Shakespeare, William / Middleton, Thomas · published 1623 · first performed or written 1603 [1603-1604] (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T11 Siblings, kin and confidants · 487 words
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I have yielded: Instruct my daughter how she shall persever, That time and place with this deceit so lawful May prove coherent. Every night he comes With Musics of all sorts, and songs composed To her unworthiness: It nothing steeds us To chide him from our eves, for he persists As if his life lay on't. Why then to night Let us assay our plot, which if it speed, Is wicked meaning in a lawful deed; And lawful meaning in a lawful act, Where both not sin, and yet a sinful fact. But let's about it. He can come no other way but by this hedge corner: when you sally upon him, speak what terrible Language you will: though you understand it not yourselves, no matter: for we must not seem to understand him, unless some one among us, whom we must produce for an Interpreter. Good Captain, let me be th' Interpreter. Art not acquainted with him? knows he not thy voice? No sir I warrant you. But what linsey wolsy hast thou to speak to us again. E'en such as you speak to me. He must think us some band of strangers, i' th' adversaries' entertainment. Now he hath a smack of all neighbouring Languages: therefore we must every one be a man of his own fancy, not to know what we speak one to another: so we seem to know, is to know strait our purpose: Choughs language, gabble enough, and good enough. As for you interpreter, you must seem very politic. But couch hoa, here he comes, to beguile two hours in a sleep, and then to return & swear the lies he forges. Ten a clock: Within these three hours 'twill be time enough to go home. What shall I say I have done? It must be a very plausive invention that carries it. They begin to smoke me, and disgraces have of late, knocked too often at my door: I find my tongue is too foolhardy, but my heart hath the fear of Mars before it, and of his creatures, not daring the reports of my tongue. This is the first truth that ere thine own tongue was guilty of. What the devil should move me to undertake the recovery of this drum, being not ignorant of the impossibility, and knowing I had no such purpose? I must give myself some hurts, and say I got them in exploit: yet slight ones will not carry it. They will say, came you off with so little? And great ones I dare not give, wherefore what's the instance. Tongue, I must put you into a Butter-womans' mouth, and buy myself another of Baiazeths Mule, if you prattle me into these perils. Is it possible he should know what he is, and be that he is. I would the cutting of my garments would serve the turn, or the breaking of my Spanish sword.
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I haue yeelded: Inſtruct my daughter how ſhe ſhall perſeuer, That time and place with this deceite ſo lawfull May proue coherent. Euery night he comes With Muſickes of all ſorts, and ſongs compos'd To her vnworthineſſe: It nothing ſteeds vs To chide him from our eeues, for he perſiſts As if his life lay on't. Why then to night Let vs aſſay our plot, which if it ſpeed, Is wicked meaning in a lawfull deede; And lawfull meaning in a lawfull act, Where both not ſinne, and yet a ſinfull fact. But let's about it. He can come no other way but by this hedge corner: when you ſallie vpon him, ſpeake what terrible Language you will: though you vnderſtand it not your ſelues, no matter: for we muſt not ſeeme to vnderſtand him, vnleſſe ſome one among vs, whom wee muſt produce for an Interpreter. Good Captaine, let me be th' Interpreter. Art not acquainted with him? knowes he not thy voice? No ſir I warrant you. But what linſie wolſy haſt thou to ſpeake to vs againe. E'n ſuch as you ſpeake to me. He muſt thinke vs ſome band of ſtrangers, i' th aduerſaries entertainment. Now he hath a ſmacke of all neighbouring Languages: therefore we muſt euery one be a man of his owne fancie, not to know what we ſpeak one to another: ſo we ſeeme to know, is to know ſtraight our purpoſe: Choughs language, gabble enough, and good enough. As for you interpreter, you muſt ſeeme very politicke. But couch hoa, heere hee comes, to beguile two houres in a ſleepe, and then to returne & ſwear the lies he forges. Ten a clocke: Within theſe three houres 'twill be time enough to goe home. What ſhall I ſay I haue done? It muſt bee a very plauſiue inuention that carries it. They beginne to ſmoake mee, and diſgraces haue of late, knock'd too often at my doore: I finde my tongue is too foole-hardie, but my heart hath the feare of Mas before it, and of his creatures, not daring the reports of my tongue. This is the firſt truth that ere thine own tongue was guiltie of. What the diuell ſhould moue mee to vndertake the recouerie of this drumme, being not ignorant of the impoſſibility, and knowing I had no ſuch purpoſe? I muſt giue my ſelfe ſome hurts, and ſay I got them in exploit: yet ſlight ones will not carrie it. They will ſay, came you off with ſo little? And great ones I dare not giue, wherefore what's the inſtance. Tongue, I muſt put you into a Butter-womans mouth, and buy my ſelfe another of Baiazeths Mule, if you prattle mee into theſe perilles. Is it poſſible he ſhould know what hee is, and be that he is. I would the cutting of my garments wold ſerue the turne, or the breaking of my Spaniſh ſword.