Gascoigne, George / Ariosto, Ludovico · published 1575 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 505 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
And I pray you whom may I thank but gentle nurse? that continually praising him, what for his parsonage, his courtesy, and above all, the extreme passions of his mind, in fine you would never cease till I accepted him, delighted in him, and at length desired him with no less affection, than he erst desired me. I can not deny, but at the beginning I did recommend him unto you (as in deed I may say that for myself I have a pitiful heart) seeing the depth of his unbridled affection, and that continually he never ceased to fill mine ears with lamentable complaints. Nay rather that he filled your purse with bribes and rewards, Nurse. Well you may judge of Nurse as you list. In deed I have thought it always a deed of charity to help the miserable young men, whose tender youth consumeth with the furious flames of love. But be you sure if I had thought you would have passed to the terms you now stand in, pity nor pension, penny nor pater noster should ever have made Nurse once to open her mouth in the cause. Not of honesty, I pray you, who first brought him into my chamber? who first taught him the way to my bed but you? fie Nourse fie, never speak of it for shame, you will make me tell a wise tale anon. And have I these thanks for my good will? why than I see well I shall be counted the cause of all mishap. Nay rather the author of my good hap (gentle Nurse) for I would thou knewest I love not Dulipo, nor any of so mean estate, but have bestowed my love more worthily than thou deemest: but I will say no more at this time. Then I am glad you have changed your mind yet. Nay I neither have changed, nor will change it. Then I understand you not, how said you? Marry I say that I love not Dulipo, nor any such as he, and yet I neither have changed nor will change my mind. I can not tell, you love to lie with Dulipo very well: this gear is Greek to me: either it hangs not well together, or I am very dull of understanding: speak plain I pray you. I can speak no plainer, I have sworn to the contrary. How? make you so dainty to tell it Nurse, lest she should reveal it? you have trusted me as far as may be, (I may show to you) in things that touch your honour if they were known: and make you strange to tell me this? I am sure it is but a trifle in comparison of those things whereof heretofore you have made me privy. Well, it is of greater importance than you think Nurse: yet would I tell it you under condition and promise that you shall not tell it again, nor give any sign or token to be suspected that you know it.
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And I pray you whome may I thanke but gentle nourſe? that continually prayſing him, what for his perſonage, his curteſie, and aboue all, the extreme paſſions of his minde, in fine you would neuer ceaſe till I accepted him, delighted in him, and at length deſired him with no leſſe affection, than he earſt deſired me. I can not denie, but at the beginning I did recommende him vnto you (as in déede I may ſay that for my ſelfe I haue a pitiful heart) ſéeing the depth of his vnbridled affection, and that continually he neuer ceaſſed to fill mine eares with lamentable complaynts. Nay rather that he filled your purſſe with bribes and rewards, Nourſe. Well you may iudge of Nourſe as you liſte. In déede I haue thought it alwayes a déede of charitie to helpe the miſerable yong men, whoſe tender youth conſumeth with the furious flames of loue. But be you ſure if I had thought you would haue paſſed to the termes you nowe ſtand in, pitie nor pencion, peny nor pater noſter ſhoulde euer haue made Nurſe once to open hir mouth in the cauſe. No of honeſtie, I pray you, who firſt brought him into my chamber? who firſt taught him the way to my bed but you? fie Nourſe fie, neuer ſpeake of it for ſhame, you will make me tell a wiſe tale anone. And haue I theſe thanks for my good wil? why then I ſée wel I ſhall be counted the cauſe of all miſhappe. Nay rather the author of my good happe (gentle Nourſe) for I would thou kneweſt I loue not Dulipo, nor any of ſo meane eſtate, but haue beſtowed my loue more worthily than thou déemeſt: but I will ſay no more at this time. Then I am glad you haue changed your minde yet. Nay I neither haue changed, nor will change it. Then I vnderſtande you not, how ſayde you? Mary I ſay that I loue not Dulipo, nor any ſuche as he, and yet I neither haue changed nor wil change my minde. I can not tell, you loue to lye with Dulipo very well: this geare is Gréeke to me: either it hangs not well togither, or I am very dull of vnderſtanding: ſpeake plaine I pray you. I can ſpeake no plainer, I haue ſworne to ye contrary. Howe? make you ſo deintie to tell it Nourſe, leaſt ſhe ſhoulde reueale it? you haue truſted me as farre as may be, (I may ſhewe to you) in things that touche your honor if they were knowne: and make you ſtrange to tell me this? I am ſure it is but a trifle in compariſon of thoſe things wherof heretofore you haue made me priuie. Well, it is of greater importance than you thinke Nourſe: yet would I tell it you vnder condition and promiſe that you ſhall not tell it agayne, nor giue any ſigne or token to be ſuſpected that you know it.