Nabbes, Thomas · published 1638 · first performed or written 1633 (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 492 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
Yonder Gentlemen observe us: let's be gone. Not yet (Mistress Dorothy.) Now I have drunk a cup of Sack, I must be in love with one of them, him that seems most worthy of a gentleman. You have fallen my glove. I'll fetch it. Blessed accident; Why do you stop my haste? let me embrace it. Thus with religious worship do I kiss What your white hand hath hallowed. Ha! she's gone. What envious mischief intercepts the means Of my desired happiness! or have mine eyes Wasted their beams in gazing on the place Where I first saw her, to imagination Fancying her figure. Sure Cousin the gentleman is in love; he talks very madly. Where are the powers of my intellect? Reason and understanding have forsaken Their proper seats, and left strong passions To triumph o'er this captived Microcosm. Now I see thou art mad: but prithee strive to conceal it; the place is public. Pray you Sir, did you take up a Gentleman's glove? It was my happiness, and 'twould be much increased, if I might kiss the hand that wore it. As I am a Gentleman I shall be most careful to give your deservings their due commendations. May I be bold to enter with you? You are a stranger Sir, and it may give occasion of jealousy. But I am my Lady's Gentleman: I keep the key of her secrets, and if you please, her closet shall conceal you; where you may dispose of Suckets and Eringoes for your refreshment. I pray Sir, call not a gentleman's freeness immodesty. My behaviour shall deserve your good opinion. Truly Sir, a man could not stand better in the conceit of a gentleman at first sight, than you do in mine. I hope your goodness will not misconstrue my readiness to humble my desires to your disposing. You teach me language which myself should use: But if my gratitude doth seem to want Verbal expression, I had rather act Than promise what I owe you. This is pretty foolery, Cousin. Sir, you appear so replete with goodness, that I presume you cannot but answer the desires of a gentleman, who prostrates her love at the feet of your acceptance. Doth she love me? what greater secret Hath Nature in her Works then sympathy! I do conceive a thousand fond expressions, Which throng so fast, they choke the passage up, That none can find an issue. Out of fool's Paradise: thou art in it. But pray you Gentleman protract not his satisfaction with these circumstantial delays. Whilst Mris. Dorothy and he are busy, you and I will taste the sweetmeats in your ladies' Closet. I understand you not. He means you should lie under him. Fie little one, that you should so offend the chaste ears of a Gentleman. But to you Sir, the Loadstone of my heart, that turns itself at your motions pointing still to the North of your Love.
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Yonder Gentlemen observe us: let's be gone. Not yet (Mistris Dorothy.) Now I have drunke a cup of Sack, I must be in love with one of them, him that seemes most worthy of a gentleuman. You have fall'n my glove. I'le fetch it. Blest accident; Why doe you stop my hast? let me embrace it. Thus with religious worship doe I kisse What your white hand hath hallow'd. Ha! shee's gone▪ What envious mischiefe intercepts the meanes Of my desired happinesse! or have mine eyes Wasted their beames in gazing on the place Where I first saw her, to imagination Fancying her figure. Sure Cousin the gentleman is in love; he talks very madly. Where are the powers of my intellect? Reason and understanding have forsaken Their proper seates, and left strong passions To triumph o're this captiv'd Microcosme. Now I see thou art mad: but prethee strive to conceale it; the place is publique. Pray you Sir, did you take up a Gentleumans glove? It was my happinesse, and 'twould be much increased, if I might kisse the hand that wore it. As I am a Gentleuman I shall be most carefull to give your deservings their due commendations. May I be bold to enter with you? You are a stranger Sir, and it may give occasion of jealousie. But I am my Ladies Gentleuman: I keepe the key of her secrets, and if you please, her closet shall conceale you; where you may dispose of Suckets and Eringoe's for your refreshment. I pray Sir, call not a gentleumans freenesse immodesty. My behaviour shall deserve your good opinion. Truely Sir, a man could not stand better in the conceit of a gentleuman at first sight, then you doe in mine. I hope your goodnesse will not misconster my readinesse to humble my desires to your disposing. You teach me language which my selfe should use: But if my gratitude doth seeme to want Verball expression, I had rather act Then promise what I owe you. This is pretty foolery, Cousin. Sir, you appeare so repleat with goodnesse, that I presume you cannot but answer the desires of a gentleuman, who proftates her love at the feete of your acceptance. Doth she love me? what greater secret Hath Nature in her Workes then simpathie! I do conceive a thousand fond expressions, Which throng so fast, they choake the passage up, That none can finde an issue. Out of fooles Paradise: thou art in it. But pray you Gentleuman protract not his satisfaction with these circumstantiall delayes. Whilst Mris. Dorothy and he are busie, you and I will tast the sweet-meats in your Ladies Closet. I understand you not. He meanes you should lie under him. Fie little one, that you should so offend the chast eares of a Gentleuman. But to you Sir, the Load-stone of my heart, that turnes it selfe at your motions pointing still to the North of your Love.