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An Humorous Day's Mirth (Quarto 1, 1599)
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dayes mirth.
1419Le. Would I quoth you, yea by my troth would I, I know
1421Flo. What meanes the man trow? is he mad?
1423long to see him come and raile at you, to call you harlot,
1424and to spurne you too, O you'l loue me a great deale the
1425better, and yet let him come, and if he touch but one thread
1426of you, Ile make that thread his poyson.
1428Le. Speake, do you loue me?
1431ly as I do, to make you hatefull in his sight, that I might
1432more freely enioy you.
1433Flo. Why let vs be gon my kind Lemot, and not be
1434wondered at in the open streets.
1436hell, come giue me your owne hand, my owne deare heart,
1437this hand that I adore and reuerence, and loath to haue it,
1439bites.
1440Flo. Out on thee wretch, he hath bit me to the bone,
1441O barbarous Canibal, now I perceiue thou wilt make me a
1442mocking stocke to all the world.
1444mooue mee, my father and my mother died both in a day,
1446ner brought to the church and laide in their graues, but I
1447fetcht me two or three fine capers aloft, and took my leaue
1449liard; Besilos manus.
1451the sound of this damned voice?
1452Le. Well, and you do not like my humor, I can be but
1454no, go.
F 2 Flo.