herefore? and looking strangely,
As if he were as white as innocence!
Alas, you're simple, you: you cannot change,
Look pale at pleasure, and then red with wonder;
No, no, not you! 'tis pity o' your naturals.
I did but cast an amorous eye, e'en now,
Upon a pair of gloves that somewhat liked me,
And straight he noted it, and gave command
All should be ta'en away.
DELI. Be they my bane then!
What, sirrah, Fido, bring in those gloves again
You took from hence.
FAL. 'Sbody, sir, but do not:
Bring in no gloves to spite me; if you do --
DELI. Ay me, most wretched; how am I misconstrued!
MACI. O, how she tempts my heart-strings with her eye,
To knit them to her beauties, or to break!
What mov'd the heavens, that they could not make
Me such a woman! but a man, a beast,
That hath no bliss like others? Would to heaven,
In wreak of my misfortunes, I were turn'd
To some fair water-nymph, that set upon
The deepest whirl-pit of the rav'nous seas,
My adamantine eyes might headlong hale
This iron world to me, and drown it all.
[ASIDE.
COR. Behold, behold, the translated gallant.
MIT. O, he is welcome.
ENTER FUNGOSO, APPARELLED LIKE FASTIDIOUS BRISK.
FUNG. Save you, brother and sister; save you, sir! I have commendations
for you out o' the country. I wonder they take no knowledge of my suit:
[ASIDE.] -- Mine uncle Sogliardo is in town. Sister methinks you are
melancholy; why are you so sad? I think you took me for Master Fastidious
Brisk, sister, did you not?
FAL. Why should I take you for him?
FUNG. Nay, nothing. -- I was lately in Master Fastidious's company, and
methinks we are very like.
DELI. You have a fair suit, brother, 'give you joy on't.
FUNG. Faith, good enough to ride in, brother; I made it to ride in.
FAL. O, now I see the cause of his idle demand was his new suit.
DELI. Pray you, good brother, try if you can change her mood.
FUNG. I warrant you, let me alone: I'll put her out of her dumps.
Sister, how like you my suit!
FAL. O, you are a gallant in print now, brother.
FUNG. Faith, how like you the fashion? it is the last edition, I assure you.
FAL. I cannot but like it to the desert.
FUNG. Troth, sister, I was fain to borrow these spurs, I have left my gown
in the gage for them, pray you lend me an angel.
FA
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