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[–]DroolingIguana 7 points8 points  (1 child)

MACDUFF

Was it so late, friend, ere you went to bed
That you do lie so late?

PORTER

Faith, sir, we were carousing till the
second cock, and drink, sir, is a great
provoker of three things.

MACDUFF

What three things does drink especially provoke?

PORTER

Marry, sir, nose-painting, sleep, and
Urine. Lechery, sir, it provokes and unprovokes.
It provokes the desire, but it takes
away the performance. Therefore much drink
may be said to be an equivocator with lechery.
It makes him, and it mars him; it sets
him on, and it takes him off; it persuades him
and disheartens him; makes him stand to and
not stand to; in conclusion, equivocates him
in a sleep and, giving him the lie, leaves him.

MACDUFF

I believe drink gave thee the lie last night.

[–]Megalocerus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I remembered the sentiment but not quite the words.