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Englishmen For My Money (Quarto 1, 1616)
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sh-men for my money: or,
2253
Pisa. Who is come?
2256
Frisc. Hang him, if he keepe out a Wench:
2257Yf the Wench keepe not out him, so it is.
2258
Enter Walgraue in Womans attire.
2260I little thought you would haue come to night;
2262What, doth your Mother mende? doth
she recouer?
2266One might doe good on her; the fle
sh is frayle,
2268Were able to change Age to hot de
sire:
2269Harke you Sweet-heart,
2270To morrow are my Daughters to be wedde,
2271I pray you take the paines to goe with them.
2274Such company as you my Daughters want,
2275Maydes mu
st grace Maydes, when they are married:
2276I
st not a merry life (thinkes thou) to wed,
2277For to imbrace, and be imbrac'd abed.
2279Heere's an old Ferret Pol-cat.
2280
Pisa. You may doe, if youle follow mine aduice;
2281I tell thee Mouse, I knew a Wench as nice:
2283That thought (alas good heart) Loue was a toy,
2284Vntill (well, that time is gon and pa
st away)
2285But why speake I of this: Harke yee Sweeting,
2286There's more in Wedlocke, then the name can
shew;
And