The Fatal Jealousie (1673) by Henry Nevil Payne
page 72 of 146 (49%)
page 72 of 146 (49%)
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_Eug._ I am amaz'd the Nurse should stay so long;
My Anger makes each minute seem an hour: That Woman is a thing made up of mischief; Some Fatal Devil sure did guide the Choyce My Mother made, in choosing her our Nurse. She's Fool to th' height: And yet hath wit enough To tread all Labyrinths of Treachery; But that's no wonder: For who's Treacherous That wants not Eyes to see it's ugly Form? For now I fear, and I believe not vainly, That Villain, _Jasper_, knows all my concerns, Or what could prompt him to that Impudence He did express in his address today. _Enter Nurse._ Thou fatal Hagg, thou Mother of all mischief, What Devil taught thy perjur'd Tongue the way To tell the shame which thou didst first occasion? _Nurse._ Pray what ayls you, Madam, are you mad? _Eug._ I wish I was, as I have cause enough, For then I should not know the shame attends me, In being Table-talk for every Rascal, As thou (Hell thank thee for it) now hast made me. _Nurse._ I made you Table-talk! There's no such thing; I've been too faithful to you, that I have; Losing my sleep full oft to watch your pleasure. |
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