The Scornful Lady by Francis Beaumont;John Fletcher
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_Wel_. You told him when his rage was set a tilt, and so he crackt your Canons. I hope he has not hurt your gentle reading: But shall we see these Gentlewomen to night. _Rog_. Have patience Sir until our fellow _Nicholas_ be deceast, that is, asleep: for so the word is taken: to sleep to dye, to dye to sleep, a very figure Sir. _Wel_. Cannot you cast another for the Gentlewomen? _Rog_. Not till the man be in his bed, his grave: his grave, his bed: the very same again Sir. Our Comick Poet gives the reason sweetly; _Plenus rimarum est_, he is full of loope-holes, and will discover to our Patroness. _Wel_. Your comment Sir has made me understand you. _Enter_ Martha _the_ Ladies _Sister_, _and_ Younglove, _to them with a Posset_. _Rog_. Sir be addrest, the graces do salute you with the full bowl of plenty. Is our old enemy entomb'd? _Abig_. He's safe. _Rog_. And does he snore out supinely with the Poet? _Mar_. No, he out-snores the Poet. |
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