The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher in Ten Volumes - Volume I. by John Fletcher;Francis Beaumont
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Reviv'd? Tis he! hee's risen from the Dead.
His winding sheet put off, walks above ground, Shakes off his Fetters, and is better bound. And may he not, if rightly understood, Prove Playes are lawfull? he hath_ made them Good. _Is any_ Lover Mad? _see here_ Loves Cure; _Unmarried? to a_ Wife _he may be sure A rare one_, For a Moneth; _if she displease, The_ Spanish Curate _gives a Writ of ease. Enquire_ The Custome of the Country, _then Shall_ the French Lawyer _set you free againe. If the two_ Faire Maids _take it wondrous ill, (One of_ the Inne, _the other of_ the Mill,) _That th'_ Lovers Progresse _stopt, and they defam'd; Here's that makes_ Women Pleas'd, _and_ Tamer tamd. _But who then playes the_ Coxcombe, _or will trie His_ Wit at severall Weapons, _or else die?_ Nice Valour _and he doubts not to engage The_ Noble Gentl'man, _in_ Loves Pilgrimage, _To take revenge on the_ False One, _and run The_ Honest mans Fortune, _to be undone Like_ Knight of Malta, _or else_ Captaine _be Or th'_ Humerous Lieutenant: _goe to Sea_ (A Voyage _for to starve) hee's very loath, Till we are all at peace, to sweare an Oath, That then the_ Loyall Subject _may have leave To lye from_ Beggers Bush, _and undeceive The Creditor, discharge his debts; Why so, Since we can't pay to_ Fletcher _what we owe. Oh could his_ Prophetesse _but tell one_ Chance, |
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