in Jack Drum's Entertainment (Katherine and Pasquil) — Marston, John
Metadata
Play
Jack Drum's Entertainment (Katherine and Pasquil)
Author
Marston, John
Year (catalogued)
1601
First performance
1600
Decade
1600s
Genre
Comedy
Play type
Boys Professional
Company
Children of Paul's (second)
Speech prefix(es)
Puff. | Puffe. | Puf. | Puff:
Words
500
Characters
2699
Typicality
0.44 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A20867
BritDrama no.
1239
Cluster
Cluster 2 — Allegory, Nature & pageant voices
Important excerpts
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Full speech
Sir I enrowle you in the Legend of my (Puff) intimates, I shall be infinitely proud if you will deign to valve me worthy the embracement of your (Puff) better affection. I affect no rudeness gentleme ̄ , the heavens stand Propitious to your fair designs: Assoon as next the sun shall gin to shine, I will salute the eyes of Katherine. And I know that women of gravity and sweet nes are soon up. Boy clear thy throat, and mount thy sweetest notes Upon the bosom of this sleek cheeked air: That it may gently breathe them in the ear Of my adored Mistress: Come begin. Delicious spirit, disparage not your courtesy, stand not bore to him that was born to honour you. The pressure of my hairs, or the puncture of my heart, stands at the service of your ollide perfections: my life is bound to your love, your love being my life, though my life be not worthy your love, your perfection is the centre to which all the parallels of my affection are drawn: your love my life, your perfection, my of fection, being— Being chainde by the mighty coplet of ineui table destiny, who sees the sun, but he must adore it: who sees beauty, but he must honour it: who view eth gold, but he must covet it: then, (o then) who can behold your sunlike beauteous golden beauty's, but he must more then adore, much more then honour, and most infinitely love to be out, out, out. Outrageously addicted to the worthy pursuit of such matchless worth. I, or would my silk stock should lose his gloss else, I shall triumph as much in the purchase of your (Puff) love, as if I had obtained the great Elixar: Let us incorporate our affections I pray you: let me be forward in your favour. Boy whats a Clock? Burns not that light within the sacred shrine? I mean the chamber of bright Katherine. I wonder that the light is up so soon. Most accomplished wit, exquisitely accoutered, ( Puff ) Judgement, I could wish my ability worthy your service, and my service worthy your ability. All happiness and unconceived delight, Wait on the love of sweet faced Katherine. I do protest, with ceremonious (puff) lips The purest blood of my affection, Is even fatally predestinate To consecrate it self unto your (puff) love. Reward my love then with your kinder love. I with your love, in pleasing marriage. You take my, my, my meaning (puff.) Why she is gone. Heart did I rise for this? Lets slink along unseen, 'tis yet scarce day. I would taken my leave of Sir Edward, bid adieu to love, my Mistress is gone, my humour is spent, my joys are at and end, and therefore Gentlemen, I leave love, and fallen to the ( puff ) Law, I will inter my self in Ploydens Coffin, and take and eternal Congé of the world. And so sweet gallants farewell.
Plot summary
Plot — Jack Drum's Entertainment (Katherine and Pasquil)