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An Humorous Day's Mirth (Quarto 1, 1599)
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0.13A pleasant Comedie entituled
0.14An humorous dayes mirth.
1Enter the count Laberuele in his shirt and night gowne, with
2 two iewells in his hand.
3Laberuele.
4YEt hath the morning sprinckled throwt the clowdes,
7loue for Natures debt, and through her windowe, and this
8dim twee-light, her maide, nor any waking I can see. This
10ny but her selfe alone hath any key, onelye that I haue
11clapt her key in waxe, and made this counterfeite, to the
13Faire is my wife and yong and delicate, although too re-
17intercept religious letters sent vnto her minde, and yeelde
18vnto the motion of her bloud, heere haue I brought then
19two rich agots for her, grauen with two poses of mine own
21longs to haue a child, which yet alas I cannot get, Yet long
23in this faire iewell though it simple be, yet tis mine owne
24that meaneth well in nought, tis spare, not of children, loue
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26gest, I hope tis plain, & knowing in this other that I write,
27God will reward her a thousand fold, that takes what age
28can and not what age would, I hope tis prety & pathetical:
29Wel, euen here lie both together til my loue arise and let her
30thinke you fall out of the skies, I wil to bed againe. Exit.