Worsley , the only part of your little speech , if I may so term it , with which I thoroughly agreed , was the part about my brother . Nothing that you could possibly say could be too bad for him . I regard Henry as infamous , absolutely infamous . But I am bound to state , as you were remarking , Jane , that he is excellent company , and he has one of the best cooks in London , and after a good dinner one can forgive anybody , even one 's own relations . LADY HUNSTANTONNow , do come , dear , and make friends with Mrs. Arbuthnot . She is one of the good , sweet , simple people you told us we never admitted into society . I am sorry to say Mrs. Arbuthnot comes very rarely to me . But that is not my fault .", "I should fancy not at all , Jane .", "About four years , I think , Jane . I know it was the same year in which my brother had his last exposure in the evening newspapers .", "There was poor Margaret 's baby . You remember how anxious she was to have a boy , and it was a boy , but it died , and her husband died shortly afterwards , and she married almost immediately one of Lord Ascot 's sons , who , I am told , beats her .", "John !", "John !", "Jane , have you seen John anywhere ?", "I think I had better look after John .", "Mr. Arbuthnot , may I ask you is Sir John anywhere on the terrace ?", "It is very curious . It is time for him to retire ." ]

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[ ", blinking , ‘ Are you finished , sir ? ’ To those who know the game this means , ‘ Are you to leave the other chop — the one sitting lonely and lovely beneath the dish-cover ? ’", ", almost sure that he is in the right mood and sending out a feeler , ‘ Then am I to clear ? ’", ", in entranced giggles , ‘ He , he , he ! ’", "‘ Again ? ’", ", who will probably be a great duchess some day , ‘ I do n't mind if I does have a snack . ’ She places herself at the table after what she conceives to be the manner of the genteelly gluttonous ; then she quakes a little . ‘ If Missis was to catch me . ’ She knows that Missis is probably sitting downstairs with her arms folded , hopeful of the chop for herself .", "‘ What makes you so good to me , sir ? ’", ", preening , ‘ A lady ? Go on . ’", ", neatly , ‘ If quite convenient . ’ The kindly young man surveys her for some time in silence while she has various happy adventures .", "‘ Of course you can smoke . I have often seen you smoking . ’", "‘ You 're at your tricks again . ’", "‘ I minds , but it makes me that shy . ’ She has , however , a try at it . ‘ Do smoke , Mr. Rollo , I loves the smell of it . ’ Steve lights his pipe ; no real villain smokes a pipe .", "‘ Yes , sir . ’ Sharply , ‘ Would you say devil to a real lady , sir ? ’ Steve , it may be hoped , is properly confused , but here the little idyll of the chop is brought to a close by the tinkle of a bell . Richardson springs to attention . ‘ That will be the friends you are expecting ? ’", "‘ Thereabouts . Would a real lady lick the bone — in company", "I mean ? ’", "‘ Then I 'm finished . ’", ", the tray in her hand to give her confidence , ‘ Yes , ma'am . He will be down in a minute , ma'am . He is expecting you , ma'am . ’ Expecting her , is he ! Amy smiles the bitter smile of knowledge .", ", with the guilt of the chop on her conscience , ‘ What man ? ’", ", with spirit , ‘ He is a man himself . ’", "‘ Me . ’", "‘ Oh , ma'am . ’", ", at bay , ‘ He — he calls her a lady . ’", "‘ Of course I know she ai n't a real lady . ’", ", fixed by Amy 's eye , ‘ No , ma'am — I meant no harm , ma'am . ’", "‘ Well can I remember . Three times last week . ’", ", with her gown to her eyes , ‘ Yes , ma'am ; I see it now . ’", "‘ What 's that ? ’", ", rather spiritedly , ‘ No , she do n't . ’", "‘ Oh , ma'am , you are terrifying me . ’", "‘ She — Her what you are speaking about — ’", "‘ It was just a chop . What makes you so grudging of a chop ? ’", "‘ Oh , ma'am . ’ The little maid , bearing the dishes , backs to the door , opens it with her foot , and escapes from this terrible visitor . The drawn curtains attract Amy 's eagle eye , and she looks behind them . There is no one there . She pulls open the door of the cupboard and says firmly , ‘ Come out . ’ No one comes . She peeps into the cupboard and finds it empty . A cupboard and no one in it . How strange . She sits down almost in tears , wishing very much for the counsel of Ginevra . Thus Steve finds her when he returns .", "‘ A gentleman downstairs , sir , wanting to see you . ’", "‘ Oh , lor ’ . '", "‘ Come quick , Miss . ’", "‘ Yes , Miss — he said his name was Colonel Grey . ’ Ginevra would have known that it must be the husband , but for the moment Amy is appalled .", ", who has her own troubles , ‘ About the chop ? ’", "‘ Come along , Miss . What 's the matter ? ’", ", tugging at the closed door , ‘ Come out of that . I promised to put you on the upper landing . You can n't go hiding in there , lady . ’", "‘ Would you speak with me a minute , sir ? ’", ", with the old sinking , ‘ A chop ! ’ She departs with her worst suspicions confirmed ." ]

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[ "In delivering my son from me , I bury a second husband .", "What hope is there of his Majesty 's amendment ?", "This young gentlewoman had a father - O , that ‘ had , ’ how sad a passage ‘ tis ! - whose skill was almost as great as his honesty ; had it stretch 'd so far , would have made nature immortal , and death should have play for lack of work . Would , for the King 's sake , he were living ! I think it would be the death of the King 's disease .", "He was famous , sir , in his profession , and it was his great right to be so - Gerard de Narbon .", "His sole child , my lord , and bequeathed to my overlooking . I have those hopes of her good that her education promises ; her dispositions she inherits , which makes fair gifts fairer ; for where an unclean mind carries virtuous qualities , there commendations go with pity-they are virtues and traitors too . In her they are the better for their simpleness ; she derives her honesty , and achieves her goodness .", "‘ Tis the best brine a maiden can season her praise in . The remembrance of her father never approaches her heart but the tyranny of her sorrows takes all livelihood from her cheek . No more of this , Helena ; go to , no more , lest it be rather thought you affect a sorrow than to have-", "If the living be enemy to the grief , the excess makes it soon mortal .", "Be thou blest , Bertram , and succeed thy father", "In manners , as in shape ! Thy blood and virtue", "Contend for empire in thee , and thy goodness", "Share with thy birthright ! Love all , trust a few ,", "Do wrong to none ; be able for thine enemy", "Rather in power than use , and keep thy friend", "Under thy own life 's key ; be check 'd for silence ,", "But never tax 'd for speech . What heaven more will ,", "That thee may furnish , and my prayers pluck down ,", "Fall on thy head ! Farewell . My lord ,", "‘ Tis an unseason 'd courtier ; good my lord ,", "Advise him .", "Heaven bless him ! Farewell , Bertram . Exit", "I will now hear ; what say you of this gentlewoman ?", "What does this knave here ? Get you gone , sirrah . The complaints I have heard of you I do not all believe ; ‘ tis my slowness that I do not , for I know you lack not folly to commit them and have ability enough to make such knaveries yours .", "Well , sir .", "Wilt thou needs be a beggar ?", "In what case ?", "Tell me thy reason why thou wilt marry .", "Is this all your worship 's reason ?", "May the world know them ?", "Thy marriage , sooner than thy wickedness .", "Such friends are thine enemies , knave .", "Wilt thou ever be a foul-mouth 'd and calumnious knave ?", "Get you gone , sir ; I 'll talk with you more anon .", "Sirrah , tell my gentlewoman I would speak with her ;", "Helen", "I mean .", "What , one good in ten ? You corrupt the song , sirrah .", "You 'll be gone , sir knave , and do as I command you .", "Well , now .", "Faith I do . Her father bequeath 'd her to me ; and she herself , without other advantage , may lawfully make title to as much love as she finds . There is more owing her than is paid ; and more shall be paid her than she 'll demand .", "YOU have discharg 'd this honestly ; keep it to yourself . Many likelihoods inform 'd me of this before , which hung so tott'ring in the balance that I could neither believe nor misdoubt . Pray you leave me . Stall this in your bosom ; and I thank you for your honest care . I will speak with you further anon . Exit STEWARD Enter HELENA Even so it was with me when I was young . If ever we are nature 's , these are ours ; this thorn Doth to our rose of youth rightly belong ; Our blood to us , this to our blood is born . It is the show and seal of nature 's truth , Where love 's strong passion is impress 'd in youth . By our remembrances of days foregone , Such were our faults , or then we thought them none . Her eye is sick o n't ; I observe her now .", "You know , Helen ,", "I am a mother to you .", "Nay , a mother .", "Why not a mother ? When I said ‘ a mother , ’", "Methought you saw a serpent . What 's in ‘ mother ’", "That you start at it ? I say I am your mother ,", "And put you in the catalogue of those", "That were enwombed mine . ‘ Tis often seen", "Adoption strives with nature , and choice breeds", "A native slip to us from foreign seeds .", "You ne'er oppress 'd me with a mother 's groan ,", "Yet I express to you a mother 's care .", "God 's mercy , maiden ! does it curd thy blood", "To say I am thy mother ? What 's the matter ,", "That this distempered messenger of wet ,", "The many-colour 'd Iris , rounds thine eye ?", "Why , that you are my daughter ?", "I say I am your mother .", "Nor I your mother ?", "Yes , Helen , you might be my daughter-in-law .", "God shield you mean it not ! ‘ daughter ’ and ‘ mother ’", "So strive upon your pulse . What ! pale again ?", "My fear hath catch 'd your fondness . Now I see", "The myst'ry of your loneliness , and find", "Your salt tears ’ head . Now to all sense ‘ tis gross", "You love my son ; invention is asham 'd ,", "Against the proclamation of thy passion ,", "To say thou dost not . Therefore tell me true ;", "But tell me then , ‘ tis so ; for , look , thy cheeks", "Confess it , th ’ one to th ’ other ; and thine eyes", "See it so grossly shown in thy behaviours", "That in their kind they speak it ; only sin", "And hellish obstinacy tie thy tongue ,", "That truth should be suspected . Speak , is't so ?", "If it be so , you have wound a goodly clew ;", "If it be not , forswear't ; howe'er , I charge thee ,", "As heaven shall work in me for thine avail ,", "To tell me truly .", "Do you love my son ?", "Love you my son ?", "Go not about ; my love hath i n't a bond", "Whereof the world takes note . Come , come , disclose", "The state of your affection ; for your passions", "Have to the full appeach 'd .", "Had you not lately an intent-speak truly-", "To go to Paris ?", "Wherefore ? Tell true .", "This was your motive", "For Paris , was it ? Speak .", "But think you , Helen ,", "If you should tender your supposed aid ,", "He would receive it ? He and his physicians", "Are of a mind : he , that they cannot help him ;", "They , that they cannot help . How shall they credit", "A poor unlearned virgin , when the schools ,", "Embowell 'd of their doctrine , have let off", "The danger to itself ?", "Dost thou believe't ?", "Why , Helen , thou shalt have my leave and love ,", "Means and attendants , and my loving greetings", "To those of mine in court . I 'll stay at home ,", "And pray God 's blessing into thy attempt .", "Be gone to-morrow ; and be sure of this ,", "What I can help thee to thou shalt not miss . Exeunt", "Come on , sir ; I shall now put you to the height of your breeding .", "To the court ! Why , what place make you special , when you put off that with such contempt ? But to the court !", "Marry , that 's a bountiful answer that fits all questions .", "Will your answer serve fit to all questions ?", "Have you , I , say , an answer of such fitness for all questions ?", "It must be an answer of most monstrous size that must fit all demands .", "To be young again , if we could , I will be a fool in question , hoping to be the wiser by your answer . I pray you , sir , are you a courtier ?", "Sir , I am a poor friend of yours , that loves you .", "I think , sir , you can eat none of this homely meat .", "You were lately whipp 'd , sir , as I think .", "Do you cry ‘ O Lord , sir ! ’ at your whipping , and ‘ spare not me ’ ? Indeed your ‘ O Lord , sir ! ’ is very sequent to your whipping . You would answer very well to a whipping , if you were but bound to't .", "I play the noble housewife with the time ,", "To entertain it so merrily with a fool .", "An end , sir ! To your business : give Helen this ,", "And urge her to a present answer back ;", "Commend me to my kinsmen and my son . This is not much .", "Not much employment for you . You understand me ?", "Haste you again . Exeunt", "It hath happen 'd all as I would have had it , save that he comes not along with her .", "By what observance , I pray you ?", "Let me see what he writes , and when he means to come .", "What have we here ?", "‘ I have sent you a daughter-in-law ; she hath recovered the King and undone me . I have wedded her , not bedded her ; and sworn to make the “ not ” eternal . You shall hear I am run away ; know it before the report come . If there be breadth enough in the world , I will hold a long distance . My duty to you . Your unfortunate son , BERTRAM . ’ This is not well , rash and unbridled boy , To fly the favours of so good a king , To pluck his indignation on thy head By the misprizing of a maid too virtuous For the contempt of empire . Re-enter CLOWN", "What is the - matter ?", "Why should he be kill 'd ?", "Think upon patience . Pray you , gentlemen-", "I have felt so many quirks of joy and grief", "That the first face of neither , on the start ,", "Can woman me unto ‘ t. Where is my son , I pray you ?", "Brought you this letter , gentlemen ?", "I prithee , lady , have a better cheer ;", "If thou engrossest all the griefs are thine ,", "Thou robb'st me of a moiety . He was my son ;", "But I do wash his name out of my blood ,", "And thou art all my child . Towards Florence is he ?", "And to be a soldier ?", "Return you thither ?", "Find you that there ?", "Nothing in France until he have no wife !", "There 's nothing here that is too good for him", "But only she ; and she deserves a lord", "That twenty such rude boys might tend upon ,", "And call her hourly mistress . Who was with him ?", "Parolles , was it not ?", "A very tainted fellow , and full of wickedness .", "My son corrupts a well-derived nature", "With his inducement .", "Y'are welcome , gentlemen .", "I will entreat you , when you see my son ,", "To tell him that his sword can never win", "The honour that he loses . More I 'll entreat you", "Written to bear along .", "Not so , but as we change our courtesies . Will you draw near ? Exeunt COUNTESS and GENTLEMEN", "Alas ! and would you take the letter of her ?", "Might you not know she would do as she has done", "By sending me a letter ? Read it again .", "Ah , what sharp stings are in her mildest words !", "Rinaldo , you did never lack advice so much", "As letting her pass so ; had I spoke with her ,", "I could have well diverted her intents ,", "Which thus she hath prevented .", "What angel shall", "Bless this unworthy husband ? He cannot thrive ,", "Unless her prayers , whom heaven delights to hear", "And loves to grant , reprieve him from the wrath", "Of greatest justice . Write , write , Rinaldo ,", "To this unworthy husband of his wife ;", "Let every word weigh heavy of her worth", "That he does weigh too light . My greatest grief ,", "Though little he do feel it , set down sharply .", "Dispatch the most convenient messenger .", "When haply he shall hear that she is gone", "He will return ; and hope I may that she ,", "Hearing so much , will speed her foot again ,", "Led hither by pure love . Which of them both", "Is dearest to me I have no skill in sense", "To make distinction . Provide this messenger .", "My heart is heavy , and mine age is weak ;", "Grief would have tears , and sorrow bids me speak . Exeunt", "I would I had not known him . It was the death of the most virtuous gentlewoman that ever nature had praise for creating . If she had partaken of my flesh , and cost me the dearest groans of a mother . I could not have owed her a more rooted love .", "So ‘ a is . My lord that 's gone made himself much sport out of him . By his authority he remains here , which he thinks is a patent for his sauciness ; and indeed he has no pace , but runs where he will .", "With very much content , my lord ; and I wish it happily effected .", "It rejoices me that I hope I shall see him ere I die . I have letters that my son will be here to-night . I shall beseech your lordship to remain with me tal they meet together .", "You need but plead your honourable privilege .", "‘ Tis past , my liege ;", "And I beseech your Majesty to make it", "Natural rebellion , done i ’ th ’ blaze of youth ,", "When oil and fire , too strong for reason 's force ,", "O'erbears it and burns on .", "Which better than the first , O dear heaven , bless ! Or , ere they meet , in me , O nature , cesse !", "Son , on my life ,", "I have seen her wear it ; and she reckon 'd it", "At her life 's rate .", "Now , justice on the doers !", "He blushes , and ‘ tis it .", "Of six preceding ancestors , that gem", "Conferr 'd by testament to th ’ sequent issue ,", "Hath it been ow 'd and worn . This is his wife :", "That ring 's a thousand proofs ." ]

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[ "Going on to the Hartlocks ’ to-night , Margaret ?", "Yes . Horribly tedious parties they give , don ’ t they ?", "I come here to be educated .", "So do I . It puts one almost on a level with the commercial classes , doesn ’ t it ? But dear Gertrude Chiltern is always telling me that I should have some serious purpose in life . So I come here to try to find one .", "How very trivial of him !", "About myself .", "Not in the smallest degree .", "And how well it becomes us , Olivia !", "Our husbands never appreciate anything in us . We have to go to others for that !", "That is exactly what we can ’ t stand . My Reginald is quite hopelessly faultless . He is really unendurably so , at times ! There is not the smallest element of excitement in knowing him .", "My poor Olivia ! We have married perfect husbands , and we are well punished for it .", "Oh , dear no ! They are as happy as possible ! And as for trusting us , it is tragic how much they trust us .", "I am afraid Lord Goring is in the camp of the enemy , as usual . I saw him talking to that Mrs. Cheveley when he came in .", "Well , we are not going to praise her . I hear she went to the Opera on Monday night , and told Tommy Rufford at supper that , as far as she could see , London Society was entirely made up of dowdies and dandies .", "Oh ! do you really think that is what", "Mrs. Cheveley meant ?", "I like looking at geniuses , and listening to beautiful people .", "I am so glad to hear you say that . Marchmont and I have been married for seven years , and he has never once told me that I was morbid . Men are so painfully unobservant !", "Ah ! but you are always sympathetic , Olivia !", "Olivia , I have a curious feeling of absolute faintness . I think I should like some supper very much . I know I should like some supper .", "Men are so horribly selfish , they never think of these things .", "Thank you , Mr. Montford , I never touch supper .But I will sit beside you , and watch you .", "Then I will watch some one else .", "Pray , Mr. Montford , do not make these painful scenes of jealousy in public !" ]

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[ "No : do n't scratch ! Naughty ! Naughty !", "Bring another chair , Brown . And take Mop with you : he wants his walk .", "No , no . It is to put a visitor on . Choose a nice one with a lean-back .", "Not yet .", "You had better send it .", "“ Send it , ” Brown , I said . Mop must n't be hurried . Take him round by the stables .Most extraordinary !And I wish one could kill all wicked pests as easily as you .Most extraordinary !", "Well , Brown ? Oh , yes ; that 's quite a nice one .... I 'm sure there 's a wasps ’ nest somewhere ; there are so many of them about .", "Yes : like Adam and Eve .", "You 'd better take it away , Brown , or cover it ; it 's too tempting .", "I 'm glad He did n't , then .", "The Fall made the human race decent , even if it did no good otherwise . Brown , I 've dropped my glasses .", "Thank you , Brown ,", "Yes . You have n't seen Lord Beaconsfield yet , I suppose ?", "I hope they have given him a comfortable one .", "Oh , that 's all right , then .", "Only for a week , I 'm afraid . Why ?", "I do n't think Lord Beaconsfield is a sportsman .", "Lord Beaconsfield will not shoot , I 'm sure . You remember him ,", "Brown , being here before ?", "He is always very nice to me .", "Very nice and sensible .", "Most extraordinary you should think that , Brown !", "Well , Brown , there are some things you can teach him , I do n't doubt ; and there are some things he can teach you . I 'm sure he has taught me a great deal .", "He lets me think for myself , Brown ; and that 's what so many of my ministers would rather I did n't . They want me to be merely the receptacle of their own opinions . No , Brown , that 's what we Stewarts are never going to do !", "Yes ; being a woman has its advantages , I know .", "Yes , Brown ; and that is why I like being up in the hills , where the views are wide .", "Of course ; naturally !", "Local option is not going to come yet , Brown .", "Mr. Gladstone has retired from politics . At least he is not going to take office again .", "Yes ; quite as much as I wish to see .", "There 's a great deal in what he says , I do n't understand , and that", "I do n't wish to .", "Brown , how did you come to scratch your leg ?", "Poor dear Brown ! Did she fly at you ?", "Ferocious creature ! She must be mad .", "You must have it cauterised , Brown . I wo n't have you getting hydrophobia .", "Oh , from cats too ; any cat that a mad dog has bitten .", "I do n't like cats : I never did . Treacherous , deceitful creatures ! Now a dog always looks up to you .", "Now , Brown , I must get to work again . I have writing to do . See that I 'm not disturbed .", "Ah , yes , to be sure . But I did n't want to worry him too soon . What is the time ?", "Oh ! then I think I may . Will you go and tell him : the Queen 's compliments , and she would like to see him , now ?", "And then I sha n't want you any more — till this afternoon .", "Yes , do ! That will be nice for you . And Brown , mind you have that leg seen to !", "What , before he has seen me ? Go , and take him away from the", "Princess , and tell him to come here !", "And you had better take Mop with you . Now , dear Brown , do have your poor leg seen to , at once !", "Oh , how do you do , my dear Lord Beaconsfield ! Good morning ; and welcome to , Balmoral .", "You arrived early ? I hope you are sufficiently rested .", "You have had a long , tiring journey , I fear .", "I hope that you slept upon the train ?", "Oh , I 'm sorry !", "I 'm feeling “ bonnie , ” as we say in Scotland . Life out of doors suits me .", "Are you writing another of your novels , Lord Beaconsfield ? That sounds like composition .", "Now , my dear Lord , pray sit down ! I had that chair specially brought for you . Generally I sit here quite alone .", "Well ? And how is everything ?", "Do not be in any hurry , dear Prime Minister .", "I thought that Mr. Gladstone had been speaking .", "In Edinburgh , quite lately .", "I have read some of them .", "They annoy me intensely . I have no patience with him !", "Ca n't you stop it ?", "But , surely , he should be stopped when he speaks on matters which may , any day , bring us into war !", "You think so ?", "No , they must n't ! We will not allow it .", "Do you propose to summon Parliament ?", "If I had my way , Lord Beaconsfield , my Fleet would be in the Baltic to-morrow ; and before another week was over , Petersburg would be under bombardment .", "Yes ! And what a good lesson it will teach them ! The Crimea was n't enough for them , I suppose .", "Oh ! There is one thing , Lord Beaconsfield , on which I want your advice .", "I wish to confer upon the Sultan of Turkey my Order of the Garter .", "What I want to know is , whether , as Prime Minister , you have any objection ?", "Wait ? Wait till when ? I want to do it now .", "But do you think , Lord Beaconsfield , that the Turks are going to be beaten ?", "The French wo n't like that !", "No , indeed ! I was too shy to say what I thought . I used to cough sometimes .", "Indeed ? Now that does surprise me ! Tell me , Lord Beaconsfield , how has he ever helped you ?", "No , dear Lord Beaconsfield , not to-day ! Those official matters can wait . After you have said so much , and said it so beautifully , I would rather still talk with you as a friend . Of friends you and I have not many ; those who make up our world , for the most part , we have to keep at a distance . But while I have many near relatives , children and descendants , I remember that you have none . So your case is the harder .", "Pray , do not apologise ! It has been a very great privilege ; I beg that you will go on ! Tell me — you spoke of bereavement — I wish you would tell me more — about your wife .", "She was devoted to you , was n't she ?", "And you , you —? Dear Lord Beaconsfield ; did you mean — had you ever meant ——?", "Oh , yes , yes ; I understand — better than others would . For that has always been my own feeling .", "Oh , I think that is so wise , so right , so noble of you !", "Yes , my dear friend , go and rest yourself ! But before you go , will you not wait , and take a glass of wine with me ?And there is just one other thing I wish to say before we part .", "Bring some wine .That Order of the Garter which I had intended to onfer upon the Sultan — have you , as Prime Minister , any objection if I bestow it nearer home , on one to whom personally — I cannot say more — on yourself , I mean .", "Dear Lord Beaconsfield , I want your answer .", "Very well , Lord Beaconsfield . And if you do not remind me , I shall remind you .Pray , help yourself !", "Thank you .", "Draw your curtains , and sleep well !“ When pain and anguish wring the brow , A ministering Angel , thou ! ”", "Pick up that broken glass .Bring it to me ! ... Leave it !Such devotion ! Most extraordinary ! Oh ! Albert ! Albert !CURTAIN His Favourite Flower Dramatis Personae THE STATESMAN THE HOUSEKEEPER THE DOCTOR THE PRIMROSES His Favourite Flower A Political Myth Explained The eminent old Statesman has not been at all well . He is sitting up in his room , and his doctor has come to see him for the third time in three days . This means that the malady is not yet seriously regarded : once a day is still sufficient . Nevertheless , he is a woeful wreck to look at ; and the doctor looks at him with the greatest respect , and listens to his querulous plaint patiently . For that great dome of silence , his brain , repository of so many state-secrets , is still a redoubtable instrument : its wit and its magician 's cunning have not yet lapsed into the dull inane of senile decay . Though fallen from power , after a bad beating at the polls , there is no knowing but that he may rise again , and hold once more in those tired old hands , shiny with rheumatic gout , and now twitching feebly under the discomfort of a superimposed malady , the reins of democratic and imperial power . The dark , cavernous eyes still wear their look of accumulated wisdom , a touch also of visionary fire . The sparse locks , dyed to a raven black , set off with their uncanny sheen the clay-like pallor of the face . He sits in a high-backed chair , wrapped in an oriental dressing-gown , his muffled feet resting on a large hot-water bottle ; and the eminent physician , preparatory to taking a seat at his side , bends solicitously over him ." ]

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[ "Hello , boss .", "St. Paul . That 'll be in Minnesota , I 'm thinkin ’ . Looks like a woman 's writing , too , the old divil ! JOHNNY — He 's got a daughter somewheres out West , I think he told me once .Come to think of it , I ai n't seen old Chris in a dog 's age .Guess I 'll be gettin ’ home . See you to-morrow .", "Hello , Chris . Put it there .", "What 's your pleasure , gentlemen ?", "I 'll take a cigar on you .", "He 's still got that same cow livin ’ with him , the old fool !", "That 's a fine fairy tale to be tellin ’ — your daughter ! Sure I 'll bet it 's some bum .", "You 've not seen her in fifteen years ?", "This girl , now , ‘ ll be marryin ’ a sailor herself , likely . It 's in the blood .", "Oho , what 's up with you ? Ai n't you a sailor yourself now , and always been ?", "When is your daughter comin ’ ? Soon ?", "Serve ye right , ye old divil — havin ’ a woman at your age !", "On a coal barge ! She 'll not like that , I 'm thinkin ’ .", "Now you 're in for it ! You 'd better tell her straight to get out !", "She 's not such a bad lot , that one .", "You know I never touch it .", "Easy there ! Do n't be breakin ’ the table , you old goat !", "Shall I serve it in a pail ?", "Well , who 's the blond ?", "Your daughter , Anna ?", "Sure ! A peach !", "Small beer for you , eh ? She 's reformin ’ you already ." ]

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[ "Schneidekind .", "Have you sent my report yet to the government ?", "That depends . What 's the latest ? Which of them do you think is most likely to be in power tomorrow morning ?", "Yes : that 's all very well ; but these fellows always shoot themselves with blank cartridge .", "They 're no stronger than the Oppidoshavians ; and in my own opinion the Moderate Red Revolutionaries are as likely to come out on top as either of them .", "Waste of paper . You might as well send reports to an infant school .", "O Schneidekind , Schneidekind , how can you bear to live ?", "You are young , young and heartless . You are excited by the revolution : you are attached to abstract things like liberty . But my family has served the Panjandrums of Beotia faithfully for seven centuries . The Panjandrums have kept our place for us at their courts , honored us , promoted us , shed their glory on us , made us what we are . When I hear you young men declaring that you are fighting for civilization , for democracy , for the overthrow of militarism , I ask myself how can a man shed his blood for empty words used by vulgar tradesmen and common laborers : mere wind and stink .A king is a splendid reality , a man raised above us like a god . You can see him ; you can kiss his hand ; you can be cheered by his smile and terrified by his frown . I would have died for my Panjandrum as my father died for his father . Your toiling millions were only too honored to receive the toes of our boots in the proper spot for them when they displeased their betters . And now what is left in life for me ?My Panjandrum is deposed and transported to herd with convicts . The army , his pride and glory , is paraded to hear seditious speeches from penniless rebels , with the colonel actually forced to take the chair and introduce the speaker . I myself am made Commander-in-Chief by my own solicitor : a Jew , Schneidekind ! a Hebrew Jew ! It seems only yesterday that these things would have been the ravings of a madman : today they are the commonplaces of the gutter press . I live now for three objects only : to defeat the enemy , to restore the Panjandrum , and to hang my solicitor .", "What !", "I should accuse you of treason to the Revolution , my lad ; and they would immediately shoot you , unless you cried and asked to see your mother before you died , when they would probably change their minds and make you a brigadier . Enough .I feel the better for letting myself go . To business .Great heaven !This is the worst blow of all .", "Man , do you think that a mere defeat could strike me down as this news does : I , who have been defeated thirteen times since the war began ? O , my master , my master , my Panjandrum !", "A dagger has been struck through his heart —", "— and through mine , through mine .", "His daughter the Grand Duchess Annajanska , she whom the Panjandrina loved beyond all her other children , has — has —", "No . Better if she had . Oh , far far better .", "Certainly not . Do not blaspheme , young man .", "I would have given it to her with both hands to save her from this .", "She has joined the Revolution .", "Heaven grant you may be right ! But that is not the worst . She had eloped with a young officer . Eloped , Schneidekind , eloped !", "Annajanska , the beautiful , the innocent , my master 's daughter !The telephone rings .", "Speak louder , will you : I am a General I know that , you dolt . Have you captured the officer that was with her ?... Damnation ! You shall answer for this : you let him go : he bribed you . You must have seen him : the fellow is in the full dress court uniform of the Panderobajensky Hussars . I give you twelve hours to catch him or ... what 's that you say about the devil ? Are you swearing at me , you ... Thousand thunders !The swine says that the Grand Duchess is a devil incarnate .Filthy traitor : is that the way you dare speak of the daughter of our anointed Panjandrum ? I 'll —", "I wo n't take care : I 'll have him shot . Let go that telephone .", "Eh ?—", "You are right . Be civil to him . I should choke", "Tell them to send her up . I shall have to receive her without even rising , without kissing her hand , to keep up appearances before the escort . It will break my heart .", "Hold your tongue .", "The soldier , madam .", "Release the lady . The soldiers take their hands off her . One of them wipes his fevered brow . The other sucks his wrist .", "You bit a common soldier !", "Did he let go when you bit him ?", "Prisoner —", "O God , yes . Believe me , my heart is what it was then .", "I may not , for your own sake , call you by your rightful and most sacred titles . What am I to call you ?", "I had rather die .", "Schneidekind , you must speak to her : I cannot —", "You are I must say it — a prisoner . What am I to do with you ?", "Come , come , prisoner ! do you know what will happen to you if you compel me to take a sterner tone with you ?", "Lieutenant Schneidekind .", "Come out of it , you fool : you 're upsetting the ink . Schneidekind emerges , red in the face with suppressed mirth .", "Why do n't you laugh ? Do n't you appreciate Her Imperial", "Highness 's joke ?", "Laugh at once , sir . I order you to laugh .", "Yah !Your Imperial Highness desires me to address you as comrade ?", "Proletarians of all lands , unite . Lieutenant Schneidekind , you will rise and sing the Marseillaise .", "Then sit down ; and bury your shame in your typewriter .Comrade Annajanska , you have eloped with a young officer .", "Denial , comrade , is useless . It is through that officer that your movements have been traced .He joined you at the Golden Anchor in Hakonsburg . You gave us the slip there ; but the officer was traced to Potterdam , where you rejoined him and went alone to Premsylople . What have you done with that unhappy young man ? Where is he ?", "Where is that ?", "They travel in khaki . They do not travel in full dress court uniform as this man did .", "Hold your tongue .This officer travelled with your passport . What have you to say to that ?", "It is quite simple , as you very well know . A dozen travellers arrive at the boundary . The official collects their passports . He counts twelve persons ; then counts the passports . If there are twelve , he is satisfied .", "A waiter at the Potterdam Hotel looked at the officer 's passport when he was in his bath . It was your passport .", "When the waiter returned to the hotel with the police the officer had vanished ; and you were there with your own passport . They knouted him .", "No : this is the last straw : I cannot consent . It is impossible , utterly , eternally impossible , that a daughter of the Imperial House should speak to any one alone , were it even her own husband .", "There is an alternative to obedience . The dead cannot disobey .", "Dog of a subaltern , restore that pistol and my honor .", "My Imperial Mistress —", "No no : put it down : put it down . I promise everything : I swear anything ; but put it down , I implore you .", "Thank God !", "You are , God help me , all that is left to me of the only power I recognize on earth", "How can I obey six different dictators , and not one gentleman among the lot of them ? One of them orders me to make peace with the foreign enemy . Another orders me to offer all the neutral countries 48 hours to choose between adopting his views on the single tax and being instantly invaded and annihilated . A third orders me to go to a damned Socialist Conference and explain that Beotia will allow no annexations and no indemnities , and merely wishes to establish the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth throughout the universe .", "I thank Your Imperial Highness from the bottom of my heart for that expression . Europe thanks you .", "You must not say so . It is treason , even from you .", "You are uttering blasphemy .", "God knows I would !", "You must be mad to think of royalty in such a way . I never yawned at court . The dogs yawned ; but that was because they were dogs : they had no imagination , no ideals , no sense of honor and dignity to sustain them .", "Do YOU reproach me with it ? I am not ashamed of it .", "Stop ; or I shall renounce my allegiance to you . I have had women flogged for such seditious chatter as this .", "You always had low tastes . You are no true daughter of the Panjandrums : you are a changeling , thrust into the Panjandrina 's bed by some profligate nurse . I have heard stories of your childhood : of how —", "Freedom ! To be the slave of an acrobat ! to be exhibited to the public ! to —", "You had not been taught to strip yourself half naked and turn head over heels —", "If you do , I swear I will throw myself from the window so that I may meet your parents in heaven without having my medals torn from my breast by them .", "It is not for you to taunt me with that if it is so .", "Now at last you speak like your royal self .", "God forbid !", "Stupid as I am , I have come to think that I had better save that than save nothing . But what will the Revolution do for the people ? Do not be deceived by the fine speeches of the revolutionary leaders and the pamphlets of the revolutionary writers . How much liberty is there where they have gained the upper hand ? Are they not hanging , shooting , imprisoning as much as ever we did ? Do they ever tell the people the truth ? No : if the truth does not suit them they spread lies instead , and make it a crime to tell the truth .", "Why should they not ?", "To read sedition . To read Karl Marx .", "I am at a loss to understand your Imperial Highness . You seem to me to contradict yourself .", "You do not know what you are saying . This is pure", "Bolshevism . Are you , the daughter of a Panjandrum , a Bolshevist ?", "Ah ! You still want to be a circus star .", "What Revolution ? Which Revolution ? No two of your rabble of revolutionists mean the same thing by the Revolution What can save a mob in which every man is rushing in a different direction ?", "The war ?", "Bravo ! War sets everything right : I have always said so . But what is a united people without a united army ? And what can I do ? I am only a soldier . I cannot make speeches : I have won no victories : they will not rally to my call", "Oh , if only you were a man and a soldier !", "Ah ! the scoundrel you eloped with ! You think you will shove this fellow into an army command , over my head . Never .", "Delusion ! Folly ! He is some circus acrobat ; and you are in love with him .", "Then who is he ?", "Where ?", "Where is he ? I can see no one .", "You ! Great Heavens ! The Bolshevik Empress !" ]

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[ "If it be Loue indeed , tell me how much", "Nay heare them Anthony .", "Fuluia perchance is angry : Or who knowes ,", "If the scarse-bearded Caesar haue not sent", "His powrefull Mandate to you . Do this , or this ;", "Take in that Kingdome , and Infranchise that :", "Perform't , or else we damne thee", "Excellent falshood :", "Why did he marry Fuluia , and not loue her ?", "Ile seeme the Foole I am not . Anthony will be himselfe", "Saue you , my Lord", "Was he not heere ? Char . No Madam", "He was dispos 'd to mirth , but on the sodaine", "A Romane thought hath strooke him .", "Enobarbus ?", "Enob . Madam", "Seeke him , and bring him hither : wher 's Alexias ? Alex . Heere at your seruice . My Lord approaches . Enter Anthony , with a Messenger .", "We will not looke vpon him :", "Go with vs .", "Where is he ? Char . I did not see him since", "See where he is ,", "Whose with him , what he does :", "I did not send you . If you finde him sad ,", "Say I am dauncing : if in Myrth , report", "That I am sodaine sicke . Quicke , and returne", "What should I do , I do not ? Ch . In each thing giue him way , crosse him in nothing", "Thou teachest like a foole : the way to lose him", "I am sicke , and sullen", "Helpe me away deere Charmian , I shall fall ,", "It cannot be thus long , the sides of Nature", "Will not sustaine it", "Pray you stand farther from mee", "Oh neuer was there Queene", "So mightily betrayed : yet at the first", "I saw the Treasons planted", "Why should I thinke you can be mine , & true ,", "Who haue beene false to Fuluia ?", "Riotous madnesse ,", "To be entangled with those mouth-made vowes ,", "Which breake themselues in swearing", "Nay pray you seeke no colour for your going ,", "But bid farewell , and goe :", "When you sued staying ,", "Then was the time for words : No going then ,", "Eternity was in our Lippes , and Eyes ,", "Blisse in our browes bent : none our parts so poore ,", "But was a race of Heauen . They are so still ,", "Or thou the greatest Souldier of the world ,", "Art turn 'd the greatest Lyar", "Though age from folly could not giue me freedom", "It does from childishnesse . Can Fuluia dye ?", "Ant . She 's dead my Queene .", "Looke heere , and at thy Soueraigne leysure read", "The Garboyles she awak 'd : at the last , best ,", "See when , and where shee died", "O most false Loue !", "Where be the Sacred Violles thou should'st fill", "With sorrowfull water ? Now I see , I see ,", "In Fuluias death , how mine receiu 'd shall be", "Cut my Lace , Charmian come ,", "But let it be , I am quickly ill , and well ,", "So Anthony loues", "So Fuluia told me .", "I prythee turne aside , and weepe for her ,", "Then bid adiew to me , and say the teares", "Belong to Egypt . Good now , play one Scene", "Of excellent dissembling , and let it looke", "Like perfect Honor", "And Target . Still he mends .", "But this is not the best . Looke prythee Charmian ,", "How this Herculean Roman do 's become", "The carriage of his chafe", "Courteous Lord , one word :", "Sir , you and I must part , but that 's not it :", "Sir , you and I haue lou 'd , but there 's not it :", "That you know well , something it is I would :", "Oh , my Obliuion is a very Anthony ,", "And I am all forgotten", "‘ Tis sweating Labour ,", "To beare such Idlenesse so neere the heart", "As Cleopatra this . But Sir , forgiue me ,", "Since my becommings kill me , when they do not", "Eye well to you . Your Honor calles you hence ,", "Therefore be deafe to my vnpittied Folly ,", "And all the Gods go with you . Vpon your Sword", "Sit Lawrell victory , and smooth successe", "Be strew 'd before your feete", "Charmian", "Ha , ha , giue me to drinke Mandragora", "O ‘ tis Treason", "Thou , Eunuch Mardian ?", "Mar . What 's your Highnesse pleasure ?", "Cleo . Not now to heare thee sing . I take no pleasure", "In ought an Eunuch ha 's : Tis well for thee ,", "That being vnseminar 'd , thy freer thoughts", "May not flye forth of Egypt . Hast thou Affections ?", "Mar . Yes gracious Madam", "Indeed ?", "Mar . Not in deed Madam , for I can do nothing", "But what in deede is honest to be done :", "Yet haue I fierce Affections , and thinke", "What Venus did with Mars", "Oh Charmion :", "Where think'st thou he is now ? Stands he , or sits he ?", "Or does he walke ? Or is he on his Horse ?", "Oh happy horse to beare the weight of Anthony !", "Do brauely Horse , for wot'st thou whom thou moou'st ,", "The demy Atlas of this Earth , the Arme", "And Burganet of men . Hee 's speaking now ,", "Or murmuring , where 's my Serpent of old Nyle ,", "Now I feede my selfe", "With most delicious poyson . Thinke on me", "That am with Phoebus amorous pinches blacke ,", "And wrinkled deepe in time . Broad-fronted Caesar ,", "When thou was't heere aboue the ground , I was", "A morsell for a Monarke : and great Pompey", "Would stand and make his eyes grow in my brow ,", "There would he anchor his Aspect , and dye", "With looking on his life .", "Enter Alexas from Caesar .", "How much vnlike art thou Marke Anthony ?", "Yet comming from him , that great Med'cine hath", "With his Tinct gilded thee .", "How goes it with my braue Marke Anthonie ?", "Alex . Last thing he did", "He kist the last of many doubled kisses", "This Orient Pearle . His speech stickes in my heart", "Mine eare must plucke it thence", "What was he sad , or merry ?", "Alex . Like to the time o'th ’ yeare , between y extremes", "Of hot and cold , he was nor sad nor merrie", "Oh well diuided disposition : Note him , Note him good Charmian , ‘ tis the man ; but note him . He was not sad , for he would shine on those That make their lookes by his . He was not merrie , Which seem 'd to tell them , his remembrance lay In Egypt with his ioy , but betweene both . Oh heauenly mingle ! Bee'st thou sad , or merrie , The violence of either thee becomes , So do 's it no mans else . Met'st thou my Posts ? Alex . I Madam , twenty seuerall Messengers . Why do you send so thicke ? Cleo . Who 's borne that day , when I forget to send to Anthonie , shall dye a Begger . Inke and paper Charmian . Welcome my good Alexas . Did I Charmian , euer loue Caesar so ? Char . Oh that braue Caesar ! Cleo . Be choak 'd with such another Emphasis , Say the braue Anthony", "By Isis , I will giue thee bloody teeth ,", "If thou with Caesar Paragon againe :", "My man of men", "My Sallad dayes , When I was greene in iudgement , cold in blood , To say , as I saide then . But come , away , Get me Inke and Paper , he shall haue euery day a seuerall greeting , or Ile vnpeople Egypt .", "Giue me some Musicke : Musicke , moody foode of vs that trade in Loue", "Let it alone , let 's to Billiards : come Charmian", "And when good will is shewed ,", "Though't come to short", "The Actor may pleade pardon . Ile none now ,", "Giue me mine Angle , weele to'th ’ Riuer there", "My Musicke playing farre off . I will betray", "Tawny fine fishes , my bended hooke shall pierce", "Their slimy iawes : and as I draw them vp ,", "Ile thinke them euery one an Anthony ,", "And say , ah ha ; y'are caught", "That time ? Oh times :", "I laught him out of patience : and that night", "I laught him into patience , and next morne ,", "Ere the ninth houre , I drunke him to his bed :", "Then put my Tires and Mantles on him , whilst", "I wore his Sword Phillippan . Oh from Italie ,", "Enter a Messenger .", "Ramme thou thy fruitefull tidings in mine eares ,", "That long time haue bin barren", "Anthonyo 's dead .", "If thou say so Villaine , thou kil'st thy Mistris :", "But well and free , if thou so yeild him .", "There is Gold , and heere", "My blewest vaines to kisse : a hand that Kings", "Haue lipt , and trembled kissing", "Why there 's more Gold .", "But sirrah marke , we vse", "To say , the dead are well : bring it to that ,", "The Gold I giue thee , will I melt and powr", "Downe thy ill vttering throate", "Well , go too I will :", "But there 's no goodnesse in thy face if Anthony", "Be free and healthfull ; so tart a fauour", "To trumpet such good tidings . If not well ,", "Thou shouldst come like a Furie crown 'd with Snakes ,", "Not like a formall man", "Well said", "Th'art an honest man", "Make thee a Fortune from me", "I do not like but yet , it does alay", "The good precedence , fie vpon but yet ,", "But yet is as a Iaylor to bring foorth", "Some monstrous Malefactor . Prythee Friend ,", "Powre out the packe of matter to mine eare ,", "The good and bad together : he 's friends with Caesar ,", "In state of health thou saist , and thou saist , free", "For what good turne ? Mes . For the best turne i'th ’ bed", "I am pale Charmian", "The most infectious Pestilence vpon thee . Strikes him downe .", "What say you ?", "Strikes him .", "Hence horrible Villaine , or Ile spurne thine eyes", "Like balls before me : Ile vnhaire thy head ,", "She hales him vp and downe .", "Thou shalt be whipt with Wyer , and stew 'd in brine ,", "Smarting in lingring pickle", "Say ‘ tis not so , a Prouince I will giue thee ,", "And make thy Fortunes proud : the blow thou had'st", "Shall make thy peace , for mouing me to rage ,", "And I will boot thee with what guift beside", "Thy modestie can begge", "Rogue , thou hast liu 'd too long . Draw a knife .", "Some Innocents scape not the thunderbolt :", "Melt Egypt into Nyle : and kindly creatures", "Turne all to Serpents . Call the slaue againe ,", "Though I am mad , I will not byte him : Call ?", "Char . He is afeard to come", "I will not hurt him ,", "These hands do lacke Nobility , that they strike", "A meaner then my selfe : since I my selfe", "Haue giuen my selfe the cause . Come hither Sir .", "Enter the Messenger againe .", "Though it be honest , it is neuer good", "To bring bad newes : giue to a gratious Message", "An host of tongues , but let ill tydings tell", "Themselues , when they be felt", "Is he married ?", "I cannot hate thee worser then I do ,", "If thou againe say yes", "The Gods confound thee ,", "Dost thou hold there still ?", "Mes . Should I lye Madame ?", "Cleo . Oh , I would thou didst :", "So halfe my Egypt were submerg 'd and made", "A Cesterne for scal 'd Snakes . Go get thee hence ,", "Had'st thou Narcissus in thy face to me ,", "Thou would'st appeere most vgly : He is married ?", "Mes . I craue your Highnesse pardon", "He is married ?", "Mes . Take no offence , that I would not offend you ,", "To punnish me for what you make me do", "Seemes much vnequall , he 's married to Octauia", "Oh that his fault should make a knaue of thee ,", "That art not what th'art sure of . Get thee hence ,", "The Marchandize which thou hast brought from Rome", "Are all too deere for me :", "Lye they vpon thy hand , and be vndone by em", "In praysing Anthony , I haue disprais 'd Caesar", "I am paid for't now : lead me from hence ,", "I faint , oh Iras , Charmian : ‘ tis no matter .", "Go to the Fellow , good Alexas bid him", "Report the feature of Octauia : her yeares ,", "Her inclination , let him not leaue out", "The colour of her haire . Bring me word quickly ,", "Let him for euer go , let him not Charmian ,", "Though he be painted one way like a Gorgon ,", "The other wayes a Mars . Bid you Alexas", "Bring me word , how tall she is : pitty me Charmian ,", "But do not speake to me . Lead me to my Chamber .", "Where is the Fellow ? Alex . Halfe afeard to come", "Go too , go too : Come hither Sir . Enter the Messenger as before .", "That Herods head , Ile haue : but how ? When", "Anthony is gone , through whom I might commaund it :", "Come thou neere", "Did'st thou behold Octauia ? Mes . I dread Queene", "Where ? Mes . Madam in Rome , I lookt her in the face : and saw her led betweene her Brother , and Marke Anthony", "Is she as tall as me ? Mes . She is not Madam", "Didst heare her speake ? Is she shrill tongu 'd or low ? Mes . Madam , I heard her speake , she is low voic 'd", "That 's not so good : he cannot like her long", "I thinke so Charmian : dull of tongue , & dwarfish", "What Maiestie is in her gate , remember", "If ere thou look'st on Maiestie", "Is this certaine ? Mes . Or I haue no obseruance", "He 's very knowing , I do perceiu't ,", "There 's nothing in her yet .", "The Fellow ha 's good iudgement", "Guesse at her yeares , I prythee", "Widdow ? Charmian , hearke", "For the most part too , they are foolish that are so . Her haire what colour ? Mess . Browne Madam : and her forehead As low as she would wish it", "There 's Gold for thee ,", "Thou must not take my former sharpenesse ill ,", "I will employ thee backe againe : I finde thee", "Most fit for businesse . Go , make thee ready ,", "Our Letters are prepar 'd", "Indeed he is so : I repent me much", "That so I harried him . Why me think 's by him ,", "This Creature 's no such thing", "The man hath seene some Maiesty , and should know", "I will be euen with thee , doubt it not", "If not , denounc 'd against vs , why should not we be there in person", "What is't you say ?", "Enob . Your presence needs must puzle Anthony ,", "Take from his heart , take from his Braine , from 's time ,", "What should not then be spar 'd . He is already", "Traduc 'd for Leuity , and ‘ tis said in Rome ,", "That Photinus an Eunuch , and your Maides", "Mannage this warre", "Sinke Rome , and their tongues rot", "That speake against vs. A Charge we beare i'th ’ Warre ,", "And as the president of my Kingdome will", "Appeare there for a man . Speake not against it ,", "I will not stay behinde .", "Enter Anthony and Camidias .", "By Sea , what else ? Cam . Why will my Lord , do so ? Ant . For that he dares vs too't", "I haue sixty Sailes , Caesar none better", "Ah stand by", "Well then , sustaine me : Oh", "Oh my Lord , my Lord ,", "Forgiue my fearfull sayles , I little thought", "You would haue followed", "Oh my pardon", "Pardon , pardon", "What shall we do , Enobarbus ? Eno . Thinke , and dye", "Is Anthony , or we in fault for this ?", "Eno . Anthony onely , that would make his will", "Lord of his Reason . What though you fled ,", "From that great face of Warre , whose seuerall ranges", "Frighted each other ? Why should he follow ?", "The itch of his Affection should not then", "Haue nickt his Captain-ship , at such a point ,", "When halfe to halfe the world oppos 'd , he being", "The meered question ? ‘ Twas a shame no lesse", "Then was his losse , to course your flying Flagges ,", "And leaue his Nauy gazing", "Prythee peace . Enter the Ambassador , with Anthony .", "That head my Lord ?", "Ant . To him againe , tell him he weares the Rose", "Of youth vpon him : from which , the world should note", "Something particular : His Coine , Ships , Legions ,", "May be a Cowards , whose Ministers would preuaile", "Vnder the seruice of a Childe , as soone", "As i'th ’ Command of Caesar . I dare him therefore", "To lay his gay Comparisons a-part ,", "And answer me declin 'd , Sword against Sword ,", "Our selues alone : Ile write it : Follow me", "What no more Ceremony ? See my Women ,", "Against the blowne Rose may they stop their nose ,", "That kneel 'd vnto the Buds . Admit him sir", "Caesars will", "None but Friends : say boldly", "Go on , right Royall", "Oh", "He is a God ,", "And knowes what is most right . Mine Honour", "Was not yeelded , but conquer 'd meerely", "What 's your name ? Thid . My name is Thidias", "Most kinde Messenger ,", "Say to great Caesar this in disputation ,", "I kisse his conqu'ring hand : Tell him , I am prompt", "To lay my Crowne at 's feete , and there to kneele .", "Tell him , from his all-obeying breath , I heare", "The doome of Egypt", "Your Caesars Father oft ,", "Bestow 'd his lips on that vnworthy place ,", "As it rain 'd kisses .", "Enter Anthony and Enobarbus .", "Oh , is't come to this ?", "Ant . I found you as a Morsell , cold vpon", "Dead Caesars Trencher : Nay , you were a Fragment", "Of Gneius Pompeyes , besides what hotter houres", "Vnregistred in vulgar Fame , you haue", "Luxuriously pickt out . For I am sure ,", "Though you can guesse what Temperance should be ,", "You know not what it is", "Wherefore is this ?", "Ant . To let a Fellow that will take rewards ,", "And say , God quit you , be familiar with", "My play-fellow , your hand ; this Kingly Seale ,", "And plighter of high hearts . O that I were", "Vpon the hill of Basan , to out-roare", "The horned Heard , for I haue sauage cause ,", "And to proclaime it ciuilly , were like", "A halter 'd necke , which do 's the Hangman thanke ,", "For being yare about him . Is he whipt ?", "Enter a Seruant with Thidias .", "Haue you done yet ?", "Ant . Alacke our Terrene Moone is now Eclipst ,", "And it portends alone the fall of Anthony", "I must stay his time ?", "Ant . To flatter Caesar , would you mingle eyes", "With one that tyes his points", "Not know me yet ?", "Ant . Cold-hearted toward me ?", "Cleo . Ah", "if I be so ,", "From my cold heart let Heauen ingender haile ,", "And poyson it in the sourse , and the first stone", "Drop in my necke : as it determines so", "Dissolue my life , the next Caesarian smile ,", "Till by degrees the memory of my wombe ,", "Together with my braue Egyptians all ,", "By the discandering of this pelleted storme ,", "Lye grauelesse , till the Flies and Gnats of Nyle", "Haue buried them for prey", "That 's my braue Lord", "It is my Birth-day ,", "I had thought t'haue held it poore . But since my Lord", "Is Anthony againe , I will be Cleopatra", "Call all his Noble Captaines to my Lord", "What meanes this ?", "Eno . ‘ Tis one of those odde tricks which sorow shoots", "Out of the minde", "What does he meane ? Eno . To make his Followers weepe", "Sleepe a little", "Nay , Ile helpe too , Anthony .", "What 's this for ? Ah let be , let be , thou art", "The Armourer of my heart : False , false : This , this ,", "Sooth-law Ile helpe : Thus it must bee", "Is not this buckled well ?", "Ant . Rarely , rarely :", "He that vnbuckles this , till we do please", "To daft for our Repose , shall heare a storme .", "Thou fumblest Eros , and my Queenes a Squire", "More tight at this , then thou : Dispatch . O Loue ,", "That thou couldst see my Warres to day , and knew'st", "The Royall Occupation , thou should'st see", "A Workeman i n't .", "Enter an Armed Soldier .", "Good morrow to thee , welcome ,", "Thou look'st like him that knowes a warlike Charge :", "To businesse that we loue , we rise betime ,", "And go too't with delight", "Lord of Lords .", "Oh infinite Vertue , comm'st thou smiling from", "The worlds great snare vncaught", "Ile giue thee Friend", "An Armour all of Gold : it was a Kings", "Why is my Lord enrag 'd against his Loue ? Ant . Vanish , or I shall giue thee thy deseruing , And blemish Caesars Triumph . Let him take thee , And hoist thee vp to the shouting Plebeians , Follow his Chariot , like the greatest spot Of all thy Sex . Most Monster-like be shewne For poor'st Diminitiues , for Dolts , and let Patient Octauia , plough thy visage vp With her prepared nailes . exit Cleopatra . ‘ Tis well th'art gone , If it be well to liue . But better ‘ twere Thou fell'st into my furie , for one death Might haue preuented many . Eros , hoa ! The shirt of Nessus is vpon me , teach me Alcides , thou mine Ancestor , thy rage . Let me lodge Licas on the hornes o'th ’ Moone , And with those hands that graspt the heauiest Club , Subdue my worthiest selfe : The Witch shall die , To the young Roman Boy she hath sold me , and I fall Vnder this plot : She dyes for't . Eros hoa ? Enter .", "Helpe me my women : Oh hee 's more mad", "Then Telamon for his Shield , the Boare of Thessaly", "Was neuer so imbost", "To'th ’ Monument :", "Mardian , go tell him I haue slaine my selfe :", "Say , that the last I spoke was Anthony ,", "And word it", "pitteously . Hence Mardian ,", "And bring me how he takes my death to'th ’ Monument .", "Oh Charmian , I will neuer go from hence", "No , I will not :", "All strange and terrible euents are welcome ,", "But comforts we dispise ; our size of sorrow", "Proportion 'd to our cause , must be as great", "As that which makes it .", "Enter Diomed .", "How now ? is he dead ?", "Diom . His death 's vpon him , but not dead .", "Looke out o'th other side your Monument ,", "His Guard haue brought him thither .", "Enter Anthony , and the Guard .", "Oh Sunne ,", "Burne the great Sphere thou mou'st in , darkling stand", "The varrying shore o'th ’ world . O Antony , Antony , Antony", "Helpe Charmian , helpe Iras helpe : helpe Friends", "Below , let 's draw him hither", "So it should be ,", "That none but Anthony should conquer Anthony ,", "But woe ‘ tis so", "I dare not Deere ,", "Deere my Lord pardon : I dare not ,", "Least I be taken : nor th ’ Imperious shew", "Of the full-Fortun 'd Caesar , euer shall", "Be brooch 'd with me , if Knife , Drugges , Serpents haue", "Edge , sting , or operation . I am safe :", "Your Wife Octauia , with her modest eyes ,", "And still Conclusion , shall acquire no Honour", "Demuring vpon me : but come , come Anthony ,", "Helpe me my women , we must draw thee vp :", "Assist good Friends", "Heere 's sport indeede :", "How heauy weighes my Lord ?", "Our strength is all gone into heauinesse ,", "That makes the waight . Had I great Iuno 's power ,", "The strong wing 'd Mercury should fetch thee vp ,", "And set thee by Ioues side . Yet come a little ,", "Wishers were euer Fooles . Oh come , come , come ,", "They heaue Anthony aloft to Cleopatra .", "And welcome , welcome . Dye when thou hast liu 'd ,", "Quicken with kissing : had my lippes that power ,", "Thus would I weare them out", "No , let me speake , and let me rayle so hye ,", "That the false Huswife Fortune , breake her Wheele ,", "Prouok 'd by my offence", "They do not go together", "My Resolution , and my hands , Ile trust ,", "None about Caesar", "Noblest of men , woo't dye ?", "Hast thou no care of me , shall I abide", "In this dull world , which in thy absence is", "No better then a Stye ? Oh see my women :", "The Crowne o'th ’ earth doth melt . My Lord ?", "Oh wither 'd is the Garland of the Warre ,", "The Souldiers pole is falne : young Boyes and Gyrles", "Are leuell now with men : The oddes is gone ,", "And there is nothing left remarkeable", "Beneath the visiting Moone", "No more but in a Woman , and commanded", "By such poore passion , as the Maid that Milkes ,", "And doe 's the meanest chares . It were for me ,", "To throw my Scepter at the iniurious Gods ,", "To tell them that this World did equall theyrs ,", "Till they had stolne our Iewell . All 's but naught :", "Patience is sortish , and impatience does", "Become a Dogge that 's mad : Then is it sinne ,", "To rush into the secret house of death ,", "Ere death dare come to vs. How do you Women ?", "What , what good cheere ? Why how now Charmian ?", "My Noble Gyrles ? Ah Women , women ! Looke", "Our Lampe is spent , it 's out . Good sirs , take heart ,", "Wee'l bury him : And then , what 's braue , what 's Noble ,", "Let 's doo't after the high Roman fashion ,", "And make death proud to take vs. Come , away ,", "This case of that huge Spirit now is cold .", "Ah Women , Women ! Come , we haue no Friend", "But Resolution , and the breefest end .", "My desolation does begin to make", "A better life : Tis paltry to be Caesar :", "Not being Fortune , hee 's but Fortunes knaue ,", "A minister of her will : and it is great", "To do that thing that ends all other deeds ,", "Which shackles accedents , and bolts vp change ;", "Which sleepes , and neuer pallates more the dung ,", "The beggers Nurse , and Caesars .", "Enter Proculeius .", "What 's thy name ? Pro . My name is Proculeius", "Anthony", "Did tell me of you , bad me trust you , but", "I do not greatly care to be deceiu 'd", "That haue no vse for trusting . If your Master", "Would haue a Queene his begger , you must tell him ,", "That Maiesty to keepe decorum , must", "No lesse begge then a Kingdome : If he please", "To giue me conquer 'd Egypt for my Sonne ,", "He giues me so much of mine owne , as I", "Will kneele to him with thankes", "Pray you tell him ,", "I am his Fortunes Vassall , and I send him", "The Greatnesse he has got . I hourely learne", "A Doctrine of Obedience , and would gladly", "Looke him i'th ’ Face", "Quicke , quicke , good hands", "What of death too that rids our dogs of languish", "Pro . Cleopatra , do not abuse my Masters bounty , by", "Th ’ vndoing of your selfe : Let the World see", "His Noblenesse well acted , which your death", "Will neuer let come forth", "Where art thou Death ?", "Come hither come ; Come , come , and take a Queene", "Worth many Babes and Beggers", "Sir , I will eate no meate , Ile not drinke sir ,", "If idle talke will once be necessary", "Ile not sleepe neither . This mortall house Ile ruine ,", "Do Caesar what he can . Know sir , that I", "Will not waite pinnion 'd at your Masters Court ,", "Nor once be chastic 'd with the sober eye", "Of dull Octauia . Shall they hoyst me vp ,", "And shew me to the showting Varlotarie", "Of censuring Rome ? Rather a ditch in Egypt .", "Be gentle graue vnto me , rather on Nylus mudde", "Lay me starke-nak 'd , and let the water-Flies", "Blow me into abhorring ; rather make", "My Countries high pyramides my Gibbet ,", "And hang me vp in Chaines", "Say , I would dye", "I cannot tell", "No matter sir , what I haue heard or knowne :", "You laugh when Boyes or Women tell their Dreames ,", "Is't not your tricke ?", "Dol . I vnderstand not , Madam", "I dreampt there was an Emperor Anthony .", "Oh such another sleepe , that I might see", "But such another man", "His face was as the Heau'ns , and therein stucke", "A Sunne and Moone , which kept their course , & lighted", "The little o'th ’ earth", "His legges bestrid the Ocean , his rear 'd arme", "Crested the world : His voyce was propertied", "As all the tuned Spheres , and that to Friends :", "But when he meant to quaile , and shake the Orbe ,", "He was as ratling Thunder . For his Bounty ,", "There was no winter i n't . An Anthony it was ,", "That grew the more by reaping : His delights", "Were Dolphin-like , they shew 'd his backe aboue", "The Element they liu 'd in : In his Liuery", "Walk 'd Crownes and Crownets : Realms & Islands were", "As plates dropt from his pocket", "Thinke you there was , or might be such a man", "As this I dreampt of ?", "Dol . Gentle Madam , no", "You Lye vp to the hearing of the Gods :", "But if there be , not euer were one such", "It 's past the size of dreaming : Nature wants stuffe", "To vie strange formes with fancie , yet t ’ imagine", "An Anthony were Natures peece , ‘ gainst Fancie ,", "Condemning shadowes quite", "I thanke you sir :", "Know you what Caesar meanes to do with me ?", "Dol . I am loath to tell you what , I would you knew", "Nay pray you sir", "Hee'l leade me then in Triumph", "kneeles .", "Sir , the Gods will haue it thus ,", "My Master and my Lord I must obey ,", "Caesar . Take to you no hard thoughts ,", "The Record of what iniuries you did vs ,", "Though written in our flesh , we shall remember", "As things but done by chance", "Sole Sir o'th ’ World ,", "I cannot proiect mine owne cause so well", "To make it cleare , but do confesse I haue", "Bene laden with like frailties , which before", "Haue often sham 'd our Sex", "And may through all the world : tis yours , & we your Scutcheons , and your signes of Conquest shall Hang in what place you please . Here my good Lord", "This is the breefe : of Money , Plate , & Iewels", "I am possest of , ‘ tis exactly valewed ,", "Not petty things admitted . Where 's Seleucus ?", "Seleu . Heere Madam", "This is my Treasurer , let him speake", "Vpon his perill , that I haue reseru 'd", "To my selfe nothing . Speake the truth Seleucus", "What haue I kept backe", "See Caesar : Oh behold ,", "How pompe is followed : Mine will now be yours ,", "And should we shift estates , yours would be mine .", "The ingratitude of this Seleucus , does", "Euen make me wilde . Oh Slaue , of no more trust", "Then loue that 's hyr 'd ? What goest thou backe , y shalt", "Go backe I warrant thee : but Ile catch thine eyes", "Though they had wings . Slaue , Soule-lesse , Villain , Dog .", "O rarely base !", "Caesar . Good Queene , let vs intreat you", "O Caesar , what a wounding shame is this ,", "That thou vouchsafing heere to visit me ,", "Doing the Honour of thy Lordlinesse", "To one so meeke , that mine owne Seruant should", "Parcell the summe of my disgraces , by", "Addition of his Enuy . Say", "That I some Lady trifles haue reseru 'd ,", "Immoment toyes , things of such Dignitie", "As we greet moderne Friends withall , and say", "Some Nobler token I haue kept apart", "For Liuia and Octauia , to induce", "Their mediation , must I be vnfolded", "With one that I haue bred : The Gods ! it smites me", "Beneath the fall I haue . Prythee go hence ,", "Or I shall shew the Cynders of my spirits", "Through th ’ Ashes of my chance : Wer't thou a man ,", "Thou would'st haue mercy on me", "Be it known , that we the greatest are mis-thoght", "For things that others do : and when we fall ,", "We answer others merits , in our name", "Are therefore to be pittied", "My Master , and my Lord", "He words me Gyrles , he words me ,", "That I should not be Noble to my selfe .", "But hearke thee Charmian", "Hye thee againe ,", "I haue spoke already , and it is prouided ,", "Go put it to the haste", "Dolabella", "Dolabella , I shall remaine your debter", "Farewell , and thankes .", "Now Iras , what think'st thou ?", "Thou , an Egyptian Puppet shall be shewne", "In Rome aswell as I : Mechanicke Slaues", "With greazie Aprons , Rules , and Hammers shall", "Vplift vs to the view . In their thicke breathes ,", "Ranke of grosse dyet , shall we be enclowded ,", "And forc 'd to drinke their vapour", "Nay , ‘ tis most certaine Iras : sawcie Lictors", "Will catch at vs like Strumpets , and scald Rimers", "Ballads vs out a Tune . The quicke Comedians", "Extemporally will stage vs , and present", "Our Alexandrian Reuels : Anthony", "Shall be brought drunken forth , and I shall see", "Some squeaking Cleopatra Boy my greatnesse", "I'th ’ posture of a Whore", "Why that 's the way to foole their preparation ,", "And to conquer their most absurd intents .", "Enter Charmian .", "Now Charmian .", "Shew me my Women like a Queene : Go fetch", "My best Attyres . I am againe for Cidrus ,", "To meete Marke Anthony . Sirra Iras , go", "And when thou hast done this chare , Ile giue thee leaue", "To play till Doomesday : bring our Crowne , and all .", "A noise within .", "Wherefore 's this noise ?", "Enter a Guardsman .", "Let him come in .", "Exit Guardsman .", "What poore an Instrument", "May do a Noble deede : he brings me liberty :", "My Resolution 's plac 'd , and I haue nothing", "Of woman in me : Now from head to foote", "I am Marble constant : now the fleeting Moone", "No Planet is of mine .", "Enter Guardsman , and Clowne .", "Auoid , and leaue him . Exit Guardsman . Hast thou the pretty worme of Nylus there , That killes and paines not ? Clow . Truly I haue him : but I would not be the partie that should desire you to touch him , for his byting is immortall : those that doe dye of it , doe seldome or neuer recouer", "Remember'st thou any that haue dyed o n't ? Clow . Very many , men and women too . I heard of one of them no longer then yesterday , a very honest woman , but something giuen to lye , as a woman should not do , but in the way of honesty , how she dyed of the byting of it , what paine she felt : Truely , she makes a verie good report o'th ’ worme : but he that wil beleeue all that they say , shall neuer be saued by halfe that they do : but this is most falliable , the Worme 's an odde Worme", "Get thee hence , farewell", "Farewell", "I , I , farewell", "Take thou no care , it shall be heeded", "Will it eate me ? Clow . You must not think I am so simple , but I know the diuell himselfe will not eate a woman : I know , that a woman is a dish for the Gods , if the diuell dresse her not . But truly , these same whorson diuels doe the Gods great harme in their women : for in euery tenne that they make , the diuels marre fiue", "Well , get thee gone , farewell", "Giue me my Robe , put on my Crowne , I haue", "Immortall longings in me . Now no more", "The iuyce of Egypts Grape shall moyst this lip .", "Yare , yare , good Iras ; quicke : Me thinkes I heare", "Anthony call : I see him rowse himselfe", "To praise my Noble Act . I heare him mock", "The lucke of Caesar , which the Gods giue men", "To excuse their after wrath . Husband , I come :", "Now to that name , my Courage proue my Title .", "I am Fire , and Ayre ; my other Elements", "I giue to baser life . So , haue you done ?", "Come then , and take the last warmth of my Lippes .", "Farewell kinde Charmian , Iras , long farewell .", "Haue I the Aspicke in my lippes ? Dost fall ?", "If thou , and Nature can so gently part ,", "The stroke of death is as a Louers pinch ,", "Which hurts , and is desir 'd . Dost thou lye still ?", "If thus thou vanishest , thou tell'st the world ,", "It is not worth leaue-taking", "This proues me base :", "If she first meete the Curled Anthony ,", "Hee'l make demand of her , and spend that kisse", "Which is my heauen to haue . Come thou mortal wretch ,", "With thy sharpe teeth this knot intrinsicate ,", "Of life at once vntye : Poore venomous Foole ,", "Be angry , and dispatch . Oh could'st thou speake ,", "That I might heare thee call great Caesar Asse , vnpolicied", "Peace , peace :", "Dost thou not see my Baby at my breast ,", "That suckes the Nurse asleepe" ]

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[ "See you them that comes yonder , Master Greene ?", "The one I know not , but he seems a knave", "Chiefly for bearing the other company ;", "For such a slave , so vile a rogue as he ,", "Lives not again upon the earth .", "Black Will is his name . I tell you , Master Greene ,", "At Boulogne he and I were fellow-soldiers ,", "Where he played such pranks", "As all the camp feared him for his villainy 10", "I warrant you he bears so bad a mind", "That for a crown he 'll murder any man .", "O Will , times are changed : no fellows now ,", "Though we were once together in the field ;", "Yet thy friend to do thee any good I can .", "Ay , Will , those days are past with me . 27", "To London , Will , about a piece of service ,", "Wherein haply thou mayest pleasure me .", "Of late Lord Cheiny lost some plate ,", "Which one did bring and sold it at my shop ,", "Saying he served Sir Antony Cooke . 40", "A search was made , the plate was found with me ,", "And I am bound to answer at the ‘ size .", "Now , Lord Cheiny solemnly vows , if law", "Will serve him , he 'll hang me for his plate .", "Now I am going to London upon hope", "To find the fellow . Now , Will , I know", "Thou art acquainted with such companions .", "A lean-faced writhen knave ,", "Hawk-nosed and very hollow-eyed , 50", "With mighty furrows in his stormy brows ;", "Long hair down his shoulders curled ;", "His chin was bare , but on his upper lip", "A mutchado , which he wound about his ear .", "A watchet satin doublet all-to torn ,", "The inner side did bear the greater show ;", "A pair of thread-bare velvet hose , seam rent ,", "A worsted stocking rent above the shoe ,", "A livery cloak , but all the lace was off ; 60", "‘ Twas bad , but yet it served to hide the plate .", "Who , I pray thee , good Will ?", "Why , then let Lord Cheiny seek Jack Fitten forth ,", "For I 'll back and tell him who robbed him of his plate .", "This cheers my heart ; Master Greene , I 'll leave you ,", "For I must to the Isle of Sheppy with speed .", "That will I , Master Greene , and so farewell . 80", "Here , Will , there 's a crown for thy good news .", "I have little news , but here 's a letter", "That Master Greene importuned me to give you .", "How now , Mistress Arden ? what ail you weep ?", "Faith , friend Michael , and thou sayest true . Therefore I pray thee light 's forth and lend 's a link .", "Mistress Arden , you are now going to God ,", "And I am by the law condemned to die", "About a letter I brought from Master Greene .", "I pray you , Mistress Arden , speak the truth :", "Was I ever privy to your intent or no .", "My blood be on his head that gave the sentence ." ]

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[ "Raina —Raina —Why , where —Heavens ! child , are you out in the night air instead of in your bed ? You 'll catch your death . Louka told me you were asleep .", "Such news . There has been a battle !", "A great battle at Slivnitza ! A victory ! And it was won by Sergius .", "Of course : he sent me the news . Sergius is the hero of the hour , the idol of the regiment .", "You can n't guess how splendid it is . A cavalry charge — think of that ! He defied our Russian commanders — acted without orders — led a charge on his own responsibility — headed it himself — was the first man to sweep through their guns . Ca n't you see it , Raina ; our gallant splendid Bulgarians with their swords and eyes flashing , thundering down like an avalanche and scattering the wretched Servian dandies like chaff . And you — you kept Sergius waiting a year before you would be betrothed to him . Oh , if you have a drop of Bulgarian blood in your veins , you will worship him when he comes back .", "Our ideas real ! What do you mean ?", "Do n't ask me for promises until I know what I am promising .", "A poor figure ! Shame on you ! The Servians have Austrian officers who are just as clever as our Russians ; but we have beaten them in every battle for all that .", "I must see that everything is made safe downstairs .", "Oh , no , dear , you must keep them fastened . You would be sure to drop off to sleep and leave them open . Make them fast , Louka .", "Quite the wisest thing you can do , my love . Good-night .", "Go to bed , dear ; and do n't think of them .", "Raina , darling , are you safe ? Have you seen anyone or heard anything ?", "I have found a Russian officer , thank Heaven : he knows Sergius .Sir , will you come in now ! My daughter is ready .", ", Here ! Then he must have climbed down from the —", "Well !He 's fast asleep . The brute !", "Sir !Sir ! !Sir !! !", "The poor dear ! Raina !! !", "My dear Paul , what a surprise for us .Have they brought you fresh coffee ?", "The war over ! Paul : have you let the Austrians force you to make peace ?", "Peace !", "You could have annexed Servia and made Prince", "Alexander Emperor of the Balkans . That 's what I would have done .", "Ah !", "Oh , my usual sore throats , that 's all .", "Nonsense , Paul !", "You are a barbarian at heart still , Paul . I hope you behaved yourself before all those Russian officers .", "Ah ; but you did n't tell them that we have an electric bell in it ? I have had one put up .", "You touch a button ; something tinkles in the kitchen ; and then Nicola comes up .", "Civilized people never shout for their servants . I 've learnt that while you were away .", "Oh , that 's absurd , Paul : I do n't believe really refined people notice such things .", "Oh , do n't shout , Paul : it really is n't nice .", "He certainly ought to be promoted when he marries Raina . Besides , the country should insist on having at least one native general .", "My dear Sergius !", "You look superb — splendid . The campaign has improved you . Everybody here is mad about you . We were all wild with enthusiasm about that magnificent cavalry charge .", "How so ?", "You shall not remain so , Sergius . The women are on your side ; and they will see that justice is done you .", "Oh , you must withdraw it !", "Yes : she listens for it . It is an abominable habit .", "And so you 're no longer a soldier , Sergius .", "A Swiss ? What was he doing in the Servian army ?", "Oh , Raina , what a silly question !", "She is right , Sergius . If such women exist , we should be spared the knowledge of them .", "Oh , Paul , can n't you spare Sergius for a few moments ? Raina has hardly seen him yet . Perhaps I can help you to settle about the regiments .", "You stay here , my dear Sergius : there 's no hurry . I have a word or two to say to Paul .Now , dear, come and see the electric bell .", "I am sorry to disturb you , children ; but Paul is distracted over those three regiments . He does not know how to get them to Phillipopolis ; and he objects to every suggestion of mine . You must go and help him , Sergius . He is in the library .", "Imagine their meeting that Swiss and hearing the whole story ! The very first thing your father asked for was the old coat we sent him off in . A nice mess you have got us into !", "Little beast ! What little beast ?", "Do n't talk nonsense . Tell me the truth , Raina . How long was he in your room before you came to me ?", "You cannot forget ! Did he really climb up after the soldiers were gone , or was he there when that officer searched the room ?", "You think ! Oh , Raina , Raina ! Will anything ever make you straightforward ? If Sergius finds out , it is all over between you .", "Well , upon my word !", "And what should I be able to say to your father , pray ?", "Oh , if you were only ten years younger !Well ?", "A Servian ! How dare he —Oh , I forgot . We are at peace now . I suppose we shall have them calling every day to pay their compliments . Well , if he is an officer why do n't you tell your master ? He is in the library with Major Saranoff . Why do you come to me ?", "“ Captain Bluntschli ! ” That 's a German name .", "Swiss ! What is he like ?", "Oh , Heavens , he 's come to return the coat ! Send him away — say we 're not at home — ask him to leave his address and I 'll write to him — Oh , stop : that will never do . Wait !The master and Major Saranoff are busy in the library , are n't they ?", "Bring the gentleman out here at once .And be very polite to him . Do n't delay . Hereleave that here ; and go straight back to him .", "Louka !", "Is the library door shut ?", "If not , shut it as you pass through .", "Stop !He will have to go out that wayTell Nicola to bring his bag here after him . Do n't forget .", "Yes , here , as soon as possible .Be quick !Oh , how — how — how can a man be such a fool ! Such a moment to select !Captain Bluntschli , I am very glad to see you ; but you must leave this house at once .My husband has just returned , with my future son-in-law ; and they know nothing . If they did , the consequences would be terrible . You are a foreigner : you do not feel our national animosities as we do . We still hate the Servians : the only effect of the peace on my husband is to make him feel like a lion baulked of his prey . If he discovered our secret , he would never forgive me ; and my daughter 's life would hardly be safe . Will you , like the chivalrous gentleman and soldier you are , leave at once before he finds you here ?", "Oh , you must not think of going back that way .This is the shortest way out . Many thanks . So glad to have been of service to you . Good-bye .", "It will be sent on . You will leave me your address .", "Oh Heavens !", "Oh , quite as a friend , Paul . I was just asking Captain Bluntschli to stay to lunch ; but he declares he must go at once .", "My dear Raina , do n't you see that we have a guest here — Captain Bluntschli , one of our new Servian friends ?", "Oh , whilst you were away . It is her latest fancy .", "My orders ! Why should I order you to bring Captain Bluntschli 's luggage out here ? What are you thinking of , Nicola ?", "Oh , never mind , Paul , do n't be angry !", "Of course I shall be only too delighted ifCaptain Bluntschli really wishes to stay . He knows my wishes .", "You can stop interrupting , Paul .", "What is that ?", "My dear Paul , how absurd you are about that old coat ! It must be hanging in the blue closet where you left it .", "Nicola : go to the blue closet and bring your master 's old coat here — the braided one he usually wears in the house .", "Yes , Paul ?", "Done , Paul .", "Do n't be foolish , Paul . An Arabian mare will cost you 50 , 000 levas .", "Where was it , Nicola ?", "Paul !", "I daresay I had better . You will only splutter at them .", "What does this mean ?", "Marry Louka ! Sergius : you are bound by your word to us !", "Louka : you have been telling stories .", "Raina !", "I doubt , sir , whether you quite realize either my daughter 's position or that of Major Sergius Saranoff , whose place you propose to take . The Petkoffs and the Saranoffs are known as the richest and most important families in the country . Our position is almost historical : we can go back for nearly twenty years .", "My daughter , sir , is accustomed to a first-rate stable .", "Then Captain Bluntschli , since you are my daughter 's choice , I shall not stand in the way of her happiness .That is Major Petkoff 's feeling also ." ]

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[ "As I remember , Adam , it was upon this fashion bequeathed me by will but poor a thousand crowns , and , as thou say'st , charged my brother , on his blessing , to breed me well ; and there begins my sadness . My brother Jaques he keeps at school , and report speaks goldenly of his profit . For my part , he keeps me rustically at home , or , to speak more properly , stays me here at home unkept ; for call you that keeping for a gentleman of my birth that differs not from the stalling of an ox ? His horses are bred better ; for , besides that they are fair with their feeding , they are taught their manage , and to that end riders dearly hir 'd ; but I , his brother , gain nothing under him but growth ; for the which his animals on his dunghills are as much bound to him as I . Besides this nothing that he so plentifully gives me , the something that nature gave me his countenance seems to take from me . He lets me feed with his hinds , bars me the place of a brother , and as much as in him lies , mines my gentility with my education . This is it , Adam , that grieves me ; and the spirit of my father , which I think is within me , begins to mutiny against this servitude . I will no longer endure it , though yet I know no wise remedy how to avoid it .", "Go apart , Adam , and thou shalt hear how he will shake me up .", "Nothing ; I am not taught to make any thing .", "Marry , sir , I am helping you to mar that which God made , a poor unworthy brother of yours , with idleness .", "Shall I keep your hogs , and eat husks with them ? What prodigal portion have I spent that I should come to such penury ?", "O , sir , very well ; here in your orchard .", "Ay , better than him I am before knows me . I know you are my eldest brother ; and in the gentle condition of blood , you should so know me . The courtesy of nations allows you my better in that you are the first-born ; but the same tradition takes not away my blood , were there twenty brothers betwixt us . I have as much of my father in me as you , albeit I confess your coming before me is nearer to his reverence .", "Come , come , elder brother , you are too young in this .", "I am no villain ; I am the youngest son of Sir Rowland de", "I will not , till I please ; you shall hear me . My father charg 'd you in his will to give me good education : you have train 'd me like a peasant , obscuring and hiding from me all gentleman-like qualities . The spirit of my father grows strong in me , and I will no longer endure it ; therefore allow me such exercises as may become a gentleman , or give me the poor allottery my father left me by testament ; with that I will go buy my fortunes .", "I no further offend you than becomes me for my good .", "I attend them with all respect and duty .", "No , fair Princess ; he is the general challenger . I come but in , as others do , to try with him the strength of my youth .", "I beseech you , punish me not with your hard thoughts , wherein I confess me much guilty to deny so fair and excellent ladies any thing . But let your fair eyes and gentle wishes go with me to my trial ; wherein if I be foil 'd there is but one sham 'd that was never gracious ; if kill 'd , but one dead that is willing to be so . I shall do my friends no wrong , for I have none to lament me ; the world no injury , for in it I have nothing ; only in the world I fill up a place , which may be better supplied when I have made it empty .", "Ready , sir ; but his will hath in it a more modest working .", "You mean to mock me after ; you should not have mock 'd me before ; but come your ways .", "Yes , I beseech your Grace ; I am not yet well breath 'd .", "Orlando , my liege ; the youngest son of Sir Rowland de", "Boys .", "I am more proud to be Sir Rowland 's son ,", "His youngest son - and would not change that calling", "To be adopted heir to Frederick .", "Can I not say ‘ I thank you ’ ? My better parts", "Are all thrown down ; and that which here stands up", "Is but a quintain , a mere lifeless block .", "What passion hangs these weights upon my tongue ? I cannot speak to her , yet she urg 'd conference . O poor Orlando , thou art overthrown ! Or Charles or something weaker masters thee . Re-enter LE BEAU", "I thank you , sir ; and pray you tell me this :", "Which of the two was daughter of the Duke", "That here was at the wrestling ?", "I rest much bounden to you ; fare you well .", "Who 's there ?", "Why , what 's the matter ?", "Why , whither , Adam , wouldst thou have me go ?", "What , wouldst thou have me go and beg my food ,", "Or with a base and boist'rous sword enforce", "A thievish living on the common road ?", "This I must do , or know not what to do ;", "Yet this I will not do , do how I can .", "I rather will subject me to the malice", "Of a diverted blood and bloody brother .", "O good old man , how well in thee appears", "The constant service of the antique world ,", "When service sweat for duty , not for meed !", "Thou art not for the fashion of these times ,", "Where none will sweat but for promotion ,", "And having that do choke their service up", "Even with the having ; it is not so with thee .", "But , poor old man , thou prun'st a rotten tree", "That cannot so much as a blossom yield", "In lieu of all thy pains and husbandry .", "But come thy ways , we 'll go along together ,", "And ere we have thy youthful wages spent", "We 'll light upon some settled low content .", "Why , how now , Adam ! No greater heart in thee ? Live a little ; comfort a little ; cheer thyself a little . If this uncouth forest yield anything savage , I will either be food for it or bring it for food to thee . Thy conceit is nearer death than thy powers . For my sake be comfortable ; hold death awhile at the arm 's end . I will here be with the presently ; and if I bring thee not something to eat , I will give thee leave to die ; but if thou diest before I come , thou art a mocker of my labour . Well said ! thou look'st cheerly ; and I 'll be with thee quickly . Yet thou liest in the bleak air . Come , I will bear thee to some shelter ; and thou shalt not die for lack of a dinner , if there live anything in this desert . Cheerly , good Adam ! Exeunt SCENE VII . The forest A table set out . Enter DUKE SENIOR , AMIENS , and LORDS , like outlaws", "Forbear , and eat no more .", "Nor shalt not , till necessity be serv 'd .", "You touch 'd my vein at first : the thorny point", "Of bare distress hath ta'en from me the show", "Of smooth civility ; yet arn I inland bred ,", "And know some nurture . But forbear , I say ;", "He dies that touches any of this fruit", "Till I and my affairs are answered .", "I almost die for food , and let me have it .", "Speak you so gently ? Pardon me , I pray you ;", "I thought that all things had been savage here ,", "And therefore put I on the countenance", "Of stern commandment . But whate'er you are", "That in this desert inaccessible ,", "Under the shade of melancholy boughs ,", "Lose and neglect the creeping hours of time ;", "If ever you have look 'd on better days ,", "If ever been where bells have knoll 'd to church ,", "If ever sat at any good man 's feast ,", "If ever from your eyelids wip 'd a tear ,", "And know what ‘ tis to pity and be pitied ,", "Let gentleness my strong enforcement be ;", "In the which hope I blush , and hide my sword .", "Then but forbear your food a little while ,", "Whiles , like a doe , I go to find my fawn ,", "And give it food . There is an old poor man", "Who after me hath many a weary step", "Limp 'd in pure love ; till he be first suffic 'd ,", "Oppress 'd with two weak evils , age and hunger ,", "I will not touch a bit .", "I thank ye ; and be blest for your good comfort !", "I thank you most for him .", "Hang there , my verse , in witness of my love ;", "And thou , thrice-crowned Queen of Night , survey", "With thy chaste eye , from thy pale sphere above ,", "Thy huntress ’ name that my full life doth sway .", "O Rosalind ! these trees shall be my books ,", "And in their barks my thoughts I 'll character ,", "That every eye which in this forest looks", "Shall see thy virtue witness 'd every where .", "Run , run , Orlando ; carve on every tree ,", "The fair , the chaste , and unexpressive she . Exit", "And so had I ; but yet , for fashion sake , I thank you too for your society .", "I do desire we may be better strangers .", "I pray you mar no more of my verses with reading them ill-favouredly .", "Yes , just .", "There was no thought of pleasing you when she was christen 'd .", "Just as high as my heart .", "Not so ; but I answer you right painted cloth , from whence you have studied your questions .", "I will chide no breather in the world but myself , against whom I know most faults .", "‘ Tis a fault I will not change for your best virtue . I am weary of you .", "He is drown 'd in the brook ; look but in , and you shall see him .", "Which I take to be either a fool or a cipher .", "I am glad of your departure ; adieu , good Monsieur", "Melancholy .", "Very well ; what would you ?", "You should ask me what time o ’ day ; there 's no clock in the forest .", "And why not the swift foot of Time ? Had not that been as proper ?", "I prithee , who doth he trot withal ?", "Who ambles Time withal ?", "Who doth he gallop withal ?", "Who stays it still withal ?", "Where dwell you , pretty youth ?", "Are you native of this place ?", "Your accent is something finer than you could purchase in so removed a dwelling .", "Can you remember any of the principal evils that he laid to the charge of women ?", "I prithee recount some of them .", "I am he that is so love-shak 'd ; I pray you tell me your remedy .", "What were his marks ?", "Fair youth , I would I could make thee believe I love .", "I swear to thee , youth , by the white hand of Rosalind , I am that he , that unfortunate he .", "Neither rhyme nor reason can express how much .", "Did you ever cure any so ?", "I would not be cured , youth .", "Now , by the faith of my love , I will . Tell me where it is .", "With all my heart , good youth .", "Good day , and happiness , dear Rosalind !", "My fair Rosalind , I come within an hour of my promise .", "Pardon me , dear Rosalind .", "Of a snail !", "What 's that ?", "Virtue is no horn-maker ; and my Rosalind is virtuous .", "I would kiss before I spoke .", "How if the kiss be denied ?", "Who could be out , being before his beloved mistress ?", "What , of my suit ?", "I take some joy to say you are , because I would be talking of her .", "Then , in mine own person , I die .", "I would not have my right Rosalind of this mind ; for , I protest , her frown might kill me .", "Then love me , Rosalind .", "And wilt thou have me ?", "What sayest thou ?", "I hope so .", "Pray thee , marry us .", "I will .", "Why , now ; as fast as she can marry us .", "I take thee , Rosalind , for wife .", "So do all thoughts ; they are wing 'd .", "For ever and a day .", "But will my Rosalind do so ?", "O , but she is wise .", "A man that had a wife with such a wit , he might say ‘ Wit , whither wilt ? ’ ROSALIND . Nay , you might keep that check for it , till you met your wife 's wit going to your neighbour 's bed .", "And what wit could wit have to excuse that ?", "For these two hours , Rosalind , I will leave thee .", "I must attend the Duke at dinner ; by two o'clock I will be with thee again .", "Ay , sweet Rosalind .", "With no less religion than if thou wert indeed my", "Rosalind ; so , adieu .", "Is't possible that on so little acquaintance you should like her ? that but seeing you should love her ? and loving woo ? and , wooing , she should grant ? and will you persever to enjoy her ?", "You have my consent . Let your wedding be to-morrow . Thither will I invite the Duke and all 's contented followers . Go you and prepare Aliena ; for , look you , here comes my Rosalind .", "It is my arm .", "Wounded it is , but with the eyes of a lady .", "Ay , and greater wonders than that .", "They shall be married to-morrow ; and I will bid the Duke to the nuptial . But , O , how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man 's eyes ! By so much the more shall I to-morrow be at the height of heart-heaviness , by how much I shall think my brother happy in having what he wishes for .", "I can live no longer by thinking .", "Speak'st thou in sober meanings ?", "And I for Rosalind .", "And I for Rosalind .", "And so am I for Rosalind .", "If this be so , why blame you me to love you ?", "To her that is not here , nor doth not hear .", "Nor I. Exeunt", "I sometimes do believe and sometimes do not :", "As those that fear they hope , and know they fear .", "That would I , were I of all kingdoms king .", "My lord , the first time that I ever saw him", "Methought he was a brother to your daughter .", "But , my good lord , this boy is forest-born ,", "And hath been tutor 'd in the rudiments", "Of many desperate studies by his uncle ,", "Whom he reports to be a great magician ,", "Obscured in the circle of this forest .", "If there be truth in sight , you are my Rosalind ." ]

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[ "A pretty conceit , and worth the finding ! I have such luck to spin out these fine things still , and , like a silk-worm , out of my self . Here 's master Bartholomew Cokes , of Harrow o ’ the Hill , in the county of Middlesex , esquire , takes forth his license to marry mistress Grace Wellborn , of the said place and county : and when does he take it forth ? to-day ! the four and twentieth of August ! Bartholomew-day ! Bartholomew upon Bartholomew ! there 's the device ! who would have marked such a leap-frog chance now ! A very . . . less than ames-ace , on two dice ! Well , go thy ways , John Littlewit , proctor John Littlewit : one of the pretty wits of Paul 's , the Littlewit of London , so thou art called , and something beside . When a quirk or a quiblin does ‘ scape thee , and thou dost not watch and apprehend it , and bring it afore the constable of conceit ,let them carry thee out o ’ the archdeacon 's court into his kitchen , and make a Jack of thee , instead of a John . There I am again la !— Enter MRS. LITTLEWIT . Win , good-morrow , Win ; ay , marry , Win , now you look finely indeed , Win ! this cap does convince ! You 'd not have worn it , Win , nor have had it velvet , but a rough country beaver , with a copper band , like the coney-skin woman of Budge-row ; sweet Win , let me kiss it ! And her fine high shoes , like the Spanish lady ! Good Win , go a little , I would fain see thee pace , pretty Win ; by this fine cap , I could never leave kissing o n't .", "No , but half a one , Win , you are the t'other half : man and wife make one fool , Win . Good ! Is there the proctor , or doctor indeed , in the diocese , that ever had the fortune to win him such a Win ! There I am again ! I do feel conceits coming upon me , more than I am able to turn tongue to . A pox o ’ these pretenders to wit ! your Three Cranes , Mitre and Mermaid men ! not a corn of true salt , not a grain of right mustard amongst them all . They may stand for places , or so , again the next wit-fall , and pay two-pence in a quart more for their canary than other men . But give me the man can start up a justice of wit out of six shillings beer , and give the law to all the poets and poet-suckers in town :— because they are the player 's gossips ! ‘ Slid ! other men have wives as fine as the players , and as well drest . Come hither , Win !", "Troth , I am a little taken with my Win 's dressing here : does it not fine , master Winwife ? How do you apprehend , sir ? she would not have worn this habit . I challenge all Cheapside to shew such another : Moorfields , Pimlico-path , or the Exchange , in a summer evening , with a lace to boot , as this has . Dear Win , let master Winwife kiss you . He comes a wooing to our mother , Win , and may be our father perhaps , Win . There 's no harm in him , Win .", "I envy no man my delicates , sir .", "Good , i'faith ! now dulness upon me , that I had not that before him , that I should not light o n't as well as he ! velvet head !", "Ay , we know you are a suitor , sir ; Win and I both wish you well : By this license here , would you had her , that your two names were as fast in it as here are a couple ! Win would fain have a fine young father-i ’ - law , with a feather ; that her mother might hood it and chain it with mistress Overdo . But you do not take the right course , master Winwife .", "You are not mad enough .", "I say nothing , but I wink upon Win . You have a friend , one master", "Quarlous , comes here sometimes .", "Not a tokenworth that ever I saw , I assure you : but —", "He is the more mad-cap of the two . You do not apprehend me .", "Let me out with it , dear Win .", "Do , and take all the thanks , and much good do thy pretty heart ,", "Win .", "Ay , but it must be a gentleman madman .", "Yes , and has been at Bedlam twice since every day , to inquire if any gentleman be there , or to come there mad .", "I tell her so ; or else , say I , that they mean some young madcap gentleman ; for the devil can equivocate as well as a shop keeper : and therefore would I advise you to be a little madder than master Quarlous hereafter .", "Stirring ! yes , and studying an old elder come from Banbury , a suitor that puts in here at meal tide , to praise the painful brethren , or pray that the sweet singers may be restored ; says a grace as long as his breath lasts him ! Some time the spirit is so strong with him , it gets quite out of him , and then my mother , or Win , are fain to fetch it again with malmsey or aqua coelestis .", "He cannot abide my vocation , he says .", "Every line , he says , that a proctor writes , when it comes to be read in the bishop 's court , is a long black hair , kemb 'd out of the tail of Antichrist .", "Some three days since .", "Do you remember , master Quarlous , what we discoursed on last night ?", "No ! not concerning Win ? look you , there she is , and drest , as I told you she should be : hark you , sir ,had you forgot ?", "Why , sir ?", "O Win , fie , what do you mean , Win ? be womanly , Win ; make an outcry to your mother , Win ! master Quarlous is an honest gentleman , and our worshipful good friend , Win ; and he is master Winwife 's friend too : and master Winwife comes a suitor to your mother , Win ; as I told you before , Win , and may perhaps be our father , Win : they 'll do you no harm , Win ; they are both our worshipful good friends . Master Quarlous ! you must know master Quarlous , Win ; you must not quarrel with master Quarlous , Win .", "Yes , do , good Win .", "A fool-John , she calls me ; do you mark that , gentlemen ? pretty", "Littlewit of velvet ? a fool-John .", "Sir !— Good Win go in , and if master Bartholomew Cokes , his man , come for the license ,let him speak with me .— What say you , gentlemen ?", "Rabbi Busy , sir ; he is more than an elder , he is a prophet , sir .", "He was a baker , sir , but he does dream now , and see visions ; he has given over his trade .", "Yes , sir ; Zeal-of-the-land Busy .", "O they have all such names , sir ; he was witness for Win here ,— they will not be call 'd godfathers — and named her Win-the-fight : you thought her name had been Winnifred , did you not ?", "He would have thought himself a stark reprobate , if it had .", "Here I have it for you in my hand , master Humphrey .", "We 'll talk of that anon , master Humphrey .", "Sweet Win , bid Solomon send me the little black-box within in my study .", "Why , you know the price , master Numps .", "Good i'faith ! no , I warrant you Solomon is wiser than so , sir .", "Master Quarlous , do not mistake him ; he is his master 's both-hands , I assure you .", "Sir , if you have a mind to mock him , mock him softly , and look t'other way : for if he apprehend you flout him once , he will fly at you presently . A terrible testy old fellow , and his name is Waspe too .", "Nay , good master Waspe .", "O , be civil , master Numps .", "Here is the box now .", "They do apprehend , sir .", "Will't please you drink , master Waspe ?", "No , but you were in haste e'en now , master Numps .", "She 's my match indeed , and as little wit as I , good !", "You say true , master Numps ; there 's such a one indeed .", "That was mine afore , gentlemen ; this morning . I had that , i'faith , upon his license , believe me , there he comes after me .", "No ! why , sir ?", "Think you so , gentlemen ? I 'll take heed o n't hereafter .", "Win , you see ‘ tis in fashion to go to the Fair , Win ; we must to the Fair too , you and I , Win . I have an affair in the Fair , Win , a puppet-play of mine own making , say nothing , that I writ for the motion-man , which you must see , Win .", "Tut , we 'll have a device , a dainty one : Now , Wit , help at a pinch , good Wit , come , come , good Wit , an it be thy will ! I have it , Win , I have it i'faith , and ‘ tis a fine one . Win , long to eat of a pig , sweet Win , in the Fair , do you see , in the heart of the Fair , not at Pye-corner . Your mother will do any thing , Win , to satisfy your longing , you know ; pray thee long presently ; and be sick o ’ the sudden , good Win . I 'll go in and tell her ; cut thy lace in the mean time , and play the hypocrite , sweet Win .", "You say true , you have been bred in the family , and brought up to't . Our mother is a most elect hypocrite , and has maintained us all this seven year with it , like gentlefolks .", "Not I , on my sincerity , mother ! she longed above three hours ere she would let me know it .— Who was it , Win ?", "Good mother , I pray you , that she may eat some pig , and her belly full too ; and do not you cast away your own child , and perhaps one of mine , with your tale of the tempter . How do you do , Win , are you not sick ?", "Presently , mother , as soon as he has cleansed his beard . I found him fast by the teeth in the cold turkey-pie in the cupboard , with a great white loaf on his left hand , and a glass of malmsey on his right .", "Here he is now , purified , mother .", "Ay , sir , a Bartholomew pig ; and in the Fair .", "Ay , but in state of necessity , place should give place , master", "Busy . I have a conceit left yet .", "Yes , sir , and as soon as you can ; for it must be , sir : you see the danger my little wife is in , sir .", "Nay , I knew that afore , and told her o n't ; but courage , Win , we 'll be humble enough , we 'll seek out the homeliest booth in the Fair , that 's certain ; rather than fail , we 'll eat it on the ground .", "Ay , and Solomon too , Win , the more the merrier . Win , we 'll leave Rabbi Busy in a booth .— Solomon ! my cloak .", "Good , i'faith , I will eat heartily too , because I will be no Jew , I could never away with that stiff-necked generation : and truly , I hope my little one will be like me , that cries for pig so in the mother 's belly .", "This is fine verily . Here be the best pigs , and she does roast them as well as ever she did , the pig 's head says .", "Good mother , how shall we find a pig , if we do not look about for't : will it run off o ’ the spit , into our mouths , think you , as in Lubberland , and cry , wee , wee !", "Come , Win , as good winny here as go farther , and see nothing .", "Win , have patience , Win , I 'll tell you more anon .", "Do you hear , Win , Win ?", "While they are paying the reckoning , Win , I 'll tell you a thing , Win ; we shall never see any sights in the Fair , Win , except you long still , Win : good Win , sweet Win , long to see some hobby-horses , and some drums , and rattles , and dogs , and fine devices , Win . The bull with the five legs , Win ; and the great hog . Now you have begun with pig , you may long for any thing , Win , and so for my motion , Win .", "O yes , Win : you may long to see , as well as to taste , Win : how did the pothecary 's wife , Win , that longed to see the anatomy , Win ? or the lady , Win , that desired to spit in the great lawyer 's mouth , after an eloquent pleading ? I assure you , they longed , Win ; good Win , go in , and long .", "Look , Win , do , look a God 's name , and save your longing . Here be fine sights .", "I 'd give a shilling you could , i'faith , friend .", "A match , i'faith ; but do it quickly then .", "Pray you forbear , I am put in trust with them .", "Was not this shilling well ventured , Win , for our liberty ? now we may go play , and see over the Fair , where we list ourselves : my mother is gone after him , and let her e'en go , and lose us .", "For what , Win ?", "I pray thee be not ashamed , Win . Come , i'faith , thou shalt not be ashamed : is it any thing about the hobby-horse man ? a n't be , speak freely .", "O , is that all , Win ? we 'll go back to captain Jordan , to the pig-woman 's , Win , he 'll help us , or she , with a dripping-pan , or an old kettle , or something . The poor greasy soul loves you , Win ; and after we 'll visit the Fair all over , Win , and see my puppet-play , Win ; you know it 's a fine matter , Win .", "Good ga'mere Urse , Win and I are exceedingly beholden to you , and to captain Jordan , and captain Whit .— Win , I 'll be bold to leave you , in this good company , Win ; for half an hour or so , Win ; while I go and see how my matter goes forward , and if the puppets be perfect ; and then I 'll come and fetch you , Win .", "Ay , they are honest gentlemen , Win , captain Jordan and captain", "Whit ; they 'll use you very civilly , Win . God be wi ’ you , Win .", "By your leave , friend .", "Who , I ! I perceive thou know'st not me ; call the master of the motion .", "Peace , speak not too loud , I would not have any notice taken that", "I am the author , till we see how it passes .", "Master Cokes ! you are exceeding well met : what , in your doublet and hose , without a cloke or a hat ?", "O , sir , you shall command it ; what , will a crown serve you ?", "Your man was in the stocks e'en now , sir .", "Yes , faith .", "Pretty youths , sir , all children both old and young ; here 's the master of ‘ em —", "Master Lantern , that gives light to the business .", "Shew him them , shew him them . Master Lantern , this is a gentleman that is a favourer of the quality .", "Ay , and eat them all too , an they were in cake-bread .", "Good , i'faith ! you are even with me , sir .", "It pleases him to make a matter of it , sir ; but there is no such matter , I assure you : I have only made it a little easy , and modern for the times , sir , that 's all . As for the Hellespont , I imagine our Thames here ; and then Leander I make a dyer 's son about Puddle-wharf : and Hero a wench o ’ the Bank-side , who going over one morning to Old Fish-street , Leander spies her land at Trig-stairs , and falls in love with her . Now do I introduce Cupid , having metamorphosed himself into a drawer , and he strikes Hero in love with a pint of sherry ; and other pretty passages there are of the friendship , that will delight you , sir , and please you of judgment .", "Well , good master Lantern , make ready to begin that I may fetch my wife ; and look you be perfect , you undo me else , in my reputation .", "No , no , no .", "O , gentlemen ! did you not see a wife of mine ? I have lost my little wife , as I shall be trusted ; my little pretty Win . I left her at the great woman 's house in trust yonder , the pig-woman 's , with captain Jordan , and captain Whit , very good men , and I cannot hear of her . Poor fool , I fear she 's stepp 'd aside . Mother , did you not see Win ?", "O my wife , my wife , my wife !" ]

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[ "But pray tell me , do you think for certain", "These Embassadours shall have this morning audience ?", "Upon what necessity ?", "I think I do so .", "Prethee let her alone ,", "You must be modester .", "A perillous wench .", "You have enough , go pretty Maid , stand close ,", "And use that little tongue , with a little more temper .", "When the show 's past ,", "I'le have ye into the Cellar , there we 'll dine .", "A very pretty wench , a witty Rogue ,", "And there we 'll be as merry ; can ye be merry ?", "Only our selves ; this churlish fellow shall not know .", "And can you love a little ?", "Then I'le carry ye ,", "And shew you all the pictures , and the hangings ,", "The Lodgings , Gardens , and the walks : and then , sweet ,", "You shall tell me where you lye .", "And't shall go hard but I'le send ye a Venison Pasty ,", "And bring a bottle of wine along .", "Room there afore ; stand close , the train is coming .", "Room before there .", "Well I could curse now : but that will not help me ,", "I made as sure account of this wench now , immediately ,", "Do but consider how the Devil has crost me ,", "Meat for my Master she cries , well —" ]

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[ "Is he then taken ?", "He was not in disgrace ?", "Indeed", "We have heard abroad , Sir , that the State hath suffered", "A great change , since the Countesses death .", "My five years absence hath kept me a stranger", "So much to all the occurents of my Country ,", "As you shall bind me for some short relation", "To make me understand the present times .", "Which place we have heard", "He did discharge with ho", "our .", "Sir , I receive the knowledge of thus much ,", "As a choice favour from you .", "Whither , Sir , I am going ,", "For there last night I had a ship put in ,", "And my Horse waits me ." ]

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[ "Winter 's wild birthnight ! In the fretful East", "The uneasy wind moans with its sense of cold ,", "And sends its sighs through gloomy mountain gorge ,", "Along the valley , up the whitening hill ,", "To tease the sighing spirits of the pines ,", "And waste in dismal woods their chilly life .", "The sky is dark , and on the huddled leaves —", "The restless , rustling leaves — sifts down its sleet ,", "Till the sharp crystals pin them to the earth ,", "And they grow still beneath the rising storm .", "The roofless bullock hugs the sheltering stack ,", "With cringing head and closely gathered feet ,", "And waits with dumb endurance for the morn .", "Deep in a gusty cavern of the barn", "The witless calf stands blatant at his chain ;", "While the brute mother , pent within her stall ,", "With the wild stress of instinct goes distraught ,", "And frets her horns , and bellows through the night .", "The stream runs black ; and the far waterfall", "That sang so sweetly through the summer eyes ,", "And swelled and swayed to Zephyr 's softest breath ,", "Leaps with a sullen roar the dark abyss ,", "And howls its hoarse responses to the wind .", "The mill is still . The distant factory ,", "That swarmed yestreen with many-fingered life ,", "And bridged the river with a hundred bars", "Of molten light , is dark , and lifts its bulk ,", "With dim , uncertain angles , to the sky .", "Yet lower bows the storm . The leafless trees", "Lash their lithe limbs , and , with majestic voice ,", "Call to each other through the deepening gloom ;", "And slender trunks that lean on burly boughs", "Shriek with the sharp abrasion ; and the oak ,", "Mellowed in fiber by unnumbered frosts ,", "Yields to the shoulder of the Titan Blast ,", "Forsakes its poise , and , with a booming crash ,", "Sweeps a fierce passage to the smothered rocks ,", "And lies a shattered ruin ." ]

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[ "I say , if he be here —", "You say so , Hollis ? Well , I must be still .", "It is indeed too bitter that one man ,", "Any one man 's mere presence , should suspend", "England 's combined endeavor : little need", "To name him !", "Now , by Heaven ,", "They may be cool who can , silent who will —", "Some have a gift that way ! Wentworth is here ,", "Here , and the King 's safe closeted with him", "Ere this . And when I think on all that 's past", "Since that man left us , how his single arm", "Rolled the advancing good of England back", "And set the woeful past up in its place ,", "Exalting Dagon where the Ark should be ,—", "How that man has made firm the fickle King", "— in aught he feared", "To venture on before ; taught tyranny", "Her dismal trade , the use of all her tools ,", "To ply the scourge yet screw the gag so close", "That strangled agony bleeds mute to death ;", "How he turns Ireland to a private stage", "For training infant villanies , new ways", "Of wringing treasure out of tears and blood ,", "Unheard oppressions nourished in the dark", "To try how much man 's nature can endure", "— If he dies under it , what harm ? if not ,", "Why , one more trick is added to the rest", "Worth a king 's knowing , and what Ireland bears", "England may learn to bear :— how all this while", "That man has set himself to one dear task ,", "The bringing Charles to relish more and more", "Power , power without law , power and blood too", "— Can I be still ?", "Oh Hampden , then and now ! The year he left us ,", "The People in full Parliament could wrest", "The Bill of Rights from the reluctant King ;", "And now , he 'll find in an obscure small room", "A stealthy gathering of great-hearted men", "That take up England 's cause : England is here !", "And , Rudyard , I 'll say this —", "Which all true men say after me , not loud", "But solemnly and as you 'd say a prayer !", "This King , who treads our England underfoot ,", "Has just so much ... it may be fear or craft ,", "As bids him pause at each fresh outrage ; friends ,", "He needs some sterner hand to grasp his own ,", "Some voice to ask , “ Why shrink ? Am I not by ? ”", "Now , one whom England loved for serving her ,", "Found in his heart to say , “ I know where best", "The iron heel shall bruise her , for she leans", "Upon me when you trample . ” Witness , you !", "So Wentworth heartened Charles , so England fell .", "But inasmuch as life is hard to take", "From England ....", "— Who has not so forgotten Runnymead !—", "— There are some little signs of late she knows", "The ground no place for her . She glances round ,", "Wentworth has dropped the hand , is gone his way", "On other service : what if she arise ?", "No ! the King beckons , and beside him stands", "The same bad man once more , with the same smile", "And the same gesture . Now shall England crouch ,", "Or catch at us and rise ?", "Hampden !", "Mind how you counsel patience , Loudon ! you", "Have still a Parliament , and this your League", "To back it ; you are free in Scotland still :", "While we are brothers , hope 's for England yet .", "But know you wherefore Wentworth comes ? to quench", "This last of hopes ? that he brings war with him ?", "Know you the man 's self ? what he dares ?", "And what 's new , then ,", "In calling for his life ? Why , Pym himself —", "You must have heard — ere Wentworth dropped our cause", "He would see Pym first ; there were many more", "Strong on the people 's side and friends of his ,", "Eliot that 's dead , Rudyard and Hampden here ,", "But for these Wentworth cared not ; only , Pym", "He would see — Pym and he were sworn , ‘ tis said ,", "To live and die together ; so , they met", "At Greenwich . Wentworth , you are sure , was long ,", "Specious enough , the devil 's argument", "Lost nothing on his lips ; he 'd have Pym own", "A patriot could not play a purer part", "Than follow in his track ; they two combined", "Might put down England . Well , Pym heard him out ;", "One glance — you know Pym 's eye — one word was all :", "“ You leave us , Wentworth ! while your head is on ,", "I 'll not leave you . ”", "No , no ! Silent I can be : not indifferent !", "No villanous striking-down !", "To frame , we know it well , the choicest clause", "In the Petition of Right : he framed such clause", "One month before he took at the King 's hand", "His Northern Presidency , which that Bill", "Denounced .", "There ! he comes ,", "And they shout for him ! Wentworth 's at Whitehall ,", "The King embracing him , now , as we speak ,", "And he , to be his match in courtesies ,", "Taking the whole war 's risk upon himself ,", "Now , while you tell us here how changed he is !", "Hear you ?", "I , in England 's name ,", "Declare her work , this way , at end ! Till now ,", "Up to this moment , peaceful strife was best .", "We English had free leave to think ; till now ,", "We had a shadow of a Parliament", "In Scotland . But all 's changed : they change the first ,", "They try brute-force for law , they , first of all ....", "Till we crush Wentworth for her , there 's no act", "Serves England !", "His friends", "Will entertain your army !", "The Commons , madam ,", "Are sitting with closed doors . A huge debate ,", "No lack of noise ; but nothing , I should guess ,", "Concerning Strafford : Pym has certainly", "Not spoken yet .", "Queen", "You hear ?", "Savile will be able", "To tell you more .", "HOLLAND enters .", "Oh doubtless !", "And bring destruction with him : that 's his way .", "What but his coming spoilt all Conway 's plan ?", "The King must take his counsel , choose his friends ,", "Be wholly ruled by him ! What 's the result ?", "The North that was to rise , Ireland to help ,—", "What came of it ? In my poor mind , a fright", "Is no prodigious punishment .", "Notice , too ,", "There can n't be fairer ground for taking full", "Revenge —", "— than he 'll have", "Against his old friend Pym .", "And Strafford , who is he", "To ‘ scape unscathed amid the accidents", "That harass all beside ? I , for my part ,", "Should look for something of discomfiture", "Had the King trusted me so thoroughly", "And been so paid for it .", "O Hampden , save the great misguided man !", "Plead Strafford 's cause with Pym ! I have remarked", "He moved no muscle when we all declaimed", "Against him : you had but to breathe — he turned", "Those kind calm eyes upon you .", "Consider , Pym !", "Confront your Bill , your own Bill : what is it ?", "You cannot catch the Earl on any charge ,—", "No man will say the law has hold of him", "On any charge ; and therefore you resolve", "To take the general sense on his desert ,", "As though no law existed , and we met", "To found one . You refer to Parliament", "To speak its thought upon the abortive mass", "Of half-borne-out assertions , dubious hints", "Hereafter to be cleared , distortions — ay ,", "And wild inventions . Every man is saved", "The task of fixing any single charge", "On Strafford : he has but to see in him", "The enemy of England .", "Pity me !", "Indeed you made me think I was your friend !", "I who have murdered Strafford , how remove", "That memory from me ?", "John Hampden , not this Bill ! Reject this Bill !", "He staggers through the ordeal : let him go ,", "Strew no fresh fire before him ! Plead for us !", "When Strafford spoke , your eyes were thick with tears !", "He was your friend .", "I only see", "Strafford , nor pass his corpse for all beyond !", "Rudyard and others . Forgive him ! He would join us , now he finds", "What the King counts reward ! The pardon , too ,", "Should be your own . Yourself should bear to Strafford", "The pardon of the Commons .", "Not before to-morrow —", "So , time enough ! I knew you would relent !" ]

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[ "Another lecture ?", "Communist Anarchists , I think .", "Yes .", "Tower Hamlets Radical Club .", "English Land Restoration League .", "Guild of St. Matthew on Monday . Independent Labor Party , Greenwich Branch , on Thursday . Monday , Social-Democratic Federation , Mile End Branch . Thursday , first Confirmation class —Oh , I 'd better tell them you can n't come . They 're only half a dozen ignorant and conceited costermongers without five shillings between them .", "Relatives of YOURS !", "Oh , is that all ?", "Engaged — the Fabian Society .", "City dinner . You 're invited to dine with the Founder 's", "Company .", "Miss Garnett , if you please .", "You 've got to do all the work to-day .", "Never mind why . It will do you good to earn your supper before you eat it , for once in a way , as I do . Come : do n't dawdle . You should have been off on your rounds half an hour ago .", "Oh , a man ought to be able to be fond of his wife without making a fool of himself about her .", "Candida here , and Candida there , and Candida everywhere !It 's enough to drive anyone out of their SENSESto hear a perfectly commonplace woman raved about in that absurd manner merely because she 's got good hair , and a tolerable figure .", "Her eyes are not a bit better than mine — now !And you know very well that you think me dowdy and second rate enough .", "Thank you . That 's very nice and comforting .", "I have no feeling against her . She 's very nice , very good-hearted : I 'm very fond of her and can appreciate her real qualities far better than any man can .You do n't believe me ?You think I 'm jealous . Oh , what a profound knowledge of the human heart you have , Mr. Lexy Mill ! How well you know the weaknesses of Woman , do n't you ? It must be so nice to be a man and have a fine penetrating intellect instead of mere emotions like us , and to know that the reason we do n't share your amorous delusions is that we 're all jealous of one another !", "Where did you hear Morell say that ? You did n't invent it yourself : you 're not clever enough .", "Well , when you talk to me , give me your own ideas , such as they are , and not his . You never cut a poorer figure than when you are trying to imitate him .", "Yes , you do : you IMITATE him . Why do you tuck your umbrella under your left arm instead of carrying it in your hand like anyone else ? Why do you walk with your chin stuck out before you , hurrying along with that eager look in your eyes — you , who never get up before half past nine in the morning ? Why do you say “ knoaledge ” in church , though you always say “ knolledge ” in private conversation ! Bah ! do you think I do n't know ?Here , come and set about your work : we 've wasted enough time for one morning . Here 's a copy of the diary for to-day .", "He 's upstairs . I 'll fetch him for you .", "No .", "Bother ! You 've been meddling with my typewriter , Mr. Marchbanks ; and there 's not the least use in your trying to look as if you had n't .", "Well , you 've made this key stick .", "Oh , now I understand .I suppose you thought it was a sort of barrel-organ . Nothing to do but turn the handle , and it would write a beautiful love letter for you straight off , eh ?", "How do I know ? Why do you ask me ?", "Mr. Marchbanks !", "I have n't any love affairs . How dare you say such a thing ?", "Certainly I am not shy . What do you mean ?", ", Well , upon my word !", "Like me ! Pray , are you flattering me or flattering yourself ? I do n't feel quite sure which .", "Wicked people get over that shyness occasionally , do n't they ?", "Look here : if you do n't stop talking like this , I 'll leave the room , Mr. Marchbanks : I really will . It 's not proper .", "Talk about indifferent things , talk about the weather .", "I suppose not .", "Then hold your tongue .", "Oh , it 's no use trying to work while you talk like that .It 's no business of yours , whether my heart cries or not ; but I have a mind to tell you , for all that .", "But mind : if you ever say I said so , I 'll deny it .", "HIM ! Who ?", "Mr . Mill !!! A fine man to break my heart about , indeed ! I 'd rather have you than Mr. Mill .", "Oh , do n't be frightened : it 's not you . It 's not any one particular person .", "Anybody that offered ! No , I do not . What do you take me for ?", "Oh , well , if you want original conversation , you 'd better go and talk to yourself .", "Wait until Mr. Morell comes . HE 'LL talk to you .Oh , you need n't make wry faces over him : he can talk better than you .He 'd talk your little head off .", "What do you understand ?", "Well ! !", "I simply do n't know what you 're talking about . I do n't understand you .", "Oh !", "Yes .Whatever is the matter with you !Praise heaven , here 's somebody !", "He 'll be all right now that he has the advantage of YOUR polished conversation : that 's one comfort , anyhow .", "Did you ever see worse manners , Mr. Marchbanks ?", "It 's well you and I are not ladies and gentlemen : I 'd talk to you pretty straight if Mr. Marchbanks was n't here .There , now I 've spoiled this letter — have to be done all over again . Oh , I can n't contain myself — silly old fathead !", "I —", "Oh , did n't I though , just !", "That 's for me .", "Yes , Mr. Morell .", "Reply paid . The boy 's waiting .Maria is ready for you now in the kitchen , Mrs. Morell .The onions have come .", "Used you to make the fairy stories up out of your own head ?", "I should never have supposed you had it in you . By the way , I 'd better warn you , since you 've taken such a fancy to Mr. Marchbanks . He 's mad .", "Mad as a March hare . He did frighten me , I can tell you just before you came in that time . Have n't you noticed the queer things he says ?", "Yes , what a dreadful thing it would be if anything happened to YOU !", "Oh !", "I —", "Yes , Mr. Morell . Coming .", "What is it , Mr. Morell ?", "Do n't they expect you ?", "Oh , I was n't minding you : I was trying to make notes .", "Much too fast . You know I can n't do more than a hundred words a minute .", "We had champagne ! I never tasted it before . I feel quite giddy .", "Yes , I do . I 'm only a beer teetotaller , not a champagne teetotaller . I do n't like beer . Are there any letters for me to answer , Mr. Morell ?", "Very well . Good-night , everybody .", "No , thank you . I sha n't trust myself with anybody to-night . I wish I had n't taken any of that stuff ." ]

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[ "The dawn is overcast , the morning low'rs ,", "And heavily in clouds brings on the day ,", "The great , the important day , big with the fate", "Of Cato and of Rome —— Our father 's death", "Would fill up all the guilt of civil war ,", "And close the scene of blood . Already Caesar", "Has ravaged more than half the globe , and sees", "Mankind grown thin by his destructive sword :", "Should he go farther , numbers would be wanting", "To form new battles , and support his crimes .", "Ye gods , what havoc does ambition make", "Among your works !", "Believe me , Marcus , ‘ tis an impious greatness ,", "And mix 'd with too much horror to be envied :", "How does the lustre of our father 's actions ,", "Through the dark cloud of ills that cover him ,", "Break out , and burn with more triumphant brightness !", "His sufferings shine , and spread a glory round him ;", "Greatly unfortunate , he fights the cause", "Of honour , virtue , liberty , and Rome .", "His sword ne'er fell , but on the guilty head ;", "Oppression , tyranny , and pow'r usurp 'd ,", "Draw all the vengeance of his arm upon them .", "Remember what our father oft has told us :", "The ways of Heav'n are dark and intricate ,", "Puzzled in mazes , and perplex 'd with errors ;", "Our understanding traces them in vain ,", "Lost and bewilder 'd in the fruitless search ;", "Nor sees with how much art the windings run ,", "Nor where the regular confusion ends .", "Thou see'st not that thy brother is thy rival ;", "But I must hide it , for I know thy temper .", "Marcus , I know thy gen'rous temper well ;", "Fling but the appearance of dishonour on it ,", "It straight takes fire , and mounts into a blaze .", "Heav'n knows , I pity thee —— Behold my eyes ,", "Ev'n whilst I speak — Do they not swim in tears ?", "Were but my heart as naked to thy view ,", "Marcus would see it bleed in his behalf .", "Oh , Marcus ! did I know the way to ease", "Thy troubled heart , and mitigate thy pains ,", "Marcus , believe me , I could die to do it .", "My father has this morning call 'd together", "To this poor hall , his little Roman senate ,", "to consult", "If he can yet oppose the mighty torrent", "That bears down Rome and all her gods before it ,", "Or must at length give up the world to Caesar .", "Alas , Sempronius ! wouldst thou talk of love", "To Marcia , whilst her father 's life 's in danger ?", "Thou might'st as well court the pale , trembling vestal ,", "When she beholds the holy flame expiring .", "Well dost thou seem to check my ling'ring here", "In this important hour — I 'll straight away ,", "And while the fathers of the senate meet", "In close debate , to weigh th ’ events of war ,", "I 'll animate the soldiers ’ drooping courage", "With love of freedom and contempt of life ;", "I 'll thunder in their ears their country 's cause ,", "And try to rouse up all that 's Roman in them .", "‘ Tis not in mortals to command success ,", "But we 'll do more , Sempronius — we 'll deserve it .", "Marcus , the friendships of the world are oft", "Confed'racies in vice , or leagues of pleasure ;", "Ours has severest virtue for its basis ,", "And such a friendship ends not but with life .", "When love 's well-timed , ‘ tis not a fault to love .", "The strong , the brave , the virtuous , and the wise ,", "Sink in the soft captivity together .", "What can thy Portius do to give thee help ?", "Marcus , I beg thee give me not an office ,", "That suits with me so ill. Thou know'st my temper .", "Marcus , thou canst not ask what I 'd refuse ;", "But here , believe me , I 've a thousand reasons ——", "What should I do ? If I disclose my passion ,", "Our friendship 's at an end : if I conceal it ,", "The world will call me false to a friend and brother .", "She sees us , and advances ——", "Oh , Lucia , language is too faint to show", "His rage of love ; it preys upon his life ;", "He pines , he sickens , he despairs , he dies !", "Alas , poor youth ! What dost thou think , my Lucia ?", "His gen'rous , open , undesigning heart", "Has begg 'd his rival to solicit for him !", "Then do not strike him dead with a denial .", "What hast thou said ? I 'm thunderstruck — recall", "Those hasty words , or I am lost for ever .", "Fix 'd in astonishment , I gaze upon thee ,", "Like one just blasted by a stroke from heav'n ,", "Who pants for breath and stiffens , yet alive ,", "In dreadful looks , a monument of wrath !", "To my confusion and eternal grief ,", "I must approve the sentence that destroys me .", "Stay , Lucia , stay ! What dost thou say ? For ever ?", "Thou must not go ; my soul still hovers o'er thee ,", "And can n't get loose .", "‘ Tis true , unruffled and serene , I 've met", "The common accidents of life , but here", "Such an unlook'dhYpppHeNfor storm of ills falls on me .", "It beats down all my strength — I cannot bear it .", "We must not part .", "What wouldst thou have me say ?", "I 've reason .", "I 'm grieved I undertook it .", "Away ! you 're too suspicious in your griefs ;", "Lucia , though sworn never to think of love ,", "Compassionates your pains , and pities you .", "Marcus , no more ; have I deserved this treatment ?", "A second , louder yet ,", "Swells in the wind , and comes more full upon us .", "Quick let us hence . Who knows if Cato 's life", "Stands sure ? Oh , Marcus , I am warm 'd ; my heart", "Leaps at the trumpet 's voice , and burns for glory .", "My heart is grieved ,", "I bring such news as will afflict my father .", "Not so .", "The traitor Syphax , as within the square", "He exercised his troops , the signal given ,", "Flew off at once with his Numidian horse", "To the south gate , where Marcus holds the watch ;", "I saw , and call 'd to stop him , but in vain :", "He toss 'd his arm aloft , and proudly told me ,", "He would not stay , and perish , like Sempronius .", "Misfortune on misfortune ! grief on grief ! My brother Marcus ——", "Scarce had I left my father , but I met him", "Borne on the shields of his surviving soldiers ,", "Breathless and pale , and cover 'd o'er with wounds .", "Long , at the head of his few faithful friends ,", "He stood the shock of a whole host of foes ,", "Till , obstinately brave , and bent on death ,", "Oppress 'd with multitudes , he greatly fell .", "Nor did he fall , before", "His sword had pierced thro ’ the false heart of Syphax .", "Yonder he lies . I saw the hoary traitor", "Grin in the pangs of death , and bite the ground .", "Long may they keep asunder !", "I hope my father does not recommend", "A life to Portius that he scorns himself .", "Alas , my father ! What means this sword , this instrument of death ? Let me convey it hence .", "Oh , let the pray'rs , th ’ entreaties of your friends ,", "Their tears , their common danger , wrest it from you !", "Look not thus sternly on me ;", "You know , I 'd rather die than disobey you .", "Oh , sir ! forgive your son ,", "Whose grief hangs heavy on him . Oh , my father !", "How am I sure it is not the last time", "I e'er shall call you so ? Be not displeased ,", "Oh , be not angry with me whilst I weep ,", "And , in the anguish of my heart , beseech you", "To quit the dreadful purpose of your soul !", "Your words give comfort to my drooping heart .", "My thoughts are more at ease , my heart revives —", "Enter MARCIA .", "Oh , Marcia ! Oh , my sister , still there 's hope", "Our father will not cast away a life", "So needful to us all , and to his country .", "He is retired to rest , and seems to cherish", "Thoughts full of peace .— He has dispatch 'd me hence", "With orders that bespeak a mind composed ,", "And studious for the safety of his friends .", "Marcia , take care , that none disturb his slumbers .", "As I was hasting to the port , where now", "My father 's friends , impatient for a passage ,", "Accuse the ling'ring winds , a sail arrived", "From Pompey 's son , who , through the realms of Spain ,", "Calls out for vengeance on his father 's death ,", "And rouses the whole nation up to arms .", "Were Cato at their head , once more might Rome", "Assert her rights , and claim her liberty .", "But , hark ! what means that groan ?—— Oh , give me way ,", "And let me fly into my father 's presence !", "Oh , sight of woe !", "Oh , Marcia , what we fear 'd is come to pass —", "Cato has fall'n upon his sword ——", "I 've raised him up ,", "And placed him in his chair ; where pale and faint ,", "He gasps for breath , and , as his life flows from him ,", "Demands to see his friends . His servants weeping ,", "Obsequious to his order , bear him hither !——", "There fled the greatest soul that ever warm 'd", "A Roman breast :—", "From hence , let fierce contending nations know ,", "What dire effects from civil discord flow :", "‘ Tis this that shakes our country with alarms ;", "And gives up Rome a prey to Roman arms ;", "Produces fraud , and cruelty , and strife ,", "And robs the guilty world of Cato 's life ." ]

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[ "The ‘ Nishikigi ’ are wands used as a love charm . ‘ Hosonuno ’ is the name of a local cloth which the woman weaves .", "Narrow is the cloth of Kefu , but wild is that river , that torrent of the hills , between the beloved and the bride . The cloth she had woven is faded , the thousand one hundred nights were night-trysts watched out in vain .", "I", "At last they forget , they forget .", "The wands are no longer offered ,", "The custom is faded away .", "The narrow cloth of Kefu", "Will not meet over the breast .", "‘ Tis the story of Hosonuno ,", "This is the tale :", "These bodies , having no weft ,", "Even now are not come together .", "Truly a shameful story ,", "A tale to bring shame on the gods .", "We have spent the whole day until dusk", "Pushing aside the grass", "From the over-grown way at Kefu ,", "And we are not yet come to the cave .", "O you there , cutting grass on the hill ,", "Please set your mind on this matter .", "‘ You 'd be asking where the dew is", "‘ While the frost 's lying here on the road .", "‘ Who 'd tell you that now ? ’", "Very well then do n't tell us ,", "But be sure we will come to the cave .", "And storms ; trees giving up their leaf , Spotted with sudden showers . Autumn ! our feet are clogged In the dew-drenched , entangled leaves . The perpetual shadow is lonely , The mountain shadow is lying alone . The owl cries out from the ivies That drag their weight on the pine . Among the orchids and chrysanthemum flowers The hiding fox is now lord of that love-cave , Nishidzuka , That is dyed like the maple 's leaf . They have left us this thing for a saying . That pair have gone into the cave .", "The three years are over and past :", "All that is but an old story .", "Look there to the cave", "Beneath the stems of the Suzuki .", "From under the shadows of the love-grass ,", "See , see how they come forth and appear", "For an instant .... Illusion !", "Kiri , hatari , cho , cho , Kiri , hatari , cho , cho . The cricket sews on at his old rags , With all the new grass in the field ; sho , Churr , isho , like the whir of a loom : churr .", "Let be , they make grass-cloth in Kefu , Kefu , the land 's end , matchless in the world .", "The good priest himself would say :", "Even if we weave the cloth , Hosonuno ,", "And set up the charm-sticks", "For a thousand , a hundred nights ,", "Even then our beautiful desire will not pass ,", "Nor fade nor die out .", "That we may acquire power , Even in our faint substance , We will show forth even now , And though it be but in a dream , Our form of repentance .There he is carrying wands , And she has no need to be asked . See her within the cave , With a cricket-like noise of weaving . The grass-gates and the hedge are between them ; That is a symbol . Night has already come on .Love 's thoughts are heaped high within him , As high as the charm-sticks , As high as the charm-sticks , once coloured , Now fading , lie heaped in this cave . And he knows of their fading . He says : I lie a body , unknown to any other man , Like old wood buried in moss . It were a fit thing That I should stop thinking the love-thoughts . The charm-sticks fade and decay , And yet , The rumour of our love Takes foot and moves through the world . We had no meeting But tears have , it seems , brought out a bright blossom Upon the dyed tree of love .", "A hundred nights and more", "Of twisting , encumbered sleep ,", "And now they make it a ballad ,", "Not for one year or for two only", "But until the days lie deep", "As the sand 's depth at Kefu ,", "Until the year 's end is red with Autumn ,", "Red like these love-wands ,", "A thousand nights are in vain .", "And I stand at this gate-side .", "You grant no admission , you do not show yourself", "Until I and my sleeves are faded .", "By the dew-like gemming of tears upon my sleeve ,", "Why will you grant no admission ?", "And we all are doomed to pass ,", "You , and my sleeves and my tears .", "And you did not even know when three years had come to an end .", "Cruel , ah cruel !", "The charm-sticks ....", "Shall I ever at last see into that room of hers , which no other sight has traversed ?", "How glorious the sleeves of the dance ,", "That are like snow-whirls !", "Tread out the dance and bring music . This dance is for Nishikigi .", "For the tokens between lover and lover :", "It is a reflecting in the wine-cup .", "Ari-aki , The dawn ! Come , we are out of place ; Let us go ere the light comes .We ask you , do not awake , We all will wither away , The wands and this cloth of a dream . Now you will come out of sleep , You tread the border and nothing Awaits you : no , all this will wither away . There is nothing here but this cave in the field 's midst . To-day 's wind moves in the pines ; A wild place , unlit , and unfilled .", "HAGOROMO The plot of the play ‘ Hagoromo , the Feather-mantle ’ is as follows . The priest finds the Hagoromo , the magical feather-mantle of a Tennin , an aerial spirit or celestial dancer , hanging upon a bough . She demands its return . He argues with her , and finally promises to return it , if she will teach him her dance or part of it . She accepts the offer . The Chorus explains the dance as symbolical of the daily changes of the moon . The words about ‘ three , five and fifteen ’ refer to the number of nights in the moon 's changes . In the finale , the Tennin is supposed to disappear like a mountain slowly hidden in mist . The play shows the relation of the early Noh to the God-dance .", "I shall not be out of memory Of the mountain road by Kiyomi , Nor of the parted grass by that bay , Nor of the far-seen pine-waste Of Miwo of wheat stalks . Let us go according to custom . Take hands against the wind here , for it presses the clouds and the sea . Those men who were going to fish are about to return without launching . Wait a little , is it not spring ? will not the wind be quiet ? this wind is only the voice of the lasting pine - trees , ready for stillness . See how the air is soundless , or would be , were it not for the waves . There now , the fishermen are putting out with even the smallest boats .", "Her coronetjewelled as with the dew of tears , even the flowers that decorated her hair drooping , and fading , the whole chain of weaknessesof the dying Tennin can be seen actually before the eyes . Sorrow !", "Enviable colour of breath , wonder of clouds that fade along the sky that was our accustomed dwelling ; hearing the sky-bird , accustomed and well accustomed , hearing the voices grow fewer , the wild geese fewer and fewer along the highways of air , how deep her longing to return . Plover and seagull are on the waves in the offing . Do they go , or do they return ? She reaches out for the very blowing of the spring wind against heaven .", "The young maid now is arrayed ; she assumes the curious mantle ; watch how she moves in the dance of the rainbow-feathered garment .", "It seems that she dances .", "Thus was the dance of pleasure ,", "Suruga dancing , brought to the sacred east .", "Thus was it when the lords of the everlasting", "Trod the world ,", "They being of old our friends .", "Upon ten sides their sky is without limit ,", "They have named it on this account , ‘ the enduring . ’", "The white kiromo , the black kiromo , Three , five into fifteen , The figure that the Tennin is dividing . There are heavenly nymphs , Amaotome ,One for each night of the month , And each with her deed assigned .", "The spring mist is widespread abroad ; so perhaps the wild olive 's flower will blossom in the infinitely unreachable moon . Her flowery head - ornament is putting on colour ; this truly is sign of the spring . Not sky is here , but the beauty ; and even here comes the heavenly , wonderful wind . O blow , shut the accustomed path of the clouds . O , you in the form of a maid , grant us the favour of your delaying . The pine-waste of Miwo puts on the colour of spring . The bay of Kiyomi lies clear before the snow upon Fuji . Are not all these presages of the spring ? There are but few ripples beneath the piny wind . It is quiet along the shore . There is naught but a fence of jewels between the earth and the sky , and the gods within and without ,beyond and beneath the stars , and the moon unclouded by her lord , and we who are born of the sun . This alone intervenes , here where the moon is unshadowed , here in Nippon , the sun 's field .", "Nor is this rock of earth over-much worn by the brushing of that feather - mantle , the feathery skirt of the stars : rarely , how rarely . There is a magic song from the east , the voices of many and many : and flute and shae , filling the space beyond the cloud 's edge , seven-stringed ; dance filling and filling . The red sun blots on the sky the line of the colour - drenched mountains . The flowers rain in a gust ; it is no racking storm that comes over this green moor , which is afloat , as it would seem , in these waves . Wonderful is the sleeve of the white cloud , whirling such snow here .", "Hence and for ever this dancing shall be called , ‘ a revel in the east . ’ Many are the robes thou hast , now of the sky 's colour itself , and now a green garment .", "If you pray with the prayer of ‘ Exeat ’ he will be thankful , and you need not be aware of his name . They say that prayer can be heard for even the grass and the plants , for even the sand and the soil here ; and they will surely hear it , if you pray for an unknown man .", "You will think it very strange for a priest to do this ; but even Buddha has the sharp sword of Mida , and Aijen Miowo has arrows , and Tamon , taking his long spear , throws down the evil spirits .", "— is excellent . Good feeling and keeping order are much more excellent than the love of Bosatsu . ‘ I think of these matters and know little of anything else . It is from my own heart that I am lost , wandering . But if I begin talking I shall keep on talking until dawn . Go to bed , good father ; I will sleep too . ’ He seemed to be going to his bedroom , but suddenly his figure disappeared , and the cottage became a field of grass . The priest passes the night under the pine trees .", "There is a rustling of boughs and leaves .", "While Yoshitsugu was going along in the fields and on the mountains we set many spies to take him .", "At this word they rushed in , one after another . They seized the torches ; it seemed as if gods could not face them . Ushiwaka stood unafraid ; he seized a small sword and fought like a lion in earnest , like a tiger rushing , like a bird swooping . He fought so cleverly that he felled the thirteen who opposed him ; many were wounded besides . They fled without swords or arrows . Then Kumasaka said , ‘ Are you the devil ? Is it a god who has struck down these men with such ease ? Perhaps you are not a man . However , dead men take no plunder , and I 'd rather leave this truck of Yoshitsugu 's than my corpse . ’ So he took his long spear and was about to make off .", "What can he do , that young chap , if I ply my secret arts freely ? Be he god or devil , I will grasp him and grind him . I will offer his body as sacrifice to those whom he has slain . So he drew back , and holding his long spear against his side he hid himself behind the door and stared at the young lad . Ushiwaka beheld him , and holding his sword at his side he crouched at a little distance . Kumasaka waited likewise . They both waited , alertly ; then Kumasaka stepped forth swiftly with his left foot , and struck out with the long spear . It would have run through an iron wall . Ushiwaka parried it lightly , swept it away , left volted . Kumasaka followed and again lunged out with the spear , and Ushiwaka parried the spear-blade quite lightly . Then Kumasaka turned the edge of his spear-blade towards Ushiwaka and slashed at him , and Ushiwaka leaped to the right . Kumasaka lifted his spear and the two weapons were twisted together . Ushiwaka drew back his blade . Kumasaka swung with his spear . Ushiwaka led up and stepped into shadow . Kumasaka tried to find him , and Ushiwaka slit through the back-chink of his armour ; this seemed the end of his course , and he was wroth to be slain by such a young boy .", "— seemed to pierce ; his heart failed ; weakness o'ercame him .", "He vanished like a dew .", "And so saying , he disappeared among the shades of the pine tree at", "Akasaka , and night fell .", "May as well be a priest with black sleeves . Now having left the world in sorrow , I look upon my withered shape . There is no one to pity me now .", "Although I have heard her voice ,", "The pity is that I cannot see her .", "And I have let her go by", "Without divulging my name .", "This is the true love of a father .", "Do not call out the name he had in his glory . You will move the bad blood in his heart ,I am angry .", "I go on living here , hated by the people in power . A blind man without his staff , I am deformed , and therefore speak evil ; excuse me .", "Though my eyes are dark I understand the thoughts of another . I understand at a word . The wind comes down from the pine trees on the mountain , and snow comes down after the wind . The dream tells of my glory , I am loth to wake from the dream . I hear the waves running in the evening tide , as when I was with Heike . Shall I act out the old ballad ?", "At first I was angry that my friends would no longer come near me . But now I have come to a time when I could not believe that even a child of my own would seek me out .Upon all the boats of the men of Heike 's faction Kagekiyo was the fighter most in call , Brave were his men , cunning sailors , And now even the leader Is worn out and dull as a horse .", "Kagekiyo cried , ‘ You are haughty . ’ His armour caught every turn of the sun . He drove them four ways before them .", "He thought , how easy this killing . He rushed with his spear-haft gripped under his arm . He cried out , ‘ I am Kagekiyo of the Heike . ’ He rushed on to take them . He pierced through the helmet vizards of Miyonoya . Miyonoya fled twice , and again ; and Kagekiyo cried , ‘ You shall not escape me ! ’ He leaped and wrenched off his helmet . ‘ Eya ! ’ The vizard broke and remained in his hand and Miyonoya still fled afar , and afar , and he looked back crying in terror , ‘ How terrible , how heavy your arm ! ’ And Kagekiyo called at him , ‘ How tough the shaft of your neck is ! ’ And they both laughed out over the battle , and went off each his own way .", "These were the deeds of old , but oh , to tell them ! To be telling them over now in his wretched condition . His life in the world is weary , he is near the end of his course . ‘ Go back , ’ he would say to his daughter . ‘ Pray for me when I am gone from the world , for I shall then count upon you as we count on a lamp in the darkness ... we who are blind . ’ ‘ I will stay , ’ she said . Then she obeyed him , and only one voice is left . We tell this for the remembrance . Thus were the parent and child ." ]

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[ "“ Who , indeed ? when the founder of the feast leaveth an invited guest so empty ! Yea , sir , the guest was invited , and the board was spread . The fruits that lay upon it be there still , and fresh as ever ; and the bread of life in those capacious canisters is unconsumed and unbroken , ”", "“ Would it were so ! ”", "“ Do I live to hear Charlecote Hall called a brothel-pulpit ? Alas , then , I have lived too long ! ”", "“ By daylight and before the parson . Bears and boars are tame creatures , and discreet , in the sunshine and after dinner . ”", "“ The man and his wife are one , saith holy Scripture . ”", "“ I warrant him , both lent and stolen . ”", "“ See , your worship ! what discordances ! They cannot agree in their own story . ”", "“ By less differences than this estates have been lost , hearts broken , and England , our country , filled with homeless , helpless , destitute orphans . I protest against it . ”", "“ No hints , no conspiracies ! Keep to your own story , man , and do not borrow his . ”", "“ So learned a magistrate as your worship will surely do me justice by hearing me attentively . I am young ; nevertheless , having more than one year written in the office of an attorney , and having heard and listened to many discourses and questions on law , I cannot but remember the heavy fine inflicted on a gentleman of this county who committed a poor man to prison for being in possession of a hare , it being proved that the hare was in his possession , and not he in the hare 's . ”", "“ It would be Jesuitical , Sir Silas , if it dragged the law by its perversions to the side of oppression and cruelty . The order of Jesuits , I fear , is as numerous as its tenets are lax and comprehensive . I am sorry to see their frocks flounced with English serge . ”", "“ Sir ! is this credible ? I will be sworn I never saw one ; and verily do believe that scarcely one in a hundred years doth venture so far up the Avon . ”", "“ Pardon me , your worship ! they were not mine then . Peradventure the song about the mermaid may have been that ancient one which every boy in most parishes has been singing for many years , and , perhaps , his father before him ; and somebody was singing it then , mayhap , to keep up his courage in the night . ”", "“ Nobody would dare to sing in the presence of your worship , unless commanded ,— not even the mermaid herself . ”", "“ Verily , I can sing nothing . ”", "“ It is so long since I have thought about it , that I may fail in the attempt . ”", "“ ‘ The mermaid sat upon the rocks", "All day long ,", "Admiring her beauty and combing her locks ,", "And singing a mermaid song . ’ ”", "“ The wishes of your worship possess a mysterious influence ,— I now remember all . “ ‘ And hear the mermaid 's song you may , As sure as sure can be , If you will but follow the sun all day , And souse with him into the sea . ’ ”", "“ Ah sir ! not only the mermaid singeth , but the merman sweareth , as another old song will convince you . ”", "1 .", "“ ‘ A wonderful story , my lasses and lads ,", "Peradventure you 've heard from your grannams or dads ,", "Of a merman that came every night to woo", "The spinster of spinsters , our Catherine Crewe .", "2 .", "“ ‘ But Catherine Crewe", "Is now seventy-two ,", "And avers she hath half forgotten", "The truth of the tale , when you ask her about it ,", "And says , as if fain to deny it or flout it ,", "“ POOH ! THE MERMAN IS DEAD AND ROTTEN . ”", "3 .", "“ ‘ The merman came up as the mermen are wont ,", "To the top of the water , and then swam upon ‘ t ;", "And Catherine saw him with both her two eyes ,", "A lusty young merman full six feet in size .", "4 .", "“ ‘ And Catherine was frighten 'd ,", "Her scalp-skin it tighten 'd ,", "And her head it swam strangely , although on dry land ;", "And the merman made bold", "Eftsoons to lay hold", "of her hand .", "5 .", "“ ‘ But how could a merman , if ever so good ,", "Or if ever so clever , be well understood", "By a simple young creature of our flesh and blood ?", "6 .", "“ ‘ Some tell us the merman", "Can only speak German ,", "In a voice between grunting and snoring ;", "But Catherine says he had learned in the wars", "The language , persuasions , and oaths of our tars ,", "And that even his voice was not foreign .", "7 .", "“ ‘ Yet when she was asked how he managed to hide", "The green fishy tail , coming out of the tide", "For night after night above twenty ,", "“ You troublesome creatures ! ” old Catherine replied ,", "“ IN HIS POCKET ; wo n't that now content ye ? \" ’ ”", "“ It was one , sir . ”", "“ I stand corrected . I could sail to Cathay or Tartary { 46a } with half the nautical knowledge I have acquired in this glorious hall . “ The devil impelling a mortal to wrong courses , is thereby known to be the devil . He , on the contrary , who exciteth to good is no devil , but an angel of light , or under the guidance of one . The devil driveth unto his own home ; so doth the south wind , so doth the north wind . “ Alas ! alas ! we possess not the mastery over our own weak minds when a higher spirit standeth nigh and draweth us within his influence . ”", "“ He would make a stock-fish of me an he caught me . It is hard sailing out of his straits , although they be carefully laid down in most parishes , and may have taken them from actual survey . ”", "“ Verily , sir , do we ; and I trust by right . The last owner of any place is called the master more properly than the dead and gone who once held it . If that be truewe , who have the last of the sheep , namely , the wool and skin , and who buy all of all the flock , surely may more properly be called shepherds than those idle vagrants who tend them only for a season , selling a score or purchasing a score , as may happen . ” Here Sir Thomas did pause a while , and then said unto Master Silas , “ My own cogitations , and not this stripling , have induced me to consider and to conclude a weighty matter for knightly scholarship . I never could rightly understand before how Colin Clout , and sundry others calling themselves shepherds , should argue like doctors in law , physic , and divinity . “ Silas ! they were woolstaplers ; and they must have exercised their wits in dealing with tithe-proctors and parsons , and moreover with fellows of colleges from our two learned universities , who have sundry lands held under them , as thou knowest , and take the small tithes in kind . Colin Clout , methinks , from his extensive learning , might have acquired enough interest with the Queen 's Highness to change his name for the better , and , furthermore , her royal license to carry armorial bearings , in no peril of taint from so unsavoury an appellation . ” Master Silas did interrupt this discourse , by saying , - “ May it please your worship , the constable is waiting . ” Whereat Sir Thomas said , tartly , - “ And let him wait . ” { 55a } Then to me , - “ I hope we have done with verses , and are not to be befooled by the lad 's nonsense touching mermaids or worse creatures . ” Then to Will , - “ William Shakspeare ! we live in a Christian land , a land of great toleration and forbearance . Three score cartsful of fagots a year are fully sufficient to clear our English air from every pestilence of heresy and witchcraft . It hath not alway been so , God wot ! Innocent and guilty took their turns before the fire , like geese and capons . The spit was never cold ; the cook 's sleeve was ever above the elbow . Countrymen came down from distant villages into towns and cities , to see perverters whom they had never heard of , and to learn the righteousness of hatred . When heretics waxed fewer the religious began to grumble that God , in losing his enemies , had also lost his avengers . “ Do not thou , William Shakspeare , dig the hole for thy own stake . If thou canst not make men wise , do not make them merry at thy cost . We are not to be paganised any more . Having struck from our calendars , and unnailed from our chapels , many dozens of decent saints , with as little compunction and remorse as unlucky lads throw frog-spawn and tadpoles out of stagnant ditches , never let us think of bringing back among us the daintier divinities they ousted . All these are the devil 's imps , beautiful as they appear in what we falsely call works of genius , which really and truly are the devil 's own ,— statues more graceful than humanity , pictures more living than life , eloquence that raised single cities above empires , poor men above kings . If these are not Satan 's works , where are they ? I will tell thee where they are likewise . In holding vain converse with false gods . The utmost we can allow in propriety is to call a knight Phoebus , and a dame Diana . They are not meat for every trencher . “ We must now proceed straightforward with the business on which thou comest before us . What further sayest thou , witness ? ”", "“ Ye would have it thus , no doubt , when your pockets and pouches are full of gins and nooses . ”", "“ I warrant thee , Euseby , the damp began not at the outside . A word in thy ear — Lucifer was thy tapster , I trow . ”", "“ Your worship doth hear the learned clerk 's testimony in my behalf . ‘ Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings ’ — ”", "“ Alas , no , sir ! Would I were ! But Sir Silas , like the prophet , came to curse , and was forced to bless me , even me , a sinner , a mutton-eater ! ”", "“ The Lord is merciful ! I was brought hither in jeopardy ; I shall return in joy . Whether my innocence be declared or otherwise , my piety and knowledge will be forwarded and increased ; for your worship will condescend , even from the judgment-seat , to enlighten the ignorant where a soul shall be saved or lost . And I , even I , may trespass a moment on your courtesy . I quail at the words NATURAL CAUSE . Be there any such ? ”", "“ I was thinking , may it please your worship , of the game-cock and the goose , having but small notion of herons . This doctrine of abduction , please your worship , hath been alway inculcated by the soundest of our judges . Would they had spoken on other points with the same clearness . How many unfortunates might thereby have been saved from crossing the Cordilleras ! ” { 72a }", "“ I supplicate your honour to impart unto me , in your wisdom , the mode and means whereby I may surcease to be disgraceful to the county . ”", "“ If the evil spirit produced one appearance , he might have produced all , with deference to the graver judgment of your worship . “ If what seemed PUNT was DEVIL , what seemed BUCK might have been DEVIL too ; nay , more easily , the horns being forthcoming . “ Thieves and reprobates do resemble him more nearly still ; and it would be hard if he could not make free with their bodies , when he has their souls already . ”", "“ O might I kiss the hand of my deliverer , whose clear-sightedness throweth such manifest and plenary light upon my innocence ! ”", "“ Oh ! those voices ! those faeries and spirits ! whence came they ? None can deal with ‘ em but the devil , the parson , and witches . And does not the devil oftentimes take the very form , features , and habiliments of knights , and bishops , and other good men , to lead them into temptation and destroy them ? or to injure their good name , in failure of seduction ? “ He is sure of the wicked ; he lets them go their ways out of hand . “ I think your worship once delivered some such observation , in more courtly guise , which I would not presume to ape . If it was not your worship , it was our glorious lady the queen , or the wise Master Walsingham , or the great Lord Cecil . I may have marred and broken it , as sluts do a pancake , in the turning . ”", "“ So have I heard in many places ; although I was not present when", "Matthew Atterend fought about it for the honour of Kineton hundred . ”", "“ As your honour recollects . Not but on other occasions he would have fought no less bravely for the queen . ”", "“ Sir , I cannot forbear to take the owlet out of your mouth . He knocks them all on the head like so many mice . Likely story ! One fellow hears him cry lustily , the other doth not hear him at all ! ”", "“ That concerning owls , with the grim print afore it . “ Doctor Faustus , the wise doctor , who knew other than owls and owlets , knew the tempter in that form . Faustus was not your man for fancies and figments ; and he tells us that , to his certain knowledge , it was verily an owl 's face that whispered so much mischief in the ear of our first parent . “ One plainly sees it , quoth Doctor Faustus , under that gravity which in human life we call dignity , but of which we read nothing in the Gospel . We despise the hangman , we detest the hanged ; and yet , saith Duns Scotus , could we turn aside the heavy curtain , or stand high enough a-tiptoe to peep through its chinks and crevices , we should perhaps find these two characters to stand justly among the most innocent in the drama . He who blinketh the eyes of the poor wretch about to die doeth it out of mercy ; those who preceded him , bidding him in the garb of justice to shed the blood of his fellow - man , had less or none . So they hedge well their own grounds , what care they ? For this do they catch at stakes and thorns , at quick and rotten — ” Here Master Silas interrupted the discourse of the devil 's own doctor , delivered and printed by him before he was the devil 's , to which his worship had listened very attentively and delightedly . But Master Silas could keep his temper no longer , and cried , fiercely , “ Seditious sermonizer ! hold thy peace , or thou shalt answer for ‘ t before convocation . ”", "“ I perceive that Master Silas doth verily believe I have been guilty of suborning the witnesses , at least the last , the best manof the two . No , sir , no . If my family and friends have united their wits and money for this purpose , be the crime of perverted justice on their heads ! They injure whom they intended to serve . Improvident men !— if the young may speak thus of the elderly ; could they imagine to themselves that your worship was to be hoodwinked and led astray ? ”", "“ His cause fought valiantly ; his fist but seconded it . He won ,— proving the golden words to be no property of our lady 's , although her Highness hath never disclaimed them . ”", "“ So I heard from a preacher at Oxford , who had preached at Easter in the chapel-royal of Westminster . ”", "“ And to whom I said, ‘ I HAVE THE HONOUR , SIR , TO LIVE WITHIN TWO MEASURED MILES OF THE VERY SIR THOMAS LUCY WHO SPAKE THAT . ’ And I vow I said it without any hope or belief that he would invite me , as he did , to dine with him thereupon . ”", "“ I dropt a mile in my pride and exultation , God forgive me ! I would not conceal my fault . ”", "“ God willed that he should become my teacher , and in the bowels of his mercy hid my shame . ”", "“ How , indeed ?— everything against me ! ” He sighed , and entered into a long discourse , which Master Silas would at sundry times have interrupted , but that Sir Thomas more than once frowned upon him , even as he had frowned heretofore on young Will , who thus began and continued his narration : - “ Hearing the preacher preach at Saint Mary 's— hearing him preach , as I was saying , before the University in St. Mary 's Church , and hearing him use moreover the very words that Matthew fought about , I was impatientfor the end and consummation , and I thought I never should hear those precious words that ease every man 's heart , ‘ NOW TO CONCLUDE . ’ However , come they did . I hurried out among the foremost , and thought the congratulations of the other doctors and dons would last for ever . He walked sharply off , and few cared to keep his pace ,— for they are lusty men mostly ; and spiteful bad women had breathed { 89a } in the faces of some among them , or the gowns had got between their legs . For my part , I was not to be balked ; so , tripping on aside him , I looked in his face askance . Whether he misgave or how , he turned his eyes downward . No matter — have him I would . I licked my lips and smacked them loud and smart , and scarcely venturing to nod , I gave my head such a sort of motion as dace and roach give an angler 's quill when they begin to bite . And this fairly hooked him . ” “ ‘ Young gentleman ! ’ said he , ‘ where is your gown ? ’ “ ‘ Reverend sir ! ’ said I , ‘ I am unworthy to wear one . ’ “ ‘ A proper youth , nevertheless , and mightily well-spoken ! ’ he was pleased to say . “ ‘ Your reverence hath given me heart , which failed me , ’ was my reply . ‘ Ah ! your reverence ! those words about the devil were spicy words ; but , under favour , I do know the brook-side they sprang and flowered by . ‘ T is just where it runs into Avon ; ‘ t is called Hogbrook . ’ “ ‘ Right ! ’ quoth he , putting his hand gently on my shoulder ; ‘ but if I had thought it needful to say so in my sermon , I should have affronted the seniors of the University , since many claim them , and some peradventure would fain transpose them into higher places , and giving up all right and title to them , would accept in lieu thereof the poor recompense of a mitre . ’ “ I wishedI had Matthew Atterend in the midst of them . He would have given them skulls mitre-fashioned , if mitres are cloven now as we see them on ancient monuments . Matt is your milliner for gentles , who think no more harm of purloining rich saws in a mitre than lane-born boys do of embezzling hazel-nuts in a woollen cap . I did not venture to expound or suggest my thoughts , but feeling my choler rise higher and higher , I craved permission to make my obeisance and depart . “ ‘ Where dost thou lodge , young man ? ’ said the preacher . “ ‘ At the public , ’ said I , ‘ where my father customarily lodgeth . There , too , is a mitre of the old fashion , swinging on the sign-post in the middle of the street . ’ “ ‘ Respectable tavern enough ! ’ quoth the reverend doctor ; ‘ and worthy men do turn in there , even quality ,— Master Davenant , Master Powel , Master Whorwood , aged and grave men . But taverns are Satan 's chapels , and are always well attended on the Lord 's day , to twit him . Hast thou no friend in such a city as Oxford ? ’ “ ‘ Only the landlady of the Mitre , ’ said I . “ ‘ A comely woman , ’ quoth he , ‘ but too young for business by half . “ ‘ Stay thou with me to-day , and fare frugally , but safely . “ ‘ What may thy name be , and where is thy abode ? ’ “ ‘ William Shakspeare , of Stratford-upon-Avon , at your service , sir . ’ “ ‘ And welcome , ’ said he ; ‘ thy father ere now hath bought our college wool . A truly good man we ever found him ; and I doubt not he hath educated his son to follow him in his paths . There is in the blood of man , as in the blood of animals , that which giveth the temper and disposition . These require nurture and culture . But what nurture will turn flint-stones into garden mould ? or what culture rear cabbages in the quarries of Hedington Hill ? To be well born is the greatest of all God 's primary blessings , young man , and there are many well born among the poor and needy . Thou art not of the indigent and destitute , who have great temptations ; thou art not of the wealthy and affluent , who have greater still . God hath placed thee , William Shakspeare , in that pleasant island , on one side whereof are the sirens , on the other the harpies , but inhabiting the coasts on the wider continent , and unable to make their talons felt , or their voices heard by thee . Unite with me in prayer and thanksgiving for the blessings thus vouchsafed . We must not close the heart when the finger of God would touch it . Enough , if thou sayest only , MY SOUL , PRAISE THOU THE LORD ! ’ ” Sir Thomas said , “ AMEN ! ” Master Silas was mute for the moment , but then quoth he , “ I can say amen too in the proper place . ” The knight of Charlecote , who appeared to have been much taken with this conversation , then interrogated Willy : - “ What farther might have been thy discourse with the doctor ? or did he discourse at all at trencher-time ? Thou must have been very much abashed to sit down at table with one who weareth a pure lambskin across his shoulder , and moreover a pink hood . ”", "“ Faith ! was I , your honour ! and could neither utter nor gulp . ”", "“ With the encouragement of Dr. Glaston — ”", "“ Said I not so ? ”", "“ Manna , sir , manna ! pure from the desert ! ”", "“ He spake of the various races and qualities of men , as before stated ; but chiefly on the elect and reprobate , and how to distinguish and know them . ”", "“ He told me that by such discussion he should say enough to keep me constantly out of evil company . ”", "“ I dare not dissemble , nor feign , nor hold aught back , although it be to my confusion . As well may I speak at once the whole truth for your worship could find it out if I abstained . ”", "“ I know not whether I can give your worship more than one other . Let me try . It was when Doctor Glaston was discoursing on the protection the wise and powerful should afford to the ignorant and weak : - “ ‘ In the earlier ages of mankind , your Greek and Latin authors inform you , there went forth sundry worthies , men of might , to deliver , not wandering damsels , albeit for those likewise they had stowage , but low-conditioned men , who fell under the displeasure of the higher , and groaned in thraldom and captivity . And these mighty ones were believed to have done such services to poor humanity that their memory grew greater than they , as shadows do than substances at day-fall . And the sons and grandsons of the delivered did laud and magnify those glorious names ; and some in gratitude , and some in tribulation , did ascend the hills , which appeared unto them as altars bestrown with flowers and herbage for heaven 's acceptance . And many did go far into the quiet groves , under lofty trees , looking for whatever was mightiest and most protecting . And in such places did they cry aloud unto the mighty who had left them , “ RETURN ! RETURN ! HELP US ! HELP US ! BE BLESSED ! FOR EVER BLESSED ! ” “ ‘ Vain men ! but had they stayed there , not evil . Out of gratitude , purest gratitude , rose idolatry . For the devil sees the fairest , and soils it . “ ‘ In these our days , methinks , whatever other sins we may fall into , such idolatry is the least dangerous . For neither on the one side is there much disposition for gratitude , nor on the other much zeal to deliver the innocent and oppressed . Even this deliverance , although a merit , and a high one , is not the highest . Forgiveness is beyond it . Forgive , or ye shall not be forgiven . This ye may do every day ; for if ye find not offences , ye feign them ; and surely ye may remove your own work , if ye may re-remove another 's . To rescue requires more thought and wariness ; learn , then , the easier lesson first . Afterward , when ye rescue any from another 's violence , or from his own, bind up his wounds before ye send him on his way . Should ye at any time overtake the erring , and resolve to deliver him up , I will tell you whither to conduct him . Conduct him to his Lord and Master , whose household he hath left . It is better to consign him to Christ his Saviour than to man his murderer ; it is better to bid him live than to bid him die . The one word our Teacher and Preserver said , the other our enemy and destroyer . Bring him back again , the stray , the lost one bring him back , not with clubs and cudgels , not with halberts and halters , but generously and gently , and with the linking of the arm . In this posture shall God above smile upon ye ; in this posture of yours he shall recognize again his beloved Son upon earth . Do ye likewise , and depart in peace . ’ ” William had ended , and there was silence in the hall for some time after , when Sir Thomas said , - “ He spake unto somewhat mean persons , who may do it without disparagement . I look for authority , I look for doctrine , and find none yet . If he could not have drawn us out a thread or two from the coat of an apostle , he might have given us a smack of Augustin , or a sprig of Basil . Our older sermons are headier than these , Master Silas ! our new beer is the sweeter and clammier , and wants more spice . The doctor hath seasoned his with pretty wit enough , to do him justice , which in a sermon is never out of place ; for if there be the bane , there likewise is the antidote . “ What dost thou think about it , Master Silas ? ”", "“ These words , Master Silas , will oftener be quoted than any others of thine ; but rarelyas applicable to Doctor Glaston . I must stick unto his gown . I must declare that , to my poor knowledge , many have been raised to the bench of bishops for less wisdom and worse than is contained in the few sentences I have been commanded by authority to recite . No disparagement to any body I know , Master Silas , and multitudes bear witness , that thou above most art a dead hand at a sermon . ”", "“ Nay , Master Silas , be not angered ; it is courage enough to hear them . ”", "“ Alas , sir ! may I repeat it without offence , it not being doctrine but admonition , and meant for me only ? ” “ Speak it the rather for that , ” quoth Sir Thomas . Then did William give utterance to the words of the preacher , not indeed in his sermon at St. Mary 's , but after dinner . “ ‘ Lust seizeth us in youth , ambition in midlife , avarice in old age ; but vanity and pride are the besetting sins that drive the angels from our cradle , pamper us with luscious and most unwholesome food , ride our first stick with us , mount our first horse with us , wake with us in the morning , dream with us in the night , and never at any time abandon us . In this world , beginning with pride and vanity , we are delivered over from tormentor to tormentor , until the worst tormentor of all taketh absolute possession of us for ever , seizing us at the mouth of the grave , enchaining us in his own dark dungeon , standing at the door , and laughing at our cries . But the Lord , out of his infinite mercy , hath placed in the hand of every man the helm to steer his course by , pointing it out with his finger , and giving him strength as well as knowledge to pursue it . “ ‘ William ! William ! there is in the moral straits a current from right to wrong , but no re-flux from wrong to right ; for which destination we must hoist our sails aloft and ply our oars incessantly , or night and the tempest will overtake us , and we shall shriek out in vain from the billows , and irrecoverably sink . ’ ” “ Amen ! ” cried Sir Thomas most devoutly , sustaining his voice long and loud . “ Open that casement , good Silas ! the day is sultry for the season of the year ; it approacheth unto noontide . The room is close , and those blue flies do make a strange hubbub . ”", "“ In troth do they , sir ; they come from the kitchen , and do savour woundily of roast goose ! And , methinks — ”", "“ The fancy of a moment ,— a light and vain one . ”", "“ Where all is spring , all is buzz and murmur . ”", "“ Ay is he ! Never doth he sit down to dinner but he readeth first a chapter of the Revelation ; and if he tasteth a pound of butter at Carfax , he saith a grace long enough to bring an appetite for a baked bull 's { 106a } — zle . If this be not after God 's own heart , I know not what is . ” *** Corrected and spell-checked to here — page 107 *** SIR THOMAS . “ I would fain confer with him , but that Oxford lieth afar off ,— a matter of thirty miles , I hear . I might , indeed , write unto him ; but our Warwickshire pens are mighty broad-nibbed , and there is a something in this plaguy ink of ours sadly ropy — ” “ I fear there is , ” quoth Willy . “ And I should scorn , ” continued his worship , “ to write otherwise than in a fine Italian character to the master of a college , near in dignity to knighthood . ”", "“ Worshipful sir ! is there no other way of communicating but by person , or writing , or messages ? ”", "“ Gracious sir ! I do not urge it ; and the time is now past by some minutes . ”", "“ Sir , I am not popishly inclined ; I am not inclined to pay tribute of coin or understanding to those who rush forward with a pistol at my breast , crying , ‘ STAND , OR YOU ARE A DEAD MAN . ’ I have but one guide in faith ,— a powerful , an almighty one . He will not suffer to waste away and vanish the faith for which he died . He hath chosen in all countries pure hearts for its depositaries ; and I would rather take it from a friend and neighbour , intelligent and righteous , and rejecting lucre , than from some foreigner educated in the pride of cities or in the moroseness of monasteries , who sells me what Christ gave me ,— his own flesh and blood . “ I can repeat by heart what I read above a year agone , albeit I cannot bring to mind the title of the book in which I read it . These are the words , - “ ‘ The most venal and sordid of all the superstitions that have swept and darkened our globe may , indeed , like African locusts , have consumed the green corn in very extensive regions , and may return periodically to consume it ; but the strong , unwearied labourer who sowed it hath alway sown it in other places less exposed to such devouring pestilences . Those cunning men who formed to themselves the gorgeous plan of universal dominion were aware that they had a better chance of establishing it than brute ignorance or brute force could supply , and that soldiers and their paymasters were subject to other and powerfuller fears than the transitory ones of war and invasion . What they found in heaven they seized ; what they wanted they forged . “ ‘ And so long as there is vice and ignorance in the world , so long as fear is a passion , their dominion will prevail ; but their dominion is not , and never shall be , universal . Can we wonder that it is so general ? Can we wonder that anything is wanting to give it authority and effect , when every learned , every prudent , every powerful , every ambitious man in Europe , for above a thousand years , united in the league to consolidate it ? “ ‘ The old dealers in the shambles , where Christ 's body is exposed for sale in convenient marketable slices , { 111a } have not covered with blood and filth the whole pavement . Beautiful usages are remaining still ,— kindly affections , radiant hopes , and ardent aspirations ! “ ‘ It is a comfortable thing to reflect , as they do , and as we may do unblamably , that we are uplifting to our Guide and Maker the same incense of the heart , and are uttering the very words , which our dearest friends in all quarters of the earth , nay in heaven itself , are offering to the throne of grace at the same moment . “ ‘ Thus are we together through the immensity of space . What are these bodies ? Do they unite us ? No ; they keep us apart and asunder even while we touch . Realms and oceans , worlds and ages , open before two spirits bent on heaven . What a choir surrounds us when we resolve to live unitedly and harmoniously in Christian faith ! ’ ”", "“ Ignorant fools are bearable , Master Silas ! your wise ones are the worst . ”", "“ Or else what mortal man shall say", "Whose shins may suffer in the fray ? ”", "“ Little dogs are jealous of children , great ones fondle them . ”", "“ Behold my wall of defence ! ”", "“ Whom a God came down from heaven to save . ”", "“ The last part was the best . ”", "“ ‘ And yet ye kill time when ye can , and are uneasy when ye cannot . ’ ” Whereupon did Sir Thomas say , aside unto himself , but within my hearing , - “ Faith and troth ! he must have had a head in at the window here one day or other . ”", "“ ‘ This sin cryeth unto the Lord . ’", "“ Mayhap , sir ! A great heaviness came over me ; I was oppressed in spirit , and did feel as one awakening from a dream . ”", "“ ‘ My brethren and children , ’ said the teacher , ‘ whenever ye want to kill time call God to the chase , and bid the angels blow the horn ; and thus ye are sure to kill time to your heart 's content . And ye may feast another day , and another after that — ’ ” Then said Master Silas unto me , concernedly , “ This is the mischief-fullest of all the devil 's imps , to talk in such wise at a quarter past twelve ! ” But William went straight on , not hearing him , “ ‘ — upon what ye shall , in such pursuit , have brought home with you . Whereas , if ye go alone , or two or three together , nay , even if ye go in thick and gallant company , and yet provide not that these be with ye , my word for it , and a powerfuller word than mine , ye shall return to your supper tired and jaded , and rest little when ye want to rest most . ’ ” “ Hast no other head of the Doctor 's ? ” quoth Sir Thomas . “ Verily none , ” replied Willy , “ of the morning 's discourse , saving the last words of it , which , with God 's help , I shall always remember . ” “ Give us them , give us them , ” said Sir Thomas . “ He wants doctrine ; he wants authority ; his are grains of millet ,— grains for unfledged doves ; but they are sound , except the CRYING . “ Deliver unto us the last words ; for the last of the preacher , as of the hanged , are usually the best . ” Then did William repeat the concluding words of the discourse , being these : - “ ‘ As years are running past us , let us throw something on them which they cannot shake off in the dust and hurry of the world , but must carry with them to that great year of all , whereunto the lesser of this mortal life do tend and are subservient . ’ Sir Thomas , after a pause , and after having bent his knee under the table , as though there had been the church-cushion , said unto us , - “ Here he spake THROUGH A GLASS , DARKLY , as blessed Paul hath it . ” Then turning toward Willy , - “ And nothing more ? ” “ Nothing but the GLORY , ” quoth Willy , “ at which there is always such a clatter of feet upon the floor , and creaking of benches , and rustling of gowns , and bustle of bonnets , and justle of cushions , and dust of mats , and treading of toes , and punching of elbows , from the spitefuller , that one wishes to be fairly out of it , after the scramble for THE PEACE OF GOD is at an end — ” Sir Thomas threw himself back upon his armchair , and exclaimed in wonderment , “ How ! ”", "“ — and in the midst of the service again , were it possible . For nothing is painfuller than to have the pail shaken off the head when it is brim-full of the waters of life , and we are walking staidly under it . ”", "“ He had not that opportunity . ”", "“ The evening admonition , delivered by him unto the household — ”", "“ Alack , sir ! there were so many Latin words , I fear me I should be at fault in such attempt . ”", "“ Bating those latinities , I do verily think I could tie up again most of the points in his doublet . ”", "“ In dividing his matter , he spooned out and apportioned the commons in his discourse , as best suited the quality , capacity , and constitution of his hearers . To those in priests ’ orders he delivered a sort of catechism . ”", "“ He did so ; it may be at his peril . ”", "“ He did not catechise , but he admonished the richer gentlemen with gold tassels for their top-knots . ”", "“ ‘ Many , ’ said he , ‘ are ingenuous , many are devout , some timidly , some strenuously , but nearly all flinch , and rear , and kick , at the slightest touch , or least inquisitive suspicion of an unsound part in their doctrine . And yet , my brethren , we ought rather to flinch and feel sore at our own searching touch , our own serious inquisition into ourselves . Let us preachers , who are sufficiently liberal in bestowing our advice upon others , inquire of ourselves whether the exercise of spiritual authority may not be sometimes too pleasant , tickling our breasts with a plume from Satan 's wing , and turning our heads with that inebriating poison which he hath been seen to instil into the very chalice of our salvation . Let us ask ourselves in the closet whether , after we have humbled ourselves before God in our prayers , we never rise beyond the due standard in the pulpit ; whether our zeal for the truth be never over-heated by internal fires less holy ; whether we never grow stiffly and sternly pertinacious , at the very time when we are reproving the obstinacy of others ; and whether we have not frequently so acted as if we believed that opposition were to be relaxed and borne away by self - sufficiency and intolerance . Believe me , the wisest of us have our catechism to learn ; and these , my dear friends , are not the only questions contained in it . No Christian can hate ; no Christian can malign . Nevertheless , do we not often both hate and malign those unhappy men who are insensible to God 's mercies ? And I fear this unchristian spirit swells darkly , with all its venom , in the marble of our hearts , not because our brother is insensible to these mercies , but because he is insensible to our faculty of persuasion , turning a deaf ear unto our claim upon his obedience , or a blind or sleepy eye upon the fountain of light , whereof we deem ourselves the sacred reservoirs . There is one more question at which ye will tremble when ye ask it in the recesses of your souls ; I do tremble at it , yet must utter it . Whether we do not more warmly and erectly stand up for God 's word because it came from our mouths , than because it came from his ? Learned and ingenious men may indeed find a solution and excuse for all these propositions ; but the wise unto salvation will cry , “ Forgive me , O my God , if , called by thee to walk in thy way , I have not swept this dust from the sanctuary ! \" ’ ”", "“ He taught them what they who teach others should learn and practise . Then did he look toward the young gentlemen of large fortune ; and lastly his glances fell upon us poorer folk , whom he instructed in the duty we owe to our superiors . ”", "“ In one part of his admonition he said , - “ ‘ Young gentlemen ! let not the highest of you who hear me this evening be led into the delusion , for such it is , that the founder of his family was ORIGINALLY a greater or a better man than the lowest here . He willed it , and became it . He must have stood low ; he must have worked hard ,— and with tools , moreover , of his own invention and fashioning . He waved and whistled off ten thousand strong and importunate temptations ; he dashed the dice-box from the jewelled hand of Chance , the cup from Pleasure 's , and trod under foot the sorceries of each ; he ascended steadily the precipices of Danger , and looked down with intrepidity from the summit ; he overawed Arrogance with Sedateness ; he seized by the horn and overleaped low Violence ; and he fairly swung Fortune round . “ ‘ The very high cannot rise much higher ; the very low may ,— the truly great must have done it . “ ‘ This is not the doctrine , my friends , of the silkenly and lawnly religious ; it wears the coarse texture of the fisherman , and walks uprightly and straightforward under it . I am speaking now more particularly to you among us upon whom God hath laid the incumbrances of wealth , the sweets whereof bring teazing and poisonous things about you , not easily sent away . What now are your pretensions under sacks of money ? or your enjoyments under the shade of genealogical trees ? Are they rational ? Are they real ? Do they exist at all ? Strange inconsistency ! to be proud of having as much gold and silver laid upon you as a mule hath , and yet to carry it less composedly ! The mule is not answerable for the conveyance and discharge of his burden ,— you are . Stranger infatuation still ! to be prouder of an excellent thing done by another than by yourselves , supposing any excellent thing to have actually been done ; and , after all , to be more elated on his cruelties than his kindnesses , by the blood he hath spilt than by the benefits he had conferred ; and to acknowledge less obligation to a well-informed and well-intentioned progenitor than to a lawless and ferocious barbarian . Would stocks and stumps , if they could utter words , utter such gross stupidity ? Would the apple boast of his crab origin , or the peach of his prune ? Hardly any man is ashamed of being inferior to his ancestors , although it is the very thing at which the great should blush , if , indeed , the great in general descended from the worthy . I did expect to see the day , and although I shall not see it , it must come at last , when he shall be treated as a madman or an impostor who dares to claim nobility or precedency and cannot shew his family name in the history of his country . Even he who can shew it , and who cannot write his own under it in the same or as goodly characters , must submit to the imputation of degeneracy , from which the lowly and obscure are exempt . “ ‘ He alone who maketh you wiser maketh you greater ; and it is only by such an implement that Almighty God himself effects it . When he taketh away a man 's wisdom he taketh away his strength , his power over others and over himself . What help for him then ? He may sit idly and swell his spleen , saying ,— WHO IS THIS ? WHO IS THAT ? and at the question 's end the spirit of inquiry dies away in him . It would not have been so if , in happier hour , he had said within himself , WHO AM I ? WHAT AM I ? and had prosecuted the search in good earnest . “ ‘ When we ask who THIS man is , or who THAT man is , we do not expect or hope for a plain answer ; we should be disappointed at a direct , or a rational , or a kind one . We desire to hear that he was of low origin , or had committed some crime , or been subjected to some calamity . Whoever he be , in general we disregard or despise him , unless we discover that he possesseth by nature many qualities of mind and body which he never brings into use , and many accessories of situation and fortune which he brings into abuse every day . According to the arithmetic in practice , he who makes the most idlers and the most ingrates is the most worshipful . But wiser ones than the scorers in this school will tell you how riches and power were bestowed by Providence that generosity and mercy should be exercised ; for , if every gift of the Almighty were distributed in equal portions to every creature , less of such virtues would be called into the field ; consequently there would be less of gratitude , less of submission , less of devotion , less of hope , and , in the total , less of content . ’ ” Here he ceased , and Sir Thomas nodded , and said , - “ Reasonable enough ! nay , almost too reasonable ! ” “ But where are the apostles ? Where are the disciples ? Where are the saints ? Where is hell-fire ? ” “ Well ! patience ! we may come to it yet . Go on , Will ! ” With such encouragement before him , did Will Shakspeare take breath and continue : - “ ‘ We mortals are too much accustomed to behold our superiors in rank and station as we behold the leaves in the forest . While we stand under these leaves , our protection and refuge from heat and labour , we see only the rougher side of them , and the gloominess of the branches on which they hang . In the midst of their benefits we are insensible to their utility and their beauty , and appear to be ignorant that if they were placed less high above us we should derive from them less advantage . ’ ”", "“ May it please your worship ! with all my faults , I have ever borne due submission and reverence toward my superiors . ”", "“ Honoured sir ! I am quite ready to lay down my life and fortune , and all the rest of me , before that great virgin . ”", "“ No small privilege , by my faith ! for any woman in the next parish to thee , Master Silas ! ”", "“ Until it was trodden on by the ass that could not leap over it . These , I think , are the words of the fable . ”", "“ Sir , that of game is the more likely to keep them in it . ”", "“ He said , ‘ The Greeks conveyed all their wisdom into their theatre , - - their stages were churches and parliament-houses ; but what was false prevailed over what was true . They had their own wisdom , the wisdom of the foolish . Who is Sophocles , if compared to Doctor Hammersley of Oriel ? or Euripides , if compared to Doctor Prichard of Jesus ? Without the Gospel , light is darkness ; and with it , children are giants . “ ‘ William , I need not expatiate on Greek with thee , since thou knowest it not , but some crumbs of Latin are picked up by the callowest beaks . The Romans had , as thou findest , and have still , more taste for murder than morality , and , as they could not find heroes among them , looked for gladiators . Their only very high poet employed his elevation and strength to dethrone and debase the Deity . They had several others , who polished their language and pitched their instruments with admirable skill ; several who glued over their thin and flimsy gaberdines many bright feathers from the widespread downs of Ionia , and the richly cultivated rocks of Attica . “ ‘ Some of them have spoken from inspiration ; for thou art not to suppose that from the heathen were withheld all the manifestations of the Lord . We do agree at Oxford that the Pollio of Virgil is our Saviour . True , it is the dullest and poorest poem that a nation not very poetical hath bequeathed unto us ; and even the versification , in which this master excelled , is wanting in fluency and sweetness . I can only account for it from the weight of the subject . Two verses , which are fairly worth two hundred such poems , are from another pagan ; he was forced to sigh for the church without knowing her . He saith , - “ May I gaze upon thee when my latest hour is come ! May I hold thy hand when mine faileth me ! ” This , if adumbrating the church , is the most beautiful thought that ever issued from the heart of man ; but if addressed to a wanton , as some do opine , is filth from the sink , nauseating and insufferable . “ ‘ William ! that which moveth the heart most is the best poetry ; it comes nearest unto God , the source of all power . ’ ”", "“ Sir , one of those Greeks , methinks , thrown into the pickle-pot , would be a treasure to the housewife 's young jerkins . ”", "“ Wonderful forbearance ! I marvel how the poet could get through . ”", "“ Incredible ! ”", "“ They must surely be rotten fragments of the world before the flood ,— saved out of it by the devil . ”", "“ When will such days return ? ”", "“ I have understood that the god of poetry is in the enjoyment of eternal youth ; I was ignorant that his sons were . ”", "“ Must it , can it , be ? ”", "“ I fear me , for once , all his wisdom would sluice out in vain . ”", "“ None could ever doubt it . Greeks and Trojans may fight for the quince ; neither shall have it While a Warwickshire lad Is on earth to be had , With a wand to wag On a trusty nag , He shall keep the lists With cudgel or fists . And black shall be whose eye Looks evil on Lucy . ”", "“ Sir , to my mortification I must confess that I took to myself the counsel he was giving to another ; a young gentleman who , from his pale face , his abstinence at table , his cough , his taciturnity , and his gentleness , seemed already more than half poet . To him did Doctor Glaston urge , with all his zeal and judgment , many arguments against the vocation ; telling him that , even in college , he had few applauders , being the first , and not the second or third , who always are more fortunate ; reminding him that he must solicit and obtain much interest with men of rank and quality , before he could expect their favour ; and that without it the vein chilled , the nerve relaxed , and the poet was left at next door to the bellman . ‘ In the coldness of the world , ’ said he , ‘ in the absence of ready friends and adherents , to light thee upstairs to the richly tapestried chamber of the muses , thy spirits will abandon thee , thy heart will sicken and swell within thee ; overladen , thou wilt make , O Ethelbert ! a slow and painful progress , and ere the door open , sink . Praise giveth weight unto the wanting , and happiness giveth elasticity unto the heavy . As the mightiest streams of the unexplored world , America , run languidly in the night , { 159a } and await the sun on high to contend with him in strength and grandeur , so doth genius halt and pause in the thraldom of outspread darkness , and move onward with all his vigour then only when creative light and jubilant warmth surround him . ’ “ Ethelbert coughed faintly ; a tinge of red , the size of a rose-bud , coloured the middle of his cheek ; and yet he seemed not to be pained by the reproof . He looked fondly and affectionately at his teacher , who thus proceeded : “ ‘ My dear youth , do not carry the stone of Sisyphus on thy shoulder to pave the way to disappointment . If thou writest but indifferent poetry none will envy thee , and some will praise thee ; but nature , in her malignity , hath denied unto thee a capacity for the enjoyment of such praise . In this she hath been kinder to most others than to thee ; we know wherein she hath been kinder to thee than to most others . If thou writest good poetry many will call it flat , many will call it obscure , many will call it inharmonious ; and some of these will speak as they think ; for , as in giving a feast to great numbers , it is easier to possess the wine than to procure the cups , so happens it in poetry ; thou hast the beverage of thy own growth , but canst not find the recipients . What is simple and elegant to thee and me , to many an honest man is flat and sterile ; what to us is an innocently sly allusion , to as worthy a one as either of us is dull obscurity ; and that moreover which swims upon our brain , and which throbs against our temples , and which we delight in sounding to ourselves when the voice has done with it , touches their ear , and awakens no harmony in any cell of it . Rivals will run up to thee and call thee a plagiary , and , rather than that proof should be wanting , similar words to some of thine will be thrown in thy teeth out of Leviticus and Deuteronomy . “ ‘ Do you desire calm studies ? Do you desire high thoughts ? Penetrate into theology . What is nobler than to dissect and discern the opinions of the gravest men upon the subtlest matters ? And what glorious victories are those over Infidelity and Scepticism ! How much loftier , how much more lasting in their effects , than such as ye are invited unto by what this ingenious youth hath contemptuously and truly called “ The swaggering drum , and trumpet hoarse with rage . ” And what a delightful and edifying sight it is , to see hundreds of the most able doctors , all stripped for the combat , each closing with his antagonist , and tugging and tearing , tooth and nail , to lay down and establish truths which have been floating in the air for ages , and which the lower order of mortals are forbidden to see , and commanded to embrace . And then the shouts of victory ! And then the crowns of amaranth held over their heads by the applauding angels ! Besides , these combats have other great and distinct advantages . Whereas , in the carnal , the longer ye contend the more blows do ye receive ; in these against Satan , the more fiercely and pertinaciously ye drive at him , the slacker do ye find him ; every good hit makes him redden and rave with anger , but diminishes its effect . “ ‘ My dear friends , who would not enter a service in which he may give blows to his mortal enemy , and receive none ; and in which not only the eternal gain is incalculable , but also the temporal , at four-and-twenty , may be far above the emolument of generals , who , before the priest was born , had bled profusely for their country , established her security , brightened her glory , and augmented her dominions ? ’ ” At this pause did Sir Thomas turn unto Sir Silas , and asked , - “ What sayest thou , Silas ? ” Whereupon did Sir Silas make answer , - “ I say it is so , and was so , and should be so , and shall be so . If the queen 's brother had not sopped the priests and bishops out of the Catholic cup , they could have held the Catholic cup in their own hands , instead of yielding it into his . They earned their money ; if they sold their consciences for it , the business is theirs , not ours . I call this facing the devil with a vengeance . We have their coats ; no matter who made ‘ em ,— we have ‘ em , I say , and we will wear ‘ em ; and not a button , tag , or tassel , shall any man tear away . ” Sir Thomas then turned to Willy , and requested him to proceed with the doctor 's discourse , who thereupon continued : - “ ‘ Within your own recollections , how many good , quiet , inoffensive men , unendowed with any extraordinary abilities , have been enabled , by means of divinity , to enjoy a long life in tranquillity and affluence ? ’ “ Whereupon did one of the young gentlemen smile , and , on small encouragement from Doctor Glaston to enounce the cause thereof , he repeated these verses , which he gave afterward unto me : - “ ‘ In the names on our books Was standing Tom Flooke 's , Who took in due time his degrees ; Which when he had taken , Like Ascham or Bacon , By night he could snore and by day he could sneeze . “ ‘ Calm , pithy , pragmatical , { 164a } Tom Flooke he could at a call Rise up like a hound from his sleep ; And if many a quarto He gave not his heart to , If pellucid in lore , in his cups he was deep . “ ‘ He never did harm , And his heart might be warm , For his doublet most certainly was so ; And now has Torn Flooke A quieter nook Than ever had Spenser or Tasso . “ ‘ He lives in his house , As still as a mouse , Until he has eaten his dinner ; But then doth his nose Outroar all the woes That encompass the death of a sinner . “ ‘ And there oft has been seen No less than a dean To tarry a week in the parish , In October and March , When deans are less starch , And days are less gleamy and garish . “ ‘ That Sunday Tom 's eyes Look 'd always more wise , He repeated more often his text ; Two leaves stuck together ,And . . . THE REST YE SHALL HEAR IN MY NEXT . “ ‘ At mess he lost quite His small appetite , By losing his friend the good dean ; The cook 's sight must fail her ! The eggs sure are staler ! The beef , too !— why , what can it mean ? “ ‘ He turned off the butcher , To the cook could he clutch her , What his choler had done there 's no saying - ‘ T is verily said He smote low the cock 's head , And took other pullets for laying . ’ “ On this being concluded , Doctor Glaston said he shrewdly suspected an indigestion on the part of Mr. Thomas Flooke , caused by sitting up late and studying hard with Mr. Dean ; and he protested that theology itself should not carry us into the rawness of the morning air , particularly in such critical months as March and October , in one of which the sap rises , in the other sinks , and there are many stars very sinister . ” Sir Thomas shook his head , and declared he would not be uncharitable to rector , or dean , or doctor , but that certain surmises swam uppermost . He then winked at Master Silas , who said , incontinently , “ You have it , Sir Thomas ! The blind buzzards ! with their stars and saps ! ” “ Well , but Silas ! you yourself have told us over and over again , in church , that there are arcana . ” “ So there are ,— I uphold it , ” replied Master Silas ; “ but a fig for the greater part , and a fig-leaf for the rest . As for these signs , they are as plain as any page in the Revelation . ” Sir Thomas , after short pondering , said , scoffingly , - “ In regard to the rawness of the air having any effect whatsoever on those who discourse orthodoxically on theology , it is quite as absurd as to imagine that a man ever caught cold in a Protestant church . I am rather of opinion that it was a judgment on the rector for his evil-mindedness toward the cook , the Lord foreknowing that he was about to be wilful and vengeful in that quarter . It was , however , more advisedly that he took other pullets , on his own view of the case , although it might be that the same pullets would suit him again as well as ever , when his appetite should return ; for it doth not appear that they were loath to lay , but laid somewhat unsatisfactorily . “ Now , youth , ” continued his worship , “ if in our clemency we should spare thy life , study this higher elegiacal strain which thou hast carried with thee from Oxford ; it containeth , over and above an unusual store of biography , much sound moral doctrine , for those who are heedful in the weighing of it . And what can be more affecting than - ‘ At mess he lost quite His small appetite , By losing his friend the good dean ’ ? And what an insight into character ! Store it up ; store it up ! SMALL APPETITE , particular ; GOOD DEAN , generick . ” Hereupon did Master Silas jerk me with his indicative joint , the elbow to wit , and did say in my ear , - “ He means DEANERY . Give me one of those bones so full of marrow , and let my lord bishop have all the meat over it , and welcome . If a dean is not on his stilts , he is not on his stumps ; he stands on his own ground ; he is a noli-metangeretarian . ” “ What art thou saying of those sectaries , good Master Silas ? ” quoth Sir Thomas , not hearing him distinctly . “ I was talking of the dean , ” replied Master Silas . “ He was the very dean who wrote and sang that song called the Two Jacks . ” “ Hast it ? ” asked he . Master Silas shook his head , and , trying in vain to recollect it , said at last , - “ After dinner it sometimes pops out of a filbert-shell in a crack ; and I have known it float on the first glass of Herefordshire cider ; it also hath some affinity with very stiff and old bottled beer ; but in a morning it seemeth unto me like a remnant of over-night . ” “ Our memory waneth , Master Silas ! ” quoth Sir Thomas , looking seriously . “ If thou couldst repeat it , without the grimace of singing , it were not ill . ” Master Silas struck the table with his fist , and repeated the first stave angrily ; but in the second he forgot the admonition of Sir Thomas , and did sing outright , - “ Jack Calvin and Jack Cade , Two gentles of one trade , Two tinkers , Very gladly would pull down Mother Church and Father Crown , And would starve or would drown Right thinkers . “ Honest man ! honest man ! Fill the can , fill the can , They are coming ! they are coming ! they are coming ! If any drop be left , It might tempt ‘ em to a theft - Zooks ! it was only the ale that was humming . ” “ In the first stave , gramercy ! there is an awful verity , ” quoth Sir Thomas ; “ but I wonder that a dean should let his skewer slip out , and his fat catch fire so wofully , in the second . Light stuff , Silas , fit only for ale-houses . ” Master Silas was nettled in the nose , and answered , - “ Let me see the man in Warwickshire , and in all the counties round , who can run at such a rate with so light a feather in the palm of his hand . I am no poet , thank God ! but I know what folks can do , and what folks cannot do . ” “ Well , Silas , ” replied Sir Thomas , “ after thy thanksgiving for being no poet , let us have the rest of the piece . ” “ The rest ! ” quoth Master Silas . “ When the ale hath done with its humming , it is time , methinks , to dismiss it . Sir , there never was any more ; you might as well ask for more after Amen or the see of Canterbury . ” Sir Thomas was dissatisfied , and turned off the discourse ; and peradventure he grew more inclined to be gracious unto Willy from the slight rub his chaplain had given him , were it only for the contrariety . When he had collected his thoughts he was determined to assert his supremacy on the score of poetry . “ Deans , I perceive , like other quality , ” said he , “ cannot run on long together . My friend , Sir Everard Starkeye , could never overleap four bars . I remember but one composition of his , on a young lady who mocked at his inconsistency , in calling her sometimes his Grace and at other times his Muse . ‘ My Grace shall Fanny Carew be , While here she deigns to stay ; AndMy Muse when far away ! ’ And when we laughed at him for turning his back upon her after the fourth verse , all he could say for himself was , that he would rather a game at ALL FOURS with Fanny , than OMBRE and PICQUET with the finest furbelows in Christendom . Men of condition do usually want a belt in the course . ” Whereunto said Master Silas , - “ Men out of condition are quite as liable to lack it , methinks . ” “ Silas ! Silas ! ” replied the knight , impatiently , “ prithee keep to thy divinity , thy strong hold upon Zion ; thence none that faces thee can draw thee without being bitten to the bone . Leave poetry to me . ” “ With all my heart , ” quoth Master Silas , “ I will never ask a belt from her , until I see she can afford to give a shirt . She has promised a belt , indeed ,— not one , however , that doth much improve the wind ,— to this lad here , and will keep her word ; but she was forced to borrow the pattern from a Carthusian friar , and somehow it slips above the shoulder . ” “ I am by no means sure of that , ” quoth Sir Thomas . “ He shall have fair play . He carrieth in his mind many valuable things , whereof it hath pleased Providence to ordain him the depository . He hath laid before us certain sprigs of poetry from Oxford , trim as pennyroyal , and larger leaves of household divinity , the most mildly-savoured ,— pleasant in health and wholesome in sickness . ” “ I relish not such mutton-broth divinity , ” said Master Silas . “ It makes me sick in order to settle my stomach . ” “ We may improve it , ” said the knight , “ but first let us hear more . ” Then did William Shakspeare resume Dr. Glaston 's discourse . “ ‘ Ethelbert ! I think thou walkest but little ; otherwise I should take thee with me , some fine fresh morning , as far as unto the first hamlet on the Cherwell . There lies young Wellerby , who , the year before , was wont to pass many hours of the day poetising amid the ruins of Godstow nunnery . It is said that he bore a fondness toward a young maiden in that place , formerly a village , now containing but two old farm-houses . In my memory there were still extant several dormitories . Some love-sick girl had recollected an ancient name , and had engraven on a stone with a garden-nail , which lay in rust near it , -", "“ And yet after this pudding the doctor gave him a spoonful of custard , flavoured with a little bitter , which was mostly left at the bottom for the other idle chap . ” Sir Thomas not only did endure this very goodnaturedly , but deigned even to take in good part the smile upon my countenance , as though he were a smile collector , and as though his estate were so humble that he could hold his laced bonnetfor bear and fiddle . He then said unto Willy , “ Place likewise this custard before us . ” “ There is but little of it ; the platter is shallow , ” replied he ; “ ‘ t was suited to Master Ethelbert 's appetite . The contents were these : “ ‘ The things whereon thy whole soul brooded in its innermost recesses , and with all its warmth and energy , will pass unprized and unregarded , not only throughout thy lifetime but long after . For the higher beauties of poetry are beyond the capacity , beyond the vision of almost all . Once perhaps in half a century a single star is discovered , then named and registered , then mentioned by five studious men to five more ; at last some twenty say , or repeat in writing , what they have heard about it . Other stars await other discoveries . Few and solitary and wide asunder are those who calculate their relative distances , their mysterious influences , their glorious magnitude , and their stupendous height . ‘ T is so , believe me , and ever was so , with the truest and best poetry . Homer , they say , was blind ; he might have been ere he died ,— that he sat among the blind , we are sure . “ ‘ Happy they who , like this young lad from Stratford , write poetry on the saddle-bow when their geldings are jaded , and keep the desk for better purposes . ’ “ The young gentlemen , like the elderly , all turned their faces toward me , to my confusion , so much did I remark of sneer and scoff at my cost . Master Ethelbert was the only one who spared me . He smiled and said , - “ ‘ Be patient ! From the higher heavens of poetry , it is long before the radiance of the brightest star can reach the world below . We hear that one man finds out one beauty , another man finds out another , placing his observatory and instruments on the poet 's grave . The worms must have eaten us before it is rightly known what we are . It is only when we are skeletons that we are boxed and ticketed , and prized and shewn . Be it so ! I shall not be tired of waiting . ’ ” “ Reasonable youth ! ” said Sir Thomas ; “ yet both he and Glaston walk rather A-STRADDLE , methinks . They might have stepped up to thee more straightforwardly , and told thee the trade ill suiteth thee , having little fire , little fantasy , and little learning . Furthermore , that one poet , as one bull , sufficeth for two parishes , and that where they are stuck too close together they are apt to fire , like haystacks . I have known it myself ; I have had my malignants and scoffers . ”", "“ I never could have thought it ! ”", "“ Mat Atterend ! Mat Atterend ! where wert thou sleeping ? ”", "“ Gracious Heaven ! and was this too doubted ? ”", "“ Perhaps , sir , it was for that very thing that she put the daughter back and herself forward . ”", "“ But too well . Not those couples in which it might be apprehended that your worship and my unworthiness should appear too close together ; but those sorrowfuller which peradventure might unite Master Silas and me in our road to Warwick and upwards . But I resign all right and title unto these as willingly as I did unto the other , and am as ready to let him go alone . ”", "“ May it please your worship ! if my father so ordereth , I go cheerfully . ”", "“ I await the further orders of your worship from the chair . ”" ]

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[ "Hello ! I 've got home all ri ——Who says I sh 'd never ‘ ve opened th ’ door without ‘ sistance .Serve her joll ’ well right — everything droppin ’ out . Th ’ cat . I ‘ ve scored her off — I ‘ ve got her bag .Serves her joly ’ well right .Never gave tha ’ fellow anything !Beastly shilling !Base ingratitude ! Absolutely nothing .Mus ’ tell him I 've got absolutely nothing .", "Sh ! sh ! sh ! Do n't you make a noise , whatever you do . Shu ’ the door , an ’ have a drink .You helped me to open the door — I ‘ ve got nothin , for you . This is my house . My father 's name 's Barthwick ; he 's Member of Parliament — Liberal Member of Parliament : I 've told you that before . Have a drink !I 'm not drunkTha 's all right . Wha 's your name ? My name 's Barthwick , so 's my father 's ; I 'm a Liberal too — wha 're you ?", "Jones ?There 's ‘ nother Jones at College with me . I 'm not a Socialist myself ; I 'm a Liberal — there 's ve — lill difference , because of the principles of the Lib — Liberal Party . We 're all equal before the law — tha 's rot , tha 's silly .Wha ’ was I about to say ? Give me some whisky .Wha ’ I was goin ’ tell you was — I ‘ ve had a row with her .Have a drink , Jonessh ‘ d never have got in without you — tha ‘ s why I ‘ m giving you a drink . Don ’ care who knows I 've scored her off . Th ’ cat !Don ’ you make a noise , whatever you do . You pour out a drink — you make yourself good long , long drink — you take cigarette — you take anything you like . Sh 'd never have got in without you .You 're a Tory — you 're a Tory Socialist . I 'm Liberal myself — have a drink — I ‘ m an excel'nt chap .", "I ‘ ve scored you off ! You cat !", "Who 's there ? What is it ?", "Where is it — what — what time is it ?", "For nine ! Why — what !Look here , you , Mrs .—— Mrs. Jones — do n't you say you caught me asleep here .", "It 's quite an accident ; I do n't know how it happened . I must have forgotten to go to bed . It 's a queer thing . I ‘ ve got a most beastly headache . Mind you do n't say anything , Mrs. Jones .", "Sorry I ‘ m late .Tea , please , mother . Any letters for me ?But look here , I say , this has been opened ! I do wish you would n't ——", "Well , I can n't help having your name , father !Brutes !", "Have n't you ragged me enough , dad ?", "I expect you always had lots of money . If you 've got plenty of money , of course ——", "How much had you , dad ?", "I do n't know about the gravity . Of course , I ‘ m very sorry if you think it was wrong . Have n't I said so ! I should never have done it at all if I had n't been so jolly hard up .", "I do n't know — not much .", "I have n't got any .", "I know I ‘ ve got the most beastly headache .", "Too jolly bad !", "Reticule .I do n't know anything about it .", "Deny ? No , of course .Why did you give me away like this ? What on earth did you come here for ?", "I do n't remember anything about it .Why on earth could n't you have written ?", "I do n't remember anything about it , really . I do n't remember anything about last night at all .It 's all — cloudy , and I ‘ ve got such a beastly headache .", "Well , then , it must be here . I remember now — I remember something . Why did I take the beastly thing ?", "I 'm awfully sorry . If there 's anything", "I can do ——", "I 'll go and have a look , but I really do n't think I ‘ ve got it .", "Is that the thing ? I ‘ ve looked all over — I can n't find the purse anywhere . Are you sure it was there ?", "I really am awfully sorry — my head 's so jolly bad . I ‘ ve asked the butler , but he has n't seen it .", "Oh ! Of course — that 'll be all right ; I 'll see that that 's all right . How much ?", "That 'll be all right ; I 'll — send you a cheque .", "I 'm awfully sorry ; I really have n't a penny in my pocket .", "But I can n't give you what I have n't got . Do n't I tell you I have n't a beastly cent .", "What awful luck !", "All right , I wo n't then , and see how you like it . You would n't have helped me this time , I know , if you had n't been scared the thing would get into the papers . Where are the cigarettes ?", "I say , Marlow , where are the cigarettes ?", "Did you look in my room ?", "Stolen it !", "Tst !", "Crackers , please , Dad .", "Crackers , please , Dad .", "Crackers , please , Dad .", "Marlow 's a most decent chap . It 's simply beastly every one knowing your affairs .", "Crackers , please , Dad .", "Is this the ‘ 63 , Dad ?", "Port , please , Dad .", "Pass the-port , please , Mother !", "Punch the beggar 's head .", "Well , of course , I — of course , I do n't know anything about it .", "No !", "I say , what shall I have to swear to ?", "Dad !", "Look here , Mother — I had supper . Everybody does . I mean to say — you know what I mean — it 's absurd to call it being drunk . At Oxford everybody gets a bit “ on ” sometimes ——", "Well , why did you send me there ? One must do as other fellows do . It 's such nonsense , I mean , to call it being drunk . Of course I ‘ m awfully sorry . I ‘ ve had such a beastly headache all day .", "I just get a — and then — it ‘ s gone ——", "Look here , Mother ! Of course I remember I came — I must have come ——", "Look here , do n't excite Dad — I can simply say I was too beastly tired , and do n't remember anything except that I came in andwent to bed the same as usual .", "I did n't , I slept on the ——", "Oh ! nothing .", "It 's only my purse .", "Well , it was somebody else 's — it was all a joke — I did n't want the beastly thing .", "Oh , do n't Mother !", "It was pure sport . I do n't know how I got the thing . Of course I ‘ d had a bit of a row — I did n't know what I was doing — I was — I Was — well , you know — I suppose I must have pulled the bag out of her hand .", "Oh ! I do n't know — her bag — it belonged to —a woman .", "You would have it . I did n't want to tell you . It 's not my fault .", "Yes , I did .", "On the sofa , there —— that is — I ——", "No .", "Because I woke up there in the morning .", "And Mrs. Jones saw me . I wish you would n't bait me so .", "By Jove , I do seem to remember a fellow with — a fellow with", "I say , d ’ you want me ——?", "I do — I distinctly remember his ——", "Well , what the devil ——", "Well , Mother , I — I do n't know what you do want .", "But I want to know what I ‘ m to do .I wo n't be badgered like this .", "Must I go down to the Court to-morrow ?", "Thanks , awfully ! So long as I do n't have to go .I think if you 'll excuse me — I 've had a most beastly day .", "Good-night , Mother .", "I say , Dad ——", "I say , that 's exactly what ——", "John BARTHWICK , Junior .", "At 6 , Rockingham Gate .", "Yes .", "I ‘ ve seen Mrs. Jones . Ido n't know the man .", "Yes .", "Yes .", "Yes , it is .", "The fact of the matter is , sir , that I ‘ d been out to the theatre that night , and had supper afterwards , and I came in late .", "No , Sir .I do n't think I do .", "No , sir — I do n't think so , sir — I do n't know .", "No .", "The fact of the matter is , sir , I 'm afraid", "I 'd had too much champagne that night .", "I seem to remember ——", "No , I do n't . I do n't remember anything of the sort .", "Dad ! that 's what you said to me !" ]

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[ "There 's a good haul for supper , lads .", "What have you got there ?", "Stop opening it then . Use that fresh fish instead . Tinned stuff is extra valuable nowadays . It can be sent to the front . We have time to think out here on these hills . I have thought till my head reeled and not yet found out what big things we can do for our country , but the little duties are clear enough , and one of ‘ em is not to be wasteful .", "What is the full tally ?", "Fine . We can n't have too much wool and mutton this year .", "She 'll be tired after that long ride .", "Her fine lady cousin ! She 's coming , of course . I 'd forgotten ! Here , you chaps , get that place straight .What is this sheep doing here ?", "You old fool . All right . Leave her . Go and straighten things up a bit in the shelter . ‘ Tis like a pig-stye . ( A clatter of horses hoofs , shouts of “ Whoa there , Nellie . Here we are , ” etc ., is heard without . TWO GIRLS with riding hats and whips ENTER front right wing . NORA LEE is dainty with light hair and a rather sunburnt face and neck . She has pale lashes ; she is petite and pretty and rather self-assured . She advances laughing . )", "Oh , Nora , I 'm glad you 've come .", "Out with the men . He 'll be back by tea-time .", "I do know .I wish you welcome , Miss Lewisham .", "Yes . This is a friendly country . My name is Gordon .", "I 'll coo-ee for Robert .And there is Roto . Hi . Come along , Roto . Miss Nora wants to show you off .", "The Maoris believe in all sorts of charms and magic and spirits . They have a legend about these forests , for instance , that a goddess of wisdom lives in these hill tops and is a tree by day and a white woman at night .", "Not yet — but sometimes —", "Sometimes after a day alone in these forests , at sunset , when the heavens seem opening , one half imagines Wisdom is just behind one , slipping between the trees — I", "Wool and mutton ! Both necessaries . Of course we 've all thought of that , Robert .", "Oh , it is wonderful to see you again !", "For me you are the dream of God which stirs the woodland , you are —I say , do sit down . You 'll be tired after that ride . Let me take your whip . Take your gloves off . Those little hands must ache after holding the reins for three hours .", "And so you should , they are such clever little hands .", "I 'm not . Everyone thinks you are wonderful , ask —", "Of course he does .", "He — he 's shy . But besides , though all men may think such things about a girl , they only say them when they love her .", "Is it a hundred or a hundred and one times I have told you so ?", "You have never once said no !", "Say something different this time . You can n't always be cruel , with that sweet face you have .", "Do n't be , then .", "Being in love with you would make the world a heaven if only you were kind !", "Of course ! I 'd die to make you happy !", "How can I not talk of it when I love you ?", "No man could .", "Shewing Miss Loveday the sheep . I say , she 's handsome .", "Do n't say that , Nora . You know you are every beautiful thing to me . I hear your sweet voice every time the bell bird calls . I see your hair in the golden clouds after the sunset ; I think of you and the home nest you are making somewhere , particularly when I am out here sleeping out of doors . You know I never shall think there is anyone in the world like you .", "You try to prevent us being alone . You grudge me these few minutes . It is cruel .", "You notice that ? Is n't the sky the same size in England , Miss", "Loveday ?", "Everything is big here ; and mostly beautiful . It makes big ideas come into one 's head to be so solitary on these wide hills . Big ideas hover but they wo n't settle down into words , so one does n't know clearly what they are .", "Well , of course at present , about the war . The war is so huge one needs to be away from it , like we are here , to see how big it is .", "But you have done something . I 've done nothing yet .", "Wool and mutton are useful , I help produce those , but I must do more , Robert and I will both do more when we see clearly what we ought to do .", "I 've thought of joining an Expeditionary Force , but they have n't called for us yet — and , anyway , I do n't know if that is the best one can do — to leave all these sheep we are raising , you know . They are needed .", "You 're welcome . We 'll show you off . Miss Loveday Lewisham is fresh out from home and wants to see all the native sights . Miss Loveday , this is Mr. John Varlie , the universal provider . A regular conjurer who wafts the appliances of civilisation into our rude wilderness .", "Bully for you .", "All right .", "Sure . Those kettles are boiling . We 'll have tea in a jiffy .", "Sit down and have tea first , and then tell us all about it .", "And lots of straight men are muddled headed enough to think that wasting peoples time making a lot of truck nobody wants is good for trade .", "We know that !", "Ah , this stirs one ! I wonder if this is what I ought to do ?", "A man has only one life . That 's all he can give to his country .", "Old men can raise sheep .", "That 's a direct message to me .", "Twenty-nine .", "Now me .", "Hardly at all . And I 'm strong ! I 've never been ill . I can ride day and night in the saddle . I 'd join the mounted rifles !", "I 'm the right age . I 'm strong . I can ride like a cow-boy . I can shoot better than my brother .", "You must take me , somehow or other . You must . I can shoot . I never miss my aim ! What is the good of coming here and rousing us all up with your talk of soldiering if you wo n't take the best shot in the place ?", "Curse the tree that staked me ! Curse the fools that did n't heal me square !", "Nora , what do you say ? Are n't I fit to go ?", "Now I see why you never loved me ! You 've teased me often enough . I 've made love like a man , but to you , to you I was never a man ! I see it now . You all think me useless . You do n't look on me as a man !", "Would n't you take it hard if both your country and the woman you love told you plainly you were mere useless rubbish ?", "You are kind . But , oh God !— ( He goes toward shelter away from the OTHERS and aimlessly unfolds the blankets , folds them up again , and re-arranges the pile ; opens them out and re-folds them , and so on . Meanwhile , the RECRUITING OFFICER has quietly asked questions of the 2ND SHEPHERD , whose answers are satisfactory . LOVEDAY looks from one to the other , then sits brooding , glancing pitifully at GORDON from time to time . While this is going on , the RECRUITING OFFICER takes ROBERT and the 2ND SHEPHERD out , followed by the men with him , leaving NORA , 1ST SHEPHERD , ROTO and VARLIE in a group . LOVEDAY a little apart . )", "Good luck , old chap , the best of luck !", "I will , Robert .", "To both my country and the woman I love , I 'm not a man . I 'm lumber — useless lumber ! Nora ! Nora !", "You are a spirit ?", "You are the goddess of the woods come to me in my pain ! Tell me , you beautiful , you wonderful — tell me , what have I to do ? Speak to me , speak to me !", "Angel ! Goddess ! Tell me — how —Slowly the CURTAIN descends .", "It is good of you coming over so often to help me . I do n't know what I should have done without you . The others try to slay with laughter all my young ideas . I am indebted to you !", "Oh , it is not mine . None of all thisis mine . All my ideas before that day had been vague and muddled . Now I am only writing down the ideas that vision , that goddess gave me .", "No .", "No . The germ of everything was in that beautiful message she gave me .", "A spirit .", "Perhaps the Maoris are right . This was a spirit . It could n't have been imagination ! I heard her speak quite clearly . Her wonderful voice was like music , thrilling and deep like the songs of birds in a cool , deep glade .", "Yes , I was overwrought . That recruiting business had amazingly stirred me . But what she said was so remote from my misery that I could not have imagined anything so vital , so full of hope . I felt shamed , anguished . I felt my manhood beaten in the dust , by my country , by the woman I loved .", "Do you know what love is ? Have you ever loved ? If not , you could never understand my shame .", "Ah , but you — beautiful and radiant as you are will never know what it is to have love spurned — as I have .", "Are you not sure that my love is spurned ? Do you think Nora , after all , may love me ?", "But Nora is so living — so — feminine . I do n't think dreamy things like ideas appeal to her . Oh , how well I remember her as a girl with her golden hair flying ! We three were brought up together , she and Robert and I . She never cared about reading , but always played some real game .", "Wish that for me !", "Sure ! Wish it for me ! There is something wonderful about you . Your wishes would bring me luck .", "That 's vague . Say , “ I wish that Nora may love you and make you happy . ”", "Ah , ifWhat 's the matter with you ? Your voice sounds tired . Are you tired ?", "We 'll stop the work .", "“ The nations shall unite and have a super-parliament to which they shall all send a small number of representatives . This super-parliament shall make International laws , but it shall chiefly exist to prevent any nation flying at another 's throat . If necessary , by force . ”Flying at another 's throat , does n't seem formal enough , does it ?", "“ In order to prevent any murderously-minded nation flying at another 's throatas Germany did at Belgium . That example will never be forgotten . ”", "“ In order to prevent for ever , ” I 'll add for ever , shall I ?", "“ In order for ever to prevent any murderously-minded nation flying at another 's throat , or stealing any of the rights , or breaking any international law , the super-parliament shall have behind it the whole of the armaments of the world . ” That 's good , is n't it ? That 's the point .", "Yes .“ The super-parliament is to have complete control of all the armies and all the armament factories in the whole world . Any individual or group of individuals violating that monopoly and attempting private manufacture of armaments shall be subject to instant death . ”", "You are bloodthirsty !", "No , no , because —Where is it ? There is to be a clause preventing any such hanky-panky .", "That 's the idea .", "They idealise human nature .", "Do n't call it mine . It is all the gift of my fairy genius of the woods .", "No , only that once .", "They are not . Though I was dreaming and longing vaguely for something of the kind , I 'm not big enough actually to have thought it out .", "Nora does n't think so .", "Why are you so keen on making me think too well of myself ?", "Why do you trouble that I should even think well of myself at all ?", "You are wonderful — women generally try to make a man feel a worm .", "Yes . And she would give herself away so utterly if she stood out !", "Why not ? Every spot is remote from somewhere else .", "Robert left me here on trust . I must keep his sheep going , at any rate till I can get a responsible manager . Then I 'll go to London .", "It may take time !", "I do n't , that 's flat .", "Sit down , Nora . You 'll be tired after picking all that fruit . I 'll carry it over for you when you are rested .", "Do n't , Nora . Do n't always be cruel now .", "I 'd be happier .", "Why not ?", "Nora ! You 're not — not engaged ?", "But — when will it be , I wonder !", "Nora , how you tease me ! And yet , I believe , underneath it all you are fond of me — a little .", "But now , Nora — oh , bother !ROTO . } 1ST SHEP . } Hey , mister , here 's a sight . Look at that now ! The first , the very first that 's been along that road . Hoo-o !", "Do n't you lay it on too thick if you want to sell your car . And I suppose that 's what you 're after ?", "We might do without it .", "If it did n't jib half way .", "If you have the car I will learn to drive it all right .", "Your dad 'll never spend so much just on your running about .", "Have you sold any around here ?", "Where was she made ?", "It is ingenious .", "That is so .", "And waste good work making things we are happier without ! No ! Till this war is settled up , and after it , till everyone is fed and clothed decently , work must be spent on those jobs , not on senseless fripperies which enslave us to make some soulless idiot rich !", "Here , Roto , fetch along the drinks !", "Like all miracles , it do n't seem sure to work .", "Here you are .", "No . I do n't .", "It is to make another such war as this impossible .", "I 'm no silly mug of a pacifist .", "Then any nation would have all the rest of the world against it directly it tried to do anything aggressive .", "Then she would openly proclaim that her militarism is aggressive and not for self-defence . It would have to be one of the terms of peace that she did come in .", "Without some such plan the nations will all be burdened beyond endurance , with armament making and the upkeep of armies .", "Whose is it then ?", "It is the business of everyone to make the world safer and more beautiful —", "Whatever is the matter ? ( ROTO comes in and learning news from VARLIE , shows signs of real grief . ALL hesitate to tell GORDON . 1ST SHEPHERD holds out telegram . )", "The telegram is official — it 's — is Robert wounded ?", "Killed !", "Good old chap . Yes , he 'll never come back . Your master is dead — died a hero 's death .", "Thanks — thanks , you 're kind .Nora , dear .How sweet of you to care so much — he , he 'd be proud if he knew .", "He wo n't come back !He wo n't come back ! He has done his job for the Empire ! That frees me ! Now I 'll do mine ! I 've nothing to keep me here .", "Robert charged me to keep the station going for him till he came back . Now he 'll never come back ; I 'm done with the station ! Other men must raise the sheep .", "Yes . We have often said I 'd have to go to London some day to get my job put through .", "No . All I have is the homestead , and the sheep . But I 'll sell them .", "I 'll lose something of course , but the homestead and all is really worth quite ten thousand pounds altogether .", "Yes . And unencumbered .", "Yes — now it is . Robert and I shared it . He left his will with me — he said his share was all for me , as he had n't got a girl .", "I shall .", "But my work wo n't wait ! I sha n't .", "You say so ? You back me ?", "Well , I have one on my side .", "I must sell at once . Perhaps neighbour Lee might like to join this station on to his .", "Well , I must sell for else I have no money to go to Europe with and I will go . It will be a very expensive job . Propaganda costs . I must put my scheme before the Prime Minister of England , and it 's no good to write to him . I must see him , I must talk to him .", "He does n't know me yet .", "I 'll manage it somehow .", "No . But I 'll get to .", "No . But I will when I get there .", "Splendid ! You never told me that , Loveday , when you said I should have to go and see him somehow .", "With Robert 's example before me — I 'll do it , or die .", "But it may take a long time , and I must have money , plenty of money too . I must sell the station at once .", "You !", "Good . That 'll save ever so much time I might waste in looking for a buyer .", "It is worth ten thousand pounds .", "But I 'll take less .", "Say seven thousand — for money down .", "It is really worth that , why the sheep alone —", "Next month ! I want to be half way to England next month .", "That 's too little to discuss .", "After the war will be too late for me . The international super-parliament must be considered in the terms of peace .", "To-day !", "That 's better than waiting for an uncertain buyer — but it 's very little —", "To-day . Well , I 'll take it !", "Oh , Nora !", "You 'll give me a letter of introduction ?", "Loveday , you said you would give me a letter of introduction !", "Oh , Loveday , what do you mean ?", "But , what do you mean , Loveday ?", "You will ? You are a brick ! How splendid !", "It is too much , Loveday !", "I fear I have bored you , there is so much to say , but perhaps the chief point is that there shall not only be international law , but adequate force behind that law to enforce it .", "I know I owe her an awful lot . And you too . I 'm ever so grateful , I can n't say how grateful . Posterity will —", "I say . You do work miracles .", "She terrifies me rather .", "I say , I 'm nervous you know .", "I 'm wretchedly nervous . Is he , is he short with people ?", "I say , what do you think ?I thought of wording Clause 29 of the suggested constitution as follows : “ The Super-Parliament is to have the power of prohibiting the manufacture of anything which in its opinion constitutes a menace to the Peace of the world : with power to inflict the death penalty on all concerned in any infringement of its prohibition in any country . ”", "I hope the Prime Minister will see that . I must learn this clause off by heart now . Teach it to me , will you ?", "Yes , of course I learnt them . I could n't read them to the", "Prime Minister , could I ? And I 'm so nervous , I 'd muddle them up unless", "I just learn them off .", "Why , yes ! I 'm to tell him the ideas , are n't I ?", "If I 'm not to say the clauses I have learnt , what on earth am", "I to say ?", "Good heavens . What a gamble !", "You have been my inspiration for so much of this .", "I owe you so much . How strange it is I should have met you the same day that the vision came to me . Next to my vision-spirit , you are the source of all the ideas worth anything in it .", "But I had no concrete ideas at first !", "The vision , and you , gave me the ideas to work out .", "Loveday !", "Loveday .— You do n't really think that ?", "I 'm so accustomed to women thinking poorly of me — Nora —", "No I have waked from my foolish dream of love for her . She , she was too cruel — and besides — she , you know , you heard — she loved Robert .", "Yes . Thank God I 'm free from love of any earthly woman .", "You make most women look small , and then — then — anyway , I 'm not the type of man such a woman as I could love now , would look at . Thank God , no mortal woman can rack my heart . My vision Queen has my heart and my dreams .", "Impossible .", "Yours .", "New Zealand , Sir .", "Yes , Sir .", "Yes indeed , Sir .", "We are Britons all , Sir .", "My only brother was killed a few weeks ago in Gallipoli , Sir .", "And that is one reason why , Sir ,", "I am so anxious to ask your help for my scheme of international —", "They must have been , Sir", "Good-bye , Sir , thank you .And may I come and see you in office hours about my scheme ? It is very important , it — is a series of clauses for an international arrangement which will wipe German Militarism and all other militarism off the earth — it —", "Sure , Loveday , I 'll hold him , even if Mr. Smithers wo n't .", "Yes , Varlie , there 's no mistaking you ! You bought the freehold of my Station and all my sheep and I 'm not likely to forget it .", "That 's the name I 've known him under in New Zealand for months .", "I have that great honour , sir .", "If there was a Super-Parliament constituted as I suggest Prussian Militarism , all Militarism , is not only defeated now , but for ever ! It is plucked out by the roots , but not at the ruinous cost of imposing militarism on all other nations . Oh , there 's so much .", "And you , you are not only my friend but my Goddess , my vision ! Your look just now — your wonderful voice when you were speaking to the Minister a little ago . It was you that night in the woods — you I have been adoring , and from you I have been drawing my inspiration !", "I know my love can be nothing at all to you — I am not a fit mate for you . But let me go on kneeling to you ! Do n't spurn me .", "Oh ! It can n't be that it is anything to you ?" ]

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[ "Before we proceed any further , hear me speak .", "You are all resolv 'd rather to die than to famish ?", "First , you know Caius Marcius is chief enemy to the people .", "Let us kill him , and we 'll have corn at our own price . Is't a verdict ?", "We are accounted poor citizens , the patricians good . What authority surfeits on would relieve us ; if they would yield us but the superfluity while it were wholesome , we might guess they relieved us humanely ; but they think we are too dear . The leanness that afflicts us , the object of our misery , is as an inventory to particularize their abundance ; our sufferance is a gain to them . Let us revenge this with our pikes ere we become rakes ; for the gods know I speak this in hunger for bread , not in thirst for revenge .", "Against him first ; he 's a very dog to the commonalty .", "Very well , and could be content to give him good report for't but that he pays himself with being proud .", "I say unto you , what he hath done famously he did it to that end ; though soft-conscienc 'd men can be content to say it was for his country , he did it to please his mother and to be partly proud , which he is , even to the altitude of his virtue .", "If I must not , I need not be barren of accusations ; he hath faults , with surplus , to tire in repetition . within ] What shouts are these ? The other side o ’ th ’ city is risen . Why stay we prating here ? To th ’ Capitol !", "Soft ! who comes here ?", "He 's one honest enough ; would all the rest were so !", "Our business is not unknown to th ’ Senate ; they have had inkling this fortnight what we intend to do , which now we 'll show ‘ em in deeds . They say poor suitors have strong breaths ; they shall know we have strong arms too .", "We cannot , sir ; we are undone already .", "Care for us ! True , indeed ! They ne'er car 'd for us yet . Suffer us to famish , and their storehouses cramm 'd with grain ; make edicts for usury , to support usurers ; repeal daily any wholesome act established against the rich , and provide more piercing statutes daily to chain up and restrain the poor . If the wars eat us not up , they will ; and there 's all the love they bear us .", "Well , I 'll hear it , sir ; yet you must not think to fob off our disgrace with a tale . But , a n't please you , deliver .", "Well , sir , what answer made the belly ?", "Your belly 's answer - What ?", "The kingly crowned head , the vigilant eye ,", "The counsellor heart , the arm our soldier ,", "Our steed the leg , the tongue our trumpeter ,", "With other muniments and petty helps", "Is this our fabric , if that they-", "Should by the cormorant belly be restrain 'd ,", "Who is the sink o ’ th ’ body-", "The former agents , if they did complain ,", "What could the belly answer ?", "Y'are long about it .", "Ay , sir ; well , well .", "It was an answer . How apply you this ?", "I the great toe ? Why the great toe ?", "We have ever your good word .", "Once , if he do require our voices , we ought not to deny him .", "And to make us no better thought of , a little help will serve ; for once we stood up about the corn , he himself stuck not to call us the many-headed multitude .", "The price is to ask it kindly .", "He has our voices , sir .", "No , ‘ tis his kind of speech - he did not mock us .", "I twice five hundred , and their friends to piece ‘ em .", "He shall well know", "The noble tribunes are the people 's mouths ,", "And we their hands .", "Ourselves , our wives , and children , on our knees", "Are bound to pray for you both .", "For mine own part ,", "When I said banish him , I said ‘ twas pity .", "The gods be good to us ! Come , masters , let 's home . I ever said we were i ’ th ’ wrong when we banish 'd him ." ]

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[ "One would not think , Sir , how much blood had stain 'd", "Old England , since we left her , finding thus", "All things so peaceful ; but one thing I mark 'd", "As we did skirt the village .", "The king 's face was defac 'd — the sign o ’ the inn", "At jolly Master Gurton 's — mind you not", "How sad it look 'd ? Yet ‘ neath it I 've been gay ,", "A time or two ; ‘ tis not my fortune now :", "Those bright Italian skies have even marr 'd", "My judgment of clear ale .", "One jovial day", "Of honest mud and wholesome English fog .", "Hem ! I doubt much", "About this welcoming .— Sad human Nature !", "This brother was a careful , godly youth", "That kept accounts , and smiling pass 'd a beggar ,", "Saying , “ Good-morrow , friend , ” yet never gave .", "Where head doth early ripen , heart comes late —", "Therefore , I say , I doubt this welcoming .", "What answer shall I bear to my master ?", "My master is a very Puritan , sir !", "I desire no better , sir ! I thank you , than where I am .", "And die !", "Worshipful Master Basil ! you will excuse me , but I must speak my master 's mind . He saith he hath signed away his inheritance to thee , and that he expects this small gift , ere he comes among ye . He is but in sorry plight of dress , and he hath ever shown much affection for you .", "You will not see him ?—", "Nor send him the money ?—", "You have no other message ?—", "Oh ! Well , sir , I think the execution of my barren commission needs no farther stay . Touching that small portion of mammon wherewith thou wouldst endow my master 's passage across the seas , in his name I will venture to refuse the gratility .", "Art thou not his cousin , lady ?", "He hath often spoken of thee far hence .", "Lady ! believe it not ;— for I affect much his society .He is a good master and kind , though of a strange mood . For women , he cannot abear them .", "I am going to the inn , where he awaits me . Will it please you to meet me opposite the old barn in two hours ?", "By'r lady , angels ! both of them .", "So this publican hath ceased to be a sinner ! To think now of old sophisticate Gurton being called Hezekiah Newborn . Gadso , he babbles of salvation like the tap his boy left running this morning to see the troop of cavaliers go by . Yet I marked the unregenerate Gurton swore round ere Newborn found his voice to upbraid sourly as becomes a saint . He hath been more civil since I heard him . O Newborn , how utterly shalt thou be damned !", "Master Gurton ! thy belly hath kept pace with thy righteousness .", "Simply , thou art known to me . I am William", "Nutbrown .", "He was ! A youth of promise . Behold the fulfilment in these legs , this manly bosom !", "From the land of beccaficos , mine old Newborn ! but thou understandest not — thou hast merely observed the increase of local timber and the decay of pigeon-houses . Thy sole chronicle hath been the ripe birth of undistinguishable curly-headed village children , and the green burial of undistinguished village bald old men hath been thine only lesson . Thou hast simply acquired amazement at the actions of the man of experience . Doth a quart measure still hold a quart ?", "Well , well , thou shalt finish anon .", "Thou shalt tell me all hereafter .", "Thou hadst — nearly .", "Come , no lies with me ! I shall doubt thee if thou cantest one word except in thy calling . Yet I saw by thy first look thou wert glad to see me ; so give me thy hand , and I will shake it ere some one calls for a draught of ale , and thou dost relapse into the sordid and muddy calculation that makes thy daily self , and so forget that the friend of thy youth hath revisited thee . Nay , fear not , I will not betray thee to thy present customers . But first tell me , why thou art so changed : seeing that the cavaliers should be thy best friends ?", "Hold ! Thy reasons are sufficient — Thou art , worthy Hezekiah ! become a saint , to escape martyrdom . Methinks I see the gallant foin at thy belly .Sa ! sa !", "I shall die ! Gadzookers ! thus , was it thus !— and thy wife — a cuckoldy villain — merely a figure of speech though , Master Gurton ! Eh ? Thou didst not suspect ?", "Nay , I 'll be bound not . Sa ! Sa !", "Well , thou hast reason for thanksgiving . But I think thy wife was right , if the poor gentleman 's thrust was drunken , ‘ twas a compliment to thy wine . A scurvy rogue to ask for his money when he was poor , and thy wine did affect him .", "Well , I pity thee , and will say no more . My master is young Arthur Walton . He hath returned . He gave up the fortune to his brother Basil .", "No ! no ! He is here , and now he wanteth assistance from his brother ; for we are in some present straits , and this Basil will have nought to say to him . What I shall want of thee is information of the family ; and mayhap thy daughter will have to see Mistress Florence for us with a message .", "The Philistines be upon thee !", "With horns , a n't please you ,very like Master Newborn there .", "Dost think the gentleman eats suppers ?", "Nor I , for my master to be a fat-witted Duke , and I his chief serving-man .", "What the devil !— 3rd Sold . Ay ! uplift thy voice against Beelzebub .", "Gurton ! for this I will undo thee . Newborn ! thou didst just now water thine ale . Hezekiah ! thou dissemblest , which is more than thy wife used to do ; for she feared thee not .", "These be ignorant knaves . I will practice on them . It may come to good .The Lord leadeth his people through the wilderness to salvation , crinkeldom cum crankeldom .", "Of all thirsts , there be none like that after righteousness .—", "For strong ale , which I think hath to do with the conversion of this Gurton .1st Sold . Lift thy voice higher , that we stumble not in the dark .", "I would I could remember a text — anything will do —The General Cromwell hath , they say , a red nose , and doth never spit white , which I look upon as a great sign , as was the burning bush to Moses ! 2nd Sold . Ha ! Blasphemest thou ? 3rd Sold . He scoffeth ! 4th Sold . Down with him .", "Think ! what of ? Thy late wife 's virtue ? I would she were here .", "Well , it might have been worse , for they might have drunk it , and departed in that military haste which precludes payment .", "Truly at the burial of one Generosity !", "A fool in this world , but an angel of light in the next ; if the word of God be true , which I remember to have heard in my childhood in the church there .", "About the setting of the sun , when he had no more to give . I saw none in the garb of mourning , though many wore long faces , because their gain was stopped .", "Other names than his own . Extravagance , folly , imprudence , were the best terms there . One whom he had released from gaol , carved madness with a flint stone . There was but one would have painted his true name , but his tears defaced it — a humble dependent , who had been faithful to him , but whom he regarded not , being accustomed to his services .", "Ay , and thy cousin . She is a rare girl , and remembereth thee well . Thy brother is not attached to thee . He will give thee five hundred pounds if thou wilt swear to quit England for ever . He abuseth thee finely , saith thou art a debauched vagabond , which is an insult to me thy serving companion , whom he threatened with the stocks . Wilt thou not slay him ?", "Thy cousin would see thee . She is miserable about something , and will be here presently .", "You have bad stuff to deal with . He will not become good suddenly , as in some stage-plays . You shall not frown him into a virtuous act . Nevertheless , abuse him , an ‘ twill do thee good . Look you , dear master , I will describe him . He hath a neat and cheerful aspect , and talketh very smoothly ; nay , for a time he shall agree with everybody , that you shall think him the most good-natured fellow alive ; he shall be as benevolent as a lawyer nursing his leg , whilst he listens to the tale of him whom his client oppresseth , and you shall win him just as easily . Let the question of gain put him in action , and the devil inside shall jump out , like an ape stirred up to malice . He affects , too , a vulgar frankness , which is often the mask of selfishness , as a man who helps himself first at table with a “ ha ! ha ! ” in a facetious manner , a jocose greediness , which is most actual , real earnest within .", "Bless you , he hath reasons ! he would refuse tenpence to a starving wretch , because he owed ten pounds to his shoemaker , though he had ten thousand in his coffers at home . Yet would he still owe the ten pounds .", "And yet so meanly would he adopt appearances in the world 's eye , that should he have to cross a muddy street where a beggar kept a passage clear with his besom , lest the gallants should soil their bravery , he would time his crossing , till one driven , or on horseback , should be near , that he might pass hurriedly on without giving him a groat , as in fear of being o'erridden . Like Judas —", "Thy cousin is very beautiful and gentle .", "Sir , they come ! Your collar is unfasten 'd and your hair disorder 'd . Let me —", "Just a moment .—", "Young woman ! I doubt not your attachment , nor wonder at your love ; but it cannot be returned . Principle forbids ; and this heart is blighted .", "This beard — what think you of it ?", "Yet ‘ tis not for you .", "Do you know , lively rustic , that the beard of Mars , the god of war , is auburnly inclined ? It is much affected by the ladies of the south .", "What a rank prude is woman , thus to disguise her inclination . They call thee Barbara — Bab ! restrain not thy fancy . Come , hang round my neck and love me . What ! wouldst thou be an exception to thy sex ?", "Sweet Bab , I love thee .", "Thou wouldst not have it said by anything but a man . Thou wilt not forget ?", "They are , sir !", "Mistress Florence and Barbara , sir !", "My master bloody ?— A dead man on the ground !— a knight of the road by his looks —What a grim stranger !", "Sir ! I wait on this gentleman . What a look !I am sure he is either the devil , or some great Christian .I will , my Lord !Come along ! To think now this dead , two-legged thing should have been active enough just now to catch a four-footed live deer . No sooner does a man die , but you would think he had swallowed the lead of his coffin . Come along ! Lord ! how helpless it is ! Why , he shall no more kick at his petty devouring , no , no more than if he were a dead king !", "Yes ! yes , from Italy , Rome , gracious sir ! Us 'd to these things , you see —", "If I should be impertinent to him , ‘ twill be behind his back . He hath a quelling eye ; although a man fear not . Now , amidst other brave men with swords , he would be as one that carried sword , and petronel to boot .", "Nay , sir ! I do remember as we stood in the mouldy big Circus , having sundry of the lousy population idling within , whereby I did then liken it to a venerable cheese , in which is some faint stir of maggotry , that thou didst make a memorable speech against the land , where the only vocation of a nobleman is to defile the streets and be pimp to his own wife .", "So my master hath at last turned roundhead with a vengeance , and therefore I , to whom the rogue is necessary , am here , on the brink of nowhere . To think that so much merit may be quenched by the mechanical art of a base gunner , who hath no fear in his actions ; for I take it that a discreet reverence for the body we live in , which the vulgar term fear , shows the best proof of the value of the individual . Egad ! life here is as cheap as the grass on an empty common , where there is no democracy of goose to hiss at the kingly shadow of a single ass in God 's sunshine . My master hath not done well ; for he must have known that I could not leave him without a moral guide and companion — to die , too , with the sin of my unpaid wages on his conscience . Well , pray heaven , there come soon a partition of the crown jewels amongst us , after which I will withdraw this right arm from a cause I cannot approve ; but to cherish principles one should not lack means ; therefore ,lie thou there , carnal device ! and I will go look for a barber and be despoiled , like a topsy-turvy Samson , not to lose strength , but to gain it . I thank heaven that our camp did yesterday fall in dry places , for there were many of these sour-visaged soldiers called me Jonah , and I did well to escape ducking in a horse-pond . Soft , here be some of them coming . Yestere'en I committed sacrilege in a knapsack , and stole a small Bible from amid great plunder for my salvation . Now will I feign to read it , and I doubt not the sin will be pardoned , for self-preservation is the second law of nature , as I have generally observed fornication to be the first ! Enter a party of Soldiers , R .These be some of Oliver 's Ironsides ; every one of whom is , as David , a man of war and a prophet ; truly they are more earnest and sober than the others . 1st Troop . To-morrow we shall sup in York .", "How the man of war identifies himself with the remnant of those that shall sup . 2nd Troop . Not so — for this morning , when a surrender was demanded , they would have hanged our messenger . That raging Beelzebub , Rupert , in expected hourly to the relief .There ! there ! he is come . 1st Troop . What say the generals ? 2nd Troop . Our own Cromwell is very prompt ; but the rest chafe much , and the Scots are sore backsliders . 3rd Troop . I would we might be led on and the trumpets sounded , that the walls of yon Jericho might fall about their ears , and deliver them into our hands alive .", "Worthy martialist ! may I speak ? 1st Troop . Ay so ?", "Is the King there in person ? 2nd Troop . Surely not ; he is in that city of abomination , Oxford .", "Is it not true that ye did ask them that guard the city to yield it in the King 's name ? 2nd Troop . I heard the message : it was so worded .", "‘ Tis an excellent contradiction , to fight for and against . If ye should meet the King now in battle , would you fire on him with your pistols , or cleave him with your swords ? 1st Troop . Nay !", "What , in his own name , kill him for himself , for his own sake , as it were ? I would fain argue that with your general —— another time . Farewell , worthy sirs !", "Here 's gory enthusiasm ! Now whilst every man is ready to preach individually on his own account , and the whole collectively are about to sing a psalm , I will endeavour to steal away unperceived , lest any of them , imagining himself somewhere between Deuteronomy and Kings , should take it upon himself to proclaim that I come from Gibeon , and so —", "Nay ! worthy sir , knock out the priming of your wrath from the matchlock of your vengeance , and abide till to-morrow , when you shall see many a stout fellow and gormandizer to boot levelled .Great Sir ! they complain that the wine is thin .", "A n't please you , we had no time for grace ; but we return thanks to you , under Heaven .", "I was about to fight ; but they waited not for me . It is all over now . The king hath no more chance than a butterfly three days at sea amongst a covey of Mother Carey 's chickens . I would pursue , but lack spurs and a horse , or you should not find me here ;or within ten miles of it .", "Ah ! you would have watered me in a pond two days since ; but here — this is better than water .", "An ’ this be not a lesson ! I have no father that is a malignant , and could therefore only undergo simple murder . However ,rest thou there ! in Mercy 's hallowed name — nay more , as rashness is animal , so a due timidity is soul , which is mind , and I have a great mind to run away , and mind being soul , I think I have a greater soul than Alexander .Now if it were not for that , this foolish brute , my body , might rush off in that direction , but it do n't , for a great mind prevents it , therefore —", "So now , a letter from my Master to his cousin , and then , of course , an answer to that . I had need go get myself fitted like Mercury , with wings at his heels . To be the lacquey of a man that hath quarrelled with his mistress ! And to know the final issue all the time , that it is sure to be made up between them . And to hear him mutter “ the last , ” between his teeth , while sealing it . He was to have journeyed this evening , too , but the General Cromwell , with a face very red and perturbed , and a nose as it were of lava ; his wart being ignited like the pimple of a salamander , hath been desiring to see him instantly . There is something going to happen among them . Well , in these confused days , Since I 'm of those that have got nought to lose , Perchance I may step in some richer shoes !", "Come on , I tell thee they are all gone . Have", "I not liberty here ?", "Is there no way to save him ? If now it were the marriage of his heart something might occur ; but I never yet heard of an accident on the road to a gallows .", "If he had been slain on the right side , and died comely with a love-lock as a gentleman should . But to perish by the false canting rebel that he served . He a traitor ! My master ! The innocentest youth alive . Why even I , that have some claim , could not find it in my heart to cheat him . It would have been an insult to my understanding to impose upon him that had no suspicions , and would leave out his doublet in the morning to be cleaned unemptied , when he had won uncounted pieces of gold at night — Alas ! Alas !", "This way , this way !", "Ay , ask us , ask me !— Hanging is too good for you . You are found out , and‘ twas this blessed old fool that has undone you . Yes , you may look , but your hair will not curl any longer . Your plot is discovered . Noll knows all , and will only spare your life on condition of the colonies .Look there ! There is happiness — there 's fish-hooks and broken glass bottles and tin-tacks in your gullet . Stomach that . Tol de rol !", "Ay , thou art an Eldorado of cunning .", "No , indeed , thou didst not , and had I not been there to extract the pearl of discovery from the jaw-bone of ignorance with the forceps of discernment , my Master by this time had been sped .", "Thy experience did ever squint , and the obliquity of the mind grows worse with years . Yet I grant thee , as it hath happened , thou hast been equal to the occasion , which is true greatness , and that thou art great no one who looks at thee can deny . I am glad that Wyckoff hath at length paid his long reckoning .", "Did you not see them take him ?—", "Stop , stop , thou art struck with an apoplexy of sense . Wisdom peeps through both thine eyes , like the unexpected apparition of a bed-ridden old woman at a garret window . Thou art the very owl of Minerva , and the little bill , that thou ever carriest with thee , is given thee for this purpose , to peck at man 's frailty in the matter of repayment . Come , thou art in danger . I must have thee bled .", "Substance ? Why there is scarcely a doorway thou canst pass through ; and if one of Hell 's gate-posts be not put back a foot or two , thou wilt be left , at thy latter end , like a huge undelivered parcel in the lumber-room of Charon .", "Nay , I meant not to offend thee . Come , we part soon . My master will pay thee thrice that thou hast lost by this captain .", "Come along , come along . The boat stays under the bridge . Mistress Barbara is already on board the ship , and swears that tar is the perfumery of Satan . Come , I may never see thee again , and although we shall not moisten our parting with tears , it would scarcely , methinks , be appropriate that we should say to each other “ God be with you ! ” thirsting ." ]

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[ "Gent . You do not meet a man but Frownes .", "Our bloods no more obey the Heauens", "Then our Courtiers :", "Still seeme , as do 's the Kings", "Sir , I would aduise you to shift a Shirt ; the Violence of Action hath made you reek as a Sacrifice : where ayre comes out , ayre comes in : There 's none abroad so wholesome as that you vent", "What got he by that ? you haue broke his pate with your Bowle", "Did you heere of a Stranger that 's come to Court night ? Clot . A Stranger , and I not know o n't ? 2 . He 's a strange Fellow himselfe , and knowes it not", "There 's an Italian come , and ‘ tis thought one of", "Leonatus Friends", "Your Lordship is the most patient man in losse , the most coldest that euer turn 'd vp Ace", "But not euery man patient after the noble temper of your Lordship ; You are most hot , and furious when you winne . Winning will put any man into courage : if I could get this foolish Imogen , I should haue Gold enough : it 's almost morning , is't not ? 1 Day , my Lord", "Sen . This is the tenor of the Emperors Writ ;", "That since the common men are now in Action", "‘ Gainst the Pannonians , and Dalmatians ,", "And that the Legions now in Gallia , are", "Full weake to vndertake our Warres against", "The falne-off Britaines , that we do incite", "The Gentry to this businesse . He creates", "Lucius Pro-Consull : and to you the Tribunes", "For this immediate Leuy , he commands", "His absolute Commission . Long liue Caesar", "Bro . When once he was mature for man , in Britaine where was hee That could stand vp his paralell ? Or fruitfull obiect bee ? In eye of Imogen , that best could deeme his dignitie" ]

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[ "Oh ! oh my ! oh my ! oh my !", "There 's only one terrible word for it — it 's a fix !", "How did we get led into it ? Halves , Sheba , please .", "The Fancy Dress Masked Ball at Durnstone is promoted by the Officers of the Hussars . I believe that the young gentleman you have impressed calls himself an officer , though he is merely a lieutenant .", "Very well , then . When to-night we appear at the Durnstone Athenaeum , unknown to dear Papa , on the arms of Major Tarver and Mr. Darbey , I consider that we shall be equally wicked . Oh , how can we be so wrong ?", "That 's true . Besides , there 's this to remember — we 're inexperienced girls and have only dear Papa . But oh , now that the Ball is to-night , I repent , Sheba , I repent !", "You 'd repent now if you had seen the account for the fancy dresses .", "Yes , the Major enclosed it to me this morning . You know , Sheba , Major Tarver promised to get the dresses made in London , so I gave him our brown paper patterns to send to the costumier .", "No ; I sealed them up and marked outside “ To be opened only by a lady . ”", "Well , of course Major Tarver begged to be allowed to pay for the dresses , and I said I could n't dream of permitting it , and then he said he should be most unhappy if he did n't , and , just as I thought he was going to have his own way ,he cheered up and said he 'd yield to a lady .And oh ! he 's yielded .", "“ Debtor to Lewis Isaacs , Costumier to the Queen , Bow", "Street . One gown — period French Revolution , 1798 — Fifteen guineas ! ”", "“ Trimmings , linings , buttons , frillings — Seven guineas ! ”", "That 's mine !", "“ One skirt and bodice — flower girl — period uncertain — Ten guineas . ”", "“ Trimmings , linings , buttons , frillings — Five guineas ! Extras , Two guineas . Total , Forty pounds , nineteen . Ladies ’ own brown paper patterns mislaid . Terms , Cash ! ”", "Oh , Sheba !", "My heart weighs twenty . What shall we do ?", "Brought up as we have been , that 's out of the question !", "Of course we 'll do that , but — the bill !", "Poor dear Papa ! He has n't paid our proper dressmaker 's bill yet , and", "I 'm sure he 's pressed for money .", "Suppose poor Papa refuses to give us a present ?", "However , do n't let us wrong poor Papa in advance . Let us try to think how nice we shall look .", "Oh , I shall ! And as for stealing out of the house with Major Tarver when poor dear Papa has gone to bed , why , Gerald Tarver would die for me !", "You 're not so very much younger than I , Sheba !", "Why ! you cruel girl ! You know I can n't lengthen you till I 'm married !", "You mean Major Tarver ?", "Poor Papa !", "Am I all right , Sheba ?", "Yes .Here they are ! How well Gerald Tarver dismounts ! Oh !", "No — only part of it .", "And that he gave to his Queen , brave fellow !", "All right ; you be admiring my voice !", "Here they are , and we 're doing nothing !", "Yes — unconsciously .", "Major Tarver .", "You quite startled us .", "You need n't wait , Blore !", "Yes , they came yesterday in a hamper labeled “ Miss Jedd , Secretary ,", "Cast-off Clothing Distribution League . ”", "Dear Major Tarver , surely this terrible strain on your nerves is very , very bad for you with your — your ——", "Oh , Major Tarver !", "Oh !", "Indeed , indeed I will !", "Major Tarver !", "Poor dear Papa goes round with Blore at half-past nine — after that all is rest and peacefulness .", "But suppose dear Papa should hear us crunching down the gravel path !", "Would you like a glass of water , Major Tarver ?", "Papa !", "Papa ! Major Tarver and Mr. Darbey have ridden over from Durnstone to ask how your cold is .", "Leg of mutton , Papa !", "Why , do n't you see , as you will have to drive over to dine , you will both be here , on the spot , ready to take us back to Durnstone ?", "Charles the First ! Oh , Major !", "Oh !", "Here is Papa !", "Papa 's alone !", "He always is !", "Papa ! Have you any spare cash ?", "Lost !", "Sheba 's small , but she cuts into a lot of material .", "Oh , Papa !", "“ A Munificent Offer . Dr. Jedd , the Dean of St. Marvells , whose anxiety for the preservation of the Minister Spire threatens to undermine his health , has subscribed the munificent sum of one thousand pounds to the Restoration Fund . ”Oh !", "“ On condition that seven other donors come forward , each with the like sum . ”", "And will they ?", "But if they do ! Speak , Father !", "Good news !", "To live with us ! What Aunt ?", "What 's she like ?", "Keep the expenses down !", "But , Papa , who is Aunt what'shYpppHeNherhYpppHeNname ?", "A bad man ?", "How awful it all sounds !", "I would n't be in her shoes for something !", "Yes , and the peg out of the rattling window !", "I — I am Salome .", "So do I . But she 's not my idea of a weary fragment or a chastened widow .", "We 'll come back in a minute .", "Oh , Sheba !", "No , it 's Sheba .", "I have n't , any more than you have , Sheba .", "Forty pounds , nineteen .", "We are !", "Oh , do , do , do !", "Do ! Do , and we 'll love you for ever and ever , Aunt Georgiana .", "Oh !", "All right , Aunt George — two lumps , please .", "Do you think so , Aunt ?", "I thought the dinner was an overwhelming success .", "That 's our new cook 's one failing .", "Well , it was Cook 's first attempt at custards .", "But it was a frightfully jolly dinner — take it all round .", "Gerald Tarver has no liver — to speak of .", "Still , we ought to congratulate ourselves upon — upon a ——", "All 's settled , Sheba , is n't it ?", "How do we get in again ?", "We 're courageous girls , are n't we ?", "If we had known Aunt a little longer we might have confided in her and taken her with us .", "Against what , Papa ?", "Major !", "Not well again ?", "But what would you do if the trumpet summoned you to battle ?", "Now you 're yourself again .", "What will you begin with ?", "I hope my ball-dress will drive all the other women mad !", "Where is it ? Are we safe ?", "Yes , yes .Papa , Major Tarver and Mr. Darbey must go .", "Do n't risk the cold , Papa .", "Oh ! oh ! oh !", "If we only had a brother to avenge us !", "Cold , wretched , splashed , in debt — for nothing !", "This comes of stooping to the Military !", "Gerald Tarver 's nose is inclined to pink — may it deepen and deepen till it frightens cows !", "There they are .", "Yes . Curl your lip , Sheba .", "We blame gentlemen for inflicting upon us the unspeakable agony of being jeered at by boys .", "No , Aunt , no !", "Poor Papa !", "No , no . Spare him !", "It will wake Papa !", "Fly !", "Poor Papa !", "He must return very soon — he must !", "But the anxiety is terribly wearing .", "Sheba , dear .", "Thank you , dear , but if", "Papa is not home for afternoon tea you will outlive me .", "Sheba ! Here are Gerald Tarver and Mr. Darbey !", "You do well , gentlemen , to intrude upon two feeble women at a moment of sorrow .", "Oh , we cannot listen to you ,", "Mr. Darbey .", "Oh , certainly . I am helpless .", "I beg your pardon — it does nothing of the kind .", "Oh , Major Tarver , let me pass ;let me pass , I say .", "And is it really I who would hush the little throaty songster ?", "Oh , do n't !", "Papa has been out all night . DARBEY and TARVER . All night ?", "Is n't it terrible ! Oh , what do you think of it , Mr. Darbey ?", "Condemn my Papa !", "Come this way and let us take cuttings in the conservatory .", "Our own Papa !", "Our parent returned !", "Papa , why have you tortured us with anxiety ?", "You could n't have been there , Papa !", "Papa !", "Papa , we , poor girls as we are , can pay the bill .", "We have won fifty pounds .", "Papa !", "Major Tarver and Mr . Darbey !——", "We have an opportunity of beginning life afresh ." ]

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[ "O for a feast ! pomegranate wine and song !", "I ’ ll dance .", "Or till a youth wed Zilla for her beauty ?", "I ’ ll not soil mine with sullen fear all day", "Because these Philistines press round . As well", "Be wenches gathering grapes or wool ! Come , Leah .", "Now hear her ! Who , who , now ? who , who is it ? dog , fox , devil ?", "Then ’ tis Ishui !Yes , Ishui ! And fury in him , sallow , sour fury ! A jackal were his mate ! Come , come , we ’ ll plague him .", "Aie , David ! A joy to rouse men up to jealousy !", "Hush , hush , be meet and ready now ; he ’ s near . Look as for silly visions and for dreams !", "O ! ’ tis", "Prince Ishui !", "Of David !", "O is he come ! when , where , quick , quick , and will", "He pluck us ecstasies out of his harp ,", "Winning until we ’ re wanton for him , mad ,", "And sigh and laugh and weep to the moon !", "The king ! I had not thought ! David a king ! how beauteous would he be !", "Turban of sapphire ! robe of gold !", "Who , who can tell !", "Have you not heard ? Yesterday in the camp", "Among war-old but fearful men he offered", "Kingly to meet Goliath — great Goliath !", "Aie !", "The Philistine , a brazen tower ,", "A bastion of strength fell to the earth !", "So cold ?", "And ’ tis no longer fair ?Oh ! Ah ! I understand ! the princess ?—" ]

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[ "One !", "Two !", "Three !", "Four !Chickie ! !", "Chickie ! !", "I shall have a chick .", "I 'm going home .", "I 'm comin ’ back .", "My pot 's a boiling .", "My guts a growling", "I must have a chick .", "My mama 's sick .", "Chickie ! !", "Aw , naw , I di n't hurt you .", "Well if you so touchous you got to cry every time anybody look at you , you can n't play wid us .", "Chickie .", "Now we ai n't got no hen ." ]

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[ "Is it not a lovely night , Jim . Listen , my own , to Philomel ; he is saying that he is lately married . So are we , you ducky thing . I feel , Jim , that I am Rosalind and that you are my Orlando .", "My own one , do n't you think it would be fun if we were to write poems about each other and pin them on the tree trunks ?", "Your lass , dearest . Jim 's lass .", "What would you do if I were to forget it , great bear ?", "I love to hear you talk like that ; it is so virile . I always knew that it was a master I needed .", "It is , it is , you knowing wretch .", "How much have you made this week , you wonderful man ?", "My dear golden fetter , listen to him . Kiss my fetter , Jim .", "Let me hold the darling match .", "How I should have loved , Jim , to know you when you were poor . Fancy your having once been a clerk .", "I am sure you would , Jim ; but should you have made the best boots ?", "I do hope the ground was n't damp .", "Should we have noticed , dear ? Might it be that old gent over there ?", "Is he alone ?", "Ah , I see from your face that he is n't .", "Charmed , I 'm sure .", "Charmed .", "Yes , indeed .", "The James Matey .", "Husband mine , what does she mean ?", "If you are casting any aspersions on my husband , allow me to say that a prouder wife than I does not to-day exist .", "You thought ? Why should you think about me ? I beg to assure you that I adore my Jim .", "Tip !", "Why is my work-basket in this house ?", "That is what a person feels . But when did I come ? It is very odd , but one feels one ought to say when did one go .", "MRS. Coade !", "One is in evening dress !", "Sir ? Midsummer Eve ! The wood !", "It is Matey , the butler !", "Caroline Matey ! And I seemed to like it ! How horrible !", "It is all that wretch 's doing .", "Yes , yes , your name .", "Of course , of course !", "I wonder if the dear clever police know ?", "We are so anxious to know whether you met a friend of ours in the wood — a Mr. Dearth . Perhaps you know him , too ?", "He is quite a front door sort of man ; knocks and rings , you know .", "How very distingue . Perhaps Mr. Dearth has painted your portrait ; he is an artist .", ", Yes , do try to remember if he mentioned her .", "My watch has stopped ." ]

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[ "Your Imperial Majesty ——", "Not of the value of a bird 's feather until it has your royal signature . The ——", "For that I strove , but their mean minds suspected me . Sire , your signature !", "I vouch for it . So well we 've chosen our time , it finds her at issue with herself , her wild women let loose , her colonies ready to turn against her , Ireland aflame , the paltry British Army sulking with the civic powers .", "How well you know her , Sire ! All she needs is some small excuse for saying , “ I acted in the best interests of my money-bags . ” That excuse I 've found for her . I have promised in your name a secret compact with her , that if she stands aloof the parts of France we do not at present need we will not at present take .", "The British Government will not think so . Trust me to know them , Sire . Your signature ? EMPERORI can fling a million men within the week across the border by way of Alsace and Lorraine . OFFICERThere are a hundred gates to open that way .", "I am with you , Sire , but I fear it will not be so with", "France . She has grown cynical . She will find the road through Belgium .", "Your Imperial Majesty judges others by yourself . I have private ground for fearing that in the greed for a first advantage France will call the treaty but a scrap of paper .", "She will say that necessity knows no law , or some such dastard words .", "France will hack her way through her .", "I ask your pardon , Sire . It came , somehow , pat to my lips .", "Bonaparte would have acted quickly .", "The paper , Sire .", "Overmuch reflection ——", "Your Imperial Majesty has signed ?", "You were the friend of Austria .", "Nay , Sire ——" ]

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[ "Where the devil is this master of mine ? he is ever out of the way , when he should do himself good ! This ‘ tis to serve a coxcomb , one that has no more brains than just those I carry for him . Well ! of all fops commend me to him for the greatest ; he 's so opinioned of his own abilities , that he is ever designing somewhat , and yet he sows his stratagems so shallow , that every daw can pick them up : From a plotting fool , the Lord deliver me . Here he comes ;— O ! it seems his cousin 's with him ; then it is not so bad as I imagined .", "Had he plotted it himself , it had been admirable .", "A minute 's stay may lose your business .", "How 's this ?", "What does he mean ? This is his rival .", "What do you mean , sir , to intrust this man with your affairs thus ?", "No matter for that ; hark you , a word , sir .", "For heaven 's sake , sir , have a care .", "Now , the pox take you , sir , what do you mean ?", "The devil cannot hold him ; now will this thick-skulled master of mine tell the whole story to his rival !", "Yet hold , sir .", "You had best tell him too , that I am acquainted with her maid , and manage your love under-hand with her .", "O the devil !", "‘ Tis very well ! you have made a fair discovery !", "Tell him , sir , for heaven 's sake tell him all .", "You do ill , sir , to speak so scandalously of my landlord .", "I am out of patience to hear this .", "So , now he has told her father 's name , ‘ tis past recovery .", "Your affairs are now put into an excellent posture , thank your incomparable discretion ; this was a stratagem my shallow wit could never have reached , to make a confident of my rival .", "‘ Slife , he has not found it out all this while ! well , sir , for a quick apprehension let you alone .", "To the first of your devils I answer , her maid , Rose , told me o n't : To the second , I wish a thousand devils take him that would not hear me .", "O unparallelled ignorance ! why he left her father at the water-side , while he led the daughter to her lodging , whither I directed him ; so that if you had not laboured to the contrary , fortune had placed you in the same house with your mistress , without the least suspicion of your rival , or of her father . But ‘ tis well you have satisfied your talkative humour : I hope you have some new project of your own to set all right again : For my part , I confess all my designs for you are wholly ruined ; the very foundations of them are blown up .", "Death is a bug-word ; things are not brought to that extremity ;", "I 'll cast about to save all yet .", "Like enough I have : I am coxcomb sufficient to do it ; my master knows , that none but such a great calf as I could have done it , such an overgrown ass , a self-conceited idiot as I .", "Pray , sir , let me alone : What is it to you if I rail upon myself ? Now could I break my own logger-head .", "What a good master have I , and I to ruin him : O beast !", "Are you there again , sir ? Now , as I have a soul ——", "Pish ! they are both gone out .", "Twenty to one I am gone before , and save them a labour .", "Lord , that your ladyship should ask that question , knowing whom", "I serve !", "Never breathe , but this anger becomes your ladyship most admirably ; but though you 'll hear nothing from him , I hope I may speak a word or two to you from myself , madam .", "How the devil should I excuse him ? Thou know'st he is the greatest fop in nature .", "Alas , madam , I have not the confidence to speak out , unless you can take mercy on me .", "For telling Sir John you loved my master , madam . But sure I little thought he was his rival .", "Why , could your ladyship suspect him guilty ? Pray tell me , do you think him ungrateful , or a fool ?", "Take it from me , you see not the depth of him . But when he knows what thoughts you harbour of him , as I am faithful , and must tell him , I wish he does not take some pet , and leave you .", "Upon condition then you 'll pardon me , I 'll see what I can do to hold my tongue .", "He shall not fail you , madam .", "What will become of me ?", "He must pass just by me ; and , if he sees me , I am but a dead man .", "Now , would I had a good bag of gunpowder at my breech , to ram me into some hole !", "Oh for a gentle composition , now ! An arm or leg I would give willingly .", "By this light , she has put the change upon him ! O sweet womankind , how I love thee for that heavenly gift of lying !", "Is he gone , madam ?", "Rather let him come hither : I have laid a plot , shall send his rival far enough from watching him , ere long .", "‘ Tis so designed , fate cannot hinder it . Our landlord , where we lie , vexed that his lodgings should be so left by Sir John , is resolved to be revenged , and I have found the way . You 'll see the effects o n't presently .", "‘ Tis well you 're come , sir , else I must have left untold a message I have for you .", "We must be private first ; ‘ tis only for your ear .", "I came hither , sir , by my master 's order ,——", "When you know all , I shall deserve it , sir : I came to sound the virtue of your mistress : which I have done so cunningly , I have at last obtained the promise of a meeting . But my good master , whom I must confess more generous than wise , knowing you had a passion for her , is resolved to quit : And , sir , that you may see how much he loves you , sent me in private to advise you still to have an eye upon her actions .", "Thus the world goes , my masters ! he , that will cozen you , commonly gets your goodwill into the bargain .", "This is our landlord , whom I told you of ; but keep your countenance .", "Sir , I desire to speak in private with you .", "But it concerns you I should speak with you , good sir .", "Remember , sir , last time it had been better ——", "Madam , my master is convinced , in prudence he should say so :", "But love o'ermasters him ; when you are gone perhaps he may .", "Pray , sir , remember yourself : did not you send me of a message to Sir John , that for his friendship you had left mistress Millisent ?", "Do not suspect it in the least : You know , sir , it was not generous , before a lady , to say he quitted her . Sir John O ! was that it ?", "That was all : Say yes , good Sir John — or I 'll swinge you .", "That 's well ; once in his life he has heard good counsel .", "The devil 's in him , he 's at it again ; his folly 's like a sore in a surfeited horse ; cure it in one place , and it breaks out in another .", "For my master 's sake ! why , you impudent varlet , do you think to ‘ scape us with a lye ?", "‘ Twas for his own , sir ; he heard you were the occasion the lady lodged not at his house , and so he invented this lie ; partly to revenge himself of you ; and partly , I believe , in hope to get her once again when you were gone .", "Hang him , rogue ; he 's below your anger : I 'll maul him for you — the rogue 's so big , I think ‘ twill ask two days to beat him all over .", "Get you gone without replying : must such as you be prating ?", "Now he might sit with his mistress , and has not the wit to find it out .", "Get you in with a vengeance : You have a better stomach than you think you have .", "O yes , yes , you deserve sugar-plums ; first for your quarrelling with Sir John ; then for discovering your landlord ; and , lastly , for refusing to dine with your mistress . All this is since the last reckoning was wiped out .", "You have so little brains , that a penny-worth of butter , melted under ‘ em , would set ‘ em afloat : He put on that disguise , to rid you of your rival .", "It had been much at one : You would but have drunk the secret down , and pissed it out to the next company .", "You 'll not confess you are a fool , I warrant .", "O yes , much the nearer ; for now fortune 's bound to provide for you ; as hospitals are built for lame people , because they cannot help themselves . Well ; I have a project in my pate .", "Excuse me for that : But while ‘ tis set a working , you would do well to screw yourself into her father 's good opinion .", "I 'll lay it as far out of your reach as I can possibly .", "—— For secrets are edged tools ,", "And must be kept from children and from fools .", "Your ladyship 's most fortunately met .", "My business was to yours .", "I have that to tell you ——", "If you 'll hear me ——", "I am of opinion , that ——", "Cry you mercy , Mrs Rose ; I 'll not dispute your ancient privilege of talking .", "If my master gets her out , I warrant her , he shall shew her a better play than any is at either of the houses — here they are : I 'll run and prepare him to wait upon her .", "How the devil got he here before me ! ‘ Tis very unlucky I could not see him first .", "I 'll say that for him , my master understands none of them , I assure you , sir .", "He has none to boast of , upon my faith , sir .", "Of more than their flattery can make good , sir ; ‘ tis true he tells you , they have flattered him ; but , in my conscience , he is the most down-right simple-natured creature in the world .", "A word in private , sir ; you mistake this old man ; he loves neither painting , music , nor poetry ; yet recover yourself , if you have any brains .", "This is worse than all the rest .", "He 's gravelled , and I must help him out .Madam , there 's a coach at the door , to carry you to the play .", "This is past enduring .There was an ill play set up , sir , on the posts ; but I can assure you the bills are altered since you saw them , and now there are two admirable comedies at both houses .", "They are tragi-comedies , sir , for both .", "Sir , you forget yourself ; you never saw her in your life before .", "Mum , sir .", "Why , who says you have done any thing ? You , a mere innocent !", "But do n't follow me , however : I have nothing to say to you .", "I am resolved to lead you a dance then .", "Thou makest thyself a greater fool than he , by being angry at what he cannot help . I have been angry with him too ; but these friends have taken up the quarrel .Look you , he has sent these mediators to mitigate your wrath : Here are twenty of them have made a long voyage from Guinea to kiss your hands : And when the match is made , there are an hundred more in readiness to be your humble servants .", "Well , what device can we two beget betwixt us , to separate Sir", "John Swallow and thy mistress ?", "Then I 'll see if my project be luckier than thine . Where are the papers concerning the jointure I have heard you speak of ?", "Where is it ? Canst thou help me to it ?", "So , this I will secure in my pocket ; when thou art asked for it , make two or three bad faces , and say it was left behind : By this means , he must of necessity leave the town , to see for it in Kent .", "Do , go to Kent , and when you come again , here they are ready for you .", "Pox , what ill luck was this ! what shall I say ?", "‘ Tis an account , sir , of what money you have lost since you came to town .", "Heaven ! what does he mean to do ? It is not fair writ out , sir .", "Dear master !", "Hold yet , sir , and let me read it : You cannot read my hand .", "You 'll repent it ; there 's a trick i n't , sir .", "No doubt of it .", "I care not .", "Sir , I kiss your hands , I have other business .", "I am inflexible .", "You are master of your own body .", "At your pleasure , as the devil and you can agree about it .", "Not in the least .", "Adieu , soft-headed Sir Martin .", "Why do n't you despatch , sir ? why all these preambles ?", "I knew it was but a copy of your countenance ; people in this age are not so apt to kill themselves .", "You know the easiness of my nature , and that makes you work upon it so . Well , sir , for this once I cast an eye of pity on you ; but I must have ten more in hand , before I can stir a foot .", "I 'll rather trust you till to-morrow ; Once more look up , I bid you hope the best . Why should your folly make your love miscarry , Since men first play the fools , and then they marry ?", "‘ Tis so concluded , sir , I dare assure you .", "So soon , to prevent the designs upon her ; and in private , to save the effusion of Christian money .", "Well , go your ways , I 'll try what may be done . Look if he will stir now ; your rival and the old man will see us together ; we are just below the window .", "On the peril of my twenty pieces be it .", "Name your wit , or think you have the least grain of wit but once more , and I 'll lay it down for ever .", "Help , help , good people ! Murder , Murder ! Enter Sir JOHN and MOODY . Sir John and Mood . How now , what 's the matter ?", "I am abused , I am beaten , I am lamed for ever .", "The rogue , my master .", "A trifle , just nothing .", "It was for telling him he lost too much at play : I meant him nothing but well , heaven knows ; and he , in a cursed damned humour , would needs revenge his losses upon me : and kicked me , took away my money , and turned me off ; but , if I take it at his hands ,—", "But , if I live , I 'll cry quittance with him : he had engaged me to get Mrs Millisent , your daughter , for him ; but if I do not all I can to make her hate him ! a great booby , an overgrown oaf , a conceited Bartlemew —", "With all my heart , sir ; and so much the rather , that I might spite him with it . This was the most propitious fate —", "Good old sir , be pacified ; I was pouring out a little of the dregs that I had left in me of my former service , and now they are gone , my stomach 's clear of them .", "If you please I 'll wait upon her till she 's ready , and then bring her to what church you shall appoint .", "I warrant you I have a trick for that , sir : She knows nothing of my being turned away ; so I 'll come to her as from Sir Martin , and , under pretence of carrying her to him , conduct her to you .", "Was there ever such a lucky rogue as I ? I had always a good opinion of my wit , but could never think I had so much as now I find . I have now gained an opportunity to carry away Mrs Millisent , for my master to get his mistress by means of his rival , to receive all his happiness , where he could expect nothing but misery : After this exploit , I will have Lilly draw me in the habit of a hero , with a laurel on my temples , and an inscription below it ; This is Warner , the flower of serving-men .", "What 's your business ?", "Here he comes , you may deliver it yourself to him .", "Why , what 's the matter , sir ?", "So , here 's another trick of fortune , as unexpected for bad , as the other was for good . Nothing vexes me , but that I had made my game cock-sure , and then to be back-gammoned : It must needs be the devil that writ this letter ; he owed my master a spite , and has paid him to the purpose : And here he comes as merry too ! he little thinks what misfortune has befallen him ; and , for my part , I am ashamed to tell him .", "What a murrain is the matter , sir ? Where lies this jest that tickles you ?", "I wish you may have cause for all this mirth .", "Pray , sir , keep me no longer in ignorance of this rare invention .", "But what was it ?", "Very good .", "And did you perform all this , a'God ' s name ? Could you do this wonderful miracle without giving your soul to the devil for his help ?", "Who 's the fool ! why , who uses to be the fool ? he that ever was since I knew him , and ever will be so .", "Faith , sir , my skill is too little to praise you as you deserve ; but if you would have it according to my poor ability , you are one that had a knock in your cradle , a conceited lack-wit , a designing ass , a hair-brained fop , a confounded busy-brain , with an eternal windmill in it ; this , in short , sir , is the contents of your panegyric .", "Only this , sir : I was the foolish rascally fellow that was with", "Moody , and your worship was he to whom I was to bring his daughter .", "No , I 'll be sworn for you , you are no conjurer . Will you go , sir ?", "Shall I see the back of you ? speak not a word in your defence .", "I 'm resolved this devil of his shall never weary me ; I will overcome him , I will invent something that shall stand good in spite of his folly . Let me see —", "I think , my lord , the question need not be much disputed , for I have always had a great service for your lordship , and some little kindness for myself .", "I cannot tell that , my lord .", "Five hundred pounds ! ‘ tis true , the temptation is very sweet and powerful ; the devil , I confess , has done his part , and many a good murder and treason have been committed at a cheaper rate ; but yet ——", "To confess the truth , I am resolved to bestow my master upon that other lady, for the honour of my wit is engaged in it : Will it not be the same to your lordship , were she married to any other ?", "Come , my lord , not to dissemble with you any longer , I know where it is that your shoe wrings you : I have observed something in the house , betwixt some parties that shall be nameless : And know , that you have been taking up linen at a much dearer rate , than you might have had it in any draper 's in town .", "As for that old lady , whom hell confound , she is the greatest jilt in nature ; cheat is her study ; all her joy to cozen ; she loves nothing but herself ; and draws all lines to that corrupted centre .", "This is nothing to what bills you 'll have when she 's brought to bed , after her hard bargain , as they call it ; then crammed capons , pea-hens , chickens in the grease , pottages , and fricasees , wine from Shatling , and La-fronds , with New River , clearer by sixpence the pound than ever God Almighty made it ; then midwife — dry nurse — wet nurse — and all the rest of their accomplices , with cradle , baby-clouts , and bearing-clothes — possets , caudles , broths , jellies , and gravies ; and behind all these , glisters , suppositers , and a barbarous apothecary 's bill , more inhuman than a tailor 's .", "Well , my lord , cheer up ! I have found a way to rid you of it all ; within a short time you shall know more ; yonder appears a young lady , whom I must needs speak with ; please you go in , and prepare the old lady and your mistress .", "Madam , I 'll teach you the very nearest , for I have just now found it out .", "Studying to deserve thee , Rose , by my diligence for thy lady ; I stand here , methinks , just like a wooden Mercury , to point her out the way to matrimony .", "I know not what you call the cold , but I believe I shall find warm work o n't : In the first place , then , I must acquaint you , that I have seemingly put off my master , and entered myself into Sir John 's service .", "And thereupon , but base ——", "Sir , I was only teaching my young lady a new song , and if you please you shall hear it . SINGS . Make ready , fair lady , to-night , And stand at the door below ; For I will be there , To receive you with care , And to your true love you shall go .", "A tragedy ! I 'll be hanged if he does not mean a stratagem .", "I see , sir , you 'll still mistake him for a wit ; but I 'm much deceived , if that letter came not from another hand .", "Nay , for that you shall excuse me , sir ; I do not love to make a breach between persons , that are to be so near related .", "Can you make a doubt o n't ? Do you not know she ever loved him , and can you hope she has so soon forsaken him ? You may make yourself miserable , if you please , by such a marriage .", "Her virtue !", "Not I ; I assure you , sir , I think it no such jesting matter .", "Yes , in my conscience is she ; for Sir Martin 's tongue 's no slander .", "If one would believe him ,— which , for my part , I do not ,— he has in a manner confessed it to me .", "Courage , sir , never vex yourself ; I 'll warrant you ‘ tis all a lie .", "When you are married , you 'll soon make trial , whether she be a maid or no .", "Then you must never marry .", "As , for example , their drawing up their breaths , with — oh ! you hurt me , can you be so cruel ? then , the next day , she steals a visit to her lover , that did you the courtesy beforehand , and in private tells him how she cozened you ; twenty to one but she takes out another lesson with him , to practise the next night .", "‘ Tis well , if you escape so ; for commonly he strikes in with you , and becomes your friend .", "Ay , there 's your man , sir ; besides , he will be sure to watch your haunts , and tell her of them , that , if occasion be , she may have wherewithal to recriminate : at least she will seem to be jealous of you ; and who would suspect a jealous wife ?", "But , if she be not a maid when you marry her , she may make a good wife afterwards ; ‘ tis but imagining you have taken such a man 's widow .", "Examples have been frequent of those that have been wanton , and yet afterwards take up .", "The truth is , an honest simple girl , that 's ignorant of all things , maketh the best matrimony : There is such pleasure in instructing her ; the best is , there 's not one dunce in all the sex ; such a one with a good fortune ——", "Near enough , but that you are too far engaged .", "What think you then of Mrs Christian here in the house ? There 's five thousand pounds , and a better penny .", "She 's none of the wise virgins , I can assure you .", "Remember , above all things , you keep this wooing secret ; if it takes the least wind , old Moody will be sure to hinder it .", "Leave that to me .", "There she is , sir ; now I 'll go to prepare her aunt .", "What-a-goodjer is the matter , sir ?", "A very fair beginning this .", "Not guilty , my lord .", "Pray pacify yourself , sir ; ‘ twas a plot of my own devising .", "What the devil 's the matter w'ye ? Either be at quiet , or I 'll resolve to take my heels , and begone .", "Help ! Murder ! Murder !", "Hold your hands , I think the devil 's in you ,— I tell you ‘ tis a device of mine .", "O traitor to all sense and reason ! he 's going to discover that too .", "Stop yet , sir , you are just upon the brink of a precipice .", "There 's no making him understand me .", "Alas ! he has forgot it , sir ; good wits , you know , have bad memories .", "Lord , sir , how you stand , as you were nipped i'the head ! Have you done any new piece of folly , that makes you look so like an ass ?", "Noble sir , what have I done to deserve so great a liberality ? I confess , if you had beaten me for my own fault , if you had utterly destroyed all my projects , then it might have been expected , that ten or twenty pieces should have been offered by way of recompence or satisfaction .", "You are no ass then ?", "For this once produce those three pieces ; I am contented to receive that inconsiderable tribute ; or make ‘ em six , and I 'll take the fault upon myself .", "Yet advising !", "I cannot help those ebbs and flows of fortune .", "As how , my dear lady embassadress ?", "Hey-day ! you are dealing with me , as they do with the bankrupts , call in all your debts together ; there 's no possibility of payment at this rate , but I 'll coin for you all as fast as I can , I assure you .", "Faith , and I will , Rose ; for , to confess the truth , I am a kind of mountebank ; I have but one cure for all your diseases , that is , that my master may marry Mrs Millisent , for then Sir John Swallow will of himself return to Mrs Christian .", "I 'll put you upon something , give me but a thinking time . In the first place , get a warrant and bailiffs to arrest Sir John Swallow upon a promise of marriage to Mrs Christian .", "I never doubted your ladyship in the least , madam — for the rest we will consider hereafter .", "Rose , where 's thy lady ?", "Only to tell you , madam , I am going forward in the great work of projection .", "Madam , I hope you are not become indifferent to my master ?", "A fool ! that were a good jest , i'faith : but how comes your ladyship to suspect it ?", "There 's nothing more distant than wit and folly ; yet , like east and west , they may meet in a point , and produce actions that are but a hair 's breadth from one another .", "O , madam , that 's the common fate of your Machiavelians ; they draw their designs so subtle , that their very fineness breaks them .", "Madam , I 'll give you one ; he wears his clothes like a great sloven , and that 's a sure sign of wit ; he neglects his outward parts ; besides , he speaks French , sings , dances , plays upon the lute .", "Most divinely , madam .", "He shall do't , madam :— - But how , the devil knows ; for he sings like a screech-owl , and never touched the lute .", "Now I think o n't , madam , this will but retard our enterprise .", "Well , it shall be done , madam ; but where 's your father ? will not he overhear it ?", "What concernment can he have there ?", "When did he see him last ?", "A sudden thought comes into my head , to make him appear before his time ; let my master pass for him , and by that means he may come into the house unsuspected by your father , or his rival .", "Faith , I am a little non-plus 'd on the sudden ; but a warm consolation from thy lips , Rose , would set my wits a working again .", "Inhuman Rose , adieu !— Blockhead Warner , into what a premunire hast thou brought thyself ; this ‘ tis to be so forward to promise for another ;— but to be godfather to a fool , to promise and vow he should do any thing like a Christian —", "Hang your white pelf : Sure , sir , by your largess , you mistake me for Martin Parker , the ballad-maker ; your covetousness has offended my muse , and quite dulled her .", "I am overheated , like a gun , with continual discharging my wit : ‘ Slife , sir , I have rarified my brains for you , ‘ till they are evaporated ; but come , sir , do something for yourself like a man : I have engaged you shall give to your mistress a serenade in your proper person : I 'll borrow a lute for you .", "You never learned : I do not think you know one stop .", "Go to , you are an invincible fool , I see . Get up into your window , and set two candles by you ; take my landlord 's lute in your hand , and fumble on it , and make grimaces with your mouth , as if you sung ; in the mean time , I 'll play in the next room in the dark , and consequently your mistress , who will come to her balcony over against you , will think it to be you ; and at the end of every tune , I 'll ring the bell that hangs between your chamber and mine , that you may know when to have done .", "About your business , then , your mistress and her maid appear already : I 'll give you the sign with the bell when I am prepared , for my lute is at hand in the barber 's shop .", "Death ! this abominable fool will spoil all again . Damn him , he stands making his grimaces yonder ; and he looks so earnestly upon his mistress , that he hears me not .", "They have found him out , and laugh yonder , as if they would split their sides . Why , Mr Fool , Oaf , Coxcomb , will you hear none of your names ?", "You have ruined all , by your not leaving off in time .", "Why , sir , are you stark mad ? have you no grain of sense left ? He 's gone ! now is he as earnest in the quarrel as Cokes among the puppets ; ‘ tis to no purpose whatever I do for him .", "Ay , just as much as you did e'en now with your music ; go , you are so beastly a fool , that a chiding is thrown away upon you .", "Poor animal , I pity thee !", "That 's impossible ; thou hast a skull so thick , no sword can pierce it ; but much good may it do you , sir , with the fruits of your valour : You rescued your rival , when he was to be arrested , on purpose to take him off from your mistress .", "None that I know .", "‘ Tis to no purpose .", "The meaning of this , dear Rose ?", "But will not this over-burden your memory , sir ?", "But hold , Rose , there 's one considerable point omitted ; what was his mother 's name ?", "Come , sir , are you perfect in your lesson ? Anthony Moody , born in Cambridge , bred in the isle of Ely , sent into the Mogul 's country at seven years old , with one Bonaventure , a merchant , who died within two years ; your mother 's name Dorothy Draw-water , the vintner 's daughter at the Rose .", "What country ?— Pox , he has forgot already !", "Why , you have been passing your time there no matter how .", "Well , sir , now play your part exactly , and I 'll forgive all your former errors .", "This fool will discover himself ; I foresee it already by his carriage to her .", "You must excuse my master ; the sea 's a little working in his brain , sir .", "Yet again , stupidity ?", "aside . ] Grey-bearded old gentleman ! when he was a scholar at Cambridge !", "Without doubt , he did , sir ; but this damn 'd isle of Scilly runs in his head , ever since his sea voyage .", "Poor Mrs Dorothy Draw-water , if she were now alive , what a joyful day would this be to her !", "Well , they may talk what they will of Oxford for an university , but Cambridge for my money .", "How I sweat for him ! he 's remembering ever since he was born .", "‘ Twas a happy thing , sir , you lighted upon so honest a merchant as Mr Bonaventure , to take care of him .", "That is , from India to Persia , from Persia to Turkey , from", "Turkey to Germany , from Germany to France .", "That wicked old man is gone for no good , I 'm afraid ; would I were fairly quit of him .", "But to what end is all this preparation , sir ?", "Why , d'ye think he is not ?", "Who , I his accomplice ? I beseech you , sir , what is it to me , if he should prove a counterfeit ? I assure you he has cozened me in the first place .", "As I hope for mercy , sir , I am an utter stranger to him ; he took me up but yesterday , and told me the story , word for word , as he told it you .", "With all my heart .", "Do you come hither , with a lye , to get a father , Mr Anthony of", "East India ?", "I 'll teach you to counterfeit again , sir .", "After my hearty salutations upon your backside , sir , may a man have leave to ask you , what news from the Mogul 's country ?", "Now , sir , you may see what comes of your indiscretion and stupidity : I always give you warning of it ; but , for this time , I am content to pass it without more words , partly , because I have already corrected you , though not so much as you deserve .", "You may thank yourself for't ; nay , ‘ twas very well I found out that way , otherwise I had been suspected as your accomplice .", "To confess the truth o n't , you had angered me , and I was willing to evaporate my choler ; if you will pass it by so , I may chance to help you to your mistress : No more words of this business , I advise you , but go home and grease your back .", "So , so ! here 's another of our vessels come in , after the storm that parted us . Enter ROSE . What comfort , Rose ? no harbour near ?", "Hark ! is not that music in your house ?", "Why , he does not know ‘ twas me , I hope ?", "Well , I am indulgent to you ; out with it boldly , in the name of nonsense .", "Would I were hanged , if it be not somewhat probable : Nay , now I consider better o n't — exceedingly probable ; it must take , ‘ tis not in nature to be avoided .", "Now am I so mad he should be the author of this device ! How the devil , sir , came you to stumble o n't ?", "This is so good , it shall not be your plot , sir ; either disown it , or I will proceed no further .", "Well , I 'll order it however to the best advantage : Hark you ,", "Rose .", "We 'll be with you in a twinkling : You and I , Rose , are to follow our leaders , and be paired to night .——", "What , is Rose split in two ? Sure I have got one Rose !", "This amazeth me so much , I know not what to say , or think .", "Well , sir ! for my part , I will have nothing farther to do with these women , for , I find , they will be too hard for us ; but e'en sit down by the loss , and content myself with my hard fortune : But , madam , do you ever think I will forgive you this , to cheat me into an estate of two thousand pounds a-year ?", "Nay , I confess you have outwitted me .", "I might in policy keep you there , till your daughter and I had been in private , for a little consummation : But for once , sir , I 'll trust your good nature .", "You are mistaken , sir , I have been a master ; and , besides , there is an estate of eight hundred pounds a year , only it is mortgaged for six thousand pounds .", "Not with the lady that took him for a wit , I hope .", "For my part , I had loved you before , if I had followed my inclination .", "For that matter , never trouble yourself ; I can love as fast as any man , when I am nigh possession ; my love falls heavy , and never moves quick till it comes near the centre ; he 's an ill falconer , that will unhood before the quarry be in sight .Love 's an high-mettled hawk that beats the air , But soon grows weary when the game 's not near .EPILOGUE . As country vicars , when the sermon 's done , Run headlong to the benediction ; Well knowing , though the better sort may stay , The vulgar rout will run unblest away : So we , when once our play is done , make haste With a short epilogue to close your taste . In thus withdrawing , we seem mannerly ; But , when the curtain 's down , we peep , and see A jury of the wits , who still stay late , And in their club decree the poor play 's fate ; Their verdict back is to the boxes brought , Thence all the town pronounces it their thought . Thus , gallants , we , like Lilly , can foresee ; But if you ask us what our doom will be , We by to-morrow will our fortune cast , As he tells all things when the year is past . THE TEMPEST ; OR , THE ENCHANTED ISLAND . A COMEDY . THE TEMPEST . In this alteration of the “ Tempest , ” Dryden acknowledges his obligation to Sir William Davenant , whom he extols for his quick and piercing imagination . Sir William was the son of an inn-keeper in Oxford , whose house was frequented by our immortal Shakespeare ; and hence an ill-founded tradition ascribed to him a paternal interest in young Davenant : But this slander on Shakespeare 's moral character has been fully refuted in the Prolegomena to Johnson and Steevens ’ edition of his plays . Davenant was appointed poet laureat upon the death of Ben Jonson . During the civil wars , he distinguished himself on the royal side , was lieutenant-general of ordnance to the earl of Newcastle , and was knighted by Charles at the siege of Gloucester . He was afterwards much trusted by Henrietta , the queen-dowager ; and was finally made prisoner by an English man of war , in attempting to convey a colony of loyalists to Virginia . After a long captivity in the Tower , he was liberated through the intercession of the lord-keeper , Whitelocke ; the wisest and most temperate of the counsellors of the ruling power . Through his countenance , Sir William was protected , or connived at , in bringing forward certain interludes and operas , even during the rigid sway of fanaticism . After the restoration , he became manager of a company of players , called the duke of York 's servants , in distinction to the king 's company , which was directed by Killigrew . He introduced upon the stage much pomp in dress , scenery , and decoration , as if to indemnify the theatrical muses for the poor shifts to which they had been reduced during the usurpation . Sir William Davenant died in 1668 , at the age of 63 . “ Gondibert , ” his greatest performance , incurred , when first published , more ridicule , and in latter times more neglect , than its merits deserve . An epic poem , in elegiac stanzas , must always be tedious , because no structure of verse is more unfavourable to narration than that which almost peremptorily requires each sentence to be restricted , or protracted , to four lines . But the liveliness of Davenant 's imagination , which Dryden has pointed out as his most striking attribute , has illuminated even the dull and dreary path which he has chosen ; and perhaps few poems afford more instances of vigorous conceptions , and even felicity of expression , than the neglected “ Gondibert .\" The alteration of the Tempest was Davenant 's last work ; and it seems to have been undertaken , chiefly , with a view to give room for scenical decoration . Few readers will think the play much improved by the introduction of the sea-language , which Davenant had acquired during the adventurous period of his life . Nevertheless , the ludicrous contest betwixt the sailors , for the dukedom and viceroyship of a barren island , gave much amusement at the time , and some of the expressions were long after proverbialMuch cannot be said for Davenant 's ingenuity , in contrasting the character of a woman , who had never seen a man , with that of a man , who had never seen a woman , or in inventing a sister monster for Caliban . The majestic simplicity of Shakespeare 's plan is injured by thus doubling his characters ; and his wild landscape is converted into a formal parterre , where “ each alley has its brother . ” In sketching characters drawn from fancy , and not from observation , the palm of genius must rest with the first inventor ; others are but copyists , and a copy shews no where to such disadvantage as when placed by the original . Besides , although we are delighted with the feminine simplicity of Miranda , it becomes unmanly childishness in Hippolito ; and the premature coquetry of Dorinda is disgusting , when contrasted with the maidenly purity that chastens the simplicity of Shakespeare 's heroine . The latter seems to display , as it were by instinct , the innate dignity of her sex ; the former , to shew , even in solitude , the germ of those vices , by which , in a voluptuous age , the female character becomes degraded . The wild and savage character of Caliban is also sunk into low and vulgar buffoonery . Dryden has not informed us of the share he had in this alteration : It was probably little more than the care of adapting it to the stage . The prologue is one of the most masterly tributes ever paid at the shrine of Shakespeare . From the epilogue , the Tempest appears to have been acted in 1667 . Although Dryden was under engagements to the king 's company , this play was performed by the duke 's servants , probably because written in conjunction with Davenant , their manager . It was not published until 1670 . Footnotes .PREFACE . The writing of prefaces to plays was probably invented by some very ambitious poet , who never thought he had done enough : Perhaps by some ape of the French eloquence , which uses to make a business of a letter of gallantry , an examen of a farce ; and , in short , a great pomp and ostentation of words on every trifle . This is certainly the talent of that nation , and ought not to be invaded by any other . They do that out of gaiety , which would be an impositionupon us . We may satisfy ourselves with surmounting them in the scene , and safely leave them those trappings of writings , and flourishes of the pen , with which they adorn the borders of their plays , and which are indeed no more than good landscapes to a very indifferent picture . I must proceed no farther in this argument , lest I run myself beyond my excuse for writing this . Give me leave , therefore , to tell you , reader , that I do not set a value on any thing I have written in this play , but out of gratitude to the memory of Sir William Davenant , who did me the honour to join me with him in the alteration of it . It was originally Shakespeare 's ; a poet for whom he had particularly a high veneration , and whom he first taught me to admire . The play itself had formerly been acted with success in the Black Friars : And our excellent Fletcher had so great a value for it , that he thought fit to make use of the same design , not much varied , a second time . Those , who have seen his “ Sea-Voyage , ” may easily discern that it was a copy of Shakespeare 's “ Tempest : ” The storm , the desert island , and the woman who had never seen a man , are all sufficient testimonies of it . But Fletcher was not the only poet who made use of Shakespeare 's plot : Sir John Suckling , a professed admirer of our author , has followed his footsteps in his “ Goblins ; ” his Regmella being an open imitation of Shakespeare 's Miranda , and his spirits , though counterfeit , yet are copied from Ariel . But Sir William Davenant , as he was a man of a quick and piercing imagination , soon found that somewhat might be added to the design of Shakespeare , of which neither Fletcher nor Suckling had ever thought : And , therefore , to put the last hand to it , he designed the counter-part to Shakespeare 's plot , namely , that of a man who had never seen a woman ; that by this means those two characters of innocence and love might the more illustrate and commend each other . This excellent contrivance he was pleased to communicate to me , and to desire my assistance in it . I confess , that from the very first moment it so pleased me , that I never writ any thing with more delight . I must likewise do him that justice to acknowledge , that my writing received daily his amendments ; and that is the reason why it is not so faulty , as the rest which I have done , without the help or correction of so judicious a friend . The comical parts of the sailors were also of his invention , and , for the most part , his writing , as you will easily discover by the style . In the time I writ with him , I had the opportunity to observe somewhat more nearly of him , than I had formerly done , when I had only a bare acquaintance with him : I found him then of so quick a fancy , that nothing was proposed to him , on which he could not suddenly produce a thought , extremely pleasant and surprising : and those first thoughts of his , contrary to the old Latin proverb , were not always the least happy . And as his fancy was quick , so likewise were the products of it remote and new . He borrowed not of any other ; and his imagination 's were such as could not easily enter into any other man . His corrections were sober and judicious : and he corrected his own writings much more severely than those of another man , bestowing twice the time and labour in polishing , which he used in invention . It had perhaps been easy enough for me to have arrogated more to myself than was my due , in the writing of this play , and to have passed by his name with silence in the publication of it , with the same ingratitude which others have used to him , whose writings he hath not only corrected , as he hath done this , but has had a greater inspection over them , and sometimes added whole scenes together , which may as easily be distinguished from the rest , as true gold from counterfeit , by the weight . But , besides the unworthiness of the action , which deterred me from it ,I am satisfied I could never have received so much honour , in being thought the author of any poem , how excellent soever , as I shall from the joining my imperfections with the merit and name of Shakespeare and Sir William Davenant . JOHN DRYDEN . December 1 . 1669 .PROLOGUE . As when a tree 's cut down , the secret root Lives under ground , and thence new branches shoot ; So , from old Shakespeare 's honoured dust , this day Springs up and buds a new-reviving play : Shakespeare , whodid first impart To Fletcher wit , to labouring Jonson art . He , monarch-like , gave those , his subjects , law ; And is that nature which they paint and draw . Fletcher reached that which on his heights did grow , Whilst Jonson crept , and gathered all below . This did his love , and this his mirth , digest : One imitates him most , the other best . If they have since outwrit all other men , ‘ Tis with the drops which fell from Shakespeare 's pen , The storm , which vanished on the neighbouring shore , Was taught by Shakespeare 's Tempest first to roar . That innocence and beauty , which did smile In Fletcher , grew on this enchanted isle . But Shakespeare 's magic could not copied be ; Within that circle none durst walk but he . I must confess ‘ twas bold , nor would you now That liberty to vulgar wits allow , Which works by magic supernatural things : But Shakespeare 's power is sacred as a king 's . Those legends from old priesthood were received , And he then writ , as people then believed . But if for Shakespeare we your grace implore , We for our theatre shall want it more : Who , by our dearth of youths , are forced to employ One of our women to present a boy ; And that 's a transformation , you will say , Exceeding all the magic in the play . Let none expect , in the last act , to find Her sex transformed from man to womankind . Whate'er she was before the play began , All you shall see of her is perfect man . Or , if your fancy will be farther led To find her woman — it must be a-bed . DRAMATIS PERSONAE . ALONZO , Duke of Savoy , and Usurper of the Dukedom of Mantua . FERDINAND , his Son . PROSPERO , right Duke of Milan . ANTONIO , his Brother , Usurper of the Dukedom . GONZALO , a Nobleman of Savoy . HIPPOLITO , one that never saw woman , right Heir of the Dukedom of Mantua . STEPHANO , Master of the Ship . THE TEMPEST ; OR , THE ENCHANTED ISLAND . A COMEDY . MUSTACHO , his Mate . TRINCALO , Boatswain . VENTOSO , a Mariner . Several Mariners . A Cabin-Boy . MIRANDA , } Daughters to PROSPERO , DORINDA , } that never saw man . ARIEL , an airy Spirit , Attendant on PROSPERO . Several Spirits , Guards to PROSPERO . CALIBAN , } Two Monsters of the Isle . SYCORAX , his Sister . } THE TEMPEST . ACT I ." ]

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[ "Know you the reason of this present summons ?", "‘ Tis neither council day , nor is this heaven .", "What business has our Jupiter on earth ?", "Why more at Thebes than any other place ?", "And why we two , of all the herd of gods ,", "Are chosen out to meet him in consult ?", "They call me God of Wisdom ;", "But Mars and Vulcan , the two fools of heaven ,", "Whose wit lies in their anvil and their sword ,", "Know full as much as I .", "But know you nothing farther , Hermes ? What news in court ?", "‘ Twas happy for me that I was at my vocation , driving day-light about the world . But I had rather stand my father 's thunderbolts , than my stepmother 's railing .", "By the way , her worshippers had a bad time o n't ; she was in a damnable humour for receiving petitions .", "As plain as one of my own beams ; she has made him uneasy at home , and he is going to seek his diversion abroad . I see heaven itself is no privileged place for happiness , if a man must carry his wife along with him .", "But , if so , Mercury , then I , who am a poet , must indite his love-letter ; and you , who are by trade a porter , must convey it .", "Some mortal , we presume , of Cadmus ’ blood ;", "Some Theban beauty ; some new Semele ;", "Or some Europa .", "Any disguise to hide the king of gods .", "But what necessitates you to this love ,", "Which you confess a crime , and yet commit ?", "For , to be secret makes not sin the less ;", "‘ Tis only hidden from the vulgar view ;", "Maintains , indeed , the reverence due to princes ,", "But not absolves the conscience from the crime .", "With reverence be it spoke , a bad excuse :", "Thus every wicked act , in heaven or earth ,", "May make the same defence . But what is fate ?", "Is it a blind contingence of events ,", "Or sure necessity of causes linked ,", "That must produce effects ? Or is't a power ,", "That orders all things by superior will ,", "Foresees his work , and works in that foresight ?", "If there be no such thing as right and wrong", "Of an eternal being , I have done ;", "But if there be ,——", "Since arbitrary power will hear no reason ,", "‘ Tis wisdom to be silent .", "Then how are we to be employed this evening ?", "Time 's precious , and these summer nights are short ;", "I must be early up to light the world .", "Or else a gap in nature of a day .", "I shall be cursed by all the labouring trades ,", "That early rise ; but you must be obeyed .", "When would you have me wake ?" ]

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[ "Well , dear , one is always given to understand that they do , women — ladies of her profession .", "We must n't judge hardly , dear . Besides , dear , we do n't know yet that she does .", "He did n't mention her age , I remember .", "I do hope she is . We may be able to mould her .", "We must get to understand her .Perhaps , dear , we may get to like her . THE ELDER MISS WETHERELLWe might TRY , dear .", "For Vernon 's sake . The poor boy seems so much in love with her . We must - Bennet has entered . He is the butler .", "Thank you , Bennet . Will you please tell him that we shall be down in a few minutes ? I must just finish these flowers .", "A good idea . Please ask him , Bennet , if he would mind coming up to us here .Oh , Bennet ! You will remind Charles to put a footwarmer in the carriage !", "Thank you , Bennet .", "One 's feet are always so cold after a railway journey .", "Ah , it is an age of luxury ! I wish I knew which were her favourite flowers . It is so nice to be greeted by one 's favourite flowers .", "And they are so appropriate to a bride . So - Announced by Bennet , Dr. Freemantle bustles in . He is a dapper little man , clean-shaven , with quick brisk ways .", "She has been sleeping much better .", "You see , doctor , it was all so sudden .", "And these actresses — if all one hears is true - The dying sun is throwing his last beams across the room .", "No . She married him , thinking him to be a plain Mr. Wetherell , an artist .", "He 's not going to break it to her till they reach here this evening . THE ELDER MISS WETHERELLYes . “ I shall not break it to her before we reach home . We were married quietly at the Hotel de Ville , and she has no idea I am anything else than plain Vernon James Wetherell , a fellow-countryman of her own , and a fellow-artist . The dear creature has never even inquired whether I am rich or poor . ” I like her for that .", "Her uncle was a bishop .", "Well , evidently .", "People go about so much nowadays .", "We thought it better . You see , one hardly regards them as servants . They have been in the family so long . Three generations of them .", "Of course , he does n't say much .", "You see , they have always been a religious family .", "Yes . CHARLES Bennet 's daughter .", "No , no , I do n't really think we have . Oh , yes — that new girl Mrs. Bennet engaged last week for the dairy . What is her name ?", "Ah , yes , Arnold .", "Only a second cousin .", "He 's so alive .", "Jane !", "That is true , dear .", "Who is that hammering in her ladyship 's bedroom ?", "It is so good of you — only , you — you will be careful there is nothing she could regard as a PERSONAL allusion .", "You see , coming , as she does , from a good family -", "And patient , Bennet .", "No , Bennet , oh no ! I should leave them up . Very thoughtful of you , indeed .", "I am so anxious it should turn out well .", "He was so fond of us both . Do you remember when he was recovering from the measles , his crying for us to bath him instead of Mrs. Bennet ? I have always reproached myself that we refused .", "I think we might have stretched a point in a case of illness . The room has grown very dark . The door has been softly opened ; Vernon and Fanny have entered noiselessly . Fanny remains near the door hidden by a screen , Vernon has crept forward . At this point the two ladies become aware that somebody is in the room . They are alarmed .", "Vernon !", "But we did n't expect you -", "My dear , I am sure we shall .", "We were afraid — you know , dear , boys —sometimes fall in love with women much older than themselves — especially women —We are so relieved that you — that you are yourself , dear ,", "Vernon ! And you know I was always your favourite !", "No dear , Edith .", "It is by Hoppner .", "We were not expecting you so soon . You said in your telegram -", "I had better tell —VERNONOh , let them alone . Plenty of time for all that fuss .Sit down and talk . Have n't I been clever ?You thought I had made an ass of myself , did n't you ? Did you get all my letters ?", "I think so , dear . FANNYDo you know I 've never had a love-letter from you ?", "It must be a hard life for a woman .", "I suppose your family were very much opposed to it ?", "But your uncle ?", "You will be wanting a quiet talk together . We shall see you at dinner .", "Half past seven .", "I understand , dear . It 's all been so sudden .She 'll be all the better alone . We three will go on .FANNYDo n't you get betting .", "Yes . There really is .", "It 's your expression — when you are serious . FANNYI must try to be more serious .", "And the Engells . She 'll like the Engells . All the Engell girls are so pretty .Thank you , dear . THE ELDER MISS WETHERELLAnd they 'll like you , dear , ALL of them . FANNYI hope so .", "Of course it was such a change for you . And at firstwe were a little anxious about her , were n't we ? Fanny has returned to them with the cake-basket . THE ELDER MISS WETHERELLBennetwas saying only yesterday that he had great hopes of you . THE YOUNGER MISS WETHERELLThank you , dear .", "Vernon did n't wish to go this year . He thought you would prefer -", "Not at all , dear .", "It", "IS a bit close .", "If it was n't for the evenings .", "Here 's Doctor Freemantle . Fanny comes from the window .", "She 's a dear girl .", "A holiday ?", "I 'd no idea he was giving a party .", "Did you , dear ?", "FANNY", "Yes . It 's a prayer meeting .", "The whole family , I expect , has been summoned .", "In a van ?", "What 's the matter , dear ?", "My dear -", "Dear ! You will see him ?", "No . Of course .Her ladyship is tired . To-morrow - FANNYNeither to-morrow — nor any other day .You 've just missed some old friends of yours .", "Bennet did n't like the idea of her receiving them .", "There 's something we want to tell dear", "Vernon — before he says anything to Fanny .", "It 's so important that we should tell him before he sees Fanny .", "If she only had n't -", "We hope you slept all right .", "But they have all been discharged . We can n't ask them to do anything . THE ELDER MISS WETHERELLAnd the Grimstones are coming to lunch with the new curate . Vernon asked them on Sunday .", "Perhaps there 's something cold .", "And dear Vernon is so sensitive .", "But how can she ?", "We 're not feeling hungry .", "She was so pretty .", "One would never have known she was an actress .", "We are sure you would , Bennet . But you see , under the circumstances , we — we hardly liked to trouble you . BENNETMy duty , Miss Edith , I have never felt to be a trouble to me .", "And so adaptable . VERNONAh , it was the deception . THE YOUNGER MISS WETHERELLWhat would you have done , dear , if she had told you — at first ? VERNONI do n't know .", "She danced with George III .", "He was quite a little butcher .", "We felt you ought to know ." ]

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[ "These days are bad for beggary .", "Alas for them ! A miserly heart must be a sore affliction .", "They have been thus for many months . What thing has befallen them ?", "It has indeed been sultry .", "If they awake not soon and make this city worthy again of our order I for one shall forsake the calling and buy a shop and sit at ease in the shade and barter for gain .", "Yes , master , a poor beggar .", "Since the building of the first city , master .", "Why , he has never done so .", "Times are bad for the calling here .", "The city is unworthy of our calling . The gods are drowsy and all that is divine in man is dead .Are not the gods drowsy ?", "I perceive that he is some lord in disguise . The gods have woken and have sent him to save us .", "I but spoke hastily , the times being bad .", "Yes , yes ; we will say we are ambassadors from a far land .", "Yes , all men indeed are beggars before the gods .", "This is our thief .", "Out of two cities ?", "Yes , yes , we shall look fine .", "Not cover our rags ?", "He is a beggar .", "Ah ! Now we have come into our own .", "But , master , shall we not have Woldery wine ?", "Do they believe us , master ?", "Is this indeed a man ?", "Ah , the fruits and tender lamb !", "When they questioned him concerning the gods and Man !", "How far away is hunger !", "Ho , ho , ho ! To see them pray to us .", "We were the pride of our calling .", "We are lost !", "We are lost !", "He has taken us into a trap .", "We are lost !", "We are saved now .", "Never had beggars such a time .", "A fear ? Why , we are saved .", "What was your dream ?", "Ah ! It is sunset already . There will be good eating .", "There will be fruits in the baskets .", "And how little wine !", "What heavy boots they have ; they sound like feet of stone .", "The Gods of the Mountain !" ]

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[ "Casey . Come , Bob , what are you about , boy ? The company tumble in upon us like smoke ; quick , all the cooks at work , do you hear me now ?", "Casey . Hey day !", "Enter Second WAITER , stumbling in .", "What 's the matter now ?", "Casey . Champagne , and not a Louis in his pocket !— d'ye hear , tell", "Mr. Lackland , it 's my desire he 'll quit my house .", "Casey . Make me bounce ! A shabby , spunging —— though without a second coat , the fellow 's as proud as a Galway merchant .— Make me bounce in my own house !— pretty well , that , upon my honour !", "Casey . Run , do n't you hear ?", "Casey . Hush ! here he is .Because I 'm a lone woman , he thinks to impose upon the house .", "Casey . Why , the truth is , sir , my waiters have enough to do if they properly attend on folks who have money to pay for what they call for .", "Casey . Lookye , Mr. Lackland , that you 're a gentleman every body knows ; and you 've a good estate , only it 's all gone ; and you 're allowed to be a six bottle man , and a choice companion . Ah ! the beginning of a good song at the latter end of a bottle is a capital thing for a house — Now , here , during the race time , I 'll give you your board at the table d'hote , and money in your pocket to pay the reckoning , if you 'll only be a good jolly fellow , and encourage the company to drink , by a funny song , or a comical story .", "Casey . Yes ; that 's what I call earning your bread like a gentleman .", "Casey . And why so , pray ?", "Casey . Well , upon my honour , you 're a very mannerly fellow ! but I wish I had a husband , for your sake — Oh , I wish I had a husband !", "Casey . Then he shall soon quit his hold , that he shall , as sure as my name is Casey .— Bob , do you go and try to bring them this way , and I 'll go see the rooms prepared myself .Ah , my dearee , I wish I had a husband !", "Casey . Ha ! upon my honour , it is Sir John Bull and his lady — this is the truth of an English family .", "Casey . Sir John , you are welcome from Paris .", "Casey . D'ye hear , George , carry that big piece of roast beef up to the Lion .", "Casey . I 'm Mrs. Casey , at your service , sir ; and I keep this house , the Lion of England .", "Casey . Yes , that I am , born in Dublin ; an honest Irish woman , upon my honour . AIR .— MRS . CASEY . The British Lion is my sign , A roaring trade I drive on , Right English usage , neat French wine , A landlady must thrive on . At table d'hote , to eat and drink , Let French and English mingle , And while to me they bring the chink , ‘ Faith , let the glasses jingle . Your rhino rattle , Come men and cattle . Come all to Mrs. Casey . Of trouble and money , My jewel , my honey ! I warrant , I 'll make you easy . Let love fly here on silken wings , His tricks I shall connive at ; The lover , who would say soft things , Shall have a room in private : On pleasures I am pleas 'd to wink , So lips and kisses mingle , For , while to me , they bring the chink , ‘ Faith , let the glasses jingle , Your rhino rattle , & c .", "Casey . Mr. Lackland , I desire you 'll leave my house .", "Casey . Upon my honour , Mr. Lackland , you may take yourself out of my doors !", "Casey . Why , I tell you , Sir Harry Bisque 's valet has locked up all his master 's baggage in it , and you can have that chamber no more .", "Casey . Ay , my house may be ruined , indeed , if I have n't money to pay my wine merchant . I 'll tell you what , my honest lad , I 've no notion of folks striving to keep up the gentleman , when they cannot support it ; and when people are young and strong , can n't see any disgrace in taking up a brown musket , or the end of a sedan chair , or — a knot —any thing better than bilking me , or spunging upon my customers , and flashing it away in their old clothes .", "Casey . Ay , take his baggage upon a china plate , for it 's a nice affair .", "Casey . Ah , man , what signifies your conceit ?— such a bashaw ! here you come and call , like a lord , and drink like a lord , and there you are in my books six whole pages , without a scratch , like a lord Ogh , you 've run up a thumping bill , and , I warrant , you 'll pay it like a lord .", "Casey . Oh , miracles will never cease — well , I said all along , that your honour was a prince .", "Casey . Lord , your honour , what need your honour mind the bill now ? sure your honour may pay it any time .", "Casey . But , however , since your honour insists upon paying it now , you shall see it — Here , Bob !Squire Lackland 's bill — then Heavens save your handsome face , and your handsome hand , and your handsome leg — pretend to be without money !— Oh dear , how jokish these gentlemen are !— Here , Bob , Squire Lackland 's bill — quick , quick !", "Casey . Here , your honour — here 's your honour 's bill — Bob has drawn it out fairly —", "Casey . What d'ye say , honey ?", "Casey . Why , did n't you desire me to get your bill ? and had n't you your purse out just now to pay me ?", "Casey . Well , upon my honour , this is a pretty caper !— all because I 'm a lone woman — I see there 's no doing without a bit of a man after all ." ]

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[ "Yes , what is that ? Massy , what a clatter ! OliveI heard naught . Be not so foolish , child . And you , Nancy , be of a surety old enough to know better .", "I trow there was a clatter in the chimbly . There ‘ tis again ! Massy , what a screech ! PhoebeOh , Olive , what is it ? what is it ? Do n't let it catch me . Oh , Olive !", "Them that wo n't hear be deafer than them that 's born so . Massy , what a screech !", "We wo n't , hey ?", "Massy , what screeches !", "It was n't me ; ‘ twas a witch in the chimbly .There , hear that , will ye ? I tell ye ‘ twa'n ' t me . I ‘ ai n't opened my mouth .", "Oh , I 'm forbid to tell .", "The one who forbade me to tell , forbade me to tell who told me .", "Said it not : “ Serve me ; serve me ? ”", "She need n't be so topping . It will be laying in wait for her when she goes home . I 'll warrant it wo n't let her off so easy . Enter Olive , bringing an embroidered muslin cape . She puts it gently over Ann 's shoulders . AnnOh ! oh ! Take it away ! take it away !", "I miss my guess but it ‘ ll suit well enough with her heart too . I trow that 's as green as her gown ; green 's the jealous color .", "You could n't see so far without spectacles .", "You think your eyes are mighty sharp . Maybe your ears are too ? Maybe you heard ‘ em kissing at the door when he went home ?", "You need n't color up and shake your head at me , Olive . They stood kissing there nigh an hour , and he with his arm round her waist , and she with hers round his neck . They 'd kiss , then they 'd eye each other and kiss again . I know I woke up and thought ‘ twas Injuns , and I peeked out of my chamber window . Such doings ! You 'd ought to have seen ‘ em , Ann .", "That 's what she ought to have said last night — had n't she ,", "Ann ? But she did n't . Oh , I 'll warrant she did n't ! I know you would ,", "Ann .", "Massy ! what 's after ye ?", "Mayhap she hears more than folk want her to . I heard a voice too , a gruff voice like a pig 's .", "‘ Twas more than that . I know , I know .", "I 'm none so old that I must needs be sent to bed like a babe , I 'd have you know that , Goody Corey .", "Be ye sure that Goody Corey is asleep , and Goodman Corey ? PhoebeThey be both a-snoring . Hasten and begin , I pray you , Nancy .", "And Olive ?", "Whom do you desire to afflict ? PhoebeLet me see . I will afflict Uncle Corey , because he brought me naught from Boston to-day ; Olive , because she gave that cape to Ann instead of me ; and Aunt Corey , because she set me such a long stint , because she would not let me eat an apple to-night , and because she sent me to bed . I want to stick one pin into Uncle Corey , one into Olive , and three into Aunt Corey .", "Take the doll , prick it as you will , and say who the pricks be for .", "Is there any other whom you desire to afflict ?", "I 'll do some witchcraft now . I desire to afflict your aunt Corey , because she doth drive me hither and thither like a child , and sets no value on my understanding ; Olive , because she made a jest of me ; and Goody Bishop , because she hath a fine silk hood .", "Nay , I have another way , which you be too young to understand .", "Hey , black cat ! hey , my pretty black cat ! Go ye and sit on Goody Corey 's breast , and claw her if she stirs . Do as I bid ye , my pretty black cat , and I 'll sign the book .", "‘ Tis rare witchcraft .", "All of this sort . I 've given them all they can do to-night .", "I 'll sing the witch song , and you can dance on the table .", "‘ Tis not sinful for a witch .", "Massy sakes , hear them screeches ! PhoebeOh , Nancy , wo n't they catch us too ! I 'm afraid !", "They can n't touch us ; we 're witches too .", "Hear that , will ye ? Ai n't she a-ketchin ’ it ?", "Most likely ‘ tis . Stick in another , and see if she screeches louder .", "Oh , massy ! I 've got a crick in my back , and I can n't double up . What shall I do ?I can n't ; no , I can n't ! ‘ Tis like a hot poker . Massy ! what ‘ ll I do ?", "I can n't get out . Oh ! oh ! The rheumatiz stiffened me so I could n't double up , and now it has stiffened me so I can n't undouble . No , ‘ tis not rheumatiz , ‘ tis Goody Bishop has bewitched me . I can n't get out .", "Here I am out , but I can n't undouble . I 'll have to go home on all-fours like a cat . Oh ! oh !", "I know ‘ tis . ‘ Tis Goody Bishop in her fine silk hood afflicts me . Oh , massy !", "I ai n't half undoubled .", "I tell ye I can n't go quick ; I ai n't undoubled enough . Devil take Goody Bishop !", "That she doth .", "She sendeth me to bed at first candlelight as though I were a babe ; she maketh me to wear a woollen petticoat in winter-time , though I was not brought up to't ; and she will never let me drink more than one mug of cider at a sitting , and I nigh eighty , and needing o n't to warm my bones .", "Your worship , she hath never had any respect for my understanding , and that hath greatly afflicted me .", "Verily she hath ; and when I would not , hath afflicted me with sore pains in all my bones , so I cried out , on getting up , when I had set awhile .", "Hey ?", "She hath a yellow bird which sits on her cap when she churns .", "A thing like a cat , only it went on two legs . It clawed up the chimbly , and the soot fell down , and Goody Corey set me to sweeping o n't up on the Lord 's day .", "See you anybody coming ?", "Where be my spectacles — where be they ?Oh Lord , what 's the use of living to be so old that you 're scattered all over the house like a seed thistle ! Having to hunt everywhere for your eyes and your wits whenever you want to use ‘ em , and having other folks a-meddling with ‘ em ! Where be the spectacles ? They be not in the cupboard ; they be not on the dresser . Where be they ? I trow this be witch-work . I know well enough what has become of my good horn spectacles . Goody Bishop hath witched them away , thinking they would suit well with her fine hood . I know well that I — PhoebeOh , Nancy , it is not Aunt Corey . It is only Goodwife Nourse .", "May the black beast catch her ! Be you sure ?", "I would that I had my fingers in old man Hathorne 's fine wig . I would yank it off for him , and fling it to the pigs . A-sending master and mistress to jail , and they no more witches than I be !", "I know not what we be . My old head will not hold it all . It is time they came home . There is not a crumb of sweet-cake in the house , and the stopple is so tight in the cider-barrel that I cannot stir it a peg .", "I know not . I tell ye my old head spins round like a flax-wheel ; when I put my finger on one spoke ‘ tis another one . These things be too much for a poor old woman like me . It takes folks like their worships the magistrates and Minister Parris to deal with black men and witches , and keep their wits in no need of physic .", "I know not . My old head bobs like a pumpkin in a pond . I would master and mistress were home . These be troublous times for an old woman . I would I could stir the stopple in the cider-barrel . Look again , and see if mistress be not coming up the road .", "Do n't you fret yourself , Olive . I trow there 's no witch-mark on you . It 's Goody Bishop in her fine silk hood that 's at the bottom o n't . I know , I know . Perchance Paul could loose the stopple in the cider-barrel . I am needful of somewhat to warm my old bones . This witch-work makes them to creep with chills like long snakes .", "‘ Tis so , Paul ; and there 's no sweet-cake in the house , either .", "Perchance you could pry up the hook of the jail door with the old knife . It will be dark to-night . There is no moon until three o'clock in the morning ." ]

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[ "Who 's there ?", "Long live the king !", "He .", "‘ Tis now struck twelve . Get thee to bed , Francisco .", "Have you had quiet guard ?", "Well , good night .", "If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus ,", "The rivals of my watch , bid them make haste .", "Say . What , is Horatio there ?", "Welcome , Horatio :— Welcome , good Marcellus .", "I have seen nothing .", "Sit down awhile ,", "And let us once again assail your ears ,", "That are so fortified against our story ,", "What we two nights have seen .", "Last night of all ,", "When yond same star that 's westward from the pole", "Had made his course to illume that part of heaven", "Where now it burns , Marcellus and myself ,", "The bell then beating one ,—", "In the same figure , like the king that 's dead .", "Looks it not like the King ? mark it , Horatio .", "It would be spoke to .", "See , it stalks away !", "How now , Horatio ! You tremble and look pale :", "Is not this something more than fantasy ?", "What think you o n't ?", "I think it be no other but e'en so :", "Well may it sort , that this portentous figure", "Comes armed through our watch ; so like the king", "That was and is the question of these wars .", "‘ Tis here !", "It was about to speak , when the cock crew ." ]

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[ "Oh , do n't think of such a thing , miss . If Mrs Hushabye has forgotten all about it , it will be a pleasant surprise for her to see you , wo n't it ?", "You 'll get used to it , miss : this house is full of surprises for them that do n't know our ways . CAPTAIN SHOTOVERNurse , there is a hold-all and a handbag on the front steps for everybody to fall over . Also a tennis racquet . Who the devil left them there ?", "She says Miss Hessy invited her , sir .", "Now it 's all right , Captain : I 'll get the lady some tea ; and her room shall be ready before she has finished it .Take off your hat , ducky ; and make yourself at homeTHE CAPTAINDucky ! Do you suppose , woman , that because this young lady has been insulted and neglected , you have the right to address her as you address my wretched children , whom you have brought up in ignorance of the commonest decencies of social intercourse ?", "Never mind him , doty .", "That 's no talk to offer to a young lady . Here , ducky , have some tea ; and do n't listen to himTHE CAPTAINNow before high heaven they have given this innocent child Indian tea : the stuff they tan their own leather insides with .ELLIEOh , please ! I am so tired . I should have been glad of anything .", "Oh , what a thing to do ! The poor lamb is ready to drop .", "There 's a man for you ! They say he sold himself to the devil in Zanzibar before he was a captain ; and the older he grows the more I believe them . A WOMAN 'S VOICEIs anyone at home ? Hesione ! Nurse ! Papa ! Do come , somebody ; and take in my luggage . Thumping heard , as of an umbrella , on the wainscot .", "My gracious ! It 's Miss Addy , Lady Utterword , Mrs Hushabye 's sister : the one I told the captain about .Coming , Miss , coming . She carries the table back to its place by the door and is harrying out when she is intercepted by Lady Utterword , who bursts in much flustered . Lady Utterword , a blonde , is very handsome , very well dressed , and so precipitate in speech and action that the first impressionis one of comic silliness .", "I 'll go get you some fresh tea , ducky .", "Bless you ! he 's forgotten what he went for already . His mind wanders from one thing to another .", "Yes , Miss . LADY UTTERWORDDo n't be silly , Nurse . Do n't call me Miss . NURSE GUINNESSNo , loveyLADY UTTERWORDI know what you must feel . Oh , this house , this house ! I come back to it after twenty-three years ; and it is just the same : the luggage lying on the steps , the servants spoilt and impossible , nobody at home to receive anybody , no regular meals , nobody ever hungry because they are always gnawing bread and butter or munching apples , and , what is worse , the same disorder in ideas , in talk , in feeling . When I was a child I was used to it : I had never known anything better , though I was unhappy , and longed all the time — oh , how I longed !— to be respectable , to be a lady , to live as others did , not to have to think of everything for myself . I married at nineteen to escape from it . My husband is Sir Hastings Utterword , who has been governor of all the crown colonies in succession . I have always been the mistress of Government House . I have been so happy : I had forgotten that people could live like this . I wanted to see my father , my sister , my nephews and nieces, and I was looking forward to it . And now the state of the house ! the way I 'm received ! the casual impudence of that woman Guinness , our old nurse ! really Hesione might at least have been here : some preparation might have been made for me . You must excuse my going on in this way ; but I am really very much hurt and annoyed and disillusioned : and if I had realized it was to be like this , I would n't have come . I have a great mind to go away without another wordELLIENobody has been here to receive me either . I thought I ought to go away too . But how can I , Lady Utterword ? My luggage is on the steps ; and the station fly has gone . The captain emerges from the pantry with a tray of Chinese lacquer and a very fine tea-set on it . He rests it provisionally on the end of the table ; snatches away the drawing-board , which he stands on the floor against table legs ; and puts the tray in the space thus cleared . Ellie pours out a cup greedily .", "The Rectory is nothing but a heap of bricks , they say . Unless we can give the Rector a bed he has nowhere to lay his head this night .", "And you are all to go down to the cellars .", "And hide beside the coward I married ! I 'll go on the roof first .There ! Mr Hushabye 's turned it on again . THE BURGLARHere : where 's the way to that gravel pit ? The boot-boy says there 's a cave in the gravel pit . Them cellars is no use . Where 's the gravel pit , Captain ?", "Go straight on past the flagstaff until you fall into it and break your dirty neck .Another and louder explosion is heard . The burglar stops and stands trembling . ELLIEThat was nearer .", "Think of them , indeed , the murdering blackguards ! What next ? A terrific explosion shakes the earth . They reel back into their seats , or clutch the nearest support . They hear the falling of the shattered glass from the windows ." ]

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[ "I good MSnare , I haue enter 'd him , and all", "I am vndone with his going : I warrant he is an infinitiue thing vpon my score . Good MFang hold him sure : good MSnare let him not scape , he comes continuantly to Py-Cornerto buy a saddle , and hee is indited to dinner to the Lubbars head in Lombardstreet , to MSmoothes the Silkman . I pra ’ ye , since my Exion is enter 'd , and my Case so openly known to the world , let him be brought in to his answer : A 100 . Marke is a long one , for a poore lone woman to beare : & I haue borne , and borne , and borne , and haue bin fub 'd off , and fub'dhYpppHeNoff , from this day to that day , that it is a shame to be thought on . There is no honesty in such dealing , vnles a woman should be made an Asse and a Beast , to beare euery Knaues wrong . Enter Falstaffe and Bardolfe . Yonder he comes , and that arrant Malmesey-Nose Bardolfe with him . Do your Offices , do your offices : MFang , & MSnare , do me , do me , do me your Offices", "Throw me in the channell ? Ile throw thee there . Wilt thou ? wilt thou ? thou bastardly rogue . Murder , murder , O thou Hony-suckle villaine , wilt thou kill Gods officers , and the Kings ? O thou hony-seed Rogue , thou art a honyseed , a Man-queller , and a woman-queller", "Good people bring a rescu . Thou wilt not ? thou wilt not ? Do , do thou Rogue : Do thou Hempseed", "Good my Lord be good to mee . I beseech you stand to me", "Oh my most worshipfull Lord , and't please your Grace , I am a poore widdow of Eastcheap , and he is arrested at my suit", "It is more then for someit is for all : all I haue , he hath eaten me out of house and home ; hee hath put all my substance into that fat belly of his : but I will haue some of it out againe , or I will ride thee o ’ Nights , like the Mare", "Marrythy selfe , & the mony too . Thou didst sweare to mee vpon a parcell gilt Goblet , sitting in my Dolphin-chamber at the round table , by a sea-cole fire , on Wednesday in Whitson week , when the Prince broke thy head for lik'ning him to a singing man of Windsor ; Thou didst sweare to me thento marry me , and make mee my Lady thy wife . Canst y deny it ? Did not goodwife Keech the Butchers wife come in then , and cal me gossip Quickly ? comming in to borrow a messe of Vinegar : telling vs , she had a good dish of Prawnes : whereby y didst desire to eat some : whereby I told thee they were ill for a greene wound ? And didst not thoudesire me to be no more familiar with such poore people , saying , that ere long they should call me Madam ? And did'st y not kisse me , and bid mee fetch thee 30. s ? I put thee now to thy Book-oath , deny it if thou canst ?", "Yes in troth my Lord", "Nay , you said so before", "By this Heauenly ground I tread on , I must be faine to pawne both my Plate , and the Tapistry of my dyning Chambers", "Prethee", "let it be but twenty Nobles ,", "I loath to pawne my Plate , in good earnest la", "Well , you shall haue it although I pawne my", "Will you haue Doll Teare-sheet meet you at supper ?", "Sweet-heart , me thinkes now you are in an excellent good temperalitie : your Pulsidge beates as extraordinarily , as heart would desire ; and your Colouris as red as any Rose : But you haue drunke too much Canaries , and that 's a maruellous searching Wine ; and it perfumes the blood , ere wee can say what 's this . How doe you now ?", "Why that was well said : A good heart 's worth", "Sick of a Calme : yea , good-sooth", "Why this is the olde fashion : you two neuer meete , but you fall to some discord : you are bothas Rheumatike as two drie Tostes , you cannot one beare with anothers Confirmities . What the good-yere ? One must beare , and that must bee you : you are the weaker Vessell ; as they say , the emptier Vessell", "If hee swagger , let him not come here : I must liue amongst my Neighbors , Ile no Swaggerers : I am in good name , and fame , with the very best : shut the doore , there comes no Swaggerers heere : I haue not liu 'd all this while , to haue swaggering now : shut the doore , I pray you", "‘ Pray you pacifie your selfethere comes no Swaggerers heere", "Tilly-fallyneuer tell me , your ancient Swaggerer comes not in my doores . I was before Master Tisick the Deputie , the other day : and as hee said to me , it was no longer agoe then Wednesday last : Neighbour QuicklyMaster Dombe , our Minister , was by then : Neighbour Quicklyreceiue those that are Ciuill ; foryou are in an ill Name : now hee said so , I can tell whereupon : foryou are an honest Woman , and well thought on ; therefore take heede what Guests you receiue : Receiueno swaggering Companions . There comes none heere . You would blesse you to heare what hee said . No , Ile no Swaggerers", "Cheater , call you him ? I will barre no honest man my house , nor no Cheater : but I doe not loue swaggering ; I am the worse when one sayes , swagger : Feele Masters , how I shake : looke you , I warrant you", "Doe I ? yea , in very truth doe I , if it were an Aspen", "Come , Ile drinke no Proofes , nor no Bullets : I will drinke no more then will doe me good , for no mans pleasure , I", "No , good Captaine Pistol : not heere , sweete", "Captaine", "Good Captaine Peesel be quiet , it is very late :", "I beseeke you now , aggrauate your Choler", "By my troth Captaine , these are very bitter words", "On my wordthere 's none such here . What the good-yere , doe you thinke I would denye her ? I pray be quiet", "Here 's good stuffe toward", "Here 's a goodly tumult : Ile forsweare keeping house , before Ile be in these tirrits , and frights . So : Murther I warrant now . Alas , alas , put vp your naked Weapons , put vp your naked Weapons", "Are you not hurt i'th ’ Groyne ? me thought hee made a shrewd Thrust at your Belly", "Oh , the Lord preserue thy good Grace : Welcome to London . Now Heauen blesse that sweete Face of thine : what , are you come from Wales ?", "‘ Blessing on your good heart , and so shee is by my troth", "No , I warrant you", "All Victuallers doe so : What is a Ioynt of", "Mutton , or two , in a whole Lent ?", "Who knocks so lowd at doore ? Looke to the doore there , Francis ?", "Well , fare thee well : I haue knowne thee these twentie nine yeeres , come Pescod-time : but an honester , and truer-hearted man - Well , fare thee well", "What 's the matter ?", "Oh runne Dol , runne : runne , good Dol .", "O that Sir Iohn were come , hee would make this a bloody day to some body . But I would the Fruite of her Wombe might miscarry", "O , that right should thus o'recome might . Wel of sufferance , comes ease", "Yes , come you staru 'd Blood-hound", "Thou Anatomy , thou" ]

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[ "Hung be the heavens with black , yield day to night ! Comets , importing change of times and states , Brandish your crystal tresses in the sky And with them scourge the bad revolting stars That have consented unto Henry 's death ! King Henry the Fifth , too famous to live long ! England ne'er lost a king of so much worth .", "Cease , cease these jars and rest your minds in peace ;", "Let 's to the altar . Heralds , wait on us .", "Instead of gold , we 'll offer up our arms ,", "Since arms avail not , now that Henry 's dead .", "Posterity , await for wretched years ,", "When at their mothers ’ moist'ned eyes babes shall suck ,", "Our isle be made a nourish of salt tears ,", "And none but women left to wail the dead .", "Henry the Fifth , thy ghost I invocate :", "Prosper this realm , keep it from civil broils ,", "Combat with adverse planets in the heavens .", "A far more glorious star thy soul will make", "Than Julius Caesar or bright", "What say'st thou , man , before dead Henry 's corse ?", "Speak softly , or the loss of those great towns", "Will make him burst his lead and rise from death .", "Me they concern ; Regent I am of France .", "Give me my steeled coat ; I 'll fight for France .", "Away with these disgraceful wailing robes !", "Wounds will I lend the French instead of eyes ,", "To weep their intermissive miseries .", "Gloucester , why doubt'st thou of my forwardness ?", "An army have I muster 'd in my thoughts ,", "Wherewith already France is overrun .", "Is Talbot slain ? Then I will slay myself ,", "For living idly here in pomp and ease ,", "Whilst such a worthy leader , wanting aid ,", "Unto his dastard foemen is betray 'd .", "His ransom there is none but I shall pay .", "I 'll hale the Dauphin headlong from his throne ;", "His crown shall be the ransom of my friend ;", "Four of their lords I 'll change for one of ours .", "Farewell , my masters ; to my task will I ;", "Bonfires in France forthwith I am to make", "To keep our great Saint George 's feast withal .", "Ten thousand soldiers with me I will take ,", "Whose bloody deeds shall make an Europe quake .", "I do remember it , and here take my leave", "To go about my preparation . Exit", "Coward of France , how much he wrongs his fame ,", "Despairing of his own arm 's fortitude ,", "To join with witches and the help of hell !", "A maid ! and be so martial !", "Ascend , brave Talbot ; we will follow thee .", "Agreed ; I 'll to yond corner .", "The day begins to break , and night is fled", "Whose pitchy mantle over-veil 'd the earth .", "Here sound retreat and cease our hot pursuit .", "‘ Tis thought , Lord Talbot , when the fight began ,", "Rous 'd on the sudden from their drowsy beds ,", "They did amongst the troops of armed men", "Leap o'er the walls for refuge in the field .", "No , truly ; ‘ tis more than manners will ;", "And I have heard it said unbidden guests", "Are often welcomest when they are gone .", "O , let no words , but deeds , revenge this treason !", "Lord Talbot , do not so dishonour me ;", "Here will I sit before the walls of Rouen ,", "And will be partner of your weal or woe .", "Not to be gone from hence ; for once I read", "That stout Pendragon in his litter sick", "Came to the field , and vanquished his foes .", "Methinks I should revive the soldiers ’ hearts ,", "Because I ever found them as myself .", "Now , quiet soul , depart when heaven please ,", "For I have seen our enemies ’ overthrow .", "What is the trust or strength of foolish man ?", "They that of late were daring with their scoffs", "Are glad and fain by flight to save themselves ." ]

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[ "Oh , it 's you . I hoped it was father going out .", "He is late this morning .", "Then I wish he 'd go and do it .", "Yes , I am , and you know I am , and I 'll thank you both to go when he comes .", "Good morning , Mr. Prosser .Father 's not gone out yet . He 's late .", "Maggie , we know you 're a pushing sales-woman , but — MAGGIEIt 'll teach him to keep out of here a bit . He 's too much time on his hands .", "You know why he comes .", "It 's all very well for an old maid like you to talk , but if father wo n't have us go courting , where else can Albert meet me except here when father 's out ?", "Courting must come first .", "Do n't swear , father . HOBSONNo . I 'll sit down instead .Listen to me , you three . I 've come to conclusions about you . And I wo n't have it . Do you hear that ? Interfering with my goings out and comings in . The idea ! I 've a mind to take measures with the lot of you .", "If we take trouble to feed you it 's not bumptious to ask you not to be late for your food .", "I suppose you mean Vickey and me !", "A publican .", "It is not immodest , father . It 's the fashion to wear bustles .", "We shall continue to dress fashionably , father .", "Ca n't we choose husbands for ourselves ?", "What 's the matter with Willie ?", "You 're going to marry Willie Mossop ! Willie Mossop !", "I know , and if you 're afraid to speak your thoughts , I 'm not . Look here , Maggie —,— what you do touches us , and you 're mistaken if you think I 'll own Willie Mossop for my brother-in-law .", "You ask father if there 's disgrace . And look at me . I 'd hopes of Albert Prosser till this happened .", "Yes . What 's your opinion of Will ?", "Would you like him in the family ?", "But you said —", "Oh , father ! HOBSONGo and get my dinner served and talk less . Go on now . I 'm not in right temper to be crossed .", "I 'm sure I do n't know what to tell you to do , Tubby .", "Well , father 's out and I can n't help you .", "I do n't know what to tell you . Nobody seems to want any boots made .", "Then you 'd better .", "You suggested it .", "Oh , dear ! What would Miss Maggie have told you to do ?", "Then go and make clogs .", "Yes .", "I do n't care . It 's father 's place to be here to tell them what to do .", "Oh , yes . Go on . Blame me that the place is all at sixes and sevens .", "I 'm not snappy in myself .It 's these figures . I can n't get them right . What 's 17 and 25 ? VICKEYFifty-two , of course .", "Well , it does n't balance right . Oh , I wish I was married and out of it .", "You !", "Well , you 're sly , Vickey Hobson . You 've kept it to yourself .", "Maggie , you here !", "No .", "He 's not been here so often since you and Willie Mossop got — MAGGIESince when ?", "Since you made him buy that pair of boots he did n't want . MAGGIEI see . He did n't like paying for taking his pleasure in our shop . Well , if he 's not expected , somebody must go for him . Prosser , Pilkington & Prosser , Solicitors of Bexley Square . That 's right , is n't it ?", "Yes . Albert 's “ and Prosser . ” MAGGIEAye ? Quite a big man in his way . Then , will you go and fetch him , Mr. Beenstock ? Tell him to bring the paper with him . VICKEYYou 're ordering folk about a bit .", "Is it ? Suppose father comes in and finds Albert and Freddy here ?", "He 's beyond his time already .", "Why ?", "Sleeping ?", "Is that all we 're to be told ?", "I do n't know what you 're aiming at , Maggie , but —", "He changed his mind .", "Willie Mossop was our boot hand .", "But however did you manage it ? Where did the capital come from ?", "I 'll do it if you 'll help me with these books , Maggie .", "Yes .", "I think you might help me , Maggie .", "Very well .", "Well , I hope you 're satisfied , Maggie . You 've got your way again , and now perhaps you 'll tell us if there 's anything you want in this shop .", "I 'm asking you , what 's your business here ?", "You 've been married this morning !", "I do n't see how you knew .", "And the shop ?", "Wedded with a brass ring !", "I 'm a bit too much astonished at you to think about accounts . A ring out of stock !", "Have n't you furnished ?", "I 'd stay single sooner than have other people 's cast-off sticks in my house . Where 's your pride gone to , Maggie ?", "Wait a bit .", "Let me tell you if you claim the furniture from your old bedroom —,— that it 's my room now , and you 'll not budge a stick of it .", "Nor to you , neither .", "Well , it ‘ ud not suit me .", "Yes , or for mine .", "What ?", "We 're ready , Maggie .", "I dare say . But you 'll not speak as well as he did , so we can leave it with a good wind-up . I 'm free to own you took me by surprise , Will .", "I thought that speech never came natural from Will .", "Do you mean to tell me that Willie found the capital ?", "He must be if you 've done this out of what father used to pay him .", "That 's it . I 'm a bit nervous .", "Who 's that ?", "When he 's gone .", "Tubby Wadlow 's looking after it .", "It will be much easier for you without us in your way , father .", "So does my Albert know his trade .HOBSONI 'll grant you that . He knows his trade . He 's good at robbery .And I 've to have it on my conscience that my daughter 's wed a lawyer and an employer of lawyers .", "Father ! HOBSONAye . You may father me . But that 's a piece of work I 've finished with . I 've done with fathering , and they 're beginning it . They 'll know what marrying a woman means before so long . They 're putting chains upon themselves and I have thrown the shackles off . I 've suffered thirty years and more and I 'm a free man from to-day . Lord , what a thing you 're taking on ! You poor , poor wretches . You 're red-nosed robbers , but you 're going to pay for it .MAGGIEYou 'd better arrange to get married quick . Alice and Vickey will have a sweet time with him .", "Good night , Maggie .And thank you .", "I dare say .", "You been here long , Maggie ?", "I live in the Crescent myself .", "I do n't think I can be expected to come back to this after what I 've been used to lately .", "Well , I say it ought to be Maggie , father . She 's the eldest .", "Do n't you know ?", "I expect you 'd put a collar on in any case , father . HOBSONOf course I should . I 'm going to put a collar on . But understand me , Maggie , it 's not for the sake of Will Mossop . It 's because my neck is cold .MAGGIENow , then , which of us is it to be ?", "Maggie !", "Well , I 'm not going to break my home up and that 's flat .", "That 's not fair speaking . I 'd come if there were no one else . You know very well it 's your duty , Maggie .", "Do you mean to say you wo n't come ?", "There 's only Maggie for it .", "It 's our way as well , is n't it ?", "Yes .", "He might leave them his money !", "Father must make his will at once . Albert shall draw it up .", "That 's never Willie Mossop . VICKEYAre you coming into this ?", "What on earth do you mean ? It 's a good business still .", "Do you mean to tell me father is n't rich ?", "You 'll do what 's arranged for you .", "Will Mossop , do you know who you 're talking to ? WILLIEAye . My wife 's young sisters . Times have changed a bit since you used to order me about this shop , have n't they , Alice ?", "Yes . I 'm Mrs. Albert Prosser now .", "And we 're to stay here and watch Maggie and Will abusing father when he 's ill .", "We 're not against you , father . We want to stay and see that Will deals fairly by you .", "Did Maggie skip ?", "Do you mean that we 're to go ?", "Oh , father !", "Vickey !" ]

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[ "At last !", "What 's the matter ?", "They were unworthy of you . I will write you some more .", "Thank Heaven for your madness , your rashness , your imprudence !", "They will think that a man once loved a woman more devotedly than ever man loved woman before . But they will not know what man it was .", "But how will they know ?", "Write poems to you with reserve ! You ask me that !", "Ah , how I wish they had been addressed to an unmarried woman ! how I wish they had !", "Have you got sisters-in-law ?", "I do . Heaven help me , I do — or I did — or", "Ah , of course they are your husband 's relatives : I forgot that . Forgive me , Aurora .", "She will not understand them , I think .", "Oh do n't , do n't think of people in that way . Do n't think of her at all .Aurora : do you remember the evening when I sat here at your feet and read you those poems for the first time ?", "Yes , you are right . It will be a profanation .", "To me Teddy is nothing , and Georgina less than nothing .", "And oh ! how happy I am !", "Yes : I deserve that . I think if I were going to the stake with you , I should still be so happy with you that I could hardly feel your danger more than my own .", "Your heart will tell you at the right time . I have thought deeply over this ; and I know what we two must do , sooner or later .", "If you did , you would no longer be Aurora . Our course is perfectly simple , perfectly straightforward , perfectly stainless and true . We love one another . I am not ashamed of that : I am ready to go out and proclaim it to all London as simply as I will declare it to your husband when you see — as you soon will see — that this is the only way honorable enough for your feet to tread . Let us go out together to our own house , this evening , without concealment and without shame . Remember ! we owe something to your husband . We are his guests here : he is an honorable man : he has been kind to us : he has perhaps loved you as well as his prosaic nature and his sordid commercial environment permitted . We owe it to him in all honor not to let him learn the truth from the lips of a scandalmonger . Let us go to him now quietly , hand in hand ; bid him farewell ; and walk out of the house without concealment and subterfuge , freely and honestly , in full honor and self-respect .", "We shall not depart by a hair 's breadth from the ordinary natural current of our lives . We were going to the theatre when the loss of the poems compelled us to take action at once . We shall go to the theatre still ; but we shall leave your diamonds here ; for we cannot afford diamonds , and do not need them .", "I never thought of doing so , dearest : I know that these trivialities are nothing to you . What was I saying — oh yes . Instead of coming back here from the theatre , you will come with me to my home — now and henceforth our home — and in due course of time , when you are divorced , we shall go through whatever idle legal ceremony you may desire . I attach no importance to the law : my love was not created in me by the law , nor can it be bound or loosed by it . That is simple enough , and sweet enough , is it not ?Here are flowers for you : I have the tickets : we will ask your husband to lend us the carriage to show that there is no malice , no grudge , between us . Come !", "Well , let us take that calmly . Let us go to the theatre as if nothing had happened , and tell him when we come back . Now or three hours hence : to-day or to-morrow : what does it matter , provided all is done in honor , without shame or fear ?", "I tried ; but Lohengrin was sold out for to-night .", "Can you ask me ? What is there besides Lohengrin that we two could endure , except Candida ?", "Aurora !", "That divinest love poem ! the poem that gave us courage to speak to one another ! that revealed to us what we really felt for one another ! That —", "You were right . You are like Candida .", "Aurora : if Candida had loved Eugene she would have gone out into the night with him without a moment 's hesitation .", "There is nothing wanting in it .", "What is that ?", "Let us be just to Georgina , dearest", "She really sees the world in that way . That is her punishment .", "My dear : I really do n't care about Georgina or about Teddy . All these squabbles belong to a plane on which I am , as you say , no use . I have counted the cost ; and I do not fear the consequences . After all , what is there to fear ? Where is the difficulty ? What can Georgina do ? What can your husband do ? What can anybody do ?", "Yes . What can be simpler ?", "You do n't understand these things , my darling , how could you ? In one respect I am unlike the poet in the play . I have followed the Greek ideal and not neglected the culture of my body . Your husband would make a tolerable second-rate heavy weight if he were in training and ten years younger . As it is , he could , if strung up to a great effort by a burst of passion , give a good account of himself for perhaps fifteen seconds . But I am active enough to keep out of his reach for fifteen seconds ; and after that I should be simply all over him .", "Do n't ask me , dearest . At all events , I swear to you that you need not be anxious about me .", "All this alarm is needless , dearest . Believe me , nothing will happen . Your husband knows that I am capable of defending myself . Under such circumstances nothing ever does happen . And of course I shall do nothing . The man who once loved you is sacred to me .", "No , no .Dearest , dearest : how agitated you are ! how unlike yourself ! All these worries belong to the lower plane . Come up with me to the higher one . The heights , the solitudes , the soul world !", "Mr Apjohn !! !", "How could you even think of me as Mr Apjohn ? I never think of you as", "Mrs Bompas : it is always Cand — I mean Aurora , Aurora , Auro —", "Are you afraid ?", "Perfect love casteth out fear . That is why I am not afraid . Mrs Bompas : you do not love me .", "Why do you thank me ?", "Once or twice in my life I have dreamed that I was exquisitely happy and blessed . But oh ! the misgiving at the first stir of consciousness ! the stab of reality ! the prison walls of the bedroom ! the bitter , bitter disappointment of waking ! And this time ! oh , this time I thought I was awake .", "I beg your pardon . What is it you want me to do ? I am at your service . I am ready to behave like a gentleman if you will be kind enough to explain exactly how .", "Go on . Go on quickly . Give me something to think about , or I will — I will —", "I beg your pardon . I will buy you a new one .", "Then you will have to do without it : that 's all .", "If you knew how near I was to breaking Teddy 's pet wife and presenting him with the pieces , you would be thankful that you are alive instead of — of — of howling about five shillings worth of ivory . Damn your fan !", "This is some horrible dream . What has become of you ? You are not my Aurora .", "Do n't drag me down — do n't — do n't . Help me to find the way back to the heights .", "It seems so to me .", "I can suggest nothing now . A chill black darkness has fallen : I can see nothing but the ruins of our dream .", "All I can say is that I am entirely at your service . What do you wish me to do ?", "No .", "You said you were the only Aurora in the world . Andoh God ! you were the only Aurora in the world to me .", "Yes , by heart .Do n't you ?", "No .", "Of course I am quite sure . How could I use such a name in a poem ?", "What does it matter — now ?", "Oh , if you wish me to tell a lie —", "Very well . You have broken my spirit and desecrated my dreams . I will lie and protest and stand on my honor : oh , I will play the gentleman , never fear .", "You are quite right , Mrs Bompas : I beg your pardon . You must excuse my temper . I have got growing pains , I think .", "The process of growing from romantic boyhood into cynical maturity usually takes fifteen years . When it is compressed into fifteen minutes , the pace is too fast ; and growing pains are the result .", "Yes : I 'm capable of anything now . I should not have told him the truth by halves ; and now I will not lie by halves . I 'll wallow in the honor of a gentleman .", "What is it ?", "The tableau would be complete in its guiltiness . For Heaven 's sake , Mrs Bompas , let that glove alone : you look like a pickpocket . Her husband comes in : a robust , thicknecked , well groomed city man , with a strong chin but a blithering eye and credulous mouth . He has a momentous air , but shows no sign of displeasure : rather the contrary .", "I am at your service .", "We have decided not to go .", "I think I should prefer plenty of room .", "Manuscripts ?", "Why , these are my poems .", "What a shame ! Mrs Bompas has shown them to you ! You must think me an utter ass . I wrote them years ago after reading Swinburne 's Songs Before Sunrise . Nothing would do me then but I must reel off a set of Songs to the Sunrise . Aurora , you know : the rosy fingered Aurora . They 're all about Aurora . When Mrs Bompas told me her name was Aurora , I could n't resist the temptation to lend them to her to read . But I did n't bargain for your unsympathetic eyes .", "Do you mean to imply that you do n't believe me ?", "Why not ? I do n't understand .", "I assure you I am quite at a loss . Can you not be a little more explicit ?", "Mr Bompas : I pledge you my word you are mistaken . I need not tell you that Mrs Bompas is a lady of stainless honor , who has never cast an unworthy thought on me . The fact that she has shown you my poems —", "Does not that prove their perfect innocence ? She would have shown them to you at once if she had taken your quite unfounded view of them .", "Believe me , you are . I assure you , on my honor as a gentleman , that I have never had the slightest feeling for Mrs Bompas beyond the ordinary esteem and regard of a pleasant acquaintance .", "I should never have dreamt of writing poems to her . The thing is absurd .", "Well , it happens that I do not admire Mrs Bompas — in that way .", "There is no need to insult me like this . I assure you , on my honor as a —", "Mr Bompas : I can make allowances for your jealousy —", "How can I convince you ? Be reasonable . I tell you my relations with Mrs Bompas are relations of perfect coldness — of indifference —", "Look here : I 'm not going to stand this .", "This is ridiculous . I assure you Mrs. Bompas is quite —", "You call me a swine again and I 'll land you one on the chin that 'll make your head sing for a week .", "I have got a most frightful bump on the back of my head .", "Yes . I take it back .I take it all back , all , without reserve .", "I shall do nothing of the sort . I have steeped myself in lies for your sake ; and the only reward I get is a lump on the back of my head the size of an apple . Now I will go back to the straight path .", "It 's no use . Your husband is a fool and a brute —", "I say you are a fool and a brute ; and if you 'll step outside with me I 'll say it again .Those poems were written to your wife , every word of them , and to nobody else .I wrote them because I loved her . I thought her the most beautiful woman in the world ; and I told her so over and over again . I adored her : do you hear ? I told her that you were a sordid commercial chump , utterly unworthy of her ; and so you are .", "Yes , I do mean it , and a lot more too . I asked Mrs Bompas to walk out of the house with me — to leave you — to get divorced from you and marry me . I begged and implored her to do it this very night . It was her refusal that ended everything between us .What she can see in you , goodness only knows !", "What can I do ?", "Oh , I do n't mind . I am past minding anything . I have grown too fast this evening .", "This morning I was eighteen . Now I am — confound it ! I 'm quoting that beast of a play", "I should call it How He Lied to Her Husband ." ]

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[ "{ Outside . } Good evening to you , lady of the house .", "{ Coming in slowly and going towards the bed . } Is it departed he is ?", "{ Looking closely at the dead man . } It 's a queer look is on him for a man that 's dead .", "{ Looking at her and nodding slowly . } It 's a queer story he would n't let his own wife touch him , and he dying quiet in his bed .", "{ Crosses himself . } God rest his soul .", "{ Filling a pipe and looking about the room . } I 've walked a great way through the world , lady of the house , and seen great wonders , but I never seen a wake till this day with fine spirits , and good tobacco , and the best of pipes , and no one to taste them but a woman only .", "{ Drinking . } There 's no offence , lady of the house ?", "{ Sitting down . } I knew rightly . { He lights his pipe so that there is a sharp light beneath his haggard face . } And I was thinking , and I coming in through the door , that it 's many a lone woman would be afeard of the like of me in the dark night , in a place would n't be so lonesome as this place , where there are n't two living souls would see the little light you have shining from the glass .", "{ Looking round with a half-shudder . } It is surely , God help us all !", "{ Speaking mournfully . } Is it myself , lady of the house , that does be walking round in the long nights , and crossing the hills when the fog is on them , the time a little stick would seem as big as your arm , and a rabbit as big as a bay horse , and a stack of turf as big as a towering church in the city of Dublin ? If myself was easily afeard , I 'm telling you , it 's long ago I'ld have been locked into the Richmond Asylum , or maybe have run up into the back hills with nothing on me but an old shirt , and been eaten with crows the like of Patch Darcy — the Lord have mercy on him — in the year that 's gone .", "{ Looking at the body in the sheet . } It 's myself will go for him , lady of the house , and let you not be destroying yourself with the great rain .", "{ Moving uneasily . } Maybe if you 'd a piece of a grey thread and a sharp needle — there 's great safety in a needle , lady of the house — I'ld be putting a little stitch here and there in my old coat , the time I 'll be praying for his soul , and it going up naked to the saints of God .", "{ Slowly . } It 's true , surely , and the Lord have mercy on us all ! { Nora goes out . The Tramp begins stitching one of the tags in his coat , saying the “ De Profundis ” under his breath . In an instant the sheet is drawn slowly down , and Dan Burke looks out . The Tramp moves uneasily , then looks up , and springs to his feet with a movement of terror . }", "{ Trembling . } I meant no harm , your honour ; and wo n't you leave me easy to be saying a little prayer for your soul ? { A long whistle is heard outside . }", "{ Doubtfully . } Is it not dead you are ?", "{ Pouring out the whisky . } What will herself say if she smells the stuff on you , for I 'm thinking it 's not for nothing you 're letting on to be dead ?", "{ Taking a stick from the cupboard } Is it that ?", "{ With a queer look . } Is it herself , master of the house , and she a grand woman to talk ?", "{ Listening . } There 's a voice speaking on the path .", "{ Covering his head . } Have no fear , master of the house . What is it I know of the like of you that I'ld be saying a word or putting out my hand to stay you at all ? { He goes back to the fire , sits down on a stool with his back to the bed and goes on stitching his coat . }", "{ Quickly . } Whisht , whisht . Be quiet I 'm telling you , they 're coming now at the door . { Nora comes in with Micheal Dara , a tall , innocent young man behind her . }", "{ Plaintively . } That was a great man , young fellow , a great man I 'm telling you . There was never a lamb from his own ewes he would n't know before it was marked , and he'ld run from this to the city of Dublin and never catch for his breath .", "{ Standing up . } It 's a hard thing you 're saying for an old man , master of the house , and what would the like of her do if you put her out on the roads ?", "{ Pointing to Micheal . } Maybe himself would take her .", "{ Going over to Nora . } We 'll be going now , lady of the house — the rain is falling , but the air is kind and maybe it 'll be a grand morning by the grace of God .", "{ At the door . } Come along with me now , lady of the house , and it 's not my blather you 'll be hearing only , but you 'll be hearing the herons crying out over the black lakes , and you 'll be hearing the grouse and the owls with them , and the larks and the big thrushes when the days are warm , and it 's not from the like of them you 'll be hearing a talk of getting old like Peggy Cavanagh , and losing the hair off you , and the light of your eyes , but it 's fine songs you 'll be hearing when the sun goes up , and there 'll be no old fellow wheezing , the like of a sick sheep , close to your ear ." ]

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[ "Hip ! hollo ! ho !— Hip !——", "Hip , hillio — ho — hi !——", "Lord ! sir , if my master makes no more haste , we shall all be put to sword by the knives of the natives . I 'm told they take off heads like hats , and hang ‘ em on pegs , in their parlours . Mercy on us ! My head aches with the very thoughts of it . Hollo ! Mr. Inkle ! master ; hollo !", "Aye ; stripping is the first thing that would happen to us ; for they seem to be woefully off for a wardrobe . I myself saw three , at a distance , with less clothes than I have , when I get out of bed : all dancing about in black buff ; just like Adam in mourning .", "Why , Inkle —— Well ! only to see the difference of men ! he 'd have thought it very hard , now , if I had let him call so often after me . Ah ! I wish he was calling after me now , in the old jog-trot way , again . What a fool was I to leave London for foreign parts !—— That ever I should leave Threadneedle-street , to thread an American forest , where a man 's as soon lost as a needle in a bottle of hay !", "Lord , sir , I shall never recover what I have lost in coming abroad . When my master and I were in London , I had such a mortal snug birth of it ! Why , I was factotum .", "But then the honour of it . Think of that , sir ; to be clerk as well as own man . Only consider . You find very few city clerks made out of a man , now-a-days . To be king of the counting-house , as well as lord of the bed-chamber . Ah ! if I had him but now in the little dressing-room behind the office ; tying his hair , with a bit of red tape , as usual .", "Oh , if I was but brushing the accounts or casting up the coats ! mercy on us ! what 's that ?", "Did n't you hear a noise ?", "Ha ! A sum in division , I reckon .", "Oh ! that ever I was born , to leave pen , ink , and powder for this !", "I 'll run and see , sir , directly .", "Oh ! Threadneedle-street , Thread —", "— Needle-street .", "Sir .", "Wo n't you look and see ?", "Oh , charming ! It 's a retreat for a king , sir : Mr . Medium , however , has not got up in it ; your uncle , sir , has run on like a booby ; and has got up with our party by this time , I take it ; who are now most likely at the shore . But what are we to do next , sir ?", "Then pray , sir , proceed to reconnoitre ; for the sooner the better .", "Y —— Ye — s — Yes .", "Eh ! Oh lord !— Clear !Oh dear ! oh dear ! the coast will soon be clear enough now , I promise you —— The ship is under sail , sir !", "All , all , sir , except me .", "Ah ! there they go .—— That will be the last report we shall ever hear from ‘ em I 'm afraid .— That 's as much as to say , Good bye to ye . And here we are left — two fine , full-grown babes in the wood !", "The old one — a tree , sir .— ‘ Tis all we have for it now . What would I give , now , to be perched upon a high stool , with our brown desk squeezed into the pit of my stomach — scribbling away an old parchment !—— But all my red ink will be spilt by an old black pin of a negro . SONG .A voyage over seas had not entered my head , Had I known but on which side to butter my bread , Heigho ! sure I — for hunger must die ! I 've sail 'd like a booby ; come here in a squall , Where , alas ! there 's no bread to be butter 'd at all ! Oho ! I 'm a terrible booby ! Oh , what a sad booby am I ! In London , what gay chop-house signs in the street ! But the only sign here is of nothing to eat . Heigho ! that I —— for hunger should die ! My mutton 's all lost ; I 'm a poor starving elf ! And for all the world like a lost mutton myself . Oho ! I shall die a lost mutton ! Oh ! what a lost mutton am I ! For a neat slice of beef , I could roar like a bull ; And my stomach 's so empty , my heart is quite full . Heigho ! that I — for hunger should die ! But , grave without meat , I must here meet my grave , For my bacon , I fancy , I never shall save . Oho ! I shall ne'er save my bacon ! I can n't save my bacon , not I !", "Hum ! I was thinking —— I was thinking , sir — if so many natives could be caught , how much they might fetch at the West India markets !", "No , faith , sir ! Hunger is too sharp to be jested with . As for me , I shall starve for want of food . Now you may meet a luckier fate : you are able to extract the square root , sir ; and that 's the very best provision you can find here to live upon . But I !Mercy on us ! here they come again .", "Oh Lord ! no , do n't , do n't —— We shall pay too dear for our lodging , depend o n't .", "What ! go in before your honour ! I know my place better , I assure you — I might walk into more mouths than one , perhaps .", "I must , sir ; I must ! Ah , Trudge , Trudge ! what a damned hole are you getting into !", "Very likely , sir ! But for a pleasing face , it has the cursed'st ugly month I ever saw in my life . Now do , sir , make off as fast as you can . If we once get clear of the natives ’ houses , we have little to fear from the lions and leopards : for by the appearance of their parlours , they seem to have killed all the wild beast in the country . Now pray , do , my good master , take my advice , and run away .", "That 's just what I expect for coming in .— All that enter here appear to have had their skins stript over their ears ; and ours will be kept for curiosities — We shall stand here , stuffed , for a couple of white wonders .", "No , no , no , do n't ; do n't . We may be called to account for disturbing the company : you may get a curtain-lecture , perhaps , sir .", "Oh ! what will become of us ! Some grim , seven foot fellow ready to scalp us .", "A woman !—But let him come on ; I 'm ready — dam'me , I do n't fear facing the devil himself — Faith it is a woman — fast asleep too .", "And egad ! there seems to be a nice , little plump bit in the corner ; only she 's an angel of rather a darker sort .", "Zounds , she has thrown me into a cold sweat .", "This must be a lady of quality , by her staring .", "O ho ! It 's time , I see , to begin making interest with the chamber maid .", "Why , you speak English as well as I , my little Wowski .", "Iss ! and you learnt it from a strange man , that tumbled from a big boat , many moons ago , you say ?", "Then , what the devil made them so surprized at seeing us ! was he like me ?Not so smart a body , mayhap . Was his face , now , round and comely , and — eh !Was it like mine ?", "Oh , oh , an old shipwrecked sailor , I warrant . With white and grey hair , eh , my pretty beauty spot ?", "Oh ! wore a wig . But the old boy taught you something more than English , I believe .", "The devil he did ! What was it ?", "Aye , what was that for ?", "Zounds ! did he teach you to smoke ?", "And what became of him at last ? What did your countrymen do for the poor fellow ?", "Mercy on us ! what damned stomachs , to swallow a tough old tar ! Ah , poor Trudge ! your killing comes next .", "No ? why what shall I do , if I get in their paws ?", "Will you ? Ecod she 's a brave good-natured wench ! she 'll be worth a hundred of your English wives .— Whenever they fight on their husband 's account , it 's with him instead of for him , I fancy . But how the plague am I to live here ?", "Zounds ! leopard 's skin for winter wear , and feathers for a summer 's suit ! Ha , ha ! I shall look like a walking hammer-cloth , at Christmas , and an upright shuttlecock , in the dog days . And for all this , if my master and I find our way to England , you shall be part of our travelling equipage ; and , when I get there , I 'll give you a couple of snug rooms , on a first floor , and visit you every evening , as soon as I come from the counting-house . Do you like it ?", "Damme , what a flashy fellow I shall seem in the city ! I 'll get her a white boy to bring up the tea-kettle . Then I 'll teach you to write and dress hair .", "Oh yes , a very great man . I 'm head clerk of the counting-house , and first valet-de-chambre of the dressing-room . I pounce parchments , powder hair , black shoes , ink paper , shave beards , and mend pens . But hold ! I had forgot one material point — you ar'n ' t married , I hope ?", "So I will . It 's best , however , to be sure of her being single ; for Indian husbands are not quite so complaisant as English ones , and the vulgar dogs might think of looking a little after their spouses . But you have had a lover or two in your time ; eh , Wowski ?", "Who ?", "Yes , pretty little Wowski !", "Oh then turn about , my little tawny tight one !", "Do n't you like me ?", "Never , not for any white one ;", "You are beautiful as any sloe .", "So snug and cosey !", "Coying , toying ,", "With a rosy", "Posey ,", "When I 'm dosey ,", "Bear-skin nightcaps too shall warm my head .", "Come along , Wows ! Take care of your furs , and your feathers , my girl !", "That 's right .— Somebody might steal ‘ em , perhaps .", "Oh Lord ! see what one loses by not being born in a christian country .", "What 's your sign , my lad ?", "Well , get us a room for half an hour , and we 'll come : and harkee ! let it be light and airy , d'ye hear ? My master has been used to your open apartments lately .", "A prince — Ha ! ha !—— No , not quite a prince — but he belongs to the Crown . But how do you like this , Wows ? Is n't it fine ?", "Fine men , eh ?", "Yes , all the fine men are like me . As different from your people as powder and ink , or paper and blacking .", "What ! the fine lady 's complexions ? Oh , yes , exactly ; for too much heat very often dissolves ‘ em ! Then their dress , too .", "Better , better a great deal . Why , a young flashy Englishman will sometimes carry a whole fortune on his back . But did you mind the women ? All here — and there ;they have it all from us in England .— And then the fine things they carry on their heads , Wowski .", "Pshaw ! an old woman bawling flounders . But the fine girls we meet , here , on the quay — so round and so plump !", "Not love you ! Zounds , have not I given you proofs ?", "Not I. I 'll stick to you like wax .", "Gratitude , to be sure .", "Ha ! this it is , now , to live without education . The poor dull devils of her country are all in the practice of gratitude , without finding out what it means ; while we can tell the meaning of it , with little or no practice at all .— Lord , Lord , what a fine advantage christian learning is ! Hark'ee , Wows !", "Now we 've accomplished our landing , I 'll accomplish you . You remember the instructions I gave you on the voyage ?", "Let 's see now — What are you to do , when I introduce you to the nobility , gentry , and others — of my acquaintance ?", "Let me see you do it .Very well ! and how are you to recommend yourself , when you have nothing to say , amongst all our great friends ?", "Right ! they 'll think you 've lived with people of fashion . But suppose you meet an old shabby friend in misfortune , that you do n't wish to be seen speak to — what would you do ?", "Why would you do that ?", "That 's a good girl ! and I wish every body could boast of so kind a motive for such cursed cruel behaviour .— Lord ! how some of your flashy bankers ’ clerks have cut me in Threadneedle street .— But come , though we have got among fine folks , here , in an English settlement , I wo n't be ashamed of my old acquaintance : yet , for my own part , I should not be sorry , now , to see my old friend with a new face .— Odsbobs ! I see Mr. Inkle — Go in , Wows ; call for what you like best .", "Who have we here ?", "Not she — she never went to market in all her life .", "A black fair , ha ! ha ! ha ! You hold it on a brown green , I suppose .", "Yes ; and I 'm her humble servant , I take it .", "Just as much as she has saved me — My own life .", "Zounds ! what a devil of a fellow ! Sell Wows !— my poor , dear , dingy , wife !", "No ; but I am ; so I shall do as I 'd be done by : and , if you were a good one yourself , you 'd know , that fellow-feeling for a poor body , who wants your help , is the noblest mark of our religion .— I wou'dn ' t be articled clerk to such a fellow for the world .", "Plague o n't ; there it is . I shall be laughed out of my honesty , here .— But you may be jogging , friend ; I may feel a little queer , perhaps , at showing her face — but , dam me , if ever I do any thing to make me asham 'd of showing my own .", "Rot her complexion — I 'll tell you what , Mr. Fair-trader , if your head and heart were to change places , I 've a notion you 'd be as black in the face as an ink-bottle .", "Oh , here comes my master , at last .", "Sir !", "Yes , sir , at the Crown here ; a neat , spruce room they tell me . You have not seen such a convenient lodging this good while , I believe .", "Um —— Why there is the Lion , I hear , and the Bear , and the Boar — but we saw them at the door of all our late lodgings , and found but bad accommodations within , sir .", "Very well , sir . What a fine thing it is to turn one 's back on a master , without running into a wolf 's belly ! One can follow one 's nose on a message here , and be sure it wo n't be bit off by the way .", "I have been showing her all the wigs and bales of goods we met on the quay , sir .", "And I 'll go feast on a slice of beef , in the inn , here .", "Well then , you sha n't .", "No such thing ; I practised my politeness all the while I was in the woods . Our very lodging taught me good manners ; for I could never bring myself to go into it without bowing .", "Gad , you 're right ; I am a little out here , to be sure .Well , how do you do ?", "Oh ! very well — I 'll take it again .", "May be not . He 's a little busy at present .", "Very likely ; so it would be a pity to interrupt him , you know .", "No ?", "The devil it will !", "O , my poor master !", "Then he 'll get into a damn 'd scrape , in a crack .", "Nothing , nothing —— It must out —— Patty !", "Can you keep a secret ?", "ThenMy master keeps a girl .", "As sure as one and one make two .", "Pooh ! it 's always your sly , sober fellows , that go the most after the girls .", "Me ? Oh Lord ! he ! he !— Do you think any smart , tight , little , black-eyed wench , would be struck with my figure ?", "You shall hear : when the ship left us ashore , my master turned as pale as a sheet of paper . It is n't every body that 's blest with courage , Patty .", "However , I bid him cheer up ; told him , to stick to my elbow : took the lead , and began our march .", "We had n't gone far , when a damn 'd one-eyed black boar , that grinned like a devil , came down the hill in jog trot ! My Master melted as fast as a pot of pomatum !", "But what does I do , but whips out my desk knife , that I used to cut the quills with at home ; met the monster , and slit up his throat like a pen — The boar bled like a pig .", "Yes ; I remember we fed on the flitch for a week .", "The lady ! Oh , true . By and by we came to a cave — a large hollow room , under ground , like a warehouse in the Adelphi .— Well ; there we were half an hour , before I could get him to go in ; there 's no accounting for fear , you know . At last , in we went , to a place hung round with skins , as it might be a furrier 's shop , and there was a fine lady , snoring on a bow and arrows .", "Eh !— No — no .— Hum — She had a young lion , by way of a lap-dog .", "Gave her a jog , and she opened her eyes — she struck my master immediately .", "With her beauty , you ninny , to be sure : and they soon brought matters to bear . The wolves witnessed the contract — I gave her away — The crows croaked amen ; and we had board and lodging for nothing .", "The same .", "Um ! she 's a good comely copper .", "Yes , quite dark ; but very elegant ; like a Wedgwood tea-pot .", "Why , there 's no great harm i n't , I hope ?", "Zounds ! you are mighty nice all of a sudden ; but I 'd have you to know , Madam Patty , that Black-a-moor ladies , as you call ‘ em , are some of the very few whose complexions never rub off ! ‘ Sbud , if they did , Wows and I should have changed faces by this time — But mum ; not a word for your life .", "Pshaw ! these girls are so plaguy proud of their white and red ! but I wo n't be shamed out of Wows , that 's flat .— Enter WOWSKI . Ah ! Wows , I 'm going to leave you .", "Master says I must .", "Master , to be sure , while we were in the forest , taught Yarico to read , with his pencil and pocket-book . What then ? Wows comes on fine and fast in her lessons . A little awkward at first , to be sure — Ha ! ha !— She 's so used to feed with her hands , that I can n't get her to eat her victuals , in a genteel , christian way , for the soul of me ; when she has stuck a morsel on her fork , she do n't know how to guide it , but pops up her knuckles to her mouth , and the meat goes up to her ear . But , no matter — After all the fine , flashy London girls , Wowski 's the wench for my money . SONG . A clerk I was in London gay , Jemmy linkum feedle , And went in boots to see the play , Merry fiddlem tweedle . I march 'd the lobby , twirled my stick , Diddle , daddle , deedle ; The girls all cry 'd , “ He 's quite the kick . ” Oh , Jemmy linkum feedle . Hey ! for America I sail , Yankee doodle , deedle ; The sailor-boys cry 'd , “ Smoke his tail ! ” Jemmy linkum feedle . On English belles I turned my back , Diddle , daddle , deedle ; And got a foreign fair quite black , O twaddle , twaddle , tweedle ! Your London girls , with roguish trip , Wheedle , wheedle , wheedle , May boast their pouting under lip , Fiddle , faddle , feedle . My Wows would beat a hundred such , Diddle , daddle , deedle , Whose upper lip pouts twice as much , O , pretty double wheedle ! Rings I 'll buy to deck her toes ; Jemmy linkum feedle ; A feather fine shall grace her nose , Waving siddle seedle . With jealousy I ne'er shall burst ; Who 'd steal my bone of bone-a ? A white Othello , I can trust A dingy Desdemona .", "There he is ; like a beau bespeaking a coat — doubting which colour to choose — Sir —", "Nothing unexpected , sir :— I hope you wo n't be angry ; but I am come to give you joy , sir !", "A wife , sir ! a white one .— I know it will vex you , but Miss", "Narcissa means to make you happy , to-morrow morning .", "Yes , sir ; and as I have been out of employ , in both my capacities , lately , after I have dressed your hair , I may draw up the marriage articles .", "Patty told me all that has passed in the Governor 's family , on the quay , sir . Women , you know , can never keep a secret . You 'll be introduced in form , with the whole island to witness it .", "There will be nothing but rejoicings , in compliment to the wedding , she tells me ; all noise and uproar ! Married people like it , they say .", "They are talking of nothing else but the match , it seems .", "And the bride 's merits ——", "Then they call her so handsome .", "And then they say so much of her fortune .", "Stay , stay , sir ; I am desired to tell you , the Governor wo n't open his gates to us till to-morrow morning .", "Yes ; it 's a short respite before execution ; and if your honour was to go and comfort poor Madam Yarico ——", "I 've done , sir , I 've done — But I know I should blubber over", "Wows all night , if I thought of parting with her in the morning .", "Lord , sir , I only ——", "Ah ! you may well put your hand to your head ; and a bad head it must be , to forget that Madam Yarico prevented her countrymen from peeling off the upper part of it .", "May I come in , sir ?", "Sir , your uncle wants to see you .", "I shall , sir .", "Pa — part with Ma — madam Ya-ri-co !", "I 'm sorry for it , sir ; I have lived with you along while ; I 've half a year 's wages too , due the 25th ult . for dressing your hair , and scribbling your parchments ; but take my scribbling ; take my frizzing ; take my wages ; and I , and Wows , will take ourselves off together — she saved my life , and rot me , if any thing but death shall part us .", "I 'm gone , sir . Lord , Lord ! I never carried a letter with such ill will in all my born days .", "Yes , I gave her the letter .", "I cou'dn ' t , sir , I cou'dn ' t — I intended to say what you bid me — but I felt such a pain in my throat , I cou'dn ' t speak a word , for the soul of me ; and so , sir , I fell a crying .", "Nothing at all , sir . She sat down with her two hands clasped on her knees , and looked so pitifully in my face , I could not stand it . Oh , here she comes . I 'll go and find Wows : if I must be melancholy , she shall keep me company .", "Come along , Wows ! take a long last leave of your poor mistress : throw your pretty , ebony arms about her neck .", "A thing of my own , sir . I cou'dn ' t help following my master 's example in the woods —— Like master , like man , sir .", "Hang me , like a dog , if I would , sir .", "Wows , give me a kiss !", "Eh , Wows ! How !— why not !", "O rare !— Bless your honour !— Wows ! you 'll be lady , you jade , to a governor 's factotum ." ]

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[ "Thus far success attends upon our councils ,", "And each event has answer 'd to my wish ;", "The queen and all her upstart race are quell 'd ;", "Dorset is banish 'd , and her brother Rivers ,", "Ere this , lies shorter by the head at Pomfret .", "The nobles have , with joint concurrence , nam 'd me", "Protector of the realm : my brother 's children ,", "Young Edward and the little York , are lodg 'd", "Here , safe within the Tower . How say you , sirs ,", "Does not this business wear a lucky face ?", "The sceptre and the golden wreath of royalty", "Seem hung within my reach .", "That can I .", "Those lords are each one my approv 'd good friends ,", "Of special trust and nearness to my bosom ;", "And , howsoever busy they may seem ,", "And diligent to bustle in the state ,", "Their zeal goes on no further than we lead ,", "And at our bidding stays .", "I guess the man at whom your words would point :", "Hastings —", "He bears me great good will .", "And yet this tough , impracticable , heart ,", "Is govern 'd by a dainty-finger 'd girl ;", "Such flaws are found in the most worthy natures ;", "A laughing , toying , wheedling , whimpering , she ,", "Shall make him amble on a gossip 's message ,", "And take the distaff with a hand as patient", "As e'er did Hercules .", "No more , he comes .", "My good lord chamberlain ,", "We 're much beholden to your gentle friendship .", "In right good time . Speak out year pleasure freely .", "Say you , of Shore ?", "Marry ! the times are badly chang 'd with her ,", "From Edward 's days to these . Then all was jollity ,", "Feasting and mirth , light wantonness and laughter ,", "Piping and playing , minstrelsy and masking ;", "‘ Till life fled from us like an idle dream ,", "A show of mummery without a meaning .", "My brother , rest and pardon to his soul ,", "Is gone to his account ; for this his minion ,", "The revel-rout is done — But you were speaking", "Concerning her — I have been told , that you", "Are frequent in your visitation to her .", "Go to : I did not mean to chide you for it .", "For , sooth to say , I hold it noble in you", "To cherish the distress 'd .— On with your tale .", "Somewhat of this , but slightly , have I heard ;", "And though some counsellors of forward zeal ,", "Some of most ceremonious sanctity", "And bearded wisdom , often have provok 'd", "The hand of justice to fall heavy on her ;", "Yet still , in kind compassion of her weakness ,", "And tender memory of Edward 's love ,", "I have withheld the merciless stern law", "From doing outrage on her helpless beauty .", "Thus far , the voice of pity pleaded only :", "Our further and more full extent of grace", "Is given to your request . Let her attend ,", "And to ourself deliver up her griefs .", "She shall be heard with patience , and each wrong", "At full redress 'd . But I have other news ,", "Which much import us both ; for still my fortunes", "Go hand in hand with yours : our common foes ,", "The queen 's relations , our new-fangled gentry ,", "Have fall'n their haughty crests — that for your privacy .", "Arise , fair dame , and dry your wat'ry eyes . Beshrew me , but ‘ twere pity of his heart That could refuse a boon to such a suitress . You 've got a noble friend to be your advocate ; A worthy and right gentle lord he is , And to his trust most true . This present now Some matters of the state detain our leisure ; Those once dispatch 'd , we 'll call for you anon , And give your griefs redress . Go to ! be comforted .", "Now by my holidame !", "Heavy of heart she seems , and sore afflicted .", "But thus it is when rude calamity", "Lays its strong gripe upon these mincing minions ;", "The dainty gew-gaw forms dissolve at once ,", "And shiver at the shock . What says her paper ?", "You saw it giv'n , but now .", "No , ‘ tis plain ——", "She knows it not , it levels at her life ;", "Should she presume to prate of such high matters ,", "The meddling harlot , dear she should abide it .", "Upon the instant ,", "Lord Hastings will be here ; this morn I mean", "To prove him to the quick ; then if he flinch ,", "No more but this — away with him at once ,", "He must be mine or nothing —— But he comes !", "Draw nearer this way , and observe me well .", "This do , and wait me e'er the council sits .", "You know your friendship is most potent with us ,", "And shares our power . But of this enough ,", "For we have other matters for your ear .", "The state is out of tune : distracting fears ,", "And jealous doubts , jar in our public councils ;", "Amidst the wealthy city , murmurs rise ,", "Lewd railings , and reproach on those that rule ,", "With open scorn of government ; hence credit ,", "And public trust ‘ twixt man and man , are broke .", "The golden streams of commerce are withheld ,", "Which fed the wants of needy hinds and artizans ,", "Who therefore curse the great , and threat rebellion .", "Beshrew my heart ! but you have well divin 'd", "The source of these disorders . Who can wonder", "If riot and misrule o'erturn the realm ,", "When the crown sits upon a baby brow ?", "Plainly to speak , hence comes the gen'ral cry ,", "And sum of all complaint : ‘ twill ne'er be well", "With England", "while children govern .", "The council", "Have plac 'd a pageant sceptre in my hand ,", "Barren of pow'r , and subject to controul ;", "Scorn 'd by my foes , and useless to my friends .", "Oh , worthy lord ! were mine the rule indeed ,", "I think I should not suffer rank offence", "At large to lord it in the commonweal ;", "Nor would the realm be rent by discord thus ,", "Thus fear and doubt , betwixt disputed titles .", "Ay , marry , but there is ——", "And that of much concern . Have you not heard", "How , on a late occasion , doctor Shaw", "Has mov 'd the people much about the lawfulness", "Of Edward 's issue ? By right grave authority", "Of learning and religion , plainly proving ,", "A bastard scion never should be grafted", "Upon a royal stock ; from thence at full", "Discoursing on my brother 's former contract", "To lady Elizabeth Lucy , long before", "His jolly match with that same buxom widow ,", "The queen he left behind him ——", "What if some patriot , for the public good ,", "Should vary from your scheme , new-mould the state ?", "You go too far , my lord .", "How now ! so hot !", "Is then our friendship of so little moment ,", "That you could arm your hand against my life ?", "O noble Hastings ! nay , I must embrace you ;", "By holy Paul , you 're a right honest man !", "This was the sum of all : that he would brook", "No alteration in the present state .", "Marry , at last , the testy gentleman", "Was almost mov 'd to bid us bold defiance :", "But there I dropp 'd the argument , and , changing", "The first design and purport of my speech ,", "I prais 'd his good affection to young Edward ,", "And left him to believe my thoughts like his .", "Proceed we then in this fore-mention 'd matter ,", "As nothing bound or trusting to his friendship .", "This wayward and perverse declining from us ,", "Has warranted at full the friendly notice ,", "Which we this morn receiv 'd . I hold it certain ,", "The puling , whining , harlot rules his reason ,", "And prompts his zeal for Edward 's bastard brood .", "Your counsel likes me well , it shall be follow 'd , She waits without , attending on her suit . Go , call her in , and leave us here alone . Enter Jane Shore . Oh ! you are come most fitly . We have ponder 'd On this your grievance : and though some there are , Nay , and those great ones too , who would enforce The rigour of our power to afflict you , And bear a heavy hand ; yet fear not you : We 've ta'en you to our favour : our protection Shall stand between , and shield you from mishap .", "Marry , there are , though I believe them not ,", "Who say you meddle in affairs of state :", "That you presume to prattle like a busy-body ,", "Give your advice , and teach the lords o ’ the council", "What fits the order of the commonweal .", "Go to ; I know your pow'r ; and though I trust not", "To ev'ry breath of fame , I 'm not to learn", "That Hastings is profess 'd your loving vassal .", "But fair befall your beauty : use it wisely ,", "And it may stand your fortunes much in stead ,", "Give back your forfeit land with large increase ,", "And place you high in safety and in honour .", "Nay , I could point a way , the which pursuing ,", "You shall not only bring yourself advantage ,", "But give the realm much worthy cause to thank you .", "Why , that 's well said — Thus then — Observe me well .", "The state , for many high and potent reasons ,", "Deeming my brother Edward 's sons unfit", "For the imperial weight of England 's crown —", "Therefore have resolv 'd", "To set aside their unavailing infancy", "And vest the sov'reign rule in abler hands .", "This , though of great importance to the public", "Hastings , for very peevishness , and spleen ,", "Does stubbornly oppose .", "Ay , Hastings .", "How now !", "You 're passing rich in this same heav'nly speech ,", "And spend it at your pleasure . Nay , but mark me !", "My favour is not bought with words like these .", "Go to — you 'll teach your tongue another tale .", "Dare not , ev'n for thy soul , to thwart me further !", "None of your arts , your feigning , and your foolery ;", "Your dainty squeamish coying it to me ;", "Go — to your lord , your paramour , be gone !", "Lisp in his ear , hang wanton on his neck ,", "And play your monkey gambols o'er to him .", "You know my purpose , look that you pursue it ,", "And make him yield obedience to my will .", "Do it — or woe upon the harlot 's head .", "Ha ! Dost thou brave me , minion ! Dost thou know", "How vile , how very a wretch , my pow'r can make thee ?", "That I can place thee in such abject state ,", "As help shall never find thee ; where , repining ,", "Thou shall sit down , and gnaw the earth for anguish ;", "Groan to the pitiless winds without return ;", "Howl , like the midnight wolf amidst the desert ,", "And curse thy life , in bitterness and misery !", "‘ Tis well — we 'll try the temper of your heart . What , hoa ! Who waits without ?", "Go , some of you , and turn this strumpet forth !", "Spurn her into the street ; there let her perish ,", "And rot upon a dunghill . Through the city", "See it proclaim 'd , that none , on pain of death ,", "Presume to give her comfort , food , or harbour ;", "Who ministers the smallest comfort , dies .", "Her house , her costly furniture and wealth ,", "We seize on , for the profit of the state .", "Away ! Be gone !", "So much for this . Your project 's at an end .", "I 'll attend them .", "My lords , a set of worthy men you are ,", "Prudent and just , and careful for the state ;", "Therefore , to your most grave determination", "I yield myself in all things ; and demand", "What punishment your wisdom shall think meet", "T ’ inflict upon those damnable contrivers ,", "Who shall , with potions , charms , and witching drugs ,", "Practise against our person and our life !", "Then judge yourselves , convince your eyes of truth : Behold my arm , thus blasted , dry , and wither 'd ,", "If they have done it ! Talk'st thou to me of ifs , audacious traitor ! Thou art that strumpet witch 's chief abettor , The patron and complotter of her mischiefs , And join 'd in this contrivance for my death . Nay start not , lords — What ho ! a guard there , sirs ! Enter Guards .Lord Hastings , I arrest thee of high treason . Seize him , and bear him instantly away . He sha ’ not live an hour . By holy Paul , I will not dine before his head be brought me . Ratcliffe , stay thou , and see that it be done : The rest , that love me , rise and follow me . Lord Hastings , Sir Richard Ratcliffe , and Guards , remain ." ]

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[ "I told Molly in my letter that she 'd have to walk up ,", "Tom .", "Expense for nothing ! Bob can bring up her things in the barrow . I 've told Joy I wo n't have her going down to meet the train . She 's so excited about her mother 's coming there 's no doing anything with her .", "Well , she 's going home to-morrow ; she must just keep herself fresh for the dancing tonight . I 'm not going to get people in to dance , and have Joy worn out before they begin .", "A great strong woman like Molly Gwyn ! It is n't half a mile .", "Rubbish ! If you want to throw away money , you must just find some better investment than those wretched 3 per cents . of yours . The greenflies are in my roses already ! Did you ever see anything so disgusting ?Where 's the syringe ? I saw you mooning about with it last night , Tom .", "I simply wo n't have Dick keep his fishing things in the tree ; there 's a whole potful of disgusting worms . I can n't touch them . You must go and take ‘ em out , Tom .", "What on earth 's the pleasure of it ? I can n't see ! He never catches anything worth eating .", "Do n't put them near me !", "Tom , take the worms off that seat at once !", "It 's not my business to look after Dick 's worms . Do n't put them on the ground . I wo n't have them anywhere where they can crawl about .", "Yes , give them to Peachey .", "Well , it 's beyond me how you can make pets of worms — wriggling , crawling , horrible things !What about Miss joy 's frock , Rose ?", "Well , then you must just find her . I do n't know where she is .", "What is it , Peachey ?", "Let 's look !", "Well , you can try .", "Here 's Molly about her train .", "No , Peachey .", "Molly says she 'll be down by the eleven thirty .She 'll be here in half an hour !“ MAURICE LEVER is coming down by the same train to see Mr. Henty about the Tocopala Gold Mine . Could you give him a bed for the night ? ”", "Just like a man ! What room I should like to know !", "As if Molly would n't have the pink !", "You know perfectly well it 's full of earwigs , Tom . I killed ten there yesterday morning .", "I do n't know that I approve of this Mr . Lever 's dancing attendance . Molly 's only thirty-six .", "“ This gold mine seems to be a splendid chance .I 've put all my spare cash into it . They 're issuing some Preference shares now ; if Uncle Tom wants an investment ” —— Well , I suppose I shall have to screw him in somehow .", "Oh ! your views ! This may be a specially good chance .", "I ‘ m sick of these 3 per cent . dividends . When you 've only got so little money , to put it all into that India Stock , when it might be earning 6 per cent . at least , quite safely ! There are ever so many things I want .", "As to Molly , I think it 's high time her husband came home to look after her , instead of sticking out there in that hot place . In fact —I do n't know what Geoff 's about ; why does n't he find something in England , where they could live together .", "Well , I do n't believe in husband and wife being separated . That 's not my idea of married life .Ah , yes , she 's your niece , not mime ! Molly 's very ——", "Well , if I could n't sew at your age , Peachey , without pricking my fingers ! Tom , if I have Mr . Lever here , you 'll just attend to what I say and look into that mine !", "Nonsense , Peachey ! As if they 'd go there if they did n't want to !", "I can n't put Ernest and Letty in the blue room , there 's only the single bed . Suppose I put Mr . Lever there , and say nothing about the earwigs . I daresay he 'll never notice .", "Then where am I to put him for goodness sake ?", "Rubbish , Tom , I wo n't have you turned out , that 's flat . He can have Joy 's room , and she can sleep with the earwigs .", "You wretched girl ! I told you never to climb that tree again . Did you know , Peachey ?She 's always up there , spoiling all her frocks . Come down now , Joy ; there 's a good child !", "Well , who is to sleep there then ?", "Litter her up with a great girl like you , as if we 'd only one spare room ! Tom , see that she comes down — I can n't stay here , I must manage something .", "Tom !", "To-om !", "Well , how was I to know ?", "I do n't know what 's the matter with that child ? Well , Molly , so here you are . You 're before your time — that train 's always late .", "What have you done with Mr . Lever ? I shall have to put him in Peachey 's room . Tom 's got no champagne .", "Rubbish , Tom ! He 'll just have to put up with what he can get !", "Now , I 've told your uncle , Molly , that he 's not to go in for this gold mine without making certain it 's a good thing . Mind , I think you 've been very rash . I 'm going to give you a good talking to ; and that 's not all — you ought n't to go about like this with a young man ; he 's not at all bad looking . I remember him perfectly well at the Fleming 's dance .", "No , Tom , I 'm going to talk to Molly ; she 's old enough to know better .", "Yes , and you 'll get yourself into a mess ; I do n't approve of it , and when I see a thing I do n't approve of ——", "What rate of interest are these Preference shares to pay ?", "What did I tell you , Tom ? And are they safe ?", "There , you see , you call him Maurice ! Now supposing your uncle went in for some of them ——", "Do n't swing your hat by the brim ! Go and look if you can see him coming !Your uncle 's getting very bald . I ‘ ve only shoulder of lamb for lunch , and a salad . It 's lucky it 's too hot to eat .Here she is , Peachey !", "Oh ! before I forget , Peachey — Letty and Ernest can move their things back again . I 'm going to put Mr . Lever in your room .There 's that disgusting paint pot ! Take it up at once , Tom , and put it in the tree .", "Not there !", "Why — up — oh ! gracious !", "No-oh !", "So you ‘ ve got here ! Are n't you very hot ?— Tom !", "Joy , do n't you see Mr . Lever ?", "Do n't stand there , Tom ; clear those papers , and let Rose lay the table . Now , Ernest , go and get another chair .", "Put that chair down , Ernest .What 's he been talking about ? You ought n't to get so excited , Tom ; is your head bad , old man ? Here , take these papers !Peachey , go in and tell them tea ‘ ll be ready in a minute , there ‘ s a good soul ? Oh ! and on my dressing table you 'll find a bottle of Eau de Cologne .", "Now Tom ! What have you been up to , to get into a state like this ?", "That 's enough ! I want to talk to you seriously ! Dick 's in love . I 'm perfectly certain of it .", "You can see it all over him . If I saw any signs of Joy 's breaking out , I 'd send them both away . I simply wo n't have it .", "But she is n't — not yet . I 've been watching her very carefully . She 's more in love with her Mother than any one , follows her about like a dog ! She 's been quite rude to Mr . Lever .", "Do n't believe a word of what ?If I thought there was anything between Molly and Mr . Lever , d ‘ you suppose I 'd have him in the house ?He 's a very nice fellow ; and I want you to pump him well , Tom , and see what there is in this mine .", "Yes , you ‘ ve been up to something ! Now what is it ?", "There you are on your high horse ! I do wish you had a little common-sense , Tom !", "Well , what were you looking at these papers for ? It does drive me so wild the way you throw away all the chances you have of making a little money . I 've got you this opportunity , and you do nothing but rave up and down , and talk nonsense !", "You ‘ ve — WHAT ? Without consulting me ? Well , then , you ‘ ll just go and take them out again !", "The idea ! As if you could trust your judgment in a thing like that ! You ‘ ll just go at once and say there was a mistake ; then we ‘ ll talk it over calmly .", "Well , if I 'd thought you 'd have forgotten what you said this morning and turned about like this , d'you suppose I 'd have spoken to you at all ? Now , do you ?", "Now Joy , come and sit down ; your mother 's been told tea 's ready ; if she lets it get cold it 's her lookout .", "Hand the sandwiches to Mr . Lever , Peachey . It 's our own jam , Mr . Lever .", "You 'd better make a good tea , Peachey ; nobody 'll get anything till eight , and then only cold shoulder . You must just put up with no hot dinner , Mr . Lever .", "Now I want to ask you , Mr . Lever , is this gold mine safe ? If it is n't — I simply wo n't allow Tom to take these shares ; he can n't afford it .", "I do n't want anything extravagant , of course ; if they 're going to pay their 10 per cent , regularly , and Tom can have his money out at any time —I only want to know that it 's a thoroughly genuine thing .", "Now Molly , I 'm simply asking ——", "Of course ! What rubbish , Tom ! As if any one ever invested money without making sure !", "Now , Mr . Lever , do n't be offended ! I 'm very anxious for", "Tom to take the shares if you say the thing 's so good .", "I would n't say a word , only Tom 's so easily taken in .", "You ought to know your Uncle by this time , Molly . He 's just like a child . He 'd be a pauper to-morrow if I did n't see to things .", "Well , what on earth have I said ?" ]

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[ "Hence ! home , you idle creatures , get you home !", "Is this a holiday ? What ! know you not ,", "Being mechanical , you ought not walk", "Upon a laboring day without the sign", "Of your profession ?— Speak , what trade art thou ?", "Thou art a cobbler , art thou ?", "But wherefore art not in thy shop today ? Why dost thou lead these men about the streets ?", "Go , go , good countrymen , and , for this fault ,", "Assemble all the poor men of your sort ,", "Draw them to Tiber banks , and weep your tears", "Into the channel , till the lowest stream", "Do kiss the most exalted shores of all .", "See whether their basest metal be not moved ;", "They vanish tongue-tied in their guiltiness .", "Go you down that way towards the Capitol ;", "This way will I. Disrobe the images ,", "If you do find them deck 'd with ceremonies .", "It is no matter ; let no images", "Be hung with Caesar 's trophies . I 'll about", "And drive away the vulgar from the streets ;", "So do you too , where you perceive them thick .", "These growing feathers pluck 'd from Caesar 's wing", "Will make him fly an ordinary pitch ,", "Who else would soar above the view of men ,", "And keep us all in servile fearfulness ." ]

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[ "And five 's twelve , and three — fifteen , nineteen , twenty-three , thirty-two , forty-one-and carry four .Five , seven , twelve , seventeen , twenty-four and nine , thirty-three , thirteen and carry one . He again makes a tick . The outer office door is opened , and SWEEDLE , the office-boy , appears , closing the door behind him . He is a pale youth of sixteen , with spiky hair .", "And carry one .", "Five , nine , sixteen , twenty-one , twenty-nine — and carry two . Send him to Morris 's . What name ?", "What 's his business ?", "A lady ?", "Ask her in . Take this pass-book to Mr. James .", "The young man 's out .State your business , please .", "We do n't allow private callers here . Will you leave a message ?", "It 's all against the rules . Suppose I had my friends here to see me ! It 'd never do !", "Exactly ! And here you are wanting to see a junior clerk !", "But this is a lawyer 's office . Go to his private address .", "Are you related to the party ?", "I do n't know what to say . It 's no affair of the office .", "Dear me ! I can n't tell you that . SWEEDLE comes back . He crosses to the outer office and passes through into it , with a quizzical look at Cokeson , carefully leaving the door an inch or two open .", "This wo n't do , you know , this wo n't do at all . Suppose one of the partners came in ! An incoherent knocking and chuckling is heard from the outer door of the outer office .", "You must n't take up his time in office hours ; we 're a clerk short as it is .", "Life and death !", "Well , I 'll give you a minute . It 's not regular . Taking up a bundle of papers , he goes out into the partners ’ room .", "This is n't right , Falder .", "It 's an improper use of these premises .", "You quite understand-the party was in some distress ; and , having children with her , I allowed my feelings ——Just take this ! “ Purity in the Home . ” It 's a well-written thing .", "And look here , Falder , before Mr. Walter comes , have you finished up that cataloguing Davis had in hand before he left ?", "It 's over a week since Davis went . Now it wo n't do , Falder . You 're neglecting your work for private life . I sha n't mention about the party having called , but ——", "Morning , Mr. Walter .", "Mr. James has been here since eleven o'clock .", "Have you now — ye — es . This lease of Boulter 's — am I to send it to counsel ?", "‘ Ave n't bothered him .", "It 's such a little thing — hardly worth the fees . I thought you 'd do it yourself .", "Just as you like . This “ right-of-way ” case — we 've got ‘ em on the deeds .", "We need n't worry about that . We 're the right side of the law .", "We sha n't want to set ourselves up against the law . Your father would n't waste his time doing that . As he speaks JAMES How comes in from the partners ’ room . He is a shortish man , with white side-whiskers , plentiful grey hair , shrewd eyes , and gold pince-nez .", "I 'll just take Boulter 's lease in to young Falder to draft the instructions .", "Ye-es . Nine pounds .", "No ! Nine pounds . My lunch was just coming in ; and of course I like it hot ; I gave the cheque to Davis to run round to the bank . He brought it back , all gold — you remember , Mr. Walter , you wanted some silver to pay your cab .Here , let me see . You 've got the wrong cheque . He takes cheque-book and pass-book from WALTER .", "It 's funny .", "why this 'd be a felony ! No , no ! there 's some mistake .", "There 's never been anything of that sort in the office the twenty-nine years I 've been here .", "This has upset me .", "His poor young wife . I liked the young man . Dear , oh dear ! In this office !", "I do n't quite take you , sir .", "Ye-es !I 'm sorry for that young man . I feel it as if it was my own son , Mr. James .", "It unsettles you . All goes on regular , and then a thing like this happens . Sha n't relish my lunch to-day .", "It makes you think .He must have had temptation .", "I 'd sooner have lost a month 's salary than had this happen .", "It is n't fifty yards , Mr. James . He wo n't be a minute .", "Eh ? Impossible . Send her away !", "Nothing , Mr. James . A private matter . Here , I 'll come myself .Now , you really must n't — we can n't have anybody just now .", "Reely ! Reely ! I can n't have it . If you want him , wait about ; he 'll be going out for his lunch directly .", "Good-morning .", "Your father 's in there .", "WALTER crosses and goes into the partners ’ room .", "It 's a nahsty , unpleasant little matter , Mr. Cowley . I 'm quite ashamed to have to trouble you .", "Sit down , wo n't you ? I 'm not a sensitive man , but a thing like this about the place — it 's not nice . I like people to be open and jolly together .", "Of course he 's a young man . I 've told him about it before now — leaving space after his figures , but he will do it .", "I do n't think we shall be able to show him to you , as a matter of fact . JAMES and WALTER have come back from the partners ’ room .", "Just a word , Mr. James .", "You do n't want to upset the young man in there , do you ? He 's a nervous young feller .", "That 'll look after itself , sir . He 's been upset once this morning ; I do n't want him startled again .", "Do you keep dogs ? The cashier , with his eyes fixed on the door , does not answer .", "You have n't such a thing as a bulldog pup you could spare me , I suppose ? At the look on the cashier 's face his jaw drops , and he turns to see FALDER standing in the doorway , with his eyes fixed on COWLEY , like the eyes of a rabbit fastened on a snake .", "There 's only the window — a whole floor and a basement . The door of FALDER 'S room is quietly opened , and FALDER , with his hat in his hand , moves towards the door of the outer office .", "Good-morning . The cashier goes out through the outer office . COKESON sits down in his chair , as though it were the only place left in the morass of his feelings .", "I do n't understand . I thought young Davis ——", "Step in here a minute .", "Take your time , take your time .", "I could n't leave it .", "No , he sailed on the Monday .", "How 's that ? FALDER gives a sort of lurch ; he tries to pull himself together , but he has gone all to pieces .", "Dear , dear ! what a thing to do !", "However such a thing could have come into your head !", "To break the law like that-in here !", "I should n't be surprised if he was tempted .", "Ye-es , but I 'm speaking of the flesh and the devil , Mr. James . There was a woman come to see him this morning .", "No , no relation .A married person , though .", "Brought her children .There they were outside the office .", "They 're nahsty places-prisons .", "Of course it is .", "I did n't say that — extenuating circumstances .", "That 's rather ‘ ex parte ’ , Mr. Walter ! We must have protection .", "S'pose I were to have a talk with him . We do n't want to be hard on the young man .", "We must excuse your father . I do n't want to go against your father ; if he thinks it right .", "I really can n't say what I feel .", "He must have known what he was doing .", "Come , come , Mr. Walter . We must try and see it sensible .", "Put it down ! While SWEEDLE is putting it down on COKESON 's table , the detective , WISTER , enters the outer office , and , finding no one there , comes to the inner doorway . He is a square , medium-sized man , clean-shaved , in a serviceable blue serge suit and strong boots .", "Here ! Here ! What are we doing ?", "Robert Cokeson .", "Ye-es .", "Two years . No , I 'm wrong there — all but seventeen days .", "Except Sundays and holidays .", "He was a nice , pleasant-spoken young man . I 'd no fault to find with him — quite the contrary . It was a great surprise to me when he did a thing like that .", "No ! To have dishonesty in our office , that 'd never do .", "Every man of business knows that honesty 's ‘ the sign qua non ’ .", "Certainly . We were all very jolly and pleasant together , until this happened . Quite upset me .", "If you ask me , I do n't think he was quite compos when he did it .", "Not compos .", "Well , in my opinion —— such as it is — he was jumpy at the time . The jury will understand my meaning .", "Ye-es , I will . I have my lunch in from the restaurant , a chop and a potato — saves time . That day it happened to come just as Mr. Walter How handed me the cheque . Well , I like it hot ; so I went into the clerks ’ office and I handed the cheque to Davis , the other clerk , and told him to get change . I noticed young Falder walking up and down . I said to him : “ This is not the Zoological Gardens , Falder . ”", "Ye-es : “ I wish to God it were ! ” Struck me as funny .", "I did .", "His collar was unbuttoned . Now , I like a young man to be neat . I said to him : “ Your collar 's unbuttoned . ”", "Stared at me . It was n't nice .", "Ye-es , but it was the look in his eyes . I can n't explain my meaning — it was funny .", "No . If I had I should have spoken to the partners . We can n't have anything eccentric in our profession .", "Well , I did n't like to trouble them about prime facey evidence .", "Ye-es . The clerk Davis could have told you the same .", "I 'm a little deaf .", "Ye-es — a woman .", "Ye-es .", "Asked to see young Falder ; he was out at the moment .", "I did .", "Well , there you put me in a difficulty . I must n't tell you what the office-boy told me .", "But I think we can get round it . In answer to a question put to her by a third party the woman said to me : “ They 're mine , sir . ”", "Her children . They were outside .", "Your lordship must n't ask me that , or I shall have to tell you what I was told — and that 'd never do .", "Egg-zactly .", "A leetle more , sir .", "She did . I should n't like you to have led me to the answer .", "“ It 's a matter of life and death . ”", "It 's not the sort of thing you like to have said to you .", "Ah ! there I can n't follow you . I did n't see her go .", "No !", "I want you to understand . Have you ever seen a dog that 's lost its master ? He was kind of everywhere at once with his eyes .", "Ye-es , funny .", "Yes , sir , but what may be funny to you may not be funny to me , or to the jury . Did they look frightened , or shy , or fierce , or what ?", "You make it very hard for me . I give you the word , and you want me to give you another .", "Ye-es ; I think it was .", "Ye-es , I think he did .", "No ! He was always clean and quiet .", "The judge is speaking to you . RUTH turns , stares at the JUDGE , and turns away .", "I 'm sorry to trouble you . I 've been talking to the young man .", "Name of Falder , forgery .Firm of James and Walter How . Well known in the law .", "Why ! what a sight !", "I wanted to say a word to you ; I sha n't keep you long .Fact is , I ought n't to be here by rights . His sister came to me — he 's got no father and mother — and she was in some distress . “ My husband wo n't let me go and see him , ” she said ; “ says he 's disgraced the family . And his other sister , ” she said , “ is an invalid . ” And she asked me to come . Well , I take an interest in him . He was our junior — I go to the same chapel — and I did n't like to refuse . And what I wanted to tell you was , he seems lonely here .", "I 'm afraid it 'll prey on my mind . I see a lot of them about working together .", "But we do n't want to be unreasonable . He 's quite downhearted . I wanted to ask you to let him run about with the others .", "No . But it 's a pitiful sight . He 's quite a young fellow . I said to him : “ Before a month 's up ” I said , “ you 'll be out and about with the others ; it 'll be a nice change for you . ” “ A month ! ” he said — like that ! “ Come ! ” I said , “ we must n't exaggerate . What 's a month ? Why , it 's nothing ! ” “ A day , ” he said , “ shut up in your cell thinking and brooding as I do , it 's longer than a year outside . I can n't help it , ” he said ; “ I try — but I 'm built that way , Mr. COKESON . ” And , he held his hand up to his face . I could see the tears trickling through his fingers . It was n't nice .", "No .", "No .But there 's a party he 's very much attached to , not altogether com-il-fa . It 's a sad story .", "Ye-es , but I wanted to tell you about that , special . He had hopes they 'd have let her come and see him , but they have n't . Of course he asked me questions . I did my best , but I could n't tell the poor young fellow a lie , with him in here — seemed like hitting him . But I 'm afraid it 's made him worse .", "Like this . The woman had a nahsty , spiteful feller for a husband , and she 'd left him . Fact is , she was going away with our young friend . It 's not nice — but I 've looked over it . Well , when he was put in here she said she 'd earn her living apart , and wait for him to come out . That was a great consolation to him . But after a month she came to me — I do n't know her personally — and she said : “ I can n't earn the children 's living , let alone my own — I 've got no friends . I 'm obliged to keep out of everybody 's way , else my husband 'd get to know where I was . I 'm very much reduced , ” she said . And she has lost flesh . “ I 'll have to go in the workhouse ! ” It 's a painful story . I said to her : “ No , ” I said , “ not that ! I 've got a wife an ’ family , but sooner than you should do that I 'll spare you a little myself . ” “ Really , ” she said — she 's a nice creature — “ I do n't like to take it from you . I think I 'd better go back to my husband . ” Well , I know he 's a nahsty , spiteful feller — drinks — but I did n't like to persuade her not to .", "Ye-es , but I 'm sorry now ; it 's upset the poor young fellow dreadfully . And what I wanted to say was : He 's got his three years to serve . I want things to be pleasant for him .", "But I can n't help thinking that to shut him up there by himself 'll turn him silly . And nobody wants that , I s'pose . I do n't like to see a man cry .", "I keep dogs .", "Ye-es . And I say this : I would n't shut one of them up all by himself , month after month , not if he 'd bit me all over .", "But that 's not the way to make him feel it .", "It 's the same with dogs . If you treat ‘ em with kindness they 'll do anything for you ; but to shut ‘ em up alone , it only makes ‘ em savage .", "I know this young feller , I 've watched him for years . He 's eurotic — got no stamina . His father died of consumption . I 'm thinking of his future . If he 's to be kept there shut up by himself , without a cat to keep him company , it 'll do him harm . I said to him : “ Where do you feel it ? ” “ I can n't tell you , Mr. COKESON , ” he said , “ but sometimes I could beat my head against the wall . ” It 's not nice . During this speech the DOCTOR has entered . He is a medium-Sized , rather good-looking man , with a quick eye . He stands leaning against the window .", "But he 's told me .", "It 's his state of mind I 'm speaking of .", "I 'm glad to hear you say that .", "I do n't want to be unpleasant , but having given him this news , I do feel it 's awkward .", "I 'm much obliged to you . I thought perhaps seeing him every day you would n't notice it .", "Of course , what you do n't see does n't trouble you ; but having seen him , I do n't want to have him on my mind .", "I thought you 'd understand me . I 'm a plain man — never set myself up against authority .Nothing personal meant . Good-morning . As he goes out the three officials do not look at each other , but their faces wear peculiar expressions .", "There 's just one little thing . This woman — I suppose I must n't ask you to let him see her . It 'd be a rare treat for them both . He 's thinking about her all the time . Of course she 's not his wife . But he 's quite safe in here . They 're a pitiful couple . You could n't make an exception ?", "I see .Sorry to have troubled you .", "Why ! it 's you !Quite a stranger ! Must be two years . D'you want to see me ? I can give you a minute . Sit down ! Family well ?", "I hope things are more comfortable at home .", "You have n't done anything rash , I hope . I should be sorry if you 'd done anything rash .", "Well , I 'm glad to have seen you . You 've not heard from the young man , I suppose , since he came out ?", "I hope he 's well .", "Dear me ! I 'm sorry to hear that .Did n't they find him a place when his time was up ?", "I 'm sure I do n't know what I can do for you . I do n't like to be snubby .", "I know his relations are n't very forthy about him . Perhaps you can do something for him , till he finds his feet .", "I do n't understand .", "I 'm a family man — I do n't want to hear anything unpleasant . Excuse me — I 'm very busy .", "I did hope you 'd have got on better , after you saw me .", "We must n't be violent , must we ?", "Then there you were ! And what did you do then ?", "My dear woman ! We must n't talk like that .", "Why , what happened then ?", "Dear ! Oh dear ! I never came across a thing like this .", "Then you 've both lost your livings ! What a horrible position !", "We can n't have anything derogative to the firm .", "I 'll speak to the partners , but I do n't think they 'll take him , under the circumstances . I do n't really .", "He should n't have done that until he 's sent for .We 've got a vacancy , as it happens , but I can n't promise anything .", "Well , I 'll do what I can , but I 'm not sanguine . Now tell him that I do n't want him till I see how things are . Leave your address ?83 Mullingar Street ?Good-morning .", "What a business !", "Was that young Richards coming here to-day after the clerk 's place ?", "Well , keep him in the air ; I do n't want to see him yet .", "invent something . Use your brains . Do n't stump him off altogether .", "No ! Nothing untrue . Say I 'm not here to-day .", "Exactly . And look here . You remember Falder ? I may be having him round to see me . Now , treat him like you 'd have him treat you in a similar position .", "That 's right . When a man 's down never hit ‘ im . ‘ Tis n't necessary . Give him a hand up . That 's a metaphor I recommend to you in life . It 's sound policy .", "Ca n't say anything about that .Who 's there ?", "Dear me ! That 's very naughty of her . Tell him to call again . I do n't want —— He breaks off as FALDER comes in . FALDER is thin , pale , older , his eyes have grown more restless . His clothes are very worn and loose . SWEEDLE , nodding cheerfully , withdraws .", "Glad to see you . You 're rather previous .Shake hands ! She 's striking while the iron 's hot .I do n't blame her . She 's anxious . FALDER timidly takes COKESON 's hand and glances towards the partners ’ door .", "No — not yet ! Sit down !Now you are here I 'd like you to give me a little account of yourself .How 's your health ?", "I 'm glad to hear that . About this matter . I do n't like doing anything out of the ordinary ; it 's not my habit . I 'm a plain man , and I want everything smooth and straight . But I promised your friend to speak to the partners , and I always keep my word .", "You 've not got heart disease ?", "But they got you a place , did n't they ?", "Easy , my dear fellow , easy !", "How was that ?", "I feel for you — I do really . Are n't your sisters going to do anything for you ?", "Ye ... es . She told me her husband was n't quite pleased with you .", "I understand . Will you take the fifteen pound from me ?Quite without prejudice ; I meant it kindly .", "Oh ! ye ... es — ticket-of-leave ? You are n't looking the thing .", "I 'm sure we 're all very sorry for you .", "Come , come , it 's no use calling yourself names . That never did a man any good . Put a face on it .", "I hope they have n't made a Socialist of you . FALDER is suddenly still , as if brooding over his past self ; he utters a peculiar laugh .", "You must give them credit for the best intentions . Really you must . Nobody wishes you harm , I 'm sure .", "There 's nothing there ! We must try and take it quiet . I 'm sure I 've often had you in my prayers . Now leave it to me . I 'll use my gumption and take ‘ em when they 're jolly .COKESONI did n't expect you quite so soon . I 've just been having a talk with this young man . I think you 'll remember him .", "Just a word , Mr. James .You might go in there a minute . You know your way . Our junior wo n't be coming this morning . His wife 's just had a little family . FALDER , goes uncertainly out into the clerks ’ office .", "I 'm bound to tell you all about it . He 's quite penitent . But there 's a prejudice against him . And you 're not seeing him to advantage this morning ; he 's under-nourished . It 's very trying to go without your dinner .", "I wanted to ask you . He 's had his lesson . Now we know all about him , and we want a clerk . There is a young fellow applying , but I 'm keeping him in the air .", "He 's had one or two places , but he has n't kept them . He 's sensitive — quite natural . Seems to fancy everybody 's down on him .", "I 'm glad to hear you say that . He seems to see somethinground him . ‘ Tis n't healthy .", "That ! Well , I can n't keep anything from you . He has met her .", "No .", "I do n't know that of my own knowledge . ‘ Tis n't my business .", "I ought to tell you , perhaps . I 've had the party here this morning .", "The two things together make it very awkward for you — I see that .", "Will you — have him in ?I think I can get him to see reason .", "I 'm sure you did .", "He 's putting it awkwardly , Mr. James .", "I told you he wanted nourishment .", "I do n't think we need consider that — it 's rather far-fetched .", "You do n't take me , Mr. Walter . I have my reasons .", "No , Mr. James . She 's not been quite what she ought to ha ’ been , while this young man 's been away . She 's lost her chance . We can n't consult how to swindle the Law . FALDER has come from the window . The three men look at him in a sort of awed silence .", "What is it ?", "There 's a dear woman .", "There 's some one out there .Go in here . You 'll feel better by yourself for a minute . He points to the clerks ’ room and moves towards the outer office . FALDER does not move . RUTH puts out her hand timidly . He shrinks back from the touch . She turns and goes miserably into the clerks ’ room . With a brusque movement he follows , seizing her by the shoulder just inside the doorway . COKESON shuts the door .", "We 're not responsible for his movements ; you know that .", "We 're very busy at the moment . If you could make it convenient to call again we might be able to tell you then .", "I 'm sorry we could n't give you the information . You quite understand , do n't you ? Good-morning ! WISTER turns to go , but instead of going to the door of the outer office he goes to the door of the clerks ’ room .", "The other door .... the other door ! WISTER opens the clerks ’ door . RUTHS 's voice is heard : “ Oh , do ! ” and FALDER 'S : “ I can n't ! ” There is a little pause ; then , with sharp fright , RUTH says : “ Who 's that ? ” WISTER has gone in . The three men look aghast at the door . WISTERKeep back , please ! He comes swiftly out with his arm twisted in FALDER 'S . The latter gives a white , staring look at the three men .", "Here , my dear ! There , there !", "I 've got sherry .", "Here ! It 's good strong sherry .There is the sound of feet , and they stop to listen . The outer door is reopened — WISTER and SWEEDLE are seen carrying some burden .", "There , there , poor dear woman ! At the sound behind her RUTH faces round at him .", "No one 'll touch him now ! Never again ! He 's safe with gentle Jesus ! RUTH stands as though turned to stone in the doorway staring at COKESON , who , bending humbly before her , holds out his hand as one would to a lost dog . The curtain falls ." ]

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[ "So shaken as we are , so wan with care ,", "Find we a time for frighted peace to pant", "And breathe short-winded accents of new broils", "To be commenc 'd in stronds afar remote .", "No more the thirsty entrance of this soil", "Shall daub her lips with her own children 's blood .", "No more shall trenching war channel her fields ,", "Nor Bruise her flow'rets with the armed hoofs", "Of hostile paces . Those opposed eyes", "Which , like the meteors of a troubled heaven ,", "All of one nature , of one substance bred ,", "Did lately meet in the intestine shock", "And furious close of civil butchery ,", "Shall now in mutual well-beseeming ranks", "March all one way and be no more oppos 'd", "Against acquaintance , kindred , and allies .", "The edge of war , like an ill-sheathed knife ,", "No more shall cut his master . Therefore , friends ,", "As far as to the sepulchre of Christ-", "Whose soldier now , under whose blessed cross", "We are impressed and engag 'd to fight-", "Forthwith a power of English shall we levy ,", "Whose arms were moulded in their mother 's womb", "To chase these pagans in those holy fields", "Over whose acres walk 'd those blessed feet", "Which fourteen hundred years ago were nail 'd", "For our advantage on the bitter cross .", "But this our purpose now is twelvemonth old ,", "And bootless ‘ tis to tell you we will go .", "Therefore we meet not now . Then let me hear", "Of you , my gentle cousin Westmoreland ,", "What yesternight our Council did decree", "In forwarding this dear expedience .", "It seems then that the tidings of this broil", "Brake off our business for the Holy Land .", "Here is a dear , a true-industrious friend ,", "Sir Walter Blunt , new lighted from his horse ,", "Stain 'd with the variation of each soil", "Betwixt that Holmedon and this seat of ours ,", "And he hath brought us smooth and welcome news .", "The Earl of Douglas is discomfited ;", "Ten thousand bold Scots , two-and-twenty knights ,", "Balk 'd in their own blood did Sir Walter see", "On Holmedon 's plains . Of prisoners , Hotspur took", "Mordake Earl of Fife and eldest son", "To beaten Douglas , and the Earl of Athol ,", "Of Murray , Angus , and Menteith .", "And is not this an honourable spoil ?", "A gallant prize ? Ha , cousin , is it not ?", "Yea , there thou mak'st me sad , and mak'st me sin", "In envy that my Lord Northumberland", "Should be the father to so blest a son-", "A son who is the theme of honour 's tongue ,", "Amongst a grove the very straightest plant ;", "Who is sweet Fortune 's minion and her pride ;", "Whilst I , by looking on the praise of him ,", "See riot and dishonour stain the brow", "Of my young Harry . O that it could be prov 'd", "That some night-tripping fairy had exchang 'd", "In cradle clothes our children where they lay ,", "And call 'd mine Percy , his Plantagenet !", "Then would I have his Harry , and he mine .", "But let him from my thoughts . What think you , coz ,", "Of this young Percy 's pride ? The prisoners", "Which he in this adventure hath surpris 'd", "To his own use he keeps , and sends me word", "I shall have none but Mordake Earl of Fife .", "But I have sent for him to answer this ;", "And for this cause awhile we must neglect", "Our holy purpose to Jerusalem .", "Cousin , on Wednesday next our council we", "Will hold at Windsor . So inform the lords ;", "But come yourself with speed to us again ;", "For more is to be said and to be done", "Than out of anger can be uttered .", "My blood hath been too cold and temperate ,", "Unapt to stir at these indignities ,", "And you have found me , for accordingly", "You tread upon my patience ; but be sure", "I will from henceforth rather be myself ,", "Mighty and to be fear 'd , than my condition ,", "Which hath been smooth as oil , soft as young down ,", "And therefore lost that title of respect", "Which the proud soul ne'er pays but to the proud .", "Worcester , get thee gone ; for I do see", "Danger and disobedience in thine eye .", "O , sir , your presence is too bold and peremptory ,", "And majesty might never yet endure", "The moody frontier of a servant brow .", "Tou have good leave to leave us . When we need", "‘ Your use and counsel , we shall send for you .", "Why , yet he doth deny his prisoners ,", "But with proviso and exception ,", "That we at our own charge shall ransom straight", "His brother-in-law , the foolish Mortimer ;", "Who , on my soul , hath wilfully betray 'd", "The lives of those that he did lead to fight", "Against that great magician , damn 'd Glendower ,", "Whose daughter , as we hear , the Earl of March", "Hath lately married . Shall our coffers , then ,", "Be emptied to redeem a traitor home ?", "Shall we buy treason ? and indent with fears", "When they have lost and forfeited themselves ?", "No , on the barren mountains let him starve !", "For I shall never hold that man my friend", "Whose tongue shall ask me for one penny cost", "To ransom home revolted Mortimer .", "Thou dost belie him , Percy , thou dost belie him !", "He never did encounter with Glendower .", "I tell thee", "He durst as well have met the devil alone", "As Owen Glendower for an enemy .", "Art thou not asham 'd ? But , sirrah , henceforth", "Let me not hear you speak of Mortimer .", "Send me your prisoners with the speediest means ,", "Or you shall hear in such a kind from me", "As will displease you . My Lord Northumberland ,", "We license your departure with your son. -", "Send us your prisoners , or you will hear of it .", "Lords , give us leave . The Prince of Wales and I", "Must have some private conference ; but be near at hand ,", "For we shall presently have need of you .", "God pardon thee ! Yet let me wonder , Harry ,", "At thy affections , which do hold a wing ,", "Quite from the flight of all thy ancestors .", "Thy place in Council thou hast rudely lost ,", "Which by thy younger brother is supplied ,", "And art almost an alien to the hearts", "Of all the court and princes of my blood .", "The hope and expectation of thy time", "Is ruin 'd , and the soul of every man", "Prophetically do forethink thy fall .", "Had I so lavish of my presence been ,", "So common-hackney 'd in the eyes of men ,", "So stale and cheap to vulgar company ,", "Opinion , that did help me to the crown ,", "Had still kept loyal to possession", "And left me in reputeless banishment ,", "A fellow of no mark nor likelihood .", "By being seldom seen , I could not stir", "But , like a comet , I Was wond'red at ;", "That men would tell their children , ‘ This is he ! ’", "Others would say , ‘ Where ? Which is Bolingbroke ? ’", "And then I stole all courtesy from heaven ,", "And dress 'd myself in such humility", "That I did pluck allegiance from men 's hearts ,", "Loud shouts and salutations from their mouths", "Even in the presence of the crowned King .", "Thus did I keep my person fresh and new ,", "My presence , like a robe pontifical ,", "Ne'er seen but wond'red at ; and so my state ,", "Seldom but sumptuous , show 'd like a feast", "And won by rareness such solemnity .", "The skipping King , he ambled up and down", "With shallow jesters and rash bavin wits ,", "Soon kindled and soon burnt ; carded his state ;", "Mingled his royalty with cap'ring fools ;", "Had his great name profaned with their scorns", "And gave his countenance , against his name ,", "To laugh at gibing boys and stand the push", "Of every beardless vain comparative ;", "Grew a companion to the common streets ,", "Enfeoff 'd himself to popularity ;", "That , being dally swallowed by men 's eyes ,", "They surfeited with honey and began", "To loathe the taste of sweetness , whereof a little", "More than a little is by much too much .", "So , when he had occasion to be seen ,", "He was but as the cuckoo is in June ,", "Heard , not regarded - seen , but with such eyes", "As , sick and blunted with community ,", "Afford no extraordinary gaze ,", "Such as is bent on unlike majesty", "When it shines seldom in admiring eyes ;", "But rather drows 'd and hung their eyelids down ,", "Slept in his face , and rend'red such aspect", "As cloudy men use to their adversaries ,", "Being with his presence glutted , gorg 'd , and full .", "And in that very line , Harry , standest thou ;", "For thou hast lost thy princely privilege", "With vile participation . Not an eye", "But is aweary of thy common sight ,", "Save mine , which hath desir 'd to see thee more ;", "Which now doth that I would not have it do-", "Make blind itself with foolish tenderness .", "For all the world ,", "As thou art to this hour , was Richard then", "When I from France set foot at Ravenspurgh ;", "And even as I was then is Percy now .", "Now , by my sceptre , and my soul to boot ,", "He hath more worthy interest to the state", "Than thou , the shadow of succession ;", "For of no right , nor colour like to right ,", "He doth fill fields with harness in the realm ,", "Turns head against the lion 's armed jaws ,", "And , Being no more in debt to years than thou ,", "Leads ancient lords and reverend Bishops on", "To bloody battles and to bruising arms .", "What never-dying honour hath he got", "Against renowmed Douglas ! whose high deeds ,", "Whose hot incursions and great name in arms", "Holds from all soldiers chief majority", "And military title capital", "Through all the kingdoms that acknowledge Christ .", "Thrice hath this Hotspur , Mars in swathling clothes ,", "This infant warrior , in his enterprises", "Discomfited great Douglas ; ta'en him once ,", "Enlarged him , and made a friend of him ,", "To fill the mouth of deep defiance up", "And shake the peace and safety of our throne .", "And what say you to this ? Percy , Northumberland ,", "The Archbishop 's Grace of York , Douglas , Mortimer", "Capitulate against us and are up .", "But wherefore do I tell these news to thee", "Why , Harry , do I tell thee of my foes ,", "Which art my nearest and dearest enemy ’", "Thou that art like enough , through vassal fear ,", "Base inclination , and the start of spleen ,", "To fight against me under Percy 's pay ,", "To dog his heels and curtsy at his frowns ,", "To show how much thou art degenerate .", "A hundred thousand rebels die in this ! Thou shalt have charge and sovereign trust herein . Enter Blunt . How now , good Blunt ? Thy looks are full of speed .", "The Earl of Westmoreland set forth to-day ;", "With him my son , Lord John of Lancaster ;", "For this advertisement is five days old .", "On Wednesday next , Harry , you shall set forward ;", "On Thursday we ourselves will march . Our meeting", "Is Bridgenorth ; and , Harry , you shall march", "Through Gloucestershire ; by which account ,", "Our business valued , some twelve days hence", "Our general forces at Bridgenorth shall meet .", "Our hands are full of business . Let 's away .", "Advantage feeds him fat while men delay . Exeunt .", "How bloodily the sun begins to peer", "Above yon busky hill ! The day looks pale", "At his distemp'rature .", "Theft with the losers let it sympathize ,", "For nothing can seem foul to those that win .", "The trumpet sounds . Enter Worcester", "How , now , my Lord of Worcester ? ‘ Tis not well", "That you and I should meet upon such terms", "As now we meet . You have deceiv 'd our trust", "And made us doff our easy robes of peace", "To crush our old limbs in ungentle steel .", "This is not well , my lord ; this is not well .", "What say you to it ? Will you again unknit", "This churlish knot of all-abhorred war ,", "And move in that obedient orb again", "Where you did give a fair and natural light ,", "And be no more an exhal 'd meteor ,", "A prodigy of fear , and a portent", "Of broached mischief to the unborn times ?", "You have not sought it ! How comes it then ,", "These things , indeed , you have articulate ,", "Proclaim 'd at market crosses , read in churches ,", "To face the garment of rebellion", "With some fine colour that may please the eye", "Of fickle changelings and poor discontents ,", "Which gape and rub the elbow at the news", "Of hurlyburly innovation .", "And never yet did insurrection want", "Such water colours to impaint his cause ,", "Nor moody beggars , starving for a time", "Of pell-mell havoc and confusion .", "And , Prince of Wales , so dare we venture thee ,", "Albeit considerations infinite", "Do make against it . No , good Worcester , no !", "We love our people well ; even those we love", "That are misled upon your cousin 's part ;", "And , will they take the offer of our grace ,", "Both he , and they , and you , yea , every man", "Shall be my friend again , and I 'll be his .", "So tell your cousin , and bring me word", "What he will do . But if he will not yield ,", "Rebuke and dread correction wait on us ,", "And they shall do their office . So be gone .", "We will not now be troubled with reply .", "We offer fair ; take it advisedly .", "Hence , therefore , every leader to his charge ;", "For , on their answer , will we set on them ,", "And God befriend us as our cause is just !", "I prithee ,", "Harry , withdraw thyself ; thou bleedest too much .", "Lord John of Lancaster , go you unto him .", "I will do so . My Lord of Westmoreland , lead him to his tent .", "I saw him hold Lord Percy at the point", "With lustier maintenance than I did look for", "Of such an ungrown warrior .", "The King himself , who , Douglas , grieves at heart", "So many of his shadows thou hast met ,", "And not the very King . I have two boys", "Seek Percy and thyself about the field ;", "But , seeing thou fall'st on me so luckily ,", "I will assay thee . So defend thyself .", "Stay and breathe awhile .", "Thou hast redeem 'd thy lost opinion ,", "And show 'd thou mak'st some tender of my life ,", "In this fair rescue thou hast brought to me .", "Make up to Clifton ; I 'll to Sir Nicholas Gawsey .", "Thus ever did rebellion find rebuke .", "Ill-spirited Worcester ! did not we send grace ,", "Pardon , and terms of love to all of you ?", "And wouldst thou turn our offers contrary ?", "Misuse the tenour of thy kinsman 's trust ?", "Three knights upon our party slain to-day ,", "A noble earl , and many a creature else", "Had been alive this hour ,", "If like a Christian thou hadst truly borne", "Betwixt our armies true intelligence .", "Bear Worcester to the death , and Vernon too ;", "Other offenders we will pause upon .", "With all my heart .", "Then this remains , that we divide our power .", "You , son John , and my cousin Westmoreland ,", "Towards York shall bend you with your dearest speed", "To meet Northumberland and the prelate Scroop ,", "Who , as we hear , are busily in arms .", "Myself and you , son Harry , will towards Wales", "To fight with Glendower and the Earl of March .", "Rebellion in this laud shall lose his sway ,", "Meeting the check of such another day ;", "And since this business so fair is done ,", "Let us not leave till all our own be won ." ]

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[ "So shaken as we are , so wan with care ,", "Find we a time for frighted peace to pant", "And breathe short-winded accents of new broils", "To be commenc 'd in stronds afar remote .", "No more the thirsty entrance of this soil", "Shall daub her lips with her own children 's blood .", "No more shall trenching war channel her fields ,", "Nor Bruise her flow'rets with the armed hoofs", "Of hostile paces . Those opposed eyes", "Which , like the meteors of a troubled heaven ,", "All of one nature , of one substance bred ,", "Did lately meet in the intestine shock", "And furious close of civil butchery ,", "Shall now in mutual well-beseeming ranks", "March all one way and be no more oppos 'd", "Against acquaintance , kindred , and allies .", "The edge of war , like an ill-sheathed knife ,", "No more shall cut his master . Therefore , friends ,", "As far as to the sepulchre of Christ-", "Whose soldier now , under whose blessed cross", "We are impressed and engag 'd to fight-", "Forthwith a power of English shall we levy ,", "Whose arms were moulded in their mother 's womb", "To chase these pagans in those holy fields", "Over whose acres walk 'd those blessed feet", "Which fourteen hundred years ago were nail 'd", "For our advantage on the bitter cross .", "But this our purpose now is twelvemonth old ,", "And bootless ‘ tis to tell you we will go .", "Therefore we meet not now . Then let me hear", "Of you , my gentle cousin Westmoreland ,", "What yesternight our Council did decree", "In forwarding this dear expedience .", "It seems then that the tidings of this broil", "Brake off our business for the Holy Land .", "Here is a dear , a true-industrious friend ,", "Sir Walter Blunt , new lighted from his horse ,", "Stain 'd with the variation of each soil", "Betwixt that Holmedon and this seat of ours ,", "And he hath brought us smooth and welcome news .", "The Earl of Douglas is discomfited ;", "Ten thousand bold Scots , two-and-twenty knights ,", "Balk 'd in their own blood did Sir Walter see", "On Holmedon 's plains . Of prisoners , Hotspur took", "Mordake Earl of Fife and eldest son", "To beaten Douglas , and the Earl of Athol ,", "Of Murray , Angus , and Menteith .", "And is not this an honourable spoil ?", "A gallant prize ? Ha , cousin , is it not ?", "Yea , there thou mak'st me sad , and mak'st me sin", "In envy that my Lord Northumberland", "Should be the father to so blest a son-", "A son who is the theme of honour 's tongue ,", "Amongst a grove the very straightest plant ;", "Who is sweet Fortune 's minion and her pride ;", "Whilst I , by looking on the praise of him ,", "See riot and dishonour stain the brow", "Of my young Harry . O that it could be prov 'd", "That some night-tripping fairy had exchang 'd", "In cradle clothes our children where they lay ,", "And call 'd mine Percy , his Plantagenet !", "Then would I have his Harry , and he mine .", "But let him from my thoughts . What think you , coz ,", "Of this young Percy 's pride ? The prisoners", "Which he in this adventure hath surpris 'd", "To his own use he keeps , and sends me word", "I shall have none but Mordake Earl of Fife .", "But I have sent for him to answer this ;", "And for this cause awhile we must neglect", "Our holy purpose to Jerusalem .", "Cousin , on Wednesday next our council we", "Will hold at Windsor . So inform the lords ;", "But come yourself with speed to us again ;", "For more is to be said and to be done", "Than out of anger can be uttered .", "My blood hath been too cold and temperate ,", "Unapt to stir at these indignities ,", "And you have found me , for accordingly", "You tread upon my patience ; but be sure", "I will from henceforth rather be myself ,", "Mighty and to be fear 'd , than my condition ,", "Which hath been smooth as oil , soft as young down ,", "And therefore lost that title of respect", "Which the proud soul ne'er pays but to the proud .", "Worcester , get thee gone ; for I do see", "Danger and disobedience in thine eye .", "O , sir , your presence is too bold and peremptory ,", "And majesty might never yet endure", "The moody frontier of a servant brow .", "Tou have good leave to leave us . When we need", "‘ Your use and counsel , we shall send for you .", "Why , yet he doth deny his prisoners ,", "But with proviso and exception ,", "That we at our own charge shall ransom straight", "His brother-in-law , the foolish Mortimer ;", "Who , on my soul , hath wilfully betray 'd", "The lives of those that he did lead to fight", "Against that great magician , damn 'd Glendower ,", "Whose daughter , as we hear , the Earl of March", "Hath lately married . Shall our coffers , then ,", "Be emptied to redeem a traitor home ?", "Shall we buy treason ? and indent with fears", "When they have lost and forfeited themselves ?", "No , on the barren mountains let him starve !", "For I shall never hold that man my friend", "Whose tongue shall ask me for one penny cost", "To ransom home revolted Mortimer .", "Thou dost belie him , Percy , thou dost belie him !", "He never did encounter with Glendower .", "I tell thee", "He durst as well have met the devil alone", "As Owen Glendower for an enemy .", "Art thou not asham 'd ? But , sirrah , henceforth", "Let me not hear you speak of Mortimer .", "Send me your prisoners with the speediest means ,", "Or you shall hear in such a kind from me", "As will displease you . My Lord Northumberland ,", "We license your departure with your son. -", "Send us your prisoners , or you will hear of it .", "Lords , give us leave . The Prince of Wales and I", "Must have some private conference ; but be near at hand ,", "For we shall presently have need of you .", "God pardon thee ! Yet let me wonder , Harry ,", "At thy affections , which do hold a wing ,", "Quite from the flight of all thy ancestors .", "Thy place in Council thou hast rudely lost ,", "Which by thy younger brother is supplied ,", "And art almost an alien to the hearts", "Of all the court and princes of my blood .", "The hope and expectation of thy time", "Is ruin 'd , and the soul of every man", "Prophetically do forethink thy fall .", "Had I so lavish of my presence been ,", "So common-hackney 'd in the eyes of men ,", "So stale and cheap to vulgar company ,", "Opinion , that did help me to the crown ,", "Had still kept loyal to possession", "And left me in reputeless banishment ,", "A fellow of no mark nor likelihood .", "By being seldom seen , I could not stir", "But , like a comet , I was wond'red at ;", "That men would tell their children , ‘ This is he ! ’", "Others would say , ‘ Where ? Which is Bolingbroke ? ’", "And then I stole all courtesy from heaven ,", "And dress 'd myself in such humility", "That I did pluck allegiance from men 's hearts ,", "Loud shouts and salutations from their mouths", "Even in the presence of the crowned King .", "Thus did I keep my person fresh and new ,", "My presence , like a robe pontifical ,", "Ne'er seen but wond'red at ; and so my state ,", "Seldom but sumptuous , show 'd like a feast", "And won by rareness such solemnity .", "The skipping King , he ambled up and down", "With shallow jesters and rash bavin wits ,", "Soon kindled and soon burnt ; carded his state ;", "Mingled his royalty with cap'ring fools ;", "Had his great name profaned with their scorns", "And gave his countenance , against his name ,", "To laugh at gibing boys and stand the push", "Of every beardless vain comparative ;", "Grew a companion to the common streets ,", "Enfeoff 'd himself to popularity ;", "That , being dally swallowed by men 's eyes ,", "They surfeited with honey and began", "To loathe the taste of sweetness , whereof a little", "More than a little is by much too much .", "So , when he had occasion to be seen ,", "He was but as the cuckoo is in June ,", "Heard , not regarded - seen , but with such eyes", "As , sick and blunted with community ,", "Afford no extraordinary gaze ,", "Such as is bent on unlike majesty", "When it shines seldom in admiring eyes ;", "But rather drows 'd and hung their eyelids down ,", "Slept in his face , and rend'red such aspect", "As cloudy men use to their adversaries ,", "Being with his presence glutted , gorg 'd , and full .", "And in that very line , Harry , standest thou ;", "For thou hast lost thy princely privilege", "With vile participation . Not an eye", "But is aweary of thy common sight ,", "Save mine , which hath desir 'd to see thee more ;", "Which now doth that I would not have it do-", "Make blind itself with foolish tenderness .", "For all the world ,", "As thou art to this hour , was Richard then", "When I from France set foot at Ravenspurgh ;", "And even as I was then is Percy now .", "Now , by my sceptre , and my soul to boot ,", "He hath more worthy interest to the state", "Than thou , the shadow of succession ;", "For of no right , nor colour like to right ,", "He doth fill fields with harness in the realm ,", "Turns head against the lion 's armed jaws ,", "And , Being no more in debt to years than thou ,", "Leads ancient lords and reverend Bishops on", "To bloody battles and to bruising arms .", "What never-dying honour hath he got", "Against renowmed Douglas ! whose high deeds ,", "Whose hot incursions and great name in arms", "Holds from all soldiers chief majority", "And military title capital", "Through all the kingdoms that acknowledge Christ .", "Thrice hath this Hotspur , Mars in swathling clothes ,", "This infant warrior , in his enterprises", "Discomfited great Douglas ; ta'en him once ,", "Enlarged him , and made a friend of him ,", "To fill the mouth of deep defiance up", "And shake the peace and safety of our throne .", "And what say you to this ? Percy , Northumberland ,", "The Archbishop 's Grace of York , Douglas , Mortimer", "Capitulate against us and are up .", "But wherefore do I tell these news to thee", "Why , Harry , do I tell thee of my foes ,", "Which art my nearest and dearest enemy ’", "Thou that art like enough , through vassal fear ,", "Base inclination , and the start of spleen ,", "To fight against me under Percy 's pay ,", "To dog his heels and curtsy at his frowns ,", "To show how much thou art degenerate .", "A hundred thousand rebels die in this ! Thou shalt have charge and sovereign trust herein . Enter Blunt . How now , good Blunt ? Thy looks are full of speed .", "The Earl of Westmoreland set forth to-day ;", "With him my son , Lord John of Lancaster ;", "For this advertisement is five days old .", "On Wednesday next , Harry , you shall set forward ;", "On Thursday we ourselves will march . Our meeting", "Is Bridgenorth ; and , Harry , you shall march", "Through Gloucestershire ; by which account ,", "Our business valued , some twelve days hence", "Our general forces at Bridgenorth shall meet .", "Our hands are full of business . Let 's away .", "Advantage feeds him fat while men delay . Exeunt .", "How bloodily the sun begins to peer", "Above yon busky hill ! The day looks pale", "At his distemp'rature .", "Theft with the losers let it sympathize ,", "For nothing can seem foul to those that win .", "The trumpet sounds . Enter Worcester", "How , now , my Lord of Worcester ? ‘ Tis not well", "That you and I should meet upon such terms", "As now we meet . You have deceiv 'd our trust", "And made us doff our easy robes of peace", "To crush our old limbs in ungentle steel .", "This is not well , my lord ; this is not well .", "What say you to it ? Will you again unknit", "This churlish knot of all-abhorred war ,", "And move in that obedient orb again", "Where you did give a fair and natural light ,", "And be no more an exhal 'd meteor ,", "A prodigy of fear , and a portent", "Of broached mischief to the unborn times ?", "You have not sought it ! How comes it then ,", "These things , indeed , you have articulate ,", "Proclaim 'd at market crosses , read in churches ,", "To face the garment of rebellion", "With some fine colour that may please the eye", "Of fickle changelings and poor discontents ,", "Which gape and rub the elbow at the news", "Of hurlyburly innovation .", "And never yet did insurrection want", "Such water colours to impaint his cause ,", "Nor moody beggars , starving for a time", "Of pell-mell havoc and confusion .", "And , Prince of Wales , so dare we venture thee ,", "Albeit considerations infinite", "Do make against it . No , good Worcester , no !", "We love our people well ; even those we love", "That are misled upon your cousin 's part ;", "And , will they take the offer of our grace ,", "Both he , and they , and you , yea , every man", "Shall be my friend again , and I 'll be his .", "So tell your cousin , and bring me word", "What he will do . But if he will not yield ,", "Rebuke and dread correction wait on us ,", "And they shall do their office . So be gone .", "We will not now be troubled with reply .", "We offer fair ; take it advisedly .", "Hence , therefore , every leader to his charge ;", "For , on their answer , will we set on them ,", "And God befriend us as our cause is just !", "I prithee ,", "Harry , withdraw thyself ; thou bleedest too much .", "Lord John of Lancaster , go you unto him .", "I will do so . My Lord of Westmoreland , lead him to his tent .", "I saw him hold Lord Percy at the point", "With lustier maintenance than I did look for", "Of such an ungrown warrior .", "The King himself , who , Douglas , grieves at heart", "So many of his shadows thou hast met ,", "And not the very King . I have two boys", "Seek Percy and thyself about the field ;", "But , seeing thou fall'st on me so luckily ,", "I will assay thee . So defend thyself .", "Stay and breathe awhile .", "Thou hast redeem 'd thy lost opinion ,", "And show 'd thou mak'st some tender of my life ,", "In this fair rescue thou hast brought to me .", "Make up to Clifton ; I 'll to Sir Nicholas Gawsey .", "Thus ever did rebellion find rebuke .", "Ill-spirited Worcester ! did not we send grace ,", "Pardon , and terms of love to all of you ?", "And wouldst thou turn our offers contrary ?", "Misuse the tenour of thy kinsman 's trust ?", "Three knights upon our party slain to-day ,", "A noble earl , and many a creature else", "Had been alive this hour ,", "If like a Christian thou hadst truly borne", "Betwixt our armies true intelligence .", "Bear Worcester to the death , and Vernon too ;", "Other offenders we will pause upon .", "With all my heart .", "Then this remains , that we divide our power .", "You , son John , and my cousin Westmoreland ,", "Towards York shall bend you with your dearest speed", "To meet Northumberland and the prelate Scroop ,", "Who , as we hear , are busily in arms .", "Myself and you , son Harry , will towards Wales", "To fight with Glendower and the Earl of March .", "Rebellion in this laud shall lose his sway ,", "Meeting the check of such another day ;", "And since this business so fair is done ,", "Let us not leave till all our own be won ." ]

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[ "Good morrow , and well met . How have ye done", "Since last we saw in France ?", "NORFOLK . I thank your Grace ,", "Healthful ; and ever since a fresh admirer", "Of what I saw there .", "An untimely ague", "Stay 'd me a prisoner in my chamber when", "Those suns of glory , those two lights of men ,", "Met in the vale of Andren .", "All the whole time", "I was my chamber 's prisoner .", "O , you go far !", "Who did guide ,", "I mean , who set the body and the limbs", "Of this great sport together , as you guess ?", "I pray you , who , my lord ?", "The devil speed him ! no man 's pie is freed", "From his ambitious finger . What had he", "To do in these fierce vanities ? I wonder", "That such a keech can with his very bulk", "Take up the rays o ’ th ’ beneficial sun ,", "And keep it from the earth .", "Why the devil ,", "Upon this French going out , took he upon him ,", "Without the privity o ’ the King , to appoint", "Who should attend on him ? He makes up the file", "Of all the gentry ; for the most part such", "To whom as great a charge as little honour", "He meant to lay upon ; and his own letter ,", "The honourable board of council out ,", "Must fetch him in he papers .", "O , many", "Have broke their backs with laying manors on ‘ em", "For this great journey . What did this vanity", "But minister communication of", "A most poor issue ?", "Every man ,", "After the hideous storm that follow 'd , was", "A thing inspir 'd ; and , not consulting , broke", "Into a general prophecy , that this tempest ,", "Dashing the garment of this peace , aboded", "The sudden breach o n't .", "Why , all this business", "Our reverend Cardinal carried .", "This butcher 's cur is venom-mouth 'd , and I", "Have not the power to muzzle him ; therefore best", "Not wake him in his slumber . A beggar 's book", "Outworths a noble 's blood .", "I read in ‘ s looks", "Matter against me , and his eye revil 'd", "Me as his abject object . At this instant", "He bores me with some trick . He 's gone to the King ;", "I 'll follow , and outstare him .", "I 'll to the King ,", "And from a mouth of honour quite cry down", "This Ipswich fellow 's insolence , or proclaim", "There 's difference in no persons .", "Sir ,", "I am thankful to you ; and I 'll go along", "By your prescription ; but this top-proud fellow ,", "Whom from the flow of gall I name not , but", "From sincere motions , by intelligence ,", "And proofs as clear as founts in July when", "We see each grain of gravel , I do know", "To be corrupt and treasonous .", "To the King I 'll say't , and make my vouch as strong", "As shore of rock . Attend . This holy fox ,", "Or wolf , or both ,— for he is equal ravenous", "As he is subtle , and as prone to mischief", "As able to perform't ; his mind and place", "Infecting one another , yea , reciprocally —", "Only to show his pomp as well in France", "As here at home , suggests the King our master", "To this last costly treaty , the interview ,", "That swallowed so much treasure , and like a glass", "Did break i ’ the rinsing .", "Pray , give me favour , sir . This cunning Cardinal", "The articles o ’ the combination drew", "As himself pleas 'd ; and they were ratified", "As he cried “ Thus let be , ” to as much end", "As give a crutch to the dead . But our count-cardinal", "Has done this , and ‘ tis well ; for worthy Wolsey ,", "Who cannot err , he did it . Now this follows ,—", "Which , as I take it , is a kind of puppy", "To the old dam , treason ,— Charles the Emperor ,", "Under pretence to see the Queen his aunt ,—", "For ‘ twas indeed his colour , but he came", "To whisper Wolsey ,— here makes visitation .", "His fears were , that the interview betwixt", "England and France might , through their amity ,", "Breed him some prejudice ; for from this league", "Peep 'd harms that menac 'd him . He privily", "Deals with our Cardinal ; and , as I trow ,—", "Which I do well , for I am sure the Emperor", "Paid ere he promis 'd ; whereby his suit was granted", "Ere it was ask 'd — but when the way was made ,", "And pav 'd with gold , the Emperor thus desir 'd ,", "That he would please to alter the King 's course ,", "And break the foresaid peace . Let the King know ,", "As soon he shall by me , that thus the Cardinal", "Does buy and sell his honour as he pleases", "And for his own advantage .", "No , not a syllable :", "I do pronounce him in that very shape", "He shall appear in proof .", "Lo , you , my lord ,", "The net has fall'n upon me ! I shall perish", "Under device and practice .", "It will help nothing", "To plead mine innocence ; for that dye is on me", "Which makes my whit'st part black . The will of Heaven", "Be done in this and all things ! I obey .", "O my Lord Abergavenny , fare you well !", "So , so ;", "These are the limbs o ’ the plot . No more , I hope ?", "O , Nicholas Hopkins ?", "My surveyor is false ; the o'erhYpppHeNgreat Cardinal", "Hath show 'd him gold ; my life is spann 'd already .", "I am the shadow of poor Buckingham ,", "Whose figure even this instant cloud puts on ,", "By dark'ning my clear sun . My lord , farewell .", "All good people ,", "You that thus far have come to pity me ,", "Hear what I say , and then go home and lose me .", "I have this day receiv 'd a traitor 's judgement ,", "And by that name must die ; yet , Heaven bear witness ,", "And if I have a conscience , let it sink me ,", "Even as the axe falls , if I be not faithful !", "The law I bear no malice for my death ;", "‘ T has done , upon the premises , but justice ;", "But those that sought it I could wish more Christians .", "Be what they will , I heartily forgive ‘ em ;", "Yet let ‘ em look they glory not in mischief ,", "Nor build their evils on the graves of great men ,", "For then my guiltless blood must cry against ‘ em .", "For further life in this world I ne'er hope ,", "Nor will I sue , although the King have mercies", "More than I dare make faults . You few that lov 'd me", "And dare be bold to weep for Buckingham ,", "His noble friends and fellows , whom to leave", "Is only bitter to him , only dying ,", "Go with me , like good angels , to my end ;", "And , as the long divorce of steel falls on me ,", "Make of your prayers one sweet sacrifice ,", "And lift my soul to heaven . Lead on , o ’ God 's name .", "Sir Thomas Lovell , I as free forgive you", "As I would be forgiven . I forgive all .", "There cannot be those numberless offences", "‘ Gainst me , that I cannot take peace with ; no black envy", "Shall mark my grave . Commend me to his Grace ;", "And , if he speak of Buckingham , pray , tell him", "You met him half in heaven . My vows and prayers", "Yet are the King 's ; and , till my soul forsake ,", "Shall cry for blessings on him . May he live", "Longer than I have time to tell his years !", "Ever belov 'd and loving may his rule be !", "And when old Time shall lead him to his end ,", "Goodness and he fill up one monument !", "Nay , Sir Nicholas ,", "Let it alone ; my state now will but mock me .", "When I came hither , I was Lord High Constable", "And Duke of Buckingham ; now , poor Edward Bohun .", "Yet I am richer than my base accusers ,", "That never knew what truth meant . I now seal it ;", "And with that blood will make ‘ em one day groan for't .", "My noble father , Henry of Buckingham ,", "Who first rais 'd head against usurping Richard ,", "Flying for succour to his servant Banister ,", "Being distress 'd , was by that wretch betray 'd ,", "And without trial fell ; God 's peace be with him !", "Henry the Seventh succeeding , truly pitying", "My father 's loss , like a most royal prince ,", "Restor 'd me to my honours , and , out of ruins ,", "Made my name once more noble . Now his son ,", "Henry the Eighth , life , honour , name , and all", "That made me happy , at one stroke has taken", "For ever from the world . I had my trial ,", "And , must needs say , a noble one ; which makes me", "A little happier than my wretched father .", "Yet thus far we are one in fortunes : both", "Fell by our servants , by those men we lov 'd most ;", "A most unnatural and faithless service .", "Heaven has an end in all ; yet , you that hear me ,", "This from a dying man receive as certain :", "Where you are liberal of your loves and counsels", "Be sure you be not loose ; for those you make friends", "And give your hearts to , when they once perceive", "The least rub in your fortunes , fall away", "Like water from ye ; never found again", "But where they mean to sink ye . All good people ,", "Pray for me ! I must now forsake ye . The last hour", "Of my long weary life is come upon me .", "Farewell !", "And when you would say something that is sad ,", "Speak how I fell . I have done ; and God forgive me !" ]

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[ "My lord , I 'll tell you : that self bill is urg 'd ,", "Which in the eleventh year of the last king 's reign", "Was like , and had indeed against us pass 'd ,", "But that the scambling and unquiet time", "Did push it out of farther question .", "It must be thought on . If it pass against us ,", "We lose the better half of our possession ;", "For all the temporal lands , which men devout", "By testament have given to the Church ,", "Would they strip from us ; being valu 'd thus :", "As much as would maintain , to the King 's honour ,", "Full fifteen earls and fifteen hundred knights ,", "Six thousand and two hundred good esquires ;", "And , to relief of lazars and weak age ,", "Of indigent faint souls , past corporal toil ,", "A hundred almshouses right well suppli 'd ;", "And to the coffers of the King beside ,", "A thousand pounds by the year . Thus runs the bill .", "‘ Twould drink the cup and all .", "The King is full of grace and fair regard .", "The courses of his youth promis 'd it not .", "The breath no sooner left his father 's body ,", "But that his wildness , mortifi 'd in him ,", "Seem 'd to die too ; yea , at that very moment", "Consideration like an angel came", "And whipp 'd the offending Adam out of him ,", "Leaving his body as a paradise", "To envelope and contain celestial spirits .", "Never was such a sudden scholar made ;", "Never came reformation in a flood", "With such a heady currance , scouring faults ;", "Nor never Hydra-headed wilfulness", "So soon did lose his seat , and all at once ,", "As in this king .", "Hear him but reason in divinity ,", "And , all-admiring , with an inward wish", "You would desire the King were made a prelate ;", "Hear him debate of commonwealth affairs ,", "You would say it hath been all in all his study ;", "List his discourse of war , and you shall hear", "A fearful battle rend'red you in music ;", "Turn him to any cause of policy ,", "The Gordian knot of it he will unloose ,", "Familiar as his garter ; that , when he speaks ,", "The air , a charter 'd libertine , is still ,", "And the mute wonder lurketh in men 's ears ,", "To steal his sweet and honey 'd sentences ;", "So that the art and practic ’ part of life", "Must be the mistress to this theoric :", "Which is a wonder how his Grace should glean it ,", "Since his addiction was to courses vain ,", "His companies unletter 'd , rude , and shallow ,", "His hours fill 'd up with riots , banquets , sports ,", "And never noted in him any study ,", "Any retirement , any sequestration", "From open haunts and popularity .", "It must be so ; for miracles are ceas 'd ,", "And therefore we must needs admit the means", "How things are perfected .", "He seems indifferent ,", "Or rather swaying more upon our part", "Than cherishing the exhibiters against us ;", "For I have made an offer to his Majesty ,", "Upon our spiritual convocation", "And in regard of causes now in hand ,", "Which I have open 'd to his Grace at large ,", "As touching France , to give a greater sum", "Than ever at one time the clergy yet", "Did to his predecessors part withal .", "With good acceptance of his Majesty ;", "Save that there was not time enough to hear ,", "As I perceiv 'd his Grace would fain have done ,", "The severals and unhidden passages", "Of his true titles to some certain dukedoms ,", "And generally to the crown and seat of France", "Deriv 'd from Edward , his great-grandfather .", "The French ambassador upon that instant", "Crav 'd audience ; and the hour , I think , is come", "To give him hearing . Is it four o'clock ?", "Then go we in , to know his embassy ;", "Which I could with a ready guess declare ,", "Before the Frenchman speak a word of it .", "God and his angels guard your sacred throne", "And make you long become it !", "Then hear me , gracious sovereign , and you peers ,", "That owe yourselves , your lives , and services", "To this imperial throne . There is no bar", "To make against your Highness ’ claim to France", "But this , which they produce from Pharamond :", "“ In terram Salicam mulieres ne succedant , ”", "“ No woman shall succeed in Salique land ; ”", "Which Salique land the French unjustly gloze", "To be the realm of France , and Pharamond", "The founder of this law and female bar .", "Yet their own authors faithfully affirm", "That the land Salique is in Germany ,", "Between the floods of Sala and of Elbe ;", "Where Charles the Great , having subdu 'd the Saxons ,", "There left behind and settled certain French ;", "Who , holding in disdain the German women", "For some dishonest manners of their life ,", "Establish 'd then this law , to wit , no female", "Should be inheritrix in Salique land ;", "Which Salique , as I said , ‘ twixt Elbe and Sala ,", "Is at this day in Germany call 'd Meisen .", "Then doth it well appear the Salique law", "Was not devised for the realm of France ;", "Nor did the French possess the Salique land", "Until four hundred one and twenty years", "After defunction of King Pharamond ,", "Idly suppos 'd the founder of this law ,", "Who died within the year of our redemption", "Four hundred twenty-six ; and Charles the Great", "Subdu 'd the Saxons , and did seat the French", "Beyond the river Sala , in the year", "Eight hundred five . Besides , their writers say ,", "King Pepin , which deposed Childeric ,", "Did , as heir general , being descended", "Of Blithild , which was daughter to King Clothair ,", "Make claim and title to the crown of France .", "Hugh Capet also , who usurp 'd the crown", "Of Charles the Duke of Lorraine , sole heir male", "Of the true line and stock of Charles the Great ,", "To find his title with some shows of truth ,", "Though , in pure truth , it was corrupt and naught ,", "Convey 'd himself as the heir to the Lady Lingare ,", "Daughter to Charlemain , who was the son", "To Lewis the Emperor , and Lewis the son", "Of Charles the Great . Also , King Lewis the Tenth ,", "Who was sole heir to the usurper Capet ,", "Could not keep quiet in his conscience ,", "Wearing the crown of France , till satisfied", "That fair Queen Isabel , his grandmother ,", "Was lineal of the Lady Ermengare ,", "Daughter to Charles , the foresaid Duke of Lorraine ;", "By the which marriage the line of Charles the Great", "Was re-united to the crown of France .", "So that , as clear as is the summer 's sun ,", "King Pepin 's title and Hugh Capet 's claim ,", "King Lewis his satisfaction , all appear", "To hold in right and title of the female .", "So do the kings of France unto this day ,", "Howbeit they would hold up this Salique law", "To bar your Highness claiming from the female ,", "And rather choose to hide them in a net", "Than amply to imbar their crooked titles", "Usurp 'd from you and your progenitors .", "The sin upon my head , dread sovereign !", "For in the book of Numbers is it writ ,", "When the man dies , let the inheritance", "Descend unto the daughter . Gracious lord ,", "Stand for your own ! Unwind your bloody flag !", "Look back into your mighty ancestors !", "Go , my dread lord , to your great-grandsire 's tomb ,", "From whom you claim ; invoke his warlike spirit ,", "And your great-uncle 's , Edward the Black Prince ,", "Who on the French ground play 'd a tragedy ,", "Making defeat on the full power of France ,", "Whiles his most mighty father on a hill", "Stood smiling to behold his lion 's whelp", "Forage in blood of French nobility .", "O noble English , that could entertain", "With half their forces the full pride of France", "And let another half stand laughing by ,", "All out of work and cold for action !", "O , let their bodies follow , my dear liege ,", "With blood and sword and fire to win your right ;", "In aid whereof we of the spiritualty", "Will raise your Highness such a mighty sum", "As never did the clergy at one time", "Bring in to any of your ancestors .", "They of those marches , gracious sovereign ,", "Shall be a wall sufficient to defend", "Our inland from the pilfering borderers .", "She hath been then more fear 'd than harm 'd , my liege ;", "For hear her but exampl 'd by herself :", "When all her chivalry hath been in France ,", "And she a mourning widow of her nobles ,", "She hath herself not only well defended", "But taken and impounded as a stray", "The King of Scots ; whom she did send to France", "To fill King Edward 's fame with prisoner kings ,", "And make her chronicle as rich with praise", "As is the ooze and bottom of the sea", "With sunken wreck and sumless treasuries .", "Therefore doth heaven divide", "The state of man in divers functions ,", "Setting endeavour in continual motion ,", "To which is fixed , as an aim or butt ,", "Obedience ; for so work the honey-bees ,", "Creatures that by a rule in nature teach", "The act of order to a peopled kingdom .", "They have a king and officers of sorts ,", "Where some , like magistrates , correct at home ,", "Others like merchants , venture trade abroad ,", "Others , like soldiers , armed in their stings ,", "Make boot upon the summer 's velvet buds ,", "Which pillage they with merry march bring home", "To the tent-royal of their emperor ;", "Who , busied in his majesty , surveys", "The singing masons building roofs of gold ,", "The civil citizens kneading up the honey ,", "The poor mechanic porters crowding in", "Their heavy burdens at his narrow gate ,", "The sad-eyed justice , with his surly hum ,", "Delivering o'er to executors pale", "The lazy yawning drone . I this infer ,", "That many things , having full reference", "To one consent , may work contrariously .", "As many arrows , loosed several ways ,", "Come to one mark ; as many ways meet in one town ;", "As many fresh streams meet in one salt sea ;", "As many lines close in the dial 's centre ;", "So many a thousand actions , once afoot ,", "End in one purpose , and be all well borne", "Without defeat . Therefore to France , my liege !", "Divide your happy England into four ,", "Whereof take you one quarter into France ,", "And you withal shall make all Gallia shake .", "If we , with thrice such powers left at home ,", "Cannot defend our own doors from the dog ,", "Let us be worried and our nation lose", "The name of hardiness and policy ." ]

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[ "Hen . Where is my gracious Lord of Canterbury ?", "Hen . Send for him , good uncle .", "Hen . Not yet , my cousin : we would be resolv ’ d ,", "Before we hear him , of some things of weight ,", "That task", "our thoughts , concerning us and France .", "Re-enter HERALD with the Archbishop of CANTERBURY ,", "and", "Bishop of ELY ,", "L. H . The Bishops cross to R. C .", "Hen . Sure , we thank you .", "My learned lord , we pray you to proceed ,", "And justly and religiously unfold ,", "Why the law Salique ,", "that they have in France ,", "Or should , or should not , bar us in our claim :", "And Heaven forbid , my dear and faithful lord ,", "That you should fashion , wrest ,", "or bow your reading ,", "Or nicely charge your understanding soul", "With opening titles miscreate ,", "whose right", "Suits not in native colours with the truth .", "For Heaven doth know how many , now in health ,", "Shall drop their blood in approbation", "Of what your reverence shall incite us to .", "Therefore take heed how you impawn our person ,", "How you awake the sleeping sword of war :", "We charge you , in the name of Heaven , take heed :", "Under this conjuration , speak , my lord .", "Hen . May I with right and conscience make this claim ?", "Hen . We must not only arm to invade the French ,", "But lay down our proportions to defend", "Against the Scot , who will make road upon us", "With all advantages .", "Hen . Call in the messengers sent from the Dauphin .Now are we well resolv ’ d ; and by Heaven ’ s help , And yours , the noble sinews of our power ,— France being ours , we ’ ll bend it to our awe , Or break it all to pieces . Re-enter HERALD and Lords , L. H ., with the AMBASSADOR of FRANCE , French Bishops , Gentlemen , and Attendants carrying a treasure chest , L. H . Now are we well prepar ’ d to know the pleasure Of our fair cousin Dauphin ; for we hear Your greeting is from him , not from the king .", "Hen . We are no tyrant , but a Christian king ;", "Therefore with frank and with uncurbed plainness", "Tell us the Dauphin ’ s mind .", "Hen . What treasure , uncle ?", "Hen . We are glad the Dauphin is so pleasant with us ;", "His present and your pains we thank you for :", "When we have match ’ d our rackets to these balls ,", "We will , in France , by Heaven ’ s grace , play a set", "Shall strike his father ’ s crown into the hazard .", "And we understand him well ,", "How he comes o ’ er us with our wilder days ,", "Not measuring what use we made of them .", "But tell the Dauphin ,— I will keep my state ;", "Be like a king , and show my soul of greatness ,", "When I do rouse me in my throne of France :", "For I will rise there with so full a glory ,", "That I will dazzle all the eyes of France ,", "Yea , strike the Dauphin blind to look on us .", "But this lies all within the will of Heaven ,", "To whom I do appeal ; And in whose name ,", "Tell you the Dauphin , I am coming on ,", "To venge me as I may , and to put forth", "My rightful hand in a well-hallow ’ d cause .", "So , get you hence in peace ; and tell the Dauphin ,", "His jest will savour but of shallow wit ,", "When thousands weep , more than did laugh at it .—", "Convey them with safe conduct .— Fare you well .", "Hen . We hope to make the sender blush at it .", "Therefore , my lords , omit no happy hour", "That may give furtherance to our expedition ;", "For we have now no thought in us but France ,", "Save those to Heaven , that run before our business .", "Therefore let our proportions for these wars", "Be soon collected , and all things thought upon", "That may with reasonable swiftness add", "More feathers to our wings ; for , Heaven before ,", "We ’ ll chide this Dauphin at his father ’ s door .", "Trumpets sound .", "Hen . Now sits the wind fair , and we will aboard .", "My lord of Cambridge ,— and my kind lord of Masham ,—", "And you , my gentle knight ,— give me your thoughts :", "Think you not , that the powers we bear with us", "Will cut their passage through the force of France ?", "Hen . I doubt not that ; since we are well persuaded", "We carry not a heart with us from hence", "That grows not in a fair consent with ours ,", "Nor leave not one behind that doth not wish", "Success and conquest to attend on us .", "Hen .", "We therefore have great cause of thankfulness ;", "And shall forget the office of our hand ,", "Sooner than quittance of desert and merit", "According to the weight and worthiness .", "Uncle of Exeter , R .", "Enlarge the man committed yesterday ,", "That rail ’ d against our person : we consider", "It was excess of wine that set him on ;", "And , on his more advice ,", "we pardon him .", "Hen . O , let us yet be merciful .", "Hen . Alas , your too much love and care of me", "Are heavy orisons ’ gainst this poor wretch !", "If little faults , proceeding on distemper ,", "Shall not be wink ’ d at , how shall we stretch our eye", "When capital crimes , chew ’ d , swallow ’ d , and digested ,", "Appear before us ?— We ’ ll yet enlarge that man ,", "Though Cambridge , Scroop , and Grey ,— in their dear care", "And tender preservation of our person ,—", "Would have him punish ’ d . And now to our French causes :", "Who are the late Commissioners ?", "Hen . Then , Richard earl of Cambridge , there is yours ;—", "There yours , lord Scroop of Masham ;— and , sir knight ,", "Grey of Northumberland , this same is yours :—", "Read them ; and know , I know your worthiness .—", "My lord of Westmoreland ,— and uncle Exeter ,—", "We will aboard to-night .", "Why , how now , gentlemen !", "What see you in those papers , that you lose", "So much complexion ?— look ye , how they change !", "Their cheeks are paper .— Why , what read you there ,", "That hath so cowarded and chas ’ d your blood", "Out of appearance ?", "Hen .", "The mercy that was quick", "in us but late ,", "By your own counsel is suppress ’ d and kill ’ d :", "You must not dare , for shame , to talk of mercy .", "See you , my princes and my noble peers ,", "These English monsters ! My lord of Cambridge here ,—", "You know how apt our love was to accord", "To furnish him with all appertinents", "Belonging to his honour ; and this man", "Hath , for a few light crowns , lightly conspir ’ d ,", "And sworn unto the practises of France ,", "To kill us here in Hampton : to the which", "This knight , no less for bounty bound to us", "Than Cambridge is ,— hath likewise sworn .— But , O ,", "What shall I say to thee , lord Scroop ? thou cruel ,", "Ingrateful , savage , and inhuman creature !", "Thou that did ’ st bear the key of all my counsels ,", "That knew ’ st the very bottom of my soul ,", "That almost might ’ st have coin ’ d me into gold ,", "May it be possible , that foreign hire", "Could out of thee extract one spark of evil", "That might annoy my finger ? ’ Tis so strange ,", "That , though the truth of it stands off as gross", "As black from white ,", "my eye will scarcely see it ;", "For this revolt of thine , methinks , is like", "Another fall of man .— Their faults are open :", "Arrest them to the answer of the law ;—", "And Heaven acquit them of their practises !", "Hen .", "Heaven quit you in its mercy ! Hear your sentence .", "You have conspir ’ d against our royal person ,", "Join ’ d with an enemy proclaim ’ d , and from his coffers", "Receiv ’ d the golden earnest of our death ;", "Wherein you would have sold your king to slaughter ,", "His princes and his peers to servitude ,", "His subjects to oppression and contempt ,", "And his whole kingdom into desolation .", "Touching our person , seek we no revenge ;", "But we our kingdom ’ s safety must so tender ,", "Whose ruin you three sought , that to her laws", "We do deliver you . Get you , therefore , hence ,", "Poor miserable wretches , to your death :", "The taste whereof , Heaven of its mercy give you", "Patience to endure , and true repentance", "Of all your dear offences !", "— Bear them hence .", "Now , Lords , for France ; the enterprize whereof", "Shall be to you , as us , like glorious .", "We doubt not of a fair and lucky war ,", "Since Heaven so graciously hath brought to light", "This dangerous treason , lurking in our way .", "Then , forth , dear countrymen : let us deliver", "Our puissance", "into the hand of Heaven ,", "Putting it straight in expedition .", "Cheerly to sea ; the signs of war advance :", "No king of England , if not king of France .", "Hen . Once more unto the breach , dear friends , once more ;", "Or close the wall up with our English dead !", "In peace there ’ s nothing so becomes a man", "As modest stillness and humility :", "But when the blast of war blows in our ears ,", "Then imitate the action of the tiger !", "On , on , you noble English ,", "Whose blood is fet", "from fathers of war-proof !", "And you , good yeomen ,", "Whose limbs were made in England , show us here", "The mettle of your pasture ; let us swear", "That you are worth your breeding : which I doubt not ;", "For there is none of you so mean and base ,", "That hath not noble lustre in your eyes .", "I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips ,", "Straining upon the start . The game ’ s afoot :", "Follow your spirit ; and , upon this charge ,", "Cry — God for Harry ! England ! and Saint George !", "Hen . How yet resolves the governour of the town ?", "This is the latest parle we will admit :", "Therefore , to our best mercy give yourselves ;", "Or , like to men proud of destruction ,", "Defy us to our worst : for , as I am a soldier", "If I begin the battery once again ,", "I will not leave the half-achieved Harfleur", "Till in her ashes she lie buried .", "The gates of mercy shall be all shut up .", "What say you ? will you yield , and this avoid ?", "Or , guilty in defence , be thus destroy ’ d ?", "Hen . Come , uncle Exeter , R. Go you and enter Harfleur ; there remain , And fortify it strongly ’ gainst the French : Use mercy to them all . For us , dear uncle ,— The winter coming on , and sickness growing Upon our soldiers ,— we ’ ll retire to Calais . To-night in Harfleurwill we be your guest ; To-morrow for the march are we addrest .“ Our King , who sought peace , not war , in order that he might further arm the cause in which he was engaged with the shield of justice offered peace to the besieged , if they would open the gates to him , and restore , as was their duty , freely , without compulsion , that town , the noble hereditary portion of his Crown of England , and of his Dukedom of Normandy . “ But as they , despising and setting at nought this offer , strove to keep possession of , and to defend the town against him , our King summoned to fight , as it were , against his will , called upon God to witness his just cause * * * hegave himself no rest by day or night , until having fitted and fixed his engines and guns under the walls , he had planted them within shot of the enemy , against the front of the town , and against the walls , gates , and towers , of the same * * * so that taking aim at the place to be battered , the guns from beneath blew forth stones by the force of ignited powers , * * * and in the mean time our King , with his guns and engines , so battered the said bulwark , and the walls and towers on every side , that within a few days , by the impetuosity and fury of the stones , the same bulwark was in a great part broken down ; and the walls and towers from which the enemy had sent forth their weapons , the bastions falling in ruins , were rendered defenceless ; and very fine edifices , even in the middle of the city , either lay altogether in ruins , or threatened an inevitable fall ; or at least were so shaken as to be exceedingly damaged . * * * And although our guns had disarmed the bulwark , walls , and towers during the day , the besieged by night , with logs , faggots , and tubs on vessels full of earth , mud , and sand or stones , piled up within the shattered walls , and with other barricadoes , refortified the streets . * * * The King had caused towers and wooden bulwarks to the height of the walls , and ladders and other instruments , besides those which he had brought with him for the assault .” — We are then told that the enemy contrived to set these engines on fire ’ by means of powders , and combustibles prepared on the walls .’ The History then states that “ a fire broke out where the strength of the French was greater , and the French themselves were overcome with resisting , and in endeavouring to extinguish the fire , until at length by force of arms , darts , and flames , their strength was destroyed . Leaving the place therefore to our party , they fled and retreated beneath the walls for protection ; most carefully blocking up the entrance with timber , stones , earth , and mud , lest our people should rush in upon them through the same passage .” “ On the following day a conference was held with the Lord de Gaucort , who acted as Captain , and with the more powerful leaders , whether it was the determination of the inhabitants to surrender the town without suffering further rigour of death or war . * * * On that night they entered into a treaty with the King , that if the French King , or the Dauphin , his first-born , being informed , should not raise the seige , and deliver them by force of arms within the first hour after morn on the Sunday following , they would surrender to him the town , and themselves , and their property .” “ And neither at the aforesaid hour on the following Sunday , nor within the time , the French King , the Dauphin , nor any one else , coming forward to raise the siege . * * * The aforesaid Lord de Gaucort came from the town into the king ’ s presence , accompanied by those persons who before had sworn to keep the articles , and surrendering to him the keys of the Corporation , submitted themselves , together with the citizens , to his grace . * * * Then the banners of St. George and the King were fixed upon the gates of the town , and the King advanced his illustrious uncle , the Lord Thomas Beaufort , Earl of Dorsetto be keeper and captain of the town , having delivered to him the keys .” Thus , after a vigorous siege of about thirty-six days , one of the most important towns of Normandy fell into the hands of the invaders . The Chronicler in the text informs us , that the dysentery had carried off infinitely more of the English army than were slain in the siege ; that about five thousand men were then so dreadfully debilitated by that disease , that they were unable to proceed , and were therefore sent to England ; that three hundred men-at-arms and nine hundred archers were left to garrison Harfleur ; that great numbers had cowardly deserted the King , and returned home by stealth ; and that after all these deductions , not more than nine hundred lances and five thousand archers remained fit for service . Hume , in his History of England , relates that “ King Henry landed near Harfleur , at the head of an army of 6 , 000 men-at-arms , and 24 , 000 foot , mostly archers . He immediately began the siege of that place , which was valiantly defended by d ’ Estoüleville , and under him by de Guitri , de Gaucourt , and others of the French nobility ; but as the garrison was weak , and the fortifications in bad repair , the governor was at last obliged to capitulate , and he promised to surrender the place if he received no succour before the 18th of September . The day came , and there was no appearance of a French army to relieve him . Henry , taking possession of the town , placed a garrison in it , and expelled all the French inhabitants , with an intention of peopling it anew with English . The fatigues of this siege , and the unusual heat of the season , had so wasted the English army , that Henry could enter on no farther enterprise , and was obliged to think of returning to England . He had dismissed his transports , which could not anchor in an open road upon the enemy ’ s coasts , and he lay under a necessity of marching by land to Calais before he could reach a place of safety . A numerous French army of 14 , 000 men at-arms , and 40 , 000 foot , was by this time assembled in Normandy , under the constable d ’ Albret , a force which , if prudently conducted , was sufficient either to trample down the English in the open field , or to harass and reduce to nothing their small army before they could finish so long and difficult a march . Henry , therefore , cautiously offered to sacrifice his conquest of Harfleur for a safe passage to Calais ; but his proposal being rejected , he determined to make his way by valour and conduct through all the opposition of the enemy .”]", "Hen .How now , Fluellen ! cam ’ st thou from the bridge ?", "Hen . What men have you lost , Fluellen ?", "Hen . We would have all such offenders so cut off .", "Hen . Well , then , I know thee : What shall I know of thee ?", "Hen . Unfold it .", "Hen. What is thy name ? I know thy quality .", "Hen . Thou dost thy office fairly . Turn thee back ,", "And tell thy king ,— I do not seek him now ;", "But could be willing to march on to Calais", "Without impeachment :", "for , to say the sooth", ",", "My people are with sickness much enfeebled ;", "My numbers lessen ’ d ; and those few I have ,", "Almost no better than so many French ;", "Who , when they were in health , I tell thee , herald ,", "I thought , upon one pair of English legs ,", "Did march three Frenchmen .— Forgive me , Heaven ,", "That I do brag thus !— this your air of France", "Hath blown that vice in me ; I must repent .", "Go , therefore , tell thy master here I am ;", "My ransom is this frail and worthless trunk ;", "My army but a weak and sickly guard :", "Yet , Heaven before ,", "tell him we will come on ,", "Though France himself ,", "and such another neighbour ,", "Stand in our way . There ’ s for thy labour , Montjoy .", "Go , bid thy master well advise himself :", "If we may pass , we will ; if we be hinder ’ d ,", "We shall your tawny ground with your red blood", "Discolour :", "and so , Montjoy , fare you well .", "The sum of all our answer is but this :", "We would not seek a battle , as we are ;", "Nor , as we are , we say , we will not shun it :", "So tell your master .", "Hen . We are in Heaven ’ s hand , brother , not in theirs . March to the bridge ; it now draws toward night : Beyond the river we ’ ll encamp ourselves ; And on to-morrow bid them march away .March .i. e ., instead of fighting , he will offer to pay ransom . ]Ancient , a standard or flag ; also the ensign bearer , or officer , now called an ensign . ]i. e ., valour under good command , obedient to its superiors . The word is used by Spencer . ]Fortune is described by several ancient authors in the same words . ]A muffler was a sort of veil , or wrapper , worn by ladies in Shakespeare ’ s time , chiefly covering the chin and throat . ]A pix , or little chest, in which the consecrated host was used to be kept . ]Fico is fig — it was a term of reproach . ]An expression of contempt or insult , which consisted in thrusting the thumb between two of the closed fingers , or into the mouth ; whence Bite the thumb . The custom is generally regarded as being originally Spanish . — NARES . ]Cowardly braggarts were not uncommon characters with the old dramatic writers . ]From for about — concerning the fight that had taken place there . ]A corrupt word for carbuncles , or something like them . ]i. e ., stripes , marks , discolorations . ]This is the last time that any sport can be made with the red face of Bardolph . ]That is , by his herald ’ s coat . The person of a herald being inviolable , was distinguished in those times of formality by a peculiar dress , which is likewise yet worn on particular occasions . ]i. e ., our patience , moderation . ]i. e ., hindrance . Empechement , French . ]In the acting edition , the name of God is changed to Heaven . This was an expression in Shakespeare ’ s time for God being my guide . ]i. e ., though the King of France himself . ] END OF ACT THIRD . HISTORICAL NOTES TO ACT THIRD .Come you from the bridge ? ] After Henry had passed the Somme , Titus Livius asserts , that the King having been informed of a river which must be crossed , over which was a bridge , and that his progress depended in a great degree upon securing possession of it , despatched some part of his forces to defend it from any attack , or from being destroyed . They found many of the enemy ready to receive them , to whom they gave battle , and after a severe conflict , they captured the bridge , and kept it .Fortune is Bardolph ’ s foe , and frowns on him ; For he hath stol ’ n a pix , and hanged must ’ a be . It will be seen by the following extract from the anonymous Chronicler how minutely Shakespeare has adhered to history — “ There was brought to the King in that plain a certain English robber , who , contrary to the laws of God and the Royal Proclamation , had stolen from a church a pix of copper gilt , found in his sleeve , which he happened to mistake for gold , in which the Lord ’ s body was kept ; and in the next village where he passed the night , by decree of the King , he was put to death on the gallows .” Titus Livius relates that Henry commanded his army to halt until the sacrilege was expiated . He first caused the pix to be restored to the Church , and the offender was then led , bound as a thief , through the army , and afterwards hung upon a tree , that every man might behold him .Go , bid thy master well advise himself : If we may pass , we will ; if we be hinder ’ d , We shall your tawny ground with your red blood Discolour :] My desire is , that none of you be so unadvised , as to be the occasion that I in my defence shall colour and make red your tawny ground with the effusion of Christian blood . When hehad thus answered the Herald , he gave him a great reward , and licensed him to depart . — Holinshed .", "Hen . Gloster , ’ tis true that we are in great danger ;", "The greater therefore should our courage be .", "Enter BEDFORD , R. H .", "Good morrow , brother Bedford .— Gracious Heaven !", "There is some soul of goodness in things evil ,", "Would men observingly distil it out ;", "For our bad neighbour makes us early stirrers ,", "Which is both healthful and good husbandry .", "Thus may we gather honey from the weed ,", "And make a moral of the devil himself .", "Enter ERPINGHAM .", "L. H .", "Good morrow , old Sir Thomas Erpingham :", "A good soft pillow for that good white head", "Were better than a churlish turf of France .", "Hen . Lend me thy cloak , Sir Thomas .— Brothers both ,", "Commend me to the princes in our camp ;", "Do my good morrow to them ; and anon", "Desire them all to my pavilion .", "Hen . No , my good knight ;", "Go with my brothers to my lords of England :", "I and my bosom must debate a while ,", "And then I would no other company .", "Hen . Gad-a-mercy , old heart ! thou speakest cheerfully .", "Hen . A friend .", "Hen . I am a gentleman of a company .", "Hen . Even so . What are you ?", "Hen . Then you are a better than the king .", "Hen . Harry le Roi .", "Hen . No , I am a Welshman .", "Hen . Yes .", "Hen . Do not you wear your dagger in your cap that day , lest he knock that about yours .", "Hen . And his kinsman too .", "Hen . I thank you : Heaven be with you !", "Hen . It sortswell with your fierceness .", "Hen . Though it appear a little out of fashion , there is much care and valour in this Welshman .", "Hen . A friend .", "Hen . Under Sir Thomas Erpingham .", "Hen . Even as men wrecked upon a sand , that look to be washed off the next tide .", "Hen . No ; nor it is not meet he should .For , though I speak it to you , I think the king is but a man , as I am : the violet smells to him as it doth to me ; the element shows to him as it doth to me ; all his senses have but human conditions :therefore when he sees reason of fears , as we do , his fears , out of doubt , be of the same relish as ours are : Yet , in reason , no man should possess him with any appearance of fear , lest he , by showing it , should dishearten his army .", "Hen .", "By my troth , I will speak my conscience of the king :", "I think he would not wish himself any where but where he is .", "Hen . I dare say you love him not so ill , to wish him here alone , howsoever you speak this , to feel other men ’ s minds : Methinks I could not die any where so contented as in the king ’ s company ; his cause being just , and his quarrel honourable .", "Hen . So , if a son , that is by his father sent about merchandise , do sinfully miscarry upon the sea , the imputation of his wickedness , by your rule , should be imposed upon his father that sent him :— But this is not so : the king is not bound to answer the particular endings of his soldiers , nor the father of his son , for they purpose not their death , when they purpose their services . Every subject ’ s duty is the king ’ s ; but every subject ’ s soul is his own . Therefore should every soldier in the wars do as every sick man in his bed , wash every mote out of his conscience : and dying so , death is to him advantage ; or not dying , the time was blessedly lost wherein such preparation was gained .", "Hen . I myself heard the king say he would not be ransomed .", "Hen . If I live to see it , I will never trust his word after .", "Hen . Your reproof is something too round :I should be angry with you , if the time were convenient .", "Hen . I embrace it .", "Hen . Give me any gage of thine , and I will wear it in my bonnet : then , if ever thou darest acknowledge it , I will make it my quarrel .", "Hen . There .", "Hen . If ever I live to see it , I will challenge it .", "Hen . Well , I will do it , though I take thee in the king ’ s company .", "Hen . Upon the king ! let us our lives , our souls ,", "Our sins , lay on the king !— we must bear all .", "O hard condition , twin-born with greatness ,", "Subjected to the breath of every fool .", "What infinite heart ’ s ease must king ’ s neglect ,", "That private men enjoy !", "And what have kings , that privates have not too ,", "Save ceremony , save general ceremony ?", "And what art thou , thou idol ceremony ?", "Art thou aught else but place , degree , and form ,", "Creating awe and fear in other men ?", "Wherein thou art less happy being fear ’ d", "Than they in fearing .", "What drink ’ st thou oft , instead of homage sweet ,", "But poison ’ d flattery ? O , be sick , great greatness ,", "And bid thy ceremony give thee cure !", "Canst thou , when thou command ’ st the beggar ’ s knee ,", "Command the health of it ? No , thou proud dream ,", "That play ’ st so subtly with a king ’ s repose :", "I am a king that find thee ; and I know ,", "’ Tis not the balm , the sceptre , and the ball ,", "The sword , the mace , the crown imperial ,", "The throne he sits on , nor the tide of pomp", "That beats upon the high shore of this world ,", "No , not all these , thrice-gorgeous ceremony ,", "Not all these , laid in bed majestical ,", "Can sleep so soundly as the wretched slave ,", "Who , with a body fill ’ d and vacant mind ,", "Gets him to rest , cramm ’ d with distressful bread ;", "And but for ceremony , such a wretch ,", "Winding up days with toil and nights with sleep ,", "Had the fore-hand and vantage of a king .", "Hen . Good old knight ,", "Collect them all together at my tent :", "I ’ ll be before thee .", "Hen . O God of battles ! steel my soldier ’ s hearts ; Possess them not with fear ; take from them now The sense of reckoning , lest the opposed numbers Pluck their hearts from them !— Not to-day , O Lord , O , not to-day , think not upon the fault My father made in compassing the crown ! I Richard ’ s body have interred new ;And on it have bestow ’ d more contrite tears , Than from it issu ’ d forced drops of blood : Five hundred poor I have in yearly pay , Who twice a day their wither ’ d hands hold up Toward heaven , to pardon blood : More will I do —The day , my friends , and all things stay for me .i. e ., one of the people . ]i. e ., a better man than the king . ]A burlesque term of endearment , supposed to be derived from beau coq . ]An imp is a young shoot , but means a son in Shakespeare . In this sense the word has become obsolete , and is now only understood as a small or inferior devil . In Holingshed , p. 951 , the last words of Lord Cromwell are preserved , who says :— “—— and after him , that his son Prince Edward , that goodly imp , may long reign over you .”]", "Hen .", "What ’ s he that wishes so ?", "My cousin Westmoreland ?— No , my fair cousin :", "If we are mark ’ d to die , we are enough", "To do our country loss ; and if to live ,", "The fewer men , the greater share of honour .", "I pray thee , wish not one man more .", "Rather proclaim it , Westmoreland , through my host ,", "That he who hath no stomach to this fight .", "Let him depart ; his passport shall be made ,", "And crowns for convoy put into his purse :", "We would not die in that man ’ s company ,", "That fears his fellowship to die with us .", "This day is call ’ d — the feast of Crispian :", "He , that outlives this day , and comes safe home ,", "Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam ’ d ,", "And rouse him at the name of Crispian .", "He that shall live this day , and see old age ,", "Will yearly on the vigil feast his friends ,", "And say — to-morrow is Saint Crispian :", "Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars ,", "And say , those wounds I had on Crispin ’ s day .", "Old men forget ; yet all shall be forgot ,", "But he ’ ll remember with advantages", "What feats he did that day : Then shall our names ,", "Familiar in their mouths as household words ,—", "Harry the King , Bedford and Exeter ,", "Warwick and Talbot , Salisbury and Gloster ,—", "Be in their flowing cups freshly remember ’ d .", "This story shall the good man teach his son ;", "And Crispin Crispian shall ne ’ er go by ,", "From this day to the ending", "of the world ,", "But we in it shall be remembered .", "We few , we happy few , we band of brothers ;", "For he to-day that sheds his blood with me", "Shall be my brother ; be he ne ’ er so vile ,", "This day shall gentle his condition :", "And gentlemen in England , now a-bed ,", "Shall think themselves accurs ’ d they were not here ;", "And hold their manhoods cheap while any speaks", "That fought with us upon Saint Crispin ’ s day .", "Hen .All things are ready , if our minds be so .", "Hen . Thou dost not wish more help from England , cousin ?", "Hen .Who hath sent thee now ?", "Hen . I pray thee , bear my former answer back :", "Bid them achieve me ,", "and then sell my bones .", "Good Heaven ! Why should they mock poor fellows thus ?", "The man , that once did sell the lion ’ s skin", "While the beast liv ’ d , was kill ’ d with hunting him .", "Let me speak proudly :— Tell the Constable ,", "We are but warriors for the working-day :", "Our gayness and our guilt", "are all besmirch ’ d", "With rainy marching in the painful field ,", "And time hath worn us into slovenry .", "But , by the mass , our hearts are in the trim ;", "And my poor soldiers tell me — yet ere night", "They ’ ll be in fresher robes ; or they will pluck", "The gay new coats o ’ er the French soldiers ’ heads ,", "And turn them out of service .", "Come thou no more for ransom , gentle herald :", "They shall have none , I swear , but these my joints ,", "Which if they have as I will leave ’ em to them ,", "Shall yield them little , tell the Constable .", "Hen . Now , soldiers , march away :— And how thou pleasest , Heaven , dispose the day !Trumpet March .The king is reported to have dismounted before the battle commenced , and to have fought on foot . ]i. e ., the evening before the festival . ]Old men , notwithstanding the natural forgetfulness of age , shall remember their feats of this day , and remember to tell them with advantage . Age is commonly boastful , and inclined to magnify past acts and past times . — JOHNSON . ]It may be observed that we are apt to promise to ourselves a more lasting memory than the changing state of human things admits . This prediction is not verified ; the feast of Crispin passes by without any mention of Agincourt . Late events obliterate the former : the civil wars have left in this nation scarcely any tradition of more ancient history . — JOHNSON . ]This day shall advance him to the rank of a gentleman . King Henry V. inhibited any person but such as had a right by inheritance , or grant , to assume coats of arms , except those who fought with him at the battle of Agincourt ; and , I think , these last were allowed the chief seats of honour at all feasts and publick meetings . — TOLLET . ]", "Hen .", "I was not angry since I came to France ,", "Until this instant .— Take a trumpet , herald ;", "Ride thou unto the horsemen on yon hill :", "If they will fight with us , bid them come down ,", "Or void the field ;", "they do offend our sight :", "If they ’ ll do neither , we will come to them ;", "And make them skirr away , as swift as stones", "Enforced from the old Assyrian slings .", "Go , and tell them so .", "Hen . Lives he , good uncle ? thrice within this hour ,", "I saw him down ; thrice up again and fighting ;", "From helmet to the spur , all blood he was .", "Hen . I blame you not :", "For , hearing this , I must perforce compound", "With mistful eyes , or they will issue too .", "Hen . How now ! what means this , herald ? Com ’ st thou again for ransom ?", "Hen . I tell thee truly , herald ,", "I know not if the day be ours or no ;", "For yet a many of your horsemen peer", "And gallop o ’ er the field .", "Hen . Praised be Heaven , and not our strength , for it !—", "What is this castle call ’ d that stands hard by ?", "Hen . Then call we this — the field of Agincourt ,", "Fought on the day of Crispin Crispianus .", "Hen .They did , Fluellen .", "Hen . I wear it for a memorable honour ;", "For I am Welsh , you know , good countryman .", "Hen . Thanks , good my countryman .", "Hen . Heaven keep me so !— Our herald go with him :", "Bring me just notice of the numbers dead", "On both our parts .—", "Call yonder fellow hither .", "Hen .Soldier , why wear ’ st thou that glove in thy cap ?", "Hen . An Englishman ?", "Hen . What think you , Captain Fluellen ? is it fit this soldier keep his oath ?", "Hen . It may be his enemy is a gentleman of great sort ,quite from the answer of his degree .", "Hen . Then keep thy vow , sirrah , when thou meet ’ st the fellow .", "Hen . Who servest thou under ?", "Hen . Call him hither to me , soldier .", "Hen . Here , Fluellen ; wear thou this favour for me , and stick it in thy cap : When Alençon and myself were down together ,I plucked this glove from his helm : if any man challenge this , he is a friend to Alençon and an enemy to our person ; if thou encounter any such , apprehend him , an thou dost love me .", "Hen . Knowest thou Gower ?", "Hen . Pray thee , go seek him , and bring him to my tent .", "Hen .My lord of Warwick ,— and my brother Gloster ,Follow Fluellen closely at the heels : The glove which I have given him for a favour May haply purchase him a box o ’ the ear ; It is the soldier ’ s ; I , by bargain , should Wear it myself . Follow , good cousin Warwick :If that the soldier strike himSome sudden mischief may arise of it ; For I do know Fluellen valiant , And , touch ’ d with choler , hot as gunpowder , And quickly will return an injury : Follow ,and see there be no harm between them .—Go you with me , Uncle of Exeter .Trumpets sound .", "Hen .How now ! what ’ s the matter ?", "Hen . Give me thy glove , soldier : Look , here is the fellow of it . ’ Twas I , indeed , thou promised ’ st to strike ; and thou hast given me most bitter terms .", "Hen . How can ’ st thou make me satisfaction ?", "Hen . It was ourself thou didst abuse .", "Hen . Here , uncle Exeter , fill this glove with crowns ,", "And give it to this fellow .—", "Keep it , fellow ;", "And wear it for an honour in thy cap", "Till I do challenge it .— Give him the crowns :—", "And , captain , you must needs be friends with him .", "Hen .Now , herald , are the dead number ’ d ?", "Hen .What prisoners of good sort are taken , uncle ?", "Hen .", "This note doth tell me of ten thousand French", "That in the field lie slain : of princes , in this number ,", "And nobles bearing banners , there lie dead", "One hundred twenty-six : added to these ,", "Of knights , esquires , and gallant gentlemen ,", "Eight thousand and four hundred ; of the which ,", "Five hundred were but yesterday dubb ’ d knights :", "So that , in these ten thousand they have lost ,", "There are but sixteen hundred mercenaries :", "The rest are — princes , barons , lords , knights , ’ squires ,", "And gentlemen of blood and quality .", "Here was a royal fellowship of death !——", "What is the number of our English dead ?", "Hen . O Heaven , thy arm was here ;", "And not to us , but to thy arm alone ,", "Ascribe we all ! When , without stratagem ,", "But in plain shock and even play of battle ,", "Was ever known so great and little loss", "On one part and on the other ?— Take it , Heaven ,", "For it is only thine !", "Hen . Come , go we in procession to the village :", "And be it death proclaimed through our host", "To boast of this , or take that praise from Heaven", "Which is his only .", "Hen .", "Yes , captain ; but with this acknowledgment ,", "That Heaven fought for us .", "Hen . Do we all holy rites :Let there be sung Non nobis and Te Deum ; The dead with charity enclos ’ d in clay : We ’ ll then to Calais ; and to England then ; Where ne ’ er from France arriv ’ d more happy men .END OF ACT FOUR .In ancient times , the distribution of this honor appears to have been customary on the eve of a battle . ]i. e ., common soldiers , hired soldiers . ] HISTORICAL NOTES TO ACT FOURTH .The English Camp at Agincourt . ] The French were about a quarter of a mile from them at Agincourt and Ruisseauville , and both armies proceeded to light their fires , and to make the usual arrangements for a bivouack . The night was very rainy , and much inconvenience is said to have been experienced in each camp from wet and cold , accompanied , among the English , by hunger and fatigue . It was passed in a manner strictly consistent with their relative situations . The French , confident in their numbers , occupied the hours not appropriated to sleep in calculating upon their success ; and in full security of a complete victory , played at dice with each other for the disposal of their prisoners , an archer being valued at a blank , and the more important persons in proportion ; whilst the English were engaged in preparing their weapons , and in the most solemn acts of religion . * * * The Chronicler in the text states , that from the great stillness which prevailed throughout the English camp , the enemy imagined they were panic-struck , and intended to decamp . Monstrelet relates that the English “ were much fatigued and oppressed by cold , hunger , and other annoyances ; that they made their peace with God , by confessing their sins with tears , and numbers of them taking the sacrament ; for , as it was related by some prisoners , they looked for certain death on the morrow .”Enter Erpingham . ] Sir Thomas Erpingham came over with Bolingbroke from Bretagne , and was one of the commissioners to receive King Richard ’ s abdication . In Henry the Fifth ’ s time Sir Thomas was warden of Dover Castle , and at the battle of Agincourt , was commander of the Archers . This venerable knight is described by Monstrelet to have grown grey with age and honour ; and when orders were given for the English army to march toward the enemy , by Henry crying aloud , “ Advance banners ,” Sir Thomas threw his truncheon in the air as a signal to the whole field , exclaiming , “ Now strike ;” and loud and repeated shouts testified the readiness with which they obeyed the command .I Richard ’ s body have interred new ;] Henry was anxious not only to repair his own misconduct , but also to make amends for those iniquities into which policy or the necessity of affairs had betrayed his father . He expressed the deepest sorrow for the fate of the unhappy Richard , did justice to the memory of that unfortunate prince , even performed his funeral obsequies with pomp and solemnity , and cherished all those who had distinguished themselves by their loyalty and attachment towards him . — Hume ’ s History of England .Enter Orleans . ] Charles Duke of Orleans was wounded and taken prisoner at Agincourt . Henry refused all ransom for him , and he remained in captivity twenty-three years . This prince was a celebrated poet , and some of his most beautiful verses were composed during his confinement in the Tower of London . He married Isabella of Valois , daughter of Charles VI . and Isabeau of Bavaria , eldest sister to the Princess Katharine , Queen of Henry V . Isabella was the widow of our Richard the Second when she married the Duke of Orleans . After the victory of Agincourt , the following anecdote is related by Remy :— “ During their journey to Calais , at a place where they rested , Henry caused bread and wine to be brought to him , which he sent to the Duke of Orleans ; but the French Prince would neither eat nor drink . This being reported to the King , he imagined that it arose from dissatisfaction , and , therefore , went to the duke . ‘ Noble cousin ,’ said Henry , ‘ how are you ?’ ‘ Well , my lord ,’ answered the duke . ‘ Why , then , is it ,’ added the King , ‘ that you will neither eat nor drink ?’ To which Orleans replied , ‘ that truly he had no inclination for food .’ ‘ Noble cousin ,’ rejoined Henry , ‘ be of good heart . I know that God gave me the victory over the French , not that I deserved it , but I fully believe that he wished to punish them ; and if what I have heard is true , it is not to be wondered at , for never were there greater disorder , sensuality , sins , and vices seen than now prevail in France ; which it is horrible to hear described ; and if God is provoked , it is not a subject of surprise , and no one can be astonished .’ Many more conversations are said to have passed between the King and the Duke of Orleans , and the commisseration and courtesy of the former to his prisoners is mentioned by every writer in terms of just praise .”The English army , drawn up for battle ;] The victory gained at Agincourt , in the year 1415 , is , in a great measure , ascribed to the English Archers , and that there might be no want of arrows , Henry V. ordered the sheriffs of several counties to procure feathers from the wings of geese , plucking six from each goose . An archer of this time was clad in a cuirass , or a hauberk of chain-mail , with a salade on his head , which was a kind of bacinet . Every man had a good bow , a sheaf of arrows , and a sword . Fabian describes the archer ’ s dress at the battle of Agincourt . “ The yeomen had their limbs at liberty , for their hose was fastened with one point , and their jackets were easy to shoot in , so that they might draw bows of great strength , and shoot arrows a yard long .” Some are described as without hats or caps , others with caps of boiled leather , or wicker work , crossed over with iron ; some without shoes , and all in a very dilapidated condition . Each bore on his shoulder a long stake , sharpened at both extremities , which he was instructed to fix obliquely before him in the ground , and thus oppose a rampart of pikes to the charge of the French Cavalry .O that we now had here But one ten thousand of those men in England That do no work to day ! ] A certain lord Walter Hungerford , knight , was regretting in the king ’ s presence that he had not , in addition to the small retinue which he had there , ten thousand of the best English Archers , who would be desirous of being with him ; when the King said , Thou speaketh foolishly , for , by the God of Heaven , on whose grace I have relied , and in whom I have a firm hope of victory , I would not , even if I could , increase my number by one ; for those whom I have are the people of God , whom He thinks me worthy to have at this time . Dost thou not believe the Almighty , with these his humble few , is able to conquer the haughty opposition of the French , who pride themselves on their numbers , and their own strength , as if it might be said they would do as they liked ? And in my opinion , God , of his true justice , would not bring any disaster upon one of so great confidence , as neither fell out to Judas Maccabeus until he became distrustful , and thence deservedly fell into ruin . — Nicolas ’ s History of Agincourt .Enter King Henry , attended . ] Henry rose with the earliest dawn , and immediately heard three masses . He was habited in his “ cote d ’ armes ,” containing the arms of France and England quarterly , and wore on his bacinet a very rich crown of gold and jewels , circled like an imperial crown , that is , arched over . The earliest instance of an arched crown worn by an English monarch . — Vide Planché ’ s History of British Costume . King Henry had at Agincourt for his person five banners ; that is , the banner of the Trinity , the banner of St. George , the banner of St. Edward , the banner of St. Edmund , and the banner of his own arms . “ When the King of England had drawn up his order of battle he made a fine address to his troops , exhorting them to act well ; saying , that he was come into France to recover his lawful inheritance , and that he had good and just cause to claim it ; that in that quarrel they might freely and surely fight ; that they should remember that they were born in the kingdom where their fathers and mothers , wives and children , now dwelt , and therefore they ought to strive to return there with great glory and fame ; that the kings of England , his predecessors , had gained many noble battles and successes over the French ; that on that day every one should endeavour to preserve his own person and the honor of the crown of the King of England . He moreover reminded them that the French boasted they would cut off three fingers from the right hand of every archer they should take , so that their shot should never again kill man nor horse . The army cried out loudly , saying , ‘ Sir , we pray God give you a good life , and the victory over your enemies .’” — Nicolas ’ s History of Agincourt . The banner of the Oriflamme is said to have been unfurled by the French for the last time at Agincourt .The feast of Crispian . ] The battle of Agincourt was fought upon the 25th of October , 1415 , St. Crispin ’ s day . The legend upon which this is founded , is as follows :— “ Crispinus and Crispianus were brethren , born at Rome ; from whence they travelled to Soissons in France , about the year 303 , to propagate the Christian religion ; but because they would not be chargeable to others for their maintenance , they exercised the trade of shoemakers ; but the Governor of the town , discovering them to be Christians , ordered them to be beheaded about the year 303 . From which time , the shoemakers made choice of them for their tutelar saints .” — See Hall ’ s Chronicle .Bedford and Exeter , Warwick and Talbot , Salisbury and Gloster . ] Although Shakespeare has adhered very closely to history in many parts of Henry V ., he has deviated very much from it in the Dramatis Personæ . He makes the Duke of Bedford accompany Henry to Harfleur and Agincourt when he was Regent of England . The Earl of Exeter , or , more properly speaking , the Earl of Dorset , was left to command Harfleur ; the Earl of Westmoreland , so far from quitting England , was appointed to defend the marches of Scotland , nor does it appear that the Earl of Salisbury was either at Harfleur or Agincourt . The Earl of Warwickhad returned to England ill from Harfleur . The characters introduced in the play who really were at Agincourt , are the Dukes of Gloucester and York , and Sir Thomas Erpingham . Holinshed states that the English army consisted of 15 , 000 , and the French of 60 , 000 horse and 40 , 000 infantry — in all , 100 , 000 . Walsingham and Harding represent the English as but 9 , 000 , and other authors say that the number of French amounted to 150 , 000 . Fabian says the French were 40 , 000 , and the English only 7 , 000 . The battle lasted only three hours .How thou pleasest , Heaven , dispose the day . ] At the battle of Agincourt , having chosen a convenient spot on which to martial his men , the king sent privately two hundred archers into a low meadow , which was on one of his flanks , where they were so well secured by a deep ditch and a marsh , that the enemy could not come near them . Then he divided his infantry into three squadrons , or battles ; the van-warde , or avant-guard , composed entirely of archers ; the middle-warde , of bill-men only ; and the rerewarde , of bill-men and archers mixed together ; the horse-men , as wings , went on the flanks of each of the battles . He also caused stakes to be made of wood about five or six feet long , headed with sharp iron ; these were fixed in the ground , and the archers so placed before them that they were entirely hid from the sight of the enemy . When , therefore , the heavy cavalry of the French charged , which was done with the utmost impetuosity , under the idea of cutting down and riding over the archers , they shrunk at once behind the stakes , and the Frenchmen , unable to stop their horses , rode full upon them , so that they overthrew their riders , and caused the utmost confusion . The infantry , who were to follow up and support this charge , were so struck with amazement that they hesitated , and by this were lost , for during the panic the English archers threw back their bows , and with axes , bills , glaives , and swords , slew the French , till they met the middle-warde . The king himself , according to Speed , rode in the main battle completely armed , his shield quartering the achievements of France and England ; upon his helm he wore a coronet encircled with pearls and precious stones , and after the victory , although it had been cut and bruised , he would not suffer it to be ostentatiously exhibited to the people , but ordered all his men to give the glory to God alone . His horse was one of fierce courage , and had a bridle and furniture of goldsmiths ’ work , and the caparisons were most richly embroidered with the victorious ensigns of the English monarchy . Thus is he represented on his great seal , with the substitution of a knights ’ cap , and the crest , for the chaplet . Elmham ’ s account , from which this is amplified , is more particular in some of the details ; he relates , that the king appeared on a palfrey , followed by a train of led horses , ornamented with the most gorgeous trappings ; his helmet was of polished steel , surmounted with a coronet sparkling with jewels , and on his surcoat , or rather jupon , were emblazoned the arms of France and England , azure , three fleurs-de-lis or , and gules , three lion ’ s passant guardant or . The nobles , in like manner , were decorated with their proper armorial bearings . Before him was borne the royal standard , which was ornamented with gold and splendid colours . An account of the memorable battle of Azincourt , or Agincourt , fought on the 25th of October , 1415 , is thus related by Mr. Turner :— “ At dawn the King of England had matins and the mass chaunted in his army . He stationed all the horses and baggage in the village , under such small guard as he could spare , having resolved to fight the battle on foot . He sagaciously perceived that his only chance of victory rested in the superiority of the personal fortitude and activity of his countrymen , and to bring them face to face , and arm to arm , with their opponents , was the simple object of his tactical dispositions . He formed his troops into three divisions , with two wings . The centre , in which he stationed himself , he planted to act against the main body of the French , and he placed the right and left divisions , with their wings , at a small distance only from himself . He so chose his ground that the village protected his rear , and hedges and briars defended his flanks . Determined to shun no danger , but to be a conspicuous example to his troops on a day when no individual exertions could be spared , he put on a neat and shining armour , with a large and brilliant helmet , and on this he placed a crown , radiant with its jewels , and he put over him a tunic adorned with the arms of France and England . He mounted his horse , and proceeded to address his troops . The French were commanded by the Constable of France , and with him were the Dukes of Orleans , Burgundy , Berry , and Alençon , the Marshal and Admiral of France , and a great assemblage of French nobility . Their force was divided into three great battalions , and continued formed till ten o ’ clock , not advancing to the attack . They were so numerous as to be able to draw up thirty deep , the English but four . A thousand speared horsemen skirmished from each of the horns of the enemy ’ s line , and it appeared crowded with balistae for the projection of stones of all sizes on Henry ’ s little army . Henry sent a part of his force behind the village of Agincourt , where the French had placed no men at arms . He moved from the rear of his army , unperceived , two hundred archers , to hide themselves in a meadow on the flank of the French advanced line . An old and experienced knight , Sir Thomas Erpingham , formed the rest into battle array for an attack , putting the archers in front , and the men at arms behind . The archers had each a sharp stake pointed at both ends , to use against the French horse . Sir Thomas having completed his formation , threw up his truncheon in the air , and dismounted . The English began the attack , which the French had awaited , not choosing to give the advantage as at Poictiers ; but when they saw them advance , they put themselves in motion , and their cavalry charged ; these were destroyed by the English archers . The French , frightened by the effect of the arrows , bent their heads to prevent them from entering the vizors of their helmets , and , pressing forward , became so wedged together as to be unable to strike . The archers threw back their bows , and , grasping their swords , battle-axes , and other weapons , cut their way to the second line . At this period the ambushed archers rushed out , and poured their impetuous and irresistable arrows into the centre of the assailed force , which fell in like manner with the first line . In short , every part successively gave way , and the English had only to kill and take prisoners .”The Duke of York commanded the van guard of the English army , and was slain in the battle . This personage is the same who appears in Shakespeare ’ s play of King Richard the Second by the title of Duke of Aumerle . His Christian name was Edward . He was the eldest son of Edmund Langley , Duke of York , who is introduced in the same play , and who was the fifth son of King Edward III . Richard , Earl of Cambridge , who appears in the second act of this play , was younger brother to this Edward , Duke of York .Ride thou unto the horsemen on yon hill :] After the battle , “ there were small bodies of the French on different parts of the plain , but they were soon routed , slain , or taken .”Enter MONTJOY . ] Heasked Montjoye to whom the victory belonged , to him or to the King of France ? Montjoye replied that the victory was his , and could not be claimed by the King of France . The king said to the French and English heralds , “ It is not we who have made this great slaughter , but the omnipotent God , as we believe , for a punishment of the sins of the French . The king then asked the name of the castle he saw near him . He was told it was Agincourt . Well , then , said he , since all battles should bear the name of the fortress nearest to the spot where they were fought , this battle shall from henceforth bear the ever durable name of Agincourt .” — Nicolas ’ s History of Agincourt .When Alençon and myself were down together . ] During the battle , the Duke of Alençon most valiantly broke through the English line , and advanced , fighting , near to the king , insomuch that he wounded and struck down the Duke of York . King Henry , seeing this , stepped forth to his aid , and as he was leaning down to raise him , the Duke of Alençon gave him a blow on the helmet that struck off part of his crown . The king ’ s guard on this surrounded him , when , seeing he could no way escape death but by surrendering , he lifted up his arm , and said to the king , “ I am the Duke of Alençon , and yield myself to you ;” but as the king was holding out his hand to receive his pledge , he was put to death by the guards . — Nicolas ’ s History of Agincourt .Enter WARWICK and GLOSTER . ] The noble Duke of Gloucester , the king ’ s brother , pushing himself too vigorously on his horse into the conflict , was grievously wounded , and cast down to the earth by the blows of the French , for whose protection the king being interested , he bravely leapt against his enemies in defence of his brother , defended him with his own body , and plucked and guarded him from the raging malice of the enemy ’ s , sustaining perils of war scarcely possible to be borne . — Nicolas ’ s History of Agincourt .Here was a royal fellowship of death !—] There is not much difficulty in forming a correct estimate of the numbers of the French slain at Agincourt , for if those writers who only state that from three to five thousand were killed , merely meant the men-at-arms and persons of superior rank , and which is exceedingly probable , we may at once adopt the calculation of Monstrelet , Elmham , & c ., and estimate the whole loss on the field at from ten to eleven thousand men . It is worthy of remark how very nearly the different statements on the subject approach to each other , and which can only be explained by the fact that the dead had been carefully numbered . Among the most illustrious persons slain were the Dukes of Brabant , Barré , and Alençon , five counts , and a still greater proportion of distinguished knights ; and the Duke of Orleans , the Count of Vendôsme , who was taken by Sir John Cornwall , the Marshall Bouciqualt , and numerous other individuals of distinction , whose names are minutely recorded by Monstrelet , were made prisoners . The loss of the English army has been variously estimated . The discrepancies respecting the number slain on the part of the victors , form a striking contrast to the accuracy of the account of the loss of their enemies . The English writers vary in their statements from seventeen to one hundred , whilst the French chroniclers assert that from three hundred to sixteen hundred individuals fell on that occasion . St. Remy and Monstrelet assert that sixteen hundred were slain . — Nicolas ’ s History of Agincourt .", "Hen .", "Peace to this meeting , wherefore we are met !", "Unto our brother France ,— and to our sister ,", "Health and fair time of day ;— joy and good wishes", "To our most fair and princely cousin Katharine ;", "And", "We do salute you , duke of Burgundy ;—", "And , princes French , and peers , health to you all !", "Hen . To cry amen to that , thus we appear .", "Hen . If , duke of Burgundy , you would the peace ,", "Which you have cited , you must buy that peace", "With full accord to all our just demands ;", "Whose tenours and particular effects", "You have , enschedul ’ d briefly , in your hands .", "Hen . Brother , we shall .— Go , uncle Exeter ,— And brother Bedford ,— and you , brother Gloster ,— Warwick ,— and Huntingdon ,— go with the king ; And take with you free power , to ratify , Augment , or alter , as your wisdoms best Shall see advantageable for our dignity , And we ’ ll consign thereto .—Will you , fair sister , Go with the princes , or stay here with us ?", "Hen . Yet leave our cousin Katharine here with us :", "She is our capital demand , compris ’ d", "Within the fore rank of our articles .", "Hen .", "Fair Katharine , and most fair !", "Will you vouchsafe to teach a soldier terms ,", "Such as will enter at a lady ’ s ear ,", "And plead his love-suit to her gentle heart ?", "Hen . O fair Katharine , if you will love me soundly with your French heart , I will be glad to hear you confess it brokenly with your English tongue . Do you like me , Kate ?", "Hen . An angel is like you , Kate , and you are like an angel .", "Hen . I said so , dear Katharine ; and I must not blush to affirm it .", "Hen . What say you , fair one ?", "Hen . I ’ faith , Kate . I know no ways to mince it in love , but directly to say — I love you : then , if you urge me further than to say — Do you in faith ? I wear out my suit . Give me your answer ; i ’ faith , do ; and so clap hands and a bargain : How say you , lady ?", "Hen . Marry , if you would put me to verses or to dance for your sake , Kate , why you undid me . If I could win a lady at leap-frog , or by vaulting into my saddle with my armour on my back , under the correction of bragging , be it spoken , I should quickly leap into a wife . But , before Heaven , I cannot look greenly ,nor gasp out my eloquence , nor I have no cunning in protestation ; only downright oaths , which I never use till urged , nor never break for urging . If thou canst love a fellow of this temper , Kate , whose face is not worth sun-burning , that never looks in his glass for love of any thing he sees there , let thine eye be thy cook . I speak to thee plain soldier : If thou canst love me for this , take me ; if not , to say to thee — that I shall die , is true , but — for thy love , by the lord , no ; yet I love thee too . And while thou livest , dear Kate , take a fellow of plain and uncoined constancy ;for a good leg will fall ;a straight back will stoop ; a black beard will turn white ; a curled pate will grow bald ; a fair face will wither ; a full eye will wax hollow : but a good heart , Kate , is the sun and moon ; or , rather , the sun , and not the moon , for it shines bright , and never changes , but keeps his course truly . If thou would have such a one , take me : And take me , take a soldier ; take a soldier , take a king : And what sayest thou , then , to my love ? speak , my fair , and fairly , I pray thee .", "Hen . No ; it is not possible you should love the enemy of France , Kate : but , in loving me , you should love the friend of France ; for I love France so well , that I will not part with a village of it ; I will have it all mine : and , Kate , when France is mine , and I am yours , then yours is France , and you are mine .", "Hen . Kate , dost thou understand thus much English ? Canst thou love me ?", "Hen . Can any of your neighbours tell , Kate ? I ’ ll ask them . Come , I know thou lovest me : and at night , when you come into your closet , you ’ ll question this gentlewoman about me ; and I know , Kate , you will to her dispraise those parts in me that you love with your heart . If ever thou be ’ st mine , Kate ,shall there not be a boy compounded between Saint Dennis and Saint George , half French , half English , that shall go to Constantinopleand take the Turk by the beard ? shall he not ? what sayest thou , my fair flower-de-luce ? How answer you , la plus belle Katharine du monde , mon très chère et divine déesse ?", "Hen . Now , fie upon my false French ! By mine honour , in true English , I love thee , Kate : by which honour I dare not swear thou lovest me ; yet my blood begins to flatter me that thou dost , notwithstanding the poor and untempting effect of my visage . But , in faith , Kate , the elder I wax , the better I shall appear : my comfort is , that old age , that ill layer-up of beauty , can do no more spoil upon my face : thou hast me , if thou hast me , at the worst ; and thou shalt wear me , if thou wear me , better and better : And therefore tell me , most fair Katharine , will you have me ? Put off your maiden blushes ; avouch the thoughts of your heart with the looks of an empress ; take me by the hand , and say — Harry of England , I am thine : which word thou shalt no sooner bless mine ear withal , but I will tell thee aloud — England is thine , Ireland is thine , France is thine , and Henry Plantagenet is thine ; who , though I speak it before his face , if he be not fellow with the best king , thou shalt find the best king of good fellows . Come , your answer in broken musick , for thy voice is musick , and thy English broken ; therefore , queen of all , Katharine , break thy mind to me in broken English , Wilt thou have me ?", "Hen . Nay , it will please him well , Kate ; it shall please him , Kate .", "Hen . Upon that I will kiss your hand , and I call you — my queen .", "Hen . Then I will kiss your lips , Kate .", "Hen . O Kate , nice customs curt ’ sy to great kings . We are the makers of manners , Kate ; therefore , patiently , and yielding .You have witchcraft in your lips , Kate : there is more eloquence in a sugar touch of them than in the tongues of the French council ; and they should sooner persuade Harry of England than a general petition of monarchs .Here comes your father .Re-enter the FRENCH KING and QUEEN , BURGUNDY , BEDFORD , GLOSTER , EXETER , WESTMORELAND . The other French and English Lords as before , U. E. R . and L .", "Hen .I would have her learn , my fair cousin , how perfectly I love her ; and that is good English .", "Hen . Our tongue is rough , coz , and my condition is not smooth ;so that , having neither the voice nor the heart of flattery about me , I cannot so conjure up the spirit of love in her , that he will appear in his true likeness . Shall Kate be my wife ?", "Hen . Now , welcome , Kate :— and bear me witness all ,", "That here I take her as my sovereign queen .", "Prepare we for our marriage :— on which day ,", "My lord of Burgundy , we ’ ll take your oath ,", "And all the peers ’, for surety of our leagues .—", "Then shall I swear to Kate , and you to me ;", "And may our oaths well kept and prosp ’ rous be !" ]

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[ "Thusspeakes the King of France , In my behauiour to the Maiesty , The borrowed Maiesty of England heere", "Philip of France , in right and true behalfe", "Of thy deceased brother , Geffreyes sonne ,", "Arthur Plantaginet , laies most lawfull claime", "To this faire Iland , and the Territories :", "To Ireland , Poyctiers , Aniowe , Torayne , Maine ,", "Desiring thee to lay aside the sword", "Which swaies vsurpingly these seuerall titles ,", "And put the same into yong Arthurs hand ,", "Thy Nephew , and right royall Soueraigne", "The proud controle of fierce and bloudy warre ,", "To inforce these rights , so forcibly with-held ,", "Then take my Kings defiance from my mouth ,", "The farthest limit of my Embassie", "Then turne your forces from this paltry siege ,", "And stirre them vp against a mightier taske :", "England impatient of your iust demands ,", "Hath put himselfe in Armes , the aduerse windes", "Whose leisure I haue staid , haue giuen him time", "To land his Legions all as soone as I :", "His marches are expedient to this towne ,", "His forces strong , his Souldiers confident :", "With him along is come the Mother Queene ,", "An Ace stirring him to bloud and strife ,", "With her her Neece , the Lady Blanch of Spaine ,", "With them a Bastard of the Kings deceast ,", "And all th ’ vnsetled humors of the Land ,", "Rash , inconsiderate , fiery voluntaries ,", "With Ladies faces , and fierce Dragons spleenes ,", "Haue sold their fortunes at their natiue homes ,", "Bearing their birth-rights proudly on their backs ,", "To make a hazard of new fortunes heere :", "In briefe , a brauer choyse of dauntlesse spirits", "Then now the English bottomes haue waft o 're ,", "Did neuer flote vpon the swelling tide ,", "To doe offence and scathe in Christendome :", "The interruption of their churlish drums", "Cuts off more circumstance , they are at hand ,", "Drum beats .", "To parlie or to fight , therefore prepare" ]

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[ "Saue thee Curan", "How comes that ?", "Not I : pray you what are they ?", "Not a word", "The Duke be here to night ? The better best ,", "This weaues it selfe perforce into my businesse ,", "My Father hath set guard to take my Brother ,", "And I haue one thing of a queazie question", "Which I must act , Briefenesse , and Fortune worke .", "Enter Edgar .", "Brother , a word , discend ; Brother I say ,", "My Father watches : O Sir , fly this place ,", "Intelligence is giuen where you are hid ;", "You haue now the good aduantage of the night ,", "Haue you not spoken ‘ gainst the Duke of Cornewall ?", "Hee 's comming hither , now i'th ’ night , i'th ’ haste ,", "And Regan with him , haue you nothing said", "Vpon his partie ‘ gainst the Duke of Albany ?", "Aduise your selfe", "I heare my Father comming , pardon me :", "In cunning , I must draw my Sword vpon you :", "Draw , seeme to defend your selfe ,", "Now quit you well .", "Yeeld , come before my Father , light hoa , here ,", "Fly Brother , Torches , Torches , so farewell .", "Exit Edgar .", "Some blood drawne on me , would beget opinion", "Of my more fierce endeauour . I haue seene drunkards", "Do more then this in sport ; Father , Father ,", "Stop , stop , no helpe ?", "Here stood he in the dark , his sharpe Sword out ,", "Mumbling of wicked charmes , coniuring the Moone", "To stand auspicious Mistris", "Looke Sir , I bleed", "Fled this way Sir , when by no meanes he could", "Perswade me to the murther of your Lordship ,", "But that I told him the reuenging Gods ,", "‘ Gainst Paricides did all the thunder bend ,", "Spoke with how manifold , and strong a Bond", "The Child was bound to'th ’ Father ; Sir in fine ,", "Seeing how lothly opposite I stood", "To his vnnaturall purpose , in fell motion", "With his prepared Sword , he charges home", "My vnprouided body , latch 'd mine arme ;", "And when he saw my best alarum 'd spirits", "Bold in the quarrels right , rouz 'd to th ’ encounter ,", "Or whether gasted by the noyse I made ,", "Full sodainely he fled", "When I disswaded him from his intent ,", "And found him pight to doe it , with curst speech", "I threaten 'd to discouer him ; he replied ,", "Thou vnpossessing Bastard , dost thou thinke ,", "If I would stand against thee , would the reposall", "Of any trust , vertue , or worth in thee", "Make thy words faith 'd ? No , what should I denie ,", "I'ld turne it all", "To thy suggestion , plot , and damned practise :", "And thou must make a dullard of the world ,", "If they not thought the profits of my death", "Were very pregnant and potentiall spirits", "To make thee seeke it .", "Tucket within .", "Yes Madam , he was of that consort", "It was my duty Sir", "I shall serue you Sir truely , how euer else", "How now , what 's the matter ? Part", "Most sauage and vnnaturall", "This Curtesie forbid thee , shall the Duke", "Instantly know , and of that Letter too ;", "This seemes a faire deseruing , and must draw me", "That which my Father looses : no lesse then all ,", "The yonger rises , when the old doth fall .", "Enter .", "Scena Quarta .", "How my Lord , I may be censured , that Nature thus giues way to Loyaltie , something feares mee to thinke of", "How malicious is my fortune , that I must repent to be iust ? This is the Letter which hee spoake of ; which approues him an intelligent partie to the aduantages of France . O Heauens ! that this Treason were not ; or not I the detector", "If the matter of this Paper be certain , you haue mighty businesse in hand", "If I finde him comforting the King , it will stuffe his suspition more fully . I will perseuer in my course of Loyalty , though the conflict be sore betweene that , and my blood", "Yours in the rankes of death .", "Know of the Duke if his last purpose hold ,", "Or whether since he is aduis 'd by ought", "To change the course , he 's full of alteration ,", "And selfereprouing , bring his constant pleasure", "‘ Tis to be doubted Madam", "In honour 'd Loue", "No by mine honour , Madam", "Feare not , she and the Duke her husband .", "The Enemy 's in view , draw vp your powers ,", "Heere is the guesse of their true strength and Forces ,", "By dilligent discouerie , but your hast", "Is now vrg 'd on you", "To both these Sisters haue I sworne my loue :", "Each iealous of the other , as the stung", "Are of the Adder . Which of them shall I take ?", "Both ? One ? Or neither ? Neither can be enioy 'd", "If both remaine aliue : To take the Widdow ,", "Exasperates , makes mad her Sister Gonerill ,", "And hardly shall I carry out my side ,", "Her husband being aliue . Now then , wee'l vse", "His countenance for the Battaile , which being done ,", "Let her who would be rid of him , deuise", "His speedy taking off . As for the mercie", "Which he intends to Lear and to Cordelia ,", "The Battaile done , and they within our power ,", "Shall neuer see his pardon : for my state ,", "Stands on me to defend , not to debate .", "Enter .", "Scena Secunda .", "Some Officers take them away : good guard ,", "Vntill their greater pleasures first be knowne", "That are to censure them", "Take them away", "Come hither Captaine , hearke .", "Take thou this note , go follow them to prison ,", "One step I haue aduanc 'd thee , if thou do'st", "As this instructs thee , thou dost make thy way", "To Noble Fortunes : know thou this , that men", "Are as the time is ; to be tender minded", "Do 's not become a Sword , thy great imployment", "Will not beare question : either say thou'lt do't ,", "Or thriue by other meanes", "About it , and write happy , when th'hast done ,", "Marke I say instantly , and carry it so", "As I haue set it downe .", "Sir , I thought it fit ,", "To send the old and miserable King to some retention ,", "Whose age had Charmes in it , whose Title more ,", "To plucke the common bosome on his side ,", "And turne our imprest Launces in our eies", "Which do command them . With him I sent the Queen :", "My reason all the same , and they are ready", "To morrow , or at further space , t ’ appeare", "Where you shall hold your Session", "Nor in thine Lord", "There 's my exchange , what in the world hes", "That names me Traitor , villain-like he lies ,", "Call by the Trumpet : he that dares approach ;", "On him , on you , who not , I will maintaine", "My truth and honor firmely .", "Himselfe , what saist thou to him ?", "In wisedome I should aske thy name ,", "But since thy out-side lookes so faire and Warlike ,", "And that thy tongue", "of breeding breathes ,", "What safe , and nicely I might well delay ,", "By rule of Knight-hood , I disdaine and spurne :", "Backe do I tosse these Treasons to thy head ,", "With the hell-hated Lye , ore-whelme thy heart ,", "Which for they yet glance by , and scarcely bruise ,", "This Sword of mine shall giue them instant way ,", "Where they shall rest for euer . Trumpets speake", "Aske me not what I know", "What you haue charg 'd me with ,", "That haue I done ,", "And more , much more , the time will bring it out .", "‘ Tis past , and so am I : But what art thou", "That hast this Fortune on me ? If thou'rt Noble ,", "I do forgiue thee", "Th'hast spoken right , ‘ tis true ,", "The Wheele is come full circle , I am heere", "This speech of yours hath mou 'd me ,", "And shall perchance do good , but speake you on ,", "You looke as you had something more to say", "I was contracted to them both , all three", "Now marry in an instant", "Yet Edmund was belou 'd :", "The one the other poison 'd for my sake ,", "And after slew herselfe", "I pant for life : some good I meane to do", "Despight of mine owne Nature . Quickly send ,", "to'th ’ Castle , for my Writ", "Is on the life of Lear , and on Cordelia :", "Nay , send in time", "Well thought on , take my Sword ,", "Giue it the Captaine", "He hath Commission from thy Wife and me ,", "To hang Cordelia in the prison , and", "To lay the blame vpon her owne dispaire ,", "That she for-did her selfe" ]

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[ "Now is the winter of our discontent", "Made glorious summer by this sun of York ;", "And all the clouds that lour 'd upon our house", "In the deep bosom of the ocean buried .", "Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths ;", "Our bruised arms hung up for monuments ;", "Our stern alarums chang 'd to merry meetings ,", "Our dreadful marches to delightful measures .", "Grim-visag 'd war hath smooth 'd his wrinkled front ,", "And now , instead of mounting barbed steeds", "To fright the souls of fearful adversaries ,", "He capers nimbly in a lady 's chamber", "To the lascivious pleasing of a lute .", "But I-that am not shap 'd for sportive tricks ,", "Nor made to court an amorous looking-glass-", "I-that am rudely stamp 'd , and want love 's majesty", "To strut before a wanton ambling nymph-", "I-that am curtail 'd of this fair proportion ,", "Cheated of feature by dissembling nature ,", "Deform 'd , unfinish 'd , sent before my time", "Into this breathing world scarce half made up ,", "And that so lamely and unfashionable", "That dogs bark at me as I halt by them-", "Why , I , in this weak piping time of peace ,", "Have no delight to pass away the time ,", "Unless to spy my shadow in the sun", "And descant on mine own deformity .", "And therefore , since I cannot prove a lover", "To entertain these fair well-spoken days ,", "I am determined to prove a villain", "And hate the idle pleasures of these days .", "Plots have I laid , inductions dangerous ,", "By drunken prophecies , libels , and dreams ,", "To set my brother Clarence and the King", "In deadly hate the one against the other ;", "And if King Edward be as true and just", "As I am subtle , false , and treacherous ,", "This day should Clarence closely be mew 'd up-", "About a prophecy which says that G", "Of Edward 's heirs the murderer shall be .", "Dive , thoughts , down to my soul . Here Clarence comes .", "Enter CLARENCE , guarded , and BRAKENBURY", "Brother , good day . What means this armed guard", "That waits upon your Grace ?", "Upon what cause ?", "Alack , my lord , that fault is none of yours :", "He should , for that , commit your godfathers .", "O , belike his Majesty hath some intent", "That you should be new-christ'ned in the Tower .", "But what 's the matter , Clarence ? May I know ?", "Why , this it is when men are rul 'd by women :", "‘ Tis not the King that sends you to the Tower ;", "My Lady Grey his wife , Clarence , ‘ tis she", "That tempers him to this extremity .", "Was it not she and that good man of worship ,", "Antony Woodville , her brother there ,", "That made him send Lord Hastings to the Tower ,", "From whence this present day he is delivered ?", "We are not safe , Clarence ; we are not safe .", "Humbly complaining to her deity", "Got my Lord Chamberlain his liberty .", "I 'll tell you what-I think it is our way ,", "If we will keep in favour with the King ,", "To be her men and wear her livery :", "The jealous o'erhYpppHeNworn widow , and herself ,", "Since that our brother dubb 'd them gentlewomen ,", "Are mighty gossips in our monarchy .", "Even so ; a n't please your worship , Brakenbury ,", "You may partake of any thing we say :", "We speak no treason , man ; we say the King", "Is wise and virtuous , and his noble queen", "Well struck in years , fair , and not jealous ;", "We say that Shore 's wife hath a pretty foot ,", "A cherry lip , a bonny eye , a passing pleasing tongue ;", "And that the Queen 's kindred are made gentlefolks .", "How say you , sir ? Can you deny all this ?", "Naught to do with Mistress Shore ! I tell thee , fellow , He that doth naught with her , excepting one , Were best to do it secretly alone .", "Her husband , knave ! Wouldst thou betray me ?", "We are the Queen 's abjects and must obey .", "Brother , farewell ; I will unto the King ;", "And whatsoe'er you will employ me in-", "Were it to call King Edward 's widow sister-", "I will perform it to enfranchise you .", "Meantime , this deep disgrace in brotherhood", "Touches me deeper than you can imagine .", "Well , your imprisonment shall not be long ;", "I will deliver or else lie for you .", "Meantime , have patience .", "Go tread the path that thou shalt ne'er return .", "Simple , plain Clarence , I do love thee so", "That I will shortly send thy soul to heaven ,", "If heaven will take the present at our hands .", "But who comes here ? The new-delivered Hastings ?", "As much unto my good Lord Chamberlain !", "Well are you welcome to the open air .", "How hath your lordship brook 'd imprisonment ?", "No doubt , no doubt ; and so shall Clarence too ;", "For they that were your enemies are his ,", "And have prevail 'd as much on him as you .", "What news abroad ?", "Now , by Saint John , that news is bad indeed .", "O , he hath kept an evil diet long", "And overmuch consum 'd his royal person !", "‘ Tis very grievous to be thought upon .", "Where is he ? In his bed ?", "Go you before , and I will follow you .", "Stay , you that bear the corse , and set it down .", "Villains , set down the corse ; or , by Saint Paul ,", "I 'll make a corse of him that disobeys !", "Unmanner 'd dog ! Stand thou , when I command .", "Advance thy halberd higher than my breast ,", "Or , by Saint Paul , I 'll strike thee to my foot", "And spurn upon thee , beggar , for thy boldness .", "Sweet saint , for charity , be not so curst .", "Lady , you know no rules of charity ,", "Which renders good for bad , blessings for curses .", "But I know none , and therefore am no beast .", "More wonderful when angels are so angry .", "Vouchsafe , divine perfection of a woman ,", "Of these supposed crimes to give me leave", "By circumstance but to acquit myself .", "Fairer than tongue can name thee , let me have", "Some patient leisure to excuse myself .", "By such despair I should accuse myself .", "Say that I slew them not ?", "I did not kill your husband .", "Nay , he is dead , and slain by Edward 's hands .", "I was provoked by her sland'rous tongue", "That laid their guilt upon my guiltless shoulders .", "I grant ye .", "The better for the King of Heaven , that hath him .", "Let him thank me that holp to send him thither , For he was fitter for that place than earth .", "Yes , one place else , if you will hear me name it .", "Your bed-chamber .", "So will it , madam , till I lie with you .", "I know so . But , gentle Lady Anne ,", "To leave this keen encounter of our wits ,", "And fall something into a slower method-", "Is not the causer of the timeless deaths", "Of these Plantagenets , Henry and Edward ,", "As blameful as the executioner ?", "Your beauty was the cause of that effect-", "Your beauty that did haunt me in my sleep", "To undertake the death of all the world", "So I might live one hour in your sweet bosom .", "These eyes could not endure that beauty 's wreck ; You should not blemish it if I stood by . As all the world is cheered by the sun , So I by that ; it is my day , my life .", "Curse not thyself , fair creature ; thou art both .", "It is a quarrel most unnatural ,", "To be reveng 'd on him that loveth thee .", "He that bereft thee , lady , of thy husband", "Did it to help thee to a better husband .", "He lives that loves thee better than he could .", "Plantagenet .", "The self-same name , but one of better nature .", "Here .Why dost thou spit at me ?", "Never came poison from so sweet a place .", "Thine eyes , sweet lady , have infected mine .", "I would they were , that I might die at once ;", "For now they kill me with a living death .", "Those eyes of thine from mine have drawn salt tears ,", "Sham 'd their aspects with store of childish drops-", "These eyes , which never shed remorseful tear ,", "No , when my father York and Edward wept", "To hear the piteous moan that Rutland made", "When black-fac 'd Clifford shook his sword at him ;", "Nor when thy warlike father , like a child ,", "Told the sad story of my father 's death ,", "And twenty times made pause to sob and weep", "That all the standers-by had wet their cheeks", "Like trees bedash 'd with rain-in that sad time", "My manly eyes did scorn an humble tear ;", "And what these sorrows could not thence exhale", "Thy beauty hath , and made them blind with weeping .", "I never sued to friend nor enemy ;", "My tongue could never learn sweet smoothing word ;", "But , now thy beauty is propos 'd my fee ,", "My proud heart sues , and prompts my tongue to speak .", "Teach not thy lip such scorn ; for it was made", "For kissing , lady , not for such contempt .", "If thy revengeful heart cannot forgive ,", "Lo here I lend thee this sharp-pointed sword ;", "Which if thou please to hide in this true breast", "And let the soul forth that adoreth thee ,", "I lay it naked to the deadly stroke ,", "And humbly beg the death upon my knee .", "Nay , do not pause ; for I did kill King Henry-", "But ‘ twas thy beauty that provoked me .", "Nay , now dispatch ; ‘ twas I that stabb 'd young Edward-", "But ‘ twas thy heavenly face that set me on .", "Take up the sword again , or take up me .", "Then bid me kill myself , and I will do it .", "That was in thy rage .", "Speak it again , and even with the word", "This hand , which for thy love did kill thy love ,", "Shall for thy love kill a far truer love ;", "To both their deaths shalt thou be accessary .", "‘ Tis figur 'd in my tongue .", "Then never was man true .", "Say , then , my peace is made .", "But shall I live in hope ?", "Vouchsafe to wear this ring .", "Look how my ring encompasseth thy finger ,", "Even so thy breast encloseth my poor heart ;", "Wear both of them , for both of them are thine .", "And if thy poor devoted servant may", "But beg one favour at thy gracious hand ,", "Thou dost confirm his happiness for ever .", "That it may please you leave these sad designs", "To him that hath most cause to be a mourner ,", "And presently repair to Crosby House ;", "Where-after I have solemnly interr 'd", "At Chertsey monast'ry this noble king ,", "And wet his grave with my repentant tears-", "I will with all expedient duty see you .", "For divers unknown reasons , I beseech you ,", "Grant me this boon .", "Bid me farewell .", "Sirs , take up the corse .", "No , to White Friars ; there attend my coming .", "They do me wrong , and I will not endure it .", "Who is it that complains unto the King", "That I , forsooth , am stern and love them not ?", "By holy Paul , they love his Grace but lightly", "That fill his ears with such dissentious rumours .", "Because I cannot flatter and look fair ,", "Smile in men 's faces , smooth , deceive , and cog ,", "Duck with French nods and apish courtesy ,", "I must be held a rancorous enemy .", "Cannot a plain man live and think no harm", "But thus his simple truth must be abus 'd", "With silken , sly , insinuating Jacks ?", "To thee , that hast nor honesty nor grace .", "When have I injur 'd thee ? when done thee wrong ,", "Or thee , or thee , or any of your faction ?", "A plague upon you all ! His royal Grace-", "Whom God preserve better than you would wish ! -", "Cannot be quiet searce a breathing while", "But you must trouble him with lewd complaints .", "I cannot tell ; the world is grown so bad", "That wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch .", "Since every Jack became a gentleman ,", "There 's many a gentle person made a Jack .", "Meantime , God grants that I have need of you .", "Our brother is imprison 'd by your means ,", "Myself disgrac 'd , and the nobility", "Held in contempt ; while great promotions", "Are daily given to ennoble those", "That scarce some two days since were worth a noble .", "You may deny that you were not the mean", "Of my Lord Hastings ’ late imprisonment .", "She may , Lord Rivers ? Why , who knows not so ? She may do more , sir , than denying that : She may help you to many fair preferments And then deny her aiding hand therein , And lay those honours on your high desert . What may she not ? She may-ay , marry , may she-", "What , marry , may she ? Marry with a king ,", "A bachelor , and a handsome stripling too .", "Iwis your grandam had a worser match .", "What ! Threat you me with telling of the", "King ?", "Tell him and spare not . Look what I have said", "I will avouch't in presence of the King .", "I dare adventure to be sent to th ’ Tow'r .", "‘ Tis time to speak-my pains are quite forgot .", "Ere you were queen , ay , or your husband", "King ,", "I was a pack-horse in his great affairs ,", "A weeder-out of his proud adversaries ,", "A liberal rewarder of his friends ;", "To royalize his blood I spent mine own .", "In all which time you and your husband Grey", "Were factious for the house of Lancaster ;", "And , Rivers , so were you . Was not your husband", "In Margaret 's battle at Saint Albans slain ?", "Let me put in your minds , if you forget ,", "What you have been ere this , and what you are ;", "Withal , what I have been , and what I am .", "Poor Clarence did forsake his father , Warwick ,", "Ay , and forswore himself-which Jesu pardon ! -", "To fight on Edward 's party for the crown ;", "And for his meed , poor lord , he is mewed up .", "I would to God my heart were flint like Edward 's ,", "Or Edward 's soft and pitiful like mine .", "I am too childish-foolish for this world .", "If I should be ! I had rather be a pedlar .", "Far be it from my heart , the thought thereof !", "Foul wrinkled witch , what mak'st thou in my sight ?", "Wert thou not banished on pain of death ?", "The curse my noble father laid on thee ,", "When thou didst crown his warlike brows with paper", "And with thy scorns drew'st rivers from his eyes ,", "And then to dry them gav'st the Duke a clout", "Steep 'd in the faultless blood of pretty Rutland-", "His curses then from bitterness of soul", "Denounc 'd against thee are all fall'n upon thee ;", "And God , not we , hath plagu 'd thy bloody deed .", "Have done thy charm , thou hateful wither 'd hag .", "Margaret !", "Ha ?", "I cry thee mercy then , for I did think", "That thou hadst call 'd me all these bitter names .", "‘ Tis done by me , and ends in-Margaret .", "Good counsel , marry ; learn it , learn it , Marquis .", "Ay , and much more ; but I was born so high ,", "Our aery buildeth in the cedar 's top ,", "And dallies with the wind , and scorns the sun .", "What doth she say , my Lord of Buckingham ?", "I cannot blame her ; by God 's holy Mother ,", "She hath had too much wrong ; and I repent", "My part thereof that I have done to her .", "Yet you have all the vantage of her wrong .", "I was too hot to do somebody good", "That is too cold in thinking of it now .", "Marry , as for Clarence , he is well repaid ;", "He is frank 'd up to fatting for his pains ;", "God pardon them that are the cause thereof !", "So do I ever-", "being well advis 'd ;", "For had I curs 'd now , I had curs 'd myself .", "I do the wrong , and first begin to brawl .", "The secret mischiefs that I set abroach", "I lay unto the grievous charge of others .", "Clarence , who I indeed have cast in darkness ,", "I do beweep to many simple gulls ;", "Namely , to Derby , Hastings , Buckingham ;", "And tell them ‘ tis the Queen and her allies", "That stir the King against the Duke my brother .", "Now they believe it , and withal whet me", "To be reveng 'd on Rivers , Dorset , Grey ;", "But then I sigh and , with a piece of Scripture ,", "Tell them that God bids us do good for evil .", "And thus I clothe my naked villainy", "With odd old ends stol'n forth of holy writ ,", "And seem a saint when most I play the devil .", "Enter two MURDERERS", "But , soft , here come my executioners .", "How now , my hardy stout resolved mates !", "Are you now going to dispatch this thing ?", "Well thought upon ; I have it here about me .", "When you have done , repair to Crosby Place .", "But , sirs , be sudden in the execution ,", "Withal obdurate , do not hear him plead ;", "For Clarence is well-spoken , and perhaps", "May move your hearts to pity , if you mark him .", "Your eyes drop millstones when fools ’ eyes fall tears . I like you , lads ; about your business straight ; Go , go , dispatch .", "Good morrow to my sovereign king and", "Queen ;", "And , princely peers , a happy time of day !", "A blessed labour , my most sovereign lord .", "Among this princely heap , if any here ,", "By false intelligence or wrong surmise ,", "Hold me a foe-", "If I unwittingly , or in my rage ,", "Have aught committed that is hardly borne", "To any in this presence , I desire", "To reconcile me to his friendly peace :", "‘ Tis death to me to be at enmity ;", "I hate it , and desire all good men 's love .", "First , madam , I entreat true peace of you ,", "Which I will purchase with my duteous service ;", "Of you , my noble cousin Buckingham ,", "If ever any grudge were lodg 'd between us ;", "Of you , and you , Lord Rivers , and of Dorset ,", "That all without desert have frown 'd on me ;", "Of you , Lord Woodville , and , Lord Scales , of you ;", "Dukes , earls , lords , gentlemen-indeed , of all .", "I do not know that Englishman alive", "With whom my soul is any jot at odds", "More than the infant that is born to-night .", "I thank my God for my humility .", "Why , madam , have I off'red love for this ,", "To be so flouted in this royal presence ?", "Who knows not that the gentle Duke is dead ?", "You do him injury to scorn his corse .", "But he , poor man , by your first order died ,", "And that a winged Mercury did bear ;", "Some tardy cripple bare the countermand", "That came too lag to see him buried .", "God grant that some , less noble and less loyal ,", "Nearer in bloody thoughts , an not in blood ,", "Deserve not worse than wretched Clarence did ,", "And yet go current from suspicion !", "This is the fruits of rashness . Mark 'd you not", "How that the guilty kindred of the Queen", "Look 'd pale when they did hear of Clarence ’ death ?", "O , they did urge it still unto the King !", "God will revenge it . Come , lords , will you go", "To comfort Edward with our company ?", "Sister , have comfort . All of us have cause", "To wail the dimming of our shining star ;", "But none can help our harms by wailing them .", "Madam , my mother , I do cry you mercy ;", "I did not see your Grace . Humbly on my knee", "I crave your blessing .", "Amen !And make me die a good old man ! That is the butt end of a mother 's blessing ; I marvel that her Grace did leave it out .", "I hope the King made peace with all of us ;", "And the compact is firm and true in me .", "Then be it so ; and go we to determine", "Who they shall be that straight shall post to Ludlow .", "Madam , and you , my sister , will you go", "To give your censures in this business ?", "My other self , my counsel 's consistory ,", "My oracle , my prophet , my dear cousin ,", "I , as a child , will go by thy direction .", "Toward Ludlow then , for we 'll not stay behind . Exeunt", "Welcome , dear cousin , my thoughts ’ sovereign . The weary way hath made you melancholy .", "Sweet Prince , the untainted virtue of your years Hath not yet div 'd into the world 's deceit ; Nor more can you distinguish of a man Than of his outward show ; which , God He knows , Seldom or never jumpeth with the heart . Those uncles which you want were dangerous ; Your Grace attended to their sug'red words But look 'd not on the poison of their hearts . God keep you from them and from such false friends !", "My lord , the Mayor of London comes to greet you .", "Where it seems best unto your royal self .", "If I may counsel you , some day or two", "Your Highness shall repose you at the Tower ,", "Then where you please and shall be thought most fit", "For your best health and recreation .", "So wise so young , they say , do never live long .", "I say , without characters , fame lives long .", "Thus , like the formal vice , Iniquity ,", "I moralize two meanings in one word .", "Short summers lightly have a forward spring .", "How fares our cousin , noble Lord of York ?", "He hath , my lord .", "O , my fair cousin , I must not say so .", "He may command me as my sovereign ;", "But you have power in me as in a kinsman .", "My dagger , little cousin ? With all my heart !", "A greater gift than that I 'll give my cousin .", "Ay , gentle cousin , were it light enough .", "It is too heavy for your Grace to wear .", "What , would you have my weapon , little", "Lord ?", "How ?", "My lord , will't please you pass along ?", "Myself and my good cousin Buckingham", "Will to your mother , to entreat of her", "To meet you at the Tower and welcome you .", "Why , what should you fear ?", "Nor none that live , I hope .", "No doubt , no doubt . O , ‘ tis a perilous boy ;", "Bold , quick , ingenious , forward , capable .", "He is all the mother 's , from the top to toe .", "Commend me to Lord William . Tell him ,", "Catesby ,", "His ancient knot of dangerous adversaries", "To-morrow are let blood at Pomfret Castle ;", "And bid my lord , for joy of this good news ,", "Give Mistress Shore one gentle kiss the more .", "Shall we hear from you , Catesby , ere we sleep ?", "At Crosby House , there shall you find us both .", "Chop off his head-something we will determine . And , look when I am King , claim thou of me The earldom of Hereford and all the movables Whereof the King my brother was possess 'd .", "And look to have it yielded with all kindness .", "Come , let us sup betimes , that afterwards", "We may digest our complots in some form . Exeunt", "My noble lords and cousins all , good morrow .", "I have been long a sleeper , but I trust", "My absence doth neglect no great design", "Which by my presence might have been concluded .", "Than my Lord Hastings no man might be bolder ; His lordship knows me well and loves me well . My lord of Ely , when I was last in Holborn I saw good strawberries in your garden there . I do beseech you send for some of them . BISHOP of ELY . Marry and will , my lord , with all my heart .", "Cousin of Buckingham , a word with you .", "Catesby hath sounded Hastings in our business ,", "And finds the testy gentleman so hot", "That he will lose his head ere give consent", "His master 's child , as worshipfully he terms it ,", "Shall lose the royalty of England 's throne .", "I pray you all , tell me what they deserve", "That do conspire my death with devilish plots", "Of damned witchcraft , and that have prevail 'd", "Upon my body with their hellish charms ?", "Then be your eyes the witness of their evil .", "Look how I am bewitch 'd ; behold , mine arm", "Is like a blasted sapling wither 'd up .", "And this is Edward 's wife , that monstrous witch ,", "Consorted with that harlot strumpet Shore ,", "That by their witchcraft thus have marked me .", "If ? - thou protector of this damned strumpet ,", "Talk'st thou to me of ifs ? Thou art a traitor .", "Off with his head ! Now by Saint Paul I swear", "I will not dine until I see the same .", "Lovel and Ratcliff , look that it be done .", "The rest that love me , rise and follow me .", "Come , cousin , canst thou quake and change thy colour , Murder thy breath in middle of a word , And then again begin , and stop again , As if thou were distraught and mad with terror ?", "He is ; and , see , he brings the mayor along .", "Look to the drawbridge there !", "Catesby , o'erlook the walls .", "Look back , defend thee ; here are enemies .", "Be patient ; they are friends-Ratcliff and Lovel .", "So dear I lov 'd the man that I must weep .", "I took him for the plainest harmless creature", "That breath 'd upon the earth a Christian ;", "Made him my book , wherein my soul recorded", "The history of all her secret thoughts .", "So smooth he daub 'd his vice with show of virtue", "That , his apparent open guilt omitted ,", "I mean his conversation with Shore 's wife-", "He liv 'd from all attainder of suspects .", "What ! think you we are Turks or Infidels ?", "Or that we would , against the form of law ,", "Proceed thus rashly in the villain 's death", "But that the extreme peril of the case ,", "The peace of England and our persons ’ safety ,", "Enforc 'd us to this execution ?", "And to that end we wish 'd your lordship here ,", "T ’ avoid the the the censures of the carping world .", "Go , after , after , cousin Buckingham .", "The Mayor towards Guildhall hies him in all post .", "There , at your meet'st advantage of the time ,", "Infer the bastardy of Edward 's children .", "Tell them how Edward put to death a citizen", "Only for saying he would make his son", "Heir to the crown-meaning indeed his house ,", "Which by the sign thereof was termed so .", "Moreover , urge his hateful luxury", "And bestial appetite in change of lust ,", "Which stretch 'd unto their servants , daughters , wives ,", "Even where his raging eye or savage heart", "Without control lusted to make a prey .", "Nay , for a need , thus far come near my person :", "Tell them , when that my mother went with child", "Of that insatiate Edward , noble York", "My princely father then had wars in France", "And , by true computation of the time ,", "Found that the issue was not his begot ;", "Which well appeared in his lineaments ,", "Being nothing like the noble Duke my father .", "Yet touch this sparingly , as ‘ twere far off ;", "Because , my lord , you know my mother lives .", "If you thrive well , bring them to Baynard 's", "Castle ;", "Where you shall find me well accompanied", "With reverend fathers and well learned bishops .", "Go , Lovel , with all speed to Doctor Shaw .", "Go thou to Friar Penker . Bid them both", "Meet me within this hour at Baynard 's Castle .", "How now , how now ! What say the citizens ?", "Touch 'd you the bastardy of Edward 's children ?", "And did they so ?", "What , tongueless blocks were they ? Would they not speak ? Will not the Mayor then and his brethren come ?", "I go ; and if you plead as well for them", "As I can say nay to thee for myself ,", "No doubt we bring it to a happy issue .", "My lord , there needs no such apology :", "I do beseech your Grace to pardon me ,", "Who , earnest in the service of my God ,", "Deferr 'd the visitation of my friends .", "But , leaving this , what is your Grace 's pleasure ?", "I do suspect I have done some offence", "That seems disgracious in the city 's eye ,", "And that you come to reprehend my ignorance .", "Else wherefore breathe I in a Christian land ?", "I cannot tell if to depart in silence", "Or bitterly to speak in your reproof", "Best fitteth my degree or your condition .", "If not to answer , you might haply think", "Tongue-tied ambition , not replying , yielded", "To bear the golden yoke of sovereignty ,", "Which fondly you would here impose on me ;", "If to reprove you for this suit of yours ,", "So season 'd with your faithful love to me ,", "Then , on the other side , I check 'd my friends .", "Therefore-to speak , and to avoid the first ,", "And then , in speaking , not to incur the last-", "Definitively thus I answer you :", "Your love deserves my thanks , but my desert", "Unmeritable shuns your high request .", "First , if all obstacles were cut away ,", "And that my path were even to the crown ,", "As the ripe revenue and due of birth ,", "Yet so much is my poverty of spirit ,", "So mighty and so many my defects ,", "That I would rather hide me from my greatness-", "Being a bark to brook no mighty sea-", "Than in my greatness covet to be hid ,", "And in the vapour of my glory smother 'd .", "But , God be thank 'd , there is no need of me-", "And much I need to help you , were there need .", "The royal tree hath left us royal fruit", "Which , mellow 'd by the stealing hours of time ,", "Will well become the seat of majesty", "And make , no doubt , us happy by his reign .", "On him I lay that you would lay on me-", "The right and fortune of his happy stars ,", "Which God defend that I should wring from him .", "Alas , why would you heap this care on me ?", "I am unfit for state and majesty .", "I do beseech you , take it not amiss :", "I cannot nor I will not yield to you .", "O , do not swear , my lord of Buckingham .", "Will you enforce me to a world of cares ?", "Call them again . I am not made of stones ,", "But penetrable to your kind entreaties ,", "Albeit against my conscience and my soul .", "Re-enter BUCKINGHAM and the rest", "Cousin of Buckingham , and sage grave men ,", "Since you will buckle fortune on my back ,", "To bear her burden , whe'er I will or no ,", "I must have patience to endure the load ;", "But if black scandal or foul-fac 'd reproach", "Attend the sequel of your imposition ,", "Your mere enforcement shall acquittance me", "From all the impure blots and stains thereof ;", "For God doth know , and you may partly see ,", "How far I am from the desire of this .", "In saying so , you shall but say the truth .", "Even when you please , for you will have it so .", "Come , let us to our holy work again . Farewell , my cousin ; farewell , gentle friends . Exeunt" ]

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[ "Old John of Gaunt , time-honoured Lancaster ,", "Hast thou , according to thy oath and band ,", "Brought hither Henry Hereford thy bold son ,", "Here to make good the boisterous late appeal ,", "Which then our leisure would not let us hear ,", "Against the Duke of Norfolk , Thomas Mowbray ?", "Tell me , moreover , hast thou sounded him", "If he appeal the Duke on ancient malice ,", "Or worthily , as a good subject should ,", "On some known ground of treachery in him ?", "Then call them to our presence : face to face", "And frowning brow to brow , ourselves will hear", "The accuser and the accused freely speak .", "High-stomach 'd are they both and full of ire ,", "In rage , deaf as the sea , hasty as fire .", "We thank you both ; yet one but flatters us ,", "As well appeareth by the cause you come ;", "Namely , to appeal each other of high treason .", "Cousin of Hereford , what dost thou object", "Against the Duke of Norfolk , Thomas Mowbray ?", "What doth our cousin lay to Mowbray 's charge ?", "It must be great that can inherit us", "So much as of a thought of ill in him .", "How high a pitch his resolution soars ! Thomas of Norfolk , what say'st thou to this ?", "Mowbray , impartial are our eyes and ears :", "Were he my brother , nay , my kingdom 's heir ,—", "As he is but my father 's brother 's son ,—", "Now , by my sceptre 's awe I make a vow ,", "Such neighbour nearness to our sacred blood", "Should nothing privilege him nor partialize", "The unstooping firmness of my upright soul .", "He is our subject , Mowbray ; so art thou :", "Free speech and fearless I to thee allow .", "Wrath-kindled gentlemen , be rul 'd by me ;", "Let 's purge this choler without letting blood :", "This we prescribe , though no physician ;", "Deep malice makes too deep incision :", "Forget , forgive ; conclude and be agreed ,", "Our doctors say this is no month to bleed .", "Good uncle , let this end where it begun ;", "We 'll calm the Duke of Norfolk , you your son .", "And , Norfolk , throw down his .", "Norfolk , throw down ; we bid ;", "There is no boot .", "Rage must be withstood :", "Give me his gage : lions make leopards tame .", "Cousin , throw down your gage : do you begin .", "We were not born to sue , but to command :", "Which since we cannot do to make you friends ,", "Be ready , as your lives shall answer it ,", "At Coventry , upon Saint Lambert 's day :", "There shall your swords and lances arbitrate", "The swelling difference of your settled hate :", "Since we can not atone you , we shall see", "Justice design the victor 's chivalry .", "Lord Marshal , command our officers-at-arms", "Be ready to direct these home alarms .", "Marshal , demand of yonder champion", "The cause of his arrival here in arms :", "Ask him his name , and orderly proceed", "To swear him in the justice of his cause .", "Marshal , ask yonder knight in arms ,", "Both who he is and why he cometh hither", "Thus plated in habiliments of war ;", "And formally , according to our law ,", "Depose him in the justice of his cause .", "We will descend and fold him in our arms .", "Cousin of Hereford , as thy cause is right ,", "So be thy fortune in this royal fight !", "Farewell , my blood ; which if to-day thou shed ,", "Lament we may , but not revenge thee dead .", "Farewell , my lord : securely I espy", "Virtue with valour couched in thine eye .", "Order the trial , Marshal , and begin .", "Let them lay by their helmets and their spears ,", "And both return back to their chairs again :", "Withdraw with us ; and let the trumpets sound", "While we return these dukes what we decree .", "Norfolk , for thee remains a heavier doom ,", "Which I with some unwillingness pronounce :", "The sly slow hours shall not determinate", "The dateless limit of thy dear exile ;", "The hopeless word of ‘ never to return ’", "Breathe I against thee , upon pain of life .", "It boots thee not to be compassionate :", "After our sentence plaining comes too late .", "Return again , and take an oath with thee .", "Lay on our royal sword your banish 'd hands ;", "Swear by the duty that you owe to God ,—", "Our part therein we banish with yourselves —", "To keep the oath that we administer :", "You never shall , so help you truth and God !—", "Embrace each other 's love in banishment ;", "Nor never look upon each other 's face ;", "Nor never write , regreet , nor reconcile", "This louring tempest of your home-bred hate ;", "Nor never by advised purpose meet", "To plot , contrive , or complot any ill", "‘ Gainst us , our state , our subjects , or our land .", "Uncle , even in the glasses of thine eyes", "I see thy grieved heart : thy sad aspect", "Hath from the number of his banish 'd years", "Pluck 'd four away .—", "Six frozen winters spent ,", "Return with welcome home from banishment .", "Why , uncle , thou hast many years to live .", "Thy son is banish 'd upon good advice ,", "Whereto thy tongue a party-verdict gave .", "Why at our justice seem'st thou then to lower ?", "Cousin , farewell ; and , uncle , bid him so :", "Six years we banish him , and he shall go .", "We did observe . Cousin Aumerle ,", "How far brought you high Hereford on his way ?", "And say , what store of parting tears were shed ?", "What said our cousin when you parted with him ?", "He is our cousin , cousin ; but ‘ tis doubt ,", "When time shall call him home from banishment ,", "Whether our kinsman come to see his friends .", "Ourself , and Bushy , Bagot here and Green ,", "Observ 'd his courtship to the common people ,", "How he did seem to dive into their hearts", "With humble and familiar courtesy ,", "What reverence he did throw away on slaves ,", "Wooing poor craftsmen with the craft of smiles", "And patient underbearing of his fortune ,", "As ‘ twere to banish their affects with him .", "Off goes his bonnet to an oyster-wench ;", "A brace of draymen bid God speed him well ,", "And had the tribute of his supple knee ,", "With ‘ Thanks , my countrymen , my loving friends ’ ;", "As were our England in reversion his ,", "And he our subjects ’ next degree in hope .", "We will ourself in person to this war .", "And , for our coffers , with too great a court", "And liberal largess , are grown somewhat light ,", "We are enforc 'd to farm our royal realm ;", "The revenue whereof shall furnish us", "For our affairs in hand . If that come short ,", "Our substitutes at home shall have blank charters ;", "Whereto , when they shall know what men are rich ,", "They shall subscribe them for large sums of gold ,", "And send them after to supply our wants ;", "For we will make for Ireland presently .", "Bushy , what news ?", "Where lies he ?", "Now put it , God , in his physician 's mind", "To help him to his grave immediately !", "The lining of his coffers shall make coats", "To deck our soldiers for these Irish wars .", "Come , gentlemen , let 's all go visit him :", "Pray God we may make haste , and come too late !", "What comfort , man ? How is't with aged Gaunt ?", "Can sick men play so nicely with their names ?", "Should dying men flatter with those that live ?", "Thou , now a-dying , sayest thou flatterest me .", "I am in health , I breathe , and see thee ill .", "And thou a lunatic lean-witted fool ,", "Presuming on an ague 's privilege ,", "Dar'st with thy frozen admonition", "Make pale our cheek , chasing the royal blood", "With fury from his native residence .", "Now by my seat 's right royal majesty ,", "Wert thou not brother to great Edward 's son ,—", "This tongue that runs so roundly in thy head", "Should run thy head from thy unreverent shoulders .", "And let them die that age and sullens have ;", "For both hast thou , and both become the grave .", "Right , you say true : as Hereford 's love , so his ;", "As theirs , so mine ; and all be as it is .", "What says he ?", "The ripest fruit first falls , and so doth he :", "His time is spent ; our pilgrimage must be .", "So much for that . Now for our Irish wars .", "We must supplant those rough rug-headed kerns ,", "Which live like venom where no venom else", "But only they have privilege to live .", "And for these great affairs do ask some charge ,", "Towards our assistance we do seize to us", "The plate , coin , revenues , and moveables ,", "Whereof our uncle Gaunt did stand possess 'd .", "Why , uncle , what 's the matter ?", "Think what you will : we seize into our hands", "His plate , his goods , his money , and his lands .", "Go , Bushy , to the Earl of Wiltshire straight :", "Bid him repair to us to Ely House", "To see this business . To-morrow next", "We will for Ireland ; and ‘ tis time , I trow :", "And we create , in absence of ourself ,", "Our Uncle York lord governor of England ;", "For he is just , and always lov 'd us well .", "Come on , our queen : to-morrow must we part ;", "Be merry , for our time of stay is short .", "Barkloughly Castle call they this at hand ?", "Needs must I like it well : I weep for joy", "To stand upon my kingdom once again .", "Dear earth , I do salute thee with my hand ,", "Though rebels wound thee with their horses ’ hoofs :", "As a long-parted mother with her child", "Plays fondly with her tears and smiles in meeting ,", "So weeping-smiling greet I thee , my earth ,", "And do thee favours with my royal hands .", "Feed not thy sovereign 's foe , my gentle earth ,", "Nor with thy sweets comfort his ravenous sense ;", "But let thy spiders , that suck up thy venom ,", "And heavy-gaited toads lie in their way ,", "Doing annoyance to the treacherous feet", "Which with usurping steps do trample thee .", "Yield stinging nettles to mine enemies ;", "And when they from thy bosom pluck a flower ,", "Guard it , I pray thee , with a lurking adder", "Whose double tongue may with a mortal touch", "Throw death upon thy sovereign 's enemies .", "Mock not my senseless conjuration , lords .", "This earth shall have a feeling , and these stones", "Prove armed soldiers , ere her native king", "Shall falter under foul rebellion 's arms .", "Discomfortable cousin ! know'st thou not", "That when the searching eye of heaven is hid ,", "Behind the globe , that lights the lower world ,", "Then thieves and robbers range abroad unseen", "In murders and in outrage boldly here ;", "But when from under this terrestrial ball", "He fires the proud tops of the eastern pines", "And darts his light through every guilty hole ,", "Then murders , treasons , and detested sins ,", "The cloak of night being pluck 'd from off their backs ,", "Stand bare and naked , trembling at themselves ?", "So when this thief , this traitor , Bolingbroke ,", "Who all this while hath revell 'd in the night ,", "Whilst we were wandering with the Antipodes ,", "Shall see us rising in our throne , the east ,", "His treasons will sit blushing in his face ,", "Not able to endure the sight of day ,", "But self-affrighted tremble at his sin .", "Not all the water in the rough rude sea", "Can wash the balm off from an anointed king ;", "The breath of worldly men cannot depose", "The deputy elected by the Lord .", "For every man that Bolingbroke hath press 'd", "To lift shrewd steel against our golden crown ,", "God for his Richard hath in heavenly pay", "A glorious angel : then , if angels fight ,", "Weak men must fall , for heaven still guards the right .", "Welcome , my lord . How far off lies your power ?", "But now , the blood of twenty thousand men", "Did triumph in my face , and they are fled ;", "And till so much blood thither come again", "Have I not reason to look pale and dead ?", "All souls that will be safe , fly from my side ;", "For time hath set a blot upon my pride .", "I had forgot myself . Am I not king ?", "Awake , thou coward majesty ! thou sleepest .", "Is not the king 's name twenty thousand names ?", "Arm , arm , my name ! a puny subject strikes", "At thy great glory . Look not to the ground ,", "Ye favourites of a king ; are we not high ?", "High be our thoughts . I know my uncle York", "Hath power enough to serve our turn . But who comes here ?", "Mine ear is open and my heart prepar 'd :", "The worst is worldly loss thou canst unfold .", "Say , is my kingdom lost ? Why , ‘ twas my care ,", "And what loss is it to be rid of care ?", "Strives Bolingbroke to be as great as we ?", "Greater he shall not be : if he serve God", "We 'll serve him too , and be his fellow so :", "Revolt our subjects ? That we cannot mend ;", "They break their faith to God as well as us :", "Cry woe , destruction , ruin , loss , decay ;", "The worst is death , and death will have his day .", "Too well , too well thou tell'st a tale so ill .", "Where is the Earl of Wiltshire ? Where is Bagot ?", "What is become of Bushy ? Where is Green ?", "That they have let the dangerous enemy", "Measure our confines with such peaceful steps ?", "If we prevail , their heads shall pay for it .", "I warrant they have made peace with Bolingbroke .", "O villains , vipers , damn 'd without redemption !", "Dogs , easily won to fawn on any man !", "Snakes , in my heart-blood warm 'd , that sting my heart !", "Three Judases , each one thrice worse than Judas !", "Would they make peace ? Terrible hell make war", "Upon their spotted souls for this offence !", "No matter where . Of comfort no man speak :", "Let 's talk of graves , of worms , and epitaphs ;", "Make dust our paper , and with rainy eyes", "Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth .", "Let 's choose executors and talk of wills ;", "And yet not so — for what can we bequeath", "Save our deposed bodies to the ground ?", "Our lands , our lives , and all are Bolingbroke 's .", "And nothing can we can our own but death ,", "And that small model of the barren earth", "Which serves as paste and cover to our bones .", "For God 's sake let us sit upon the ground", "And tell sad stories of the death of kings :", "How some have been deposed , some slain in war ,", "Some haunted by the ghosts they have depos 'd ,", "Some poison 'd by their wives , some sleeping kill 'd ;", "All murder 'd : for within the hollow crown", "That rounds the mortal temples of a king", "Keeps Death his court ; and there the antick sits ,", "Scoffing his state and grinning at his pomp ;", "Allowing him a breath , a little scene ,", "To monarchize , be fear 'd , and kill with looks ,", "Infusing him with self and vain conceit", "As if this flesh which walls about our life", "Were brass impregnable ; and , humour 'd thus ,", "Comes at the last , and with a little pin", "Bores through his castle wall , and farewell , king !", "Cover your heads , and mock not flesh and blood", "With solemn reverence : throw away respect ,", "Tradition , form , and ceremonious duty ;", "For you have but mistook me all this while :", "I live with bread like you , feel want ,", "Taste grief , need friends : subjected thus ,", "How can you say to me I am a king ?", "Thou chid'st me well . Proud Bolingbroke , I come", "To change blows with thee for our day of doom .", "This ague fit of fear is over-blown ;", "An easy task it is to win our own .—", "Say , Scroop , where lies our uncle with his power ?", "Speak sweetly , man , although thy looks be sour .", "Thou hast said enough .", "Beshrew thee , cousin , which didst lead me forth", "Of that sweet way I was in to despair !", "What say you now ? What comfort have we now ?", "By heaven , I 'll hate him everlastingly", "That bids me be of comfort any more .", "Go to Flint Castle ; there I 'll pine away ;", "A king , woe 's slave , shall kingly woe obey .", "That power I have , discharge ; and let them go", "To ear the land that hath some hope to grow ,", "For I have none . Let no man speak again", "To alter this , for counsel is but vain .", "He does me double wrong", "That wounds me with the flatteries of his tongue .", "Discharge my followers ; let them hence away ,", "From Richard 's night to Bolingbroke 's fair day .", "We are amaz 'd ; and thus long have we stood To watch the fearful bending of thy knee , Because we thought ourself thy lawful king ; And if we be , how dare thy joints forget To pay their awful duty to our presence ? If we be not , show us the hand of God That hath dismiss 'd us from our stewardship ; For well we know no hand of blood and bone Can gripe the sacred handle of our sceptre , Unless he do profane , steal , or usurp . And though you think that all , as you have done , Have torn their souls by turning them from us , And we are barren and bereft of friends , Yet know-my master , God omnipotent , Is mustering in his clouds on our behalf Armies of pestilence ; and they shall strike Your children yet unborn and unbegot , That lift your vassal hands against my head And threat the glory of my precious crown . Tell Bolingbroke ,— for yond methinks he stands ,— That every stride he makes upon my land Is dangerous treason ; he is come to open The purple testament of bleeding war ; But ere the crown he looks for live in peace , Ten thousand bloody crowns of mothers ’ sons Shall ill become the flower of England 's face , Change the complexion of her maid-pale peace To scarlet indignation , and bedew Her pastures ’ grass with faithful English blood .", "Northumberland , say , thus the king returns :", "His noble cousin is right welcome hither ;", "And all the number of his fair demands", "Shall be accomplish 'd without contradiction .", "With all the gracious utterance thou hast", "Speak to his gentle hearing kind commends .", "O God , O God ! that e'er this tongue of mine", "That laid the sentence of dread banishment", "On yond proud man should take it off again", "With words of sooth ! O ! that I were as great", "As is my grief , or lesser than my name ,", "Or that I could forget what I have been ,", "Or not remember what I must be now .", "Swell'st thou , proud heart ? I 'll give thee scope to beat ,", "Since foes have scope to beat both thee and me .", "What must the King do now ? Must he submit ?", "The king shall do it : must he be depos 'd ?", "The king shall be contented : must he lose", "The name of king ? A God 's name , let it go :", "I 'll give my jewels for a set of beads ,", "My gorgeous palace for a hermitage ,", "My gay apparel for an almsman 's gown ,", "My figur 'd goblets for a dish of wood ,", "My sceptre for a palmer 's walking-staff ,", "My subjects for a pair of carved saints ,", "And my large kingdom for a little grave ,", "A little little grave , an obscure grave ;", "Or I 'll be buried in the king 's highway ,", "Some way of common trade , where subjects ’ feet", "May hourly trample on their sovereign 's head ;", "For on my heart they tread now whilst I live ;", "And buried once , why not upon my head ?", "Aumerle , thou weep'st , my tender-hearted cousin !", "We 'll make foul weather with despised tears ;", "Our sighs and they shall lodge the summer corn", "And make a dearth in this revolting land .", "Or shall we play the wantons with our woes", "And make some pretty match with shedding tears ?", "As thus : to drop them still upon one place", "Till they have fretted us a pair of graves", "Within the earth ; and , there inlaid : ‘ There lies", "Two kinsmen digg 'd their graves with weeping eyes . ’", "Would not this ill do well ? Well , well , I see", "I talk but idly , and you laugh at me .", "Most mighty prince , my Lord Northumberland ,", "What says King Bolingbroke ? will his Majesty", "Give Richard leave to live till Richard die ?", "You make a leg , and Bolingbroke says ay .", "Down , down I come ; like glist'ring Phaethon ,", "Wanting the manage of unruly jades .", "In the base court ? Base court , where kings grow base ,", "To come at traitors ’ calls , and do them grace .", "In the base court ? Come down ? Down , court ! down , king !", "For night-owls shriek where mounting larks should sing .", "Fair cousin , you debase your princely knee", "To make the base earth proud with kissing it :", "Me rather had my heart might feel your love", "Than my unpleas 'd eye see your courtesy .", "Up , cousin , up ; your heart is up , I know ,", "Thus high at least , although your knee be low .", "Your own is yours , and I am yours , and all .", "Well you deserve : they well deserve to have", "That know the strong'st and surest way to get .", "Uncle , give me your hand : nay , dry your eyes :", "Tears show their love , but want their remedies .", "Cousin , I am too young to be your father ,", "Though you are old enough to be my heir .", "What you will have , I 'll give , and willing too ;", "For do we must what force will have us do .", "Set on towards London . Cousin , is it so ?", "Then I must not say no .", "Alack ! why am I sent for to a king", "Before I have shook off the regal thoughts", "Wherewith I reign 'd ? I hardly yet have learn 'd", "To insinuate , flatter , bow , and bend my knee .", "Give sorrow leave awhile to tutor me", "To this submission . Yet I well remember", "The favours of these men : were they not mine ?", "Did they not sometime cry ‘ All hail ! ’ to me ?", "So Judas did to Christ : but he , in twelve ,", "Found truth in all but one ; I , in twelve thousand , none .", "God save the King ! Will no man say , amen ?", "Am I both priest and clerk ? Well then , amen .", "God save the King ! although I be not he ;", "And yet , amen , if heaven do think him me .", "To do what service am I sent for hither ?", "Give me the crown . Here , cousin , seize the crown .", "Here , cousin ,", "On this side my hand , and on that side thine .", "Now is this golden crown like a deep well", "That owes two buckets , filling one another ;", "The emptier ever dancing in the air ,", "The other down , unseen , and full of water .", "That bucket down and full of tears am I ,", "Drinking my griefs , whilst you mount up on high .", "My crown I am ; but still my griefs are mine .", "You may my glories and my state depose ,", "But not my griefs ; still am I king of those .", "Your cares set up do not pluck my cares down .", "My care is loss of care , by old care done ;", "Your care is gain of care , by new care won .", "The cares I give I have , though given away ;", "They tend the crown , yet still with me they stay .", "Ay , no ; no , ay ; for I must nothing be ;", "Therefore no no , for I resign to thee .", "Now mark me how I will undo myself :", "I give this heavy weight from off my head ,", "And this unwieldy sceptre from my hand ,", "The pride of kingly sway from out my heart ;", "With mine own tears I wash away my balm ,", "With mine own hands I give away my crown ,", "With mine own tongue deny my sacred state ,", "With mine own breath release all duteous rites :", "All pomp and majesty I do forswear ;", "My manors , rents , revenues , I forgo ;", "My acts , decrees , and statutes , I deny :", "God pardon all oaths that are broke to me !", "God keep all vows unbroke are made to thee !", "Make me , that nothing have , with nothing griev 'd ,", "And thou with all pleas 'd , that hast an achiev 'd !", "Long mayst thou live in Richard 's seat to sit ,", "And soon lie Richard in an earthly pit !", "God save King Henry , unking 'd Richard says ,", "And send him many years of sunshine days !", "What more remains ?", "Must I do so ? And must I ravel out", "My weav'dhYpppHeNup follies ? Gentle Northumberland ,", "If thy offences were upon record ,", "Would it not shame thee in so fair a troop", "To read a lecture of them ? If thou wouldst ,", "There shouldst thou find one heinous article ,", "Containing the deposing of a king", "And cracking the strong warrant of an oath ,", "Mark 'd with a blot , damn 'd in the book of heaven .", "Nay , all of you that stand and look upon me", "Whilst that my wretchedness doth bait myself ,", "Though some of you , with Pilate , wash your hands ,", "Showing an outward pity ; yet you Pilates", "Have here deliver 'd me to my sour cross ,", "And water cannot wash away your sin .", "Mine eyes are full of tears ; I cannot see :", "And yet salt water blinds them not so much", "But they can see a sort of traitors here .", "Nay , if I turn mine eyes upon myself ,", "I find myself a traitor with the rest ;", "For I have given here my soul 's consent", "T'undeck the pompous body of a king ;", "Made glory base , and sovereignty a slave ,", "Proud majesty a subject , state a peasant .", "No lord of thine , thou haught insulting man ,", "Nor no man 's lord ; I have no name , no title ,", "No , not that name was given me at the font ,", "But ‘ tis usurp 'd : alack the heavy day !", "That I have worn so many winters out ,", "And know not now what name to call myself !", "O ! that I were a mockery king of snow ,", "Standing before the sun of Bolingbroke", "To melt myself away in water-drops !", "Good king , great king ,— and yet not greatly good ,", "An if my word be sterling yet in England ,", "Let it command a mirror hither straight ,", "That it may show me what a face I have ,", "Since it is bankrupt of his majesty .", "Fiend ! thou torments me ere I come to hell .", "They shall be satisfied ; I 'll read enough ,", "When I do see the very book indeed", "Where all my sins are writ , and that 's myself .", "Give me that glass , and therein will I read .", "No deeper wrinkles yet ? Hath sorrow struck", "So many blows upon this face of mine", "And made no deeper wounds ? O flatt'ring glass !", "Like to my followers in prosperity ,", "Thou dost beguile me . Was this face the face", "That every day under his household roof", "Did keep ten thousand men ? Was this the face", "That like the sun did make beholders wink ?", "Is this the face which fac 'd so many follies", "That was at last out-fac 'd by Bolingbroke ?", "A brittle glory shineth in this face :", "As brittle as the glory is the face ;", "For there it is , crack 'd in a hundred shivers .", "Mark , silent king , the moral of this sport ,", "How soon my sorrow hath destroy 'd my face .", "Say that again .", "The shadow of my sorrow ! Ha ! let 's see :", "‘ Tis very true : my grief lies all within ;", "And these external manner of laments", "Are merely shadows to the unseen grief", "That swells with silence in the tortur 'd soul .", "There lies the substance : and I thank thee , king ,", "For thy great bounty , that not only givest", "Me cause to wail , but teachest me the way", "How to lament the cause . I 'll beg one boon ,", "And then be gone and trouble you no more .", "Shall I obtain it ?", "‘ Fair cousin ’ ! I am greater than a king ;", "For when I was a king , my flatterers", "Were then but subjects ; being now a subject ,", "I have a king here to my flatterer .", "Being so great , I have no need to beg .", "And shall I have ?", "Then give me leave to go .", "Whither you will , so I were from your sights .", "O , good ! convey ? conveyers are you all ,", "That rise thus nimbly by a true king 's fall .", "Join not with grief , fair woman , do not so ,", "To make my end too sudden : learn , good soul ,", "To think our former state a happy dream ;", "From which awak 'd , the truth of what we are", "Shows us but this . I am sworn brother , sweet ,", "To grim Necessity ; and he and", "Will keep a league till death . Hie thee to France ,", "And cloister thee in some religious house :", "Our holy lives must win a new world 's crown ,", "Which our profane hours here have thrown down .", "A king of beasts , indeed ; if aught but beasts ,", "I had been still a happy king of men .", "Good sometimes queen , prepare thee hence for France .", "Think I am dead , and that even here thou tak'st ,", "As from my death-bed , thy last living leave .", "In winter 's tedious nights sit by the fire", "With good old folks , and let them tell thee tales", "Of woeful ages long ago betid ;", "And ere thou bid good night , to quit their griefs", "Tell thou the lamentable tale of me ,", "And send the hearers weeping to their beds ;", "For why , the senseless brands will sympathize", "The heavy accent of thy moving tongue ,", "And in compassion weep the fire out ;", "And some will mourn in ashes , some coal-black ,", "For the deposing of a rightful king .", "Northumberland , thou ladder wherewithal", "The mounting Bolingbroke ascends my throne ,", "The time shall not be many hours of age", "More than it is , ere foul sin gathering head", "Shall break into corruption . Thou shalt think ,", "Though he divide the realm and give thee half", "It is too little , helping him to all ;", "And he shall think that thou , which know'st the way", "To plant unrightful kings , wilt know again ,", "Being ne'er so little urg 'd , another way", "To pluck him headlong from the usurped throne .", "The love of wicked men converts to fear ;", "That fear to hate ; and hate turns one or both", "To worthy danger and deserved death .", "Doubly divorc 'd ! Bad men , ye violate", "A twofold marriage ; ‘ twixt my crown and me ,", "And then betwixt me and my married wife .", "Let me unkiss the oath ‘ twixt thee and me ;", "And yet not so , for with a kiss ‘ twas made .", "Part us , Northumberland : I towards the north ,", "Where shivering cold and sickness pines the clime ;", "My wife to France , from whence set forth in pomp ,", "She came adorned hither like sweet May ,", "Sent back like Hallowmas or short'st of day .", "Ay , hand from hand , my love , and heart from heart .", "So two , together weeping , make one woe .", "Weep thou for me in France , I for thee here ;", "Better far off than near , be ne'er the near .", "Go , count thy way with sighs ; I mine with groans .", "Twice for one step I 'll groan , the way being short ,", "And piece the way out with a heavy heart .", "Come , come , in wooing sorrow let 's be brief ,", "Since , wedding it , there is such length in grief .", "One kiss shall stop our mouths , and dumbly part ;", "Thus give I mine , and thus take I thy heart .", "We make woe wanton with this fond delay :", "Once more , adieu ; the rest let sorrow say .", "I have been studying how I may compare", "This prison where I live unto the world", "And for because the world is populous ,", "And here is not a creature but myself ,", "I cannot do it ; yet I 'll hammer it out .", "My brain I 'll prove the female to my soul ;", "My soul the father : and these two beget", "A generation of still-breeding thoughts ,", "And these same thoughts people this little world ,", "In humours like the people of this world ,", "For no thought is contented . The better sort ,", "As thoughts of things divine , are intermix 'd", "With scruples , and do set the word itself", "Against the word :", "As thus : ‘ Come , little ones ’ ; and then again ,", "‘ It is as hard to come as for a camel", "To thread the postern of a needle 's eye . ’", "Thoughts tending to ambition , they do plot", "Unlikely wonders ; how these vain weak nails", "May tear a passage through the flinty ribs", "Of this hard world , my ragged prison walls ;", "And , for they cannot , die in their own pride .", "Thoughts tending to content flatter themselves", "That they are not the first of fortune 's slaves ,", "Nor shall not be the last ; like silly beggars", "Who sitting in the stocks refuge their shame ,", "That many have and others must sit there :", "And in this thought they find a kind of ease ,", "Bearing their own misfortunes on the back", "Of such as have before endur 'd the like .", "Thus play I in one person many people ,", "And none contented : sometimes am I king ;", "Then treasons make me wish myself a beggar ,", "And so I am : then crushing penury", "Persuades me I was better when a king ;", "Then am I king 'd again ; and by and by", "Think that I am unking 'd by Bolingbroke ,", "And straight am nothing : but whate'er I be ,", "Nor I , nor any man that but man is", "With nothing shall be pleas 'd till he be eas 'd", "With being nothing .", "Music do I hear ?", "Ha , ha ! keep time . How sour sweet music is", "When time is broke and no proportion kept !", "So is it in the music of men 's lives .", "And here have I the daintiness of ear", "To check time broke in a disorder 'd string ;", "But , for the concord of my state and time ,", "Had not an ear to hear my true time broke .", "I wasted time , and now doth time waste me ;", "For now hath time made me his numbering clock :", "My thoughts are minutes ; and with sighs they jar", "Their watches on unto mine eyes , the outward watch ,", "Whereto my finger , like a dial 's point ,", "Is pointing still , in cleansing them from tears .", "Now sir , the sound that tells what hour it is", "Are clamorous groans , which strike upon my heart ,", "Which is the bell : so sighs and tears and groans", "Show minutes , times , and hours ; but my time", "Runs posting on in Bolingbroke 's proud joy ,", "While I stand fooling here , his Jack o ’ the clock .", "This music mads me ; let it sound no more ;", "For though it have holp madmen to their wits ,", "In me it seems it will make wise men mad .", "Yet blessing on his heart that gives it me !", "For ‘ tis a sign of love ; and love to Richard", "Is a strange brooch in this all-hating world .", "Thanks , noble peer ;", "The cheapest of us is ten groats too dear .", "What art thou ? and how comest thou hither , man ,", "Where no man never comes but that sad dog", "That brings me food to make misfortune live ?", "Rode he on Barbary ? Tell me , gentle friend ,", "How went he under him ?", "So proud that Bolingbroke was on his back !", "That jade hath eat bread from my royal hand ;", "This hand hath made him proud with clapping him .", "Would he not stumble ? would he not fall down ,—", "Since pride must have a fall ,— and break the neck", "Of that proud man that did usurp his back ?", "Forgiveness , horse ! Why do I rail on thee ,", "Since thou , created to be aw 'd by man ,", "Wast born to bear ? I was not made a horse ;", "And yet I bear a burden like an ass ,", "Spur-gall 'd and tir 'd by jauncing Bolingbroke .", "If thou love me , ‘ tis time thou wert away .", "Taste of it first as thou art wont to do .", "The devil take Henry of Lancaster and thee ! Patience is stale , and I am weary of it .", "How now ! What means death in this rude assault ?", "Villain , thy own hand yields thy death 's instrument .", "Go thou and fill another room in hell .", "That hand shall burn in never-quenching fire", "That staggers thus my person . Exton , thy fierce hand", "Hath with the king 's blood stain 'd the king 's own land .", "Mount , mount , my soul ! thy seat is up on high ;", "Whilst my gross flesh sinks downward , here to die ." ]

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[ "Is your ladyship at home this afternoon ?", "Lord Darlington , my lady .", "Yes , my lady .", "Lord Darlington ,", "The men want to know if they are to put the carpets on the terrace for to-night , my lady ?", "The Duchess of Berwick and Lady Agatha Carlisle .", "Yes , my lord .", "Yes , my lady .", "Yes , my lady .", "Mrs. Cowper-Cowper . Lady Stutfield . Sir James Royston . Mr . Guy Berkeley .", "Mr. Rufford . Lady Jedburgh and Miss Graham . Mr. Hopper .", "Lord Augustus Lorton .", "Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bowden . Lord and Lady Paisley . Lord", "Darlington .", "Mr. Cecil Graham !", "Mrs. Erlynne !", "Her ladyship has just gone out .", "No , madam . Her ladyship has just gone out of the house .", "Yes , madam — her ladyship told me she had left a letter for his lordship on the table .", "Yes , madam .", "Mrs. Erlynne has called to return your ladyship 's fan which she took away by mistake last night . Mrs. Erlynne has written a message on the card .", "Mrs. Erlynne .", "Lord Augustus Lorton . Mrs. Erlynne 's carriage has come ." ]

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[ "Bloggs . Why , what 's the matter , Kate ?", "B. I thought they 'd say so . Now be satisfied ;", "You 've studied hard . Have made your mark upon", "The honour list . Have passed your second year .", "Let that suffice . You know enough to wed ,", "And Gilmour there would give his very head", "To have you . Get married , Kate .", "Bloggs . What will you do ? They will not let you in ,", "For fear you 'd turn the heads of all the boys .", "And quite right , too . I would n't have the care", "And worry of a lot of lively girls", "For all I 'm worth .", "Bloggs . I guess I 'll have to : they wo n't send the bills to you .", "Biggs , B. A ., on his feet . Ah — ladies and gentlemen , here 's to our host , And rising , as thus , to propose him a toast , I think of the days which together In shade , and in sunshine , as chums we have passed , In love , and esteem , that forever must last , Let happen what will to the weather . In short , ladies and gentlemen , I have to propose the everlasting health and welfare of our host , who should have been our honoured guest but for that persistent pertinacity he exhibited in the matter , and which he does himself the injustice to call womanish . But I am sure , ladies and gentlemen , no one but himself ever accused our esteemed host of being womanish , and when we look upon the high standing he has achieved in our University , the honour he confers on his Alma Mater by his scholarly attainments and the gentlemanly character he has won among all sorts of students , I am sure , ladies and gentlemen , we should be doing great injustice to you all were we for one moment to admit that he could be other than he is , an honour to Toronto University , and a credit to his sex . I am quite sure the ladies are at this moment envying the happy woman whom he will at no distant date probably distinguish with his regard , and it must be satisfactory to ourselves , gentlemen , to know that it lies in our power , as the incumbents of academic honours , to be able to bestow that reversion of them on those who , having all the world at their feet , need not sigh for the fugitive conquests that demand unceasing toil and an unlimited amount of gas or coal-oil . Ladies and gentlemen , I call upon you to fill your sparkling glasses to the honour of our host and college chum , Mr. Tom Christopher . And here 's with a hip , hip , hooray ! and hands all round !", "Tom Christopher .— Ladies and gentlemen , I thank you much .", "For these your loving words . A third year man ,", "I came upon you fresh from nowhere ;", "This in itself a warranty for cold", "And hard suspicion ; but you received", "Me with some warmth , and made me one of you ,", "Chaffed me , and sat on me , and lent me books .", "And offered pipes , and made inquiries kind", "About my sisters ; and Time , who takes", "Men kindly by the hand , made us warm friends ,", "And knit us in a love all brotherly .", "Tom .— I would say sisters too , but that I fear", "My lady guests would think I did presume ;", "But yet I know , and knowing it am proud ,", "That most men here to-night would welcome all", "The sweet girl-graduates that would fill the list", "Did but the College Council set aside", "A foolish prejudice , and let them in .", "And now , I know a girl who long has worked", "To pass the exams , take the proud degree", "I hold to-day , and yet her petticoat", "Forbade .", "Tom .— I will not name her , gentlemen , but bring", "Her to your presence , if you so incline ;", "First begging that you will not let surprise", "Oust self-possession , for my friend 's a girl", "Of timid temper , though she 's bold to act", "If duty calls .", "Tom .— I go to fetch her , gentlemen ; dear ladies all ,", "I beg your suffrages of gentle eyes", "And kindly smile to greet my guest .", "Biggs .— I cannot speak , except to ask the lady 's pardon", "For our rough ways ." ]

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[ "Child , hast thou looked upon thy grandsire dead ?", "Then thou sawest our Britain 's heart and head", "Death-stricken . Seemed not there my sire to thee", "More great than thine , or all men living ? We", "Stand shadows of the fathers we survive :", "Earth bears no more nor sees such births alive .", "Yea , his eyes", "Are liker seas that feel the summering skies", "In concord of sweet colour — and his brow", "Shines gentler than my father 's ever : thou ,", "So seeing , dost well to hold thy sire so dear .", "Nay — rather seems Locrine", "Thy sire than I thy mother .", "Boy ,", "Because of all our sires who fought for Troy", "Most like thy father and my lord Locrine ,", "I think , was Paris .", "Ask not it .", "I meant not thou shouldst understand — I spake", "As one that sighs , to ease her heart of ache ,", "And would not clothe in words her cause for sighs -", "Her naked cause of sorrow .", "Speech had I chosen , my son ,", "I had wronged thee — yea , perchance I have wronged thine ears", "Too far , to say so much .", "And Locrine -", "Were not thy sire wronged likewise of me ?", "Yet — I may choose yet — nothing will I say", "More .", "Son , son ! thy speech is bitterer than the sea .", "Thou liest .", "Thou art treacherous too -", "His heart , thy father 's very heart is thine -", "O , well beseems it , meet it is , Locrine ,", "That liar and traitor and changeling he should be", "Who , though I bare him , was begot by thee .", "Nay — I did but liken him with one", "Not all unlike him ; thou , my child , his son ,", "Art more unlike thy father .", "Nay , save when heaven would cross him in the fight ,", "He bare him , say the minstrels , as a knight -", "Yea , like thy father .", "My son ,", "I had rather see thee — see thy brave bright head ,", "Strong limbs , clear eyes — drop here before me dead .", "False was he ;", "No coward indeed , but faithless , trothless — we", "Hold therefore , as thou sayest , his princely name", "Unprincely — dead in honour — quick in shame .", "Thine ? to thine ?", "God rather strike thy life as dark as mine", "Than tarnish thus thine honour ! For to me", "Shameful it seems — I know not if it be -", "For men to lie , and smile , and swear , and lie ,", "And bear the gods of heaven false witness . I", "Can hold not this but shameful .", "Thy soul ? Yea , there — how knowest thou , boy , so well ? -", "The fire is lit that feeds the fires of hell .", "Mine is aflame this long time now — but thine -", "O , how shall God forgive thee this , Locrine ,", "That thou , for shame of these thy treasons done ,", "Hast rent the soul in sunder of thy son ?", "Nay , child , I lied — I did but rave -", "I jested — was my face , then , sad and grave ,", "When most I jested with thee ? Child , my brain", "Is wearied , and my heart worn down with pain :", "I thought awhile , for very sorrow 's sake ,", "To play with sorrow — try thy spirit , and take", "Comfort — God knows I know not what I said ,", "My father , whom I loved , being newly dead .", "Dost thou now believe me ?", "I bore", "A brave man when I bore thee .", "Never . But wilt thou trust me now ?", "Well .", "Heaven hath no power to hurt me more : and hell", "No fire to fear . The world I dwelt in died", "With my dead father . King , thy world is wide", "Wherein thy soul rejoicingly puts trust :", "But mine is strait , and built by death of dust .", "Thy speech is sweet ; thine eyes are flowers that shine :", "If ever siren bare a son , Locrine ,", "To reign in some green island and bear sway", "On shores more shining than the front of day", "And cliffs whose brightness dulls the morning 's brow ,", "That son of sorceries and of seas art thou .", "Thy soul is softer than this boy 's of thine :", "His heart is all toward battle . Was it mine", "That put such fire in his ? for none that heard", "Thy flatteries — nay , I take not back the word -", "A flattering lover lives my loving lord -", "Could guess thine hand so great with spear or sword .", "Wert thou not woman more in word than act ,", "Then unrevenged thy brother Albanact", "Had given his blood to guard his realm and thine :", "But he that slew him found thy stroke , Locrine ,", "Strong as thy speech is gentle .", "A goodly spoil", "Was that thine hand made then by Humber 's banks", "Of all who swelled the Scythian 's riotous ranks", "With storm of inland surf and surge of steel :", "None there were left , if tongues ring true , to feel", "The yoke of days that breathe submissive breath", "More bitter than the bitterest edge of death .", "This was then a day of blood . I heard ,", "But know not whence I caught the wandering word ,", "Strange women were there of that outland crew ,", "Whom ruthlessly thy soldiers ravening slew .", "These that were taken , then , thou didst not slay ?", "Slay nor spare ?", "What albeit they were ?", "Small hurt , meseems , my husband , had it been", "Though British hands had haled a Scythian queen -", "If such were found — some woman foul and fierce -", "To death — or aught we hold for shame 's sake worse .", "Not wolves , but men ,", "Surely : for beasts are loyal .", "Nought save grief and love ; Locrine ,", "A grievous love , a loving grief is mine .", "Here stands my husband : there my father lies :", "I know not if there live in either 's eyes", "More love , more life of comfort . This our son", "Loves me : but is there else left living one", "That loves me back as I love ?", "Not thou !", "No part have I — nay , never had I part -", "Our child that hears me knows it — in thine heart .", "Thy sire it was that bade our hands be one", "For love of mine , his brother : thou , his son ,", "Didst give not — no — but yield thy hand to mine ,", "To mine thy lips — not thee to me , Locrine .", "Thy heart has dwelt far off me all these years ;", "Yet have I never sought with smiles or tears", "To lure or melt it meward . I have borne -", "I that have borne to thee this boy — thy scorn ,", "Thy gentleness , thy tender words that bite", "More deep than shame would , shouldst thou spurn or smite", "These limbs and lips made thine by contract — made", "No wife 's , no queen 's — a servant 's — nay , thy shade .", "The shadow am I , my lord and king , of thee ,", "Who art spirit and substance , body and soul to me .", "And now ,— nay , speak not — now my sire is dead", "Thou think'st to cast me crownless from thy bed", "Wherein I brought thee forth a son that now", "Shall perish with me , if thou wilt — and thou", "Shalt live and laugh to think of us — or yet", "Play faith more foul — play falser , and forget .", "I know that nought I know , Locrine , of thee .", "Strong sorrow knows but sorrow 's lawless laws .", "They should not , had my heart my heart 's desire .", "Thou dost not call me wife — nor call'st amiss .", "Thou dost not ill to call me not thy wife .", "Thy sister never I : my brother thou .", "As loves a sister , never loved I thee .", "If then thou thought'st it , both were sore beguiled .", "Yet not like theirs — woe worth it !— were our loves .", "And we live linked , inseparate — heart in heart .", "Thy mother laughed when thou wast born , Locrine .", "And thou didst laugh , and wept'st not , to be born .", "The same star lit not thee to birth and me .", "Nay ; thine was nigh the sun , and mine afar .", "Nay , all its life of light was wellnigh done .", "Art thou so thankful , king , for love 's kind sake ? Would I were worthier thanks like these I take ! For thanks I cannot render thee again .", "Comfort ? In thee , fair cousin — or my son ?", "To Cornwall must he fare and fight for thee ?", "What is my will worth more than wind or foam ?", "What power is mine to speed him or to stay ?", "Most duteous wast thou to thy sire — and mine .", "Thy smile is as a flame that plays and flits .", "Not love 's — not love 's — toward me love burns not there .", "Swear by the faith none seeking there may find -", "Ay — women 's faith is water . Then , by men 's -", "Swear thou didst never love me more than now .", "I cannot give thee back thine oath again .", "I said not that it waned . I would not swear -", "- Thy faith and heart were aught but shadow and fire .", "And not my lord : I cross and thwart him still .", "Wound ? if I would , could I forsooth wound thee ?", "These hands , now bound in wedlock fast to thine ?", "Nay , life nor death , nor love whose child is hate ,", "May sunder hearts made one but once by fate .", "Wrath may come down as fire between them — life", "May bid them yearn for death as man for wife -", "Grief bid them stoop as son to father — shame", "Brand them , and memory turn their pulse to flame -", "Or falsehood change their blood to poisoned wine -", "Yet all shall rend them not in twain , Locrine .", "Thou , Locrine ?", "Today thou knowest not , nor wilt learn tomorrow ,", "The secret sense of such a word as sorrow .", "Thy spirit is soft and sweet : I well believe", "Thou wouldst , but well I know thou canst not grieve .", "The tears like fire , the fire that burns up tears ,", "The blind wild woe that seals up eyes and ears ,", "The sound of raging silence in the brain", "That utters things unutterable for pain ,", "The thirst at heart that cries on death for ease ,", "What knows thy soul 's live sense of pangs like these ?", "Thine ?", "Ay — when he comes again from Cornwall .", "Think not the boy I bare thee too much mine ,", "Though slack of speech and halting : I divine", "Thou shalt not find him faint of heart or hand ,", "Come what may come against him .", "Ay : no such coward as crawls and licks the dust", "Till blood thence licked may slake his murderous lust", "And leave his tongue the suppler shall be bred ,", "I think , in Britain ever — if the dead", "May witness for the living . Though my son", "Go forth among strange tribes to battle , none", "Here shall he meet within our circling seas", "So much more vile than vilest men as these .", "And though the folk be fierce that harbour there", "As once the Scythians driven before thee were ,", "And though some Cornish water change its name", "As Humber then for furtherance of thy fame ,", "And take some dead man 's on it — some dead king 's", "Slain of our son 's hand — and its watersprings", "Wax red and radiant from such fire of fight", "And swell as high with blood of hosts in flight -", "No fiercer foe nor worthier shall he meet", "Than then fell grovelling at his father 's feet .", "Nor , though the day run red with blood of men", "As that whose hours rang round thy praises then ,", "Shall thy son 's hand be deeper dipped therein", "Than his that gat him — and that held it sin", "To spill strange blood of barbarous women — wives", "Or harlots — things of monstrous names and lives -", "Fit spoil for swords of harsher-hearted folk ;", "Nor yet , though some that dared and ‘ scaped the stroke", "Be fair as beasts are beauteous ,— fit to make", "False hearts of fools bow down for love 's foul sake ,", "And burn up faith to ashes — shall my son", "Forsake his father 's ways for such an one", "As whom thy soldiers slew or slew not — thou", "Hast no remembrance of them left thee now .", "Even therefore may we stand assured of this :", "What lip soever lure his lip to kiss ,", "Past question — else were he nor mine nor thine -", "This boy would spurn a Scythian concubine .", "Wilt thou not bless him going , and bid him speed ?", "I know not , sir , what ails you to desire", "Such audience of me as I give .", "Then were my brother now at rest in Wales ,", "And royal .", "Even here as there alike , sir .", "My princely cousin , not indeed", "Much that might hap at word or will of thine .", "Should I gainsay their general rede ,", "My heart would mock me .", "Nay — not so much — I said not so . Say thou", "What thou wouldst have — if aught thou wouldst — with me .", "Ay , verily ? And thy spirit exalts thee now", "So high that these thy words fly forth so free ,", "And fain thine act would follow — flying above", "Shame 's reach and fear 's ? What gift may this be ? Love ?", "Or liking ? or compassion ?", "Piteous !", "Who lives so low and looks upon the sky", "As would desire — who shares the sun with us", "That might deserve thy pity ?", "Not I ,", "Though I were cast out hence , cast off , discrowned ,", "Abject , ungirt of all that guards me round ,", "Naked . What villainous madness , knave and king ,", "Is this that puts upon thy babbling tongue", "Poison ?", "Worse had it done to slay my lord , and spare", "Me . Wilt thou now show mercy toward me ? Then", "Strike with that sword mine heart through — if thou dare .", "All know thy tongue 's edge deadly .", "I hold not thee too faint of heart to slay", "Women . Say forth whate'er thou hast heart to say .", "How should aught move me", "Fallen from such tongues as falsehood finds the same -", "Such tongues as fraud or treasonous hate o'erscurfs", "With leprous lust — a prince 's or a serf 's ?", "Shame", "And truth ? Shame never toward thine heart came near ,", "And all thy life hath hung about thy name .", "Nor ever truth drew nigh the lips that fear", "Whitens , and makes the blood that feeds them tame .", "Speak all thou wilt — but even for shame , forsooth ,", "Talk not of shame — and tell me not of truth .", "Fairer ?", "Art thou nor man nor woman ?", "And hast heart to make thy spoil of me ?", "Thou art made of lies and lust -", "Earth 's worst is all too good for such to see ,", "And yet thine eyes turn heavenward — as they must ,", "Being man 's — if man be such as thou — and soil", "The light they see . Thou hast made of me thy spoil ,", "Thy scorn , thy profit — yea , my whole soul 's plunder", "Is all thy trophy , thy triumphal prize", "And harvest reaped of thee ; nay , trampled under", "And rooted up and scattered . Yet the skies", "That see thy trophies reared are full of thunder ,", "And heaven 's high justice loves not lust and lies .", "Thou liest . I know my lord and thee . Thou liest .", "Thou art lowest of all men born — while he sits highest .", "If I but whisper him of thee , thou diest .", "Secure as fools are hardy live thou still .", "I have it in my mind to take thine head . Dost thou not fear to put me thus in fear ?", "Thou darest not swear my lord hath wronged my bed . Thou darest but smile and mutter , lie and leer .", "From thee will I bear nothing . Get thee hence :", "Thine eyes defile me . Get thee from my sight .", "Fare thou not well , and be defence", "Far from thy soul cast naked forth by night !", "Hate rose from hell a liar : love came divine", "From heaven : yet she that bore thee bore Locrine .", "Come close , and look upon me . Child or man , -", "I know not how to call thee , being my child ,", "Who know not how myself am called , nor can -", "God witness — tell thee what should she be styled", "Who bears the brand and burden set on her", "That man hath set on me — the lands are wild", "Whence late I bade thee hither , swift of spur", "As he that rides to guard his mother 's life ;", "Thou hast found nought loathlier there , nought hate-fuller", "In all the wilds that seethe with fluctuant strife ,", "Than here besets thine advent . Son , if thou", "Be son of mine , and I thy father 's wife -", "As now", "We know not if they be . Give me thine hand .", "Thou hast mine eyes beneath thy father 's brow , -", "And therefore bears it not the traitor 's brand .", "Swear — But I would not bid thee swear in vain", "Nor bind thee ere thine own soul understand ,", "Ere thine own heart be molten with my pain ,", "To do such work for bitter love of me", "As haply , knowing my heart , thou wert not fain -", "Even thou — to take upon thee — bind on thee -", "Set all thy soul to do or die .", "And though thou sworest not , yet the thing should be .", "The burden found for me so sore to bear", "Why should I lay on any hand but mine ,", "Or bid thine own take part therein , and wear", "A father 's blood upon it — here — for sign ?", "Ay , now thou pluck'st it forth of hers to whom", "Thou sworest and gavest it plighted . O Locrine ,", "Thy seed it was that sprang within my womb ,", "Thine , and none other — traitor born and liar ,", "False-faced , false-tongued — the fire of hell consume", "Me , thee , and him for ever !", "Thy sire ? my lord ? the flower of men ? How ?", "Now , and then ,", "Are twain ; thou knowest not women , how their tongue", "Takes fire , and straight learns patience : Guendolen", "Is there no more than crownless woman , wrung", "At heart with anguish , and in utterance mad", "As even the meanest whom a snake hath stung", "So near the heart that all the pulse it had", "Grows palpitating poison . Wilt thou know", "Whence ?", "What think'st thou were the bitterest wrong , the woe", "Least bearable by woman , worst of all", "That man might lay upon her ? Nay , thou art slow :", "Speak : though thou speak but folly . Silent ? Call", "To mind whatso thou hast ever heard of ill", "Most monstrous , that should turn to fire and gall", "The milk and blood of maid or mother — still", "Thou shalt not find , I think , what he hath done -", "What I endure , and die not . For my will", "It is that holds me yet alive , O son ,", "Till all my wrong be wroken , here to keep", "Fast watch , a living soul before the sun ,", "Anhungered and athirst for night and sleep ,", "That will not slake the ravin of her thirst", "Nor quench her fire of hunger , till she reap", "The harvest loved of all men , last as first -", "Vengeance .", "I praise the gods that gave me thee : thine heart", "Is none of his , no changeling 's in desire ,", "No coward 's as who begat thee : mine thou art", "All , and mine only . Lend me now thine ear :", "Thou knowest -", "How my lord ,", "Our lord , thy sire — the king whose throne is here", "Imperial — smote and drove the wolf-like horde", "That raged against us from the raging east ,", "And how their chief sank in the unsounded ford", "He thought to traverse , till the floods increased", "Against him , and he perished : and Locrine", "Found in his camp for sovereign spoil to feast", "The sense of power with lustier joy than wine", "A woman — Dost thou mock me ?", "Thou dost not dare", "Mock me ?", "And thou ? no she-wolf whelps upon the wold", "Whose brood is like thy mother 's .", "And a bold", "Man : is thine heart flesh , or a burning brand", "Lit to burn up and turn for thee to gold", "The kingship of thy sire ?", "Thou dost love then , thou , thy mother yet -", "Me , dost thou love a little ? None but thou", "There is to love me ; for the gods forget -", "Nor shall one hear of me a prayer again ;", "Yea , none of all whose thrones in heaven are set", "Shall hear , nor one of all the sons of men .", "Thou knowest .", "Have I kept silence all this while ?", "And sight of Madan on his throne ?", "Yet shalt thou not go back .", "I did not bid thee spare .", "Thy father ?", "Dost thou dare", "This ?", "Yea -", "So be it . What levies wilt thou raise , to heave", "Thy father from his seat ?", "I will . But were thy musters brought", "Whence now thou art come to cheer me , this should be", "A sign for us of comfort .", "Nay , child , nay — thou art harsh as heaven to me -", "I would but have of thee a word of cheer .", "Hearst thou ? Voices within . ] The king !", "Well . And this child of mine -", "How he may fare concerns not thee to know ?", "Locrine ,", "Thou art welcome as the sun to fields of snow .", "Make answer for me , Madan .", "Speak , I say .", "Children — who can but pray -", "Pray better , if my sense not err , than we .", "The God whom all the gods of heaven obey", "Should hear them rather , seeing — as gods may see -", "How pure of purpose is their perfect prayer .", "Thine enemies know that well .", "In Cornwall they that fell", "So found it , that of all their large-limbed brood", "No bulk is left to brave thee .", "Wouldst thou show", "Thy love , thy thanks , thy fatherhood in one ,", "Thy perfect honour — yea , thy right to stand", "Crowned , and lift up thine eyes against the sun", "As one so pure in heart , so clean of hand ,", "So loyal and so royal , none might cast", "A word against thee burning like a brand ,", "A sound that withers honour , and makes fast", "The bondage of a recreant soul to shame -", "Thou shouldst , or ever an hour be overpast ,", "Slay him .", "What , is not then thy name", "Locrine ? and hath this boy done ill to thee ?", "Hath he not won him for thy love 's sake fame ?", "Hath he not served thee loyally ? is he", "So much thy son , so little son of mine ,", "That men might call him traitor ? May they see", "The brand across his brow that reddens thine ?", "How shouldst thou dare — how dream — to let him live ?", "Is he not loyal ? art not thou Locrine ?", "What less than death for guerdon shouldst thou give", "My son who hath done thee service ? Me thou hast given -", "Who hast found me truer than falsehood can forgive -", "Shame for my guerdon : yea , my heart is riven", "With shame that once I loved thee .", "Slay me then .", "Thou liest : I bade thee slay him .", "O liar , is all the world a lie ?", "I bade thee , knowing thee what thou art — I bade", "My lord and king and traitor slay my son -", "A heartless hand that lacks the power it had", "Smite one whose stroke shall leave it strengthless — one", "Whose loyal loathing of his shame in thee", "Shall cast it out of eyeshot of the sun .", "Thou hast said — and yet thou hast lied not .", "But he", "Is the issue of thy love and mine , by fate", "Made one to no good issue . Didst thou trust", "That grief should give to men disconsolate", "Comfort , and treason bring forth truth , and dust", "Blossom ? What love , what reverence , what regard ,", "Shouldst thou desire , if God or man be just ,", "Of this thy son , or me more evil-starred ,", "Whom scorn salutes his mother ?", "Dost thou mourn", "For that ? Too careful art thou for my good ,", "Too tender and too true to me and mine ,", "For shame to make my heart or thine his food", "Or scorn lay hold upon my fame or thine .", "Art thou not pure as honour 's perfect heart -", "Not treason-cankered like my lord Locrine ,", "Whose likeness shows thee fairer than thou art", "And falser than thy loving care of me", "Would bid my faith believe thee ?", "Yea — witness heaven and hell ,", "And all the lights that lighten earth and sea ,", "And all that wrings my heart , I know thee well .", "How should I love and hate and know thee not ?", "Long since my heart has tolled it — and forgot", "All save the cause that bade the death-bell sound", "And cease and bring forth silence .", "Not air but fire it is that rings me round -", "Thy voice makes all my brain a wheel of fire .", "Man , what have I to do with pride of power ?", "Such pride perchance it was that moved my sire", "To bid me wed — woe worth the woful hour ! -", "His brother 's son , the brother 's born above", "Him as above me thou , the crown and flower", "Of Britain , gentler-hearted than the dove", "And mightier than the sunward eagle 's wing :", "But nought moved me save one thing only — love .", "Thou knowest ? but this thou knowest not , king ,", "How near of kin are bitter love and hate -", "Nor which of these may be the deadlier thing .", "Death . Would God my heart were great ! Then would I slay myself .", "Ay ! wilt thou slay me then — and slay me here ?", "Didst thou deem", "I would outlive with thee the scorn of men ,", "A slave enthroned beside a traitor ? Seem", "These eyes and lips and hands of mine a slave 's", "Uplift for mercy toward thee ? Such a dream", "Sets realms on fire , and turns their fields to graves .", "Dost the know", "What day records to day and night to night -", "How he whose wrath was rained as hail or snow", "On Troy 's adulterous towers , when treacherous flame", "Devoured them , and our fathers ’ roofs lay low ,", "And all their praise was turned to fire and shame -", "All-righteous God , who herds the stars of heaven", "As sheep within his sheepfold — God , whose name", "Compels the wandering clouds to service , given", "As surely as even the sun 's is — loves or hates", "Treason ? He loved our sires : were they forgiven ?", "Their walls upreared of gods , their sevenfold gates ,", "Might these keep out his justice ? What art thou", "To make thy will more strong and sure than fate 's ?", "Thy fate am I , that falls upon thee now .", "Wilt thou not slay me yet — and slay thy son ?", "So shall thy fate change , and unbend the brow", "That now looks mortal on thee .", "Peace ? The man thou art", "Craves — and shame bids not breath within him cease -", "Craves of the woman that thou knowest I am", "Peace ? Ay , take hands at parting , and release", "Each heart , each hand , each other : shall the lamb ,", "The lamb-like woman , born to cower and bleed ,", "Withstand his will whose choice may save or damn", "Her days and nights , her word and thought and deed -", "Take heart to outdare her lord the lion ? How", "Should this be — if the lion 's imperial seed", "Life not against his sire as brave a brow", "As frowns upon his mother ?— Peace be then", "Between us : none may stand before thee now :", "No son of thine keep faith with Guendolen .", "And God shall make thine hand against him strong .", "Woe worth his hand who set the hearth on flame !", "Ay !", "And thou , my holy-hearted lord ,— the same", "Whose hand was laid in mine and bound to lie", "There fast for ever if faith be found on earth -", "If truth be true , and shame not wholly die -", "Hast thou not made thy mockery and thy mirth ,", "Thy laughter and thy scorn , of shame ? But we ,", "Thy wife by wedlock , and thy son by birth ,", "Who have no part in spirit and soul with thee ,", "Will bear no part in kingdom nor in life", "With one who hath put to shame his child and me .", "Thy true-born son , and I that was thy wife ,", "Will see thee dead or perish . Call thy men", "About thee ; bid them gird their loins for strife", "More dire than theirs who storm the wild wolf 's den ;", "For if thou dare not slay us here today", "Thou art dead .", "No :", "Thou art gentle , and beasts are honest : no such way", "Lies open toward thy fearful foot : not so", "Shalt thou find surety from these foes of thine .", "Woe worth thee therefore ! yea , a sevenfold woe", "Shall God through us rain down on thee , Locrine .", "Hadst thou the heart God hath not given thee — then", "Our blood might run before thy feet like wine", "And wash thy way toward sin in sight of men", "Smooth , soft , and safe . But if thou shed it not -", "If Madan live to look on Guendolen", "Living — I wot not what shall be — I wot", "What shall not — thou shalt have no joy to live", "More than have they for whom God 's wrath grows hot .", "I dare not say", "Farewell .", "Thou hast not said — Forgive .", "Nay .", "Mine ? Hear it , heaven ,— and men , bear witness ! Mine", "The treachery that hath rent our realm in twain -", "Mine , mine the adulterous treason . Not Locrine ,", "Not he , found loyal to my love in vain ,", "Hath brought the civic sword and fire of strife", "On British fields and homesteads , clothed with joy ,", "Crowned with content and comfort : I , his wife ,", "Have brought on Troynovant the fires of Troy .", "He lifts his head before the sun of heaven", "And swears it — lies , and lives . Is God 's bright sword", "Broken , wherewith the gates of Troy — the seven", "Strong gates that gods who built them held in ward -", "Were broken even as wattled reeds with fire ?", "Son , by what name shall honour call thy sire ?", "Did I not know", "Mine honour perfect as thy shame , Locrine ,", "Now might I say , and turn to pride my woe ,", "Mine only were this boy , and none of thine .", "But what thou mayest I may not . Where are they", "Who ride not with their lord and sire today ?", "Thy secret Scythian and your changeling child ,", "Where hide they now their heads that lurk not hidden", "There where thy treason deemed them safe , and smiled ?", "When arms were levied , and thy servants bidden", "About thee to withstand the doom of men", "Whose loyal angers flamed upon our side", "Against thee , from thy smooth-skinned she-wolf 's den", "Her whelp and she sought covert unespied ,", "But not from thee far off . Thou hast born them hither", "For refuge in this west that stands for thee", "Against our cause , whose very name should wither", "The hearts of them that hate it . Where is she ?", "Hath she not heart to keep thy side ? or thou ,", "Dost thou think shame to stand beside her now", "And bid her look upon thy son and wife ?", "Nay , she should ride at thy right hand and laugh", "To see so fair a lordly field of strife", "Shine for her sake , whose lips thy love bids quaff", "For pledge of trustless troth the blood of men .", "Let it run broader than this water 's flood", "Swells after storm , it shall not cleanse thy guilt .", "Give now the word of charge ; and God do right", "Between us in the fiery courts of fight .", "Dead ? Ah ! my traitor with his harlot fled", "Hellward ?", "She ! not dead ?", "Smite her with thy sword .", "Shame", "Consume thee !— Thou — what call they , girl , thy name ?", "Daughter of Estrild ,— daughter of Locrine , -", "Daughter of death and darkness !", "She dares not — though the heart in her be fain ,", "The flesh draws back for fear . She dares not .", "Save her ! God pardon me !", "What have we done ?", "Yea .", "The gods are wise who lead us — now to smite ,", "And now to spare : we dwell but in their sigh", "And work but what their will is . What hath been", "Is past . But these , that once were king and queen ,", "The sun , that feeds on death , shall not consume", "Naked . Not I would sunder tomb from tomb", "Of these twain foes of mine , in death made one -", "I , that when darkness hides me from the sun", "Shall sleep alone , with none to rest by me .", "But thou — this one time more I look on thee -", "Fair face , brave hand , weak heart that wast not mine -", "Sleep sound — and God be good to thee , Locrine .", "I was not . She was fair as heaven in spring", "Whom thou didst love indeed . Sleep , queen and king ,", "Forgiven ; and if — God knows — being dead , ye live ,", "And keep remembrance yet of me — forgive ." ]

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[ "The king has come ?", "Ha ! Low ?", "He 's sad , you say ?", "A son ! Where is the son", "Would weep for Pembroke ?", "First touch my hand and swear by highest God", "That you will serve the king .", "For the last time", "I 'll trust and pardon you . If you make black", "Your soul with violation of this oath ,", "I , safe beyond the stars , shall know it not ,", "Nor die again to think on ‘ t. Men , weep not", "That ye lack sons , but weep when your wives bear them !", "Thanks , Albemarle .", "Ay , son .", "Nay , I 'm not dying yet ,", "And wish to keep my last words for his ears .", "There 's holy magic in the passing tongue", "That stamps its truth unrasurable . So", "Would I grave Henry 's heart .", "I 'll wait", "My hour . Who comes with him ?", "And I not told ?", "Already I am dead . These ears , that kings", "Engaged , are now contracted to the worm", "Permits no forfeiture . Well , well , his message ?", "The pope our friend ? I thank thee , Heaven ! England , take up thy heart ! Thou yet mayst hope !", "He alone can do it .", "Lord Albemarle , and my new-graced son ,", "Will ‘ t please you walk within ?", "Now , Winchester ?", "Ay , you 'd trot fast enough", "To see me die .", "So I have , my lord .", "A task unfinished I must leave to you .", "Here is the key to yonder cabinet .", "Pray you unlock it ... and take out the packet", "Your eye 's now on .", "Ay , that is it .", "‘ Twas Henry Second , grandsire of this Henry ,", "Gave me that packet . Sir , you know the tale", "Of princess Adelais who journeyed here", "As the betrothed of Richard , Henry 's son .", "Alack , she never was his bride . Some say", "That Henry loved her ... I know not ... but she", "Returned to France , her reason wandering .", "“ If she recover , ” said the king to me ,", "“ Give her this packet ; should she die , break seal", "And learn what you shall do . ” She did not die ,", "Nor can I say she lives , so sad her state .", "Her age was bare fifteen when she left England ,", "Her face a lily and her eyes a flood ;", "She now must be midway her fifth decade ,", "A time , I 've heard , when subtle changes work", "Within the mind . A beauteous soul ! O God ,", "Restore her now , or lift her e'en to thee !", "... Take you the packet , and the king 's command .", "But first your oath . Deceit has sapped my faith", "So oft I could believe the devil himself", "Wears gown and mitre . Peter des Roches , will you", "Be true ?", "That is done ,", "As well as't can be done . Call in my son", "And Albemarle .", "Now let us talk", "Of England . O , this fleet , this fleet , rigged out", "By warlike Constance in monk Louis ’ name !", "I see it nearing now , leaping the waves ,", "On , on , and none to meet it ! Cowards all .", "What do ye here , ye three , loitering about", "A sick man 's bed ? A man almost a corpse .", "I would not have a servant waste himself", "To give me drink while England needs his sword .", "What ? Land your enemy ? O , fools and cowards !", "... I 've given my life for England . Now you 'll cast", "My heart-dear bargain into Louis ’ hand", "As ‘ twere a snood slipped from an easy maid .", "Fool man ! to puff his days out jousting Fate ,", "Who waits but his bare death to start her mock", "Of horrid pleasantries . Then does she make", "Dice of the miser 's bones , carousal cups", "Of the ascetic 's skull , a hangman 's scoff", "Of clerics ’ prayer-fed sons ; and proudest sires ,", "Who sentried their blue blood , peer back through dust", "To see all Babylon pour to their line .", "And now she 'll bid my war-ghost eyes behold", "The land held with my life become a field", "For foes at holiday !", "Gualo has come , but where is he will set", "This power its task , and play it for this isle ?", "I can not say that wisdom dies with me ,", "But I could wish more proof of sager mind", "Than e'er I 've had from this small audience .", "Lord Bishop , you are left custodian", "Of Henry 's ripening youth .", "I 've spoken to the king . He 'll give you love", "For love . But who shall be lord chancellor ?", "There 's little choice . And yet there 's one , De Burgh ,", "If camp and field could spare him ——", "By your good leave ,", "Age is no patent to respect and place", "If virtue go not with it . Whitened hairs", "Make honor radiant , but vice thereby", "Is viler still . Ay , there are some ——", "Ah , son , I 've been", "A careless holder all my life , and still", "With my last hour play spendthrift . Well , here be", "Three friends of England — Gualo makes a fourth —", "And trusting you I ease my bones to death .", "De Burgh ! O gallant soul !", "Now am I young !", "With forty ships he 'll meet the fleet of France !", "I live again , for courage is not dead !", "Nay — help — ah , I am gone . I 'll hasten on", "And plead in Heaven for his victory .", "Devils ! dogs ! beasts !", "Now these devoted bones", "Will never lie at peace in English earth .", "My country ! Must the foreign foot be set", "Once more upon thy neck , and thine own sons", "Pour sulphur to thy wounds ? The king ! the king !", "What , vipers , do you hear ? Call in the king !", "Ho , here ! The king !", "He has not yet confirmed you chancellor ?", "While we ride forth to call men to defence —", "In truth to give them hand and foot to Louis —", "You wait here with the king ——", "Does he suspect ?", "Submit ! ‘ Tis only for an hour .", "We should have heard by now . There 's something wrong .", "But five ? What 's here ?", "Must we believe this tale ?", "Nay , but ‘ tis strange .", "You 'll not forget", "Your barons ’ suit , my liege .", "Will what I will ! And post you , sirs !", "Ha , so ! This wedge of love ‘ twixt you and Henry", "Quite thrusts you out .", "You have my oath , my lord .", "True . If Winchester would", "Trust Canterbury to find way .", "But will not Kent oppose this swordless worship ?", "It needs", "No second sight , my lord . The barons ’ arms", "Outnumber all the feeble prelacy .", "Proud Poitevin ! He plots to lose his head ,", "And give this land a king indeed !", "Your cause is ours , and here we draw our swords !", "Ah , must we force you , sir ?", "Say you will . The king once ours we 'll keep the castles , too .", "Then , Henry , come with us .", "We 'll put", "No pressure on your liberty save that", "We must t ’ enforce our charter rights .", "And you with us .", "And I , my king , sought but the good of England", "In all too harshly crying for the rights", "Of your long loyal barons .", "But where is Gualo ? He is friend to Kent .", "Well done !", "Henry will never yield . He wraps the earl", "So close in love ‘ twill shake the throne to part them .", "There 's no path to the king not barriered", "By Kent 's unceasing watch .", "Arm-locked as king and king ; and eye to eye ,", "Like lovers changing souls .", "And his pale friend , lord Wynne ,", "Turns corpse on ‘ s feet .", "This judgment , sire ,", "Is much too modest .", "‘ Twere best to haste in this , ere all the shires", "Misled in love by Kent , hear of his danger .", "In fewest words ,", "What purpose you ?", "But you must see the trial .", "We pray your pardon , sire .", "No doubt , my liege , we shall remove each bar", "That shuts you from your love , and please ourselves", "The most in pleasing you .", "‘ Tis strange enough , my lord .", "Kent 's wife , the princess Margaret , now swears", "‘ Twas she who took the maiden 's life , and speaks", "With so much care and proof of circumstance", "I scarce can doubt her .", "No other . She says ‘ twas she alone , and not her husband .", "Then you 've no doubt", "‘ Twas she ?", "God send you comfort , sire .", "Sire , I informed you ——", "My lord ——", "What ! The lord of Wynne returned ?", "But I hope", "He has not bent a wizard 's eye upon", "Our secrets .", "I go at once to raise what power I can .", "Sire , I go ." ]

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[ "What , Jeremy holding forth ?", "Ay ? Why , then , I 'm afraid Jeremy has wit : for wherever it is , it 's always contriving its own ruin .", "Poet ! He shall turn soldier first , and rather depend upon the outside of his head than the lining . Why , what the devil , has not your poverty made you enemies enough ? Must you needs shew your wit to get more ?", "Jeremy speaks like an oracle . Do n't you see how worthless great men and dull rich rogues avoid a witty man of small fortune ? Why , he looks like a writ of enquiry into their titles and estates , and seems commissioned by heaven to seize hte better half .", "Rail ? At whom ? The whole world ? Impotent and vain ! Who would die a martyr to sense in a country where the religion is folly ? You may stand at bay for a while ; but when the full cry is against you , you sha n't have fair play for your life . If you can n't be fairly run down by the hounds , you will be treacherously shot by the huntsmen . No , turn pimp , flatterer , quack , lawyer , parson , be chaplain to an atheist , or stallion to an old woman , anything but poet . A modern poet is worse , more servile , timorous , and fawning , than any I have named : without you could retrieve the ancient honours of the name , recall the stage of Athens , and be allowed the force of open honest satire .", "The world behaves itself as it uses to do on such occasions ; some pity you , and condemn your father ; others excuse him , and blame you ; only the ladies are merciful , and wish you well , since love and pleasurable expense have been your greatest faults .", "Patience , I suppose , the old receipt .", "And you , like a true great man , having engaged their attendance , and promised more than ever you intended to perform , are more perplexed to find evasions than you would be to invent the honest means of keeping your word , and gratifying your creditors .", "What , is it bouncing Margery , with my godson ?", "My blessing to the boy , with this tokenof my love . And d'ye hear , bid Margery put more flocks in her bed , shift twice a week , and not work so hard , that she may not smell so vigorously . I shall take the air shortly .", "The morning 's a very good morning , if you do n't spoil it .", "What , I know Trapland has been a whoremaster , and loves a wench still . You never knew a whoremaster that was not an honest fellow .", "What do n't I know ? I know the buxom black widow in the", "Poultry . 800 pounds a year jointure , and 20 , 000 pounds in money .", "Aha ! old Trap .", "He begins to chuckle ; ply him close , or he 'll relapse into a dun .", "Here 's a dog now , a traitor in his wine : sirrah , refund the sack .— Jeremy , fetch him some warm water , or I 'll rip up his stomach , and go the shortest way to his conscience .", "And how do you expect to have your money again when a gentleman has spent it ?", "He begs pardon like a hangman at an execution .", "I am surprised ; what , does your father relent ?", "A very desperate demonstration of your love to Angelica ; and", "I think she has never given you any assurance of hers .", "Women of her airy temper , as they seldom think before they act , so they rarely give us any light to guess at what they mean . But you have little reason to believe that a woman of this age , who has had an indifference for you in your prosperity , will fall in love with your ill-fortune ; besides , Angelica has a great fortune of her own ; and great fortunes either expect another great fortune , or a fool . SCENE IX .", "Pox on him , I 'll be gone .", "A mender of reputations ! Ay , just as he is a keeper of secrets , another virtue that he sets up for in the same manner . For the rogue will speak aloud in the posture of a whisper , and deny a woman 's name while he gives you the marks of her person . He will forswear receiving a letter from her , and at the same time show you her hand in the superscription : and yet perhaps he has counterfeited the hand too , and sworn to a truth ; but he hopes not to be believed , and refuses the reputation of a lady 's favour , as a Doctor says no to a Bishopric only that it may be granted him . In short , he is public professor of secrecy , and makes proclamation that he holds private intelligence .— He 's here . SCENE XI .", "That is , when I am yours ; for while I am my own , or anybody 's else , that will never happen .", "Ay , such rotten reputations as you have to deal with are to be handled tenderly indeed .", "Not know ‘ em ? Why , thou never had'st to do with anybody that did not stink to all the town .", "How ?", "What think you of that noble commoner , Mrs Drab ?", "Whom we all know .", "Grace !", "Why , Tattle , thou hast more impudence than one can in reason expect : I shall have an esteem for thee , well , and , ha , ha , ha , well , go on , and what did you say to her grace ?", "Hang him , let him alone , he has a mind we should enquire .", "Yes , Mrs Frail is a very fine woman , we all know her .", "What ?", "To tell what ? Why , what do you know of Mrs Frail ?", "No ?", "She says otherwise .", "Yes , faith . Ask Valentine else .", "No doubt o n't . Well , but has she done you wrong , or no ? You have had her ? Ha ?", "Well , you own it ?", "She 'll be here by and by , she sees Valentine every morning .", "Nor I , faith . But Tattle does not use to bely a lady ; it is contrary to his character . How one may be deceived in a woman , Valentine ?", "I 'm resolved I 'll ask her .", "No ; you told us .", "Come , then , sacrifice half a dozen women of good reputation to me presently . Come , where are you familiar ? And see that they are women of quality , too — the first quality .", "No , nothing under a right honourable .", "No , their titles shall serve .", "Well , begin then ; but take notice , if you are so ill a painter that I cannot know the person by your picture of her , you must be condemned , like other bad painters , to write the name at the bottom .", "Well , on that condition . Take heed you do n't fail me .", "Tattle -", "Ay , we 'll all give you something .", "Hang him , he has nothing but the Seasons and the Twelve Caesars — paltry copies — and the Five Senses , as ill-represented as they are in himself , and he himself is the only original you will see there .", "Yes ; all that have done him favours , if you will believe him .", "No , no ; come to me if you 'd see pictures .", "Yes , faith ; I can shew you your own picture , and most of your acquaintance to the life , and as like as at Kneller 's .", "Yes ; mine are most in black and white . And yet there are some set out in their true colours , both men and women . I can shew you pride , folly , affectation , wantonness , inconstancy , covetousness , dissimulation , malice and ignorance , all in one piece . Then I can shew you lying , foppery , vanity , cowardice , bragging , lechery , impotence , and ugliness in another piece ; and yet one of these is a celebrated beauty , and t'other a professed beau . I have paintings too , some pleasant enough .", "Why , I have a beau in a bagnio , cupping for a complexion , and sweating for a shape .", "Then I have a lady burning brandy in a cellar with a hackney coachman .", "I have some hieroglyphics too ; I have a lawyer with a hundred hands , two heads , and but one face ; a divine with two faces , and one head ; and I have a soldier with his brains in his belly , and his heart where his head should be .", "No head .", "Yes , I have a poet weighing words , and selling praise for praise , and a critic picking his pocket . I have another large piece too , representing a school , where there are huge proportioned critics , with long wigs , laced coats , Steinkirk cravats , and terrible faces ; with cat-calls in their hands , and horn-books about their necks . I have many more of this kind , very well painted , as you shall see .", "I will : I have a mind to your sister .", "Well , if Tattle entertains you , I have the better opportunity to engage your sister .", "I 'll give an account of you and your proceedings . If indiscretion be a sign of love , you are the most a lover of anybody that I know : you fancy that parting with your estate will help you to your mistress . In my mind he is a thoughtless adventurer Who hopes to purchase wealth by selling land ; Or win a mistress with a losing hand .", "Nor good-nature enough to answer him that did ask you ; I 'll say that for you , madam .", "Only for the affectation of it , as the women do for ill - nature .", "I shall receive no benefit from the opinion ; for I know no effectual difference between continued affectation and reality .", "Yes , but I dare trust you ; we were talking of Angelica 's love to Valentine . You wo n't speak of it .", "Ha , ha , ha !", "Your love of Valentine .", "Why , is the devil in you ? Did not I tell it you for a secret ?", "Is that your discretion ? Trust a woman with herself ?", "So faith , your business is done here ; now you may go brag somewhere else .", "‘ Oons , why , you wo n't own it , will you ?", "And I 'll answer for him ; for I 'm sure if he had , he would have told me ; I find , madam , you do n't know Mr Tattle .", "Why , thence it arises — the thing is proverbially spoken ; but may be applied to him — as if we should say in general terms , he only is secret who never was trusted ; a satirical proverb upon our sex . There 's another upon yours — as she is chaste , who was never asked the question . That 's all .", "So , why this is fair , here 's demonstration with a witness .", "Pooh , this proves nothing .", "Mum , Tattle .", "No , do n't ; for then you 'll tell us no more . Come , I 'll recommend a song to you upon the hint of my two proverbs , and I see one in the next room that will sing it .", "Pray sing the first song in the last new play .", "SONG .", "Set by Mr John Eccles .", "I .", "A nymph and a swain to Apollo once prayed ,", "The swain had been jilted , the nymph been betrayed :", "Their intent was to try if his oracle knew", "E'er a nymph that was chaste , or a swain that was true .", "II .", "Apollo was mute , and had like t'have been posed ,", "But sagely at length he this secret disclosed :", "He alone wo n't betray in whom none will confide ,", "And the nymph may be chaste that has never been tried .", "Come , Valentine , I 'll go with you ; I 've something in my head to communicate to you .", "Sir Sampson , sad news .", "Ca n't you guess at what ought to afflict you and him , and all of us , more than anything else ?", "No . Undoubtedly , Mr Foresight knew all this , and might have prevented it .", "No , not yet ; nor whirlwind . But we do n't know what it may come to . But it has had a consequence already that touches us all .", "Something has appeared to your son Valentine . He 's gone to bed upo n't , and very ill . He speaks little , yet he says he has a world to say . Asks for his father and the wise Foresight ; talks of Raymond Lully , and the ghost of Lilly . He has secrets to impart , I suppose , to you two . I can get nothing out of him but sighs . He desires he may see you in the morning , but would not be disturbed to-night , because he has some business to do in a dream .", "Alas , Mr Foresight , I 'm afraid all is not right . You are a wise man , and a conscientious man , a searcher into obscurity and futurity , and if you commit an error , it is with a great deal of consideration , and discretion , and caution -", "Nay , nay , ‘ tis manifest ; I do not flatter you . But Sir Sampson is hasty , very hasty . I 'm afraid he is not scrupulous enough , Mr Foresight . He has been wicked , and heav'n grant he may mean well in his affair with you . But my mind gives me , these things cannot be wholly insignificant . You are wise , and should not be over-reached , methinks you should not -", "You say true , man will err ; mere man will err — but you are something more . There have been wise men ; but they were such as you , men who consulted the stars , and were observers of omens . Solomon was wise , but how ?— by his judgment in astrology . So says Pineda in his third book and eighth chapter -", "A trifler — but a lover of art . And the Wise Men of the East owed their instruction to a star , which is rightly observed by Gregory the Great in favour of astrology . And Albertus Magnus makes it the most valuable science , because , says he , it teaches us to consider the causation of causes , in the causes of things .", "I thank my stars that have inclined me . But I fear this marriage and making over this estate , this transferring of a rightful inheritance , will bring judgments upon us . I prophesy it , and I would not have the fate of Cassandra not to be believed . Valentine is disturbed ; what can be the cause of that ? And Sir Sampson is hurried on by an unusual violence . I fear he does not act wholly from himself ; methinks he does not look as he used to do .", "Come , come , Mr Foresight , let not the prospect of worldly lucre carry you beyond your judgment , nor against your conscience . You are not satisfied that you act justly .", "You are not satisfied , I say . I am loth to discourage you , but it is palpable that you are not satisfied .", "Either you suffer yourself to deceive yourself , or you do not know yourself .", "Do you sleep well o ’ nights ?", "Are you certain ? You do not look so .", "So was Valentine this morning ; and looked just so .", "That may be , but your beard is longer than it was two hours ago .", "Pox on her , she has interrupted my design — but I must work her into the project . You keep early hours , madam .", "Pray lend it him , madam . I 'll tell you the reason .", "Do . I 'll die a martyr rather than disclaim my passion . But come a little farther this way , and I 'll tell you what project I had to get him out of the way ; that I might have an opportunity of waiting upon you .", "It takes : pursue it in the name of love and pleasure .", "Look you there now . Your lady says your sleep has been unquiet of late .", "And did not use to be so ?", "Do so , Mr Foresight , and say your prayers . He looks better than he did .", "Yes , yes . I hope this will be gone by morning , taking it in time .", "I hope you will be able to see Valentine in the morning . You had best take a little diacodion and cowslip-water , and lie upon your back : maybe you may dream .", "No , no , you look much better .", "I hope so . Leave that to me ; I will erect a scheme ; and I hope I shall find both Sol and Venus in the sixth house .", "Good night , good Mr Foresight ; and I hope Mars and Venus will be in conjunction ;— while your wife and I are together .", "Yes , faith I do ; I have a better opinion both of you and myself than to despair .", "Yes , several , very honest ; they 'll cheat a little at cards , sometimes , but that 's nothing .", "Yes , faith , I believe some women are virtuous too ; but ‘ tis as I believe some men are valiant , through fear . For why should a man court danger or a woman shun pleasure ?", "Why , honour is a public enemy , and conscience a domestic thief ; and he that would secure his pleasure must pay a tribute to one and go halves with t'other . As for honour , that you have secured , for you have purchased a perpetual opportunity for pleasure .", "Ay , your husband , a husband is an opportunity for pleasure : so you have taken care of honour , and ‘ tis the least I can do to take care of conscience .", "Yes , faith I think so ; I love to speak my mind .", "I have no great opinion of myself , but I think I 'm neither deformed nor a fool .", "Come , I know what you would say : you think it more dangerous to be seen in conversation with me than to allow some other men the last favour ; you mistake : the liberty I take in talking is purely affected for the service of your sex . He that first cries out stop thief is often he that has stol'n the treasure . I am a juggler , that act by confederacy ; and if you please , we 'll put a trick upon the world .", "Faith , I 'm sound .", "I 'll swear you 're handsome .", "And you 'd think so , though I should not tell you so . And now", "I think we know one another pretty well .", "Well ; you 'll give me leave to wait upon you to your chamber door , and leave you my last instructions ?", "I have heard of her .", "Why , faith , I have a good lively imagination , and can dream as much to the purpose as another , if I set about it . But dreaming is the poor retreat of a lazy , hopeless , and imperfect lover ; ‘ tis the last glimpse of love to worn-out sinners , and the faint dawning of a bliss to wishing girls and growing boys . There 's nought but willing , waking love , that can Make blest the ripened maid and finished man .", "Well , is your master ready ? does he look madly and talk madly ?", "Would he have Angelica acquainted with the reason of his design ?", "I saw her take coach just now with her maid , and think I heard her bid the coachman drive hither .", "Well , I 'll try her : — ‘ tis she — here she comes .", "Not upon a kind occasion , madam . But when a lady comes tyrannically to insult a ruined lover , and make manifest the cruel triumphs of her beauty , the barbarity of it something surprises me .", "She 's concerned , and loves him .", "Faith , madam , I wish telling a lie would mend the matter . But this is no new effect of an unsuccessful passion .", "I 'm afraid the physician is not willing you should see him yet . Jeremy , go in and enquire .", "So , this is pretty plain . Be not too much concerned , madam ; I hope his condition is not desperate . An acknowledgment of love from you , perhaps , may work a cure , as the fear of your aversion occasioned his distemper .", "Hey , brave woman , i'faith — wo n't you see him , then , if he desire it ?", "So , faith , good nature works apace ; you were confessing just now an obligation to his love .", "Humh ! An admirable composition , faith , this same womankind .", "Gone ? Why , she was never here , nor anywhere else ; nor I do n't know her if I see her , nor you neither .", "We are all under a mistake . Ask no questions , for I can n't resolve you ; but I 'll inform your master . In the meantime , if our project succeed no better with his father than it does with his mistress , he may descend from his exaltation of madness into the road of common sense , and be content only to be made a fool with other reasonable people . I hear Sir Sampson . You know your cue ; I 'll to your master .", "For heav'n ' s sake softly , sir , and gently ; do n't provoke him .", "You 'd better let him go , sir , and send for him if there be occasion ; for I fancy his presence provokes him more .", "Miracle ! The monster grows loving .", "That ever I should suspect such a heathen of any remorse !", "You must excuse his passion , Mr Foresight , for he has been heartily vexed . His son is non compos mentis , and thereby incapable of making any conveyance in law ; so that all his measures are disappointed .", "Madam , you and I can tell him something else that he did not foresee , and more particularly relating to his own fortune .", "Hush , softly ,— the pleasures of last night , my dear , too considerable to be forgot so soon .", "‘ Sdeath , do you make no difference between me and your husband ?", "You make me mad . You are not serious . Pray recollect yourself .", "And did not ?", "This I have heard of before , but never believed . I have been told , she had that admirable quality of forgetting to a man 's face in the morning that she had lain with him all night , and denying that she had done favours with more impudence than she could grant ‘ em . Madam , I 'm your humble servant , and honour you .— You look pretty well , Mr Foresight : how did you rest last night ?", "‘ Twas a very forgetting night . But would you not talk with Valentine ? Perhaps you may understand him ; I 'm apt to believe there is something mysterious in his discourses , and sometimes rather think him inspired than mad .", "And have you given your master a hint of their plot upon him ?", "It may make us sport .", "Ask him , Mr Foresight .", "I believe it is a spring tide .", "Humour him , madam , by all means .", "How 's this ! Tattle making love to Angelica !", "I will — I have discovered something of Tattle that is of a piece with Mrs Frail . He courts Angelica ; if we could contrive to couple ‘ em together .— Hark'ee —", "Mr Foresight , we had best leave him . He may grow outrageous , and do mischief .", "Jeremy , follow Tattle .", "Madam , I am very glad that I overheard a better reason which you gave to Mr Tattle ; for his impertinence forced you to acknowledge a kindness for Valentine , which you denied to all his sufferings and my solicitations . So I 'll leave him to make use of the discovery , and your ladyship to the free confession of your inclinations .", "Oh , I hope he will do well again . I have a message from him to your niece Angelica .", "Who ?", "Angelica ?", "‘ Sdeath , it 's a jest . I can n't believe it .", "Death and hell ! Where 's Valentine ? SCENE X . SIR SAMPSON , ANGELICA , FORESIGHT , MRS FORESIGHT , BEN , BUCKRAM .", "No , really , sir . I 'm his witness ; it was all counterfeit .", "‘ Sdeath , you are not mad indeed , to ruin yourself ?", "I hear the fiddles that Sir Sampson provided for his own wedding ; methinks ‘ tis pity they should not be employed when the match is so much mended . Valentine , though it be morning , we may have a dance .", "Call ‘ em , Jeremy .", "The music stays for you .", "Well , madam , you have done exemplary justice in punishing an inhuman father and rewarding a faithful lover . But there is a third good work which I , in particular , must thank you for : I was an infidel to your sex , and you have converted me . For now I am convinced that all women are not like fortune , blind in bestowing favours , either on those who do not merit or who do not want ‘ em ." ]

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[ "Let fame , that all hunt after in their lives ,", "Live regist'red upon our brazen tombs ,", "And then grace us in the disgrace of death ;", "When , spite of cormorant devouring Time ,", "Th ’ endeavour of this present breath may buy", "That honour which shall bate his scythe 's keen edge ,", "And make us heirs of all eternity .", "Therefore , brave conquerors - for so you are", "That war against your own affections", "And the huge army of the world 's desires-", "Our late edict shall strongly stand in force :", "Navarre shall be the wonder of the world ;", "Our court shall be a little Academe ,", "Still and contemplative in living art .", "You three , Berowne , Dumain , and Longaville ,", "Have sworn for three years ’ term to live with me", "My fellow-scholars , and to keep those statutes", "That are recorded in this schedule here .", "Your oaths are pass 'd ; and now subscribe your names ,", "That his own hand may strike his honour down", "That violates the smallest branch herein .", "If you are arm 'd to do as sworn to do ,", "Subscribe to your deep oaths , and keep it too .", "Your oath is pass 'd to pass away from these .", "Why , that to know which else we should not know .", "Ay , that is study 's god-like recompense .", "These be the stops that hinder study quite ,", "And train our intellects to vain delight .", "How well he 's read , to reason against reading !", "Well , sit out ; go home , Berowne ; adieu .", "How well this yielding rescues thee from shame !", "What say you , lords ? Why , this was quite forgot .", "We must of force dispense with this decree ;", "She must lie here on mere necessity .", "Ay , that there is . Our court , you know , is haunted", "With a refined traveller of Spain ,", "A man in all the world 's new fashion planted ,", "That hath a mint of phrases in his brain ;", "One who the music of his own vain tongue", "Doth ravish like enchanting harmony ;", "A man of complements , whom right and wrong", "Have chose as umpire of their mutiny .", "This child of fancy , that Armado hight ,", "For interim to our studies shall relate ,", "In high-born words , the worth of many a knight", "From tawny Spain lost in the world 's debate .", "How you delight , my lords , I know not , I ;", "But I protest I love to hear him lie ,", "And I will use him for my minstrelsy .", "A letter from the magnificent Armado .", "Will you hear this letter with attention ?", "‘ Great deputy , the welkin 's vicegerent and sole dominator of Navarre , my soul 's earth 's god and body 's fost'ring patron ’ -", "‘ So it is ’ -", "Peace !", "No words !", "‘ So it is , besieged with sable-coloured melancholy , I did commend the black oppressing humour to the most wholesome physic of thy health-giving air ; and , as I am a gentleman , betook myself to walk . The time When ? About the sixth hour ; when beasts most graze , birds best peck , and men sit down to that nourishment which is called supper . So much for the time When . Now for the ground Which ? which , I mean , I upon ; it is ycleped thy park . Then for the place Where ? where , I mean , I did encounter that obscene and most prepost'rous event that draweth from my snow-white pen the ebon-coloured ink which here thou viewest , beholdest , surveyest , or seest . But to the place Where ? It standeth north-north-east and by east from the west corner of thy curious-knotted garden . There did I see that low-spirited swain , that base minnow of thy mirth , ’", "‘ that unlettered small-knowing soul , ’", "‘ that shallow vassal , ’", "‘ which , as I remember , hight Costard , ’", "‘ sorted and consorted , contrary to thy established proclaimed edict and continent canon ; which , with , O , with - but with this I passion to say wherewith - ’", "‘ For Jaquenetta - so is the weaker vessel called , which I apprehended with the aforesaid swain - I keep her as a vessel of thy law 's fury ; and shall , at the least of thy sweet notice , bring her to trial . Thine , in all compliments of devoted and heart-burning heat of duty , DON ADRIANO DE ARMADO . ’", "Ay , the best for the worst . But , sirrah , what say you to this ?", "Did you hear the proclamation ?", "It was proclaimed a year 's imprisonment to be taken with a wench .", "Well , it was proclaimed damsel .", "It is so varied too , for it was proclaimed virgin .", "This ‘ maid ’ not serve your turn , sir .", "Sir , I will pronounce your sentence : you shall fast a week with bran and water .", "And Don Armado shall be your keeper .", "My Lord Berowne , see him delivered o'er ;", "And go we , lords , to put in practice that", "Which each to other hath so strongly sworn .", "Fair Princess , welcome to the court of Navarre .", "You shall be welcome , madam , to my court .", "Hear me , dear lady : I have sworn an oath-", "Not for the world , fair madam , by my will .", "Your ladyship is ignorant what it is .", "Madam , I will , if suddenly I may .", "Madam , your father here doth intimate", "The payment of a hundred thousand crowns ;", "Being but the one half of an entire sum", "Disbursed by my father in his wars .", "But say that he or we , as neither have ,", "Receiv 'd that sum , yet there remains unpaid", "A hundred thousand more , in surety of the which ,", "One part of Aquitaine is bound to us ,", "Although not valued to the money 's worth .", "If then the King your father will restore", "But that one half which is unsatisfied ,", "We will give up our right in Aquitaine ,", "And hold fair friendship with his Majesty .", "But that , it seems , he little purposeth ,", "For here he doth demand to have repaid", "A hundred thousand crowns ; and not demands ,", "On payment of a hundred thousand crowns ,", "To have his title live in Aquitaine ;", "Which we much rather had depart withal ,", "And have the money by our father lent ,", "Than Aquitaine so gelded as it is .", "Dear Princess , were not his requests so far", "From reason 's yielding , your fair self should make", "A yielding ‘ gainst some reason in my breast ,", "And go well satisfied to France again .", "I do protest I never heard of it ;", "And , if you prove it , I 'll repay it back", "Or yield up Aquitaine .", "Satisfy me so .", "It shall suffice me ; at which interview", "All liberal reason I will yield unto .", "Meantime receive such welcome at my hand", "As honour , without breach of honour , may", "Make tender of to thy true worthiness .", "You may not come , fair Princess , within my gates ;", "But here without you shall be so receiv 'd", "As you shall deem yourself lodg 'd in my heart ,", "Though so denied fair harbour in my house .", "Your own good thoughts excuse me , and farewell .", "To-morrow shall we visit you again .", "Thy own wish wish I thee in every place .", "Ay me !", "‘ So sweet a kiss the golden sun gives not", "To those fresh morning drops upon the rose ,", "As thy eye-beams , when their fresh rays have smote", "The night of dew that on my cheeks down flows ;", "Nor shines the silver moon one half so bright", "Through the transparent bosom of the deep ,", "As doth thy face through tears of mine give light .", "Thou shin'st in every tear that I do weep ;", "No drop but as a coach doth carry thee ;", "So ridest thou triumphing in my woe .", "Do but behold the tears that swell in me ,", "And they thy glory through my grief will show .", "But do not love thyself ; then thou wilt keep", "My tears for glasses , and still make me weep .", "O queen of queens ! how far dost thou excel", "No thought can think nor tongue of mortal tell . ’", "How shall she know my griefs ? I 'll drop the paper-", "Sweet leaves , shade folly . Who is he comes here ?", "Enter LONGAVILLE , with a paper", "What , Longaville , and reading ! Listen , car .", "In love , I hope ; sweet fellowship in shame !", "And I mine too ,. good Lord !", "Come , sir , you blush ; as his , your case is such . You chide at him , offending twice as much : You do not love Maria ! Longaville Did never sonnet for her sake compile ; Nor never lay his wreathed arms athwart His loving bosom , to keep down his heart . I have been closely shrouded in this bush , And mark 'd you both , and for you both did blush . I heard your guilty rhymes , observ 'd your fashion , Saw sighs reek from you , noted well your passion . ‘ Ay me ! ’ says one . ‘ O Jove ! ’ the other cries . One , her hairs were gold ; crystal the other 's eyes .You would for paradise break faith and troth ;And Jove for your love would infringe an oath . What will Berowne say when that he shall hear Faith infringed which such zeal did swear ? How will he scorn , how will he spend his wit ! How will he triumph , leap , and laugh at it ! For all the wealth that ever I did see , I would not have him know so much by me .", "Too bitter is thy jest . Are we betrayed thus to thy over-view ?", "Soft ! whither away so fast ? A true man or a thief that gallops so ?", "What present hast thou there ?", "What makes treason here ?", "If it mar nothing neither ,", "The treason and you go in peace away together .", "Berowne , read it over .", "Where hadst thou it ?", "Where hadst thou it ?", "How now ! What is in you ? Why dost thou tear it ?", "What ?", "Hence , sirs , away .", "What , did these rent lines show some love of thine ?", "What zeal , what fury hath inspir 'd thee now ?", "My love , her mistress , is a gracious moon ;", "She , an attending star , scarce seen a light .", "By heaven , thy love is black as ebony .", "O paradox ! Black is the badge of hell ,", "The hue of dungeons , and the school of night ;", "And beauty 's crest becomes the heavens well .", "And Ethiopes of their sweet complexion crack .", "‘ Twere good yours did ; for , sir , to tell you plain ,", "I 'll find a fairer face not wash 'd to-day .", "No devil will fright thee then so much as she .", "But what of this ? Are we not all in love ?", "Then leave this chat ; and , good Berowne , now prove", "Our loving lawful , and our faith not torn .", "Saint Cupid , then ! and , soldiers , to the field !", "And win them too ; therefore let us devise", "Some entertainment for them in their tents .", "Away , away ! No time shall be omitted", "That will betime , and may by us be fitted .", "Say to her we have measur 'd many miles", "To tread a measure with her on this grass .", "Blessed are clouds , to do as such clouds do .", "Vouchsafe , bright moon , and these thy stars , to shine ,", "Those clouds removed , upon our watery eyne .", "Then in our measure do but vouchsafe one change . Thou bid'st me beg ; this begging is not strange .", "Will you not dance ? How come you thus estranged ?", "Yet still she is the Moon , and I the Man . The music plays ; vouchsafe some motion to it .", "But your legs should do it .", "Why take we hands then ?", "More measure of this measure ; be not nice .", "Price you yourselves . What buys your company ?", "That can never be .", "If you deny to dance , let 's hold more chat .", "I am best pleas 'd with that .", "Farewell , mad wenches ; you have simple wits .", "Fair sir , God save you ! Where 's the Princess ?", "That she vouchsafe me audience for one word .", "A blister on his sweet tongue , with my heart ,", "That put Armado 's page out of his part !", "Re-enter the PRINCESS , ushered by BOYET ; ROSALINE ,", "MARIA , and KATHARINE", "All hail , sweet madam , and fair time of day !", "Construe my speeches better , if you may .", "We came to visit you , and purpose now", "To lead you to our court ; vouchsafe it then .", "Rebuke me not for that which you provoke . The virtue of your eye must break my oath .", "O , you have liv 'd in desolation here ,", "Unseen , unvisited , much to our shame .", "How , madam ! Russians !", "We were descried ; they 'll mock us now downright .", "Teach us , sweet madam , for our rude transgression", "Some fair excuse .", "Madam , I was .", "I was , fair madam .", "That more than all the world I did respect her .", "Upon mine honour , no .", "Despise me when I break this oath of mine .", "What mean you , madam ? By my life , my troth ,", "I never swore this lady such an oath .", "My faith and this the Princess I did give ;", "I knew her by this jewel on her sleeve .", "Berowne , they will shame us ; let them not approach .", "I say they shall not come .", "Here is like to be a good presence of Worthies . He presents Hector of Troy ; the swain , Pompey the Great ; the parish curate , Alexander ; Arinado 's page , Hercules ; the pedant , Judas Maccabaeus . And if these four Worthies in their first show thrive , These four will change habits and present the other five .", "You are deceived , ‘ tis not so .", "The ship is under sail , and here she comes amain .", "Hector was but a Troyan in respect of this .", "How fares your Majesty ?", "Madam , not so ; I do beseech you stay .", "The extreme parts of time extremely forms", "All causes to the purpose of his speed ;", "And often at his very loose decides", "That which long process could not arbitrate .", "And though the mourning brow of progeny", "Forbid the smiling courtesy of love", "The holy suit which fain it would convince ,", "Yet , since love 's argument was first on foot ,", "Let not the cloud of sorrow justle it", "From what it purpos 'd ; since to wail friends lost", "Is not by much so wholesome-profitable", "As to rejoice at friends but newly found .", "Now , at the latest minute of the hour ,", "Grant us your loves .", "If this , or more than this , I would deny ,", "To flatter up these powers of mine with rest ,", "The sudden hand of death close up mine eye !", "Hence hermit then , my heart is in thy breast .", "No , madam ; we will bring you on your way .", "Come , sir , it wants a twelvemonth an ’ a day ,", "And then ‘ twill end .", "Call them forth quickly ; we will do so ." ]

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[ "Hallo ! Adela !", "In bed ?", "Win at Bridge ?", "Who did ?", "That young man has too much luck — the young bounder won two races to-day ; and he 's as rich as Croesus .", "His father did sell carpets , wholesale , in the City .", "Ronny Dancy took a tenner off him , anyway , before dinner .", "Standing jump on to a bookcase four feet high . De Levis had to pay up , and sneered at him for making money by parlour tricks . That young Jew gets himself disliked .", "Not a bit . I like Jews . That 's not against him — rather the contrary these days . But he pushes himself . The General tells me he 's deathly keen to get into the Jockey Club .It 's amusing to see him trying to get round old St Erth .", "He 's got some pretty good horses .Ronny Dancy 's on his bones again , I 'm afraid . He had a bad day . When a chap takes to doing parlour stunts for a bet — it 's a sure sign . What made him chuck the Army ?", "Well , he can n't exist on backing losers .", "Yes . He 's a queer chap . I 've always liked him , but I 've never quite made him out . What do you think of his wife ?", "Is he ?", "Who 's beyond them ?", "I know .", "Half-past eleven .Newmarket always makes me sleepy . You 're keeping Morison up . LADY ADELA goes to the door , blowing a kiss . CHARLES goes up to his dressing-table and begins to brush his hair , sprinkling on essence . There is a knock on the corridor door . Come in . DE LEVIS enters , clad in pyjamas and flowered dressing-gown . He is a dark , good-looking , rather Eastern young man . His face is long and disturbed . Hallo ! De Levis ! Anything I can do for you ?", "What !How do you mean stolen ?", "Good Lord ! How much ?", "Phew !", "What ? That weed Dancy gave you in the Spring ?", "You locked —", "This is damned awkward , De Levis .", "Have you got the numbers of the notes ?", "What were they ?", "What d'you want me to do ?", "Is it likely ?", "Good Lord ! We 're not in Town ; there 'll be nobody nearer than", "Newmarket at this time of night — four miles .", "The door from the bedroom is suddenly opened and LADY ADELA appears .", "She has on a lace cap over her finished hair , and the wrapper .", "Worse ; he 's had a lot of money stolen . Nearly a thousand pounds .", "Thrilling ! What 's to be done ? He wants it back .", "Yes ! What am I to do ? Fetch the servants out of their rooms ? Search the grounds ? It 'll make the devil of a scandal .", "Next to you ? The Dancys on this side , and Miss Orme on the other . What 's that to do with it ?", "Let 's get them . But Dancy was down stairs when I came up . Get Morison , Adela ! No . Look here ! When was this exactly ? Let 's have as many alibis as we can .", "How long has Morison been up with you ?", "Half an hour . Then she 's all right .", "Send her for Margaret and the Dancys — there 's nobody else in this wing .", "No ; send her to bed . We do n't want gossip . D'you mind going yourself ,", "Adela ?", "Right . Could you get him too ? D'you really want the police ,", "De Levis ?", "Then , look here , dear ! Slip into my study and telephone to the police at Newmarket . There 'll be somebody there ; they 're sure to have drunks . I 'll have Treisure up , and speak to him .LADY ADELA goes out into her room and closes the door .", "Look here , De Levis ! This is n't an hotel . It 's the sort of thing that does n't happen in a decent house . Are you sure you 're not mistaken , and did n't have them stolen on the course ?", "How was your window ?", "You 've got a balcony like this . Any sign of a ladder or anything ?", "It must have been done from the window , unless someone had a skeleton key . Who knew you 'd got that money ? Where did Kentman pay you ?", "Anybody about ?", "Suspicious ?", "You must have been marked down and followed here .", "Might have got it somehow .Come in . TREISURE , the Butler , appears , a silent , grave man of almost supernatural conformity . DE LEVIS gives him a quick , hard look , noted and resented by WINSOR .", "Who valets Mr De Levis ?", "When was he up last ?", "When did he go to bed ?", "But did he go ?", "Look here , Treisure , Mr De Levis has had a large sum of money taken from his bedroom within the last half hour .", "Robert 's quite all right , is n't he ?", "Look here , De Levis , eighty or ninety notes must have been pretty bulky . You did n't have them on you at dinner ?", "Where did you put them ?", "And you found it locked — and took them from there to put under your pillow ?", "Run your mind over things , Treisure — has any stranger been about ?", "This seems to have happened between 11. 15 and 11. 30 . Is that right ?Any noise-anything outside-anything suspicious anywhere ?", "What time did you shut up ?", "Having a bath ; with his room locked and the key in his pocket .", "Look here , Treisure , it 's infernally awkward for everybody .", "What do you suggest ?", "I entirely refuse to suspect anybody .", "Quite ! It 's pretty sickening for you . But so it is for anybody else . However , we must do our best to get it back for you . A knock on the door .", "Hallo ! TREISURE opens the door , and GENERAL . CANYNGE enters . Oh ! It 's you , General . Come in . Adela 's told you ? GENERAL CANYNGE nods . He is a slim man of about sixty , very well preserved , intensely neat and self-contained , and still in evening dress . His eyelids droop slightly , but his eyes are keen and his expression astute .", "Well , General , what 's the first move ?", "We do .", "Treisure has been here since he was a boy . I should as soon suspect myself .", "Of course , De Levis !", "Phew ! Did you ever see such a dressing-gown ? The door is opened . LADY ADELA and MARGARET ORME come in . The latter is a vivid young lady of about twenty-five in a vivid wrapper ; she is smoking a cigarette .", "You might take it seriously , Margaret ; it 's pretty beastly for us all . What time did you come up ?", "Did you hear anything ?", "And saw nothing ?", "Awfully sorry to disturb you , Mrs Dancy ; but I suppose you and Ronny have n't heard anything . De Levis 's room is just beyond Ronny 's dressing-room , you know .", "Between the quarter and half past . He 'd locked his door and had the key with him .", "All right . Get Robert up , but do n't say anything to him . By the way , we 're expecting the police .", "De Levis has got wrong with Treisure .But , I say , what would any of us have done if we 'd been in his shoes ?", "Yes ; but there 's a way of doing things .", "He sold that weed you gave him , Dancy , to Kentman , the bookie , and these were the proceeds .", "He 'd tried her high , he said .", "He must have been followed here .After rain like that , there ought to be footmarks . The splutter of a motor cycle is heard .", "What 's the move now , General ?", "Yes , General ?", "By Jove ! It will .", "Quite .Come in ! TREISURE enters .", "Show him in .", "All right . TREISURE re-opens the door , and says “ Come in , please . ” The INSPECTOR enters , blue , formal , moustachioed , with a peaked cap in his hand .", "Good evening , Inspector . Sorry to have brought you out at this time of night .", "Yes . General Canynge .", "Yes . Shall we go straight to the room it was taken from ? One of my guests , Mr De Levis . It 's the third room on the left .", "Half-past eleven .", "I 'd just looked at the time , and told my wife to send her maid off .", "Very well , Inspector ; only — my butler has been with us from a boy .", "General , d'you mind touching that bell ? CANYNGE rings a bell by the bed .", "Come in .", "The footman ROBERT , a fresh-faced young man , enters , followed by", "TREISURE .", "It 's the extreme end of the house from this , Inspector . He 's with the other two footmen .", "Miss Orme was ; Captain Dancy not .", "Yes .", "Damn De Levis and his money ! It 's deuced invidious , all this , General .", "Inspector , do you really think it necessary to disturb the whole house and knock up all my guests ? It 's most disagreeable , all this , you know . The loss of the money is not such a great matter . Mr De Levis has a very large income .", "We do n't want a Meldon Court scandal , Inspector .", "What do you say , De Levis ? D'you want everybody in the house knocked up so that their keys can be tried ?", "I 'll come with you , Inspector . He escorts him to the door , and they go out .", "Well , De Levis , I 'm afraid that 's all we can do for the present . So very sorry this should have happened in my house .", "What ?", "Damn it ! This is monstrous , De Levis . I 've known Ronald Dancy since he was a boy .", "Really , De Levis , if this is the way you repay hospitality —", "Kentman paid De Levis round the corner in the further paddock , he says . DE LEVIS turns round from the window , so that he and DANCY are staring at each other .", "You see , De Levis ? He did n't even know you 'd got the money .", "Well ! You are —! There is a knock on the door , and the INSPECTOR enters .", "H 'm ! You 'll take it up from the other end , then , Inspector ?", "No . DE LEVIS turns and goes out on to the balcony .", "Right you are , Inspector . Good night , and many thanks .", "Gosh ! I thought that chapwas going to —! Look here , General , we must stop his tongue . Imagine it going the rounds . They may never find the real thief , you know . It 's the very devil for Dancy .", "How d'you mean ?", "I — I do n't follow —", "He must have been out on his balcony since .", "He 's been leaning on the wet stone , then .", "Against the wall , perhaps . There may be a dozen explanations .I entirely and absolutely refuse to believe anything of the sort against Ronald Dancy in my house . Dash it , General , we must do as we 'd be done by . It hits us all — it hits us all . The thing 's intolerable .", "By George ! You do hold cards , Borring .", "No go , General . You can n't go back on pace . No getting a man to walk when he knows he can fly . The young men wo n't look at it .", "Thank you . That 's all . FOOTMAN goes .", "You and I , Borring . He sits down in CANYNGE 'S chair , and the GENERAL takes his place by the fire .", "He only had the numbers of two — the hundred , and one of the fifties .", "Not yet . As he speaks , DE LEVIS comes in . He is in a highly-coloured , not to say excited state . COLFORD follows him .", "You make this accusation that Dancy stole your money in my house on no proof — no proof ; and you expect Dancy 's friends to treat you as if you were a gentleman ! That 's too strong , if you like !", "Well — if he did ?", "Are you going to retract , and apologise in front of Dancy and the members who heard you ?", "Unless you stop this at once , you may find yourself in prison . If you can stop it , that is .", "Is it fair to Dancy not to let him know ?", "I 've known him all his life .", "It 's perfectly damnable for him .", "Of course , he 'll bring a case , when he 's thought it over .", "Yes . What 'll be his position even if he wins ?", "Quite so , unless they find the real thief . People always believe the worst .", "Colford !The General felt his coat sleeve that night , and it was wet .", "If he did do it —", "Twisden not back , Graviter ?", "Well , they 've got through De Levis 's witnesses . Sir Frederick was at the very top of his form . It 's looking quite well . But I hear they 've just subpoenaed Canynge after all . His evidence is to be taken to-morrow .", "I said Dancy ought to have called him .", "Well ! I do n't know that . Can I go and see him before he gives evidence to-morrow ?", "They had Kentman , and Goole , the Inspector , the other bobby , my footman , Dancy 's banker , and his tailor .", "Very little . Oh ! by the way , the numbers of those two notes were given , and I see they 're published in the evening papers . I suppose the police wanted that . I tell you what I find , Graviter — a general feeling that there 's something behind it all that does n't come out .", "They 're looking for something lurid .", "It 's becoming a sort of Dreyfus case — people taking sides quite outside the evidence .", "Look here , Mr Twisden —", "No , thanks . The door is closed .", "The General knows something which on the face of it looks rather queer . Now that he 's going to be called , ought n't Dancy to be told of it , so that he may be ready with his explanation , in case it comes out ?", "Well ! It rained that evening at Meldon . The General happened to put his hand on Dancy 's shoulder , and it was damp . TWISDEN puts the saucer down and replaces the cup in it . They both look intently at him .", "I 'd rather you did it , Margaret .", "Well , we 'll go together . I do n't want Mrs Dancy to hear .", "Half a second , Margaret . Wait for me . She nods and goes out . Mr Twisden , what do you really think ?", "Well , can I go and see Canynge ?", "If they get that out of him , and recall me , am I to say he told me of it at the time ?", "Thank goodness . Good-bye ! WINSOR goes out . TWISDEN , behind his table , motionless , taps his teeth with the eyeglasses in his narrow , well-kept hand . After a long shake of his head and a shrug of his rather high shoulders he snips , goes to the window and opens it . Then crossing to the door , Left Back , he throws it open and says" ]

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[ "When shall we three meet again ? In thunder , lightning , or in rain ?", "Where the place ?", "I come , Graymalkin !", "Where hast thou been , sister ?", "A sailor 's wife had chestnuts in her lap ,", "And mounch 'd , and mounch 'd , and mounch 'd :— “ Give me , ” quoth I :", "“ Aroint thee , witch ! ” the rump-fed ronyon cries .", "Her husband 's to Aleppo gone , master o ’ the Tiger :", "But in a sieve I 'll thither sail ,", "And , like a rat without a tail ,", "I 'll do , I 'll do , and I 'll do .", "Thou art kind .", "I myself have all the other :", "And the very ports they blow ,", "All the quarters that they know", "I ’ the shipman 's card .", "I will drain him dry as hay :", "Sleep shall neither night nor day", "Hang upon his pent-house lid ;", "He shall live a man forbid :", "Weary seven-nights nine times nine", "Shall he dwindle , peak , and pine :", "Though his bark cannot be lost ,", "Yet it shall be tempest-tost .—", "Look what I have .", "Here I have a pilot 's thumb ,", "Wreck 'd as homeward he did come .", "All hail , Macbeth ! hail to thee , Thane of Glamis !", "Hail !", "Lesser than Macbeth , and greater .", "Banquo and Macbeth , all hail !", "Why , how now , Hecate ? you look angerly .", "Come , let 's make haste ; she 'll soon be back again .", "Thrice the brinded cat hath mew 'd .", "Round about the caldron go ;", "In the poison 'd entrails throw .—", "Toad , that under cold stone ,", "Days and nights has thirty-one", "Swelter 'd venom sleeping got ,", "Boil thou first i ’ the charmed pot !", "Speak .", "Say , if thou'dst rather hear it from our mouths ,", "Or from our masters ?", "Pour in sow 's blood , that hath eaten", "Her nine farrow ; grease that 's sweaten", "From the murderer 's gibbet throw", "Into the flame .", "He knows thy thought :", "Hear his speech , but say thou naught .", "He will not be commanded : here 's another ,", "More potent than the first .", "Show !", "Ay , sir , all this is so :— but why", "Stands Macbeth thus amazedly ?—", "Come , sisters , cheer we up his sprites ,", "And show the best of our delights ;", "I 'll charm the air to give a sound ,", "While you perform your antic round ;", "That this great king may kindly say ,", "Our duties did his welcome pay ." ]

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[ "What 's the matter ?", "It was only while I was waiting —", "Not at all , mother .", "I beg your pardon .", "Of course , mother .", "Have I done anything to annoy you , mother ? If so , it was quite unintentional .", "What is it , then , mother ? You are making me very uneasy .", "Only a —", "I !", "You know I have never interfered in the household —", "I mean in our family affairs .", "I have thought sometimes that perhaps I ought ; but really , mother , I know so little about them ; and what I do know is so painful — it is so impossible to mention some things to you —", "Yes .", "But the girls are all right . They are engaged .", "But the will says also that if he increases his income by his own exertions , they may double the increase .", "I was certainly rather taken aback when I heard they were engaged . Cusins is a very nice fellow , certainly : nobody would ever guess that he was born in Australia ; but —", "Of course I was thinking only of his income . However , he is not likely to be extravagant .", "It 's very good of you , mother ; but perhaps I had better arrange that for myself .", "I am not sulking , mother . What has all this got to do with — with — with my father ?", "You need not remind me of that , mother . I have hardly ever opened a newspaper in my life without seeing our name in it . The Undershaft torpedo ! The Undershaft quick firers ! The Undershaft ten inch ! the Undershaft disappearing rampart gun ! the Undershaft submarine ! and now the Undershaft aerial battleship ! At Harrow they called me the Woolwich Infant . At Cambridge it was the same . A little brute at King 's who was always trying to get up revivals , spoilt my Bible — your first birthday present to me — by writing under my name , “ Son and heir to Undershaft and Lazarus , Death and Destruction Dealers : address , Christendom and Judea . ” But that was not so bad as the way I was kowtowed to everywhere because my father was making millions by selling cannons .", "What could they do ? He does not actually break the law .", "Mother ! Is that true ?", "He married without letting you know this !", "But you said that was why you separated .", "Do you mean for — for — for —", "But this is so frightful to me , mother . To have to speak to you about such things !", "Mother : you have no consideration for me . For Heaven 's sake either treat me as a child , as you always do , and tell me nothing at all ; or tell me everything and let me take it as best I can .", "I daresay we have been the very imperfect children of a very perfect mother ; but I do beg you to let me alone for once , and tell me about this horrible business of my father wanting to set me aside for another son .", "But you said —", "But did they never marry ? Were there no legitimate sons ?", "I am afraid I should make a poor hand of managing a cannon foundry .", "My father evidently had no great opinion of my capacity .", "Then it was on my account that your home life was broken up , mother . I am sorry .", "All this simply bewilders me , mother . People may differ about matters of opinion , or even about religion ; but how can they differ about right and wrong ? Right is right ; and wrong is wrong ; and if a man cannot distinguish them properly , he is either a fool or a rascal : that 's all .", "Well , what can you do ?", "We cannot take money from him . I had rather go and live in some cheap place like Bedford Square or even Hampstead than take a farthing of his money .", "I never knew that .", "We are utterly dependent on him and his cannons , then !", "Nor do I .", "No .", "Of course if you are determined —", "I would die sooner than ask him for another penny .", "Ask him here !! !", "I never expected you to ask him at all .", "I suppose so , if the girls cannot do without his money .", "Do you mean to say that my father is coming here to-night — that he may be here at any moment ?", "Not at all .", "You speak as if there were half a dozen moralities and religions to choose from , instead of one true morality and one true religion .", "In other words , some men are honest and some are scoundrels .", "Mother : what 's the matter ?", "Oh , you must n't think that , mother . I — I do n't like him .", "He has not stolen our affection from you . It is only curiosity .", "Where are you going , mother ?", "No . Certainly not .", "I beg your pardon", "Good afternoon .", "I go into trade ! Certainly not .", "I have no intention of becoming a man of business in any sense . I have no capacity for business and no taste for it . I intend to devote myself to politics .", "Mother : there must be an end of treating me as a child , if you please .Until last night I did not take your attitude seriously , because I did not think you meant it seriously . But I find now that you left me in the dark as to matters which you should have explained to me years ago . I am extremely hurt and offended . Any further discussion of my intentions had better take place with my father , as between one man and another .", "I am sorry , mother , that you have forced me —", "I hope it is settled that I repudiate the cannon business .", "I have nothing of the artist about me , either in faculty or character , thank Heaven !", "I make no such ridiculous pretension .", "I have not studied law . And I am afraid I have not the necessary push — I believe that is the name barristers give to their vulgarity — for success in pleading .", "I know the difference between right and wrong .", "You are pleased to be facetious . I pretend to nothing more than any honorable English gentleman claims as his birthright", "I am sorry , sir , that you force me to forget the respect due to you as my father . I am an Englishman ; and I will not hear the Government of my country insulted .", "Really , my dear father , it is impossible to be angry with you . You do n't know how absurd all this sounds to ME . You are very properly proud of having been industrious enough to make money ; and it is greatly to your credit that you have made so much of it . But it has kept you in circles where you are valued for your money and deferred to for it , instead of in the doubtless very oldfashioned and behind-the-times public school and university where I formed my habits of mind . It is natural for you to think that money governs England ; but you must allow me to think I know better .", "Character , father , character .", "Neither yours nor mine , father , but the best elements in the English national character .", "Well , I am rather busy — er —Oh well , yes : I 'll come . That is , if there is room for me .", "You must not mind Cusins , father . He is a very amiable good fellow ; but he is a Greek scholar and naturally a little eccentric .", "Mother —", "Have you two seen the place ? Why did you leave us ?", "Have you found anything discreditable ?", "Did you see the libraries and schools ! ?", "Have you gone into the insurance fund , the pension fund , the building society , the various applications of co-operation ! ? Undershaft comes from the office , with a sheaf of telegrams in his hands .", "Good news , I hope .", "Another Japanese victory ?", "Oh , magnificent . A perfect triumph of organization . Frankly , my dear father , I have been a fool : I had no idea of what it all meant — of the wonderful forethought , the power of organization , the administrative capacity , the financial genius , the colossal capital it represents . I have been repeating to myself as I came through your streets “ Peace hath her victories no less renowned than War . ” I have only one misgiving about it all .", "Well , I cannot help thinking that all this provision for every want of your workmen may sap their independence and weaken their sense of responsibility . And greatly as we enjoyed our tea at that splendid restaurant — how they gave us all that luxury and cake and jam and cream for threepence I really cannot imagine !— still you must remember that restaurants break up home life . Look at the continent , for instance ! Are you sure so much pampering is really good for the men 's characters ?", "Dolly , old fellow , think . Think before you decide . Do you feel that you are a sufficiently practical man ? It is a huge undertaking , an enormous responsibility . All this mass of business will be Greek to you .", "Well , I just want to say this before I leave you to yourselves . Do n't let anything I have said about right and wrong prejudice you against this great chance in life . I have satisfied myself that the business is one of the highest character and a credit to our country .I am very proud of my father . I —Barbara and Cusins , left alone together , look at one another silently ." ]

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[ "We are ready . But the King !The peace propagandists are after him . Mediation is the magic word . Mediation — by which the neutral nations block our legitimate road to victory for their own benefit , in the name of civilization and progress .", "We are not mediating yet . You may tell that to your friends if they become downhearted .", "Ha ! Once more to have those fellows behind me . Think of it ! Each man of them represents fifty thousand . And behind them another million and another ! God ! What a machine to handle .And the old brain working still ! MINISTER OF WARI do n't know , Clement . I am growing old . I think sometimes that war is the most terrible matter in which we erring humans become engaged . I have always thought that — at times .", "So you are a sentimentalist , after all ? MINISTER OF WARNo . Because there is something stronger in me , conquering the repulsion . My temperament , character , destiny . I am impelled to war . A dozen generations of soldiers in my blood press me on . My whole education presses me on . My sympathies and my religious sense make me tremble before the impending horror , but — I confess to you — I believe I want this war .", "So do we all . War is the soldier 's work . And he does not want to play all his life . Look . We land here and here and here .No defenses , except at this place — a masonry fort built thirty years ago . Bad cement , moreover . Fraudulent contractor . Then — MINISTER OF WARNo , you old hawk , we 're not going to do it . We 'll be content to settle ourselves in peaceful graves , you and I and the old Chief . No war , no war !", "That is sentiment . Here is fact . We land here and here and here . Then march down here and up there , uniting the armies . Rich country . I 've never seen it , but I know it better than any letter-carrier in the district . We live on the land , burning and pillaging if the inhabitants do n't give us what we want . A little dose will tame them . We 'll sweep all before us in six weeks . MINISTER OF WARStop , man , stop ! You make me want to try it .", "I can n't stop . It 's a game with me . I play it all day in my thoughts and all night I direct campaigns in my dreams . A great game . Only sometimes I get tired of playing it on paper , and want to hear the real guns and see the real battalions .", "Well ? MINISTER OF WARLook at this , look at it ! The King is sending our national honor to the dogs . He has secretly resumed communication with the Ambassador of the Republic , instead of doing what was natural and constitutional , sending the man to us . He is going to compromise . Pack up your tin soldiers , old man . Take them home for your grandchildren to play with . Our country evidently has no more use for them .", "He 's backed down , he 's backed down . All the world will be shouting tomorrow how our King has backed down . Christo ! To accept defeat before you 've begun to fight !If this other plan should be frustrated by the enemy 's navy , look , we could land here and here and —", "And here , joining our armies at —", "MINISTER OF WAR", "Thank God , you 're here . Where in sin have you been ?", "Three hundred thousand men here , turning the flank of a possible army marching north with that ridge of mountains as a cover — If we can only have the chance !", "I planned this campaign first some twenty years ago . But there was no navy then to speak of , and no airships . It is more intricate now , but very much more interesting as an intellectual problem .", "I have been making my plans for twenty years . The present plans have been complete , except for slight revisions , for three years .", "The Republic will never swallow that .", "My helmet . Damn it ! Where is my helmet ? I am going to dig at the plans once more . If God lets me lead the armies in such a fight , the devil can come when I 'm through and fetch away the old carcass .", "Tonight ! I need those twelve hours for my plans .", "Your Majesty is an idealist . We are practical , and , I may say , far-seeing men . And we are the three men , perhaps , who have given your Majesty the chair you sit on and made your kingdom what it is .", "Moreover , your Majesty , it works !", "And God has always been with us . God will be with us now !" ]

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[ "Show him up . The parlormaid goes out and returns with the visitor .", "Well , well , Octavius , it 's the common lot . We must all face it someday . Sit down . Octavius takes the visitor 's chair . Ramsden replaces himself in his own .", "He had no son of his own , you see .", "How do we know that , Octavius ? He may know it : we cannot tell . Come ! Do n't grieve .That 's right . Now let me tell you something to console you . The last time I saw him — it was in this very room — he said to me : “ Tavy is a generous lad and the soul of honor ; and when I see how little consideration other men get from their sons , I realize how much better than a son he 's been to me . ” There ! Does n't that do you good ?", "Oh , that was his partiality : we were very old friends , you know . But there was something else he used to say about you . I wonder whether I ought to tell you or not !", "It was something about his daughter .", "Well , he said he was glad , after all , you were not his son , because he thought that someday Annie and you —Well , perhaps I should n't have told you . But he was in earnest .", "Nonsense , my boy , nonsense ! You 're too modest . What does she know about the real value of men at her age ?Besides , she 's a wonderfully dutiful girl . Her father 's wish would be sacred to her . Do you know that since she grew up to years of discretion , I do n't believe she has ever once given her own wish as a reason for doing anything or not doing it . It 's always “ Father wishes me to , ” or “ Mother would n't like it . ” It 's really almost a fault in her . I have often told her she must learn to think for herself .", "Well , perhaps not . No : of course not . I see that . No : you certainly could n't . But when you win her on your own merits , it will be a great happiness to her to fulfil her father 's desire as well as her own . Eh ? Come ! you 'll ask her , wo n't you ?", "Oh , you sha n't need to . She 'll accept you , my boy — althoughyou have one great drawback .", "I 'll tell you , Octavius .I have in my hand a copy of the most infamous , the most scandalous , the most mischievous , the most blackguardly book that ever escaped burning at the hands of the common hangman . I have not read it : I would not soil my mind with such filth ; but I have read what the papers say of it . The title is quite enough for me .The Revolutionist 's Handbook and Pocket Companion by John Tanner , M. I. R. C ., Member of the Idle Rich Class .", "For goodness ’ sake , do n't call him Jack under my roofNow , Octavius , I know that my dead friend was right when he said you were a generous lad . I know that this man was your schoolfellow , and that you feel bound to stand by him because there was a boyish friendship between you . But I ask you to consider the altered circumstances . You were treated as a son in my friend 's house . You lived there ; and your friends could not be turned from the door . This Tanner was in and out there on your account almost from his childhood . He addresses Annie by her Christian name as freely as you do . Well , while her father was alive , that was her father 's business , not mine . This man Tanner was only a boy to him : his opinions were something to be laughed at , like a man 's hat on a child 's head . But now Tanner is a grown man and Annie a grown woman . And her father is gone . We do n't as yet know the exact terms of his will ; but he often talked it over with me ; and I have no more doubt than I have that you 're sitting there that the will appoints me Annie 's trustee and guardian .Now I tell you , once for all , I can n't and I wo n't have Annie placed in such a position that she must , out of regard for you , suffer the intimacy of this fellow Tanner . It 's not fair : it 's not right : it 's not kind . What are you going to do about it ?", "That girl 's mad about her duty to her parents .Excuse me , Octavius ; but there are limits to social toleration . You know that I am not a bigoted or prejudiced man . You know that I am plain Roebuck Ramsden when other men who have done less have got handles to their names , because I have stood for equality and liberty of conscience while they were truckling to the Church and to the aristocracy . Whitefield and I lost chance after chance through our advanced opinions . But I draw the line at Anarchism and Free Love and that sort of thing . If I am to be Annie 's guardian , she will have to learn that she has a duty to me . I wo n't have it : I will not have it . She must forbid John Tanner the house ; and so must you . The parlormaid returns .", "Ssh ! Well ?", "Mr Tanner !", "How dare Mr Tanner call on me ! Say I cannot see him .", "Go upstairs and ask Mr Tanner to be good enough to step down here .I must say that of all the confounded pieces of impertinence — well , if these are Anarchist manners I hope you like them . And Annie with him ! Annie ! A —", "No , Sir .", "When you say Ann , you mean , I presume , Miss Whitefield .", "I believe I am .", "You ! Impossible .", "Let me see that will , sir .I cannot believe that my old friend Whitefield would have shown such a want of confidence in me as to associate me with —", "My ideas obsolete !!!! !", "I shall refuse to act .", "You can refuse to accept the guardianship . I shall certainly refuse to hold it jointly with you .", "Ah ! why indeed ?", "I do not believe that Whitefield was in his right senses when he made that will . You have admitted that he made it under your influence .", "Ha ! I see . You have got me in a cleft stick .", "I admit that .", "Stuff , sir . Talk sense ; or else go and waste someone else 's time : I have something better to do than listen to your fooleries", "I am proud of your contempt for my character and opinions , sir . Your own are set forth in that book , I believe .", "Do you suppose I would read such a book , sir ?", "I did not buy it , sir . It has been sent me by some foolish lady who seems to admire your views . I was about to dispose of it when Octavius interrupted me . I shall do so now , with your permission .", "Certainly , Octavius .", "I quite intend that Annie 's wishes shall be consulted in every reasonable way . But she is only a woman , and a young and inexperienced woman at that .", "I do n't want to know how you feel towards me , Mr Tanner .", "I am glad you think so well of yourself .", "I deny that . I will not allow you or any man to treat me as if I were a mere member of the British public . I detest its prejudices ; I scorn its narrowness ; I demand the right to think for myself . You pose as an advanced man . Let me tell you that I was an advanced man before you were born .", "I am as advanced as ever I was . I defy you to prove that I have ever hauled down the flag . I am more advanced than ever I was . I grow more advanced every day .", "Polonius ! So you are Hamlet , I suppose .", "I have no —", "I am sorry , Annie , to force business on you at a sad time like the present . But your poor dear father 's will has raised a very serious question . You have read it , I believe ?I must say I am surprised to find Mr Tanner named as joint guardian and trustee with myself of you and Rhoda .I do n't know that I can consent to act under such conditions . Mr Tanner has , I understand , some objection also ; but I do not profess to understand its nature : he will no doubt speak for himself . But we are agreed that we can decide nothing until we know your views . I am afraid I shall have to ask you to choose between my sole guardianship and that of Mr Tanner ; for I fear it is impossible for us to undertake a joint arrangement .", "I hope you are satisfied , Mr Tanner . Go on , Annie : I quite agree with you .", "You approve of your father 's choice , then ?", "Of course I understand your feeling , Annie . It is what I should have expected of you ; and it does you credit . But it does not settle the question so completely as you think . Let me put a case to you . Suppose you were to discover that I had been guilty of some disgraceful action — that I was not the man your poor dear father took me for . Would you still consider it right that I should be Rhoda 's guardian ?", "No sir .", "You are both so full of natural and affectionate feeling in these family matters that it is very hard to put the situation fairly before you .", "Put it yourself , then .", "If I am to be your guardian , I positively forbid you to read that book , Annie .", "Yes , yes , Annie : this is all very well , and , as I said , quite natural and becoming . But you must make a choice one way or the other . We are as much in a dilemma as you .", "I am sorry you take it that way .", "No : I never said that . I greatly object to act with Mr Tanner : that 's all .", "They are not . I deny it .", "My dear Annie , nonsense . I insist on Granny . I wo n't answer to any other name than Annie 's Granny .", "Don Juan !", "Stuff , Sir .", "I hardly expected to find you still here , Mr Tanner .", "Octavius : I have a very serious piece of news for you . It is of the most private and delicate nature — of the most painful nature too , I am sorry to say . Do you wish Mr Tanner to be present whilst I explain ?", "Before you decide that finally , let me say that the news concerns your sister , and that it is terrible news .", "I am not sure that it is not even worse than that .", "No : nothing of that sort .", "Yes .I am afraid there is no doubt that Violet did not really go to Eastbourne three weeks ago when we thought she was with the Parry Whitefields . And she called on a strange doctor yesterday with a wedding ring on her finger . Mrs. Parry Whitefield met her there by chance ; and so the whole thing came out .", "I will not have these abominations uttered in my house", "But I am only too anxious to help her .How dare you , sir , impute such monstrous intentions to me ? I protest against it . I am ready to put down my last penny to save her from being driven to run to you for protection .", "He shall , Octavius . There you speak like a man .", "A damned scoundrel . I beg your pardon , Annie ; but I can say no less .", "Stuff ! lunacy ! There is a rascal in our midst , a libertine , a villain worse than a murderer ; and we are not to learn who he is ! In our ignorance we are to shake him by the hand ; to introduce him into our homes ; to trust our daughters with him ; to — to —", "Hmph ! I 'm not so sure of that . If any man has paid Violet any special attention , we can easily find that out . If there is any man of notoriously loose principles among us —", "Yes sir , I repeat , if there is any man of notoriously loose principles among us —", "Do you dare to suggest that I am capable of such an act ?", "I — I — I —", "I am glad you admit that , sir . I admit , myself , that there is an element of truth in what you say , grossly as you may distort it to gratify your malicious humor . I hope , Octavius , no suspicion of me is possible in your mind .", "You are at present a guest beneath the roof of one of the old cats , sir . My sister is the mistress of this house .", "Life is not all plays and poems , Octavius . Come ! face it like a man .", "No , sir —", "And Morality , sir ? What is to become of that ?", "I thought so , sir . Morality sent to the devil to please our libertines , male and female . That is to be the future of England , is it ?", "Not in your spirit sir . Not for your reasons .", "I hardly like to leave you alone with this gentleman . Will you not come with me ?", "You are right : I should have thought of that . You are a good girl , Annie . He pats her on the shoulder . She looks up at him with beaming eyes and he goes out , much moved . Having disposed of him , she looks at Tanner . His back being turned to her , she gives a moment 's attention to her personal appearance , then softly goes to him and speaks almost into his ear .", "No no —", "Violet is certainly very obstinate . She wo n't leave London . I do n't understand her .", "I do n't like her going away in this fashion , Susan . We had better not do anything harsh .", "There , Susan ! You hear ! and there 's some truth in it . I wish you could reconcile it with your principles to be a little patient with this poor girl . She 's very young ; and there 's a time for everything .", "All I can say is that we are extremely sorry , Violet . I am shocked to think of how we have treated you .", "But I assure you I never — at least it is a monstrous perversion of something I said that —", "I do n't think she is quite fair to us .", "I should think it very likely indeed .", "Her marriage has not yet been made known : she desires that it shall not be mentioned for the present .", "The young lady was married secretly ; and her husband has forbidden her , it seems , to declare his name . It is only right to tell you , since you are interested in Miss — er — in Violet .", "It is some young fool who has not enough experience to know what mystifications of this kind lead to .", "Say no more . Come Tanner , Come , Tavy .Violet comes down the avenue to Hector .", "I seem to remember the face of your friend here .", "Well , what is that to you , pray ?", "That will do , my friend . You do not expect these ladies to treat you as an acquaintance , I suppose , because you have waited on them at table .", "Really , Tanner , this tone —", "Is it wise for you to be out in the sunshine with such a headache , Violet ?", "Are you in your senses ?", "Tut tut , sir ! Monstrous !", "You have deliberately humbugged us , sir !", "The sooner the better for you .", "It 's an unexpected pleasure to find you in this corner of the world , Mr Malone . Have you come to buy up the Alhambra ?", "Thank you . Mr Tanner is also one of our circle .", "What does this mean ?", "You are a happy man , Jack Tanner . I envy you ." ]

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[ "Post letters , Master Colander .", "And I wish it was in Huntingdonshire , with the best part of it , and that 's mistress . Poor thing ! A twelvemonth married , and six months of it as good as a widow .", "Aye ! but we do n't read ‘ em , it seems .", "And she do make others happy among the poor and the suffering .", "But , Master Colander , do let him have this letter from missus", "Then I will — there ! Poor dear lady ! I can n't abear that her letters , with her heart in ‘ em , I 'll be sworn , should lie unopened . Barnet post mark !— why , how can that be ? Well , it 's not my business .Master shall have it thoughThere goes that door , ah ! I thought it would n't be quiet long — what a rake-helly place this London is !", "Stop ! stop ! I do n't think master can see you , young woman .", "Mistress ! why Miss Mabel — I ask your pardon , miss ,— I mean , madam . Bless your sweet face !— here , John , Thomas !", "Lord , lord ! come at last ! oh ! how woundy glad I am , to be sure — oh ! lord , lord , my old head 's all of a muddle with joy to see your kind face again .", "Yes , yes , quite well , and main happy .", "Lord help her !", "Yes , yes , madam ; you 'll startle him woundily .", "Yes , Miss Mabel ,— that is , madam ; but had n't I better prepare him like ?", "Your room , Miss Mabel ; no ! no ! that is Mr. Vane 's room , Ma'am .", "No , Ma'am , he is in the dining-roomAnon ! anon !", "Poor thing ! poor thing !there goes that door again — darn me if I go till I 've seen Colander . Anon ,— Miss Mabel !—", "Well , my jack-a-dandy !", "Here he 's a bringing himself , my jack-a-dandy ." ]

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[ "Hail to you , provost !— so I think you are .", "Bound by my charity and my blest order ,", "I come to visit the afflicted spirits", "Here in the prison . Do me the common right 5", "To let me see them , and to make me know", "The nature of their crimes , that I may minister", "To them accordingly .", "When must he die ?", "Repent you , fair one , of the sin you carry ?", "I 'll teach you how you shall arraign your conscience ,", "And try your penitence , if it be sound ,", "Or hollowly put on .", "Love you the man that wrong 'd you ?", "So , then , it seems your most offenceful act", "Was mutually committed ?", "Then was your sin of heavier kind than his .", "‘ Tis meet so , daughter : but lest you do repent , 30", "As that the sin hath brought you to this shame ,", "Which sorrow is always towards ourselves , not heaven ,", "Showing we would not spare heaven as we love it ,", "But as we stand in fear ,—", "There rest .", "Your partner , as I hear , must die to-morrow ,", "And I am going with instruction to him .", "Grace go with you , Benedicite !", "So , then , you hope of pardon from Lord Angelo ?", "Be absolute for death ; either death or life 5", "Shall thereby be the sweeter . Reason thus with life :", "If I do lose thee , I do lose a thing", "That none but fools would keep : a breath thou art ,", "Servile to all the skyey influences .", "That dost this habitation , where thou keep'st , 10", "Hourly afflict : merely , thou art death 's fool ;", "For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun ,", "And yet runn'st toward him still . Thou art not noble ;", "For all the accommodations that thou bear'st", "Are nursed by baseness . Thou'rt by no means valiant ; 15", "For thou dost fear the soft and tender fork", "Of a poor worm . Thy best of rest is sleep ,", "And that thou oft provokest ; yet grossly fear'st", "Thy death , which is no more . Thou art not thyself ;", "For thou exist'st on many a thousand grains 20", "That issue out of dust . Happy thou art not ;", "For what thou hast not , still thou strivest to get .", "And what thou hast , forget'st . Thou art not certain ;", "For thy complexion shifts to strange effects ,", "After the moon . If thou art rich , thou'rt poor ; 25", "For , like an ass whose back with ingots bows ,", "Thou bear'st thy heavy riches but a journey ,", "And death unloads thee . Friend hast thou none ;", "For thine own bowels , which do call thee sire ,", "The mere effusion of thy proper loins , 30", "Do curse the gout , serpigo , and the rheum ,", "For ending thee no sooner . Thou hast nor youth nor age .", "But , as it were , an after-dinner 's sleep ,", "Dreaming on both ; for all thy blessed youth", "Becomes as aged , and doth beg the alms 35", "Of palsied eld ; and when thou art old and rich ,", "Thou hast neither heat , affection , limb , nor beauty ,", "To make thy riches pleasant . What 's yet in this", "That bears the name of life ? Yet in this life", "Lie hid more thousand deaths : yet death we fear , 40", "That makes these odds all even .", "Dear sir , ere long I 'll visit you again .", "Provost , a word with you .", "Bring me to hear them speak , where I may be concealed .", "Vouchsafe a word , young sister , but one word .", "Might you dispense with your leisure , I would by and by have some speech with you : the satisfaction I would require is likewise your own benefit .", "Son , I have overheard what hath passed between you and your sister . Angelo had never the purpose to corrupt her ; only he hath made an assay of her virtue to practise his judgement with the disposition of natures : she , having the truth of honour in her , hath made him that 160 gracious denial which he is most glad to receive . I am confessor to Angelo , and I know this to be true ; therefore prepare yourself to death : do not satisfy your resolution with hopes that are fallible : to-morrow you must die ; go to your knees , and make ready . 165", "Hold you there : farewell .Provost , a word with you ! Re-enter PROVOST .", "That now you are come , you will be gone . Leave me awhile with the maid : my mind promises with my habit no loss shall touch her by my company .", "The hand that hath made you fair hath made 175 you good : the goodness that is cheap in beauty makes beauty brief in goodness ; but grace , being the soul of your complexion , shall keep the body of it ever fair . The assault that Angelo hath made to you , fortune hath conveyed to my understanding ; and , but that frailty hath examples for 180 his falling , I should wonder at Angelo . How will you do to content this substitute , and to save your brother ?", "That shall not be much amiss : yet , as the matter now stands , he will avoid your accusation ; he made trial of you only . Therefore fasten your ear on my advisings : to 190 the love I have in doing good a remedy presents itself . I do make myself believe that you may most uprighteously do a poor wronged lady a merited benefit ; redeem your brother from the angry law ; do no stain to your own gracious person ; and much please the absent Duke , if peradventure 195 he shall ever return to have hearing of this business .", "Virtue is bold , and goodness never fearful . Have you not heard speak of Mariana , the sister of Frederick the 200 great soldier who miscarried at sea ?", "She should this Angelo have married ; was affianced to her by oath , and the nuptial appointed : between 205 which time of the contract and limit of the solemnity , her brother Frederick was wrecked at sea , having in that perished vessel the dowry of his sister . But mark how heavily this befell to the poor gentlewoman : there she lost a noble and renowned brother , in his love toward her ever most 210 kind and natural ; with him , the portion and sinew of her fortune , her marriage-dowry ; with both , her combinate husband , this well-seeming Angelo .", "Left her in her tears , and dried not one of them 215 with his comfort ; swallowed his vows whole , pretending in her discoveries of dishonour : in few , bestowed her on her own lamentation , which she yet wears for his sake ; and he , a marble to her tears , is washed with them , but relents not .", "It is a rupture that you may easily heal : and the cure of it not only saves your brother , but keeps you from dishonour in doing it . 225", "This forenamed maid hath yet in her the continuance of her first affection : his unjust unkindness , that in all reason should have quenched her love , hath , like an impediment in the current , made it more violent and unruly . 230 Go you to Angelo ; answer his requiring with a plausible obedience ; agree with his demands to the point ; only refer yourself to this advantage , first , that your stay with him may not be long ; that the time may have all shadow and silence in it ; and the place answer to convenience . This 235 being granted in course ,— and now follows all ,— we shall advise this wronged maid to stead up your appointment , go in your place ; if the encounter acknowledge itself hereafter , it may compel him to her recompense : and here , by this , is your brother saved , your honour untainted , the poor 240 Mariana advantaged , and the corrupt Deputy scaled . The maid will I frame and make fit for his attempt . If you think well to carry this as you may , the doubleness of the benefit defends the deceit from reproof . What think you of it ? 245", "It lies much in your holding up . Haste you speedily to Angelo : if for this night he entreat you to his bed , give him promise of satisfaction . I will presently to 250 Saint Luke 's : there , at the moated grange , resides this dejected Mariana . At that place call upon me ; and dispatch with Angelo , that it may be quickly .", "O heavens ! what stuff is here ?", "And you , good brother father . What offence hath this man made you , sir ?", "Fie , sirrah ! a bawd , a wicked bawd !", "The evil that thou causest to be done ,", "That is thy means to live . Do thou but think", "What ‘ tis to cram a maw or clothe a back", "From such a filthy vice : say to thyself , 20", "From their abominable and beastly touches", "I drink , I eat , array myself , and live .", "Canst thou believe thy living is a life ,", "So stinkingly depending ? Go mend , go mend .", "Nay , if the devil have given thee proofs for sin ,", "Thou wilt prove his . Take him to prison , officer :", "Correction and instruction must both work", "Ere this rude beast will profit . 30", "That we were all , as some would seem to be , 35", "From our faults , as faults from seeming , free !", "Still thus , and thus ; still worse !", "And you .", "I know none . Can you tell me of any ?", "I know not where ; but wheresoever , I wish him well . 85", "He does well i n't . 90", "It is too general a vice , and severity must cure it .", "How should he be made , then ? 100", "You are pleasant , sir , and speak apace .", "I never heard the absent Duke much detected for women ; he was not inclined that way . 115", "‘ Tis not possible .", "You do him wrong , surely .", "What , I prithee , might be the cause ?", "Wise ! why , no question but he was . 130", "Either this is envy in you , folly , or mistaking : the very stream of his life and the business he hath helmed must , upon a warranted need , give him a better proclamation . Let him be but testimonied in his own bringings-forth , 135 and he shall appear , to the envious , a scholar , a statesman and a soldier . Therefore you speak unskilfully ; or if your knowledge be more , it is much darkened in your malice .", "Love talks with better knowledge , and knowledge with dearer love .", "I can hardly believe that , since you know not what you speak . But , if ever the Duke return , as our prayers 145 are he may , let me desire you to make your answer before him . If it be honest you have spoke , you have courage to maintain it : I am bound to call upon you ; and , I pray you , your name ?", "He shall know you better , sir , if I may live to report you .", "O , you hope the Duke will return no more ; or 155 you imagine me too unhurtful an opposite . But , indeed , I can do you little harm ; you 'll forswear this again .", "Why should he die , sir ?", "No might nor greatness in mortality", "Can censure ‘ scape ; back-wounding calumny 175", "The whitest virtue strikes . What king so strong", "Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue ?", "But who comes here ?", "Bliss and goodness on you !", "Not of this country , though my chance is now 205", "To use it for my time : I am a brother", "Of gracious order , late come from the See", "In special business from his Holiness .", "None , but that there is so great a fever on goodness , 210 that the dissolution of it must cure it : novelty is only in request ; and it is as dangerous to be aged in any kind of course , as it is virtuous to be constant in any undertaking . There is scarce truth enough alive to make societies secure ; but security enough to make fellowships accurst :— 215 much upon this riddle runs the wisdom of the world . This news is old enough , yet it is every day 's news . I pray you , sir , of what disposition was the Duke ?", "What pleasure was he given to ?", "He professes to have received no sinister measure from his judge , but most willingly humbles himself to the determination of justice : yet had he framed to himself , 230 by the instruction of his frailty , many deceiving promises of life ; which I , by my good leisure , have discredited to him , and now is he resolved to die .", "If his own life answer the straitness of his proceeding , it shall become him well ; wherein if he chance to 240 fail , he hath sentenced himself .", "Peace be with you !", "He who the sword of heaven will bear", "Should be as holy as severe ; 245", "Pattern in himself to know ,", "Grace to stand , and virtue go ;", "More nor less to others paying", "Than by self-offences weighing .", "Shame to him whose cruel striking 250", "Kills for faults of his own liking !", "Twice treble shame on Angelo ,", "To weed my vice and let his grow !", "O , what may man within him hide ,", "Though angel on the outward side ! 255", "How may likeness made in crimes ,", "Making practice on the times ,", "To draw with idle spiders ’ strings", "Most ponderous and substantial things !", "Craft against vice I must apply : 260", "With Angelo to-night shall lie", "His old betrothed but despised ;", "So disguise shall , by the disguised ,", "Pay with falsehood false exacting ,", "And perform an old contracting .", "NOTES : III , 2 .", "‘ Tis good ; though music oft hath such a charm To make bad good , and good provoke to harm . 15 I pray you , tell me , hath any body inquired for me here to-day ? much upon this time have I promised here to meet .", "I do constantly believe you . The time is come 20 even now . I shall crave your forbearance a little : may be I will call upon you anon , for some advantage to yourself .", "Very well met , and well come . What is the news from this good Deputy ? 25", "But shall you on your knowledge find this way ? 35", "Are there no other tokens", "Between you ‘ greed concerning her observance ? 40", "‘ Tis well borne up .", "I have not yet made known to Mariana", "A word of this . What , ho ! within ! come forth !", "Re-enter MARIANA .", "I pray you , be acquainted with this maid ;", "She comes to do you good .", "Do you persuade yourself that I respect you ?", "Take , then , this your companion by the hand ,", "Who hath a story ready for your ear .", "I shall attend your leisure : but make haste ; 55", "The vaporous night approaches .", "O place and greatness , millions of false eyes", "Are stuck upon thee ! volumes of report", "Run with these false and most contrarious quests 60", "Upon thy doings ! thousand escapes of wit", "Make thee the father of their idle dreams ,", "And rack thee in their fancies !", "Re-enter MARIANA and ISABELLA .", "Welcome , how agreed ?", "It is not my consent , 65", "But my entreaty too .", "Nor , gentle daughter , fear you not at all .", "He is your husband on a pre-contract : 70", "To bring you thus together , ‘ tis no sin ,", "Sith that the justice of your title to him", "Doth flourish the deceit . Come , let us go :", "Our corn 's to reap , for yet our tithe 's to sow .", "NOTES : IV , 1 .", "The best and wholesomest spirits of the night", "Envelop you , good Provost ! Who call 'd here of late ?", "Not Isabel ?", "They will , then , ere't be long .", "There 's some in hope .", "Not so , not so ; his life is parallel 'd 75", "Even with the stroke and line of his great justice :", "He doth with holy abstinence subdue", "That in himself which he spurs on his power", "To qualify in others : were he meal 'd with that", "Which he corrects , then were he tyrannous ; 80", "But this being so , he 's just .", "This is a gentle provost : seldom when", "The steeled gaoler is the friend of men .", "Re-enter PROVOST .", "Have you no countermand for Claudio yet ,", "But he must die to-morrow ?", "As near the dawning , provost , as it is , 90", "You shall hear more ere morning .", "And here comes Claudio 's pardon .", "This is his pardon , purchased by such sin", "For which the pardoner himself is in .", "Hence hath offence his quick celerity , 105", "When it is borne in high authority :", "When vice makes mercy , mercy 's so extended ,", "That for the fault 's love is the offender friended .", "Now , sir , what news ?", "Pray you , let 's hear ." ]

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[ "Hallo ! Wheres your luggage ?", "Not her business , exactly , is it ?", "No . Now seriously , Bunny , Ive come down here to have a pleasant week-end ; and I 'm not going to stand your confounded arguments . If you want to argue , get out of this and go over to the Congregationalist minister 's . He 's a nailer at arguing . He likes it .", "Whats the matter with Bunny ?", "An afterthought ? What do you mean by that ? BENTLEY . I —", "No , stop : I dont want to know . It 's only a dodge to start an argument .", "Thank you .", "Does it , by George ? You stop me doing it if you can : thats all .", "No : you dont run away . I 'm going to have this out with you . Sit down : d'y ’ hear ?Thats the advantage of having more body than brains , you see : it enables me to teach you manners ; and I 'm going to do it too . Youre a spoilt young pup ; and you need a jolly good licking . And if youre not careful youll get it : I 'll see to that next time you call me a swine .", "Try it , my son .Fighting isnt in your line . Youre too small and youre too childish . I always suspected that your cleverness wouldnt come to very much when it was brought up against something solid : some decent chap 's fist , for instance .", "All right , my lad , all right . Sling your mud as hard as you please : it wont stick to me . What I want to know is this . How is it that your father , who I suppose is the strongest man England has produced in our time —", "I dont set up to be able to do anything but admire him and appreciate him and be proud of him as an Englishman . If it wasnt for my respect for him , I wouldnt have stood your cheek for two days , let alone two months . But what I cant understand is why he didnt lick it out of you when you were a kid . For twenty-five years he kept a place twice as big as England in order : a place full of seditious coffee-colored heathens and pestilential white agitators in the middle of a lot of savage tribes . And yet he couldnt keep you in order . I dont set up to be half the man your father undoubtedly is ; but , by George , it 's lucky for you you were not my son . I dont hold with my own father 's views about corporal punishment being wrong . It 's necessary for some people ; and I 'd have tried it on you until you first learnt to howl and then to behave yourself .", "Now you keep a civil tongue in your head . I 'll stand none of your snobbery . I 'm just as proud of Tarleton 's Underwear as you are of your father 's title and his K. C. B ., and all the rest of it . My father began in a little hole of a shop in Leeds no bigger than our pantry down the passage there . He —", "Well : did they shrink ?", "Never mind whether I 'm a fool or not . Did they shrink ? Thats the point . Were they worth the money ?", "Pity your father didnt give your thin skin a jolly good lacing with a cane —!", "Jolly good thing for you that my father made you come into the office and shew what you were made of . And it didnt come to much : let me tell you that . When the Governor asked me where I thought we ought to put you , I said , “ Make him the Office Boy . ” The Governor said you were too green . And so you were .", "Dont talk rot , child . You know you simply make me pity you .", "A what !", "If you dont take that back and apologize for your bad manners , I 'll give you as good a hiding as ever —", "Dont be a fool . Stop that noise , will you . I 'm not going to touch you . Sh — sh — Hypatia rushes in through the inner door , followed by Mrs Tarleton , and throws herself on her knees by Bentley . Mrs Tarleton , whose knees are stiffer , bends over him and tries to lift him . Mrs Tarleton is a shrewd and motherly old lady who has been pretty in her time , and is still very pleasant and likeable and unaffected . Hypatia is a typical English girl of a sort never called typical : that is , she has an opaque white skin , black hair , large dark eyes with black brows and lashes , curved lips , swift glances and movements that flash out of a waiting stillness , boundless energy and audacity held in leash .", "It 's twenty-seven years , mother , since you had that row with me for licking Robert and giving Hypatia a black eye because she bit me . I promised you then that I 'd never raise my hand to one of them again ; and Ive never broken my word . And now because this young whelp begins to cry out before he 's hurt , you treat me as if I were a brute and a savage .", "Dont you interfere between my mother and me : d'y ’ hear ?", "You did it on purpose . I wasnt quite myself : I needed a moment to pull round : thank you .", "No : he 's opening one of his free libraries . Thats another nice little penny gone . He 's mad on reading . He promised another free library last week . It 's ruinous . Itll hit you as well as me when Bunny marries Hypatia . When all Hypatia 's money is thrown away on libraries , where will Bunny come in ? Cant you stop him ?", "Oh , public work ! He does too much of it . It 's really a sort of laziness , getting away from your own serious business to amuse yourself with other people 's . Mind : I dont say there isnt another side to it . It has its value as an advertisement . It makes useful acquaintances and leads to valuable business connections . But it takes his mind off the main chance ; and he overdoes it .", "Or he can spend more on it than it brings him in : thats how I look at it . What I say is that everybody 's business is nobody 's business . I hope I 'm not a hard man , nor a narrow man , nor unwilling to pay reasonable taxes , and subscribe in reason to deserving charities , and even serve on a jury in my turn ; and no man can say I ever refused to help a friend out of a difficulty when he was worth helping . But when you ask me to go beyond that , I tell you frankly I dont see it . I never did see it , even when I was only a boy , and had to pretend to take in all the ideas the Governor fed me up with . I didnt see it ; and I dont see it .", "So I say . It 's really a great encouragement to me to find you agree with me . For of course if nobody agrees with you , how are you to know that youre not a fool ?", "I wish youd talk to him about it . It 's no use my saying anything : I 'm a child to him still : I have no influence . Besides , you know how to handle men . See how you handled me when I was making a fool of myself about Bunny !", "Oh yes I was : I know I was . Well , if my blessed father had come in he 'd have told me to control myself . As if I was losing my temper on purpose ! Bentley returns , newly washed . He beams when he sees his father , and comes affectionately behind him and pats him on the shoulders .", "Flam what ?", "Not a bad idea , that .", "Going to meet the Governor . You know you wouldnt think it ; but the Governor likes Bunny rather . And Bunny is cultivating it . I shouldnt be surprised if he thought he could squeeze me out one of these days .", "Right you are . Thatll suit me down to the ground .Mrs Tarleton and Hypatia come back just as the two men are going out . Hypatia salutes Summerhays from a distance with an enigmatic lift of her eyelids in his direction and a demure nod before she sits down at the worktable and busies herself with her needle . Mrs Tarleton , hospitably fussy , goes over to him .", "We 're going out for a stroll , mother .", "Done what ?", "Leave it at that . Thats good sense . Anybody on for a game of tennis ?", "If you ask me , no .", "Yes I do . I bet you what you like that , page for page , I read more than you , though I dont talk about it so much . Only , I dont read the same books . I like a book with a plot in it . You like a book with nothing in it but some idea that the chap that writes it keeps worrying , like a cat chasing its own tail . I can stand a little of it , just as I can stand watching the cat for two minutes , say , when Ive nothing better to do . But a man soon gets fed up with that sort of thing . The fact is , you look on an author as a sort of god . I look on him as a man that I pay to do a certain thing for me . I pay him to amuse me and to take me out of myself and make me forget .", "If Kipling wants to remember , let him remember . If he had to run Tarleton 's Underwear , he 'd be jolly glad to forget . As he has a much softer job , and wants to keep himself before the public , his cry is , “ Dont you forget the sort of things I 'm rather clever at writing about . ” Well , I dont blame him : it 's his business : I should do the same in his place . But what he wants and what I want are two different things . I want to forget ; and I pay another man to make me forget . If I buy a book or go to the theatre , I want to forget the shop and forget myself from the moment I go in to the moment I come out . Thats what I pay my money for . And if I find that the author 's simply getting at me the whole time , I consider that hes obtained my money under false pretences . I 'm not a morbid crank : I 'm a natural man ; and , as such , I dont like being got at . If a man in my employment did it , I should sack him . If a member of my club did it , I should cut him . If he went too far with it , I should bring his conduct before the committee . I might even punch his head , if it came to that . Well , who and what is an author that he should be privileged to take liberties that are not allowed to other men ?", "I 'm no fool , mother , whatever some people may fancy . I dont set up to have as many ideas as the Governor ; but what ideas I have are consecutive , at all events . I can think as well as talk .", "I 'm not saying anything against you , Governor . But I do say that the time has come for sane , healthy , unpretending men like me to make a stand against this conspiracy of the writing and talking and artistic lot to put us in the back row . It isnt a fact that we 're inferior to them : it 's a put-up job ; and it 's they that have put the job up . It 's we that run the country for them ; and all the thanks we get is to be told we 're Philistines and vulgar tradesmen and sordid city men and so forth , and that theyre all angels of light and leading . The time has come to assert ourselves and put a stop to their stuck-up nonsense . Perhaps if we had nothing better to do than talking or writing , we could do it better than they . Anyhow , theyre the failures and refuse of businessand we 're the successes of it . Thank God I havnt failed yet at anything ; and I dont believe I should fail at literature if it would pay me to turn my hand to it .", "Oh ! You think youve always kept that to yourself , do you , Governor ? I know your opinion of me as well as you know it yourself . It takes one man of business to appreciate another ; and you arnt , and you never have been , a real man of business . I know where Tarleton 's would have been three of four times if it hadnt been for me .", "Now that the Governor has given himself away , and the old lady 's gone , I 'll tell you something , Lord Summerhays . If you study men whove made an enormous pile in business without being keen on money , youll find that they all have a slate off . The Governor 's a wonderful man ; but hes not quite all there , you know . If you notice , hes different from me ; and whatever my failings may be , I 'm a sane man . Erratic : thats what he is . And the danger is that some day he 'll give the whole show away .", "Has it ever occurred to you that a man with an open mind must be a bit of a scoundrel ? If you ask me , I like a man who makes up his mind once for all as to whats right and whats wrong and then sticks to it . At all events you know where to have him .", "Well , let him . If a member of my club wants to steal my umbrella , he knows where to find it . If a man put up for the club who had an open mind on the subject of property in umbrellas , I should blackball him . An open mind is all very well in clever talky-talky ; but in conduct and in business give me solid ground .", "I dont know . You can draw a line and make other chaps toe it . Thats what I call morality .", "Do you no end of good , young chap .", "Hypatia throws aside her work with an enormous sigh of relief .", "We cant all be dreaming the same thing , Governor .", "I 'll shew you .", "| Hallo , mother this is all very well , you know —", "|", "PERCIVAL . | But may I point out , Mrs Tarleton , that —", "|", "BENTLEY . | Do you mean that after what he said of —", "|", "HYPATIA . | Oh , look here , mamma : this is really —", "He has said what he had to say already , hasnt he ? Read that paper .", "| Then what do you mean by saying that —", "|", "HYPATIA . | Do you mean to say that I —", "|", "BENTLEY . | Oh , you are a rotter . Youre afraid —", "Hes out of his mind . He thinks it 's past dinner-time .", "Well , by George , thats not bad .", "Well , now that the gentleman has been attended to , I should like to know where we are . It may be a vulgar business habit ; but I confess I like to know where I am .", "Put that in your pipe and smoke it , my boy .", "I wonder what shes going to do with him .", "It 's no use shirking it , Pat . We 'd better know where we are .", "Whats that ?", "But what question ?", "Look here , Mr Percival : youre not supposed to insult my sister .", "Oh , very well . If you choose to give yourself away like that — to allow a man to call you unladylike and then to be unladylike , Ive nothing more to say .", "Ive nothing more to say ; and as I dont seem to be wanted here , I shall take myself off .", "You wont mention our little conversation , Miss Shepanoska . It 'll do no good ; and I 'd rather you didnt .", "Oh : is that so ?", "Well , theres no use my pretending to be surprised at you , Governor , is there ? I hope you got it as hot as I did . Mind , Miss Shepanoska : it wasnt lost on me . I 'm a thinking man . I kept my temper . Youll admit that .", "Thank you . Well , if a chump may have an opinion , I should put it at this . You make , I suppose , ten pounds a night off your own bat , Miss Lina ?", "Have you indeed ? I didnt know : youll excuse my mistake , I hope . But the principle is the same . Now I trust you wont be offended at what I 'm going to say ; but Ive thought about this and watched it in daily experience ; and you may take it from me that the moment a woman becomes pecuniarily independent , she gets hold of the wrong end of the stick in moral questions .", "Well , obviously , that independence for women is wrong and shouldnt be allowed . For their own good , you know . And for the good of morality in general . You agree with me , Lord Summerhays , dont you ?", "Now theres no need , you know , Governor , to worry mother with everything that passes ." ]

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[ "Escalus", "Angelo :", "There is a kinde of Character in thy life ,", "That to th ’ obseruer , doth thy history", "Haile to you , Prouost , so I thinke you are", "Bound by my charity , and my blest order ,", "I come to visite the afflicted spirits", "Here in the prison : doe me the common right", "To let me see them : and to make me know", "The nature of their crimes , that I may minister", "To them accordingly", "There rest :", "Your partner", "must die to morrow ,", "And I am going with instruction to him :", "Grace goe with you , Benedicite .", "Be absolute for death : either death or life", "Shall thereby be the sweeter . Reason thus with life :", "If I do loose thee , I do loose a thing", "That none but fooles would keepe : a breath thou art ,", "Seruile to all the skyie-influences", "That dost this habitation where thou keepst", "Deere sir , ere long Ile visit you againe", "Prouost , a word with you", "Bring them to heare me speak , where I may be conceal 'd", "Son , I haue ouer-heard what hath past between you & your sister . Angelo had neuer the purpose to corrupt her ; onely he hath made an assay of her vertue , to practise his iudgement with the disposition of natures . Shehath made him that gracious deniall , which he is most glad to receiue : I am Confessor to Angelo , and I know this to be true , therfore prepare your selfe to death : do not satisfie your resolution with hopes that are fallible , to morrow you must die , goe to your knees , and make ready", "Hold you there : farewell : Prouost , a word with you", "That shall not be much amisse : yet , as the matter now stands , he will auoid your accusation : he made triall of you onelie . Therefore fasten your eare on my aduisings , to the loue I haue in doing good ; a remedie presents it selfe . I doe make my selfe beleeue that you may most vprighteously do a poor wronged Lady a merited benefit ; redeem your brother from the angry Law ; doe no staine to your owne gracious person , and much please the absent Duke , if peraduenture he shall euer returne to haue hearing of this businesse", "Vertue is bold , and goodnes neuer fearefull : Haue you not heard speake of Mariana the sister of Fredericke the great Souldier , who miscarried at Sea ?", "Shee should this Angelo haue married : was affianced to her oath , and the nuptiall appointed : between which time of the contract , and limit of the solemnitie , her brother Fredericke was wrackt at Sea , hauing in that perished vessell , the dowry of his sister : but marke how heauily this befell to the poore Gentlewoman , there she lost a noble and renowned brother , in his loue toward her , euer most kinde and naturall : with him the portion and sinew of her fortune , her marriage dowry : with both , her combynate-husband , this well-seeming Angelo", "Left her in her teares , & dried not one of them with his comfort : swallowed his vowes whole , pretending in her , discoueries of dishonor : in few , bestow 'd her on her owne lamentation , which she yet weares for his sake : and he , a marble to her teares , is washed with them , but relents not", "It is a rupture that you may easily heale : and the cure of it not onely saues your brother , but keepes you from dishonor in doing it", "Fie , sirrah , a Bawd , a wicked bawd ,", "The euill that thou causest to be done ,", "That is thy meanes to liue . Do thou but thinke", "What ‘ tis to cram a maw , or cloath a backe", "From such a filthie vice : say to thy selfe ,", "From their abhominable and beastly touches", "I drinke , I eate away my selfe , and liue :", "Canst thou beleeue thy liuing is a life ,", "So stinkingly depending ? Go mend , go mend", "Nay , if the diuell haue giuen thee proofs for sin", "Thou wilt proue his . Take him to prison Officer :", "Correction , and Instruction must both worke", "Ere this rude beast will profit", "That we were all , as some would seeme to bee", "From our faults , as faults from seeming free .", "Still thus , and thus : still worse ?", "And you", "I know none : can you tell me of any ?", "I know not where : but wheresoeuer , I wish him well", "He do 's well i n't", "How should he be made then ?", "You are pleasant sir , and speake apace", "I neuer heard the absent Duke much detected for Women , he was not enclin 'd that way", "‘ Tis not possible", "You do him wrong , surely", "Whatmight be the cause ?", "Wise ? Why no question but he was", "Either this is Enuie in you , Folly , or mistaking : The very streame of his life , and the businesse he hath helmed , must vppon a warranted neede , giue him a better proclamation . Let him be but testimonied in his owne bringings forth , and hee shall appeare to the enuious , a Scholler , a Statesman , and a Soldier : therefore you speake vnskilfully : or , if your knowledge bee more , it is much darkned in your malice", "Loue talkes with better knowledge , & knowledge with deare loue", "I can hardly beleeue that , since you know not what you speake . But if euer the Duke returnelet mee desire you to make your answer before him : if it bee honest you haue spoke , you haue courage to maintaine it ; I am bound to call vppon you , and I pray you your name ?", "He shall know you better Sir , if I may liue to report you", "O , you hope the Duke will returne no more : or you imagine me to vnhurtfull an opposite : but indeed I can doe you little harme : You 'll for-sweare this againe ?", "Why should he die Sir ?", "No might , nor greatnesse in mortality", "Can censure scape : Back-wounding calumnie", "The whitest vertue strikes . What King so strong ,", "Can tie the gall vp in the slanderous tong ?", "But who comes heere ?", "Blisse , and goodnesse on you", "Not of this Countrie , though my chance is now", "To vse it for my time : I am a brother", "Of gracious Order , late come from the Sea ,", "In speciall businesse from his Holinesse", "None , but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse , that the dissolution of it must cure it . Noueltie is onely in request , and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course , as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking . There is scarse truth enough aliue to make Societies secure , but Securitie enough to make Fellowships accurst : Much vpon this riddle runs the wisedome of the world : This newes is old enough , yet it is euerie daies newes . I pray you Sir , of what disposition was the Duke ?", "What pleasure was he giuen to ?", "He professes to haue receiued no sinister measure from his Iudge , but most willingly humbles himselfe to the determination of Iustice : yet had he framed to himselfemanie deceyuing promises of life , which Ihaue discredited to him , and now is he resolu 'd to die", "If his owne life , Answere the straitnesse of his proceeding , It shall become him well : wherein if he chance to faile he hath sentenc 'd himselfe Esc I am going to visit the prisoner , Fare you well", "Peace be with you .", "He who the sword of Heauen will beare ,", "Should be as holy , as seueare :", "Patterne in himselfe to know ,", "Grace to stand , and Vertue go :", "More , nor lesse to others paying ,", "Then by selfe-offences weighing .", "Shame to him , whose cruell striking ,", "Kils for faults of his owne liking :", "Twice trebble shame on Angelo ,", "To weede my vice , and let his grow .", "Oh , what may Man within him hide ,", "Though Angel on the outward side ?", "How may likenesse made in crimes ,", "Making practise on the Times ,", "To draw with ydle Spiders strings", "Most ponderous and substantiall things ?", "Craft against vice , I must applie .", "With Angelo to night shall lye", "His old betroathed", "So disguise shall by th ’ disguised", "Pay with falshood , false exacting ,", "And performe an olde contracting .", "Take then this your companion by the hand", "Who hath a storie readie for your eare :", "I shall attend your leisure , but make haste", "The vaporous night approaches", "Oh Place , and greatnes : millions of false eies", "Are stucke vpon thee : volumes of report", "Run with these false , and most contrarious Quest", "Vpon thy doings : thousand escapes of wit", "Make thee the father of their idle dreame ,", "And racke thee in their fancies . Welcome , how agreed ?", "It is not my consent ,", "But my entreaty too", "The best , and wholsomst spirits of the night ,", "Inuellop you , good Prouost : who call 'd heere of late ?", "Not Isabell ?", "They will then er't be long", "There 's some in hope", "Not so , not so : his life is paralel 'd", "Euen with the stroke and line of his great Iustice :", "He doth with holie abstinence subdue", "That in himselfe , which he spurres on his powre", "To qualifie in others : were he meal 'd with that", "Which he corrects , then were he tirrannous ,", "But this being so , he 's iust . Now are they come .", "This is a gentle Prouost , sildome when", "The steeled Gaoler is the friend of men :", "How now ? what noise ? That spirit 's possest with hast ,", "That wounds th ’ vnsisting Posterne with these strokes", "Haue you no countermand for Claudio yet ? But he must die to morrow ?", "As neere the dawning Prouost , as it is ,", "You shall heare more ere Morning", "This is his Lords man", "This is his Pardon purchas 'd by such sin ,", "For which the Pardoner himselfe is in :", "Hence hath offence his quicke celeritie ,", "When it is borne in high Authority .", "When Vice makes Mercie ; Mercie 's so extended ,", "That for the faults loue , is th ’ offender friended .", "Now Sir , what newes ?", "What is that Barnardine , who is to be executed in th ’ afternoone ?", "How came it , that the absent Duke had not either deliuer 'd him to his libertie , or executed him ? I haue heard it was euer his manner to do so", "It is now apparant ?", "Hath he borne himselfe penitently in prison ? How seemes he to be touch 'd ?", "He wants aduice", "More of him anon : There is written in your brow Prouost , honesty and constancie ; if I reade it not truly , my ancient skill beguiles me : but in the boldnes of my cunning , I will lay my selfe in hazard : Claudio , whom heere you haue warrant to execute , is no greater forfeit to the Law , then Angelo who hath sentenc 'd him . To make you vnderstand this in a manifested effect , I craue but foure daies respit : for the which , you are to do me both a present , and a dangerous courtesie", "In the delaying death", "By the vow of mine Order , I warrant you ,", "If my instructions may be your guide ,", "Let this Barnardine be this morning executed ,", "And his head borne to Angelo", "Oh , death 's a great disguiser , and you may adde to it ; Shaue the head , and tie the beard , and say it was the desire of the penitent to be so bar'de before his death : you know the course is common . If any thing fall to you vpon this , more then thankes and good fortune , by the Saint whom I professe , I will plead against it with my life", "Were you sworne to the Duke , or to the Deputie ?", "You will thinke you haue made no offence , if the Duke auouch the iustice of your dealing ?", "Not a resemblance , but a certainty ; yet since I see you fearfull , that neither my coate , integrity , nor perswasion , can with ease attempt you , I wil go further then I meant , to plucke all feares out of you . Looke you Sir , heere is the hand and Seale of the Duke : you know the Charracter I doubt not , and the Signet is not strange to you ?", "The Contents of this , is the returne of the Duke ; you shall anon ouer-reade it at your pleasure : where you shall finde within these two daies , he wil be heere . This is a thing that Angelo knowes not , for hee this very day receiues letters of strange tenor , perchance of the Dukes death , perchance entering into some Monasterie , but by chance nothing of what is writ . Looke , th ’ vnfolding Starre calles vp the Shepheard ; put not your selfe into amazement , how these things should be ; all difficulties are but easie when they are knowne . Call your executioner , and off with Barnardines head : I will giue him a present shrift , and aduise him for a better place . Yet you are amaz 'd , but this shall absolutely resolue you : Come away , it is almost cleere dawne . Enter . Scena Tertia .", "Sir , induced by my charitie , and hearing how hastily you are to depart , I am come to aduise you , Comfort you , and pray with you", "Oh sir , you must : and therefore I beseech you", "Looke forward on the iournie you shall go", "But heare you :", "Vnfit to liue , or die : oh grauell heart . After himbring him to the blocke", "A creature vnprepar 'd , vnmeet for death ,", "And to transport him in the minde he is ,", "Were damnable", "Oh , ‘ tis an accident that heauen prouides :", "Dispatch it presently , the houre drawes on", "Prefixt by Angelo : See this be done ,", "And sent according to command , whiles I", "Perswade this rude wretch willingly to die", "Let this be done ,", "Put them in secret holds , both Barnardine and Claudio ,", "Ere twice the Sun hath made his iournall greeting", "To yond generation , you shal finde", "Your safetie manifested", "Quicke , dispatch , and send the head to Angelo", "Now wil I write Letters to Angelo ,", "whose contents", "Shal witnesse to him I am neere at home :", "And that by great Iniunctions I am bound", "To enter publikely : him Ile desire", "To meet me at the consecrated Fount ,", "A League below the Citie : and from thence ,", "By cold gradation , and weale-ballanc 'd forme .", "We shal proceed with Angelo .", "Conuenient is it : Make a swift returne ,", "For I would commune with you of such things ,", "That want no eare but yours", "The tongue of Isabell . She 's come to know ,", "If yet her brothers pardon be come hither :", "But I will keepe her ignorant of her good ,", "To make her heauenly comforts of dispaire ,", "When it is least expected .", "Good morning to you , faire , and gracious daughter", "He hath releasd him , Isabell , from the world ,", "His head is off , and sent to Angelo", "It is no other ,", "Shew your wisedome daughter in your close patience", "This nor hurts him , nor profits you a iot ,", "Forbeare it therefore , giue your cause to heauen .", "Marke what I say , which you shal finde", "By euery sillable a faithful veritie .", "The Duke comes home to morrow : nay drie your eyes ,", "One of our Couent , and his Confessor", "Giues me this instance : Already he hath carried", "Notice to Escalus and Angelo ,", "Who do prepare to meete him at the gates ,", "There to giue vp their powre : If you can pace your wisdome ,", "In that good path that I would wish it go ,", "And you shal haue your bosome on this wretch ,", "Grace of the Duke , reuenges to your heart ,", "And general Honor", "Not within Sir", "Sir , the Duke is marueilous little beholding to your reports , but the best is , he liues not in them", "Well : you'l answer this one day . Fare ye well", "You haue told me too many of him already sir if they be true : if not true , none were enough", "Did you such a thing ?", "Sir your company is fairer then honest , rest you well", "These Letters at fit time deliuer me ,", "The Prouost knowes our purpose and our plot ,", "The matter being a foote , keepe your instruction", "And hold you euer to our speciall drift ,", "Though sometimes you doe blench from this to that", "As cause doth minister : Goe call at Flauia 's house ,", "And tell him where I stay : giue the like notice", "To Valencius , Rowland , and to Crassus ,", "And bid them bring the Trumpets to the gate :", "But send me Flauius first", "I thank thee Varrius , thou hast made good hast ,", "Come , we will walke : There 's other of our friends", "Will greet vs heere anon : my gentle Varrius .", "Exeunt .", "Scena Sexta .", "Nay it is ten times strange ?", "Away with her : poore soule", "She speakes this , in th ’ infirmity of sence", "By mine honesty", "If she be mad , as I beleeue no other ,", "Her madnesse hath the oddest frame of sense ,", "Such a dependancy of thing , on thing ,", "As ere I heard in madnesse", "Mended againe : the matter : proceed", "This is most likely", "I know you'ld faine be gone : An Officer :", "To prison with her : Shall we thus permit", "A blasting and a scandalous breath to fall ,", "On him so neere vs ? This needs must be a practise :", "Who knew of your intent and comming hither ?", "Words against mee ? this ’ a good Fryer belike", "And to set on this wretched woman here", "Against our Substitute : Let this Fryer be found", "We did beleeue no lesse . Know you that Frier Lodowick that she speakes of ?", "What , are you married ?", "Are you a Maid ?", "Know you this woman ?", "I , with my heart ,", "And punish them to your height of pleasure .", "Thou foolish Frier , and thou pernicious woman", "Compact with her that 's gone : thinkst thou , thy oathes ,", "Though they would swear downe each particular Saint ,", "Were testimonies against his worth , and credit", "That 's seald in approbation ? you , Lord Escalus", "Sit with my Cozen , lend him your kinde paines", "To finde out this abuse , whence ‘ tis deriu 'd .", "There is another Frier that set them on ,", "Let him be sent for", "Goe , doe it instantly :", "And you , my noble and well-warranted Cosen", "Whom it concernes to heare this matter forth ,", "Doe with your iniuries as seemes you best", "In any chastisement ; I for a while", "Will leaue you ; but stir not you till you haue", "Well determin 'd vpon these Slanderers .", "Neuer craue him , we are definitiue", "You doe but loose your labour . Away with him to death : Now Sir , to you", "Against all sence you doe importune her ,", "Should she kneele downe , in mercie of this fact ,", "Her Brothers ghost , his paued bed would breake ,", "And take her hence in horror", "He dies for Claudio 's death", "Had you a speciall warrant for the deed ?", "I would thou hadst done so by Claudio :", "Goe fetch him hither , let me looke vpon him", "Which is that Barnardine ?", "There was a Friar told me of this man .", "Sirha , thou art said to haue a stubborne soule", "That apprehends no further then this world ,", "And squar'st thy life according : Thou'rt condemn 'd ,", "But for those earthly faults , I quit them all ,", "And pray thee take this mercie to prouide", "For better times to come : Frier aduise him ,", "I leaue him to your hand . What muffeld fellow 's that ?", "If he be like your brother , for his sake", "Is he pardon 'd , and for your louelie sake", "Giue me your hand , and say you will be mine ,", "He is my brother too : But fitter time for that :", "By this Lord Angelo perceiues he 's safe ,", "Methinkes I see a quickning in his eye :", "Well Angelo , your euill quits you well .", "Looke that you loue your wife : her worth , worth yours", "I finde an apt remission in my selfe :", "And yet heere 's one in place I cannot pardon ,", "You sirha , that knew me for a foole , a Coward ,", "One all of Luxurie , an asse , a mad man :", "Wherein haue I so deseru 'd of you", "That you extoll me thus ?", "Whipt first , sir , and hang 'd after . Proclaime it Prouost round about the Citie , If any woman wrong 'd by this lewd fellowlet her appeare , And he shall marry her : the nuptiall finish 'd , Let him be whipt and hang 'd", "Vpon mine honor thou shalt marrie her .", "Thy slanders I forgiue , and therewithall", "Remit thy other forfeits : take him to prison ,", "And see our pleasure herein executed", "Slandering a Prince deserues it .", "She Claudio that you wrong 'd , looke you restore .", "Ioy to you Mariana , loue her Angelo :", "I haue confes 'd her , and I know her vertue .", "Thanks good friend , Escalus , for thy much goodnesse ,", "There 's more behinde that is more gratulate .", "Thanks Prouost for thy care , and secrecie ,", "We shall imploy thee in a worthier place .", "Forgiue him Angelo , that brought you home", "The head of Ragozine for Claudio 's ,", "Th ’ offence pardons it selfe . Deere Isabell ,", "I haue a motion much imports your good ,", "Whereto if you 'll a willing eare incline ;", "What 's mine is yours , and what is yours is mine .", "So bring vs to our Pallace , where wee 'll show", "What 's yet behinde , that meete you all should know .", "The Scene Vienna .", "The names of all the Actors ." ]

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[ "You are a thorn to me , a thorn in the flesh .", "Contagiously you bring to me mistrust", "Of all my landmarks , when , as here to-night ,", "Out of the midst of every pleasant gift", "The world can offer you , you raise your voice", "In scoffing irony against each face ,", "Form , action , motive , that together make", "Your life , and ours .", "Not alone", "Your attitude to-night ; you always seem", "As if withholding from all days and deeds", "Moving around you — from our life and yours —", "Your full assent .", "Are not you ?", "Down with him , indeed !", "And may he cease to trouble you . The world", "Is pretty glorious when a man is young ,", "As we are , and so many splendid choices", "Lie all around him . There have never been", "Such opportunities as now are spread", "Before us . Men are doing mighty things", "To-day . A critic tells me that last night", "Wullf at the opera sang “ La ci darem ”", "With an artistic brilliancy of tone", "That never has been heard on any stage", "Anywhere in the world . You moped at home ,", "Doubtless ; but it was wonderful , on my word .", "Midge .", "Well , I do n't know why I should n't .", "Up in the gallery .", "Yes .", "Oh , leave me alone !", "It 's hardly that ! But she 's a mighty jolly little thing .", "A mighty nice one !", "Full of all kinds of happiness ; but shy .", "I 'd like to see some rounder try to speak", "To her on Broadway . She looks like a lady !", "Oh , pshaw ! Do n't lecture me ;", "I 'm not a saint ; in fact , few of us are .", "Oh , I will not let go !... Not yet , at least .", "See , what a night it is ! The stars are out", "As if a bucketful of them had spilled", "Across the sky . And here we sit like owls ,", "Blinking and staring at a little fire", "When heaven is burning ! I 'm afraid it 's time", "For me to leave this owlish parliament ;", "And I shall probably knock holes in half", "The windows of the town as I walk home", "Star-gazingly . And here it 's after twelve !", "I might have guessed it from the fatal fact", "That we 'd begun to talk philosophy :", "No sane man ever does , except in hours", "When by all rights he should be sound asleep .", "Good night to both of you . And do n't stay up", "Talking till morning .", "You have come back ! I had not heard of it .", "Where have you been these many months ? I long", "To talk with you .", "Then you know ....", "It must seem strange to you beyond my power", "Ever to quite unravel . But for me", "All things are clear ; and to my blinded sight", "Morning has come — in this thing , as in all", "The doubts that once enslaved me .", "Come here aside before the service starts .", "I owe it you to tell you . I have changed", "In your long absence ....", "To understand ,", "You must hear all . You know my life — how vain", "Its occupations , how absorbed I moved", "In this day 's folly and to-morrow 's lure —", "How petty trifles made my whole small round", "Of being — selfish trifles , nothing worth ,", "Stained with a cruelty that I would forget .", "That night we talked together — you and I", "And Oldham — in your rooms , I wandered home", "Sorely distressed . For you had stirred in me", "A gnawing doubt whether the whole of life", "Was not mere child 's play .", "It was the kindest act man ever did", "In all my life ! I peered into my heart :", "I saw myself Judas to innocence ,", "Betraying lightly with a careless kiss", "A mortal body and immortal soul ;", "I saw no thing in all my days to claim", "A sane man 's approbation ; one by one", "Each glittering bauble that I late had loved", "Crumbled to dust beneath the parching fire", "Of reason .... And that night , I walked in Hell .", "Thank God for it ! That night I saw my joys", "Like some rank thicket of bright vanities", "Masking a precipice . A sense of sin", "And loathing overcame me , and the power", "Of utter terror filled me . I beheld", "The evil riot of gross earthy things", "That had o'ergrown me . Like a burden lay", "That sense upon me , and it pressed me down", "To a despondence deep beyond all words ,", "Beyond all thought . And no escape I saw", "Except the bullet ....", "Thus the doubtful days", "Passed like a nightmare . Till , one Sabbath morn ,", "As restlessly I paced , some random mood", "Led me to enter this cathedral 's doors", "At hour of service . As I knelt , with lips", "Unknown to prayer , the mighty music rolled", "Over my heart like an all-purging flood ,", "And a voice chanted : “ He that loveth life", "Shall lose it ; he that hateth this world 's life", "Shall keep the life eternal . ” And a voice", "Shortly thereafter sang , in angel tones :", "“ Come , let our feet return unto the Lord ;", "For He hath torn , and He will heal us . ” And", "My soul cried : “ Yield thy burdens to the Lord ,", "Upon His love cast thine unworthy self ,", "And bid His Will Be Done . ”", "And then my soul", "Melted as in the warmth of His embrace .", "My guilt was gone like night before the sun :", "Light blinded me ; an infinite love and joy", "Lifted me up , a child again , from earth", "Into such regions as my mortal speech", "Can never utter . And from that hour forth ,", "God has been with me .... Now you know my tale .", "No words can teach", "These marvels to a heart that has not known", "God 's glories .", "Aye , and more !", "Now do I walk in meadows of calm light ;", "The love of God is over me ; I faint", "Almost beneath its sweetness and wild joy .", "My whole heart 's toil is how to merit it", "Even a little .", "There is God !", "Brother in the Lord ,", "Let us together from devoted hearts", "Repeat : “ Thy Will Be Done . ”", "Faust , let us pray :", "“ Father , we do beseech Thee for Thy light ” ...", "Faust !", "Blasphemy ! Ah , Faust , what madness !...", "Flee , ere the awful wrath", "Of God smite down these walls , these poisoned stones ,", "That hear your words ! Flee , ere the heavens rain forth", "Lightnings to blast us for these horrors !", "Father , forgive ! He knows not what he does ....", "Yes ; and besides , I do not wish to sit", "Too near the front . I 'd rather not have come", "At all to-day . But you ...", "I never want to see his face again . I shall try not to listen .", "My friends , I came to listen , not to speak . But when such words as these from impious lips Fall lightly , I must rise here to refute Their poisonous message . Three days since , I stood With this man in the sacred halls of God , And witnessed in his heart the glory grow Of God 's bright hope . Then suddenly from Hell , Or from his own deep , labyrinthine heart , Sprang fiends to snatch him back from heaven 's clear gate And God 's deliverance . And his bitter lips , By thirst so nearly quenched made bitterer yet , Cried blasphemies against the powers of heaven And all bright starry hopes that light our days With faith and glory . And the hand of God , Inscrutably withheld , smote him not dumb , But suffered him to go . Now in our sight He rises to proclaim his searing doubt , His hot destroying passion , and tears down Our fairest altars . I , who was his friend , Hereby renounce him ; and in sober words Counsel all men to flee the company Of one who hates the great hopes of the world !", "I will wait", "A moment , and perhaps may see the doctor", "As he goes out . Have things been bad to-day ?", "How is he ?", "You see no hope ?", "You think I should not see him ?", "I have been heavy-hearted ; but that thus", "I find you , overwhelms me ....", "I cannot utter what is in my heart .", "It is as though I had with my own hand", "Stricken you down . And yet I did not dream", "Of what would follow .... O Faust , Faust , forgive me !", "Saved ! Ah , impossible !", "Faust ! O dearest friend !", "My heart refuses now to grasp such joy .", "If it were possible ! Can , can it be", "That God has bent once more , and with cool touch", "Dispelled the feverous mists ? Oh , I could weep", "With happiness to dream it !", "You are sick and spent . I should not thus —", "The eternal God in heaven forgive you this !", "O my friend , my friend ,", "I would my tongue could cry as my heart cries —", "Turn back from darkness before the hour has struck !", "Even yet may mercy fold you . God is great", "And tender ; and perhaps His love may clasp", "Even your aloofness , if at last your heart", "Calls in repentance to Him . O Faust , Faust ,", "Sink your vain pride of spirit — kneel to Him —", "Beseech His mercy ere it is too late !", "Has no breath", "Of heavenly love touched this corrosive core", "Of hell-fire in you ?", "Through last night 's long hours ,", "Poor Midge , alone and comfortless , wept out", "Her heart , believing all that you had said .", "And when I spoke to her , she cried : “ Go , go !", "I am lost where none can help me ; all my dreams", "Shudder and perish , even as he has perished ;", "Yet they shall live again — but he will die ! ” ...", "Thus darkness falls from you upon men 's hearts .", "I know not if God 's deep forgiving love", "To such as you is granted ....", "And she now", "Weeps comfortless !", "Pity her , and the hosts that with her stand", "Shelterless from the blasts of your wild hate .", "I love you and I pity you — and I go ." ]

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[ "Yes , Papa is forty to-day ;fancy living to that age ! The tenants have presented him with a handsome jar of mixed pickles , with an appropriate inscription . Papa is loved and respected by every one . And I — well , I have made him a little housewife , containing needles and thread ... See !", "Oh , do look !— there 's Papa crossing the lawn with , oh , such a horrid man following him !", "Not so bad as his boots , and they are not so bad as his face ! Why does n't Papa order him to go away ? Oh , he is actually inviting him in ! Enter Sir POSHBURY , gloomy and constrained , with SPIKER , who is jaunty , and somewhat over familiar . SpikerCosy little shanty you 've got here , Puddock — very tasty !", "I can guess who has made that offer , and why . I consent with all my heart , dear Papa .", "I was quite sure dear Bleshugh meant to speak , and I do love him very much .", "I have seen so little of him , Papa , I cannot love him — you must really excuse me !", "Not so , Papa ; I will marry this Mr. Spiker , since it is your wish .", "Mr. Spiker , let us understand one another . I will do my best to be a good wife to you — but chumminess is not mine to give , nor can I promise ever to be your dicky-bird .", "Yes , Lord Bleshugh , his wife !", "How can I tell him the truth without betraying dear Papa ? No , I must lie , though it kills me .Lord Bleshugh , I have been trifling with you . I — I never loved you .", "And if it was , who can account for the vagaries of a girlish fancy ! We women are capricious beings , you know .But you are unjust to Mr. Spiker — he has not yet howled in my presence —— though I very nearly did in his !", "I — I love him .My heart will break !", "And that thing is my affianced husband Ah , no I cannot go through with it , he is too repulsive ! If I could but find a way to free myself without compromising poor Papa . The sofa-cushion ! Dare I ? It would be quite painless .... Surely the removal of such an odious wretch cannot be Murder .... I will !Oh , I wish he would n't gurgle like that , and how he does kick ! He cannot even die like a gentleman !How still he lies ! I almost wish ... Mr. Spiker , Mr . Spi-ker !... no answer — oh , I really have suffocated him !You , Papa ?", "Do n't sing , Papa , I cannot bear it — just yet . I have just suffocated Mr. Spiker with a sofa-cushion . See !", "Do not scold me , Papa . Was it not done for your sake ?", "Listen , Papa . I have thought of a plan — why should I not wheel this sofa to the head of the front-door steps , and tip it over ? They will only think he fell down when intoxicated — for he had taken far too much wine , Papa !", "Papa , Papa , hide me ! The night-air and the cold stone steps have restored Mr. Spiker to life and consciousness ! He is coming to denounce me — you — both of us ! He is awfully annoyed !", "Have I not proved my indifference ?", "Keep it . All that I did was done to spare my father !" ]

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[ "The drug hath found his heart .", "That gives the sign to the Praetorians", "Upon the instant of the Emperor 's death .", "Hark ! trumpets answering through all the city .", "Xenophon , you and I are in this death", "Eternally bound . This husband have I slain", "To lift unto the windy chair of the world", "Nero , my son . Your silence I will buy", "With endless riches ; but a hint divulged ——", "Meantime his child , his heir , Britannicus ,", "Must not be seen lest he be clamoured for .", "So till the sad Chaldean give the sign", "Of that so yearned for , favourable hour ,", "When with good omens may my son succeed ,", "The sudden death of Claudius must be hid !", "Then on the instant Nero be proclaimed", "And Rome awake on an accomplished deed .", "Call them ! A lulling music let them bring .", "O thou who readest all the scroll of the sky ,", "Stands it so sure Nero my son shall reign ?", "What lurks behind these words ? There is a ‘ but ’ still hovering in the stars .", "The half ! I 'll know the rest .", "Peril ! His or mine ?", "I will know all , however dark . Finish what did so splendidly begin .", "Kill me , but reign !", "Seneca ! Speak it low ! Caesar is dead ! Nero shall climb the throne .", "You , Xenophon and Burrus , stand with me .", "Say , Burrus , quickly say , how stands our cause", "With the Praetorians who unmake and make Emperors ?", "Will they have Nero ?", "Stand there until I have from him the sign ,", "Then let thy sword gleam upward to the dawn .", "You for the army answerable stand .", "And , Seneca , I have entrusted Nero 's mind", "To you , to point an eaglet to the sun .", "Nero ? What does he ?", "A torch-lit race ! And yet why not ? My child", "Should climb all virgin to the throne of the earth ,", "Not conscious of spilt blood : and I meantime", "Will sway the deep heart of the mighty world .", "The peril is Britannicus : for Nero ,", "Careless of empire , strings but verse to verse .", "How shall this dove attain the eagle cry ?", "What do you mean ?", "Till the auspicious hour he is not dead . OCTAVIA and BRITANNICUS enter", "Do not disturb your father for this night .", "Children , he is in need of some long rest . Go back to bed : your father sleepeth sound .", "Would you then", "Trouble him , when to sleep is all he asks ?", "No !", "Come softly back to bed ! no — no — this way !", "Britannicus , with the first peer of light", "You shall behold your father ; but not now .", "So the physician , Xenophon , enjoined me .", "Now take Octavia 's hand — so , both of you .", "How long till Rome shall greet her Emperor ?", "Give the sign !", "That music be a dirge : Caesar is dead .", "Nero , thou art my son !", "Nero , upon this arm behold I clasp", "This amulet . One dawn two murderers", "Despatched to kill thee , stealing to thy bed", "Were frightened by a snake which from beneath", "Thy pillow glided . From that serpent 's skin", "I made this charm . Wear it , and thou shalt prosper ;", "But lose it , look thou for calamities .", "Your pupil now the awful purple wears .", "You tremble but to grasp the pen ! But they", "Who dyed it thus , feared not to grip the brand .", "It is an act to you most necessary ,", "If you would sit secure where I have set you .", "Now the light things of boyhood , toys of youth ,", "Unworthy that stern seat , you must discard .", "Acte , the playmate of those careless hours ,", "Henceforth must be forgotten : you shall wed", "A royal consort — young Octavia ,", "The child of Claudius , of the imperial line .", "Not while this hand", "Is on thy brow , and this voice in thine ear .", "We two will rule the world .", "When you have need of me , then call me .", "My dear , dear son ! And", "Nero , well I know", "That you could never hurt or injure me .", "But you will not forget who set you here —", "You will not , tell me ?", "Mothers for children have dared much , and more", "Have suffered ; but what mother hath so scarred", "Her soul for the dear fruit of her body as I ?", "Thy birth-pang was the least of all the throes", "That I for thee have suffered — a brief pain ,", "A little , little pain we share with creatures ;", "But what was this to torments of the mind ,", "The dark , imperial meditations ,", "Musing with eyes half-closed in moonless night ;", "The crimes — yes , crimes , the blood that has been spilt —", "Why , I have made a way for thee through ghosts .", "Nero , you 'll not forget ?", "My son , this very night it was foretold", "‘ Nero shall reign , but he shall kill his mother . ’", "Tell me the stars have lied .", "Kiss me ; we both of us must sleep awhile .", "I will speak With you alone , not compassed by these men .To me you owe the height where now you stand . Who took you , schoolmaster , from exile ? Who Unstewarded you , Burrus ? If I have made , I can unmake — Now leave me with my son .You are self-made . Gods ! I 'd no hand in that !Nero , have you forgot who set you there ?", "You should not need that I remind you of it .", "Are you the babe that lay upon my breast ?", "Have I not reared you , tended you , and loved you ?", "Boy , never since I first looked on the sun", "From man or woman had I insolence ,", "Who have sistered , wived , and mothered Emperors .", "Gods ! you have hit on a new thing to tell me .Does your heart beat ? Are you all ice and pose ? Has nothing gripped you — is there aught to grip In you , pert shadow ? Have you e'er shed tears ?", "O wall of stone ‘ gainst which I beat in vain !", "Nero , I will do much to win you back", "For your own sake : and though it hurts me sore ,", "Your passion for Poppaea I will aid .", "When did a mother yield herself to this ?", "Child , I have done with scorn , with bitter words , With taunt , with gibe . Now I ask only pity — A little pity from flesh that I conceived , A little mercy from the body I bore , And touches from the baby hands I kissed . Nothing I ask of you , only to love me , And if not that , to bear with me a while , Who have borne much for you : no , Nero , child , I will not weary you , I yearn for you . Forgive me all the deeds that I have done for you , Forget the great love I have spent on you , Pardon the long , long life for you endured .", "Leave Rome !", "Why , I would die as I did step", "Outside her gates , and glide henceforth a shadow .", "The blood would cease to run in my veins , my heart", "Stop , and my breath subside without her walls .", "All without Rome is darkness : you will not", "Despatch my shadow down to Antium ?", "My age ! Am I old then ?", "Look on this face ,", "Where am I scarred , who have steered the bark of State", "As it plunged , as it rose over the waves of change ?", "I was renewed with salt of such a sea .", "Empires and Emperors I have outlived ;", "A thousand loves and lusts have left no line ;", "Tremendous fortunes have not touched my hair ,", "Murder hath left my cheek as the cheek of a babe .", "My age ! Who then accuses me of age ?", "Was this a flash from budding Seneca ,", "Or the boy Burrus ’ inspiration ? Say ?", "Do I owe it to the shrivelled or the maimed ?", "Bookman , shall I learn policy from you ?", "Be patient with me . Nero , you I ask ,", "Not schoolmasters or stewards I promoted .", "Is it your will I go to Antium ?", "Speak , speak . Be not the mouthpiece of these men :", "Domitius !", "Then , sir , discharge me not from your employ", "Without some written commendation ,", "That I can tire the hair or pare the nails ,", "That those who were my friends may take me in !", "O , lady now ? Mother , no more !", "See the new tiger in the dancer 's eye :", "‘ Ware of him , keepers — then , you bid me go ?", "Romans , behold this son : the man of men ;", "This harp-player , this actor , this buffoon ——", "— sitting where great Julius but aspired To sit , and died in the aspiring : see , This mime — my son is he ? And did I then Have one mad moment with a street musician ?", "This son now sends me forth ,", "Yet it was I , his mother , set him there .", "And , ah ! if it were known at what a price ,", "Witness , you shades of the Silani !", "And witness Messalina on vain knees !", "And witness Claudius with the envenomed cup .", "Not the seas shall stop me now ,", "Raging on all the shores of all the world .", "Witness if easily my son did reign ,", "I am bloody from head to foot for sake of him ,", "And for my cub am I incarnadined .", "I 'll go , but if I fall , Rome too shall fall :", "I 'll shake this empire till it reel and crash", "On that ungrateful head ; and if I fall ,", "The builded world shall tumble down in thunder .", "Ah !", "To my arms , boy !", "Tremble now and shake !", "Here is the true heir to the imperial throne ,", "Deposed by me , but now by me restored .", "I 'll to the Praetorians !", "To the camp !", "And there upon the one side they shall see", "Britannicus the child of Claudius ,", "And me the daughter of Germanicus ;", "And on the other side a harp-player ,", "A withered pedant , and a maimèd sergeant ,", "Disputing for the diadem of the earth .", "Come , Caesar , away to the Praetorians !", "Thou hast done this .", "This seemeth like to old days come again ,", "Evenings of Antium with a rising moon .", "My boy , my boy , again ! Look in my eyes .", "So as a babe would you look up at me", "After a night of tossing , half-awake ,", "Blinking against the dawn , and pull my head", "Down to you , till I lost you in my hair .", "Do you remember many a night so thick", "With stars as this — you would not go to bed ,", "But still would paddle in the warm ocean", "Spraying it with small hands into the skies .", "Or when you would sail", "In a slight skiff under a moon like this ,", "Though chidden oft and oft .", "A wilful child — the sea — ever the sea —", "Your mother could not hold you from the sea .", "Will you be sore if I confess a thought ?", "So foolish it seems now . Awhile I doubted whether I should come .", "Now , do not laugh at me — I say", "You will not laugh at me ?", "Why — I thought", "That you perhaps would kill me if I came !", "Truly I did !", "‘ O , ’ I said ,", "‘ I have wearied him : he is weary of his mother . ’", "In my ears there buzzed that prophecy —", "‘ Nero shall reign but he shall kill his mother . ’", "Now — now — I had not told you had I not", "Been above measure happy . Now no more", "Wild words , no more mad words between us two ,", "Who all the while are aching to be friends .", "O how your hands come waxen once again", "Within my own : again behind your voice", "The hesitating tardy bird-like word", "And the sweet slur of ‘ r 's . ’ O but to-night", "Even grandeur palls , the splendid goal : to-night", "I am a woman and am with my child .", "Beautiful night that gently bringest back", "Mother to son , and callest all thy stars", "To watch it . Quiet sea that bringest peace", "Between us two . Hast thou not thought how still", "The air is as with silent pleasure ? Child ,", "Is not the night then more than common calm ?", "Never until to-night did I so feel", "The lure of the sea that lures me to lie down", "At last after such heat . Ah , but the stars", "Are falling and I feel the unseen dawn .", "Son , I must go at once . Where is my maid", "To wrap me ? Sweet and warm now is the night", "And I am glad I had prepared to go", "By water , not by land .", "Alas ! Now must I go by land .", "Yes — yes —", "I 'll go in her — Why not ?", "Nero , my maid a moment to enwrap me .", "As the wrapping is finished .", "I have slept ill of late : but I shall have", "A soft and steady breeze across the bay .", "I shall sleep sound . Now , Nero , now good-bye .", "For ever we are friends ?", "Most kind .", "You shall see me", "To-morrow . Will you cross the bay to me ,", "Or shall I come to you ?", "She is .", "Yes . I see you have my amulet .", "So bright the night you 'll see me all the way", "Across the shining water .", "Good-night , child ! I shall see you then to-morrow .", "Already it hath dawned .", "Child !" ]

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[ "Oliver troubles me , persuading everywhere . Restless like this .", "There 's a man 's house . It 's enough surely .", "What time is John coming ?", "John Hampden is like that , too . He excites the boy .", "Of course he 's a boy .", "Methuselah .", "I said Methuselah .", "Just because he wo n't pay a tax . How if everybody refused to pay taxes ? If you do n't have taxes , I do n't see how you are to have a government . Though I can n't see that it governs anybody , except those that do n't need it .", "There 's always something wrong . It keeps men busy , I suppose .", "I know , I know . But why must he come here to-night of all in the year ? Oliver 's like somebody out of the Bible about to-morrow as it is . This will make him worse . I wish John no harm , but — well , I hope he 's got a bad horse .", "You can n't pretend he 'll make him more temperate .", "Of course he 's right . But I 'm too old . I 've seen too many broken heads . He 'll be no righter for a broken head .", "Your father 's is like to be .", "Now , child , do n't you encourage your father , too . He 's eager enough without that .", "And that 's three of you in one house . And this young Mr. Ireton has ideas , too , I believe .", "That accounts for it .", "It makes no matter what I think .", "She 's a very old lady , and can n't speak for herself .", "Never mind your manners child . But do n't encourage your father . He does n't need it . This house is all commotion as it is .", "I do n't know what will happen . I sometimes think the world is n't worth quarrelling about at all . And yet I 'm a silly old woman to talk like that . But Oliver is a brave fellow — and John , all of them . I want them to be brave in peace — that 's the way you think at eighty .This Mr. Donne is a very good poet , but he 's rather hard to understand . I suppose that is being eighty , too . Mr. Herrick is very simple . John Hampden sent me some copies from a friend who knows Mr. Herrick . I like them better than John does .Lord , Thou hast given me a cell Wherein to dwell ; A little house , whose humble roof Is waterproof ; Under the spars of which I lie Both soft and dry .... But Mr. Shakespeare was best of all , I do believe . A very civil gentleman , too . I spoke to him once — that was forty years ago , the year Oliver was born , I remember . He did n't hold with all this talk against kings .", "Well , it 's all very dangerous , and I 'm too old for it . Not but what Oliver 's brain is better than mine . But we have to sit still and watch . However —Lord , ‘ tis thy plenty-dropping hand That sows my land : All this , and better , dost thou send Me for this end : That I should render for my part A thankful heart , Which , fired with incense , I resign As wholly Thine : But the acceptance — that must be , O Lord , by Thee . Mr. Herrick has chosen a nice name for his book . Hesperides . He has taste as well as understanding .", "Ye have been fresh and green , Ye have been filled with flowers , And ye the walks have been Where maids have spent their hours . Like unthrifts , having spent Your stock , and needy grown , You 're left here to lament Your poor estates alone .", "Well , John .", "You 're welcome , Master Ireton , I 'm sure . If you behave yourself , young man .", "No , do n't ask me . Only do n't you and John come putting more notions into Oliver 's head . I 'm sure he 's got more than he can rightly manage as it is .", "Now , young man , Oliver does n't need any urging to it . He needs holding back .", "Yes , but do n't be so proud about it , John .", ":", "Remember what Mr. Herbert says —", "A servant with this clause", "Makes drudgerie divine .", "Who sweeps a room , as for thy laws ,", "Makes that and th ’ action fine .", "As for thy laws , remember .", "He 'll be here soon enough . I 'm sorry the judges were against you , John . I do n't know what else you could expect , though . They are the King 's judges , I suppose .", "This house is ready for any kind of revolution , John .", "Will you give me my shawl , Henry Ireton .", "There 's Oliver coming . Now you can all be thunder .", "So you have hope for me yet , miss ?", "What will it all come to , John ?", "You 're very vexatious sometimes , Oliver .", "Being right does n't make you less vexatious .", ":", "Now you talk sense , Oliver . Mr. Herrick is very clear about that . So was", "David .", "He 's a poet , young man . And he 's for being quiet , and not bustling about everywhere . You ought to read him .", "Do n't be silly , Mr. Hampden — if you excuse me for saying so . Mr. Herrick is very serious indeed , only he is n't always telling us of it .", "Well , it 's no bad judgment to stand for Mr. Herbert . Only I wo n't have nonsense talked about Mr. Herrick .", "The door is along there , to the right .", "Now , Henry Ireton , these gentlemen may be bears , but I wo n't have you make this room into a bear-pit .", "Oliver , boy , you were quite right — all that you said to those men , I mean . I do n't approve , mind you , but you were quite right .", "Yes , child .", "You are born into a great story , child . I am old .", "Not wonder only , girl . There are griefs .", "Youth , you are dear . With an old woman , it 's all reckoning . One sees the follies then of this man and that .", "It had to come . Men were no wiser than that . To make this of the land ! One Cain , as your father says .", "I know . There are times when wrath comes , and beauty is forgotten . But it must be .", "Yes . Even that .", "Yes , child . He could do no other . That 's his tribute to necessity . We all pay it . He will pay it greatly . We may be sure of that .Here they are .", "Bless you , son . How d'ye do , Henry Ireton ?", "Is it Colonel Ireton yet ?", "Thank her , truly . Well , boy , it has begun ?", "May England prosper by you .", "You commit yourself , boy , beyond turning back in all this .", "The Lord prosper you . But I am an old woman . Age can but have misgivings .", "I will be no hindrance , son .", "I must see .", "Oliver .", "These are my five Ely houses , and the Huntingdon farmlands . Use them .", "My needs are few , and I have not many days .", ":", "Bless you , my son . Bless you always . And may the mercy of God be upon", "England .", "Mr. Lawes makes beautiful music , Oliver .", "Oliver has just sent from Whitehall for his great coat . I 've sent Beth with it .", "Men will pity him . He had no pity .", "Yes , I do think so .", "There could be no safety or hope while he lived .", "Kings must love , too .", "Is Henry with your father ?", "What is the time ?", "Oliver will be the foremost man in England .", "He will have to guide all .", "When the world labours in anger , child , you cannot name the hour .", "If this be wrong , all was wrong .", "It 's very cold .", "No , thank you .", "The King — very brave , I suppose ?", "Poor , silly king . Oliver will be here directly . Shut the window , Henry .THE SCENE CLOSES", "Yes , my dear , very comfortable .", "Very well , my dear . Bridget is a good girl . I may be asleep before you come back . Good-night .", "Yes , just a little . Mr. Milton was reading to me this afternoon . Your father asked him to come . He has begun a very good poem , about Eden and the fall of man . He read me some of it . He writes extremely well . I think I should like to hear something by that young Mr. Marvell . He copies them out for me — you 'll find them in that book , there . There 's one about a garden . Just two stanzas of it . I have marked them .", "Yes . Far other worlds , and other seas . I wish your father would come . I want to go to sleep , and you never know .", "I 'm glad you have come , my son . Though you are very busy , I 'm sure .", "No , thank you . What date is this ?", "It 's nearly a year since they made you Protector , then .", "You need not , son . You were right . There was none other . And you were right not to take a crown .", "Truly , I think it . It will be a freer land because you have lived in it , my son . Our name may be forgotten , but it does not matter . You serve faithfully . I am proud .", "It was kind of Mr. Milton to come this afternoon . I can n't remember whether I thanked him as I should like to .", "Be kind to all poets , Oliver . They have been very kind to me . They have the best doctrine .", "I know that . Bridget , girl , be a stay to your father and your mother . They love you . If you should wed again , may you wed well .", "And now , I am tired . Bless you , Oliver , my son . The Lord cause His face to shine upon you , and comfort you in all your adversities , and enable you to do great things for the glory of your most high God , and to be a relief unto His people . My dear son . I leave my heart with you . A good night .", "Is Amos Tanner here ?", ":", "Ask him to sing to me . Very quietly . The song he sang that night at", "Ely — you remember — when John and Henry were there .", "You have been a good son ." ]

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[ "But you'l not heare me . If euer I did dream", "Of such a matter , abhorre me", "Sir : you are one of those that will not serue God , if the deuill bid you . Because we come to do you seruice , and you thinke we are Ruffians , you'le haue your Daughter couer 'd with a Barbary horse , you'le haue your Nephewes neigh to you , you'le haue Coursers for Cozens : and Gennets for Germaines", "I am one Sir , that comes to tell you , your Daughter and the Moore , are making the Beast with two backs", "Though in the trade of Warre I haue slaine men ,", "Yet do I hold it very stuffe o'th ’ conscience", "To do no contriu 'd Murder : I lacke Iniquitie", "Sometime to do me seruice . Nine , or ten times", "I had thought t'haue yerk 'd him here vnder the Ribbes", "I am glad of this : For now I shall haue reason", "To shew the Loue and Duty that I beare you", "With franker spirit . Therefore", "Receiue it from me . I speake not yet of proofe :", "Looke to your wife , obserue her well with Cassio ,", "Weare your eyes , thus : not Iealious , nor Secure :", "I would not haue your free , and Noble Nature ,", "Out of selfe-Bounty , be abus 'd : Looke too't :", "I know our Country disposition well :", "In Venice , they do let Heauen see the prankes", "They dare not shew their Husbands .", "Their best Conscience ,", "Is not to leaue't vndone , but kept vnknowne" ]

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[ "OSGOOD & Co ., PUBLISHERS .", "Illustration : Mens Conscia .", "= Inspector =", "“ WHO SIGNED MAGNA", "CHARTA ? ”", "= Inspector =", "“ WHO SIGNED MAGNA CHARTA ? ”", "= Inspector =", "“ WHO SIGNED MAGNA CHARTA !!? ”", "= Scapegrace =", "“ PLEASE ,", "SIR , ‘ TWASN'T ME , SIR !! ”", "Illustration : Dignity .", "= Club “ Buttons . \"= “ I 'M AT THE ‘ JUNIOR PENINSULAR ’ NOW . ”", "= Friend .= “ WHAT ! DID YOU ‘ GET THE SACK ’ FROM ‘ THE REYNOLDS ’ ? ”", "= Buttons =", "“ GO ALONG WITH YER ! ‘ GET THE SACK ! ’ I SENT IN MY", "RESI'NATION TO THE C'MMITTEE ! ”", "Illustration : Family Pride .", "= First Boy .= “ MY FATHER 'S A ORFICER . ” = Second Boy .= “ WHAT ORFICER ? ” = First", "Boy .= “ WHY , A CORPORAL ! ” = Third Boy =", "“ SO 'S MY", "FATHER — HE 'S A ORFICER , TOO — A GENERAL , HE IS ! ” = Fourth Boy .= “ GO ALONG", "WITH YER ! ” = Third Boy .= “ SO HE IS — HE 'S A GENERAL DEALER !! ”", "Illustration : Bad Customer .", "= Landlady .= “ WHAT GENTLEMAN 'S LUGGAGE IS THIS , SAM ? ”", "= Ancient Waiter .= “ GE'TLEMAN ' S LUGGAGE , ‘ M ! ‘ OR ’ BLESHYER , NO , MUM ! THAT 'S", "ARTIS 'S TRAPS , THAT IS . THEY 'LL ‘ AVE TEA HERE TO-NIGHT , TAKE A LITTLE", "LODGIN ’ TO-MORROW , AND THERE THEY 'LL BE A LOAFIN ABOUT THE PLACE FOR", "MONTHS , DOIN ’ NO GOOD TO NOBODY ! ”", "Illustration : “ March of Refinement . ”", "= Brown =", "“ GIVE ME THE BILL OF FARE ,", "WAITER . ”", "= Head Waiter .= “ BEG PARDON , SIR ? ”", "= Brown .= “ THE BILL OF FARE . ”", "= Head Waiter .= “ THE WHAT , SIR ? O !— AH !— YES ! ” —", "— “ CHAWLES , BRING THIS — THIS — A — GEN'LEMAN — THE MENOO !! ”", "Illustration : Refrigerated Tourists .", "= Provincial Waiter .= “ ICE ! GENTLEMEN ! THERE AIN'T NO ICE IN AUTUMN TIME .", "BUT IT 'S EASY TO SEE YOU ARE GENTS FROM LONDON , AS DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT", "NATURE , AND I DON'T BLAME YOU FOR IT , IN COURSE . BUT , ICE IN AUGUST ! ”", "Exit , sniggering .", "Illustration : Intelligent Pet ." ]

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[ "Is Mrs. O ’ Farrell not here ?", "H ’ m .... Will you let her know I ’ ve come ?", "Not at home ?... But ....", "I can ’ t imagine why Mrs. O ’ Farrell should think I haven ’ t read the Morning Post at six o ’ clock in the evening .", "But when is Mrs. O ’ Farrell coming in ?", "But she telegraphed to me this afternoon , asking me to come and see her at once .", "It seems very extraordinary that she should have gone out . The matter was of considerable importance .", "Very well , I ’ ll sit down and wait . But I can ’ t stay long . I ’ m dining at ... no matter .", "Oh , thank you . Did you say you had the Morning Post ?", "Ah , thank you .", "The Duchess of St. Erth returned to Wales yesterday . The Marchioness of Mereston has arrived at 89 Grosvenor Square . The Marchioness of Serlo and Lady Eleanor King leave for Paris this morning .", "Isabel !", "She ’ s out !", "But ....", "I ’ ve just had a telegram from her .", "Nonsense . What can the Church Times have to do with the Archduchess", "Anastasia ?", "Well , presumably she wants you to drink the one and to read the other .", "It looks as if Penelope expected you , too .", "Have you ? I wonder why on earth she wired to you .", "My dear Charles , I wish you wouldn ’ t be slangy . It ’ s gone out in our set .", "I think I can put your minds at rest . I am in a position to explain the whole matter to you . The telegram she sent me makes it perfectly clear . I daresay you know that the Archduchess Anastasia is a patient of Dickie ’ s . And a very nice patient for him to have . I ’ ve never met her , though I happen to know several members of her family , and she ’ s a very cultivated , pleasant woman . I ’ ve always said to Dickie that that is the sort of practice he ought to get . The middle classes do a doctor no good .", "Well , it appears that the Archduchess Anastasia has signified her desire to know Penelope . Very charming and graceful action on her part , and just like her . Of course she ’ s extremely grateful to Dickie for all he ’ s done . He ’ s worked a miraculous cure , and I daresay she ’ s heard that Penelope is my niece . It ’ s a maxim you can always go on : royalty knows everything . And the long and the short of it is that she ’ s coming to lunch here . Of course Penelope knows nothing about these matters , and in a state of great excitement she ’ s sent for me . It ’ s the best thing she could do . I can tell her everything . I ’ ve lived in that set all my life . It ’ s nothing to be particularly proud about — mere accident of birth — I happen to be a gentleman . A certain family . Well , there it is , you see .", "She put it a little more briefly , of course , but that was the gist of it .", "You can see it if you like .", "“ Come at once . Archduchess Anastasia . Penelope .”", "Penelope knew I had a certain amount of intelligence . She didn ’ t want to waste her money , so she just put what was essential , and left me to gather the rest .", "What did Penelope say to you ?", "But that ’ s absurd . You know how stupid the Post Office is . They must have made a mistake . I know that the Pomeranian Royal Family is very odd , but there are limits , and I can ’ t imagine the Archduchess Anastasia being mixed up in a scandal with a Central African missionary .", "Six and eightpence ! Why six and eightpence ?", "It ’ s nonsense ! You ’ re so unpractical , Charles .", "How very odd .", "Well ?", "Where have you been all this time ?", "Really , Penelope , I think your behaviour is outrageous .", "I think it ’ s a capital idea . And she just flung the words six and eightpence at you , Beadsworth , and knew she ’ d fetch the lawyer .", "And now , my dear , that you ’ ve disposed of them , tell me all about the", "Archduchess Anastasia .", "What d ’ you mean , you invented her ? I know her well , I ’ ve known her for years . I know her whole family .", "I don ’ t understand what you mean at all , Penelope . You mention one of my most intimate friends , and then you tell me you invented her .", "I don ’ t know why you should think the mere mention of the Archduchess ’ s name would make me come here .", "Good gracious !", "My dear Charles , this is not the kind of matter in which you can be of any use . You ’ re a mathematician , and you ’ re not expected to know anything about practical affairs .", "But who is Ada Fergusson ? I ’ ve never heard of her .", "I am not in the least surprised .", "I have expected it all along . You will remember , Isabel , that I was against the marriage from the beginning . I said , one doesn ’ t marry a doctor . One sometimes meets them in society when they ’ ve had their angles rubbed off a little and perhaps have been knighted , but one never meets their wives . We suppose they do marry , but they don ’ t marry any one we know . I may be old-fashioned , but I stick to my opinion that there are only three possible professions for a gentleman , the law , the army , and the church .", "You ask me for my opinion , and I give it you . I regret that you should think it nonsense .", "Besides , you ’ ve got your family to think of . Of course you must leave him . You see , that is what I say , you ’ re not safe with people of no birth . I look upon all this as a blessing in disguise .", "Family life in England is going to the dogs . That is the long and short of it .", "Two and two are five . Two and two are five .", "I knew this would happen . I ’ ve been expecting it for years .", "My dear Charles , if you ’ re going to discuss life I think there ’ s no need for me to stay . I ’ ve told you for twenty years that you ’ re a scholar and a recluse . I have lived in the world , and I ’ m a practical man . If Penelope wants to consult me , I am at her service ; if not ....", "Really , Penelope .", "Penelope !", "My dear child !", "My dear Penelope , there are limits .", "My dear Penelope , I expected you to have more spirit . He ’ s a person of no family . I should have thought you were well rid of him .", "What you expect your father to be able to tell you I can ’ t imagine .", "I shouldn ’ t have thought one could describe you as either . But , in any case , I can stay no longer .", "It appears that my advice is not wanted , and I promised to look in on dear Lady Hollington before dinner .", "I ’ m too indulgent . People don ’ t rate me at my proper value .", "I could not get on to her . I don ’ t know what ’ s the matter with those telephone girls . Hussies !", "Good gracious me ! And Ada Fergusson ?", "This is a surprise . How on earth have you come to this conclusion ?", "Upon my word ! I must say , it annoys me that I should have been forced to break an important engagement for no reason . I should have thought ....", "Good-bye , Beadsworth . You must come and dine with me at the club one of these days .", "Very nice fellow . Quite a gentleman . No one would think he was a solicitor . I shall ask him to dinner with one or two people who don ’ t matter .", "I beg your pardon . I don ’ t know what you mean .", "It ’ s a great mistake , of course , to think that gout is a mark of good family . The porter of my club is a martyr to it .", "How d ’ you mean , Mrs. Macnothing ? I ’ ve never heard of a family called", "Macnothing .", "But you distinctly said it was Mrs. Macnothing .", "Why on earth didn ’ t you say so at once ?", "One of the Fergussons of Kingarth , I suppose ?", "How d ’ you do ?", "Dickie feels that only a physical impediment can excuse a man for not seeing a pretty woman .", "Not at all , not at all .", "I ’ ve been wondering if she ’ s one of the Staffordshire Macks or one of the Somersetshire Macks .", "How d ’ you mean you don ’ t know at all ? She must be one or the other .", "Good-bye , Mrs. Fergusson .", "Devilish fine woman .", "Good-bye , dear . Quite a lady .", "Ah , Mrs. Fergusson , this is a delightful surprise .", "Ah , ah . Tales out of school , Mrs. Fergusson .", "Oh , you mustn ’ t listen to all you hear . A man who goes out as much as I do is sure to get talked about . Our world is so small and so censorious .", "Oh , I ’ m very sorry to hear that . You look the picture of health and extremely handsome .", "If you will allow me to call on you I can promise to sympathise with you , but I ’ m afraid I shall never be able to tell you that you look anything but charming .", "I see you ’ ve been raking in the shekels , Dickie .", "You mustn ’ t ask me to be indiscreet .", "No , but it pleases women of our class to think one is hand and glove with persons of that profession .", "Look here , Dickie , now that you have a moment to spare you might give me a little professional advice . Of course , I shan ’ t pay you .", "The fact is , I ’ ve noticed lately that I ’ m not so thin as I was .", "I ’ m not asking you for repartee , Dickie , but advice .", "To tell you the truth , I have an inkling that I ’ ve made something of an impression on a very charming lady ....", "Strange as it may appear to you , she ’ s a married woman .", "What do you mean , Dickie ?", "Why ?", "But all women do that . It only shows that they like you .", "Well , my boy , if my wife were as indifferent to me as that , I should ask myself who the other feller was .", "My dear Dickie , it ’ s woman ’ s nature to be exacting . If she ’ s in love with you she ’ s always a nuisance , and a very charming nuisance too , to my mind . I like it .", "Now , my dear boy , I didn ’ t come to talk to you about Penelope , but about my own health .", "Good gracious me , that sounds very alarming . And what shall I do for it ?", "But that ’ s not treatment , that ’ s homicide !", "But , my dear Dickie ....", "She ’ s a fine , dashing woman . There ’ s no doubt about that .", "Mrs. Fergusson .", "Dickie , Dickie .", "Is my liver very wrong ?", "Richard , tell me the worst at once .", "I suppose one has to pay for being the most popular diner-out of one ’ s time .", "My dear fellow , I am the last man to give a woman away .", "Between ourselves , Dickie , do you think Mrs. Fergusson would find it peculiar if I asked her to lunch with me tête-à-tête at the Carlton ?", "Do you think her husband would mind ?", "It shows that she has a nice nature , or she wouldn ’ t have come to ask", "Penelope if she minded your going to Paris together .", "Lucky dog , I wish I were going to Paris with her .", "Ha , ha . Well , well , I must be running away . I ’ m dining out as usual . These good duchesses , they will not leave me alone . Good-bye .", "This is a pleasing surprise . I was under the impression you were in Paris .", "It is my gain .", "But this is very sudden . What shall we do without you ?", "But I thought he was bravely fighting for his country .", "This is more distressing than I can say . And are you going straight through ?", "How very singular ! I had made all arrangements to go to Paris to-morrow myself .", "I should look upon it as a privilege . And perhaps we might go to one or two plays while you ’ re there .", "Ha , ha , ha .", "It would be very kind of you .", "Charming creature . So dashing and a thorough gentlewoman .", "My dear , I ’ m not only the soul of honour , but fifty-two ." ]

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[ "What may this mean ? Earl Douglas has enjoin 'd thee", "To meet him here in private ?", "Since my short sojourn here , I 've mark 'd this earl ,", "And though the ties of blood unite us closely ,", "I shudder at his haughtiness of temper ,", "Which not his gentle wife , the bright Elwina ,", "Can charm to rest . Ill are their spirits pair 'd ;", "His is the seat of frenzy , her 's of softness ,", "His love is transport , her 's is trembling duty ;", "Rage in his soul is as the whirlwind fierce ,", "While her 's ne'er felt the power of that rude passion .", "Though every various charm adorns Elwina ,", "And though the noble Douglas dotes to madness ,", "Yet some dark mystery involves their fate :", "The canker grief devours Elwina 's bloom ,", "And on her brow meek resignation sits ,", "Hopeless , yet uncomplaining .", "Once , not long since , she thought herself alone ;", "‘ Twas then the pent-up anguish burst its bounds ;", "With broken voice , clasp 'd hands , and streaming eyes ,", "She call 'd upon her father , call 'd him cruel ,", "And said her duty claim 'd far other recompence .", "Often ,", "But hitherto in vain ; and yet she shews me", "The endearing kindness of a sister 's love ;", "But if I speak of Douglas ——", "Crossing the portico I met Lord Douglas ,", "Disorder 'd were his looks , his eyes shot fire ;", "He call 'd upon your name with such distraction ,", "I fear 'd some sudden evil had befallen you .", "I ne'er beheld", "Your gentle soul so ruffled , yet I 've mark 'd you ,", "While others thought you happiest of the happy ,", "Blest with whate'er the world calls great , or good ,", "With all that nature , all that fortune gives ,", "I 've mark 'd you bending with a weight of sorrow .", "What do I hear ?", "On that fam 'd spot where first the feuds commenc 'd", "Between the earls ?", "Indeed ‘ twas most unjust ; but say what follow 'd ?", "Did Douglas know , a marriage had been once", "Propos 'd ‘ twixt you and Percy ?", "Should he now find he was the instrument", "Of the Lord Raby 's vengeance ?", "Nor will return before his sov'reign comes .", "The king returns .", "You needs must go .", "I know not . I dispatch 'd young Harcourt to him ,", "To bid him quit the castle , as you order 'd ,", "Restore the scarf , and never see you more .", "But how the hard injunction was receiv 'd ,", "Or what has happen 'd since , I 'm yet to learn .", "Be calm ;", "Douglas this very moment left the castle ,", "With seeming peace .", "Should Percy once again entreat to see thee ,", "‘ Twere best admit him ; from thy lips alone", "He will submit to hear his final doom", "Of everlasting exile .", "If he remains ,", "As I suspect , within the castle walls ,", "‘ Twere best I sought him out .", "Harcourt , t ’ elude his watchfulness ,", "Might prudently retire .", "May Heaven restore that peace thy bosom wants !", "Of woe , indeed !", "Your husband lives .", "Still are you wrong ; the combat is not over . Stay , flowing tears , and give me leave to speak .", "What a task is mine !", "How shall I speak ? Thy husband ——", "When all was ready for the fatal combat ,", "He call 'd his chosen knights , then drew his sword ,", "And on it made them swear a solemn oath ,", "Confirm 'd by every rite religion bids ,", "That they would see perform 'd his last request ,", "Be it whate'er it would . Alas ! they swore .", "Then to their hands he gave a poison 'd cup ,", "Compounded of the deadliest herbs and drugs ;", "Take this , said he , it is a husband 's legacy ;", "Percy may conquer — and — I have a wife !", "If Douglas falls , Elwina must not live .", "O spare , for pity spare , my bleeding heart :", "Inhuman to the last ! Unnatural poison !", "Hark ! what alarm is that ?", "Douglas is fallen .", "Never .", "Whose entrance ?", "He 's single , we have hosts of friends .", "O unexampled virtue !", "Monster ! Barbarian ! leave her to her sorrows .", "Unfortunate indeed , but O most innocent !", "What means my lord ? This day ? That fatal scarf", "Was given long since , a toy of childish friendship ;", "Long ere your marriage , ere you knew Elwina .", "But now , when we believ 'd thee dead , she vow 'd", "Never to see thy rival . Instantly ,", "Not in a state of momentary passion ,", "But with a martyr 's dignity and calmness ,", "She bade me bring the poison .", "I obey .", "O horror , horror , horror !", "Elwina —", "Her grief wrought up to frenzy ,", "She has , in her delirium , swallow 'd poison !" ]

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[ "Can you guess the cause ?", "Sir , it is thought , with her he shall enjoy both these", "Kingdoms of Cicilie and Calabria .", "Who , Philaster ?", "Sir , my ignorance in State-policy , will not let me know why Philaster being Heir to one of these Kingdoms , the King should suffer him to walk abroad with such free liberty .", "The second ?", "The last ?", "She 's a profitable member .", "It must be ill done , if it be done .", "Who does not ?", "This speech calls him Spaniard , being nothing but", "A large inventory of his own commendations .", "Peace , we are one soul .", "How do you worthy Sir ?", "But do you weigh the danger you are in ?", "Yes Madam .", "Sir ,", "She parted hence but now with other Ladies .", "Get him another wench , and you bring him to bed in deed .", "So please your Grace I have seen a boy wait", "On her , a fair boy .", "Why here 's a Male spirit for Hercules , if ever there be nine worthies of women , this wench shall ride astride , and be their Captain .", "Nay doubtless ‘ tis true .", "Philaster is too backward i n't himself ;", "The Gentry do await it , and the people", "Against their nature are all bent for him ,", "And like a field of standing Corn , that 's mov 'd", "With a stiff gale , their heads bow all one way .", "I ‘ tis past speech , she lives dishonestly .", "But how shall we , if he be curious , work", "Upon his faith ?", "It will be best .", "Sir , remember this is your honour 'd friend ,", "That comes to do his service , and will shew you", "Why he utter 'd this .", "Never before .", "It was his vertue and his noble mind .", "Is't possible this fellow should repent ? Me thinks that were not noble in him : and yet he looks like a mortified member , as if he had a sick mans Salve in 's mouth . If a worse man had done this fault now , some Physical Justice or other , would presentlyhave opened the obstructions of his Liver , and let him bloud with a Dog-whip .", "Sure this Lady has a good turn done her against her will : before she was common talk , now none dare say , Cantharides can stir her , her face looks like a Warrant , willing and commanding all Tongues , as they will answer it , to be tied up and bolted when this Lady means to let her self loose . As I live she has got her a goodly protection , and a gracious ; and may use her body discreetly , for her healths sake , once a week , excepting Lent and Dog-days : Oh if they were to be got for mony , what a great sum would come out of the City for these Licences ?", "Nor will be I think .", "There 's already a thousand fatherless tales amongst us ; some say her Horse run away with her ; some a Wolf pursued her ; others , it was a plot to kill her ; and that Armed men were seen in the Wood : but questionless , she rode away willingly .", "Sir , I cannot tell .", "Sir , shall I lie ?", "Lady you must go search too .", "Yonder , my Lord , creeps one away .", "Help to lead him hence .", "It was Philaster .", "I pray that this action lose not Philaster the hearts of the people .", "We linger time ; the King sent for Philaster and the", "Headsman an hour ago .", "We dally Gentlemen .", "So please you Sir , he 's gone to see the City ,", "And the new Platform , with some Gentlemen", "Attending on him .", "The City up ! this was above our wishes .", "No , no , ‘ twill but lose time .", "My Lord is come .", "Noble and worthy .", "My good Lord Lyon , most happily met worthy Trasiline , Come gallants , what 's the newes , the season affoords us variety , the novilsts of our time runnes on heapes , to glut their itching eares with airie sounds , trotting to'th burse ; and in the Temple walke with greater zeale to heare a novall lye , than a pyous Anthum tho chanted by Cherubins .", "Thats as their intelligence serves .", "But like to be , and shall have in dowry with the", "Princesse this Kingdome of Cycele .", "He hath many friends .", "I could wish their experience answered their loves ,", "Then should the much too much wrongd Phylaster ,", "Possesse his right in spight of Don and the divell .", "Yet you'ld not beleeve this .", "O very well Sir .", "There would be little gotten by it , ene keepe you as ye are ." ]

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[ "Kenneth , when this is paid , I shall have made two pound seventeen in the three months , and saved you about three pounds . One hundred and seventeen shillings at tenpence a thousand is one hundred and forty thousand words at fourteen hundred words an hour . It 's only just over an hour a day . Ca n't you get me more ? MALISE lifts the hand that holds his pen and lets it fall again . CLARE puts the cover on the typewriter , and straps it .", "I 'm quite packed . Shall I pack for you ?Ca n't we have more than three days at the sea ?You did sleep last night .", "Bad head ?By this time the day after to-morrow the case will be heard and done with . You 're not worrying for me ? Except for my poor old Dad , I do n't care a bit . MALISE heaves himself out of the chair , and begins pacing up and down .", "Kenneth , do you understand why he does n't claim damages , after what he said that day-here ?It is true that he does n't ?", "But you told me yourself", "Why ?", "How much am I valued at ?", "Will you have to pay ?", "Ca n't you borrow ?", "Will they make you bankrupt , then ?But that does n't mean that you wo n't have your income , does it ?What is your income , Kenneth ?A hundred and fifty from “ The Watchfire , ” I know . What else ?", "What else ? Tell me .", "Where are you going ?", "Where was it ?", "Give it to me !", "Give it to me !", "Do n't !", "This last business — what do you mean by that ?", "Please .", "Yes ?", "It 's inhuman !", "Thank you , Mrs. Miler — I 'm glad to know .", "Do n't !", "Will you go out and do something for me ?Take this with the note to that address — it 's quite close . He 'll give you thirty pounds for it . Please pay these bills and bring me back the receipts , and what 's over .", "Yes . It was my mother 's .", "Nothing more , Mrs. Miler , not even a wedding ring .", "Mrs. Fullarton ?Ask them to come in .", "Yes ?", "Yes .Now !", "Please tell me quickly , what you 've come for .", "I see . Will you please thank Mr. Dedmond , and say that I refuse ?", "I have just learnt it .", "You are cowards .", "I do mean it . You ruin him because of me . You get him down , and kick him to intimidate me .", "If I were dying , and it would save me , I would n't take a penny from my husband .", "Yes .", "I 'm sorry I called you a coward . It 's the whole thing , I meant .", "Please do n't , Dolly ! Let me be !", "You say George is generous ! If he wanted to be that he 'd never have claimed these damages . It 's revenge he wants — I heard him here . You think I 've done him an injury . So I did — when I married him . I do n't know what I shall come to , Dolly , but I sha n't fall so low as to take money from him . That 's as certain as that I shall die .", "After this !", "“ If I could be the falling bee , and kiss thee all the day ! ”", "No , Dolly !", "Are n't I ?", "You see , I love him .", "Did I ? How funny !", "One does n't always know the future , does one ?", "I love him ! I love him !", "Go away ! Go away !", "I must — I will keep him . He 's all I 've got .", "Go !", "Well ? “ The Watchfire ? ” You may as well tell me .", "Then you are to lose that , too ?I know about it — never mind how .", "There are other things to be got , are n't there ?", "Kenneth , do you care for me ?Am I anything to you but just prettiness ?", "Yes .", "Give me a kiss ! He turns and kisses her . But his lips , after that kiss , have the furtive bitterness one sees on the lips of those who have done what does not suit their mood . He goes out . She is left motionless by the armchair , her throat working . Then , feverishly , she goes to the little table , seizes a sheet of paper , and writes . Looking up suddenly she sees that MRS. MILER has let herself in with her latchkey .", "Take your wages ; and give him this when he comes in . I 'm going away .", "I sha n't be coming back .I 'm leaving Mr. Malise , and sha n't see him again . And the suit against us will be withdrawn — the divorce suit — you understand ?", "It 's not you . I can see for myself . Do n't make it harder ; help me . Get a cab .", "Tell him to come for my trunk . It is packed .", "Yes .", "Do n't ! It 's all right . Good-bye ! She walks out and away , not looking back . MRS. MILER chokes her sobbing into the black stuff of her thick old jacket . CURTAIN ACT IV Supper-time in a small room at “ The Gascony ” on Derby Day . Through the windows of a broad corridor , out of which the door opens , is seen the dark blue of a summer night . The walls are of apricot-gold ; the carpets , curtains , lamp-shades , and gilded chairs , of red ; the wood-work and screens white ; the palms in gilded tubs . A doorway that has no door leads to another small room . One little table behind a screen , and one little table in the open , are set for two persons each . On a service-table , above which hangs a speaking-tube , are some dishes of hors d'ouvres , a basket of peaches , two bottles of champagne in ice-pails , and a small barrel of oysters in a gilded tub . ARNAUD , the waiter , slim , dark , quick , his face seamed with a quiet , soft irony , is opening oysters and listening to the robust joy of a distant supper-party , where a man is playing the last bars of : “ Do ye ken John Peel ” on a horn . As the sound dies away , he murmurs : “ Tres Joli ! ” and opens another oyster . Two Ladies with bare shoulders and large hats pass down the corridor . Their talk is faintly wafted in : “ Well , I never like Derby night ! The boys do get so bobbish ! ” “ That horn — vulgar , I call it ! ” ARNAUD 'S eyebrows rise , the corners of his mouth droop . A Lady with bare shoulders , and crimson roses in her hair , comes along the corridor , and stops for a second at the window , for a man to join her . They come through into the room . ARNAUD has sprung to attention , but with : “ Let 's go in here , shall we ? ” they pass through into the further room . The MANAGER , a gentleman with neat moustaches , and buttoned into a frock-coat , has appeared , brisk , noiseless , his eyes everywhere ; he inspects the peaches .", "Must I order ?", "No .", "You are very kind .", "How d'you do ?", "Where ?", "Yes . As he sits down , ARNAUD returns and stands before them .", "Do they ?", "It does n't matter .", "It 's all right , thank you . The YOUNG MAN sits down again , uncomfortable , nonplussed . There is silence , broken by the inaudible words of the languid lord , and the distant merriment of the supper-party . ARNAUD brings the plovers ’ eggs .", "No .", "Everything has a beginning , has n't it ?", "‘ Le vin est tire , il faut le boire ’ !", "No , I do n't ; really .", "I had the sense to keep them .", "I can n't take , for nothing .", "That 's not your fault , is it ? You see , I 've been beaten all along the line . And I really do n't care what happens to me .I really do n't ; except that I do n't take charity . It 's lucky for me it 's you , and not some —— The supper-party is getting still more boisterous , and there comes a long view holloa , and a blast of the horn .", "Oh , yes ; I 've had people , and a husband , and — everything —— And here I am ! Queer , is n't it ?This is going to my head ! Do you mind ? I sha'n ' t sing songs and get up and dance , and I wo n't cry , I promise you !", "Have you got sisters ?My brother 's in India . I sha'n ' t meet him , anyway .", "Who are those two ?", "You 're not going to find out my name . I have n't got one — nothing . She leans her bare elbows on the table , and her face on her hands .", "First of June ! This day last year I broke covert — I 've been running ever since .", "Yes . What 's the other side ? The YOUNG MAN puts out his hand and touches her arm . It is meant for sympathy , but she takes it for attraction .", "Not yet please ! I 'm enjoying this . May", "I have a cigarette ?", "Yes , I 'm enjoying it . Had a pretty poor time lately ; not enough to eat , sometimes .", "Thank you .", "Eat and drink , for tomorrow we — Listen !", "From the supper-party comes the sound of an abortive chorus :", "“ With a hey ho , chivy , hark forrard , hark forrard , tantivy ! ”", "Jarring out into a discordant whoop , it sinks .", "“ This day a stag must die . ” Jolly old song !", "Have n't kept my end up . Lots of women do ! You see : I 'm too fine , and not fine enough ! My best friend said that . Too fine , and not fine enough .I could n't be a saint and martyr , and I would n't be a soulless doll . Neither one thing nor the other — that 's the tragedy .", "I did try .But what 's the good — when there 's nothing before you ?— Do I look ill ?", "A man once said to me : “ As you have n't money , you should never have been pretty ! ” But , you see , it is some good . If I had n't been , I could n't have risked coming here , could I ? Do n't you think it was rather sporting of me to buy thesewith the last shilling over from my cab fare ?", "It 's no use doing things by halves , is it ? I 'm — in for it — wish me luck !In for it — deep !Down , down , till they 're just above water , and then — down , down , down , and — all over ! Are you sorry now you came and spoke to me ?", "Thank God for beauty ! I hope I shall die pretty ! Do you think I shall do well ?", "I want to know . Do you ?", "That 's splendid . Those poor women in the streets would give their eyes , would n't they ?— that have to go up and down , up and down ! Do you think I — shall —— The YOUNG MAN , half-rising , puts his hand on her arm .", "No , thanks .", "Yes . The YOUNG MAN turns to look for the waiter , but ARNAUD is not in the room . He gets up ." ]

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[ "Well , madam , just wait until you hear who it was . I declare it was much more for Miss Dorothy and yourself than for me ; and if it was a little countrified , I had a good excuse .", "Miss Evelina , I was sure you would ask . Well , what do you think ? I was looking out of window at the barber 's opposite", "And first there came out two of the most beautiful - the Royal livery , madam !", "O no , madam , it was after they were gone . Then , who should come out - but you 'll never guess !", "Mr. Menteith himself !", "O madam , not the Beau 's own gentleman ?", "No doubt of that , madam ; they 're never far apart . He came out feeling his chin , madam , so ; and a packet of letters under his arm , so ; and he had the Beau 's own walk to that degree you could n't tell his back from his master 's .", "Madam , I know it ; but la , what are you to make of me ? Look at the time and trouble dear Miss Dorothy was always taking - she that trained up everybody - and see what 's come of it : Barbara Ridley I was , and Barbara Ridley I am ; and I do n't do with fashionable ways - I can n't do with them ; and indeed , Miss Evelina , I do sometimes wish we were all back again on Edenside , and Mr. Anthony a boy again , and dear Miss Dorothy her old self , galloping the bay mare along the moor , and taking care of all of us as if she was our mother , bless her heart !", "That it has , madam , and the sight of Mr. Menteith put it clean out of my head .Four for you , Miss Evelina , two for me , and only one for Miss Dorothy . Miss Dorothy seems quite neglected , does she not ? Six months ago , it was a different story .", "O madam , will he come in his red coat ?", "La , madam , he can n't help that .", "La , madam , how nice !", "La , Miss Evelina , there 's no harm in an old maid .", "Why , madam , I did think it was a case with Mr. Austin .", "Sure , madam , that must be tiresome for him .", "Well , madam , I believe that : he is the most beautiful gentleman still .", "Well , Miss Dorothy , perhaps it 's out of my place : but I do hope Mr. Austin will come : I should love to have him see my necklace on .", "Yes , indeed , Miss , that he did : the very same day he drove you in his curricle to Penshurst . You remember , Miss , I could n't go .", "La , Miss Dorothy , I would n't for the world .", "Sure , madam , I hope I know my place .", "Please , Mr. Anthony , Miss Foster said I was to show your room .", "La , Mr. Anthony , I hope I 'm nothing of the kind .", "O Mr. Anthony , for shame ! Why do n't you ask Miss", "Foster ?", "O Mr. Anthony , do n't say that .", "Nothing that I know of . O Mr. Anthony , I do n't think there can be anything .", "O sir ! I do n't know , and yet I do n't like it . Here 's my beautiful necklace all broke to bits : she took it off my very neck , and gave me her birthday pearls instead ; and I found it afterwards on the table , all smashed to pieces ; and all she wanted it for was to take and break it . Why that ? It frightens me , Mr. Anthony , it frightens me .", "He gave it me : that 's why she broke it .", "Mr. Austin did ; and I do believe I should not have taken it , Mr. Anthony , but I thought no harm , upon my word of honour . He was always here : that was six months ago ; and indeed , indeed , I thought they were to marry . How would I think else with a born lady like Miss Dorothy ?", "Here it is , as true as true : they were going for a jaunt ; and Miss Foster had her gout ; and I was to go with them ; and he told me to make-believe I was ill ; and I did ; and I stayed at home ; and he gave me that necklace ; and they went away together ; and , oh dear ! I wish I 'd never been born .", "We have n't seen him from that day to this , the wicked villain ; and , Mr. Anthony , he has n't so much as written the poor dear a word .", "I do hope , sir , you wo n't use me against Miss Dorothy .", "Mr. Austin .", "I assure you , madam , when Mr. Menteith took me to the play , he talked so much of Mr. Austin that I could n't hear a word of Mr. Kean .", "I beg your pardon , madam , I am sure , but are we really to see one of His Majesty 's own brothers ? That will be pure ! O madam , this is better than Carlisle .", "What ? the Duke ? O dear ! was it for that ?" ]

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[ "meeting her kindly . How does the happy Cause of my Content , my dear Amanda ? You find me musing on my happy State , And full of grateful Thoughts to Heaven , and you .", "The largest Boons that Heaven thinks fit to grant", "To Things it has decreed shall crawl on Earth ,", "Are in the Gift of Woman form 'd like you .", "Perhaps when Time shall be no more ,", "When the aspiring Soul shall take its Flight ,", "And drop this pond'rous Lump of Clay behind it ,", "It may have Appetites we know not of ,", "And Pleasures as refin 'd as its Desires —", "But till that Day of Knowledge shall instruct me ,", "The utmost Blessing that my Thought can reach ,", "Is folded in my Arms , and rooted in my", "Heart .", "Well said , Amanda — let it be for ever .—", "Wou 'd Heaven grant that —", "It must : that mournful Separation we must see .", "A bitter Pill it is to all ; but doubles its ungrateful Taste ,", "When Lovers are to swallow it ;", "Can you then doubt my Constancy , Amanda ?", "You 'll find ‘ tis built upon a steady Basis ——", "The Rock of Reason now supports my Love ,", "On which it stands so fix 'd ,", "The rudest Hurricane of wild Desire", "Wou 'd , like the Breath of a soft slumbering Babe ,", "Pass by , and never shake it .", "You know then all that needs to give you Rest ,", "For Wife 's the strongest Claim that you can urge .", "When you would plead your Title to my Heart ,", "On this you may depend ; therefore be calm ,", "Banish your Fears , for they are Traitors to your Peace :", "Beware of them , they are insinuating busy Things", "That gossip to and fro , and do a World of Mischief", "Where they come : But you shall soon be Mistress of ‘ em all ,", "I 'll aid you with such Arms for their Destruction ,", "They never shall erect their Heads again .", "You know the Business is indispensible , that obliges", "Me to go to London , and you have no Reason , that I", "Know of , to believe that I 'm glad of the Occasion :", "For my honest Conscience is my Witness ,", "I have found a due Succession of such Charms", "In my Retirement here with you ,", "I have never thrown one roving Thought that way ;", "But since , against my Will , I 'm dragg 'd once more", "To that uneasy Theatre of Noise ,", "I am resolv 'd to make such use o n't ,", "As shall convince you ‘ tis an old cast Mistress ,", "Who has been so lavish of her Favours ,", "She 's now grown Bankrupt of her Charms ,", "And has not one Allurement left to move me .", "That Trial past , and y'are at ease for ever ;", "When you have seen the Helmet prov 'd ,", "You 'll apprehend no more for him that wears it :", "Therefore to put a lasting Period to your Fears ,", "I am resolv 'd , this once , to launch into Temptation .", "I 'll give you an Essay of all my Virtues ;", "My former boon Companions of the Bottle", "Shall fairly try what Charms are left in Wine :", "I 'll take my Place amongst them ,", "They shall hem me in ,", "Sing Praises to their God , and drink his Glory ;", "Turn wild Enthusiasts for his sake ,", "And Beasts to do him Honour :", "Whilst I , a stubborn Atheist ,", "Sullenly look on ,", "Without one reverend Glass to his Divinity .", "That for my Temperance ,", "Then for my Constancy ——", "Indeed the Danger 's small .", "Why are you so timorous ?", "My Courage should disperse your Apprehensions .", "Fy , fy , Amanda , it is not kind thus to distrust me .", "For if you can believe ‘ tis possible", "I shou 'd again relapse to my past Follies ,", "I must appear to you a thing", "Of such an undigested Composition ,", "That but to think of me with Inclination ,", "Wou 'd be a Weakness in your Taste ,", "Your Virtue scarce cou 'd answer .", "Nor shall they trouble you much longer ,", "A little time shall shew you they were groundless ;", "This Winter shall be the fiery Trial of my Virtue ;", "Which , when it once has past ,", "You 'll be convinc 'd ‘ twas of no false Allay ,", "There all your Cares will end —", "How do you like these Lodgings , my Dear ? For my part , I am so well pleased with them , I shall hardly remove whilst we stay in Town , if you are satisfy 'd .", "O ! a little of the Noise and Bustle of the World sweetens the Pleasures of Retreat : We shall find the Charms of our Retirement doubled , when we return to it .", "I own most of them are indeed but empty ; nay , so empty , that one would wonder by what Magick Power they act , when they induce us to be vicious for their sakes . Yet some there are we may speak kindlier of : There are Delights , of which a private Life is destitute , which may divert an honest Man , and be a harmless Entertainment to a virtuous Woman . The Conversation of the Town is one ; and trulythe Plays , I think , may be esteem 'd another .", "But till that Reformation can be made , I would not leave the wholesome Corn for some intruding Tares that grow among it . Doubtless the Moral of a well-wrought Scene is of prevailing Force —— Last Night there happen 'd one that mov 'd me strangely .", "Why ‘ twas about — but ‘ tis not worth repeating .", "No , I think ‘ tis as well let alone .", "‘ Twas a foolish thing : You 'd perhaps grow jealous shou 'd I tell it you , tho ’ without a Cause , Heaven knows .", "I 'll then convince you you have none , by making it no longer so . Know then , I happen 'd in the Play to find my very Character , only with the Addition of a Relapse ; which struck me so , I put a sudden Stop to a most harmless Entertainment , which till then diverted me between the Acts . ‘ Twas to admire the Workmanship of Nature , in the Face of a young Lady that sat some distance from me , she was so exquisitely handsome ——", "Why do you repeat my Words , my Dear ?", "Then you are alarmed , Amanda ?", "You are too quick in apprehending for me ; all will be well when you have heard me out . I do confess I gaz 'd upon her , nay , eagerly I gaz 'd upon her .", "No , I desir 'd her not : I view 'd her with a World of Admiration , but not one Glance of Love .", "I did take heed ; for observing in the Play , that he who seem 'd to represent me there , was , by an Accident like this , unwarily surpriz 'd into a Net , in which he lay a poor intangled Slave , and brought a Train of Mischiefs on his Head , I snatch 'd my Eyes away ; they pleaded hard for leave to look again , but I grew absolute , and they obey 'd .", "Indeed I cannot tell .", "By all that 's sacred , then , I did not ask .", "I do not .", "Why , were you disturb 'd ?", "None certainly .", "But you thought wrong , Amanda ; For turn the Case , and let it be your Story ; Should you come home , and tell me you had seen a handsome Man , shou 'd I grow jealous because you had Eyes ?", "She has Reason on her side , I have talk 'd too much ; but I must turn it off another way .Will you then make no difference , Amanda , between the Language of our Sex and yours ? There is a Modesty restrains your Tongues , which makes you speak by halves when you commend ; but roving Flattery gives a loose to ours , which makes us still speak double what we think : You shou 'd not therefore , in so strict a Sense , take what I said to her Advantage .", "I am content .", "Do n't you be jealous now , for I shall gaze upon her too .", "Ha ! By Heavens , the very Woman !", "If my Wife never desires a harder thing ,", "Madam , her Request will be easily granted .", "You ought rather , Madam , to wish me Joy upon that , since I am the only Gainer .", "If the World is so favourable to me , to allow I deserve that", "Title , I hope ‘ tis so just to my Wife , to own I derive it from her .", "I 'm afraid we shall lose that Character , Madam , whenever you happen to change your Condition .", "Lord Foppington !— I know him not .", "Give my Service to his Lordship , and let him know , I am proud of the Honour he intends me .", "No , there you are wrong , Amanda ; you shou 'd never bestow your", "Pity upon those who take pains for your Contempt ; Pity those whom", "Nature abuses , but never those who abuse Nature .", "You have done well to engage a Second , my Dear ; for here comes one will be apt to call you to an Account for your Country Principles .", "My Lord , this young Lady is a Relation of my Wife 's .", "‘ Tis a heavenly one , indeed !", "But your Lordship now is become a Pillar of the State ; you must attend the weighty Affairs of the Nation .", "O , but you 'll find the House will expect your Attendance .", "But your Friends will take it ill if you do n't attend their particular Causes .", "Not I , my Lord ; I 'm too fashionable a Husband to pry into the", "Secrets of my Wife .", "Hey ; what the Devil , do you affront my Wife , Sir ? Nay then —", "I hope I ha n't kill 'd the Fool , however —— Bear him up ! Where 's your Wound ?", "Call a Surgeon there : Unbutton him quickly .", "This Mischief you may thank yourself for .", "Pr'ythee do n't stand prating , but look upon his Wound .", "Why then he 'll bleed to Death , Sir .", "‘ Slife , he 's run thro ’ the Guts , I tell thee .", "Let me see his Wound .", "Why , thou art the veriest Coxcomb I ever saw .", "I shall hardly think it worth my prosecuting any farther , so you may be at rest , Sir .", "Oh , there 's no harm done : You serv 'd him well .", "O , no matter ; never trouble yourself about that .", "O , a Trifle : He would have lain with my Wife before my Face , so she oblig 'd him with a Box o'the Ear , and I run him thro ’ the Body : That was all .", "None at all : He 's fallen into the Hands of a roguish Surgeon , who I perceive designs to frighten a little Money out of him . But I saw his Wound , ‘ tis nothing ; he may go to the Play to-night , if he pleases .", "With all my Heart .Tho ’ I cou 'd wish , methinks , to stay and gaze a little longer on that Creature . Good God ! How beautiful she is !— But what have I to do with Beauty ? I have already had my Portion , and must not covet more . Come , Sir , when you please .", "~ to ~ Wor . ] I 'll overtake you , Sir : What wou 'd my Dear ?", "Jealous already , Amanda ?", "Aside . ] Whate'er her Reason be , I must not tell her true .Why , I confess she 's handsome . But you must not think I slight your Kinswoman , if I own to you , of all the Women who may claim that Character , she is the last wou 'd triumph in my Heart .", "Now tell me why you ask 'd ?", "I 'm yours .", "Is my Wife within ?", "‘ Tis well ; leave me . Solus . Sure Fate has yet some Business to be done , Before Amanda 's Heart and mine must rest ; Else , why amongst those Legions of her Sex , Which throng the World , Shou 'd she pick out for her Companion The only one on Earth Whom Nature has endow 'd for her undoing ? Undoing was't , I said —— Who shall undo her ? Is not her Empire fix 'd ? Am I not hers ? Did she not rescue me , a groveling Slave , When , chain 'd and bound by that black Tyrant Vice , I labour 'd in his vilest Drudgery ? Did she not ransom me , and set me free ? Nay , more : When by my Follies sunk To a poor tatter 'd , despicable Beggar , Did she not lift me up to envy 'd Fortune ? Give me herself , and all that she possest ? Without a Thought of more Return , Than what a poor repenting Heart might make her , Ha n't she done this ? And if she has , Am I not strongly bound to love her for it ? To love her — Why , do I not love her then ? By Earth and Heaven , I do ! Nay , I have Demonstration that I do : For I would sacrifice my Life to serve her . Yet hold —— If laying down my Life Be Demonstration of my Love , What is't I feel in favour of Berinthia ? For shou 'd she be in danger , methinks , I cou 'd incline To risk it for her Service too ; and yet I do not love her . How then subsists my Proof ?— — O , I have found it out . What I would do for one , is Demonstration of my Love ; And if I 'd do as much for t'other : it there is Demonstration of my Friendship —— Ay —— it must be so . I find I 'm very much her Friend .— Yet let me ask myself one puzzling Question more : Whence springs this mighty Friendship all at once ? For our Acquaintance is of a later Date . Now Friendship 's said to be a Plant of tedious Growth , its Root compos 'd of tender Fibres , nice in their Taste , cautious in spreading , check 'd with the least Corruption in the Soil , long ere it take , and longer still ere it appear to do so ; whilst mine is in a Moment shot so high , and fix 'd so fast , it seems beyond the Power of Storms to shake it . I doubt it thrives too fast .Enter ~ Berinthia ~. — Ah , she here !— Nay , then take heed , my Heart , for there are Dangers towards .", "I was debating , Madam , whether I was so or not ; and that was it which made me look so thoughtful .", "What if the Distemper , I suspect , be in the Mind ?", "Alas , you undertake you know not what .", "Nay , I 'll allow you so yet farther : For I have reason to believe , shou 'd I put myself into your Hands , you wou 'd increase my Distemper .", "Were I but sure of that , I 'd quickly lay my Case before you .", "O , a very great one .", "You might betray my Distemper to my Wife .", "Will you then keep my Secret ?", "Swear .", "By what ?", "That 's swearing by my Deity . Do it by your own , or I sha n't believe you .", "I 'm satisfy 'd . Now hear my Symptoms , and give me your Advice .", "The first were these :", "When ‘ twas my Chance to see you at the Play ,", "A random Glance you threw , at first alarm 'd me ,", "I cou 'd not turn my Eyes from whence the Danger came :", "I gaz 'd upon you , till you shot again ,", "And then my Fears came on me .", "My Heart began to pant , my Limbs to tremble ,", "My Blood grew thin , my Pulse beat quick ,", "My Eyes grew hot and dim , and all the Frame of Nature", "Shook with Apprehension .", "‘ Tis true , some small Recruits of Resolution", "My Manhood brought to my Assistance ,", "And by their Help I made a Stand a while ,", "But found at last your Arrows flew so thick ,", "They cou 'd not fail to pierce me ;", "So left the Field ,", "And fled for shelter to Amanda 's Arms .", "What think you of these Symptoms , pray ?", "Why , instantly she let me Blood , which for the present much assuag 'd my Flame . But when I saw you , out it burst again , and rag 'd with greater Fury than before . Nay , since you now appear , ‘ tis so increas 'd , that in a Moment , if you do not help me , I shall , whilst you look on , consume to Ashes .", "Then we 'll die together , my charming Angel .", "Tell her I 'm coming .", "In Matters of Love , a Woman 's Oath is no more to be minded than a Man 's .", "So , thus for all 's well . I 'm got into her Bed-Chamber , and I think nobody has perceiv 'd me steal into the House ; my Wife do n't expect me home till four o'Clock ; so if Berinthia comes to Bed by eleven , I shall have a Chace of five Hours . Let me see , where shall I hide myself ? Under her Bed ? No ; we shall have her Maid searching there for something or other ; her Closet 's a better place , and I have a Master-Key will open it : I 'll e'en in there , and attack her just when she comes to her Prayers , that 's the most like to prove her critical Minute ; for then the Devil will be there to assist me .", "Peace , my Dear ; it 's no Ghost , take it in your Arms , you 'll find ‘ tis worth a hundred of ‘ em .", "Is the Coast clear ?", "I am very well pleas 'd with my Trick thus far , and shall be so till I have play 'd it out , if it be n't your Fault : where 's my Wife ?", "With whom ?", "Then we are safe enough .", "And they 'd be in the right o n't too . But I dare trust mine :—— Besides , I know he 's in love in another place , and he 's not one of those who court half a dozen at a time .", "What says Amanda to my staying abroad so late ?", "Then I 'm afraid they 'll quarrel at Play , and soon throw up the Cards :Therefore , my dear charming Angel , let us make good use of our time .", "Pray what do you think I mean ?", "I 'll shew you .", "No , that wou 'd make you blush worse than t'other .", "Faith , I can n't tell that ; but if I do , it shall be in the dark .", "I 'll try that .", "You 'll do as well without it .", "Come into the Closet , Madam , there 's Moonshine upon the Couch .", "Then you must be carried .", "You need not fear , Sir , I 'm too fond of my own Wife , to have the least Inclination for yours .", "Madam .", "Madam , I saw ‘ em all go into the Tavern together , and my Master was so drunk he cou 'd scarce stand .", "O Lord , Madam , here 's my Master just staggering in upon you ; he has been quarrelsome yonder , and they have kick 'd him out of the Company ." ]

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[ "I am no Hans of thine . My name is Hans Lorbass . A knave who stalks stiff-necked and solemn up and down the world does not much relish being treated like a child . Burial-wife . Thou art my dear child none the less . Only grow old and gray ; and then shall thy body bear its scars and thy soul its sins back to the old wife .", "Not yet . Burial-wife . Thou hast dug many a deep still grave for me ; many a wanderer will come and find rest , therein . Over the gray path of the boundless sea will each one come bringing his life 's sorrow to lay it here upon my bosom . I open wide my arms to them as my father bade me , and blessing them I thus absolve myself from suffering and penance . Beneath my breath sin and crime straightway disappear ;— and smilingly I bear all my dear children to their rest .", "Not me . What concern hast thou with me ? It is true thou holdest me here within thy grave-yard prison and compellest me to play the grave-digger with blows and taunts ; but let my prince once come this way again , and not another hour of service shalt thou have .... My prince , my gold-prince ! My sweet lad ! How I could burst with a single leap straight to thy side through all the world , and with my too-long-idle sword hurl down to hell the coward pack that presses round thee !... And thou art all to blame ,— yes , all . He had already quite enough agonizing longings , unfulfilled desires ; but thou must needs fan the warmly glowing flames to a devouring blaze . It was thou that lured him into that adventure , that willed his braving danger singlehanded ; and if he cracks the accursed nut , if I see the foam curl again about his prow ,— even if I clasp him to me and feel him safe indeed ,— who shall tell me that after all his prize is worth his pains ? Where is that woman thou hast showed to him , that pattern of beauty and purity , that paragon of softness and strength , she who was born to steal away his other longings ,— where is she ?— show her to me ! Burial-wife . My little Hans , my son , why stormest thou so ?", "Let me curse . Burial-wife . Hush thee , and lie down here beside me on the straw , and listen what I tell thee .", "On the grave-straw ?Burial-wife . There landed two men yonder on a golden spring day , and wandered lost like wild things through the thicket . Who were they ?", "I and my master were the two . The villainy of his step-brother had rent from him his throne and kingdom . He was too young , he was too weak ,— there lay the blame . Burial-wife . Yet he was blustering and drew his sword and demanded with storm and threat that I should grant a wish for him . Still thou knowest him , my dear son ?", "Do I know him ! Burial-wife . “ Thou desirest the fairest of women for thy bride ? ” I said . “ She is not here ; but if thou dost not shrink before the danger , I can show thee the way , my son . ”", "The way to death ! Burial-wife . “ There lies an isle in the northern seas , where day and night are merged in dawn ; never more shall he rejoice at sight of home who loses his path there in a storm . There lies thy path . And there , where the holy word is never taught , within a crystal house there lives a wild heron , worshiped as a god . From that heron thou must pluck three feathers out and bring them hither . ”", "And if he brings them ? Burial-wife . Then I will make him conscious of miraculous power , through which he shall find and bind her to himself who awaits him in night and need ; for by this deed he grows a man , and worth the prize .", "And then ? When he has got her , and sighs and coos and lies in her bosom half a hundred years , when he turns himself a very woman , I shall be the last to wonder at it . Look !I shovelled this shining glittering bauble out of the dune-sand . I have heaped up whole bushels of it in my greedy zeal . Now , as I toss from me this sticky mass of resin , that borrows the name and place of a stone , so with the act I hurl away in mocking laughter these many-colored lies of womankind .Now go and brew my evening draught . I will to the sea to seek my master .OttarHolloa , Gylf ! GylfWhat is it ?", "Bandits ! Just come on once !How is it ? I hope they have not hurt thee . Burial-wife . None can harm me , none molest me , who has not first wronged himself and all his hopes . OttarHo , Hans is playing with his love !", "Have a care !", "It is now scarce three years since we bore within the hall our master in his ash-hewn coffin . He raised his hand already cold , and pointed with his pallid , bony finger — not toward the bastard Danish conqueror , but towards his own true son , Prince Witte ; and him he left his country 's lord . The land was poor , the people rude , yet it had preserved its pride and loyalty un stained through a thousand murderous brawls . Three years ago as everybody knows , you would have murdered our young lord at summons of the Bastard and his fair promises ; and now — what are you ? Thieves , sand-fleas , loafers , riff-raff , haunting the moors and hiding in the thickets . Stop ! I will build a gallows for you presently ; my brave sword is too good for you .", "Quite right ! Give us thy fist !... No use to wrangle !Thou hast need of a little scouring first , I think . Children , what fine fellows you would be , if only you were not such frightful rogues .Tell me now , what have you been at so long ? OttarWho ? We ?", "Yes , you !", "No need . I know that trade a thousand miles away . You are wreckers ! AllOf course . HansSee , see !", "And your Duke ?", "So , so ! I just bethought myself . One question more : How come you here ?", "Who , then ?", "Are you so sure of it ?", "No need , my lord , I have my pay .", "I drive naught , my lord , I am driven . DukeIt pleases thee to jest .", "And thee to be galled thereat .", "Think what thou wilt . Covered with wounds I sunk it in the ocean 's depths .", "What is that , now thou art here ?And even if thy journey were in vain , if thou hast not brought the heron 's feathers back with thee , what is —", "Thou hast the feathers ? Are they really heron 's feathers , from the very bird ?", "Forgive me , dear my lord and master , that I forgot a moment the bare fact itself , to thee so all-important . I knew thou wouldst never have returned without them , however my heart thirsted after thee .", "Where are they , master ? Dost thou bear them in thy breast ? I feel thou wouldest . Chide me if thou wilt , but show them to me .", "Thy story , master ,— come , tell it to me !", "Master , how changed thou art . Thy fire seems smothered , and thy passions burn less fiercely , being self-controlled .", "I look at thee in wonderment . I left thee a boy , I find thee a man . And for this , though my sword has itched in my hand to answer to my thoughts , though I have sat for hours on end in gnawing tedium and spat into the sea , for this result I bless the old wife there . Once more I may strike good blows for thee , once more be proud to guard thee as before . PrinceIt shall be so .... Yes , yes , my lad . Since I have been gone — how long is it ?", "A good two years , master .", "I will go .", "Do not blame me , master ; I know of what I speak . First of all , mistrust the old one . I fear her not ... but something horrible and slimy crawled in my throat when I first saw her crouching in a grave , all stiff , her brows drawn and her staring eyes turned inwards lifelessly .... When a storm stood coal-black in the heavens and gave the greedy coffins fresh food — lo , there she stood and bade me dig the graves ; and when the wave cast corpses up on the strand , she bore each one up the hill pressed mother-like to her breast , shaken meanwhile with a sly laugh ; and thus she laughed until they all lay quietly at rest beneath . Have a care for thyself !", "But if she weaves enchantment , master ?", "And once more I stand broad-legged in thy unhappy path and shout : Do not destroy thyself ! Whoever runs after his desire shall perish in the race ; it only yields to him who hurls it from him . Thou dost not know as yet the old wife 's schemes ; thou standest now above enchantment , a young glowing god confiding in the magic of thine own strength . What thou dost know is that thy prize is hidden , and that the broad path of possibilities , on which thou thinkest to glide aloft , may be choked all at once between black walls and leave thee fevered and panting with the chase , with desire and loathing , eagerness and shrinking , to hasten on forever and never gain the end . PrinceLook there !", "Thou hast done well to bring them ; if the fatal seed of death does not draw thee down to eternal failure thou must do well indeed ! For now the secret purpose of thy path is about to reveal itself ; now thy proud and self-poised soul pants to mount aloft ,— and here I stand and counsel thee : Hurl away thy prize !", "Too late . It has begun .It looks as if the hearth-fire glowed straight through her parchment skin and wrapped her bones in flame .", "Bravo ! Bravo !", "Cursed witch , thou hast —Art thou singed ? PrinceI see naught .", "Thou hast bewitched him finely .", "I am armed .The hangman —", "My master , a brave knight and skilled in arms , born far in the north , where he was betrayed in feud with his stepbrother , to atone has undertaken a journey to the Holy Sepulchre . We have but just now entered your kingdom , and crave for God 's love , if not a refuge , at least a resting place .", "And I warrant , my lord , that thou hast warranted rightly .SkoellHans Lorbass — seize him !", "Whither then ?", "What 's that ? Eh , there , sleepy-head , wake up !", "Hsh — sh !", "Thy master is here ?", "The devil take him !What now ?", "What draws you here !", "Well , did she please thee ? Hast thou found her worthy to awake thy idle sword to deeds of battle ?", "Then come . Thy path is hot . Thy path is broad !— Then hasten ! Already far too long hast thou delayed before this tottering throne , from which an eye in speechless pleading calls for help .", "Who would it have been ? Some body-servant about the castle , perhaps , some —", "Here is thy shield . Quick , take it .", "Let the filthy rascal go , whoever he is , and come !", "For what , my lord ? Here are the very bones whereon thine eyes desired to feast themselves . It is true they are covered with flesh for the present , but they are there inside , I swear to thee .", "How — what —? That witch-work to distract thee now ? Here is thy sword , and there the foe ! Play with him , tickle him , stroke his beard , till he weeps blood out of his mouth , till —", "Master !", "I am the Prince 's servant !", "I counsel thee , take off thy hands ! SkoellCome , brother of my heart , be sensible , stay in thy seat ; down below there is just a mob of women , and thou wouldst be no use at all .", "True enough .The third call ! Now is the time !", "I tell thee , thou brute beast , thou calf , thou knave , thou thief , as truly as I love thee as my brother , I will kill thee !", "There , which one of them drives the other in the corner , now ? Eh ?", "Ho , ho ! How the rascal puffs ! Yes , thou wilt learn to run , my fine fellow ! Another blow ! He struck him not ! Now for thy life !— What is he thinking of ?My master bleeds !", "Wipe it off ! Whisk it away ! That little blood-letting but sharpens the anger , pricks the hate and —", "Now gather all thy powers together , master ! And all my love for thee turn into fire and flame , that —", "Away from here ! Whoever loves his life , whether man or woman , comes not too near ! QueenNot even I , my friend ? HansThou , Lady ,— yes . QueenSend for physicians that he may be saved .", "He is saved ! If he were not , I 'd spring in the very face of death for him ,— I would spring down death 's very throat ; death and I , we know each other well .", "And I will answer thee : I myself am that justice . I bear it on my sword 's point , I carry it here beneath my cap , I pour it forth in my master 's name , who gave it for his glory and his happiness .If ye believe it not , then listen trembling to the thousand toned joy that peals from far away like spring thunder quivering in the air , and sweeps throughout the land the joyous message of deliverance : we are free !", "Thou seest , O Queen , he speaks in fever . Do not listen , do not heed his words .", "When thou canst ." ]

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[ "Basta ! am I to pass ! son of a dog !", "Snout of a swine ! knave ! door-bestriding fool !", "Have I not matters to her from my master ,", "To the Signora , from her husband 's brother ?", "The Devil 's scullion feed you", "On flame , until your liver shrivels black !", "O-he ! who 's here ! I come from Signor Osio !", "The little Sicilian ? Luck then is my slave !", "Well , pretty fig ! my little red pomegranate !", "My fair forbidden fruit — pluckt in the moon !", "I 've come ...", "But ,", "Blood of the Holy Sepulchre !", "What thing has happened here ?", "Eh ?... I , my beauty ?", "Of ...", "absolution ? Body , now , of Bacchus !", "Does he not go to the Mass — and if he does not", "Am I a priest", "To know his need of purging ?", "Or if he sins must I be damned with him ?", "The way ! the way !", "I want no way , but in unto your mistress .", "Am I not sent here to her with commands ?", "Ecco ! and must I turn with them upon me ,", "And say a wench denied me ?", "Or that I feared", "Perchance to catch the fever", "Of heresy your master 's shackled with ?", "Pah , but you jest , my ruby rose of Aetna —", "Whom yet I will not say but I will wed ,", "Tho you are from that Paynim-breeding isle", "Of Sicily . You jest : so , in with you .", "I seek your lady .", "More !And from what and whom ?", "And that is what I am to fear ?", "And do you mean —?", "To you she said this ?", "I say you lie . You do ! as if Eternity were not ,—To frighten me and Signor Osio ! MarinaAnd yet you understand ? ha , understand ? And hoarsely stare at words upon my lips That should be meaningless as moony madness ? You penetrate What not the Pope himself , Nor any could , but with a guilty knowledge ? There 's villainy I say , and you are in it , The tool of a blind villain , who should be Where now his brother rots , but that the Church Is no more Christ 's ! Ah , ah ! my nails could tear Your hated false caresses from my flesh , Your kisses from my memory and fling them Upon your wicked heart . And , for your master , The Virgin strangle him ! She — or another !Another ! MatteoWhat ? what say you ?", "I say , what do you hint ! Stand ! there is more !", "More ! and I 'll have it , by the crater of Hell !", "More — and your lips shall tell it with a kiss .", "Ah ! Ahi !", "It has to do then with the Florentine ?", "Who is as pagan as that devil Venus ,", "Yet prates to priests as subtly as my master", "Who will not play Love with her ?", "By the Passion and Blood of God , has she again", "Gone jealous to Monsignor Querio ,", "To get undone the doors of the Inquisition ,", "So that your master ...? has she ?", "Marina there .", "Yes , Signora . To your beauty", "He sends salute ; and to your lady cousin", "Who ... O Signora , see !", "upon the terrace !", "See , see ! Oh , in her hand there is ... Oh !— oh !", "Signora , yes . He sends me with a message . He begs that he may see you .", "Implores", "That this strange shrinking from him and aversion ,", "This pale ... and unintelligible ... repulsion", "You have of late —", "He bade me", "To say , Signora , nothing must prevent ;", "That it concerns —", "I could learn no more , Signor . The fever is tossing her .", "I do not know .", "But burningly she sleeps .", "Shall we not go ?", "For if we here are found —", "No priest is there , Signor .", "I seemed to hear", "Signora Bianca say that since the morning", "When it was borne in secret to the tomb", "She has not .", "But still her moan 's of Signor Rizzio ,", "Who has not yet returned , tho still they seek him .", "Osio", "Her blood be on his head ! upon his head !", "And not on mine , that has not swayed to schism ,", "If death is calling now for her damnation .", "No , I am pure of it !", "But should he come ?", "What , Signor ?", "Signor !", "Signor ! I will show .", "You shall have all ; but let me live , Signor .", "I have a father crippled who would starve", "But for the gold I get ....", "And she , Signora Porzia 's innocent ." ]

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[ "A plague on that fire ! I think I 'll make my supper on prunes and crackers to-night !", "Hello !", "Why ... who are you ?", "Where do you want to go ?", "Oh , I see ! You got lost ?", "You should have turned to the right down where the roads cross .", "Are you expecting to get to the railroad to-night ?", "Humph ! You 'll find it hard going . Better rest .What are you — a peddler ?", "No . I do n't want anything .", "Yes ... all alone .", "That 's my father 's camp .", "The family has n't come up yet .", "I 'm camping out — I prefer the tent .", "John Isman 's his name .", "Why ... yes . Fairly so .", "Oh ! You 've been here before ?", "That 's my sister , I guess .", "Her name 's Estelle .", "I 'm Gerald Isman .", "Yes .", "Why ... what makes you think that ?", "Oh ! I see ! No ... I like to be alone .", "Yes . You like music ?", "This ?", "That 's the Nibelung music .", "Why ... it 's in an opera .", "It 's by a composer named Wagner .", "Why ... I guess he made it up .", "It 's about the Nibelungs .", "Queer little people who live down inside the earth , and spend all their time digging for gold .", "Why ... I do n't know ...", "No ... but the poets tell us they exist .", "Well , they have great rocky caverns , down in the depths of the earth . And they have treasures of gold ... whole caves of it . And they 're very cunning smiths ... they make all sorts of beautiful golden vessels and trinkets .", "Oh !", "Why ... where did you get such things ?", "Let me see them .", "Why ... what is it ?", "Why ... I do n't know ...", "Why ... they 're little men ... with long hair and funny clothes ... and humpbacked .", "Why ... yes ... in a way .", "Their names ?", "Well , there was Alberich , the king .", "He was the one who found the Rheingold . And then there was", "Hagen , his son .", "He killed the hero , Siegfried .", "And then there was Mimi .", "He was a very famous smith .", "What do you mean ?", "Why ... I would n't mind .", "Indeed I would !", "No , I do n't think so .", "Yes ... sure !", "What do you want for your ring ?", "What !", "But I can n't ... it ...", "Yes . But I do n't like to ...", "But wait !", "Good-night .Well , I 'll be switched ! If that was n't a queer old customer !It feels like real gold !What in the world did he mean , anyhow ? The magic ring ! I hope he does n't get lost in those woods to-night .Confound that fire ! It 's out for good now ! Let it go .Nibelungs ! They are realer than anybody guesses . People who spend their lives in digging for gold , and know and care about nothing else . How many of them I 've met at mother 's dinner parties ! Well , I must get to my work now .Ah , me ! I do n't know what makes me so lazy this evening . This strange heaviness ! There seems to be a spell on me .How beautiful these woods are at sunset ! If I were a Nibelung , I 'd come here for certain !I 'm good for nothing but dreaming ... I wish Estelle were here to sing to me ! How magical the twilight is ! Estelle ! Estelle !", "What 's that ?What 's that ?Why , what can it mean ?Why , it 's a Nibelung !Oh ! I must be dreaming !Nibelungs ! Why , it 's absurd ! Wake up , man ! You 're going crazy !My God !", "The pack peddler !", "Good evening , Wiggie !I suppose that old lady 's taken to herself all the credit for this evening 's success !", "How can anybody stay away ? When a man spends several millions on a single entertainment people have to come out of pure curiosity ." ]

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[ "Dear Mother , leave me not ! I love to rest Under the shadow of that hanging cave And listen to your tales . Your Proserpine Entreats you stay ; sit on this shady bank , And as I twine a wreathe tell once again The combat of the Titans and the Gods ; Or how the Python fell beneath the dart Of dread Apollo ; or of Daphne 's change ,— That coyest Grecian maid , whose pointed leaves Now shade her lover 's brow . And I the while Gathering the starry flowers of this fair plain Will weave a chaplet , Mother , for thy hair . But without thee , the plain I think is vacant , Itsblossoms fade ,— its tall fresh grasses droop , Nodding their heads like dull things half asleep ;— Go not , dear Mother , from your Proserpine .", "— Mother , farewel !", "Climb the bright sky with rapid wings ; and swift", "As a beam shot from great Apollo 's bow", "Rebounds from the calm mirror of the sea", "Back to his quiver in the Sun , do thou", "Return again to thy loved Proserpine .", "And now , dear Nymphs , while the hot sun is high", "Darting his influence right upon the plain ,", "Let us all sit beneath the narrow shade", "That noontide Etna casts .— And , Ino , sweet ,", "Come hither ; and while idling thus we rest ,", "Repeat in verses sweet the tale which says", "How great Prometheus from Apollo 's car", "Stole heaven 's fire — a God-like gift for Man !", "Or the more pleasing tale of Aphrodite ;", "How she arose from the salt Ocean 's foam ,", "And sailing in her pearly shell , arrived", "On Cyprus sunny shore , where myrtles", "bloomed", "And sweetest flowers , to welcome Beauty 's Queen ;", "And ready harnessed on the golden sands", "Stood milk-white doves linked to a sea-shell car ,", "With which she scaled the heavens , and took her seat", "Among the admiring Gods .", "Ino , you knew erewhile a River-God ,", "Who loved you well and did you oft entice", "To his transparent waves and flower-strewn banks .", "He loved high poesy and wove sweet sounds ,", "And would sing to you as you sat reclined", "On the fresh grass beside his shady cave ,", "From which clear waters bubbled , dancing forth ,", "And spreading freshness in the noontide air .", "When you returned you would enchant our ears", "With tales and songs which did entice the fauns ,", "With Pan their King from their green haunts , to hear .", "Tell me one now , for like the God himself ,", "Tender they were and fanciful , and wrapt", "The hearer in sweet dreams of shady groves ,", "Blue skies , and clearest , pebble-paved streams .", "Thanks , Ino dear , you have beguiled an hour", "With poesy that might make pause to list", "The nightingale in her sweet evening song .", "But now no more of ease and idleness ,", "The sun stoops to the west , and Enna 's plain", "Is overshadowed by the growing form", "Of giant Etna :— Nymphs , let us arise ,", "And cull the sweetest flowers of the field ,", "And with swift fingers twine a blooming wreathe", "For my dear Mother 's rich and waving hair .", "Sweet Ino , well I know the love you bear", "My dearest Mother prompts your partial voice ,", "And that love makes you doubly dear to me .", "But you are idling ,— look", "my lap is full", "Of sweetest flowers ;— haste to gather more ,", "That before sunset we may make our crown .", "Last night as we strayed through that glade , methought", "The wind that swept my cheek bore on its wings", "The scent of fragrant violets , hid", "Beneath the straggling underwood ; Haste , sweet ,", "To gather them ; fear not — I will not stray .", "Then I again behold thee , Mother dear :— Again I tread the flowery plain of Enna , And clasp thee , Arethuse , & you , my nymphs ; I have escaped from hateful Tartarus , The abode of furies and all loathed shapes That thronged around me , making hell more black . Oh ! I could worship thee , light giving Sun , Who spreadest warmth and radiance o'er the world . Look atthe branches of those chesnut trees , That wave to the soft breezes , while their stems Are tinged with red by the sun 's slanting rays .And the soft clouds that float ‘ twixt earth and sky . How sweet are all these sights ! There all is night ! No God like thatsmiles on the Elysian plains , The airwindless , and all shapes are still .", "No , Iris , no ,— I still am pure as thee :", "Offspring of light and air , I have no stain", "Of Hell . I am for ever thine , oh , Mother !", "If fate decrees , can we resist ? farewel !", "Oh ! Mother , dearer to your child than light ,", "Than all the forms of this sweet earth & sky ,", "Though dear are these , and dear are my poor nymphs ,", "Whom I must leave ;— oh ! can immortals weep ?", "And can a Goddess die as mortals do ,", "Or live & reign where it is death to be ?", "Ino , dear Arethuse , again you lose", "Your hapless Proserpine , lost to herself", "When she quits you for gloomy Tartarus .", "Dear Mother , let me kiss that tear which steals", "Down your pale cheek altered by care and grief .", "This is not misery ; ‘ tis but a slight change", "Prom our late happy lot . Six months with thee ,", "Each moment freighted with an age of love :", "And the six short months in saddest Tartarus", "Shall pass in dreams of swift returning joy .", "Six months together we shall dwell on earth ,", "Six months in dreams we shall companions be ,", "Jove 's doom is void ; we are forever joined ." ]

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[ "i. Scæna . i .", "i. Scæna . ii . RAFE ROISTER DOISTER . MATHEW MERYGREEKE .", "i. Scæna iii . MAGE MUMBLE CRUST ,spinning on the distaffe . TIBET TALK APACE , sowyng . ANNOT ALYFACE , knittyng . R. ROISTER .", "i. Scæna . iiii .", "i. Scæna . v . CHRISTIAN CUSTANCE . MARGERIE MUMBLECRUST .", "ii . Scæna i .CDOBINET DOUGHTIE .", "ii . Scæna . iii . TRUEPENIE . D. DOUGH . TIBET T. ANOT AL .", "ii . Scæna . iiii . D i b C. CUSTANCE . TIBET . ANNOT ALYFACE . TRUPENY .", "ii . Scæna . i . MATHEWE MERYGREEKE .", "iii . Scæna . ii . D ii b TIBET . M. MERYGREEKE . CHRISTIAN CUSTANCE .", "iii . Scæna . iii . MATHEW MERYGREEKE . ROISTER DOISTER .", "iii . Scæna . iiii . CUSTANCE . MERYGREEKE . ROISTER DOISTER .", "iiii . Scæna . iii . CHRISTIAN CUSTANCE . SYM SURESBY . RALPH ROISTER . MATHEW MERYGREKE . TRUPENY .", "iiii . Scæna . iiii . CHRISTIAN CUSTANCE . ANOT ALYFACE . TIBET T. M. MUMBLECRUST .", "iiii . Scæna . v . CHRISTIAN CUSTANCE . TRUPENIE . TRISTRAM TRUSTY . C. CUSTANCE .", "iiii . Scæna . vi . G ii b MERYGREKE . CHRISTIAN CUSTANCE . TRIST . TRUSTY .", "iiii . Scæna . vii . R. ROYSTER . M. MERYGREEKE . C. CUSTANCE . D. DOUGHTIE . HARPAX . TRISTRAM TRUSTY .", "iiii . Scæna . viii .M. MERYGREEKE . C. CUSTANCE . R. ROISTER . TIB . T. AN . ALYFACE . M. MUMBLECRUST . TRUPENIE . DOBINET DOUGHTIE . HARPAX . Two drummes with their Ensignes .", "v. Scæna . i . GAWYN GOODLUCKE . SYM SURESBY . Sym Suresby my trustie man , nowe advise thee well , And see that no false surmises thou me tell , Was there such adoe about Custance of a truth ?", "v. Scæna . ii . C. CUSTANCE . GAWYN GOODLUCKE . SYM SURESBY .", "v. Scæna . iii . CHRISTIAN CUSTANCE .", "v. Scæna . iiii . GAWYN GOODLUCKE . TRISTRAM TRUSTIE . C. CUSTANCE . SYM SURESBY .", "v. Scæna . v .M. MERYGREEKE . RALPH ROISTER . GAWYN GOODLUCKE . TRISTRAM TRUSTIE . C. CUSTANCE .", "v. Scæna . vi . R. ROISTER . M. MERYGREEKE . C. CUSTANCE . G. GOODLUCKE . T. TRUSTIE . D. DOUGHTIE . HARPAX ." ]

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[ "I prithee , Rene , charm our ears again", "With the same song you sang me yesterday .", "Here are fresh listeners .", "A very grievous , but convenient cold ,", "Which always racks you when you would not sing .", "Alack ! you hear , I 've caught poor Rene 's cough .", "O , fie !", "‘ Ods mercy ! gentlemen , you do me wrong .", "Ah ! rogues , you 'd shift your sins upon my shoulders .", "Goon , goon ! Talk yourselves fairly out .", "Why do you laugh ?", "Peace ! peace ! What tongue dare echo yon fool 's laugh ?", "Nay , never raise your hands in wonderment :", "I 'll strike the dearest friend among ye all", "Beneath my feet , as if he were a slave ,", "Who dares insult my brother with a laugh !", "Shame on ye , sirs ! I have mistaken you .", "I thought I harboured better friends . Poor fops ,", "Who 've slept in down and satin all your years ,", "Within the circle Lanciotto charmed", "Round Rimini with his most potent sword !—", "Fellows whose brows would melt beneath a casque ,", "Whose hands would fray to grasp a brand 's rough hilt ,", "Who ne'er launched more than braggart threats at foes !—", "Girlish companions of luxurious girls !—", "Danglers round troubadours and wine-cups !— Men", "Whose best parts are their clothes ! bundles of silk ,", "Scented like summer ! rag-men , nothing more !—", "Creatures as generous as monkeys — brave", "As hunted hares — courteous as grinning apes —", "Grateful as serpents — useful as lap-dogs —", "Ha !", "I am alone at last ! So let me be ,", "Till Lanciotto fill the vacant room", "Of these mean knaves , whose friendship is but breath .", "Brother ! what is this ?", "Lanciotto , are you mad ? Kind Heaven ! look here —", "Straight in my eyes . Now answer , do you know", "How near you were to murder ? Dare you bend", "Your wicked hand against a heart I love ?", "Were it for you to mourn your wilful death ,", "With such a bitterness as would be ours ,", "The wish would ne'er have crossed you . While we 're bound", "Life into life , a chain of loving hearts ,", "Were it not base in you , the middle link ,", "To snap , and scatter all ? Shame , brother , shame !", "I thought you better metal .", "Lanciotto ,", "I heard the bells of Rimini , just now ,", "Exulting o'er your coming marriage-day ,", "While you conspired to teach them gloomier sounds .", "Why are you sad ?", "‘ Twas strange :", "A sullen antic of his crabbed wit .", "Fie ! man ,", "You have been ever played on in this sort", "By your wild fancies . When your heart is high ,", "You make them playthings ; but in lower moods ,", "They seem to sap the essence of your soul ,", "And drain your manhood to its poorest dregs .", "There sticks the sword , indeed ,", "Just as your tread detached it from its sheath ;", "Looking more like a blessed cross , I think ,", "Than a bad looking omen . As for blood — Ha , ha !", "It sets mine dancing . Pshaw ! away with this !", "Deck up your face with smiles . Go trim yourself", "For the young bride . New velvet , gold , and gems ,", "Do wonders for us . Brother , come ; I 'll be", "Your tiring-man , for once .", "Say ‘ tis true ;", "What do you drive at ?", "Ha !", "Lanciotto ,", "I , who have known you from a stripling up ,", "Never observed , or , if I did , ne'er weighed", "Your special difference from the rest of men .", "You 're not Apollo —", "Nor yet are you", "A second Pluto . Could I change with you —", "My graces for your nobler qualities —", "Your strength , your courage , your renown — by heaven ,", "We 'd e'en change persons , to the finest hair .", "I am but just . Let me beseech you , brother .", "To look with greater favour on yourself ;", "Nor suffer misty phantoms of your brain", "To take the place of sound realities .", "Go to Ravenna , wed your bride , and lull", "Your cruel delusions in domestic peace .", "Ghosts fly a fireside ; ‘ tis their wont to stalk", "Through empty houses , and through empty hearts .", "I know Francesca will be proud of you .", "Women admire you heroes . Rusty sages ,", "Pale poets , and scarred warriors , have been", "Their idols ever ; while we fair plump fools", "Are elbowed to the wall , or only used", "For vacant pastime .", "For what ?", "Nay , Lanciotto ,", "I 'll be a better orator in your behalf ,", "Without your promptings .", "Ha ! that is right : be gay !", "Ply me with jokes ! I 'd rather see you smile", "Than see the sun shine .", "An empress , brother ,", "Were honoured by your hand . You are by much", "Too humble in your reckoning of yourself .", "I can count virtues in you , to supply", "Half Italy , if they were parcelled out .", "Look up !", "Your mother , by the bleat .", "When your wit", "Went begging , sirrah .", "For weighty reasons , father . Will you trust", "Your greatest captain , hope of all the Guelfs ,", "With crafty Guido ? Should the Ghibelins", "Break faith , and shut Lanciotto in their walls —", "Sure the temptation would be great enough —", "What would you do ?", "But Lanciotto", "Would be a precious hostage .", "I go there in his place .", "Well , giggler ?", "‘ Sdeath ! fool , I 'll have you in the stocks . Father , your fool exceeds his privilege .", "Peace , varlet , peace !", "Here 's for your counsel !", "Farewell , Lanciotto . You are dull again .", "More cause to haste me on my happy work .", "Noble sir ,", "We looked for welcome from your courtesy ,", "Not from your love ; but this unhoped for sight", "Of smiling faces , and the gentle tone", "In which you greet us , leave us naught to win", "Within your hearts . I need not ask , my lord ,", "Where bides the precious object of my search ;", "For I was sent to find the fairest maid", "Ravenna boasts , among her many fair .", "I might extend my travel many a league ,", "And yet return , to take her from your side .", "I blush to bear so rich a treasure home ,", "As pledge and hostage of a sluggish peace ;", "For beauty such as hers was meant by Heaven", "To spur our race to gallant enterprise ,", "And draw contending deities around", "The dubious battles of a second Troy .", "As a man", "Who ever sees Heaven 's purpose in its works ,", "I must suppose so rare a tabernacle", "Was framed for rarest virtues . Pardon me", "My public admiration . If my praise", "Clash with propriety , and bare my words", "To cooler judgment , ‘ tis not that I wish", "To win a flatterer 's grudged recompense ,", "And gain by falsehood what I 'd win through love .", "When I have brushed my travel from my garb ,", "I 'll pay my court in more befitting style .", "Pray , pardon me .", "Lady , I believed", "My post , at starting , one of weight and trust ;", "When I beheld you , I concluded it", "A charge of honour and high dignity .", "I did not think to hear you underrate", "Your own importance , by dishonouring me .", "No , not severe ;", "Say candid , rather . I am somewhat hurt", "By my reception . If I feel the wound ,", "‘ Tis not because I suffer from the jest ,", "But that your lips should deal it .", "Gentle lady —", "Have you been ?", "If I implied such slander by my words ,", "They wrong my purpose . If I compliment ,", "‘ Tis not from habit , but because I thought", "Your face deserved my homage as its due .", "When I have clearer insight , and you spread", "Your inner nature o'er your lineaments ,", "Even that face may darken in the shades", "Of my opinion . For mere loveliness", "Needs inward light to keep it always bright .", "All things look badly to unfriendly eyes .", "I spoke my first impression ; cooler thought", "May work strange changes .", "Unpleasant stuff ,", "To judge by your dark brows . I have essayed", "Kindness and coldness , yet you are not pleased .", "How , lady ?", "Lady , ‘ tis your wish", "To nettle me , to break my breeding down ,", "And see what natural passions I have hidden", "Behind the outworks of my etiquette .", "I neither own nor feel the want of heart", "With which you charge me . You are more than cruel ;", "You rouse my nerves until they ache with life ,", "And then pour fire upon them . For myself", "I would not speak , unless you had compelled .", "My task is odious to me . Since I came ,", "Heaven bear me witness how my traitor heart", "Has fought against my duty ; and how oft", "I wished myself in Lanciotto 's place .", "Or him in mine .", "Do I ? Well ,", "Let it remain unguessed .", "Well interpreted ! The Sphinx were simple in your skilful hands !", "But I", "Have gall to feed my bitterness , while you", "Jest in the wanton ease of happiness .", "Stop ! there is peril in our talk .", "‘ Tis dangerous to talk about one 's self ;", "It panders selfishness . My duty waits .", "I , too , shame upon me .", "Pray drop me , lady .", "Somewhat — in feature .", "No , darker . He was tanned", "In long campaigns , and battles hotly fought ,", "While I lounged idly with the troubadours ,", "Under the shadow of his watchful sword .", "He is shorter , I believe ,", "But broader , stronger , more compactly knit .", "Ah , now you strike the key !", "A mind just fitted to his history ,", "An equal balance ‘ twixt desert and fame .", "No future chronicler shall say of him ,", "His fame outran his merit ; or his merit", "Halted behind some adverse circumstance ,", "And never won the glory it deserved .", "My love might weary you , if I rehearsed", "The simple beauty of his character ;", "His grandeur and his gentleness of heart ,", "His warlike fire and peaceful love , his faith ,", "His courtesy , his truth . I 'll not deny", "Some human weakness , to attract our love ,", "Harbours in him , as in the rest of us .", "Sometimes against our city 's enemies", "He thunders in the distance , and devotes", "Their homes to ruin . When the brand has fallen ,", "He ever follows with a healing rain ,", "And in his pity shoulders by revenge .", "A thorough soldier , lady . He grasps crowns ,", "While I pick at the laurel .", "To me :", "Others may think my brother over-nice", "Upon the point of honour ; over-keen", "To take offence where no offence is meant ;", "A thought too prodigal of human life ,", "Holding it naught when weighed against a wrong ;", "Suspicious of the motives of his friends ;", "Distrustful of his own high excellence ;", "And with a certain gloom of temperament ,", "When thus disturbed , that makes him terrible", "And rash in action . I have heard of this ;", "I never felt it . I distress you , lady ?", "Perhaps I throw these points too much in shade ,", "By catching at an enemy 's report .", "But , then , Lanciotto said , “ You 'll speak of me ,", "Not as I ought to be , but as I am . ”", "He loathes deceit .", "O base temptation ! What if I betray His crippled person — imitate his limp — Laugh at his hip , his back , his sullen moods Of childish superstition ?— tread his heart Under my feet , to climb into his place ?— Use his own warrant ‘ gainst himself ; and say , Because I loved her , and misjudged your jest , Therefore I stole her ? Why , a common thief Would hang for just such thinking ! Ha ! ha ! ha !I reckon on her love , as if I held The counsels of her bosom . No , I swear , Francesca would despise so mean a deed . Have I no honour either ? Are my thoughts All bound by her opinions ?", "I grant it . You shall see ,", "And shape your judgment by your own remark .", "All that my honour calls for I have said .", "I do .", "With the hand ,", "Not with the obligation .", "O , Heaven , if I have faltered and am weak ,", "Tis from my nature ! Fancies , more accursed", "Than haunt a murderer 's bedside , throng my brain —", "Temptations , such as mortal never bore", "Since Satan whispered in the ear of Eve ,", "Sing in my ear — and all , all are accursed !", "At heart I have betrayed my brother 's trust ,", "Francesca 's openly . Turn where I will ,", "As if enclosed within a mirrored hall ,", "I see a traitor . Now to stand erect ,", "Firm on my base of manly constancy ;", "Or , if I stagger , let me never quit", "The homely path of duty , for the ways", "That bloom and glitter with seductive sin !", "Some ten-score .", "Double that .", "My lady —", "Alas ! ‘ tis as I feared !", "What ails the fool ? He passed me , muttering The strangest garbage in the fiercest tone . “ Ha ! ha ! ” cried he , “ they made a fool of me — motley man , a slave ; as if I felt No stir in me of manly dignity ! Ha ! ha ! a fool — a painted plaything , toy — For men to kick about this dirty world !— My world as well as theirs .— God 's world , I trow ! I will get even with them yet — ha ! ha ! In the democracy of death we 'll square . I 'll crawl and lie beside a king 's own son ; Kiss a young princess , dead lip to dead lip ; Pull the Pope 's nose ; and kick down Charlemagne , Throne , crown , and all , where the old idiot sprawls , Safe as he thinks , rotting in royal state ! ” And then he laughed and gibbered , as if drunk With some infernal ecstasy .", "Sad again ! Where has the rapture gone of yesterday ?", "Thus ever up and down ! Arouse yourself ,", "Balance your mind more evenly , and hunt", "For honey in the wormwood .", "Not lightly even . I think her heart as virgin as her hand .", "Of what ?", "Grammercy ! Lanciotto , are you sane ? You boasted yesterday —", "Pshaw ! she marries you :", "‘ Twere proof enough for me .", "Me , Lanciotto , me ! For mercy 's sake ,", "Blot out such thoughts — they madden me ! What , love —", "She love — yet marry you !", "You have such wild conjectures !", "O ! good heavens , forbear !", "The picture which you draw ,", "Wronging yourself by horrid images .", "You love her , Lanciotto !", "O ! Heaven , that I must bear this ! Yes , and more ,—", "More torture than I dare to think upon ,", "Spreads out before me with the coming years ,", "And holds a record blotted with my tears ,", "As that which I must suffer !", "O ! torture , torture !", "Conquer for yourself . Two captains share one honour : keep it all . What if I ask to share the spoils ?", "The bridegroom waits .", "Sister !", "You shall be obeyed .", "Too well !", "‘ Tis a nice difference .", "I do .", "I await you , lady .", "Lady , I do not understand this scorn .", "I came , as is my duty , to escort", "My brother 's bride to him . When next you 're called ,", "I 'll send a lackey .", "With reason : I would not appear to you", "Low or contemptible .", "Lady , I 'll not be catechized .", "No ! if you press me further , I will say", "A word to madden you .— Stand still ! You stray", "Around the margin of a precipice .", "I know what pleasure ‘ tis to pluck the flowers", "That hang above destruction , and to gaze", "Into the dread abyss , to see such things", "As may be safely seen . Tis perilous :", "The eye grows dizzy as we gaze below ,", "And a wild wish possesses us to spring", "Into the vacant air . Beware , beware !", "Lest this unholy fascination grow", "Too strong to conquer !", "Lady , come !", "O ! no ; I would be kind .", "But now , while reason over-rides my heart ,", "And seeming anger plays its braggart part —", "In heaven 's name , come !", "It is .", "Sister !", "I cannot .", "Nothing .", "Not one .", "Nothing .", "Nothing .", "Never .", "Nothing that concerns", "Your happiness , Lanciotto . If I did ,", "Would I not tell unquestioned ?", "I have .", "Brother !—", "Lanciotto ,", "This is sheer frenzy . Join your bride .", "Lanciotto , this is folly . Let me take", "Your usual place of honour .", "He is gone !", "Francesca !", "Francesca !", "Our poem waits . I have been reading while you talked with Ritta . How did you get her off ?", "I hate the girl :", "She seems to stand between me and the light .", "And now for the romance . Where left we off ?", "Here it is .", "“ So sat", "Guenevra and Sir Lancelot ” — ‘ Twere well", "To follow them in that .", "My dagger frets me ; let me take it off .", "In thoughts of love , we 'll lay our weapons by .", "Draw closer : I am weak in voice to-day .", "“ So sat Guenevra and Sir Lancelot ,", "Under the blaze of the descending sun ,", "But all his cloudy splendours were forgot .", "Each bore a thought , the only secret one ,", "Which each had hidden from the other 's heart ,", "Both with sweet mystery well-nigh overrun .", "Anon , Sir Lancelot , with gentle start ,", "Put by the ripples of her golden hair ,", "Gazing upon her with his lips apart .", "He marvelled human thing could be so fair ;", "Essayed to speak ; but in the very deed ,", "His words expired of self-betrayed despair .", "Little she helped him , at his direst need ,", "Roving her eyes o'er hill , and wood , and sky ,", "Peering intently at the meanest weed ;", "Ay , doing aught but look in Lancelot 's eye .", "Then , with the small pique of her velvet shoe ,", "Uprooted she each herb that blossomed nigh ;", "Or strange wild figures in the dust she drew ;", "Until she felt Sir Lancelot 's arm around", "Her waist , upon her cheek his breath like dew .", "While through his fingers timidly he wound", "Her shining locks ; and , haply , when he brushed", "Her ivory skin , Guenevra nearly swound :", "For where he touched , the quivering surface blushed ,", "Firing her blood with most contagious heat ,", "Till brow , cheek , neck , and bosom , all were flushed .", "Each heart was listening to the other beat .", "As twin-born lilies on one golden stalk ,", "Drooping with Summer , in warm languor meet ,", "So met their faces . Down the forest walk", "Sir Lancelot looked — he looked , east , west , north , south —", "No soul was nigh , his dearest wish to balk :", "She smiled ; he kissed her full upon the mouth . ”", "I 'll read no more !", "I am mad !", "The torture of unnumbered hours is o'er ,", "The straining cord has broken , and my heart", "Riots in free delirium ! O , Heaven !", "I struggled with it , but it mastered me !", "I fought against it , but it beat me down !", "I prayed , I wept , but Heaven was deaf to me ;", "And every tear rolled backward on my heart ,", "To blight and poison !", "The love ? No , no ! I 'd dare it all again ,", "Its direst agonies and meanest fears ,", "For that one kiss . Away with fond remorse !", "Here , on the brink of ruin , we two stand ;", "Lock hands with me , and brave the fearful plunge !", "Thou canst not name a terror so profound", "That I will look or falter from . Be bold !", "I know thy love — I knew it long ago —", "Trembled and fled from it . But now I clasp", "The peril to my breast , and ask of thee", "A kindred desperation .", "No , darling , no ! You could not bend me back ;", "My course is onward ; but my heart is sick", "With coming fears .", "Thy lips have not", "A sorcery to rouse me as this spell .", "Give , give forever !", "Have we not touched the height of human bliss ?", "And if the sharp rebound may hurl us back", "Among the prostrate , did we not soar once ?—", "Taste heavenly nectar , banquet with the gods", "On high Olympus ? If they cast us , now ,", "Amid the furies , shall we not go down", "With rich ambrosia clinging to our lips ,", "And richer memories settled in our hearts ?", "Francesca .", "The sun is sinking low", "Upon the ashes of his fading pyre ,", "And gray possesses the eternal blue ;", "The evening star is stealing after him ,", "Fixed , like a beacon , on the prow of night ;", "The world is shutting up its heavy eye", "Upon the stir and bustle of to-day ;—", "On what shall it awake ?", "Thou art a siren . Sing , forever sing ;", "Hearing thy voice , I cannot tell what fate", "Thou hast provided when the song is o'er ;—", "But I will venture it .", "I 've sworn it .", "What couldst thou ask for that I have not given ?", "With love I gave thee manly probity ,", "Innocence , honour , self-respect , and peace .", "Lanciotto will return , and how shall I —", "O ! shame , to think of it !— how shall I look", "My brother in the face ? take his frank hand ?", "Return his tender glances ? I should blaze", "With guilty blushes .", "Love thee ! Standing here ,", "With countless miseries upon my head ,", "I say , my love for thee grows day by day .", "It palters with my conscience , blurs my thoughts", "Of duty , and confuses my ideas", "Of right and wrong . Ere long , it will persuade", "My shaking manhood that all this is just .", "Die ,— ‘ twere best ;", "Tis the last desperate comfort of our sin .", "And so would I , with joy ;", "But crime has made a craven of me . O !", "For some good cause to perish in ! Something", "A man might die for , looking in God 's face ;", "Not slinking out of life with guilt like mine", "Piled on the shoulders of a suicide !", "I care not ; anywhere", "Out of this Rimini . The very things", "That made the pleasures of my innocence", "Have turned against me . There is not a tree ,", "Nor house , nor church , nor monument , whose face", "Took hold upon my thoughts , that does not frown", "Balefully on me . From their marble tombs", "My ancestors scowl at me ; and the night", "Thickens to hear their hisses . I would pray ,", "But heaven jeers at it . Turn where'er I will ,", "A curse pursues me .", "But my gentleness", "Seems to reproach me ; and , instead of joy ,", "It whispers horror !", "I must go .", "I must go .", "Loose thy hold ! ‘ Tis for thy sake , and Lanciotto 's ; I Am as a cipher in the reckoning . I have resolved . Thou canst but stretch the time . Keep me to-day , and I will fly to-morrow — Steal from thee like a thief .", "Lo ! Heaven is just !", "Peace , Francesca , peace !", "Yes , I am . But she", "Has been betrayed ; so she is innocent .", "Her father tampered with her . I —", "Lanciotto , shut thy ears ;", "She would deceive thee .", "Yes .", "I dare not .", "Death .", "It is false !", "If you received my dagger from his hand ,", "He stole it .", "No ; enough !", "I will not load my groaning spirit more ;", "A lie would crush it .", "Hold , homicide !", "Live happily , after a deed like this !", "Away ! thou'rt frantic . I will never lift", "This wicked hand against thee .", "And more :", "Thou canst not offer more than I will bear .", "I am .", "Remorseless man , dare you do this ,", "And hope to live ? Die , murderer !", "I cannot .", "O , heaven !", "O ! Lanciotto , hold ! Hold , for thy sake ! Thou wilt repent this deed .", "Hark ! she calls . I pray thee , brother , help me to her side .", "God bless thee !", "No .", "But for thee ." ]

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[ "There 's that lazy man of mine , singing , while I work .", "Dodolphe !— Dodolphe Potin !", "I want you !", "Hurry up !— Do you hear ?", "Fool ! Justice is blind , not deaf .", "Bah !", "Take that rubbish to the cellar .", "Aye — and the fire that warms a man 's home may burn his house down !— Mark you that , Citizen .", "I mean , Citizen Potin , that in days of revolution , husbands are easily suppressed .", "Bah ! Better death , than a life of terror like that in France to-day .", "Never !— while I have a truth to tell .", "Aye , for in these noble days of liberty we are only free to lie .", "What now ?", "The dumb girl of the guillotine !", "Except to stand by the scaffold , and count the heads that fall from the guillotine .", "Aye , even those who think themselves too great to believe in God , have faith in the fatal power of this pale child . My God ! look there !", "Aye !— Go .— Hurry Mademoiselle here , before she has a chance to heed this messenger of misery .", "Goddess of Reason !— A fine deity for days as mad as these :Ah , Citizen Kauvar !— Patriot !— Revolutionist !— Bold son of Liberty , as you are !— You 'd love this age of terror less if it brought death to Mademoiselle Diane .— Yes , I 've watched ye , sturdy citizen , and in spite of your stern devotion to the Republic , I suspect you carry another idol in your heart .", "Ah ! Here she comes — Diane Leblanc ,— a ray of sunlight in this prison men call Paris .", "What — flowers ?", "No . He went away an hour ago .", "Not yet ! He 's been away all night .", "Yes , what happens every day . Innocence is slaughtered !", "Has doubtless fought all night to stop the useless flow of noble blood .", "Ah ! He was one of the fiercest champions of Freedom when the people first arose ; but now I think he 'd give his life to still the tempest he did so much to rouse .", "One look — one smile of yours will banish every thought of sorrow from his tired brain .", "What 's that ?", "All right , Citizen .", "Do n't fear ! I 'll stand good guard .", "Take care !— A committee from the Section is on its way upstairs .", "No , not strange ! Treachery is at every door . They are coming . Quick !— To your work !Come in !", "He 's not at home .", "Oh , the impudence of these men ! How my nails ache to get at their ugly faces !How often have I told you that this apartment is not a public office ?", "Bah ! Religion is abolished , and angels are suppressed ! I wish friends were too !", "What know you of a woman 's tongue ?", "Come , Citizen , there 's no use waiting . President Kauvar do n't do business at home ; you 've no rights here .", "Well , then , dare my dusting .", "Aye — tools so sharp they often cut the fools that use them . Mark that .", "I 'll keep out all I can .", "What 's the matter ?", "Ha ! It 's you , is it ?", "Where 's the Duke ?", "And I believe ‘ twas you betrayed him !", "Well said ! Short and sharp , like the truth .Bravo !— But one moment ! Do you know who did betray him ?You do know ! I can see by the wag of your head you know , and I mean to make you tell me !— But I can n't stop now ; I 'm here to see Mam'selle Diane ; where is she ?", "I 'll be back soon , and then I 'll give you a piece of my mind .", "Woe to you when next we meet !", "Hold , Citizen Potin !", "Dodolphe — you 're up to mischief ! Speak out — what 's up ?", "Do n't lamb me , sir !", "What 's this mean ?", "Porpoise !", "Culottes !", "Ye gods , what 's this ?", "By heaven ! A woman 's hose !", "What does this mean ?", "You — a soldier ?", "Embrace ye ?", "Let Victory try it if she dare !", "We shall meet again , my dear .", "What word can an honest woman speak that you would care to hear ?", "Listen ! Go to them — they 'll give you justice , aye , and glory , for you betrayed the innocent — to glut their appetite for blood .", "Is it a lie that you signed the warrant for the Duke 's arrest ?", "I know your hand too well to be deceived . I 've seen the warrant ; it bears your name , and written by yourself .", "I wish I could believe you .", "No ; in looks you 're lucky !", "Why ask that ?", "Your wife ?", "In these days the fairest faces mask the foulest souls ! Looks and words prove nothing ! Evidence alone will clear you of this crime .", "Then get it quickly before it is too late .", "There !— Praying for the father she believes you betrayed .", "Then love is lunacy !", "She will not come .", "You shall see .JEAN LITAIS enters , watching PAUL intently .", "Here , child , be seated , and taste comfort once again .", "Now try to smile a bit .", "Monsieur , your daughter desires a word with you —", "alone .", "I am Citizeness Nanette Potin .", "What are you going to do ?", "Help !", "Dodolphe !", "Yes , while he himself was all the time a Marquis in disguise ." ]

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