THE HONEST WHORE.
18141814Cedars are
shaken, when
shrubs doe feele no bruize.
18191819Bell. Not all in health my Lord.
18221822Hard fate when women are compeld to wooe.
18231823Hip. This paper does
speake nothing.
18251825Matter of life it
speakes, and therefore writ
18261826In hidden Cara
cter; to me iu
stru
ction
18271827My mai
ster giues, And (le
sse you plea
se to
stay
18281828Till you both meet) I can the text di
splay.
18311831Looke on my face, and read the
strange
st story!
18321832Hip. What villaine, ho?
Enter his seruant. 18341834Hip. Thou
slaue, thou ha
st let in the diuell.
18351835Ser. Lord ble
sse vs, where? hees not clouen my Lord that
18361836I can
see
: be
sides the diuell goes more like a Gentleman
18371837than a Page: good my Lord
Boon couragio.
18381838Hip. Thou ha
st let in a woman, in mans
shape.
18401840Ser. Not dambd I hope for putting in a woman to a Lord.
18411841Hip. Fetch me my Rapier,--do not: I
shall kill thee.
18421842Purge this infe
cted chamber of that plague,
18431843That runnes vpon me thus
: Slaue, thru
st her hence.
18441844Ser. Alas my Lord, I
shall neuer be able to thru
st her hence
18451845without helpe
: come Mermaid you mu
st to Sea agen.
18461846Bell. Here me but
speake, my words
shall be all Mu
sick:
18501850Ser. Why then hell's broke loo
se.
Exit. 18511851Hip. Hence, guard the chamber
: let no more come on,
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