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- Edition: The Honest Whore, Part 2
The Honest Whore, Part 2 (Quarto 1, 1630)
- 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
The Honest Whore.
2458Since 1600. Soldiers went aboord:
2459Here Prouidence and Charity play such parts,
2460The House is like a very Schoole of Arts,
2461For when our Soldiers (like Ships driuen from Sea,
2462With ribs all broken, and with tatterd sides,)
2463Cast anchor here agen, their ragged backes
2464How often doe we couer? that (like men)
2465They may be sent to their owne Homes agen.
2467To bring with wearied thighs honey to the Hiue.
2468The sturdy Begger, and the lazy Lowne,
2469Gets here hard hands, or lac'd Correction.
2470The Vagabond growes stay'd, and learnes to 'bey,
2471The Drone is beaten well, and sent away
2473Some, by which vndone Credit gets reliefe
2474From bridled Debtors; others for the poore)
2475So this is for the Bawd, the Rogue, and Whore.
2479That the whip drawes blood here, to coole the Spleene
2480Of any rugged Bencher: nor does offence
2483Ere Iustice leaue them in the Beadles hand,
2484As Iron, on the Anuill are they laid,
2485Not to take blowes alone, but to be made
2488abuse.
2489Enter Orlando before Bellafront.
2492Of a man desperate, (being i'th hands of Law.)
2493Duke. His name?
2494Bel. Matheo.
Duke.