Elizabethan Drama: In Two VolumesP.F. Collier, 1910 - 899 pages |
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Page 451
... Peace , Firk ; peace , my fine Firk ! Stand by with your pishery - pashery , " away ! I am a man of the best presence ; I'll speak to them , an " they were Popes . - Gentlemen , cap- tains , colonels , commanders ! Brave men , brave ...
... Peace , Firk ; peace , my fine Firk ! Stand by with your pishery - pashery , " away ! I am a man of the best presence ; I'll speak to them , an " they were Popes . - Gentlemen , cap- tains , colonels , commanders ! Brave men , brave ...
Page 452
... Peace , midriff ; silence , Cicely Bumtrinket ! Let your head speak . FIRK . Yea , and the horns too , master . 19 EYRE . Too Soon , my fine Firk , too soon ! Peace , scoun- drels ! See you this man ? Captains , you will not release him ...
... Peace , midriff ; silence , Cicely Bumtrinket ! Let your head speak . FIRK . Yea , and the horns too , master . 19 EYRE . Too Soon , my fine Firk , too soon ! Peace , scoun- drels ! See you this man ? Captains , you will not release him ...
Page 453
... Peace , you crack'd groats , " you mustard tokens , " disquiet not the brave soldier . Go thy ways , Ralph ! JANE . Ay , ay , you bid him go ; what shall I do When he is gone ? FIRK . Why , be doing with me or my fellow Hodge ; be not ...
... Peace , you crack'd groats , " you mustard tokens , " disquiet not the brave soldier . Go thy ways , Ralph ! JANE . Ay , ay , you bid him go ; what shall I do When he is gone ? FIRK . Why , be doing with me or my fellow Hodge ; be not ...
Page 458
... Peace , Margery , peace ! Where's Cicely Bum- trinket , your maid ? She has a privy fault , she farts in her sleep . Call the quean up ; if my men want shoe - thread , I'll swinge her in a stirrup . FIRK . Yet , that's but a dry beating ...
... Peace , Margery , peace ! Where's Cicely Bum- trinket , your maid ? She has a privy fault , she farts in her sleep . Call the quean up ; if my men want shoe - thread , I'll swinge her in a stirrup . FIRK . Yet , that's but a dry beating ...
Page 459
... Peace , Firk ! A hard world ! Let him pass , let him vanish ; we have journeymen enow . Peace , my fine Firk ! but MARG . Nay , nay , y'are best follow your man's counsel ; you shall see what will come on't . We have not men enow , we ...
... Peace , Firk ! A hard world ! Let him pass , let him vanish ; we have journeymen enow . Peace , my fine Firk ! but MARG . Nay , nay , y'are best follow your man's counsel ; you shall see what will come on't . We have not men enow , we ...
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Antonio ARETHUSA art thou BELLARIO blood BOSOLA brave captain CARD CARIOLA dame dare daughter dear DELIO DION doctor DODGER doth DUCH duchess Duchess of Malfi EARL OF LINCOLN Exeunt Exit FACE faith fear fellow FERD FIRK fortune FURN gentleman give gold grace GREEDY Hammon hand hast hath hear heart heaven HODGE honour hope husband Is't JANE JULIA KING kiss knave Lacy LINCOLN live look Lord Lovell lord mayor madam MARG MARRALL married Master mistress ne'er never noble OVERREACH Peace PESCARA PHARAMOND Philaster poison'd pray prince Ralph Re-enter rogue Rose SCENE I¹ Enter SCENE II¹ servant shoemaker Sir Giles speak SUBTLE sweet SYBIL tell thank thee There's Thou art thou shalt THRA twas twill unto WATCHALL Wellborn What's woman worship
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