Wit Without Money; A Comedy: The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher — John Shaqi
Wit Without Money; A Comedy: The Works of Francis Beaumont and John FletcherFletcher, John
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Wit Without Money; A Comedy: The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher
Fletcher, John
Comedy plays; English drama -- 17th century
_Isa._ For Heav'us sake let's not ride staggering in the night,
come, pray you take some Sweet-meats in your pocket, if your stomach--
_Wid._ I have a little business.
_Isab._ To abuse me, you shall not find new dreams, and new
suspicions, to horse withal.
_Wid._ Lord who made you a Commander! hey ho, my heart.
_Isab._ Is the wind come thither, and Coward like, do you lose your
Colours to 'em? are you sick o'th' _Valentine_? sweet Sister, come
let's away, the Country will so quicken you, and we shall live so
sweetly: _Luce_, my Ladies Cloak; nay, you have put me into such a
gog of going, I would not stay for all the world; if I live here, you
have so knock'd this love into my head, that I shall love any body, and
I find my body, I know not how, so apt--pray let's be gone, Sister,
I stand on thorns.
_Wid._ I prethee _Isabella_, i'faith I have some business that
concerns me, I will suspect no more, here, wear that for me, and I'le
pay the hundred pound you owe your Taylor.
_Enter_ Shorthose, Roger, Humphrey, Ralph.
_Isab._ I had rather go, but--
_Wid._ Come walk in with me, we'll go to Cards, unsaddle the
Horses.
_Short._ A Jubile, a Jubile, we stay, Boys.
_Enter_ Uncle, Lan. Foun. Bella. Harebrain _following_.
_Unc._ Are they behind us?
_Lan._ Close, close, speak aloud, Sir.
_Unc._ I am glad my Nephew has so much discretion, at length to
find his wants: did she entertain him?
_Lance._ Most bravely, nobly, and gave him such a welcome!
_Unc._ For his own sake do you think?
_Lance._ Most certain, Sir, and in his own cause bestir'd himself
too, and wan such liking from her, she dotes on him, h'as the command of
all the house already.
_Unc._ He deals not well with his friends.
_Lance._ Let him deal on, and be his own friend, he has most need
of her.
_Unc._ I wonder they would put him--
_Lan._ You are in the right on't, a man that must raise himself, I
knew he would couzen 'em, and glad I am he has: he watched occasion, and
found it i'th' nick.
_Unc._ He has deceived me.
_Lan._ I told you howsoever he wheel'd about, he would charge home
at length: how I could laugh now, to think of these tame fools!
_Unc._ 'Twas not well done, because they trusted him, yet.
_Bel._ Hark you Gentlemen.
_Unc._ We are upon a business, pray excuse us, they have it home.
_Lane._ Come let it work good on Gentlemen.
[_Exeunt_ Uncle, Lance.
_Font._ 'Tis true, he is a knave, I ever thought it.
_Hare._ And we are fools, tame fools.
_Bell._ Come let's go seek him, he shall be hang'd before he colt
us basely. [_Exeunt._
_Enter_ Isabella, Luce.
_Isab._ Art sure she loves him?
_Luce._ Am I sure I live? and I have clapt on such a commendation
on your revenge.
_Isab._ Faith, he is a pretty Gentleman.
_Luce._ Handsome enough, and that her eye has found out.
_Isa._ He talks the best they say, and yet the maddest.
_Luce._ H'as the right way.
_Isa._ How is she?
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