Volpone; Or, the Fox by Ben Jonson
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Half the meat, drink, and cloth, one of your bulks will have.
Admit your fool's face be the mother of laughter, Yet, for his brain, it must always come after: And though that do feed him, 'tis a pitiful case, His body is beholding to such a bad face. [KNOCKING WITHIN.] VOLP: Who's there? my couch; away! look! Nano, see: [EXE. AND. AND CAS.] Give me my caps, first--go, enquire. [EXIT NANO.] --Now, Cupid Send it be Mosca, and with fair return! NAN [WITHIN.]: It is the beauteous madam-- VOLP: Would-be?--is it? NAN: The same. VOLP: Now torment on me! Squire her in; For she will enter, or dwell here for ever: Nay, quickly. [RETIRES TO HIS COUCH.] --That my fit were past! I fear A second hell too, that my lothing this Will quite expel my appetite to the other: Would she were taking now her tedious leave. Lord, how it threats me what I am to suffer! |
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