Shirley, James · published 1637 · first performed or written 1632 [licensed for stage, Apr 20] (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 481 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
forboon I proceed! But you must swear to perform truely what I shall desire, and that you may not think I come with any cunning to deceive you, You shall except whate'er you would deny me, And after all I'll make request. How's this? But it concerns my life, or what can else Be nearer to me that you swear. To what? When you have made exceptions and thought, What things in all the world you will exempt, From my petition, I'll be confident To tell you my desire. This is fair play! I would not for an Empire by a trick Oblige you to perform, what should displease you. This is a very strange request; are you in earnest; Ere you begin shall I except? 'tis odds But I may include, what you have a mind to, then Where's your petition? I will run that hazard. You will, why look you; for a little mirth's sake, And since you come so honestly, because You sha'not say, I am composed of Marble, I do consent. Swear! I am not come to that, I'll first set bounds to your request, and when I have left nothing for you worth my grant, I'll take a zealous oath to grant you any thing. You have me at your mercy! First, you sha'not Desire that I should love you! That's first, proceed! No more but proceed, d'ee know what I say. Your first exception forbids to ask That you should love me. And you are contented. I must be so. What in the nam of wonder will h ask m, You shall not desire me to marry you. That's the second. You shall neither directly, nor indirectly with me to lie with you, Have I not clipped the wings of your conceit. That's the third. That's the third, is there anything a young man would Desire of his Miss, when he must neither love, marry, nor lie with her. My suit is still untouched. (with her. Suit! if you have another suit 'tis out of fashion, Ye cannot beg my state, yet I would willingly Give part of that to be rid on thee. Not one jewel. You would not have me spoil my face, drink poison, Or kill anybody. Goodness forbid that I should wish your danger. Then you would not ha' me ride through the City naked, As once a Princess of England did through Coventry. All my desires are modest. You shall not beg my parrot nor entreat me To fast, or wear a hair smock. None of these. I won't be confined to make me ready At ten, and pray till dinner, I will play At gleek as often as I please, and see Plays when I have a mind to't and the races, Though men should run Adamits before me. None of these trench on what I have to ask.
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Forboone I proceede! But you must sweare to prforme truely what I shall desire, and that you may not thinke I come with any cunning to deceive you, You shall except what ere you would deny me, And after all Ile make request. How's this? But it concernes my life, or what can else Be neerer to me that you sweare. To what? When you have made exceptions and thought, What things in all the world you will exempt, From my petition, Ile be confident To tell you my desire. This is faire play! I would not for an Empire by a trick Oblige you to performe, what should displease you. This is a very strange request; are you in earnest; Ere you begin shall I except? tis oddes But I may include, what you have a minde to, then Wheres your petition? I will runne that hazard. You will, why looke you; for a little mirthes sake, And since you come so honestly, because You shannot say, I am compos'd of Marble, I doe consent. Sweare! I am not come to that, Ile first set bounds to your request, and whn I have left nothing for you worth my grant, Ile take a zealous oath to grant you any thing. You have me at your mercy! First, you shannot Desire that I should love you! That's first, proceede! No more but proceede, dee know what I say. Your first exception forbid's to aske That you should love me. And you are contented. I must be so. What in the nam of wonder will h ask m, You shall not desire me to marry you. That's the second. You shall neither directly, nor indirectly with m to lye with you, Have I not clipt the wings of your conceipt. That's the third. That's the third, is there anything a young man would Desire of his Mis, when he must neither love, marry, nor lye with her. My suite is still untoucht.(with her. Suite! if you have another suite tis out of fashion, Ye cannot begge my state, yet I would willigly Give part of that to be rid on thee. Not one Iewell. You wo'd not have me spoyle my fac, drinke poyson, Or kill any body. Goodnesse forbid that I should wish your danger. Then you wo'd not ha me ride through the Citty naked, As once a Princesse of England did through Coventry. All my desires are modest. You shall not begge my Parrat nor intreate me To fast, or weare a hayre smocke. None of these. I wonot be confin'd to make me ready At tenne, and pray till dinner, I will play At gleeke as often as I please, and see Playes when I have a minde to't and the racs, Though men sho'd runne Adamits before me. None of these trench on what I have to ask.