The Plays and Poems of George Chapman: The comedies: The blind beggar of Alexandria. An humourous day's mirth. All fools. May-day. The gentleman usher. Monsieur D'Olive. The widow's tears. The masque of the Middle Temple and Lincoln's Inn. Eastward ho. The ball. Sir Giles Goosecap. Introduction and notesG. Routledge, 1914 - English drama |
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Page 848 - And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts : but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.
Page 689 - He must be fed, Be taught to go, and speak. Ay, or yet Why might not a man love a calf as well...
Page 831 - EASTWARD HOE. As it was playd in the Black-friers, by the Children of Her Majesties Revels. Made by Geo. Chapman, Ben Jonson, Joh Marston. At London printed for William Aspley. 1605.
Page 774 - To flatter vice, and daub iniquity: But, with an armed and resolved hand, I'll strip the ragged follies of the time Naked as at their birth . . . and with a whip of steel Print wounding lashes in their iron ribs.
Page 831 - I am here, my most honoured lord, unexamined and unheard, committed to a vile prison, and with me a gentleman, (whose name may, perhaps, have come to your lordship) one Mr. George Chapman, a learned and honest man.
Page 498 - Sea. Rarely conceited ! one health more to this motion, and aboard to perform it. He that will not this night be drunk, may he never be sober ! [They compass in WINIFRED, dance the drunken round, and drink carouses, Bram.
Page 463 - I have two prentices: the one of a boundless prodigality, the other of a most hopeful industry: so have I only two daughters: the eldest of a proud ambition and nice wantonness: the other of a modest humility and comely soberness.
Page 151 - And ye shall see, if like two parts in me, 1 leave not both these gullers' wits imbrier'd ; Now I perceive well where the wild wind sits, Here's gull for gull, and wits at war with wits. [Exeunt ACT THE FIFTH SCENE I RlNAI.DO JORTUNE, the great commandress of the world, Hath divers ways to advance her followers : To some she gives honour without deserving, To other some, deserving without honour ; Some wit, some wealth, and some wit without wealth ; Some wealth without wit, some nor wit nor wealth,...
Page 461 - more bawdily than a common midwife; and now 'indeed and in very good sober truth, sir'! But if a privy search should be made, with what furniture are you rigged now? Sirrah, I tell thee, I am thy master, William Touchstone, goldsmith, and thou my prentice, Francis Quicksilver; and I will see whither you are running. Work upon that now! Quick. Why, sir, I hope a man may use his recreation with his master's profit. » Touch. Prentices' recreations are seldom with their masters
Page 462 - Well, I am a good member of the City, if I were well considered. How would merchants thrive, if gentlemen would not be unthrifts? How could gentlemen be unthrifts, if their humours were not fed? How should their humours be fed but by white-meat and cunning secondings?