Vulgar words in Every Man in His Humour (Page 1)
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Another comedy of less merit is "The Devil is an Ass," acted in 1616.
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This volume published, in a carefully revised text, all the plays thus far mentioned, excepting "The Case is Altered," which Jonson did not acknowledge, "Bartholomew Fair," and "The Devil is an Ass," which was written too late.
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you peremptory ass, An you'll not be quiet, get you hence.
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Marry, that thou are a damn'd dissolute villain, And I some grain or two better, in keeping thee company.
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A whoreson filthy slave, a turd, an excrement.
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a tankard-bearer, a thread-bare rascal, a beggar, a slave that never drunk out of better than piss-pot metal in his life, and he to deprave and abuse the virtue of an herb so generally received in the courts of princes, the chambers of nobles, the bowers of sweet ladies, the cabins of soldiers: Peto, away with him, by God's passion, I say, go to.
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But by God's bread, 'tis nobody's fault but yours; for an you had done as you might have done, they should have been damn'd ere they should have come in, e'er a one of them.
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Ay, would I might be damn'd else; ask Signior Bobadilla.
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'Sblood, stay, let's see what he dare do: cut off his ears; you are an ass, touch any man here, and by the Lord I'll run my rapier to the hilts in thee.
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'swounds, Tib, you are a whore.
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Opinion, O God, let gross opinion sink and be damn'd As deep as Barathrum, If it may stand with your most wish'd content, I can refell opinion and approve The state of poesy, such as it is, Blessed, eternal, and most true divine: Indeed, if you will look on Poesy As she appears in many, poor and lame, Patch'd up in remnants and old worn rags, Half starved for want of her peculiar food: Sacred invention, then I must confirm Both your conceit and censure of her merit, But view her in her glorious ornaments, Attired in the majesty of art, Set high in spirit, with the precious taste Of sweet philosophy, and which is most, Crown'd with the rich traditions of a soul That hates to have her dignity profaned With any relish of an earthly thought: Oh, then how proud a presence doth she bear.
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ANTIC, ANTIQUE, clown, buffoon.
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ANTIC, like a buffoon.
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APPLE-JOHN, APPLE-SQUIRE, pimp, pander.
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BY-CHOP, by-blow, bastard.
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COTQUEAN, hussy.
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DILDO, refrain of popular songs; vague term of low meaning.
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GOOSE-TURD, colour of.
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(See Turd).
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JOLTHEAD, blockhead.
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NOWT-HEAD, blockhead.
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QUEAN, hussy, jade.
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SLIP, counterfeit coin, bastard.
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SOUSED ("Devil is an Ass"), fol.
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TURD, excrement.
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VICE, the buffoon of old moralities; some kind of machinery for moving a puppet (Gifford).