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    THE      BEEFEATER。        Well�察   �sir�察 �it  is  but  four  words。  Are    you   a 

snapper´up of such unconsidered trifles�拭�

    THE      MAN。      _��eagerly��_      Snapper´up       of  _��he   gasps��_     Oh� �

Immortal phrase�       �_��He writes it down�А�_      This man is a greater than I。 

    THE BEEFEATER。            You have my lord Pembroke's trick�察�sir。 

    THE MAN。         Like enough�此     �he is my near friend。      But what call you 

his trick�拭�

    THE      BEEFEATER。        Making      sonnets   by  moonlight。     And     to  the 

same lady too。 

    THE MAN。         No� �

    THE BEEFEATER。            Last night he stood here on your errand�察�and in 

your shoes。 

    THE MAN。         Thou�察�too�察�Brutus�      �And I called him friend� �

    THE BEEFEATER。            Tis ever so�察�sir。 

    THE      MAN。      Tis    ever  so。   Twas     ever   so。   _��He     turns  away�察�

overcome�А�_ Two Gentlemen of Verona�             �Judas�    �Judas�。 �

    THE BEEFEATER。            Is he so bad as that�察�sir�拭�

    THE   MAN。        _��recovering     his   charity   and   self´possession��_  Bad�拭�

Oh no。 Human�察�Master Warder�察�human。             We call one another names when 

we are offended�察�as children do。       That is all。 

    THE BEEFEATER。            Ay�察�sir�此  �words�察�words�察�words。        Mere wind�察�sir。 

We   fill   our   bellies   with   the   east   wind�察  �sir�察  �as   the   Scripture   hath   it。  You 

cannot feed capons so。 

    THE MAN。         A good cadence。       By your leave _��He makes a note of 

it�А�_ 

    THE BEEFEATER。            What manner of thing is a cadence�察�sir�拭         �I have 

not heard of it。 

    THE MAN。         A thing to rule the world with�察�friend。 

    THE     BEEFEATER。         You    speak   strangely�察  �sir�此�no    offence。   But�察�

an't like you�察�you are a very civil gentleman�察�and a poor man feels drawn 

to you�察�you being�察�as twere�察�willing to share your thought with him。 

    THE MAN。         Tis my trade。     But alas� �the world for the most part will 

none of my thoughts。 



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         _Lamplight streams from the palace door as it 



                            opens from within。_ 



    THE BEEFEATER。             Here comes your lady�察�sir。       I'll to t'other end of 

my ward。      You may een take your time about your business�此             �I shall not 

return too suddenly unless my sergeant comes prowling round。                Tis a fell 

sergeant�察  �sir�此 �strict   in   his   arrest。 Go'd'en�察  �sir�察  �and   good   luck� �_��He 

goes�А�_ 

    THE MAN。         ;Strict in his arrest;�      �Fell sergeant;�     �_��As if tasting 

a ripe plum��_      O´o´o´h�     �_��He makes a note of them�А�_ 

    _A Cloaked Lady gropes her way from the palace and wanders along 

the terrace�察�walking in her sleep。_ 

    THE      LADY。      _��rubbing     her  hands    as  if  washing    them��_     Out�察�

damned spot。 You will mar all with these cosmetics。             God made you one 

face�察�and you make yourself another。           Think of your grave�察�woman�察�not 

ever of being beautified。       All the perfumes of Arabia will not whiten this 

Tudor hand。 

    THE       MAN。       ;All    the   perfumes      of   Arabia;�      �Beautified;� �

;Beautified;� �a poem in a single word。          Can this be my Mary�拭        �_��To the 

Lady��_      Why  do   you   speak   in   a strange   voice�察 �and utter poetry  for   the 

first time�拭�Are you ailing�拭     �You walk like the dead。        Mary�     �Mary� �

    THE   LADY。        _��echoing   him��_     Mary�     �Mary�      �Who   would   have 

thought that woman to have had so much blood in her�               �Is it my fault that 

my   counsellors   put   deeds   of   blood   on   me�拭�Fie�    �If   you   were   women 

you would have more wit than to stain the floor so foully。              Hold not up 

her head so�此     �the hair is false。    I tell you yet again�察�Mary's buried�此�she 

cannot come out of her grave。         I fear her not�此    �these cats that dare jump 

into   thrones   though   they   be   fit   only   for   men's   laps   must   be   put   away。 

Whats done cannot be undone。           Out�察�I say。   Fie� �a queen�察�and freckled� �

    THE MAN。         _��shaking her arm��_        Mary�察�I say�此   �art asleep�拭�

    _The   Lady   wakes�察  �starts�察  �and   nearly   faints。 He   catches   her   on   his 

arm。_ 

    THE LADY。         Where am I�拭      �What art thou�拭�

    THE MAN。         I cry your mercy。       I have mistook your person all this 



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while。    Methought you were my Mary�此           �my mistress。 

    THE LADY。         _��outraged��_      Profane fellow�此     �how do you dare�拭�

    THE      MAN。      Be    not   wroth   with   me�察  �lady。    My    mistress    is  a 

marvellous proper woman。          But she does not speak so well as you。          ;All 

the perfumes of Arabia;�        �That was well said�此      �spoken with good accent 

and excellent discretion。 

    THE LADY。         Have I been in speech with you here�拭�

    THE MAN。         Why�察�yes�察�fair lady。      Have you forgot it�拭�

    THE LADY。         I have walked in my sleep。 

    THE MAN。          Walk ever in your sleep�察�fair one�察�for then your words 

drop like honey。 

    THE LADY。         _��with cold majesty��_        Know you to whom you speak�察�

sir�察�that you dare express yourself so saucily�拭�

    THE MAN。         _��unabashed��_       Not I�察�not care neither。      You are some 

lady   of   the   Court�察  �belike。 To   me   there   are   but   two   sorts   of   women�此�

those with excellent voices�察�sweet and low�察�and cackling hens that cannot 

make me dream。        Your voice has all manner of loveliness in it。          Grudge 

me not a short hour of its music。 

    THE LADY。         Sir�此  �you are overbold。       Season your admiration for a 

while with 

    THE      MAN。     _��holding     up  his  hand   to  stop   her��_   ;Season     your 

admiration for a while; 

    THE LADY。         Fellow�此    �do you dare mimic me to my face�拭�

    THE MAN。         Tis music。     Can you not hear�拭      �When a good musician 

sings a song�察�do you not sing it and sing it again till you have caught and 

fixed   its   perfect   melody�拭 �Season   your   admiration   for   a   while;�此 �God� �

the   history   of   man's   heart   is   in   that   one   word   admiration。   Admiration� �

_��Taking up his tablets��_       What was it�拭      �Suspend your admiration for a 

space;     THE     LADY。     A   very   vile  jingle  of  esses。   I  said   ;Season 

your; 

    THE      MAN。      _��hastily��_      Season�此     �ay�察  �season�察  �season�察   �season。 

Plague on my memory�察�my wretched memory�                 �I must een write it down。 

_��He begins to write�察�but stops�察�his memory failing him�А�_                Yet tell me 

which was the vile jingle�拭      �You said very justly�此     �mine own ear caught it 



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even as my false tongue said it。 

    THE LADY。         You said ;for a space。;      I said ;for a while。; 

    THE MAN。         ;For a while; _��he corrects it�А�_       Good�     �_��Ardently��_ 

And now be mine neither for a space nor a while�察�but for ever。 

    THE LADY。         Odds my life�      �Are you by chance making love to me�察�

knave�拭�

    THE MAN。         Nay�此    �tis you who have made the love�此         �I but pour it 

out at your feet。     I cannot but love a lass that sets such store by an apt 

word。     Therefore vouchsafe�察�divine perfection of a womanno�此              �I have 

said that   before somewhere�察  �and the   wordy  garment of   my love   for   you 

must be fire´new 

    THE LADY。         You talk too much�察�sir。      Let me warn you�此      �I am more 

accustomed to be listened to than preached at。 

    THE   MAN。        The   most   are   like   that   that   do   talk   well。 But   though 

you spake with the tongues of angels�察�as indeed you do�察�yet know that I 

am the king of words 

    THE LADY。         A king�察�ha� �

    THE MAN。         No less。    We are poor things�察�we men and women 

    THE LADY。         Dare you call me woman�拭�

    THE MAN。          What nobler name can I tender you�拭           �How else can I 

love you�拭�Yet you may well shrink from the name�此               �have I not said we 

are but poor things�拭     �Yet there is a power that can redeem us。 

    THE   LADY。       Gramercy   for   your   sermon�察  �sir。   I   hope   I   know   my 

duty。 

    THE MAN。          This   is no   sermon�察�but the  living truth。    The power  I 

speak of is the power of immortal poesy。          For know that vile as this world 

is�察 �and   worms   as   we   are�察 �you   have   but to invest   all   this vileness   with   a 

magical garment of words to transfigure us and uplift our souls til earth 

flowers into a million heavens。 

    THE   LADY。        You   spoil   your   heaven   with   your   million。  You   are 

extravagant。     Observe some measure in your speech。 

    THE MAN。         You speak now as Ben does。 

    THE LADY。         And who�察�pray�察�is Ben�拭�

    THE MAN。         A learned bricklayer who thinks that the sky is at the top 



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of his ladder�察�and so takes it on him to rebuke me for flying。             I tell you 

there is no word yet coined and no melody yet sung that is extravagant and 

majestical enough for the glory that lovely words can reveal。            It is he
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