Marmion, Shackerley · published 1633 · first performed or written 1633 [1632-1633] (Annals) comedy · Prince Charles's Men (second) · before the Court unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
Oh me, what shall I do? would my life were a sacrifice. I'll tell you what you shall do, be advised; refuse not a good offer, think of old Dotario, think how to love him, think of his wealth, think of his honour, think of me, think of yourself, think what will come after, if you be stubborn. And whate'er you think to do, say nothing Mistress. Well Crochet, I'll leave thee to persuade her whilst I fetch the old man to confirm it O my distracted thoughts, and the rash counsel Of love and hatred, when they are opposed By avarice of parents, that confine Their children's fancies to there sordid mind. Were the bright sun their of spring, they would join him, Unto the earth, if gold might be engendered. we in ourselves have no part, if debarred The election of our love, and our condition Is worse than beasts, whose will acknowledgeth No check in that; the Turtle takes her mate Without compulsion, and in Summer's prime, Each bird will choose out her own Valentine. Well, Mistress you do not apprehend the good you may have, by marrying of an old man. Prithee what good? First, besides the honour he shall confer upon you by his age, you shall not find him so fiery, and unruly as commonly your youths are, and thereupon being cold of his tempter, you may the easier manage him. Thy mirth comes importunely on my grief. Then you shall be his darling, and he shall dote upon you, and though he strives to please you never so much, he shall lament, that he can do it no better, and acknowledge his weakness, that he comes short of your desert, and what he desires, and be sorry, that all he has, is too little for you. I perceive it well enough Crochet. The only thing that you need fear him for, is his tongue, for they say old men are great talkers, but you'll match that member well enough, and for any other part about him, you'll have but little to do withal. Look you here comes the old lecher, he looks as fresh as an old play new vampt, pray see how trim he is, and how the Authors have corrected him, how his tailor, and his Barber have set him forth; sure he has received another impression I think the fool will be tedious. Well, now I have brought you together, here I'll leave you, when lovers parley, Parents are no fit Auditors; see that you use the Gentleman respectively, and though sir, she seem coy and deny you, impute it not to perverseness but modesty. maids in their first assaults consult with shame, in the next with weakness. So I leave you, Fair Mistress, I would ask you a question, if you please to answer me. No Mistress of yours Sir, yet if you ask nothing but what I please to answer, you may.
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Oh mee, what ſhall I doe? would my life were a ſacrifice. Ile tell you what you ſhall doe, be adviſ'd; refuſe not a good offer, thinke of old Dotario, thinke how to love him, thinke of his wealth, thinke of his honour, thinke of mee, thinke of your ſelfe, thinke what will come after, if you be ſtubborne. And what ere you think to do, ſay nothing Miſtreſſe. Well Crochet, Ile leaue thee to perſwade her whil'ſt I fetch the old man to confime it O my diſtracted thoughts, and the raſh counſell Of lone and hatred, when they are oppos'd By avarice of parents, that confine Their childrens fancies to there ſordid mind. Were the bright ſunne their of spring, they would joyne him, Vnto the earth, if gold might be ingendred. Wee in our ſelues haue no part, if debard The election of our love, and our condition Is worſe then beaſts, whoſe will acknowledgeth No check in that; the Turtle takes her mate Without compulſion, and in Summers prime, Each bird will chuſe out her owne Valentine. Well, Miſtreſſe you doe not apprehend the good you may have, by marrying of an old man. Prethee what good? Firſt, beſides the honour he ſhall conferr vpon you by his age, you ſhall not find him ſo fiery, and vnruly as commonly your youths are, and therevpon being cold of his tempter, you may the eaſier mannage him. Thy mirth comes importunely on my greife. Then you ſhall be his darling, and he ſhall dote vpon you, and though he ſtriues to pleaſe you never ſo much, he ſhall lament, that he can doe it no better, and acknowledge his weakeneſſe, that he comes ſhort of your deſert, and what he deſires, and be ſorry, that all he has, is too little for you. I perceive it well enough Crochet. The onely thing that you need feare him for, is his tongue, for they ſay old men are great talkers, but you'l match that member well enough, and for any other part about him, you'l have but little to doe withall. Looke you here comes the old Leacher, he lookes as freſh as an old play new vampt, pray ſee how trim hee is, and how the Authours have corrected him, how his Taylor, and his Barber have ſet him forth; ſure he has receiued an other impreſſion I thinke the foole will be tedious. Well, now I have brought you together, heere Ile leaue you, when lovers parly, Parents are no fitt Auditors; ſee that you vſe the Gentleman reſpectiuely, and though ſir, ſhee ſeeme coy and deny you, impute it not to perverſenes but modeſty. Mayds in their firſt aſſaults conſult with ſhame, in the next with weakeneſſe. So I leave you, Faire Miſtreſſe, I would aske you a queſtion, if you pleaſe to anſwer me. No Miſtreſſe of yours Sir, yet if you aske nothing but what I pleaſe to anſwer, you may.