Gosson has much to say on the subject of women
frequenting
the
theatre.
Ben Jonson - The Devil's Association
. to plays, ...
thither they come to shew their new tires too, to see, and to
be seen.' Massinger, _City Madam_, _Wks._, p. 323:
_Sir. Maur._ Is there aught else
To be demanded?
_Anne._ ... a fresh habit,
Of a fashion never seen before, to draw,
The gallants' eyes, that sit upon the stage, upon me.
Gosson has much to say on the subject of women
frequenting
the
theatre.
There, he says (p. 25). 'everye man and his queane are first
acquainted;' and he earnestly recommends all women to stay away from
these 'places of suspition' (pp. 48 f.).
=1. 6. 40 Yes, wusse.= _Wusse_ is a corruption of _wis_, OE. _gewis_,
certainly. Jonson uses the forms _I wuss_ (_Wks._ 1. 102), _I wusse_
(_Wks._ 6. 146), and _Iwisse_ (_Wks.
