Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 07 of 10 — John Shaqi
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
_Ism._ Be gone, we have supp'd, I hear the people stir,
Take my best wishes: give me no cause (_Antonio_)
To curse this happy night.
_Ant._ I'll lose my life first,
A thousand kisses.
_Ism._ Take ten thousand back again.
_Mar._ I am dumb with admiration: shall we goe, Sir? [_Exeunt._
_Ism._ Dost thou know his Uncle?
_Am._ No, but I can ask, Cosin.
_Ism._ I'll tell thee more of that, come, let's to bed both,
And give me handsome dreams, Love, I beseech thee.
_Am._ 'Has given ye a handsome subject.
_Ism._ Pluck to the windows. [_Exeunt._
_Actus Secundus. Scæna Prima._
_Enter_ Bustofa.
_Bust._ The thundring Seas, whose watry fire washes
The whiting mops:
The gentle Whale whose feet so fell
Flies o'r the Mountains tops. [_within_ Franio.
_Fra._ Boy.
_Bust._ The thundring.
_Fra._ Why boy _Bustofa_.
_Bust._ Here I am, the gentle Whale.
_Enter_ Franio.
_Fra._ Oh, are you here, Sir? where's your Sister?
_Bust._ The gentle Whale flies o'r the Mountain tops.
_Fra._ Where's your sister (man)?
_Bust._ Washes the whiting-Mops.
_Fra._ Thou ly'st, she has none to wash Mops?
The boy is half way out of his wits, sure:
Sirrah, who am I?
_Bust._ The thundring Seas.
_Fra._ Mad, stark mad.
_Bust._ Will you not give a man leave to con?
_Fra._ Yes, and fesse too, e'r I have done with you Sirrah,
Am I your father?
_Bust._ The question is too hard for a child, ask me any thing
That I have learn'd, and I'll answer you.
_Fra._ Is that a hard question? Sirrah, am not I your Father?
_Bust._ If I had my Mother-wit I could tell you.
_Fra._ Are you a thief?
_Bust._ So far forth as the Son of a Miller.
_Fra._ Will you be hang'd?
_Bust._ Let it go by eldership. The gentle Whale.--
_Fra._ Sirrah, lay by your foolish study there,
And beat your brains about your own affairs: or--
_Bust._ I thank you; you'ld have me goe under the sails
And beat my brains about your Mill? a natural
Father you are.--
_Fra._ I charge you goe not to the sports to day:
Last night I gave you leave, now I recant.
_Bust._ Is the wind turn'd since last night?
_Fra._ Marry is it, Sir, go no farther than my Mill;
There's my command upon you.
_Bust._ I may go round about then as your Mill does?
I will see your Mill gelded, and his Stones fry'd in steaks,
E'r I deceive the Countrey so: have I not my part to study?
How shall the sports go forward, if I be not there?
_Fra._ They'll want their fool indeed, if thou be'st not there.
_Bust._ Consider that, and go your self.
_Fra._ I have fears, (Sir,) that I cannot utter,
You goe not, nor your Sister: there's my charge.
_Bust._ The price of your golden thumb cannot hold me.
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