Epicoene
dc.contributor | Craig, Hugh Department of English University of Newcastle 2308 Newcastle, N.S.W. |
dc.contributor.author | Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-27 |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-04T09:54:28Z |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-04T09:54:28Z |
dc.date.created | 1616 |
dc.date.issued | 1991-04-12 |
dc.identifier | ota:1438 |
dc.identifier.citation | http://purl.ox.ac.uk/ota/1438 |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12024/1438 |
dc.description.abstract | Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637. -- Epicoene [1616], or, The silent woman. -- s.l. : s.n., s.d. -- Short Title Catalogue 14751 |
dc.format.extent | Text data (1 file : ca. 217 KB) |
dc.format.medium | Digital bitstream |
dc.language | English |
dc.language.iso | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Oxford |
dc.relation.ispartof | Oxford Text Archive Core Collection |
dc.rights | Oxford Text Archive |
dc.rights.uri | https://ota.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/repository/xmlui/page/licence-ota |
dc.rights.label | ACA |
dc.subject.lcsh | English drama -- 17th century |
dc.subject.other | Plays |
dc.title | Epicoene |
dc.title.alternative | The silent woman |
dc.type | Text |
has.files | yes |
branding | Oxford Text Archive |
files.size | 226157 |
files.count | 2 |
otaterms.date.range | 1600-1699 |
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200:01;529[U ]| Truth sayes, of old, the art of making plaies
200:01;529[U ]| Was to$9$ content the people; and their praise
200:01;529[U ]| Was to$4$ the Poet money, wine, and bayes.
200:01;529[U ]| But in$4$ this age, a sect of writers are,
200:01;529[U ]| That$6@1$, onely, for$4$ particular likings care,
200:01;529[U ]| And will$1$ taste nothing that$6@1$ is populare.
200:01;529[U ]| With such we$6@2$ mingle neither braines, nor
200:01;529[U ]| brests;
200:01;529[U ]| our$6@2$ wishes, like$4$ to$4$ those make publique feasts,
200:01;529[U ]| Are not to$9$ please the cookes tastes, but the
200:01;529[U ]| guestes.
200:01;529[U ]| Yet, if those cunning palates hether come,
200:01;529[U ]| They shall find guests entreaty, and good roome;
200:01;529[U ]| And though all relish not, sure, there will$1$ be some,
200:01;529[U ]| That$6@1$, when they leaue their seates, shall make them say,
200:01;529[U ]| Who$6@1$ wrot that$6@2$ piece, could so$5@2$ have wro . . .