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Amble angry BARATHRUM beggar belly BILLMEN boiled Cham command cook Coxeter dare dine dinner dishes dramatists dumpling e'er Enter Allworth Enter Lady Allworth Enter Lord Lovell Enter Overreach Enter Wellborn entertainment Exeunt Waiting Woman Exit fair father favour for't Froth Furn Furnace gentleman hath hear Heaven honourable daughter hope howe'er husband justice justice of peace kiss Lady Allworth's House lady's ladyship land leave live London Wall lordship madam Marg Margaret Marrall married Massinger's Master Allworth Master Greedy Master Wellborn mean mistress MITTIMUS muscadel MUSCADINE ne'er nephew noble o'er on't Overreach's House Pasiphaë Pay Old Debts Philip Massinger play poor Pray Prithee Re-enter rich right honourable rogue Room in Overreach's SCENE servants Sir Giles Overreach speak stomach suit Tapwell TERM-DRIVER thee There's thou art true Twill Watchall what's Willdo Woman and Chambermaid word worship ΙΟ
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Page 70 - For though I do contemn report myself, As a mere sound, I still will be so tender Of what concerns you, in all points of honour, That the immaculate whiteness of your fame, Nor your unquestioned integrity, Shall e'er be sullied with one taint or spot That may take from your innocence and candour.
Page 109 - Glued to my scabbard with wrong'd orphans' tears, Will not be drawn. Ha! what are these? sure, hangmen, 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. Shall I then fall Ingloriously, and yield ? no ; spite of Fate I will be forced to hell like to myself. Though you were legions of accursed spirits, Thus would I fly among you.
Page 108 - Included in myself? to what use then Are friends and servants ? Say there were a squadron Of pikes, lined through with shot, when I am mounted Upon my injuries, shall I fear to charge them ? No : I'll through the battalia, and that routed, [Flourishing his s1vord sheathed I'll fall to execution.
Page 69 - 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 yours too.
Page 5 - Howsoe'er blind Fortune Hath spent the utmost of her malice on me — Though I am vomited out of an alehouse, And thus accoutred — know not where to eat, Or drink, or sleep, but underneath this canopy...
Page 88 - 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...
Page 20 - Then, with the favour of my man of law, I will pretend some title : want will force him To put it to arbitrement ; then, if he sell For half the value, he shall have ready money, And I possess his land.
Page 16 - For he had a shape, and to that shape a mind Made up of all parts, either great or noble ; So winning a behaviour, not to be Resisted, madam.
Page 71 - I am of a solid temper, and, like these, Steer on a constant course: with mine own sword, If call'd into the field, I can make that right, Which fearful enemies murmur'd at as wrong.
Page 67 - Could not have raised so huge an appetite As I feel gnawing on me. Mar. Whether you ride, Or go afoot, you are that way still provided, An it please your worship.