Two Noble Kinsmen (Quarto, 1634)

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 The Two Noble Kinsmen. 
 247By warranting Moone-light corslet thee, oh when
 248Her twyning Cherries shall their sweetnes fall
 249Vpon thy tastefull lips, what wilt thou thinke
 250Of rotten Kings or blubberd Queenes, what care
 251For what thou feelst not? what thou feelst being able
 252To make Mars spurne his Drom. O if thou couch
 253But one night with her, every howre in't will
 254Take hostage of thee for a hundred, and
 255Thou shalt remember nothing more, then what
 256That Banket bids thee too.
 257Hip. Though much unlike
 258You should be so transported, as much sorry
 259I should be such a Suitour; yet I thinke
 260Did I not by th'abstayning of my joy
 261Which breeds a deeper longing, cure their surfeit
 262That craves a present medcine, I should plucke
 263All Ladies scandall on me. Therefore Sir
 264As I shall here make tryall of my prayres,
 265Either presuming them to have some force,
 266Or sentencing for ay their vigour dombe,
 267Prorogue this busines, we are going about, and hang
 268Your Sheild afore your Heart, about that necke
 269Which is my ffee, and which I freely lend
 270To doe these poore Queenes service.
 271All Queens. Oh helpe now
 272Our Cause cries for your knee.
 273Emil. If you grant not
 274My Sister her petition in that force,
 275With that Celerity, and nature which
 276Shee makes it in: from henceforth ile not dare
 277To aske you any thing, nor be so hardy
 278Ever to take a Husband.
 279Thes. Pray stand up.
 280I am entreating of my selfe to doe
 281That which you kneele to have me; Pyrithous
 282Leade on the Bride; get you and pray the Gods
 283For successe, and returne, omit not any thing
 284In the pretended Celebration: Queenes
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Two Noble Kinsmen (Quarto, 1634)