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Boh. Because, in seeking friends, I found table guests to eate
me and my meat; my wiues gossops to bewray the secrets of
my heart, kindred to betray the effect of my life: which when
I noted, the Court ill, the Country worse, and the Citie worst

of all, in good time my wife died,--ay wood she had died 65
twentie winter sooner, by the masse! leauing my two sonnes
to the world, and shutting my selfe into this Tombe, where
if I dye I am sure I am safe from wilde beasts, but whilest
I liue cannot be free from ill companie. Besides, now I am
sure, gif all my friends fail me, I sall haue a graue of mine 70
owne prouiding. This is all. Now, what art thou?

Ober. Oberon, King of Fayries, that loues thee because thou
hatest the world; and to gratulate thee, I brought these
Antiques to shew thee some sport in dauncing, which thou

haste loued well. 75

Boh. Ha, ha, ha! thinkest thou those puppits can please me?
whay, I haue two sonnes, that with one Scottish gigge shall
breake the neckes of thy Antiques.

Ober. That I would faine see.

Boh. Why, thou shalt. Howe, boyes! 80

Enter Slipper and Nano.

Haud your clacks, lads, trattle not for thy life, but gather oppe
your legges, and daunce me forthwith a gigge worth the sight.

Slip. Why, I must talk, on I dy for't: wherefore was my tongue
made?

Boh. Prattle, an thou darst, one word more, and ais dab this 85
whiniard in thy wombe.

Ober. Be quiet, Bohan. Ile strike him dumbe, and his brother
too: their talk shal not hinder our gigg.--fall to it; dance,
I say, man.

Boh. Dance Humer, dance, ay rid thee. 90

The two dance a gig deuised for the Nonst.

Now get you to the wide world with more then my father gaue
me, thats learning enough both kindes, knauerie & honestie;
and that I gaue you, spend at pleasure.

Ober. Nay, for their sport I will giue them this gift: to the

Dwarfe I giue a quicke witte, †prettie† of body, and a warrant 95
his preferment to a Princes Seruice, where by his wisdome he

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79 would I S. K.
81 clucks B. M.
85 one] ene S. K.
90 Heimor B. M.

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Publication Information: Book Title: The Plays & Poems of Robert Greene. Volume: 2. Contributors: J. Churton Collins - editor. Publisher: Clarendon Press. Place of Publication: Oxford, England. Publication Year: 1905. Page Number: 91.
    
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