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  • Title: An Humorous Day's Mirth (Quarto 1, 1599)
  • Editor: Eleanor Lowe
  • Coordinating editor: Brett Greatley-Hirsch
  • General textual editor: Helen Ostovich
  • ISBN: 978-1-55058-513-1

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    Author: George Chapman
    Editor: Eleanor Lowe
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    An Humorous Day's Mirth (Quarto 1, 1599)

    dayes mirth.
    60Le. By heauen I do Colenet, for there is no better sport
    then to obserue the complement, for thats their word, com-
    plement, do you marke sir?
    Co. Yea sir, but what humor hath this gallant in his ma-
    ner of taking acquaintance?
    65Le. Marry thus sir, he will speake the very selfe same
    word, to a sillable after him of whome he takes acquain-
    tance, as if I should say,
    I am marueilous glad of your acquaintance, He will reply,
    I am meruailous glad of your acquaintance,
    70I haue heard much good of your rare parts & fine cariage,
    I haue heard much good of your rare parts & fine cariage,
    so long as the complements of a gentleman last, he is your
    complete ape.
    Co. Why this is excellent.
    75Le. Nay sirra heres the iest of it, when hee is past this
    gratulation, he wil retire himself to a chimny, or a wal stan-
    ding folding his armes thus: and go you and speake to him
    so farre as the roome you are in wil afford you, you shal ne-
    uer get him from that most gentlemanlike set, or behauior.
    80Co. This makes his humor perfit, I would he would
    come once.
    Enter Catalian and Blanuel.
    Le. See where he comes, now must I say, Lupus est in
    fabula, for these latine ends are part of a gentleman and a
    85good scholler.
    Catalian. O good morrow Monseur Lemot, here is the
    gentleman you desired so much to be acquainted withal.
    Le. He is marueilous welcome, I shall be exceeding
    prowd of your acquaintance.
    90Blan. I shal be exceeding prowd of your acquaintance.
    Le. I haue heard much good of your rare parts and fine
    cariages.
    Blan. I haue heard much good of your rare parts and
    fine cariages.
    95Le. I shall be glad to be commanded by you.
    A 3 Blan. I