Shirley, James · published 1639 · first performed or written 1632 [licensed for stage, Nov 16] (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens typicality 0.84 · 483 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
I must confess, This has won much upon me: but two words To such a bargain, y'are a gentleman, I'm confident would adventure for me. As far as a poor life could speak my service. That's fair and far enough, I make not any Exception to your person. Body enough I hope to please a Lady But. To my fortune. To that the least, I have estate for both. Though if hold no comparison with your, It keeps me like a gentleman. I have a scruple. You honour me in this, There's hope, if I can take a way that care, You may be mine. Sir can you put me in security That you have been honest? Honest, how d'ee mean? been honest of your body, you are gentlemen, Out of the wars live lazy, and feed high, Drink the rich grape, and in Canary may Do strange things, when the wine has washed away Discretion. What is your meaning Lady? I do not urge you for the time to come. Pray understand, have you been honest hitherto And yet because you sha'not trouble friends To be compurgators, I'll be satisfied; If you will take your own oath that you are. Honest of my body? Yes sir, it will become me to be careful Of my health, I'll take your own assurance, If you can clear your body by an oath, I'll marry none but you, before this gentlewoman. Your reason why you use me thus? I wonder you will ask, do not I hear How desperate some ha' been, what pain, what physic. This is a tale of a tub Lady. You rid no match without a shirt, to show The complexion of your body, I ha' done sir When you resolve to swear y'are honest, I Vow to he yours, your wife: I am not hasty, Think on't, and tell me when we meet again Anon, tonight, tomorrow, when you please; So farewell noble colonel, come Scutilla. Is't come to this? I am jeered again, is't possible To be honest at these years, a man of my Complexion, and acquaintance? was ever A gentleman put to this oath before a this fashion? If I ha' the grace now to forswear myself, Something may be done, and yet 'tis doubtful she'll have more tricks, if widows be thus coltish, The devil will have a task that goes a-wooing. Such an affront my Lord, I was ashamed on't, A mere conspiracy to betray our fames, But had you seen how poorly they behaved Themselves, such carven Knights, a pair of Drone-Bees Ith' midst o'my vexation, if I could Forbear to laugh, I ha' no blood in me, They were so far from striking that they stood Like Images, things without life and motion, Fear could not make so much as their tongue tremble, Left all to me. So so, what then did you.
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I must confesse, This has wone much upon me: but two words To such a bargaine, y'are a gentleman, Ime confident would adventure for me. As farre as a poore life could speake my service. Thats faire and farre enough, I make not any Exception to your person. Body enough I hope to please a Lady But. To my fortune. To that the least, I have estate for both. Though if hold no comparison with youre, It keepes me like a gentleman. I have a scruple. You honour me in this, Theres hope, if I can take a way that care, You may be mine. Sir can you put me in securitie That you have beene honest? Honest, how dee meane? Beene honest of your body, you are gentlemen, Out of the warres live lazie, and feede high, Drinke the rich grape, and in Canary may Doe strange things, when the wine has wash'd away Discretion. What is your meaning Lady? I doe not urge you for the time to come. Pray understand, have you beene honest hitherto And yet because you shannot trouble friends To be compurgators, Ile be satisfied; If you will take your owne oath that you are. Honest of my body? Yes sir, it will become me to be carefull Of my health, Ile take your owne assurance, If you can cleare your body by an oath, Ile marry none but you, before this gentlewoman. Your reason why you use me thus? I wonder you will aske, doe not I heare How desperate some ha beene, what paine, what phisicke. This is a tale of a tubbe Lady. You rid no match without a shirt, to shew▪ The complexion of your body, I ha done sir When you resolue to sweare y'are honest, I Vow to he yours, your wife: I am not hastie, Thinke on't, and tell me when we meete againe Anon, to night, to morrow, when you please; So farewell noble Coronell, come Scutilla. Ist come to this? I am jeer'd agen, ist possible To be honest at these yeeres, a man of my Complexion, and acquaintance? was ever A gentleman put to this oath before a this fashion? If I ha the grace now to forsweare my selfe, Something may be done, and yet tis doubtfull Sheele have more trickes, if widdowes be thus coltish, The devill will have a taske that goes a woing. SVch an affront my Lord, I was asham'd on't, A meere conspiracie to betray our fames▪ But had you seene how poorely they behav'd Themselves, such carven Knights, a paire of Drone-Bees Ith' midst o'my vexation, if I could Forbeare to laugh, I ha no blood in me, They were so farre from striking that they stood Like Images, things without life and motion, Feare could not make so much as their tongue tremble, Left all to me. So so, what then did you.