Celestina (Volume 6); Or the Tragicke-Comedy of Calisto and Melibea (Paperback)

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1894. Excerpt: ... i ACTUS ELICIA. Mother, some body knocks at the doore. IX CELEST. Daughter, looke who it is. ELICIA. Either the voyce deceives mee, or else it is my cousin Lucrecia. CELEST. Open the doore and let her come in, for shee also understands somewhat touching that poynt, whereof wee discoursed last; though being shut up so close at home, as shee is: shee is mightily hindered in the fruition of her friculation, and cannot injoy her youth with the like liberty as others doe. '' AREUSA. Now, I see it is most true, that these same Chamber-maides, these forsooth that Wait upon Ladies, injoy not a jot of delight, nor are acquainted with the sweet rewards of love. They never converse with their kindred, nor with their equalls, with whom they may say, Thou for thou; or, so haile fellow, well met, as to aske in familiar language; Wench, what hast thou to supper? Art thou with childe yet? How many Hens dost thou lceepe at home? Shall we goe make our bever at thy house? Come, let us foe laugh and be merry there. Sirrah, shew mee thy Sweeteart, which is hee? Oh wonderfull How long is it since I saw thee last? How is it with thee, wench? How hast thou done this great while? Tell me I pray thee, who are thy neighbours now? and a thousand other the like unto these. O Aunt how hard a name it is, how troublesome, and how proud a thing to carry the name of a Lady up and downe continually in ones mouth And this makes mee to live of my selfe ever since I came to yeeres of understanding and discretion. For I could never endure to be called by any other name, then mine owne; especially by these Ladies wee have now adaies. A wench may wait upon them, and spend in their service the better part of their time, and with an old cast-gowne, which hath scarce e're a whole piece in it, they make payment of tenne yee...