Hawkins, William · published 1627 · first performed or written 1627 [Feb 6] (Annals) comedy T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses typicality 0.75 · 510 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T24: apollo, phoebus, midas, muses, ears, play, hedone, gods, siren, time.
What if he return me word that he will come and dine with me next day? If so, then rather than fail, I'll blaze it all abroad, that your lodging is set on fire with 〈◊〉 of whole shoals and legions of provision for entertainment. That will be for mine honour, that my great Chamber of entertainment is in combustion with the fumes of my hospitality. And for your thrift too, that none shall hereafter think to be your guest. (Great Chamber? We have never a ocome bigger than a cobbler's stall; and as for fire, it blazes no further than a tobacco-pipe with us.) What sayest thou? I say none but the son of a Cobbler would be so uncourteous, as to reply against this answer; and none so witless, if ever he refined his brains with tobacco O how hast thou raised up my heavy heart, I warrant I weigh ten pound lighter than I did ere while. Lighter ten pound of lead. (For I never now him weigh heavy ten pound of silver. I think the Fairies run away with his money. He sucks the young gentlemen's purses, and yet we starve at home.) Now is the time that Master Gingle is to meet with us on Parnassus downs to act his trampling part Vamos. A Man had need to have a long fork, to keep off this Siren. After I had repulsed her insinuating song, she follows me still, and delivers me a letter, sent from the Lady Hedone (to me, she says) & shows a fair endorsement in guilded letters. To the grand supporter of Apollo's Court, Lauriger. And so forth as follows in that vn●st title, When I had read the superscription, she by violence would needs embrace me. I vouchsafed not so much as to open the letter. Whereupon with hateful heart, and spiteful look, she vowed revenge. Now who but she has contrived to catch me in a snare. A message is brought to me by a seeming friend, of proffering a pension from Captain Compliment, to procure a patent from Apollo to hold on his apish trade within these walls. The Broker told me, that, of Lauriger, that gold would make me Auriger, that this Captain fetching over diverse of our younglings, and cheating them of their money, we, by way of reprisal, may take this passion, that it is no bribery to receive it, but an act of justice: that he that robs a thief, hath earned not only pardon, but also praise. Now Lauriger summons his wits, and says, this is a trap to bring thee in disgrace, and to endanger thy office in Apollo's Court. may a straw there Lauriger. Consider that this bragging hobby-horse lives but in all hungry fashion. All he can scratch by cheating, he spends on that witch Siren. He every quarter to allow a pension of five crowns, that can scarce allow himself five dinners, or an honest flock-bed to repose his vaulting bones? Lay another straw thee, Lauriger, it his straw Mass.
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What f he returne mee word that hee will come and dine with me next day? If so, then rather then faile, I'le blaze it all abroad, that your lodging is set on fire with of whole showles and legions of pouision for entertainment. That will bee for mine honour, that my great Chamber of entertainement is in combustion with the fumes of my hospitality. And for your thrift too, that none shall hereafter thinke to be your guest. (Great Chamber? We haue neuer a come bigger then a Coblers stall; and as for fire, it blases no further then a tobaccopipe with vs.) What sayest thou? I say non but the sonne of a Cobler would bee so vncourteous, as to reply against this answer; and none so witlesse, if euer he refined his braines with tobacco O how hast thou raised vp my heauy heart, I wa rant I weigh ten pound lighter then I did ee while. Lighter tenne pound of lead. (For I neuer kn him weigh heauy tenne pound of siluer. I thinke the Faryes runne away with his money. Hee suckes the yong Gentlemens purses, and yet we staue at home.) Now is the time that Master Gingle is to meee with vs on Parnassus downes to act his trampling par Uamos. A Man had neede to haue a long forke, to keepe off this Siren. After I had repulsed her insinuating song, she followes me still, and deliuers me a letter, sent from the Lady Hedone (to me, she saies) & shewes a faire indorcement in guilded letters. To the grand supporter of Apollos Court, Lariger. And so orth as followes in that vnst title, When I had read the superscription, she by violence would needes imbrace me. I vouchsafed not so much as to open the letter. Wherupon with hatefull heart, and spitefull looke, she vowed reuenge. Now who but he has contriu'd to catch e in a snae. A message is brought to mee by a seeming riend, o prostering a pension from Captaine Complement, to procure a patent from Apollo to hold on his apish trade within these walls. The Broker told mee, that, of Lauriger, that gold would make me Auriger, that tis Captaine fetching ouer diuers of our yonglings, and cheating them of their money, we, by way of reprizall, may take this psion, that it is no bibery to receiue it, but an act of iustice: that he that robs a thiefe, hath earned not onely pardon, but also praise. Now Lauriger summons his wits, and sayes, this is a trap to bring thee in disgrace, and to indanger thy office in Apollos Court. ay a straw there Lauriger. Consider that this hobby-horse liues but in al ungry fashin. All he can cratch by cheating, he spends on that witch Siren. He euery quarter to allo pension of iue crownes, that can scace allow himselfe fiue dinners, or an honest flokebed to repose his vaulting bones? Lay another straw the, Lauriger, t his straw Msse.