The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 7 of 9]Shakespeare, William
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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 7 of 9]
Shakespeare, William
English drama
_Ca_: He shalbe indured, goe to I say, he shall. 55
Am I the Master of the house or you?
You'le not indure him? God shall mend my soule
You'le make a mutenie amongst my guests.
You'le set Cocke a hoope, you'le be the man.
_Ti_: Vncle tis a shame. 60
_Ca_: Goe too, you are a saucie knaue.
This tricke will scath you one day I know what.
Well said my hartes. Be quiet:
More light Ye knaue, or I will make you quiet.
_Tibalt_: Patience perforce with wilfull choller meeting, 65
Makes my flesh tremble in their different greetings:
I will withdraw, but this intrusion shall
Now seeming sweet, conuert to bitter gall.
_Rom_: If I prophane with my vnworthie hand,
This holie shrine, the gentle sinne is this: 70
My lips two blushing Pilgrims ready stand,
To smooth the rough touch with a gentle kisse.
_Iuli_: Good Pilgrime you doe wrong your hand too much,
Which mannerly deuotion shewes in this:
For Saints haue hands which holy Palmers touch, 75
And Palme to Palme is holy Palmers kisse.
_Rom_: Haue not Saints lips, and holy Palmers too?
_Iuli_: Yes Pilgrime lips that they must vse in praier.
_Ro_: Why then faire saint, let lips do what hands doo,
They pray, yeeld thou, least faith turne to dispaire. 80
_Iu_: Saints doe not mooue though: grant nor praier forsake.
_Ro_: Then mooue not till my praiers effect I take.
Thus from my lips, by yours my sin is purgde.
_Iu_: Then haue my lips the sin that they haue tooke.
_Ro_: Sinne from my lips, O trespasse sweetly vrgde! 85
Giue me my sinne againe.
_Iu_: You kisse by the booke.
Nurse: _Madame your mother calles._
_Rom_: What is her mother?
Nurse: _Marrie Batcheler her mother is the Ladie of the_ 90
_house, and a good Lady, and a wise, and a vertuous. I nurst_
_her daughter that you talkt withall, I tell you, he that can_
_lay hold of her shall haue the chinkes._
_Rom_: Is she a _Mountague_? Oh deare account,
My life is my foes thrall. 95
_Ca_: Nay gentlemen prepare not to be gone,
We haue a trifling foolish banquet towards.
_They whisper in his eare._
I pray you let me intreat you. Is it so?
Well then _I_ thanke you honest Gentlemen,
I promise you but for your company, 100
I would haue bin a bed an houre agoe:
Light to my chamber hoe. _Exeunt._
_Iul_: Nurse, what is yonder Gentleman?
_Nur_: _The sonne and heire of old_ Tiberio.
_Iul_: Whats he that now is going out of dore? 105
_Nur_: _That as I thinke is yong_ Petruchio.
_Iul_: Whats he that followes there that would not dance?
_Nur_: _I know not._
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