Sem. And how, and how, my lord?
Ors. A mighty prince,
And full of curiosity! Hearts newly slain
Serv'd up entire, and stuck with little arrows
Instead of cloves.
Phi. Sometimes a cheek plump'd up80
With broth, with cream and claret mingled
For sauce, and round about the dish
Pomegranate kernels, strew'd on leaves of lilies!
Ors. Then will he have black eyes, for those of late
He feeds on much, and for variety85
The grey.
Phi. You forget his cover'd dishes
Of jenestrays, and marmalade of lips,
Perfum'd by breath sweet as the bean's first blossoms.
Sem. Rare!
And what's the drink to all this meat, my lord?90
Ors. Nothing but pearl dissolv'd, tears still fresh fetch'd
From lovers' eyes, which, if they come to be
Warm in the carriage, are straight cool'd with sighs.
Sem. And all this rich proportion perchance
We would allow him.
Ors. True: but therefore this95
Is but his common diet, only serves
When his chief cooks, Liking and Opportunity,
Are out of the way; for, when he feasts indeed,
'Tis there where the wise people of the world
Did place the virtues—i' th' middle, madam.100
Ori. My lord,
There is so little hope we should convert you;
And, if we should, so little got by it,
That we'll not lose so much upon't as sleep.
Your lordship's servants. [Prepare to go105
Ors. Nay, ladies, we'll wait upon you to your chambers.
Phi. Prithee, let's spare the compliment: we shall do
no good.
Ors. By this hand, I'll try:
They keep me fasting, and I must be praying.
Scene VI
Aglaura undressing herself. Iolina
Agl. Undress me; is it not late, Iolina?
It was the longest day this
