Ver. Silence, the masquers enter.
Enter Lodovico, Clown, and Masquers: a stag, a ram, a bull, and a goat.
Clown. Look to me, master.
Lod. Do not shake: they'll think th' art out. A masque[154]——
Clown. A masque, or no masque; no masque but a by-clap;
And yet a masque yclep'd A City Nightcap.
Lod. And conve——
Clown. And conveniently for to keep off scorns.
Considerately the cap is hedg'd with horns.
Lod. We insinuate.
Clown. Speak a little louder.
Lod. We insinuate.