1 The Honest Whore (1 The Converted Courtesan) (The Patient Man and the Honest Whore) · chunk 44 of 48
Dekker, Thomas / Middleton, Thomas · published 1604 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) comedy · Prince Henry's Men unassigned nearest T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds · 467 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T47: knave, rogue, money, knaves, thief, rogues, pray, whore, nichol, book.
Whip me? out you toad:— whip me? what justice is this, to whip me because I'm a beggar?— Alas? I am a poor man: a very poor man: I am starved, and have had no meat by this light, ever since the great flood, I am a poor man. Well, well; be quiet and you shall have meat. ay, ay, pray do, for look you, here be my guts: these are my ribs,— you may look through my ribs,— see how my guts come out— these are my red guts, my very guts, oh, oh! Take him in there. A very piteous sight. Father I see you have a busy charge. They must be used like children, pleased with toys, And anon whipped for their unruliness: I'll show you now a pair quite different From him that's gone; he was all words: and these Unless you urge 'em, seldom spend their speech, But save their tongues la— you this hithermost Fell from the happy quietness of mind, About a maiden that he loud, and died: He followed her to church, being full of tears, And as her body went into the ground, He fell stark mad. That is a married man, Was jealous of a fair, but (as some say) A very virtuous wife, and that spoiled him. All these are whoremongers & lay with my wife: whore, whore, whore, whore, whore. Observe him. Gaffer shoemaker, you pulled on my wives pumps, and then crept into her pantofles: lie there, lie there,— this was her tailor,- you cut out her loose-bodied gown, and put in a yard more than I allowed her, lie there by the shoemaker: o, master Doctor! are you here: you gave me a purgation, and then crept into my wives chamber, to feel her pulses, and you said, and she said, and her maid said, that they went pit a pat-pit a pat-pit a pat,- Doctor I'll put you anon into my wives urinal:- heigh, come aloft Iack? this was her schoolmaster, and taught her to play upon the Virginals, and still his jacks leapt up, up: you pricked her out nothing but bawdy lessons, but I'll prick you all,- Fidler-Doctor-Tayler-Shoomaker,- Shoomaker-Fidler-Doctor-Tayler-so! lie with my wife again now. See how he notes the other now he feeds. Give me some porridge. I'll give thee none. Give me some porridge. I'll not give thee a bit, Give me that flap-dragon. I'll not give thee a spoonful: thou liest, it's no Dragon 'tis a parrot, that I bought for my sweet heart, and i'll keep it. Here's an Almond for parrot. Hang thyself. Here's a rope for parrot. Eat it, for i'll eat this. I'll shoot at thee and though't give me none. wilt thou? I'll run a-tilt at thee and though't give me none.
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Whip me? out you toad:—whip me? what iustice is this, to whip me because Ime a begger?—Alas? I am a poore man: a very poore man: I am starud, and haue had no meate by this light, euer since the great sloud, I am a poore man. Well, well; be quiet and you shall haue meate. I, I, pray do, for looke you, here be my guts: these are my ribs,—you may looke through my ribs,—see how my guts come out—these are my red guttes, my very guts, oh, oh! Take him in there. A very pitious sight. Father I see you haue a busie charge. They must be vsde like children, pleasd with toyes, And anon whipt for their vnrulinesse: Ile shew you now a paire quite different From him thats gon; he was all words: and these Vnlesse you vrge em, seldome spend their speech, But saue their tongues-la you-this hithermost Fell from the happy quietnesse of mind, About a maiden that he loude, and dyed: He followed her to church, being full of teares, And as her body went into the ground, He fell starke mad. That is a maryed man, Was iealous of a faire, but (as some say) A very vertuous wife, and that spoild him. All these are whoremongers & lay with my wife: whore, whore, whore, whore, whore. Obserue him. Gaffer shoomaker, you puld on my wiues pumps, and then crept into her pantofles: lye there, lye there,—this was her Tailer,-you cut out her loose-bodied gowne, and put in a yard more then I allowed her, lye there by the shomaker: ô, maister Doctor! are you here: you gaue me a purgation, and then crept into my wiues chamber, to feele her pulses, and you said, and she sayd, and her mayd said, that they went pit a pat-pit a pat-pit a pat,-Doctor Ile put you anon into my wiues vrinall: -heigh, come a loft Iack? this was her school-maister, and taught her to play vpon the Virginals, and still his Iacks leapt vp, vp: you prickt her out nothing but bawdy lessons, but Ile prick you all, -Fidler-Doctor-Tayler-Shoomaker,-Shoomaker-Fidler-Doctor-Tayler-so! lye with my wife agen now. See how he notes the other now he feedes. Giue me some porridge. Ile giue thee none. Giue me some porridge. Ile not giue thee a bit, Giue me that flap-dragon. Ile not giue thee a spoonefull: thou liest, its no Dragon tis a Parrat, that I bought for my sweete heart, and ile keepe it. Heres an Almond for Parrat. Hang thy selfe. Heres a roape for Parrat. Eate it, for ile eate this. Ile shoote at thee and thow't giue me none. Wut thou? Ile run a tilt at thee and thow't giue me none.