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... Enter Allworth . Well . ' Twill not be granted . All . Hold - for my sake , hold . Deny me , Frank ! they are not worth your anger . Well . For once thou hast redeemed them from this sceptre ; But let them vanish , creeping on their ...
... Enter Allworth . Well . ' Twill not be granted . All . Hold - for my sake , hold . Deny me , Frank ! they are not worth your anger . Well . For once thou hast redeemed them from this sceptre ; But let them vanish , creeping on their ...
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... of another's brain , In my right wits I'll piece it ; at the worst , Die thus and be forgotten . All . A strange humour ! 210 220 [ Exeunt . SCENE II A Room in Lady Allworth's House . Enter 9 Pay Old Debts ACT I. SC . I.
... of another's brain , In my right wits I'll piece it ; at the worst , Die thus and be forgotten . All . A strange humour ! 210 220 [ Exeunt . SCENE II A Room in Lady Allworth's House . Enter 9 Pay Old Debts ACT I. SC . I.
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Philip Massinger George Stronach. SCENE II A Room in Lady Allworth's House . Enter Order , Amble , Furnace , and Watchall . Ord . Set all things right , or , as my name is Order , And by this staff of office that commands you , This ...
Philip Massinger George Stronach. SCENE II A Room in Lady Allworth's House . Enter Order , Amble , Furnace , and Watchall . Ord . Set all things right , or , as my name is Order , And by this staff of office that commands you , This ...
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... Allworth . Amb . Welcome , sir . Furn . Your hand ; If you have a stomach , a cold bake - meat's ready . Ord . His ... Enter Lady Allworth , Waiting Woman , and Chambermaid . Ord . Her presence answers for us . 60 L. All . Sort those ...
... Allworth . Amb . Welcome , sir . Furn . Your hand ; If you have a stomach , a cold bake - meat's ready . Ord . His ... Enter Lady Allworth , Waiting Woman , and Chambermaid . Ord . Her presence answers for us . 60 L. All . Sort those ...
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... Enter Allworth . Oh , here's Tom Allworth . Tom ! All . We must be strangers ; 60 70 Nor would I have you seen here for a million . [ Exit . Well . Better and better . He contemns me too ! Enter Waiting Woman and Chambermaid . Woman ...
... Enter Allworth . Oh , here's Tom Allworth . Tom ! All . We must be strangers ; 60 70 Nor would I have you seen here for a million . [ Exit . Well . Better and better . He contemns me too ! Enter Waiting Woman and Chambermaid . Woman ...
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Amble angry BARATHRUM beggar belly Ben Jonson Cham command cook Coxeter CUSTOS ROTULORUM dare dine dinner doubt dramatic dramatist dumpling e'er Enter Allworth Enter Lady Allworth Enter Lord Lovell Enter Overreach Enter Wellborn Exeunt Exit fair father favour for't Froth Furn Furnace gentleman hath hear Heaven Hippolytus honourable daughter hope howe'er husband justice of peace kiss Lady Allworth's House lady's ladyship land leave live lordship madam Marg Margaret Marrall married Massinger's Master Allworth Master Greedy Master Wellborn mistress MUSCADINE ne'er nephew noble o'er on't Overreach's House Pasiphaë Pay Old Debts Philip Massinger play poor pounds Pray Prithee Re-enter rich right honourable rogue Room in Overreach's SCENE servant Shakespeare Sir Giles Overreach speak stomach suit Tapwell TERM-DRIVER thee There's thou art true Twill Waiting Woman Watchall wealth what's Willdo Woman and Chambermaid word worship
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Page 77 - To my wish ; we are private. I come not to make offer with my daughter A certain portion, that were poor and trivial : In one word, I pronounce all that is mine, In lands or leases, ready coin or goods, With her, my lord, comes to you ; nor shall you have One motive, to induce you to believe I live too long, since every year I'll add Something unto the heap, which shall be your's too. Lov. You are a right kind father.
Page 106 - Well. This rage is vain, sir ; For fighting, fear not, you shall have your hands full, Upon the least incitement ; and whereas You charge me with a debt of a thousand pounds, If there be law, (howe'er you have no conscience,) Either restore my land, or I'll recover A debt, that's truly due to me from you, In value ten times more than what you challenge.
Page 89 - That hath destroyed many of the king's liege people, Thou never hadst in thy house, to stay men's stomachs, A piece of Suffolk cheese, or gammon of bacon, Or any esculent, as the learned call it, .For their emolument, but sheer drink only. For which gross fault I here do damn thy license, Forbidding thee ever to tap or draw ; For, instantly, I will, in mine own person, Command the constable to pull down thy sign, And do it before I eat.
Page 26 - These trespasses draw on suits, and suits' expenses, Which I can spare, but will soon beggar him. When I have harried him thus two or three year, Though he sue in forma pauperis, in spite Of all his thrift and care, he'll grow behindhand.
Page 56 - Were I not a justice of peace and quorum too, Which this rebellious cook cares not a straw for. There are a dozen of woodcocks Over.
Page 30 - Well. Thou art incredulous; but thou shalt dine Not alone at her house, but with a gallant lady; With me, and with a lady. Mar. Lady! what lady? With the Lady of the Lake, or queen of fairies?
Page 80 - Nor fear of what can fall on me hereafter, Shall make me study aught but your advancement One story higher : an earl ! if gold can do it. Dispute not my religion nor my faith ; Though I am borne thus headlong by my will, You may make choice of what belief you please ; To me they are equal ; so, my lord, good morrow.
Page 110 - But that I will live, rogue, to torture thee, And make thee wish, and kneel in vain, to die, These swords that keep thee from me should fix here, Although they made my body but one wound, But I would reach thee. Lov. Heaven's hand is in this ; One bandog - worry the other ! \_Asidc.
Page 117 - Glued to my scabbard with wronged orphans' tears, Will not be drawn. Ha ! what are these ? sure, hangmen, 460 That come to bind my hands, and then to drag me Before the judgment-seat : now they are new shapes, And do appear like Furies, with steel whips To scourge my ulcerous soul.
Page 96 - So my lord have you, What do I care who gives you ? Since my lord Does purpose to be private, I'll not cross him. I know not, Master Allworth, how my lord May be provided, and therefore there's a purse Of gold, 'twill serve this night's expense; to-morrow I'll furnish him with any sums. In the...