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At the sounding of the trumpet, and beating of the drum,
Make room, brave gentlemen, and let our actors come.
We are the merry actors that traverses the street;
We are the merry actors that fight for our meat;
We are the merry actors that show the pleasant play:
Step in, thou king of Egypt, and clear the way. [appear,
King of Egypt. I am the king of Egypt, as plainly doth And Prmce George he is my only son and heir : Step in, therefore, my son, and act thy part with me, And shew forth thy praise before the company. [bold,
Prince George. I am Prince George, a champion brave and For with my spear Fve won three crowns of gold; 'Twas I that brought the Dragon to the slaughter, And I that gain'd the Egyptian monarch's daughter. In Egypt's fields I prisoner long was kept, But by my valour I from them soon 'scap'd : I sounded at the gates of a divine, And out came a giant of no good design; He gave me a blow, which almost struck me dead, But I up with my sword, and did cut off his head.
Alexander. Hold, Stacker, hold, pray do not be so hot, For on this spot thou knowest not who thou's got; "Tis I that's to hash thee and smash thee as small as flies, And lend thee to Satan to make minch pies: Minch pies hot, minch pies cold— I'll send thee to Satan ere thou be three days' old. But, hold, Prince George, before thou go away, Either thou or I must die this bloody day; Some mortal wounds thou shalt receive by me, So let us fight it out most manfully. [Exeunt. |
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