Shirley, James · published 1633 · first performed or written 1628 [licensed for stage, Oct 3] (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 500 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
With my best memory her words, she wished you not proceed for she was already disposed of in her Father's thoughts. In her father's thoughts? Happily not in her own. It would be fruitless to move her Uncle or her Father in't. Ha, not move her Uncle or her Father? This may beget encouragement hope I may to her Propound my affection and be happy in't proceed. She would be sorry a Gentleman of your worth Should run a Course of so much hazard. Hazard, that word does yet imply there is a possibility. So with compliment Of her thanks for your fair opinion of her, She wished me make you sensible in time To place your Love where you might expect Better return. Ah that's wormwood, let me see, better return This last return hath spoiled the whole Term And undone my suit, umh? No it doth admit A fair Construction: She would ha' me sensible in time to plant My love where I may expect better return, Why? That I may from her for aught I know. Amantes sibi somnia fingunt, how apt are Lovers to construe all to their desires. I wonot let my Action fall. Do not build Castles. I'll smooth it with her Uncle, if it hit Oh I my blessed Stars. he's a-bed already. Venus assist one to thy Altar flies, And I'll proclaim, thy son hath found his eyes. WHere's Martext my Chaplain. He's newly walked out of his Meditation in the Kitchen, into the Garden. Bid him read Prayers in the dining-room. Before your Worship come? I won't pray too day, dost here? Bid my Tutor come down to me. Which on them. Why he that reads Travail to me, the wit that I took up in Paul's in a tiffany Cloak without a hatband, now I have put him into a doublet of satin— stay he's here. Morrow Tutor, what hour take you it? It is no hour at all Sir. How? Not directly any hour, for it is between 8. and 9. Sir. Very learnedly than I was ready between Six and sevens too day. Are you disposed for Lecture. Yes, yes Sir. You remember my last prelection of the Division Of the Earth into parts Real and Imaginary: The parts real into Continent and Island, The subdivision of the Continent, into Peninsula, isthmus, and Promontory. In troth Sir, I remember some such things but I have forgotten 'em. What is an isthmus? Why an isthmus, is an Elbow of land. A Neck, a neck. A neck? Why I was near it, if you had let me alone, I should have come up to't. 'Twas well guessed, what's an Island? An Island is an high Mountain, which shooteth itself into the Sea. That's a Promontory. Is't so? An Island then is, no matter let it go, 'tis not the first Island we ha' lost. How are you perfect in your Circles? Great & less, Mutable and immutable, Tropical and Polar.
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With my best memory her words, shee wisht you not proceed for shee was already dispos'd of in her Fathers thoughts. In her fathers thoughts? Happily not in her owne. It would be fruitlesse to moue her Vncle or her Father in'. Ha, not moue her Vncle or her Father? This may beget encouragement hope I may to her Propound my affection and be happy in't proceed. She would be sory a Gentleman of your worth Should runne a Course of so much hazard. Hazard, that word does yet imply there is a possibilitie. So with complement Of her thankes for your fayre opinion of her, Shee wisht me make you sensible in time To place your Loue where you might expect Better returne. Ah that's wormwood, let me see, better returne This last returne hath spoyl'd the whole Terme And vndone my suite, vm? No it doth admit A faire Construction: Shee would ha me sensible in time to plant My loue where I may expect better returne, Why? That I may from her for ought I know. Amantes ſibi somnia fingunt, how apt are Louers to conster all to their desires. I wonnot let my Action fall. Doe not build Castles. I'le smooth it with her Vncle, if it hit Oh I my blest Starres. Hee's a bed already. Venus assist one to thy Altar flies, And I'le proclaime, thy sonne hath found his eyes. WHere's Marre-text my Chaplaine. He's newly walked out of his Meditation in the Kitchin, into the Garden. Bid him reade Prayers in the Dining-roome. Before your Worship come? I wo'not pray too day, dost heere? Bid my Tutor come downe to mee. Which on them. Why hee that reades Trauaile to me, the wit that I tooke vp in Paules in a tiffany Cloake without a hatband, now I haue put him into a doublet of Sattaine — stay hee's heere. Morrow Tutor, what houre take you it? It is no houre at all Sir. How? Not directly any houre, for it is betweene 8. and 9. Sir. Very learnedly then I was ready betweene Six and seauens too day. Are you dispos'd for Lecture. Yes, yes Sir. You remember my last prelection of the Diuision Of the Earth into parts Reall and Imaginary: The parts reall into Continent and Iland, The subdiuision of the Continent, into Peninsula, Istmus, and Promontory. In troth Sir, I remember some such things but I haue forgotten 'em. What is an Istmus? Why an Istmus, is an Elbow of land. A Necke, a necke. A necke? Why I was neere it, if you had let me alone, I should haue come vp too't. 'Twas well guest, what's an Iland? An Iland is an high Mountaine, which shooteth it selfe into the Sea. That's a Promontory. Is't so? An Iland then is, no matter let it goe, 'tis not the first Iland wee ha lost. How are you perfect in your Circles? Great & lesse, Mutable and immutable, Tropicall and Polar.