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
_Fran._ I.
_Lam._ And I.
_Sur._ Be patient;
They will not fall to every Man's share.
_Amin._ O hear me;
Hear me ye barbarous men.
_Mor._ Be short and pithy,
Our stomachs cannot stay a long discourse.
_Sur._ And be not fearful,
For I'll kill ye daintily.
_Amin._ Are ye not _Christians_?
_Lam._ Why, do not _Christians_ eat Women?
_Enter_ Tibalt, Master, Saylors.
_Amin._ Eat one another? 'tis most impious.
_Sur._ Come, come.
_Amin._ Oh, help, help, help.
_Tib._ The Ladies voice! stand off slaves,
What do you intend villains?
I have strength enough left me, if you abuse this soul,
To--
_Ma._ They would have ravisht her upon my life,
Speak, how was it Lady?
_Amin._ Forgive 'em, 'twas their hungers.
_Tib._ Ha, their hungers!
_Ma._ They would have eaten her.
_Tib._ O dam'd villains; speak, Is it true?
_Sur._ I confess an appetite.
_Tib._ An appetite, I'll fit ye for an appetite.
Are ye so sharp set, that her flesh must serve you?
Murther's a main good service with your Worships;
Since ye would be such Devils,
Why did you not begin with one another handsomly,
And spare the Woman to beget more food on?
_Amin._ Good Sir.
_Tib._ You shall grow mummy rascals;
I'll make you fall to your brawns, and your buttocks,
And worry one another like keen bandogs.
_Amin._ Good Sir be merciful.
_Tib._ You shall know what 'tis to be damn'd, Canibals.
_Amin._ O my best friend!
_Enter_ Albert.
_Al._ Alas poor heart! here,
Here's some meat and sovereign drink to ease you,
Sit down gentle Sweet.
_Amin._ I am blest to see you.
_Tib._ Stir not within forty foot of this food,
If you do dogs!
_All._ Oh, Captain, Captain, Captain.
_Alb._ Ye shall have meat all of you.
_Tib._ Captain, hear me first: hark,
'Tis so inhumane! I would not ha the air corrupted with it.
_Alb._ O barbarous men! sit down _Du-pont_,
Good Master, and honest Saylors.
_Tib._ But stand you off,
And waite upon our charity; I'll wait on you else;
And touch nothing but what's flung ye; as if you were dogs;
If you do, I'll cut your fingers; friends,
I'll spoil your carving.
_Amin._ There wretches, there.
_Tib._ Eat your meat handsomely now,
And give Heaven thanks.
_Alb._ There's more bread.
_Tib._ See, they snarle like dogs;
Eat quietly you Rascals, eat quietly.
_Alb._ There is drink too.
_Tib._ Come, come, I'll fill you each your cups,
Ye shall not surfet.
_Amin._ And what have you discover'd?
_Alb._ Sweet, a paradise,
A paradise inhabited with Angels,
Such as you are: their pitties make 'm Angels,
They gave me these viands, and supply'd me
With these pretious drinks.
_Amin._ Shall not we see 'em?
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