The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster
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page 52 of 172 (30%)
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You want money, but I have brought you some.
JULIA. From my husband? DELIO. No, from mine own allowance. JULIA. I must hear the condition, ere I be bound to take it. DELIO. Look on 't, 'tis gold; hath it not a fine colour? JULIA. I have a bird more beautiful. DELIO. Try the sound on 't. JULIA. A lute-string far exceeds it. It hath no smell, like cassia or civet; Nor is it physical,<64> though some fond doctors Persuade us seethe 't in cullises.<65> I 'll tell you, This is a creature bred by---- [Re-enter Servant] SERVANT. Your husband 's come, Hath deliver'd a letter to the Duke of Calabria That, to my thinking, hath put him out of his wits. [Exit.] JULIA. Sir, you hear: Pray, let me know your business and your suit As briefly as can be. |
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