Supposes: a comedy written in the Italian tongue by Ariosto, Englished by George Gascoigne. Satiro-mastix, or, The untrussing of the humorous poet, by Thomas Dekker. The return from Parnassus. Wily beguiledThomas Hawkins Printed at the Clarendon-Press, for S. Leacroft, London, 1773 - English drama |
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Page 266 - Dick, but the slaves are somewhat proud; and besides, it's a good sport in a part to see them never speak in their walk, but at the end of the stage; just as though, in walking with a fellow, we should never speak but at a stile, a gate, or a ditch, where a man can go no further.
Page 258 - ... is, where lands or tenements are given to a man and to his wife and to the heirs of their two bodies begotten.) In this case none shall inherit by force of this gift but those that be engendered between them two.
Page 238 - ... a mere scholar is a creature that can strike fire in the morning at his tinder-box, put on a pair of lined slippers, sit rheuming" till dinner, and then go to his meat when the bell rings: one that hath a peculiar gift in a cough, and a licence to spit. Or, if you will have him defined by negatives, he is one that cannot make a good leg; one that cannot eat a mess of broth cleanly...
Page 272 - Sooping it in their glaring satin suits And pages to attend their masterships. With mouthing words that better wits have framed They purchase...
Page 238 - ... he is one that cannot make a good leg, one that cannot eat a mess of broth cleanly, one that cannot ride a horse without spur-galling, one that cannot salute a woman, and look on her directly...
Page 240 - Well said, subtle Jack; put me in mind, when I return again, that I may make my lady mother laugh at the scholar. I'll to my game; for you, Jack, I would have you employ your time, till my coming, in watching what hour of the day my hawk mutes. [Exit. PAGE. Is not this an excellent office, to be apothecary to his worship's hawk, to sit scouting on the wall how the physic works? And is not my master an absolute villain, that loves his hawk, his hobby, and his greyhound, more than any mortal creature?
Page 239 - ... of my love, and came hither to take acquaintance of me; and thought his old familiarity did continue, and would bear him out in a matter of weight.
Page 207 - Ingenioso, to sheath thy pen, for thou canst not be successful in the fray, considering thy enemies have the advantage of the ground. Ing. Or rather, Judicio, they have the grounds with advantage, and the French crowns with a pox, and I would they had them with a plague too ; but hang them, swads, the basest corner in my thoughts, is too gallant...
Page 110 - Tis at your service, gallants, and the tobacco too ; 'tis right pudding, I can tell you : a lady or two took a pipe full or two at my hands, and praised it 'fore the heavens.
Page 232 - I feare me I saw this Genus and Species in Cambridge before now : He take no notice of him now : by the faith of a gentleman this is pretty Elegy. Of what age is the day fellow ? Syrrha boy hath the groome saddled my hunting hobby ? can Robin Hunter tell where a Hare sits.