The Complete Works of Sir John Vanbrugh, Volume 2Nonesuch Press, 1927 - Dramatists, English |
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Page 137 - All, all of a piece throughout ; Thy chase had a beast in view : Thy wars brought nothing about ; Thy lovers were all untrue. 'Tis well an old age is out, And time to begin a new.
Page 136 - Then our age was in its prime, Free from rage and free from crime, A very merry, dancing, drinking, Laughing, quaffing, and unthinking time, [Dance of DIANA'S attendants.} Enter MAKS.
Page 227 - I am come to tell you Your brother hath intended you some sport. A great physician, when the Pope was sick Of a deep melancholy, presented him With several sorts of madmen, which wild object Being full of change and sport, forced him to laugh, And so the imposthume broke : the self-same cure The duke intends on you.
Page 137 - Venus. Calms appear, when storms are past; Love will have his hour at last: Nature is my kindly care; Mars destroys, and I repair; Take me, take me, while you may, Venus comes not ev'ry day.
Page 136 - Mars. Inspire the Vocal Brass, Inspire ; The World is past its Infant Age : Arms and Honour, Arms and Honour, Set the Martial Mind on Fire, And kindle Manly Rage. Mars has lookt the Sky to Red ; And Peace, the Lazy Good, is fled.
Page 83 - Nay, there," cries Critic, " hold ; " Pritchard's for comedy too fat and old ; " Who can, with patience, bear the gray coquette, " Or force a laugh with overgrown Julett ? " Her speech, look, action, humour, all are just, " But then her age and figure give disgust.
Page 135 - Chronos, Chronos, mend thy pace ; An hundred times the rolling sun. Around the radiant belt has run In his revolving race. Behold, behold, the goal in sight, Spread thy fans, and wing thy flight. Enter...
Page 8 - Unmanner'd jests are blurted in your face, There Yates with justice strict attention draws, Acts truly from himself, and gains applause ; But when to please himself or charm his wife He aims at something in politer life, When blindly thwarting Nature's stubborn plan, He treads...
Page 73 - twas wealth gave joy and mirth, And that to be the dearest wife Of one who labour'd all his life, To make a mine of gold his own, And not spend sixpence when he'd done, Was heaven upon earth. When these two blades had done, d'ye see, The feather (as it might be me) Steps out, sir, from behind the screen, With such an air, and such a mien, Look you, old gentleman, in short, He quickly spoil'd the statesman's sport.
Page 137 - Thy Sword within the Scabbard keep, And let Mankind agree; Better the World were fast asleep, Than kept awake by Thee. The Fools are only thinner, With all our Cost and Care; But neither side a winner, For Things are as they were.