The handy-volume Shakespeare Volume 6

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 Excerpt: ...of sleep, Charming your blood with pleasing heaviness; Making such difference betwixt wake and sleep, As is the difference betwixt day and night, The hour before the heavenly-harness'd team Begins his golden progress in the east. Mort. With all my heart I'll sit and hear her sing: By that time will our book, I think, be drawn. Glend. Do so; And those musicians that shall play to you, Hang in the air a thousand leagues from hence; And straight they shall be here: sit, and attend. Hot. Come, Kate, thou art perfect in lying down: come, quick, quick; that I may lay my head in thy lap. Lady P. Go, ye giddy goose. Glendower speahs some Welsh 'words, and then the Music plays. Hot. Now I perceive the devil understands Welsh; And 'tis no marvel, he's so humorous. By'r lady, he's a good musician. Lady P. Then should you be nothing but musical; for you are altogether governed by humours. Lie still, ye thief, and hear the lady sing in Wesh. Hot. I had rather hear Lady, my brach, howl in Irish. Lady P. Wouldst have thy head broken? Hot. No. Lady P. Then be still. Hot. Neither; 'tis a woman's fault. Lady P. Now God help thee! Hot. To the Welsh lady's bed. Lady P. What's that? Hot. Peace! she sings. A Welsh Song, sung by Lady M. Hot. Come, Kate, I'll have your song too. Lady P. Not mine, in good sooth. Hot. Not yours, in good sooth! 'Heart, you swear like a comfit-maker's wife! Not you, in goodsooth; and, As true as Hive; and, As God shall mend me; and, As sure as day: And giv'st such sarcenet surety for thy oaths, As if thou never walk'dst further than Finsbury. Swear me, Kate, like a lady, as thou art, A good mouth-filling oath: and leave in sooth, And such protest of pepper-gingerbread, To velvet-guards, and Sunday-citizens. Come, sing. Lady P. I will not sing. Hot. 'T...