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... honour , and forms a curious commentary upon that part of the Dedication prefixed to his Six Plays published in 1633 , wherein the purity of his writings is commended . " : " It being a common custom with our author to dis- guise his ...
... honour , and forms a curious commentary upon that part of the Dedication prefixed to his Six Plays published in 1633 , wherein the purity of his writings is commended . " : " It being a common custom with our author to dis- guise his ...
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... Honour's view ; and the rather , because your Honour is well acquainted with the Muses . In briefe , Fame hath given out , that your Honour is the mirror of your sex , the admiration , not onely of this Iland , but of all adjacent ...
... Honour's view ; and the rather , because your Honour is well acquainted with the Muses . In briefe , Fame hath given out , that your Honour is the mirror of your sex , the admiration , not onely of this Iland , but of all adjacent ...
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... honour ; makes justice looke asquint ; and blinds the eye of merited rewarde from viewing desertfull vertue . Alb . What's all this periphrasis , ha ? Feli . The substance of a supple - chapt flatterer . Alb . O ! doth he play Forobosco ...
... honour ; makes justice looke asquint ; and blinds the eye of merited rewarde from viewing desertfull vertue . Alb . What's all this periphrasis , ha ? Feli . The substance of a supple - chapt flatterer . Alb . O ! doth he play Forobosco ...
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... honour of a Millanoise , and the resplendent fulgor of this steele , I will defende the femi- nine to death ; and ding his spirit to the verge of hell , that dares divulge a ladies ' prejudice . [ Exeunt Antonio and Alberto . Feli ...
... honour of a Millanoise , and the resplendent fulgor of this steele , I will defende the femi- nine to death ; and ding his spirit to the verge of hell , that dares divulge a ladies ' prejudice . [ Exeunt Antonio and Alberto . Feli ...
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... honour so prodigally into a common arme , that hee may seeme to give up his indiscretion to the mercy of vulgar censure . Now as solemne as a travailer , and as grave as a Puritanes ruffe ; with the same breath as slight and scattered ...
... honour so prodigally into a common arme , that hee may seeme to give up his indiscretion to the mercy of vulgar censure . Now as solemne as a travailer , and as grave as a Puritanes ruffe ; with the same breath as slight and scattered ...
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Albano Andrugio Antonio armes Balurdo beare blood breast breath called Carthage Cast Cornets court dead deare death dost doth downe Duke eares earth Enter Exeunt Exit eyes face faire faith fall fate father feare Feli foole force fortune give gods griefe hand hast hate hath head heare heart heaven hold honour hope Iaco keepe kings kisse ladie leave light live looke lord Marston Massinissa Mellida never night once Page passion Piero play poore presence prince rest revenge SCENA Scipio selfe slave sonne Sophonisba soule sound speake spirit stand strike strong sweete Syphax thee thing thinke thou thought true unto vertue weepe whilst worth
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Page 71 - Who winks and shuts his apprehension up From common sense of what men were and are, Who would not know what men must be — let such Hurry amain from our black-visaged shows : We shall affright their eyes.
Page 130 - I ha' but played a part Like to some boy that acts a tragedy, Speaks burly words and raves out passion; But when he thinks upon his infant weakness, He droops his eye. I spake more than a god, Yet am less than a man.
Page 127 - Screch't out so lowd that he brought back her soule, Calde her againe, that her bright eyes gan ope, And starde upon him. He, audatious foole, Dar'd kisse her hand, wisht her soft rest, lov'd bride ; She fumbled out, thanks good, and so she dide.
Page xiii - He had many quarrells with Marston, beat him, and took his pistol from him, wrote his Poetaster on him; the beginning of them were, that Marston represented him in the stage, in his youth given to venerie.
Page 241 - Phantusia incomplexa — is a function Even of the bright immortal part of man. It is the common passe, the sacred dore, Unto the prive chamber of the soule; That bar'd, nought passeth past the baser court Of outward scence by it th' inamorate Most lively thinkes he sees the absent beauties Of his lov'd mistres.
Page 303 - ... rose. Page 231, line 32. My pretty peate. — Peat, a term of endearment for a delicate person. " I overtook the wench, a pretty peat,
Page xi - I ask't Phisitions what their counsell was For a mad dogge, or for a mankind asse ? They told me, though there were confections store Of poppie-seede and soveraigne hellebore.
Page 71 - HE rawish danke of clumzie winter ramps The fluent summers vaine ; and drizling sleete Chilleth the wan bleak cheek of the numd earth, Whilst snarling gusts nibble the juyceles leaves, From the nak't shuddring branch ; and pils the skinne From off the soft and delicate aspectes. O now, me thinks, a sullen tragick sceane Would suite the time, with pleasing congruence.^ May we be happie in our weake devoyer, And all parte pleas'd in most wisht content ; But sweate of Hercules can nere beget So blest...
Page 79 - bout the couch of night; And now Auroras horse trots azure rings, Breathing faire light about the firmament. Stand, what's that ? Mat. And if a horned divell should burst forth, I would passe on him with a mortall stocke. Alb. Oh, a horned divell would proove ominous Unto a bridegroomes eyes. Mat. A horned divell ? Good : ha, ha, ha !—very good ! Alb. Good tand prince, laugh not. By the joyes of love, When thou dost girne, thy rusty face doth looke Like the head of a rosted rabbit: fie upont.
Page 251 - t had free will Or no, hot philosophers Stood banding factions, all so strongly propt, I stagger'd, knew not which was firmer part, But thought, quoted, read, observ'd and pryed, Stufft noting-books : and still my spaniel slept. At length he wak'd, and yawned ; and by yon sky, For aught I know he knew as much as I.