Hawkins, William · published 1627 · first performed or written 1627 [Feb 6] (Annals) comedy T24 Apollo, Phoebus and the Muses typicality 0.72 · 502 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T24: apollo, phoebus, midas, muses, ears, play, hedone, gods, siren, time.
Let her foure weeles carry Apollos curse with her, that none of her kindred shall euer get aboue the petty forme of Apollos schoole. Passe o . Iohn Gingle, Gentleman Would-be. Apollo pronounceth that his lot must be, before he be forty years old, to spend all his five Manors upon the five Senses: Except the Mansion house of Foolingham, which is entailed to the heirs of his body woefully begotten. For my part I will not be of counsel to cut off the entail. Compliment, pretended Captain, alias Captain Comp. Fashionmonger. He is fled, as I hear. Fled with a witness. For he flew like a bird up in the air. Then has he saved us a labour. For Apollo had doomed him to be blown up with Vulcan's bellows into the middle Region of the air. The boys in the outer-court of Apollo's Palace, when they perceived by Mistress jingles discontent, that the Captain was like to be banished, they prevented execution, by tying squibs to his skirts; which being fired, this light fusball mounted up into the ay● as high as a lark. One boy said, that this was the captain's lofty capering trick. And whither did this whirl wind carry him? Who knows? But most do think to the Island of Coxcombria, a place thick impeopled with such riff-raff. Jack Implement, Page to the aforesaid Compliment. Vous havez Implement. Here sir, at hand. I pray you Master Musaeus be good to a poor Page. I had but a hard service under him My bed and board was scarce to the maintenance of a water-spaniel. I would sane go to school again. How right this boy meets with Apollo's doom Thy lot is for the school again: but there for one whole year thou must smooth out the dog's cares of all thy fellow's books; And vow to ply thy book as nimbly as ever thou didst thy Master Apery, or the haughty vaulting horse. I vow, and will. Else let me ●ide our blind horse that kicks us on the back. What Slug, could you not come along with us? You must be lag. An hour will scarce serve you, though your journey be short, and down the hill. Soft fire, sweet malt The next name Praco. Slim Slugge. Answer to your name. Hum. ha▪ He will not answer, unless you give him all his titles. Sluggus Sluggorum. Slue of Slug-hall. Why then Slim Slug, Sluggum Sluggorum, Slugg of Slug-hall, Sleeper. Here sir. Vous havez Slug. Stand forth and attend the sentence. Thou night-bird, in whose nasty nest all Books and Inkhorns, and all things else are moldy, but thy bed. Yet there dost thou pig in, and pig out, without molesting the feathers by concussion. Stand upright, and leave thy yawning. Thou that never mayest infect the muse's habitation, Apollo doth banish thee into Lubberland. Lubberland? I'm glad of that. I shall earn my fourteen pence a day there by snorting. But who shall carry me thither?
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Let her foure weeles carry Apollos curse with her, that none of her kindred shall euer get aboue the petty forme of Apollos schoole. Passe o . Ion Gingle, Gentleman Woo'd-be. Apollo pronounceth that his lot must be, before he be forty yeeres old, to spend all his fiue Mannors vpon the fiue Sences: Except the Mansion house of oolingham, which is intailed to the heires of his body wofully begotten. For y part I will not be of counsell to cut off th enaile. Complement, petended Captaine, alias Captaine Comp. Fashionnger. He is led, s heare. Fled with witnesse. For he flew like a bird vp in the aire. Then has he sau'd vs a labour. For Apollo had doom'd him to be blowne vp with Vulcans bellow into the middle Region of the ayre. The boyes in the outer-court of Apollos Pallace, when they by Mistresse Gingles discontent, that the Captaine was like to be banished, they preuented execution, by tying squibs to his kirts; which being fired, this light usball mounted vp into the ay as high as a arke. One boy said, that this was the Captaines losty capring tricke. And whither did this while winde carry him? Who knowes? But most do thinke to the Iland of Coxcombria, a place thicke impeopled with such riff affe. Iacke Implement, Page to the aforesaid Complement. Vous hauez Implement. Here sir, at hand. I pray you Master Musaeu be good to a poore Page. I had but a hard seruice vnder him My bed and board was scrce to the mountenance of a water-Spanniell. I would saine goe to schoole again. How right this boy meetes with Apollos Thy lot i for the schoole againe: but there for one whole yeere thou must smooth out the dogs care of all thy fellowes bookes; And vow to ply thy booke as nimbly as euer thou didst thy Maste Apry, or the hauty vaulting horse. I vow, and will. Elle let mee ide our blinde horse that kickes vs on the back. What Slugge, could you not come along with vs? You must be lagge. An houre will sarce serue you, though your iourney be short, and downe th hill. Soft fire, The next name . Slim Slgge. Answer to your name. Hum. ha▪ He will not answer, vnlesse you giue him all his titles. . Sle of Slugge-hal. Why then Slim Slugge, Sluggorum, Slug of Slugge-hall, Seper. Here sir. Vous hauz Slugge. Stand forth and attend the sentence. Thou night-bird, in whose sly nest all Bookes and Inkehornes, and all things else are muldy, but thy bed. Yet there dost thou pigge in, and pigge out, without molesting the feathers by concussion. Stand vpright, and leaue thy yawning. Thou that neuer mayest infect the Muses habitation, Apollo doth banish thee into Lubberland. Lubberland? I'me glad of that. I shall earne my fourteene pence a day there by snoting. But who shll carry me thther?