The Spanish Curate eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 126 pages of information about The Spanish Curate.

The Spanish Curate eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 126 pages of information about The Spanish Curate.

     Lop.

     A Lawyer, that entangles all mens honesties,
     And lives like a Spider in a Cobweb lurking,
     And catching at all Flies, that pass his pit-falls? 
     Puts powder to all States, to make ’em caper? 
     Would he trust you?  Do you deserve?

     Die.

     I find, Gentlemen,
     This Cataplasm of a well cozen’d Lawyer
     Laid to my stomach, lenifies my Feaver,
     Methinks I could eat now, and walk a little.

     Bar.

     I am asham’d to feel how flat I am cheated,
     How grossly, and maliciously made a May-game,
     A damned trick; my Wife, my Wife, some Rascal: 
     My Credit, and my Wife, some lustful Villain,
     Some Bawd, some Rogue.

     Ars.

     Some crafty Fool has found ye: 
     This ’tis, Sir, to teach ye to be too busie,
     To covet all the gains, and all the rumours,
     To have a stirring Oare in all mens actions.

     Lop.

     We did this, but to vex your fine officiousness.

     Bar.

     Good yield ye, and good thank ye:  I am fooled, Gentlemen;
     The Lawyer is an Ass, I do confess it,
     A weak dull shallow Ass:  good even to your Worships: 
     Vicar, remember Vicar, Rascal, remember,
     Thou notable rich Rascal.

     Die.

I do remember, Sir,
’Pray ye stay a little, I have ev’n two Legacies
To make your mouth up, Sir.

Bar.

Remember Varlets,
Quake and remember, Rogues;
I have brine for your Buttocks.

[Exit.

Lop.

Oh how he frets, and fumes now like a Dunghil!

Die.

His gall contains fine stuff now to make poysons,
Rare damned stuff.

     Ars.

     Let’s after him, and still vex him,
     And take my Friend off:  by this time he has prosper’d,
     He cannot lose this dear time:  ’tis impossible.

     Mil.

     Well Diego, thou hast done.

     Lop.

     Hast done it daintily.

     Mil.

     And shalt be as well paid, Boy—­

     Ars.

     Go, let’s crucifie him.

[Exeunt.

     SCENA VI.

     Enter Amaranta, Leandro.

     Lean.

     I have told ye all my story, and how desperately.

     Ama.

     I do believe:  let’s walk on, time is pretious,
     Not to be spent in words, here no more wooing,
     The open Air’s an enemy to Lovers,
     Do as I tell ye.

     Lean.

     I’le do any thing,
     I am so over-[joy’d], I’le fly to serve ye.

     Am.

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