Drug. I would entreat Another favour of his worship. Face. What is't, Nab? Drug. But to look over, sir, my almanack, And cross out my ill-days, that I may neither Bargain, nor trust upon them. Face. Leave it, it shall be done, 'gainst afternoon. Subt. And a direction for his shelves. Art thou well pleased, Nab? Drug. Now, Nab? "Thank, sir, both your worships. [Exit Drugger. Face. Away! Why now, you smoky persecutor of nature! Now do you see, that something's to be done, 475 Beside your beech-coal, and your corsive waters, Your crosslets, crucibles, and cucurbites? You must have stuff, brought home to you, to work on : In searching out these veins, then following them, 480 [Re-enter Dol. How now? What says my dainty Dolkin! Dol. Will not away. Yonder fish-wife And there's your giantess, The bawd of Lambeth. Subt. Heart, I cannot speak with them. Subt. Where? Dol. Coming along, at far end of the lane, 485 490 Subt. Face, go you, and shift. [Exit Face. Dol, you must presently make ready, tooDol. Why, what's the matter? O, I did look for him Subt. He has, this month, talked as he were possessed. 495 500 505 I see no end of his labours. He will make Nature ashamed of her long sleep, when Art, 510 [Exeunt. Mam. ACT II SCENE I-An outer room in Lovewit's house. Enter Sir Epicure, Mammon and Surly. Come on, sir. Now, you set your foot on shore In novo orbe; here's the rich Peru! And there, within, sir, are the golden mines, Three years, but we have reached it in ten months. 5 I will pronounce the happy word, Be rich. You shall no more deal with the hollow die, Or the frail card. No more be at charge of keeping If he deny, have him beaten to 't, as he is The Golden Calf, and on their knees, whole nights, Or go a feasting, after drum and ensign. No more of this. You shall start up young viceroys, ΙΟ 15 20 And unto thee, I speak it first, Be rich. He'll come to you by-and-by. Mam. Sir, 25 That is his Fire-drake, His Lungs, his Zephyrus, he that puffs his coals, You are not faithful, sir. This night I'll change 30 And early in the morning will I send To all the plumbers, and the pewterers, And buy their tin, and lead up: and to Lothbury, Sur. What, and turn that, too? 34 Mam. Yes, and I'll purchase Devonshire, and Cornwall, And make them perfect Indies! you admire now? No, faith. Sur. Of which one part projected on a hundred Of Mercury, or Venus, or the moon, Sur. [medicine! 40 |