The Works of John Dryden: Dramatic worksPaterson, 1882 |
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... Merc . And Venus may know more than both of us ; For ' tis some petticoat affair , I guess . I have discharged my duty , which was , to sum- mon you , Phœbus : we shall know more anon , when the Thunderer comes down . ' Tis our part ...
... Merc . And Venus may know more than both of us ; For ' tis some petticoat affair , I guess . I have discharged my duty , which was , to sum- mon you , Phœbus : we shall know more anon , when the Thunderer comes down . ' Tis our part ...
Page 16
... Merc . There has been a devilish quarrel , I can tell you , betwixt Jupiter and Juno . She threatened to sue him in the spiritual court for some matrimonial omissions ; and he stood upon his prerogative : then she hit him on the teeth ...
... Merc . There has been a devilish quarrel , I can tell you , betwixt Jupiter and Juno . She threatened to sue him in the spiritual court for some matrimonial omissions ; and he stood upon his prerogative : then she hit him on the teeth ...
Page 17
... Merc . " Tis neither better nor worse , upon my conscience . He is weary of hunting in the spacious forest of a wife , and is following his game incognito in some little purlieu here at Thebes : that's many an honest man's case on earth ...
... Merc . " Tis neither better nor worse , upon my conscience . He is weary of hunting in the spacious forest of a wife , and is following his game incognito in some little purlieu here at Thebes : that's many an honest man's case on earth ...
Page 18
... Merc . Mine was a very homely thought . - I was considering into what form your almighty- ship would be pleased to transform yourself to- night ; whether you would fornicate in the shape of a bull , or a ram , or an eagle , or a swan ...
... Merc . Mine was a very homely thought . - I was considering into what form your almighty- ship would be pleased to transform yourself to- night ; whether you would fornicate in the shape of a bull , or a ram , or an eagle , or a swan ...
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... Merc . Here's omnipotence with a vengeance ! to make a man a cuckold , and yet not to do him wrong ! Then I find , father Jupiter , that when you made fate , you had the wit to contrive a holiday for yourself now and then ; for you ...
... Merc . Here's omnipotence with a vengeance ! to make a man a cuckold , and yet not to do him wrong ! Then I find , father Jupiter , that when you made fate , you had the wit to contrive a holiday for yourself now and then ; for you ...
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