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Lingua, or, The combat of the tongue, and the five senses for superiority a pleasant comoedy.

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Lingua, or, The combat of the tongue, and the five senses for superiority a pleasant comoedy.
Author
Tomkis, Thomas, fl. 1604-1615.
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London :: Printed for Simon Miller ...,
1657.
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ACT. 5. SCENA 7.
MENDACIO, APPETITUS, TACTUS, with a great black Jack in his hand.
MEN

Is this he that thinks himself Hercules?

AP.

I, wilt see me out-swagger him?

MEN.

I do, do, I love not to sport with such mad play-fellows; tickle him Appetitus, tickle him, tickle him.

Exit Mendacio.

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TAC.
Have I not here the great and puissant Club, Wherewith I conquered three-chopt Cerberus?
AP.
Have I not here the sharp and warlike teeth, That at one break-fast quaild thrice three hoggs faces?
TAC.
And are not these Alcides brawny arms, That rent the Lions jaws, and kill'd the boar?
AP.
And is not this the Stomack that defeated Nine yards of pudding, and a ranke of pyes?
TAC.
Did not I crop the seaven-fold Hydras crest And with a river clensed Augeas stable?
AP.
Did not I crush a seven-fold Custards crust, And with my tongue swept a well furnish'd table?
TAC.
Did not these feet and hands oretake and slay The nimble Stag, and fierce impetuous bull?
AP.
Did not this throat at one good meal de∣vour, That Stags sweet venison, and strong bulls beef?
TAC.
Shall Hercules be thus disparaged? Juno! you pouting quean, you lowring trull, Take heed I take you not, for by Joves thunder Ile be reveng'd.
Appetitus draws Visus backward from Tactus.
AP.

Why Visus, Visus, will you be kill'd? away, away.

Exit Visus.

TAC.
Who have you here? see, see the Giant Cacus, Draws an Oxe backward to his theevish den,

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Hath this devise so long deluded me? Monster of men, Cacus, restore my cattel, Or instantly Ile crush thy idle Cox-comb, And dash thy doltish brains against thy Cave.
AP.

Cacus, I Cacus? ha, ha, ha. Tactus, you mistake me. I am yours to command, Appetitus.

TAC.

Art Appetitus? Th'art so; run quickly villain, Fetch a whole Oxe to satisfie my stomack.

AP.

Fetch an ••sse to keep you company.

TAC.
Then down to hell, tell Pluto Prince of Divels That great Alcides wants a kitchen wench To turn his spit; command him from my self To fend up Proserpine, she'l serve the turn.
AP.

I must finde you meat, and the Divel finde you Cooks. Which is the next way?

TAC.
Follow the beaten path thou canst not misse it; 'Tis a wide Causie that conducteth thither, An easie tract, and down hill all the way; But if the black Prince will not send her quickly, But still detain her for his bed-fellow, Tell him Ile drag him from his iron-chair, By the steel tresses, and then sow him fast With the three furies in a lethern bag, Thus will drown them in the Ocean.
He pours the Jack of beer upon Appetitus.
AP.

You had better keep him alive to light To∣bacco-pipes, or to sweep chimneys.

TAC.

Art thou not gone? nay then Ile send thy soul before thee, 'twill do thy message sooner (tiff, tiff.)

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AP.

Hercules, Hercules, Hercules; do not you hear Omphale? Heark how she calls you, beark.

TAC.
'Tis she indeed, I know her s••gned voice; Omphale, dear Commandresse of my life My thoughts repose, sweet Center of my cares Where all my hopes and best desires take rest. Lo where the mighty Son of Jupiter Throws himself captive at your conquering feet, Do not disdain my voluntary humblenesse, Accept my service, blesse me with commanding, I will perform the hardest imposition, And run through twelve new labours for thy sake Omphale, dear commandresse of my life.
AP.

Do you not see how she beckons to you to follow her? Look how she holds her distaff, look you?

TAC.

Where is she gone, that I may follow her? Omphale, stay, stay, take thy Hercules?

AP.

There, there man, you are right.

Exit Tactus.
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