Philaster - Love Lies a Bleeding by Francis Beaumont;John Fletcher
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page 65 of 190 (34%)
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my life last ages.
_Phi_. Oh my heart; this is a salve worse than the main disease. Tell me thy thoughts; for I will know the least That dwells within thee, or will rip thy heart To know it; I will see thy thoughts as plain, As I do know thy face. _Bell_. Why, so you do. She is (for ought I know) by all the gods, As chaste as Ice; but were she foul as Hell And I did know it, thus; the breath of Kings, The points of Swords, Tortures nor Bulls of Brass, Should draw it from me. _Phi_. Then 'tis no time to dally with thee; I will take thy life, for I do hate thee; I could curse thee now. _Bell_. If you do hate you could not curse me worse; The gods have not a punishment in store Greater for me, than is your hate. _Phi_. Fie, fie, so young and so dissembling; Tell me when and where thou di[d]st enjoy her, Or let plagues fall on me, if I destroy thee not. _Bell_. Heaven knows I never did: and when I lie To save my life, may I live long and loath'd. Hew me asunder, and whilst I can think |
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