Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10Fletcher, John
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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10
Fletcher, John
English drama
_Bacha._ I understand you not, Love I adore thee,
Sir, on my knees I give you hearty thanks, for so much
Honoring your humble Hand-mayd above her birth:
Far more her weak deservings, I dare not trust the Envious
tongues of all that must repine at my unworthy rising.
Beside, you have many fair ones in your Kingdome
Born to such worth: O turn your self about
And make a Noble choice.
_Leon._ If I do, let me famish: I will have thee,
Or break up house, and boord here.
_Bac._ Sir, you may command an unwilling woman to obey ye: but
heaven knows--
_Leon._ No more: these half a dozen kisses, and this Jewell,
and every thing I have, and away with me, and clap it up; and
have a boy by morning _Timantus_. let one be sent post for my
son again: and for _Ismenus_, they are scarce twenty miles on
their way yet, by that time we'll be married.
_Tima._ There shall Sir. [_Exeunt._
_Actus Tertii. Scæna Prima._
_Enter Dorialus, Agenor, Nisus._
_Nisus._ Is not this a fine marriage?
_Agenor._ Yes, yes, let it alone.
_Dor._ I, I, the King may marry whom's list, let's talk of
other matters.
_Nis._ Is the _Prince_ coming home certainly?
_Dor._ Yes, yes, he was sent post for yesterday, lets make
haste we'll see how his new Mother-in-law will entertain him.
_Nis._ Why well I warrant you: did you not mark how humbly she
carried her self to us on her marriage day, acknowledging her
own unworthiness, and that she would be our servant.
_Dor._ But mark what's done.
_Nis._ Regard not shew.
_Age._ O God! I knew her when I have been off'red her to be
brought to my bed for five [pound]: whether it could have been
perform'd or no, I know not.
_Nis._ Her Daughters a pretty Lady.
_Dor._ Yes: and having had but mean bringing up, it talks the
pretilest and innocentliest, the Queen will be so angry to hear
her betray her breeding by her language: but I am perswaded
she's well dispos'd.
_Agenor._ I think better than her Mother.
_Nis._ Come, we stay too long. [_Exeunt._
_Enter Leucippus, and Ismenus._
_Isme._ How now man, strook dead with a tale?
_Leu._ No, but with a truth.
_Isme._ Stand [of] your self: can you endure blows, and shrink
at words?
_Leu._ Thou knowst I have told thee all.
_Isme._ But that all's nothing to make you thus: your Sisters
dead.
_Leu._ That's much, but not the most.
_Isme._ Why, for the other let her marry and hang, 'tis no
purpos'd fault of yours: and if your Father will needs have
your cast Whore, you shall shew the duty of a child better in
being contented, and bidding much good doe his good old heart
with her, than in repining thus at it; let her go: what, there
are more wenches man, we'll have another.
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