Elizabethan Dramatists: Marlows̓ "Dr. Faustus", Jonsons̓ "Every Man in His Humour", Beaumont and Fletchers̓ "Philaster"George Ansel Watrous |
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... Brid . Servant , in troth you are too prodigal Of your wit's treasure , thus to pour it forth Upon so mean a subject as my worth . Mat . You say well , mistress , and I mean as well . Dow . Hoy - day , here is stuff ! Wel . O , now ...
... Brid . Servant , in troth you are too prodigal Of your wit's treasure , thus to pour it forth Upon so mean a subject as my worth . Mat . You say well , mistress , and I mean as well . Dow . Hoy - day , here is stuff ! Wel . O , now ...
Page 145
... Brid . Nay , speak , I pray you what tricks ? Dame K. Ay , never spare any body here ; but say , what tricks . Brid . Passion of my heart , do tricks ! Wel . ' Slight , here's a trick vied and revied ! 1 Why , you monkeys , you , what a ...
... Brid . Nay , speak , I pray you what tricks ? Dame K. Ay , never spare any body here ; but say , what tricks . Brid . Passion of my heart , do tricks ! Wel . ' Slight , here's a trick vied and revied ! 1 Why , you monkeys , you , what a ...
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... Brid . Help , help ! Thomas ! Enter CASH and some of the house to part them . E. Know . Gentlemen , forbear , I pray you . Bob . Well , sirrah , you Holofernes ; by my hand , I 1 " Who's bragging now ? " 2 Mathew . * Bobadill . will ...
... Brid . Help , help ! Thomas ! Enter CASH and some of the house to part them . E. Know . Gentlemen , forbear , I pray you . Bob . Well , sirrah , you Holofernes ; by my hand , I 1 " Who's bragging now ? " 2 Mathew . * Bobadill . will ...
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... Brid . Brother , indeed you are too violent , Too sudden in your humour : and you know My brother Wellbred's temper will not bear Any reproof , chiefly in such a presence , 1 Common name at that time for any sort of poem . Where every ...
... Brid . Brother , indeed you are too violent , Too sudden in your humour : and you know My brother Wellbred's temper will not bear Any reproof , chiefly in such a presence , 1 Common name at that time for any sort of poem . Where every ...
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... Brid . Yes , there was one a civil gentleman , And very worthily demeaned himself . Kit . O , that was some love of yours , sister . Brid . A love of mine ! I would it were no worse , brother ; You'd pay my portion sooner than you think ...
... Brid . Yes , there was one a civil gentleman , And very worthily demeaned himself . Kit . O , that was some love of yours , sister . Brid . A love of mine ! I would it were no worse , brother ; You'd pay my portion sooner than you think ...
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ARETHUSA art thou bastinado BELLARIO BEN JONSON blood Bobadill Brai Brainworm brave Brid brother captain Cash Clem CLEREMONT Clown Cob's Dame dear devil Dion Doctor Faustus doth Downright Exeunt Exit fair faith Faustus fear fellow fetch FRANCIS BEAUMONT GALATEA gentleman give gods grace hath hear heart Heaven hell honour Horse-C humour Jonson justice Clement King Kitely Know KNOWELL lady live look lord Lucifer madam Marry Master Doctor master Mathew master Stephen MEGRA Meph Mephistophilis mistress ne'er never noble Old Jewry PHARAMOND pray prince princess rapier Reënter Robin SCENE Schol servant sirrah sister soldier soul speak spirit Step swear sweet sword Tamburlaine tell thee there's Thomas thou art thou hast thou shalt thought Thra THRASILINE unto warrant Wellbred What's wife worship
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Page 68 - Ah Ben! Say how or when Shall we, thy guests, Meet at those lyric feasts, Made at the Sun, The Dog, the Triple Tun ; Where we such clusters had, As made us nobly wild, not mad ? And yet each verse of thine Out-did the meat, out-did the frolic wine. My Ben ! Or come again, Or send to us Thy wit's great overplus ; But teach us yet Wisely to husband it, Lest we that talent spend ; And having once brought to an end That precious stock, — the store Of such a wit the world should have no more.
Page ix - What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid! heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one (from whence they came) Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life...
Page 14 - Almain rutters with their horsemen's staves Or Lapland giants, trotting by our sides; Sometimes like women or unwedded maids, Shadowing more beauty in their airy brows Than have the white breasts of the queen of love...
Page 64 - Cut is the branch that might have grown full straight, And burned is Apollo's laurel bough, That sometime grew within this learned man. Faustus is gone ; regard his hellish fall, Whose fiendful fortune may exhort the wise Only to wonder at unlawful things, Whose deepness doth entice such forward wits To practise more than heavenly power permits.
Page xvi - ... and can. I have heard that on a day Mine host's sign-board flew away, Nobody knew whither, till An astrologer's old quill To a sheepskin gave the story, Said he saw you in your glory, Underneath a new old sign Sipping beverage divine, And pledging with contented smack The Mermaid in the Zodiac.
Page 59 - Was this the face that launched a thousand ships And burnt the topless towers of Ilium ! Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss ! Her lips suck forth my soul ! See where it flies ! Come Helen, come give me my soul again. Here will I dwell, for Heaven is in these lips, And all is dross that is not Helena.
Page 28 - Fourthly, that he shall be in his chamber or house invisible. Lastly, that he shall appear to the said John Faustus, at all times, in what form or shape soever he please. I, John Faustus, of Wittenberg, Doctor, by these presents, do give both body and soul to Lucifer prince of the east, and his minister...
Page 56 - Faustus, since our conference about fair ladies, which was the beautifulest in all the world, we have determined with ourselves that Helen of Greece was the admirablest lady that ever lived: therefore, Master Doctor, if you will do us that...
Page 60 - What ails Faustus ? Faust. Ah, my sweet chamber-fellow, had I lived with thee, then had I lived still ! but now I die eternally.
Page 275 - Your memory shall be as foul behind you, As you are living; all your better deeds Shall be in water writ, but this in marble ; No chronicle shall speak you, though your own, But for the shame of men. No monument, Though high and big as Pelion, shall be able To cover this base murder : make it rich With brass, with purest gold and shining jasper, Like the...