Monologue

Busy Monologue from Bartholomew Fair

From Bartholomew Fair by Ben Jonson

male · defiant · 27 sec

Peace, with thy apocryphal wares, thou profane publican; thy bells, thy dragons, and thy Tobie's dogs. Thy hobby-horse is an idol, a very idol, a fierce and rank idol; and thou, the Nebuchadnezzar, the proud Nebuchadnezzar of the Fair, that sett'st it up, for children to fall down to, and worship.

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