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— Stephen Crane

I stood upon a high place,

And saw, below, many devils

Running, leaping,

And carousing in sin.

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Brain. He is rid hence. He took horse at the

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Ben Jonson·1572–1637
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tep. And I stay’d i’ the fields! Whoreson, Scan-_derbeg rogue ! O that I had but a horse to fetch himhack again ! Brain. Why, you may ha’ my master’s gelding tosave your longing, sir. Step. Butl ha’ no boots, that’s the spite o n’t. Brain. Why, a fine whisp of hay, roll’d hard,Master Stephen. Step. No, faith, it’s no boot to follow him now;let him e’en go and hang. Pr’ythee, help to truss mea little. He does so vex me — Brain. You’ll be worse vex’d, when you aretruss’d. Master Stephen. Best keep unbrac’d, andwalk yourself till you be cold, your choler mayfounder you else. Step. By my faith, and so 1 will, now thou tell’stme on’t. How dost thou like my leg, Brain-worm ? Brain. A very good leg, Master Stephen : but thewoollen stocking does not commend it so well. Step. Foh, the stockings be good enough, now Act I. EVERY MAN IN HIS HUMOUR. 9 summer is coming on, for the dust : I’ll have a pairof silk against winter, that I go to dwell i’ the town.I think my leg would shew in a silk hose. Brain. Believe tne. Master Stephen, rarely well. Step. In sadness, I think it would j I have a rea-sonable good leg. Brain. You haye an excellent good leg, MasterStephen ; but I cannot stay to praise it longer now ;I am very sorry for’t. [Exit. Step. Another time will serve, Brain-worm. Gra-mercy, for this.
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