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The First Part of King Henry the Fourth. 61
1623Vpon the parting of your Wiues and you.
1624Hotsp. Me thinks my Moity, North from Burton here,
1625In quantitie equals not one of yours:
1626See, how this Riuer comes me cranking in,
1627And cuts me from the best of all my Land,
1628A huge halfe Moone, a monstrous Cantle out.
1629Ile haue the Currant in this place damn'd vp,
1631In a new Channell, faire and euenly:
1633To rob me of so rich a Bottome here.
1636And runnes me vp, with like aduantage on the other side,
1637Gelding the opposed Continent as much,
1638As on the other side it takes from you.
1639Worc. Yea, but a little Charge will trench him here,
1640And on this North side winne this Cape of Land,
1641And then he runnes straight and euen.
1643Glend. Ile not haue it alter'd.
1644Hotsp. Will not you?
1647Glend. Why, that will I.
1649Welsh.
1651For I was trayn'd vp in the English Court;
1652Where, being but young, I framed to the Harpe
1653Many an English Dittie, louely well,
1654And gaue the Tongue a helpefull Ornament;
1655A Vertue that was neuer seene in you.
1656Hotsp. Marry, and I am glad of it with all my heart,
1657I had rather be a Kitten, and cry mew,
1659I had rather heare a Brazen Candlestick turn'd,
1660Or a dry Wheele grate on the Axle-tree,
1661And that would set my teeth nothing an edge,
1662Nothing so much, as mincing Poetrie;
1666To any well-deseruing friend;
1667But in the way of Bargaine, marke ye me,
1668Ile cauill on the ninth part of a hayre.
1669Are the Indentures drawne? shall we be gone?
1671You may away by Night:
1672Ile haste the Writer; and withall,
1673Breake with your Wiues, of your departure hence:
1674I am afraid my Daughter will runne madde,
1677ther.
1679With telling me of the Moldwarpe and the Ant,
1680Of the Dreamer Merlin, and his Prophecies;
1682A clip-wing'd Griffin, and a moulten Rauen,
1683A couching Lyon, and a ramping Cat,
1685As puts me from my Faith. I tell you what,
1687In reckning vp the seuerall Deuils Names,
1688That were his Lacqueyes:
1689I cry'd hum, and well, goe too,
1690But mark'd him not a word. O, he is as tedious
1691As a tyred Horse, a rayling Wife,
1693With Cheese and Garlick in a Windmill farre,
1694Then feede on Cates, and haue him talke to me,
1696Mort. In faith he was a worthy Gentleman,
1697Exceeding well read, and profited,
1698In strange Concealements:
1699Valiant as a Lyon, and wondrous affable,
1700And as bountifull, as Mynes of India.
1701Shall I tell you, Cousin,
1704When you doe crosse his humor: 'faith he does.
1705I warrant you, that man is not aliue,
1706Might so haue tempted him, as you haue done,
1707Without the taste of danger, and reproofe:
1708But doe not vse it oft, let me entreat you.
1709Worc. In faith, my Lord, you are too wilfull blame,
1710And since your comming hither, haue done enough,
1711To put him quite besides his patience.
1712You must needes learne, Lord, to amend this fault:
1714And that's the dearest grace it renders you;
1716Defect of Manners, want of Gouernment,
1718The least of which, haunting a Nobleman,
1720Vpon the beautie of all parts besides,
1721Beguiling them of commendation.
1723Good-manners be your speede;
1724Heere come your Wiues, and let vs take our leaue.
1725 Enter Glendower, with the Ladies.
1729Shee'le be a Souldier too, shee'le to the Warres.
1732 Glendower speakes to her in Welsh, and she an-
1733sweres him in the same.
1737 The Lady speakes in Welsh.
1742 The Lady againe in Welsh.
1744And that's a feeling disputation:
1745But I will neuer be a Truant, Loue,
1746Till I haue learn'd thy Language: for thy tongue
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