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IN THE GOLDSMITH'S GARDEN. "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."— Bartholomew Fair. Ravenshaw found Master Holy…
THE RASCAL EMPLOYS HIS WITS. "What shall I do? I can borrow no more of my credit: there's not any of my acquaintance, man or boy, but I have borrowed more or less of. I would I knew where t…
MASTER HOLYDAY IN FEAR AND TREMBLING. "If I know what to say to her now In the way of marriage, I'm no graduate." — A Chaste Maid in Cheapside. As Ravenshaw climbed the narrow stairs t…
A RIOT IN CHEAPSIDE. "Down with them! Cry clubs for prentices!" — The Shoemaker's Holiday. Wan and tremulous, after a night of half-sleep varied by ominous dreams, Master Holyday was l…
JERNINGHAM SEES THE WAY TO HIS DESIRE. "Stands the wind there, boy? Keep them in that key, The wench is ours before to-morrow day." — The Merry Devil of Edmonton. Master Jerningham, upon se…
RAVENSHAW FALLS ASLEEP. "Thou liest. I ha' nothing but my skin, And my clothes; my sword here, and myself." — The Sea Voyage. Captain Ravenshaw headed his horse for the Canterbury road…
THE POET AS A MAN OF ACTION. "O father, where's my love? were you so careless To let an unthrift steal away your child?" — The Case Is Altered. Millicent, after the riot had ceased and…
DIRE THINGS BEFALL IN THE FOREST. "'Mistress, it grows somewhat pretty and dark.' 'What then?' 'Nay, nothing. Do not think I am afraid, Although perhaps you are.'&q…
RAVENSHAW'S SLEEP IS INTERRUPTED. "Captain, rally up your rotten regiment, and begone."— A King and No King. Master Jerningham, having communicated his good hopes to Sir Clement Ermsby…
KNAVE AGAINST GENTLEMAN. "Who shall take your word? A whoreson, upstart, apocryphal captain, Whom not a Puritan in Blackfriars will trust So much as for a feather." — The Alchemist. Cutting…
