Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

What You Will

Marston, John, published 1607 · comedy · Professional;Boys Professional

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TitleWhat You Will
AuthorMarston, John
Publication year (edition)1607
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label
Play typeProfessional;Boys Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 252 · edition 592 · TCP A07081 · DEEP 490
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1607
First performance (BritDrama)1601
Company (BritDrama)Children of Paul's (second) (?)
Company (Annals)1601.0
PrinterEld, George
PublisherThorpe, Thomas
FormatQuarto
STC17487
Greg252a
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.252
Title pageWHAT YOV WILL.
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10–41456T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.75O Fie some lights, sirs fie, let there be no deeds of darkness done among us.— I so, so, pree Tyer-man set sig…
242–74454T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.76Music and Poetry were first approved By common sense; and that which pleased most, Held most allowed pass: not…
375–141523unassignedNOR labours he the favour of the rude, Nor offers sops unto the Stygian Dog To force a silence in his viperous…
4142–210497unassignedStill sans question mad? O where doth Piety and Pity rest? Fetch cords he's irrecoverable, mad, rank mad, He c…
5211–268489unassignedIs this my favour? am I crowned with scorn? Then thus I manumit my slaved condition. Celia but hear me execrat…
6269–338506unassignedBut as we see the son of a Divine Seldom proves Preacher, or a lawyers son Rarely a pleader, (for they strive …
7339–379501T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim0.79Pish, pish, why what of him? Is he not wondrous like your decea'sd kinsman Albano. Exceedingly the strangest n…
8380–439504unassignedIs not this rare now: now by Gorgon's head, I gape and am struck stiff in wonderment, At sight of these strang…
9440–504492T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.69Obscure me, or— signior Laverdure, by the heart of an honest man, this Iebusite, this confusion to him, this w…
10505–559487unassignedI can not tell, 'tis now grown fashion, What's out of rail's out of fashion: A man can scarce put on a tucked …
11560–621503unassignedI'll be some thing, I have a concealed humour in me and 'twere broached 'twould spurty faith. Come then Saint …
12622–659491unassignedGood child, now thou art passed Lapides Stones, proceed to the cases Nous, say you next Nous, where's your les…
13660–715491unassignedBe merciful my gentle signior. we'll sue his pardon out. He is reprieved: and now Apollo bless your brains Fac…
14716–773467unassignedNay come good signior, I stay all the gentlemen here, I wood fain give my pretty page a pudding pie. Honest Ep…
15774–823465unassignedWe come sweet gallants; and grumbling hate lie still And turn Fantastic: he that climbs a hill Must wheel abou…
16824–866455unassignedWhere is the strumpet, where's the hot veined French, Lives not Albano, hath Celia so forgot, Albanos love, th…
17867–925529T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.79If love be holy, if that mystery, Of co-united hearts be sacrament? If the unbounded goodness have infused. A …
18926–972522unassignedWith the grace of Heaven. Disguised so like the drowned Albano to cross your suit, that by my little honesty '…
19973–1002506unassignedMaster, Master, I ha' descried the Perfumer in Albanos disguise, look you, look you, rare sport, rare sport. I…
201003–1066496unassignedMy sword boy s, s, s, s, soul my sword. O my dear rogue thou art a rare dissembler. See see. Francisco did I n…
211067–1076484unassignedourself will give them their charge, Now let me stroke my beard and I had it, & speak wisely if I knew how: mo…
221077–1087506unassignedO say no more, I know thy miseries, what betwixt thy Lady, her Gentlewoman and thy Masters late gaming thou ma…
231088–1121510T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim0.76Or unto our Prudence truly she is a very witty wench and hath a stammel petticoat with three guards for the no…
241122–1148500unassignedYou post and I pillar. No, no, you are the only post, you must support prove a wench and bear, or else all the…
251149–1184497unassignedBounty, blessedness, and the spirit of wine attend my Mistress. Thanks good chub. God ye god morrow heartily m…
261185–1232509unassignedHow prithee in a play? come, come, be sociable In private severance from society, Here leaps a vain of blood i…
271233–1280504unassignedI say be careless still, court her without complement take spirit. Wert not a pleasing jest for me to clothe A…
281281–1320497unassignedB, b, b, bar out Albano, O Adulterous impudent. B, b, b, bar out Albano, O thou matchless g, g, g, giglet. Let…
291321–1348507unassignedI like thy fear, well, 'twill have better chance, there's nought more hateful than rank ignorance. Come gallan…
301349–1361518unassignedFabius, by this light, a cogging cheater, he lives on love of merchants wives, he stands on the base, of maine…
311362–1393508unassignedI shall so ravish her with my courtship, I have such variety of discourse, such copy of phrase to begin, as th…
321394–1453504unassignedYou gave it me and I'll kept. Well done my honest crack thou shalt be my ingle for't. He shall keep all maugre…
331454–1493488T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.66Cato grants that I am sure, for he was valiant, and honest, which an Epicure near was, and a coward never will…
341494–1553487T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.78What a fiddler, a fiddler? now thy love. I am sure thou scornest; it nay Celia, I could tell What on the night…