Philip Massinger

Name: Philip Massinger
Author: Cruickshank, Alfred Hamilton

Cruickshank, Alfred Hamilton

Massinger, Philip, 1583-1640 -- Criticism and interpretation

15. _The Great Duke of Florence_, I., 2, 29:

    To thínk her wórthy of yóu, besídes^chíldren.

16. _The Great Duke of Florence_, II., 1, 133:

    And máke a pláin discóvery. The dúke’s^cáre.

17. _The Great Duke of Florence_, II., 3, 66:

    The swéetness óf her bréath. Such a bráve^státure.

18. _The Great Duke of Florence_, III., 1, 66:

    On whát desígn, or whíther, the dúke’s^wíll.

19. _The Great Duke of Florence_, IV., 1, 102:

    And píety bé forgótten. The dúke’s^lúst.

20. _The Great Duke of Florence_, V., 2, 3:

    Ín the great státes it cóvers. The dúke’s^pléasure.

21. _The Great Duke of Florence_, V., 3, 127:

    Équal offénders, whát we shall spéak^poínts.

22. _The City Madam_, III., 3, 78:

    Relígious chárity; to sénd^ínfidéls.

23. _The Bashful Lover_, III., 3, 90:

    And sénsual báseness; íf thy profáne^hánd.

24. _The Bashful Lover_, IV., 2, 60:

    ’Tis ímpióus in mán to prescríbe^límits.

25. _The Bashful Lover_, V., 3, 179:

    There’s nó conténding agáinst^déstiný.

26. _A Very Woman_, II., 3, 42:

    Not fár off dístant, appéars^dím with énvy.

27. _The Unnatural Combat_, IV., 1, 35:

    Yet wáking, I’ ne’er chérished obscéne^hópes.

28. _Believe as You List_, I., 1, 144:

    And secúre^gréatness wíth the trúe relátion.

29. _Believe as You List_, I., 2, 10:

    A póint of jústice, his wórds^fúll in méasure.

30. _Believe as You List_, II., 2, 265:

    Undergó the sáme^púnishmént which óthers.

31. _The Guardian_, I., 1, 285:

    This profáne^lánguage. Práy you, bé a mán.

32. _The Guardian_, I., 2, 21:

    Your hónour detésts^fláttery, Í might sáy.

33. Epilogue 2:

    Tó the still dóubtful áuthor, at whát^ráte.

34. _The Parliament of Love_, II., 3, 26:

    You nów expréss yoursélf a compléte^lóver.

35. _The Parliament of Love_, III., 2, 149:

    To háve the gréatest bléssing, a trúe^fríend.

36. _The Parliament of Love_, IV., 1, 95:

    Cást yourself ón her cóuch. Oh, divíne^dóctor!

37. _The Parliament of Love_, V., 1, 69:

    The módern víces. Begín;^réad the bílls.

38. _The Parliament of Love_, V., 1, 184:

    The ápplicátion, ánd in a pláin^stýle.

39. _The Parliament of Love_, V., 1, 520:

    Led thríce through Páris; thén at the cóurt,^gáte.

40. _The Picture_, I., 1, 48:

    Of the sóuls^rávishing músic; the sáme^áge.

(A highly irregular line.)

41. _The Picture_, I., 2, 73:

    Are búried in hér; the lóud^nóise of|wár.

42. _The Picture_, I., 2, 106:

    Her kíngly cáptive abóve^áll the wórld.

43. _The Picture_, I., 2, 184:

    Dóted on thís Semiramís, a kíng’s^wífe.

(The third foot here is u u u u.)

44. _The Picture_, I., 2, 248:

    Beyónd my júst propórtion. Abóve^wónder!

45. _The Picture_, II., 1, 35:

    Appéar, and, what’s móre, appéar^pérfect, híss me.

46. _The Picture_, II., 1, 66:

    Their fáirest íssue to méet^sénsuálly.

47. _The Picture_, II., 1, 165:

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Philip Massinger

Cruickshank, Alfred Hamilton

Massinger, Philip, 1583-1640 -- Criticism and interpretation

15. _The Great Duke of Florence_, I., 2, 29:

    To thínk her wórthy of yóu, besídes^chíldren.

16. _The Great Duke of Florence_, II., 1, 133:

    And máke a pláin discóvery. The dúke’s^cáre.

17. _The Great Duke of Florence_, II., 3, 66:

    The swéetness óf her bréath. Such a bráve^státure.

18. _The Great Duke of Florence_, III., 1, 66:

    On whát desígn, or whíther, the dúke’s^wíll.

19. _The Great Duke of Florence_, IV., 1, 102:

    And píety bé forgótten. The dúke’s^lúst.

20. _The Great Duke of Florence_, V., 2, 3:

    Ín the great státes it cóvers. The dúke’s^pléasure.

21. _The Great Duke of Florence_, V., 3, 127:

    Équal offénders, whát we shall spéak^poínts.

22. _The City Madam_, III., 3, 78:

    Relígious chárity; to sénd^ínfidéls.

23. _The Bashful Lover_, III., 3, 90:

    And sénsual báseness; íf thy profáne^hánd.

24. _The Bashful Lover_, IV., 2, 60:

    ’Tis ímpióus in mán to prescríbe^límits.

25. _The Bashful Lover_, V., 3, 179:

    There’s nó conténding agáinst^déstiný.

26. _A Very Woman_, II., 3, 42:

    Not fár off dístant, appéars^dím with énvy.

27. _The Unnatural Combat_, IV., 1, 35:

    Yet wáking, I’ ne’er chérished obscéne^hópes.

28. _Believe as You List_, I., 1, 144:

    And secúre^gréatness wíth the trúe relátion.

29. _Believe as You List_, I., 2, 10:

    A póint of jústice, his wórds^fúll in méasure.

30. _Believe as You List_, II., 2, 265:

    Undergó the sáme^púnishmént which óthers.

31. _The Guardian_, I., 1, 285:

    This profáne^lánguage. Práy you, bé a mán.

32. _The Guardian_, I., 2, 21:

    Your hónour detésts^fláttery, Í might sáy.

33. Epilogue 2:

    Tó the still dóubtful áuthor, at whát^ráte.

34. _The Parliament of Love_, II., 3, 26:

    You nów expréss yoursélf a compléte^lóver.

35. _The Parliament of Love_, III., 2, 149:

    To háve the gréatest bléssing, a trúe^fríend.

36. _The Parliament of Love_, IV., 1, 95:

    Cást yourself ón her cóuch. Oh, divíne^dóctor!

37. _The Parliament of Love_, V., 1, 69:

    The módern víces. Begín;^réad the bílls.

38. _The Parliament of Love_, V., 1, 184:

    The ápplicátion, ánd in a pláin^stýle.

39. _The Parliament of Love_, V., 1, 520:

    Led thríce through Páris; thén at the cóurt,^gáte.

40. _The Picture_, I., 1, 48:

    Of the sóuls^rávishing músic; the sáme^áge.

(A highly irregular line.)

41. _The Picture_, I., 2, 73:

    Are búried in hér; the lóud^nóise of|wár.

42. _The Picture_, I., 2, 106:

    Her kíngly cáptive abóve^áll the wórld.

43. _The Picture_, I., 2, 184:

    Dóted on thís Semiramís, a kíng’s^wífe.

(The third foot here is u u u u.)

44. _The Picture_, I., 2, 248:

    Beyónd my júst propórtion. Abóve^wónder!

45. _The Picture_, II., 1, 35:

    Appéar, and, what’s móre, appéar^pérfect, híss me.

46. _The Picture_, II., 1, 66:

    Their fáirest íssue to méet^sénsuálly.

47. _The Picture_, II., 1, 165:

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