The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

LORD. Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds; Brach Merriman, the poor cur is embossd, And couple Clowder with the deep-mouthd brach. Sawst thou not, boy, how Silver made it good At the hedge-corner, in the coldest fault? I would not lose the dog for twenty pound. FIRST HUNTSMAN. Why, Bellman is as good as he, my lord; He cried upon it at the merest loss, And twice today pickd out the dullest scent; Trust me, I take him for the better dog. LORD. O monstrous beast! how like a swine he lies! Grim death, how foul and loathsome is thine image! Sirs, I will practise on this drunken man. What think you, if he were conveyd to bed, Wrappd in sweet clothes, rings put upon his fingers, A most delicious banquet by his bed, And brave attendants near him when he wakes, Would not the beggar then forget himself? LORD. Even as a flattering dream or worthless fancy. Then take him up, and manage well the jest. Carry him gently to my fairest chamber, And hang it round with all my wanton pictures; Balm his foul head in warm distilled waters, And burn sweet wood to make the lodging sweet. Procure me music ready when he wakes, To make a dulcet and a heavenly sound; And if he chance to speak, be ready straight, And with a low submissive reverence Say What is it your honour will command? Let one attend him with a silver basin Full of rose-water and bestrewd with flowers; Another bear the ewer, the third a diaper, And say Willt please your lordship cool your hands? Someone be ready with a costly suit, And ask him what apparel he will wear; Another tell him of his hounds and horse, And that his lady mourns at his disease. Persuade him that he hath been lunatic; And, when he says he issay that he dreams, For he is nothing but a mighty lord. This do, and do it kindly, gentle sirs; It will be pastime passing excellent, If it be husbanded with modesty. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 1508
Author: Shakespeare, William
Release Date: Oct 1, 1998
Format: eBook
Language: English