_Sim._ I shall so ravish her with my courtship; I have
such variety of discourse, such copy[548] of phrase to begin,
as this:--Sweet lady, Ulysses' dog, after his master's ten
years' travel--I shall so tickle her: or thus,--Pure
beauty, there is a stone[549]---- 111
_Slip._ Two stones, man.
_Sim._ Call'd--'tis no matter what. I ha' the eloquence;
I am not to seek, I warrant you.
_The cornet is winded. Enter_ PIPPO, BIDET; Pippo _attired
like a merchant's wife, and_ BIDET _like a fool_.
Sweet lady, Ulysses' dog, there's a stone called---- O
Lord! what shall I say?
_Slip._ Is all your eloquence come to this?
_Sim._ The glorious radiant of your glimmering eyes,
your glittering beauties blind my wit, and dazzle my----
_Pip._ I'll put on my mask, and please you; pray you,
wink, pray you. 121
_Bid._ O fine man! my mistress loves you best. I
dreamt you ga' me this sword and dagger. I love your
hat and feather, O----
_Sim._ Do not cry, man; do not cry, man: thou shalt
ha' them. Ay, and they were----
_Bid._ O, that purse, with all the white pence in it!
Fine man! I love you! Give you the fine red pence
soon at night? He! I thank you: where's the fool
now? 130
_Sim._ He has all my money; I have to keep myself,
and----
_Slip._ Poght!
_Pip._ Sir, the fool shall lead you to my house; the
fool shall not. At night I expect you: till then, take
this seal of my affection.
_Qua._ [_within_]. What, Simplicius!
_Sim._ I come, Quadratus. Gentlemen, as yet I can
but thank you; but I must be trusted for my ordinary
soon at night: or stay, I'll--The fool has unfurnish'd
me; but 'twill come again, good bye. 141
_Qua._ [_within_]. What, ho! Simplicius!
_Sim._ Good bye, good boys. I come, I come, good
bye,[550] good boys.
[_Exit._
_Bid._ The fool shall wait on thee. Now, do I merit
to be yclept, _Bosphoros Carmelydon Honorificacuminos
Bidet_? Who, who has any square dice?
_Pip._ Marry, sir, that have I.
_Bid._ Thou shalt lose thy share for it in our purchase.[551]
_Pip._ I pray you now, pray you now. 150
_Bid._ Sooner the whistle[552] of a mariner
Shall sleek the rough curbs of the ocean back.--
Now speak I like myself: thou shalt lose thy share.
_Enter_ Quadratus, LAVERDURE, _and_ CELIA; SIMPLICIUS, MELETZA,
Lyzabetta, LUCIA, _and_ LAMPATHO.
_Pip._ Ha! take all, then. Ha!
_Qua._ Without cloak, or hat, or rapier? Fie!
_Sim._ God's me! Look yonder. Who gave you these
things?
_Bid._ Mistress Perpetuana's fool.
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