Shirley, James · published 1637 · first performed or written 1633 [licensed for stage, Nov 11] (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy typicality 0.87 · 499 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
If it be not to loud; We must not be seen together, to avoid Suspicion, I would not for a world my cousin Should know on't. She shall die in ignorance. No piece of a Candle. The Devil shall not see us With his saucer eyes; and if he stumble in The dark, there sha'not be a stone i'th' Chamber, To strike out fire with's horns; all things shall be So close; no lightning shall peep in upon us, Oh, how I long for midnight! I have a scruple. Oh, by no means, no scruples now. When you Have your desires upon me, you will soon Grow cold in your affection, and neglect me. Why hang me if I do, i'll love thee ever: I have cast already, to preserve thy honour, Thou shalt be married in a fortnight, coz, Let me alone to find thee out a husband, Handsome and fit enough, we will love then too. When I am married? Without fear or wit Cum privilegio, when thou hast a husband, Dost think I will forsake thee Pen? 'twere pity A my life, sweet, oh there is no pleasure To those embraces; I shall love thee better, And the assurance that thou hast two fathers Before thou hast a child, will make thee spring More active in my arms, and I tell thee, 'tis my ambition to make a Cuckold, The only pleasure o'th' World: I would not Wish to enjoy thee now, but in the hope Of other harvest, and to make thy husband Hereafter cuckold, that imagination Sweetness the rest, and I do love it mainly, mainly. 'tis double sin. 'tis treble pleasure wench; But we lose time, and may endanger thus My wife into a jealousy, if she see us, Farewell, farewell dear Pen. at night remember, I won't lose my sport for half the country. Thou hast hit my instructions excellently. I have made work for somebody, you have put me Upon a desperate service, if you do not Relieve me, I am finely served. All has succeeded to my wish, thy place I will supply tonight, if he observe All the conditions, I may deceive My husband into kindness; and we both Live to reward thee better, oh, dear coz! Take heed by my example, upon whom Thou placest thy affection. Master Hazard. Save mistress Wilding. You are welcome, sir. He is a handsome gentleman. Gone abroad? I am not certain, i'll inquire. Your servant Ha! this is the frosty gentlewoman, in good time, I care not if I cast away some words on her, And yet she's so precise, and over honest, I had as good ne'er attempt her, your name is Penelope, I take it Lady. If you take it, I hope you'll give it me again. What again? My name. What should I do wot? No, no, keep thy name, howe'er thou dost thy maidenhead. Can you tell me Of any honest man that I may trust with it?
nodes 1081–1155 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 17 of 39 in this edition
Length
499 words · 651 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T23 — Husbands, wives and jealousycross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.875 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T26 · seed 44: T28 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
If it be not to loude; We must not be seene together, to avoide Suspition, I would not for a world my cozen Should know on't. Shee shall die in ignorance. No peece of a Candle. The Divell shall not see us With his sawcer eyes; and if he stumble in The darke, there shanot be a stone ith Chamber, To strike out fire with's hornes; all things shall be So close; no lightning shall peepe in upon us, Oh, how I long for mid-night! I have a scruple. Oh, by no meanes, no scruples now. When you Have your desires upon me, you will soone Grow cold in your affection, and neglect me. Why hang me if I doe, i'le love thee ever: I have cast already, to preserve thy honor, Thou shalt be married in a fortnight, cooze, Let me alone to finde thee out a husband, Handsome and fit enough, we will love then too. When I am married? Without feare or wit Cum privilegio, when thou hast a husband, Dost thinke I will forsake thee Pen? 'twere pity A my life, sweete, oh there is no pleasure To those embraces; I shall love thee better, And the assurance that thou hast two fathers Before thou hast a child, will make thee spring More active in my armes, and I tell thee, Tis my ambition to make a Cuckold, The onely pleasure o'th World: I wod not Wish to injoy thee now, but in the hope Of tother harvest, and to make thy husband Hereafter cuckold, that imagination Sweetnes the rest, and I do love it mainely, mainely. Tis double sinne. Tis treble pleasure wench; But we loose time, and may endanger thus My wife into a jealozie, if shee see us, Farewell, farewell deare Pen. at night remember, I wonot loose my sport for halfe the countrie. Thou hast hit my instructions excellently. I have made worke for some bodie, you have put me Upon a desperate service, if you do not Releeve me, I am finely served. All has succeeded to my wish, thy place I will supply to night, if he observe All the conditions, I may deceive My husband into kindnes; and we both Live to reward thee better, oh, deere cooze! Take heede by my example, upon whom Thou placest thy affection. Master Hazard. Save mistresse Wilding. You are welcome, sir. He is a handsome gentleman. Gone abroad? I am not certaine, i'le inquire. Your servant Ha! this is the frostie gentlewoman, in good time, I care not if I cast away some words on her, And yet shees so precise, and over honest, I had as good nere atempt her, your name is Penelope, I take it Lady. If you take it, I hope you'le give it me agen. What agen? My name. What should I doe wot? No, no, keepe thy name, How ere thou dost thy maiden-head. Can you tell me Of any honest man that I maie trust with it?