Shirley, James · published 1637 · first performed or written 1633 [licensed for stage, Nov 11] (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 504 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
What need you be so coy now? Pray collect yourself, remember what you are, and whose You have a virtuous gentlewoman, think Upon your faith to her. Think of a Fiddlestick. While you put me in mind of what I am, You quite forget yourself: my wife I allow Your kinswoman far off, to whom a widow Your father left you, with a handsome fortune, Which by her marriage, I have in possession, And you too; therefore as you hope to be In due time worth a husband, think upon't: I can deserve respect, then wisely use me, As you would keep me. This is but a trial Of my strength, for I know you have more charity, (Should I consent) then Shipwreck your own honour. But take heed sir, how you proceed to jest With frailty, lest too much disordering Your good thoughts, you forget and by degrees, Lose your own innocence. I jest? you'd have me swear, and yet you should not think it such a wonder: to love: come, shake off this frost, it spoils thee; your nature should be soft, and flexible; perhaps thou thinkst, I do not love thee heartily, I know not how to give thee better testimony, then by offering myself to thee if my wife-die, as ten to one she's not immortal, we may couple other way. What argument is this to assure the truth of your affection to me, that break your vows to her? Oh! great argument, and you observe: she was a widow when I married her, thou art a young maid, and handsome. Can you be so ingrateful, to punish whom you should reward, remember sir, she brought you that wealth you have. took you from nothing— there's reason then for nothing I should love her: hang her estate, I was held a proper man, and in that point, deserved her, and she had millions: and I were free again. I would not draw i'th' team of marriage for ten subsidies not to command a Province. Yet you said, were your wife dead you'd marry me. Only thee, and nobody else. 'Twere dangerous to: have many. To have one, is little less than madness; come, wilt promise? What? A course, you know my meaning. I do not like this whispering, why with her So close in parley? Wilt thou do this feat for me? 'Tis finished in a pair of minutes. Yes, upon one condition. What condition? That your wife give consent, you shall then command me. I'll undertake to go a pilgrimage To Ierusalem, and return sooner: wood I did not love thee, love thee infinitely, That's all,' two not do— My wife, I hope. She has not eavesdropped, us; what pity 'tis She cannot find the way to Heaven; I should not Trouble her in haste, these wives will have no conscience, But stick to us everlastingly. Now Lady, How did your monkey rest last night, you look As you had not done your prayers yet, I won't disturb you.
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What neede you be so coy now? Pray collect Your selfe, remember what you are, and whose You have a vertuous gentlewoman, thinke Upon your faith to her. Thinke of a Fiddle-sticke. While you put me in minde of what I am, You quite forget your selfe: my wife I allow Your kinswoman farre off, to whom a widdow Your father left you, with a handsome fortune, Which by her marriage, I have in possession, And you too; therefore as you hope to be In due time worth a husband, thinke upon't: I can deserve respect, then wisely use me, As you would keepe me. This is but a triall Of my strength, for I know you have more charity, (Should I consent) then Ship-wracke your owne honor. But take heede sir, how you proceede to jest With frailty, least too much disordering Your good thoughts, you forget and by degrees, Loose your owne innocence. I jest? you'ld have me sweare, and yet you should not thinke it such a wonder: to love▪ come, shake off this frost, it spoiles thee; your nature should be soft, and flexible; perhaps thou thinkst, I doe not love thee hartily, I know not how to give thee better testimony, then by offering my selfe to thee if my wife-die, as tenn to one shee's not immortall, we may couple tother way. What argument is this to assure the truth of your affection to me, that breake your vowes to her? Oh! great argument, and you observe: she was a widdow when I married her, thou art a yong maide, and handsome. Can you be so ingratefull, to punish whom you should reward, remember sir, shee brought you that wealth you have▪ tooke you from nothing — Ther's reason then for nothing I should love her: hang her estate, I was held a proper man, and in that point, deserv'd her, and shee had millions: and I were free again. I would not draw i'th teame of marriage for ten not to command a Province. Yet you said, were your wife dead you'd marry me. Onely thee, and no body else. 'Twere dangerous to: have many. To have one, is little lesse then madnes; come, wo't promise? What? A course, you know my meaning. I doe not like this whispering, why with her So close in parly? Wo't thou doe this feate for me? 'Tis finish'd in a paire of minuts. Yes, upon one condition. What condition? That your wife give consent, you shall then command me. I'le undertake to goe a pilgrimage To Ierusalem, and returne sooner: wood I did not love thee, love thee infinitely, That's all, 'two not doe—My wife, I hope. Shee has not cav's-dropd, us; what pitty tis She cannot finde the way to Heaven; I should not Trouble her in hast, these wives will have no conscience, But sticke to us everlastingly. Now Lady, How did your monkey rest last night, you looke As you had not done your prayers yet, I wonot disturbe you.