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- Edition: The Honest Whore, Part 1
The Honest Whore, Part 1 (Quarto 2, 1604)
- Introduction
- The Honest Whore, Parts 1 and 2: Acknowledgements
- The Honest Whore, Parts 1 and 2: Abbreviations
- The Honest Whore, Parts 1 and 2: Introduction
- The Honest Whore, Parts 1 and 2: Analysis of the Plays
- The Honest Whore, Parts 1 and 2: The Plays in Performance
- The Honest Whore, Parts 1 and 2: Textual Introduction
- The Honest Whore, Parts 1 and 2: Appendices
- Texts of this edition
- Facsimiles
CVRTIZAN.
1058Should haue this golden hooke, and lasciuious baite,
1059Throwne out to the full length, why let me tell you:
1064But they conueid and lead you to my heart.
1065Hipo. Oh, you cannot faine with me, why, I know Lady,
1066This is the common fashion of you all,
1067To hooke in a kind gentleman, and then
1068Abuse his coyne, conueying it to your louer,
1069And in the end you shew him a french trick,
1070And so you leaue him, that a coach may run
1071Betweene his legs for bredth.
1073Not I: therein ile proue an honest whore,
1074In being true to one, and to no more.
1076Let him: ile not be he, I know you feine
1077All that you speake, I: for a mingled harlot,
1078Is true in nothing but in being false.
1082If you not loue me.
1087And halfe a crowne hath sold it: for your body
1091That if all your committers stood in ranke,
1092Theide make a lane, (in which your shame might dwell)
1094Nay, shall I vrge it more, there has bene knowne,
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