Shakespeare, William / Fletcher, John · published 1634 · first performed or written 1613 [1613-1614] (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men · Blackfriars T48 Addressing a lady: love, desire and inti typicality 0.83 · 509 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T48: lady, love, heart, fair, eyes, la, lord, tears, fie, face.
To hear there a proud Lady, and a proud City wife, howl together: I were a beast and i'd call it good sport: one cries, o this smoke, another this fire; One cries, o, that ever I did it behind the arras, and then howls; th'other curses a suing fellow and her garden house. Sings. I will be true, my stars, my fate, &c. What think you of her Sir? I think she has a perturbed mind, which I cannot minister to. Alas, what then? Understand you, she ever affected any man, ere She beheld Palamon? I was once Sir, in great hope, she had fixed her Liking on this gentleman my friend. I did think so too, and would account I had a great Pen-worth on't, to give half my slate, that both She and I at this present stood unfeignedly on the Same terms. That intemprat surfeit of her eye, hath distempered the Other senses, they may return and settle again to Execute their preordaind faculties, but they are Now in a most extravagant vagary. This you Must do, Confine her to a place, where the light May rather seem to steal in, then be permitted; take Upon you (young Sir her friend) the name of Palamon, say you come to eat with her, and to Commune of Love; this will catch her attention, for This her mind beats upon; other objects that are Inserted 'tween her mind and eye, become the pranks And friskins of her madness; Sing to her, such green Songs of Love, as she says Palamon hath sung in Prison; Come to her, stuck in as sweet flowers, as the Season is mistress of, and thereto make an addition of Some other compounded odours, which are grateful to the Sense: all this shall become Palamon, for Palamon can Sing, and Palamon is sweet, and every good thing, desire To eat with her, crave her, drink to her, and still Among, intermingle your petition of grace and acceptance Into her favour: Learn what Maids have been her Companions, and play-pheeres, and let them repair to Her with Palamon in their mouths, and appear with Tokens, as if they suggested for him, It is a falsehood She is in, which is with fasehoods to be combated. This may bring her to eat, to sleep, and reduce what's Now out of square in her, into their former law, and Regiment; I have seen it approved, how many times I know not, but to make the number more, I have Great hope in this. I will between the passages of This project, come in with my applyance: Let us Put it in execution; and hasten the success, which doubt not Will bring forth comfort. Now let'em enter, and before the gods Tender their holy prayers: Let the Temples Burn bright with sacred fires, and the Altars In hallowed clouds commend their swelling Incense To those above us: Let no due be wanting, They have a noble work in hand, will honour The very powers that love 'em.
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To heare there a proud Lady, and a proud Citty wiffe, howle together: I were a beast and il'd call it good sport: one cries, o this smoake, another this fire; One cries, o, that ever I did it behind the arras, and then howles; th'other curses a suing fellow and her garden house. . I will be true, my stars, my fate, &c. What thinke you of her Sir? I think she has a perturbed minde, which I cannot minister to. Alas, what then? Vnderstand you, she ever affected any man, ere She beheld Palamon? I was once Sir, in great hope, she had fixd her Liking on this gentleman my friend. I did thinke so too, and would account I had a great Pen-worth on't, to give halfe my slate, that both She and I at this present stood unfainedly on the Same tearmes. That intemprat surfeit of her eye, hath distemperd the Other sences, they may returne and settle againe to Execute their preordaind faculties, but they are Now in a most extravagant vagary. This you Must doe, Confine her to a place, where the light May rather seeme to steale in, then be permitted; take Vpon you (yong Sir her friend) the name of Palamon, say you come to eate with her, and to Commune of Love; this will catch her attention, for This her minde beates upon; other objects that are Inserted tweene her minde and eye, become the prankes And friskins of her madnes; Sing to her, such greene Songs of Love, as she sayes Palamon hath sung in Prison; Come to her, stucke in as sweet flowers, as the Season is mistres of, and thereto make an addition of Som other compounded odours, which are grateful to the Sence: all this shall become Palamon, for Palamon can Sing, and Palamon is sweet, and ev'ry good thing, desire To eate with her, crave her, drinke to her, and still Among, intermingle your petition of grace and acceptance Into her favour: Learne what Maides have beene her Companions, and play-pheeres, and let them repaire to Her with Palamon in their mouthes, and appeare with Tokens, as if they suggested for him, It is a falsehoód She is in, which is with fasehoods to be combated. This may bring her to eate, to sleepe, and reduce what's Now out of square in her, into their former law, and Regiment; I have seene it approved, how many tis I know nt, but to make the number more, I have Great hope in this. I will betweene the passages of This project, come in with my applyance: Let us Put it in execution; and hasten the successe, which doubt not Will bring forth comfort. Now let'em enter, and before the gods Tender their holy prayers: Let the Temples Burne bright with sacred fires, and the Altars In hallowed clouds commend their swelling Incense To those above us: Let no due be wanting, They have a noble worke in hand, will honour The very powers that love 'em.