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WILL. I can remember a long tale of a man in the moon, With such a circumstance and such flim-flam? I will tell, at a word, whose servant I am: Wherefore I come, and what I have to say, And call for her answer, before I come away. What, should I make a broad tree of every litt...
SCIENCE. I hear and see the joyful news, wherein I take delight, That Tediousness, our mortal foe, is overcome in fight: I see the sign of victory, the sign of manliness: The he...
7. Chapter 7WILL. Tush, tush, Instruction, your talk is of no force: You tell us a tale of a roasted horse, Which, by his wounds, except we set to it, As fast as we make, these[399] fellows...
1. Chapter 1WILL. I can remember a long tale of a man in the moon, With such a circumstance and such flim-flam? I will tell, at a word, whose servant I am: Wherefore I come, and what I have...
2. Chapter 2SCIENCE. My parents, ye know, how many fall and lapse,[387] That do ascribe to me the cause of their mishaps? How many seek, that come too short of their desire: How many do att...
9. Chapter 92 The eyes to look again. Awake, ye drowned powers. Ye sprites, for-dull with toil: Resign to me this care of yours, And from dead sleep recoil. Think not upon your loathsome lu...
11. Chapter 11WIT. Up and to go, why sleep I here so sound? How falls it out that I am left upon the naked ground? God grant that all be well, whilst I lay dreaming here: Me-thinks all is not...
5. Chapter 5WILL. And if there be, yet need you not to fear; Until I bring his head to you upon a spear. I will not look you in the face, nor in your sight appear.
12. Chapter 12REASON. Remember, what fair words and promises thou diddest make, That for my daughter's love no pains thou wouldest forsake. Remember in what sort we had a care of thee: Thou h...
10. Chapter 10_Come, come, lie down, and thou shall see, None like to me to entertain Thy bones and thee oppressed with pain. Come, come, and ease thee in my lap, And if it please thee, take...
14. Chapter 14SCIENCE. Mine own dear Wit, the hope of mine avail, My care, my comfort, my treasure and my trust, Take heart of grace our enemy to assail, Lay up these things, which you have h...
15. Chapter 15TEDIOUSNESS. A doughty dust[439] these four boys will do: I will eat them by morsels, two and two! Thou fightest for a wife! a rod, a rod! Had I wist this, I would have laid on...
6. Chapter 6REASON. Consider and talk together with these, And you shall find in your travail great ease. Take here of me, before I take my leave, This glass of crystal clear, which I you g...
13. Chapter 13WILL. Once in my life I have an odd half-hour to spare, To ease myself of all my travail and my care. I stood not still so long this twenty days, I ween, But ever more sent fort...
8. Chapter 8TEDIOUSNESS. What princox have we here, that dares me to assail? Alas, poor boy, and weenest thou against me to prevail? Full small was he thy friend, whoever sent thee hither,...
4. Chapter 43. Chapter 3WILL. Ah flattering quean, how neatly she can talk, How minionly she trips, how sadly she can walk! Well, wanton, yet beware that ye be sound and sure, Fair words are wont oftti...