Ford, John · published 1638 · first performed or written 1638 (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and · 484 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T27: uncle, niece, nephew, gentlemen, faith, cousin, wife, house, gentleman, money.
we'll prove no less t'ee. Sea sick ashore still? thou couldst rarely scape A Calenture in a long voyage, Livio, Who in a short one, and at home art subject To such faint stomach qualms, no cordials comfort The business of thy thoughts, for aught I see: What ails thee (man) be merry, hang up jealousies. Who, ay, I jealous? no, no, here's no cause In this place 'tis a nunnery, a retirement For meditation, all the difference extant But puzzles, only bar belief, not grounds it, Rich services in place! soft and fair lodgings, Varieties of recreations, exercise Of music in all changes? neat attendance? Princely, nay royal furniture of garments? Satiety of gardens, orchards, water works, Pictures so ravishing, that ranging eyes, Might dwell upon a dotage of conceit, Without a single wish for livelier substance? The great world in a little world of Fancy, Is here abstracted: no temptation proffered But such as fools and mad folks can invite to? And yet— And yet your reason cannot answer Th' objections of your fears, which argue danger. Danger? dishonour, Troylo: were my sister In safety from those charms, I must confess I could live here for ever. But you could not. I can assure ye, for't were then scarce possible, A door might open t'ee, hardly a loophole, My presence then is usher to her ruin, And loss of her, the fruit of my preferment. Briefly partake a secret, but be sure To lodge it in the inmost of thy bosom, Where memory may not find it for discovery; By our firm truth of friendship, I require thee. By our firm truth of friendship, I subscribe To just conditions. Our great Uncle Marquess, Disabled from his Cradle, by an impotence In nature first, that impotence, since seconded And rendered more infirm, by a fatal breach Received in fight against the Turkish Galleys Is made uncapable of any faculty, Of active manhood, more than what affections Proper unto his Sex, must else distinguish: So that no helps of art can warrant life, Should he transcend the bounds his weakness limits. On, I attend with eagerness. 'Tis strange, Such natural defects at no time checks A full and free sufficiency of spirit; Which flows, both in so clear and fixed a strength, That to confirm belief (it seems) where nature Is in the body lame, she is supplied In fine proportion of the mind, a word Concludes all; to a man his enemy, He is a dangerous threatening: but to women, however pleasurable, no way cunning To show abilities of friendship, other than what his outward senses can delight in, Or charge and bounty court with. Good, good— Troylo, Oh that I had a lusty Faith to credit it, Though none of all this wonder should be possible. As I love honour, and an honest name, I falter not (my Livio) in one syllable,
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VVee'l prove no less t'ee. Sea sicke a shore still? thou couldst rarely scape A Calenture in a long voyage, Livio, VVho in a short one, and at home art subject To such faint stomacke qualmes, no cordials comfort The businesse of thy thoughts, for ought I see: VVhat ayles thee (man) be merry, hang up Iealousies. VVho, I, I jealous? no, no, heere's no cause In this place 'tis a nunnerie, a retirement For meditation, all the difference extant But puzzles, onely barre beliefe, not grounds it, Rich services in place! soft and faire lodgings, Varieties of recreations, exercise Of musique in all changes? neate attendance? Princely, nay royall furniture of garments? Saciety of gardens, orchards, water workes, Pictures so ravishing, that ranging eyes, Might dwell upon a dotage of conceit, Without a single wish for livelier substance? The great world in a little world of Fancie, Is here abstracted: noe temptation profer'd But such as fooles and mad folkes can invite to? And yet— And yet your reason cannot answer Th' objections of your feares, which argue danger. Danger? dishonour, Troylo: were my sister In safety from those charmes, I must confesse I could live here for ever. But you could not. I can assure yee, for't were then scarce possible, A dore might opent'ee, hardly a loope-hole, My presence then is usher to her ruine, And losse of her, the fruit of my preferment. Briefly partake a secret, but be sure To lodge it in the inmost of thy bosome, Where memory may not find it for discovery; By our firme truth of friendship, I require thee. By our firme truth of friendship, I subscribe To just conditions. Our great Vncle Marquesse, Disabled from his Cradle, by an impotence In nature first, that impotence, since seconded And rendred more infirme, by a fatall breach Receiv'd in fight against the Turkish Gallies Is made uncapable of any faculty, Of active manhood, more then what affections Proper unto his Sex, must else distinguish: So that no helpes of art can warrant life, Should he transcend the bounds his weaknes limits. On, I attend with eagernesse. 'Tis strange, Such naturall defects at no time checks A full and free sufficiency of spirit; Which flowes, both in so cleare and fixt a strength, That to confirme beliefe (it seemes) where nature Is in the body lame, she is suppli'd In fine proportion of the minde, a word Concludes all; to a man his enemy, He is a dangerous threatning: but to women, How ever pleasurable, no way cunning To shew abilities of friendship, other Then what his outward sences can delight in, Or charge and bounty court with. Good, good—Troylo, Oh that I had a lusty Faith to credit it, Though none of all this wonder should be possible. As I love honour, and an honest name, I faulter not (my Livio) in one sillable,