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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: SCENE II The picturesque, galleried courtyard of the Bear Inn, Drury Lane. The great gate is at the back, and the street is visible beyond it. Entrance to the stable on the left; entrance to the house on the right. Under the galleries are rough tables, stools and barrels.] A Maid is airing a counterpane on the balcony. Mon- Tagu is leaning over the balcony. The Drawer is polishing a table.] The Host comes out of the house door on the right.] Lively now. There's been a battle at the cockpit, and the quality will be here anon, clamouring for wine. Drawer Ay, ay, Lord Berkeley, Lord Ashley, Lord Bristol ? Host With emphasis.] And the Duke of Buckingham Drawer The tan gets in their throats. They'll have a pretty thirst on 'em ? Shouting without and a mob passes at the back.] There 'Tis out God send us no rabble. Enter at the back Buckingham, Bristol, Ashley and Berkeley.] Drawer Up Z.] The rabble know the Bear in Drury Lane is a house for their betters. Seeing Buckingham.] The Duke himself The Host meets the gentlemen obsequiously.] BUCKINGHAM To Bristol.] Fairly won, Bristol; your red dun didn't know when he was beaten. Bristol Ay, Gad, Buckingham; yet your Shropshire red was a good bird. BERKELEY Entering arm in arm with Ashley.] Oh, Ashley, how much more profitable is a good cock fight than a beastly theatre Bristol Why tell us what we all know, Berkeley ? BUCKINGHAM Come, you bubbling rogues, what shall we wash the dust away with ? Rhenish ? Ashley Fob Too sour on the stomach. BUCKINGHAM Hippocras then? BRISTOL Ay: claret and spice, and all things nice, in one glorious gurgle BUCKINGHAM D'ye hear, Host? At once, my lord. He runs into the Inn.] BERKELEY Ay ? ay ? ...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217017565 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217017568 |
| Weight | 0.43 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.30 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 126 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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