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- # IV. iv. 23—IV. v. 1
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This is a section extracted from a text file, representing a portion of the play *Pericles, Prince of Tyre*. It spans lines 17441-17480 of the source file [pdf-01KG6Q7Q25RHMFT3SJXPV18VFF.txt](arke:01KG6S2X2EBB305ENM00G16GWA). The section is labeled "IV. iv. 23—IV. v. 1".
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This section contains dialogue from Act IV, scenes iv and v of *Pericles, Prince of Tyre*. The scene involves conversations between gentlemen, a bawd, and the character Boult, within a brothel setting. The dialogue includes discussions about Marina, a virtuous woman, and the arrival of Lysimachus in disguise.
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# Pericles Prince of Tyre
1. **Gent.** No, nor never shall doe in such a place as this, shee beeing once gone.
1. But to have divinitie preach't there, did you ever dreame of such a thing?
2. No, no, come, I am for no more bawdie houses, shall's goe heare the Vestalls sing?
1. Ile doe any thing now that is vertuous, but I am out of the road of cutting for ever.
*Exit.*
## Enter Bawde 3.
**Bawd.** Well, I had rather then twice the worth of her shee had nere come heere.
**Bawd.** Fye, sye, vpon her, shee's able to freze the god Priapus, and vndoe a whole generation, we must either get her rauished, or be rid of her, when she should doe for Clyents her fitment, and doe mee the kindencise of our profession, shee has me her quirks, her reasons, her master reasons, her prayers, her knees, that shee would make a Puritaine of the diuel, if hee should cheapen a kisse of her.
**Bowlt.** Faith I must rauish her, or shee'le disfurnish ve of all our Caualereea, and make our sweaters pricest.
**Bawd.** Now the poxe vpon her greene sicknes for mee.
**Bawd.** Faith ther's no way to be ridde on't but by the way to the pox, Here comes the Lord Lysimachus disguised.
**Bowlt.** Wee should have both Lorde and Lowne, if the pecuish baggage would but giue way to customers.
## Enter Lysimachus.
**Lysim.** How now, how a douzen of virginities?
**Bawd.** Now the Gods to blesse your Honour.
**Bowlt.** I am glad to see your Honour in good health.
**Li.** You may, so tis the better for you that your reporters stand vpon found legges, how now? wholfome iniquitie haue you, that a man may deale withall, and defie the Surgion?
**Bawd.** Wee haue heere one Sir, if shee would, but there
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