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- Edition: The Honest Whore, Part 1
The Honest Whore, Part 1 (Quarto 2, 1604)
- Introduction
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- The Honest Whore, Parts 1 and 2: Acknowledgements
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- The Honest Whore, Parts 1 and 2: Abbreviations
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- The Honest Whore, Parts 1 and 2: Introduction
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- The Honest Whore, Parts 1 and 2: Analysis of the Plays
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- The Honest Whore, Parts 1 and 2: The Plays in Performance
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- The Honest Whore, Parts 1 and 2: Textual Introduction
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- The Honest Whore, Parts 1 and 2: Appendices
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- Texts of this edition
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The converted Curtezan.
451spleene in an Angell, than rough humour in him: why ile give
453vpon a time invited home to his house certaine Neapolitane
454lords of curious taste, and no meane pallats, conjuring his wife
456cher-men. She (just of a womans nature, covetous to try the
458his humour,) willingly neglected the preparation, and became
462tizen might do:) To conclude, they were hungry lordes, for
463there came no meate in; their stomacks were plainely gulld,
464and their teeth deluded, and (if anger could have seizd a man,)
465there was matter enough yfaith to vexe any Citizen in the
466world, if he were not too much made a foole by his wife.
471Pio: Why t'would ha tempted any blood but his,
472And thou to vexe him? thou to anger him
475ceit,) ile wage a hundred duckats vppon the head on't, that it
476mooves him, frets him, and galles him.
478Cast: Witnes, tis done:
482Enter Candidoes wife, George, and two prentices
483in the shoppe.
484Wife Come, you put vp your wares in good order heere, do
485you not thinke you? one peece cast this way, another that way,
486you had neede have a patient master indeede.
George