A Tale of a Tub
A Tale of a Tub
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10. And scarce be spit i' the mouth for't. Probably not, as Scherer thinks, from the proverb, ' Spit in his mouth and make him a mastiff. ' Hilts is merely continuing his former sentence. He means : ' A man must carry and fetch like Bungy's dog for you, and scarce get as much reward as to have you spit in his mouth. ' 138 A Tale of a Tub [ACT II 2. 4. II. A good Dog Deserves, Sir, a good bone.
Hazlitt, p. 16. 2. 4. 12 — 13. The divell a bit . . . Ere a Lard of you.
Cf. Cunningham comments on th...e change to ' laird ' introduced by Gifford : ' Laird is peculiar to Scotland, and altogether out of place in the mouth of Basket Hilts, of Totten Court, Middle- sex. ' 2. 4. 14 — 16. Like will to like. ... Of butter'd vish. These lines, of the type used in early English plays, as Collier first noted, might well be printed as follows : ' Like will to like ' Quoth the scab'd Squire To th' mangy Knight, When both met in a dish Of butter'd fish.
Hazlitt, p. 297, thinks that 'like to like' is the genuine form of the ' like will to like ' found in Heywood.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
10. And scarce be spit i' the mouth for't. Probably not, as Scherer thinks, from the proverb, ' Spit in his mouth and make him a mastiff. ' Hilts is merely continuing his former sentence. He means : ' A man must carry and fetch like Bungy's dog for you, and scarce get as much reward as to have you spit in his mouth. ' 138 A Tale of a Tub [ACT II 2. 4. II. A good Dog Deserves, Sir, a good bone.
Hazlitt, p. 16. 2. 4. 12 — 13. The divell a bit . . . Ere a Lard of you.
Cf. Cunningham comments on th...e change to ' laird ' introduced by Gifford : ' Laird is peculiar to Scotland, and altogether out of place in the mouth of Basket Hilts, of Totten Court, Middle- sex. ' 2. 4. 14 — 16. Like will to like. ... Of butter'd vish. These lines, of the type used in early English plays, as Collier first noted, might well be printed as follows : ' Like will to like ' Quoth the scab'd Squire To th' mangy Knight, When both met in a dish Of butter'd fish.
Hazlitt, p. 297, thinks that 'like to like' is the genuine form of the ' like will to like ' found in Heywood.
What to read after A Tale of a Tub?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Jonson Ben to read onlineMoreLess
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