Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 07 of 10Fletcher, John
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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 07 of 10
Fletcher, John
English drama
_The young one, the old one, the fearful, the bold one,_
_the lame one, though nere so unsound,_
_The Jew or the Turk, have leave for to work,_
_the whilst that the Mill goes round._
_Otr._ You are a common thing then.
_Flo._ No matter since you have your private pleasure,
And have it by an Artist excellent,
Whether I am thus, or thus, your men can tell ye.
_Otr._ My Men? Defend me, how I freeze together,
And am on Ice! do I bite at such an Orange
After my men? I am preferr'd.
_Flo._ Why stay ye?
Why do we talk my Lord, and lose our time?
Pleasure was made for lips, and sweet embraces,
Let Lawyers use their tongues: pardon [me] Modesty,
This desperate way must help; or I am miserable.
_Otr._ She turns, and wipes her face, she weeps for certain,
Some new way now, she cannot be thus beastly,
She is too excellent fair to be thus impudent:
She knows the elements of common looseness,
The art of lewdness: that, that, that, how now, Sir?
_Enter a servant._
_Ser._ The King (and't please your Lordship) is alighted
Close at the gate.
_Otr._ The King?
_Ser._ And calls for ye Sir.
Means to break-fast here too.
_Flo._ Then I am happy.
_Otr._ Stol'n so suddenly? go lock her up.
Lock her up where the Courtiers may not see her,
Lock her up closely, sirrah, in my closet.
_Ser._ I will (my Lord) what does she yield yet? [_Exit._
_Otr._ Peace:
She is either a damn'd divel, or an Angel,
No noise (upon your life Dame) but all silence.
_Enter King, Lords_, Vertigo, Lisauro, Terso.
_Otr._ Your Majesty heaps too much honor on me,
With such delight to view each several corner
Of a rude pile: there's no proportion in't, Sir.
_Phil._ Me-thinks 'tis handsome, and the rooms along
Are neat, and well contriv'd: the Gallery
Stands pleasantly and sweet: what rooms are these?
_Otr._ They are sluttish ones.
_Phil._ Nay, I must see.
_Otr._ Pray ye do Sir,
They are lodging-chambers over a homely garden.
_Phil._ Fit still, and handsome; very well: and those?
_Otr._ Those lead to the other side o'th' house, and't like ye.
_Phil._ Let me see those.
_Otr._ Ye may, the dores are open.
What would this view mean? I am half suspitious.
_Phil._ This little Room?
_Otr._ 'Tis mean: a place for trash Sir,
For rubbish of the house.
_Phil._ I would see this too:
I will see all.
_Otr._ I beseech your Majesty,
The savor of it, and the course appearance.
_Phil._ 'Tis not so bad, you would not offend your house with it,
Come, let me see.
_Otr._ Faith Sir.
_Phil._ I'faith I will see.
_Otr._ My Groom has the key Sir, and 'tis ten to one--
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