Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T7: hector, troy, achilles, greeks, aeneas, priam, ulysses, troilus, trojan, trojans.
Fair Thisbe are you here? why now I like you, You smile upon me, and your countenance Darts amorous glances which before cast frowns, Now you appear like Venus. Courteous Cnemon, Although at first I did deny your suit, Impute it not to want of love, but place And opportunity, besides the doubt And danger which the action brings with it If once discovered, made me to commit So gross an error. Will you be reformed Upon mature counsel? You shall see I will not be refractory to ought You shall advise me, I do know your mind, Come with me then and learn to kiss and smile, You know the back way to my chamber sweet. I do, and will attend you, there we'll meet. Welcome to Greece my worthy friend and brother, And in the fittest time, because I shall Need your assistance in the perfecting A business which concerns me, you are wise And can persuade, when reason is your theme. What I can do, our long acquaintance sir And brotherhood in travel and vocation, Wills me to render it unto your service; Wherein can I be useful to my friend? In this, you know last night I did relate Caricla's story, how I did receive her And brought her from your Egypt here to Greece, where in a short time she hath learned our tongue, And so far passeth she all other beauties That she attracteth all men's eyes to gaze With admiration on her, as well strangers As Greeks, so that where'er she be conversant, Either at home, or in the Temples, or At public exercises, all men's eyes Are fixed upon her with as great devotion As if she were the image of some goddess Lately created; that which grieves me, is She loathes to hear of marriage, and resolves To live a maiden still, and so becoming Diana's servant, for the most part doth Apply herself to hunting and to shooting; I had a great desire to marry her Unto my sister's son, a fine young man, Well mannered, and fair spoken; but I cannot, Either by prayer or promise, or by force Of argument persuade her thereunto: In this I crave your help, dear Calasiris, Use some point of your wisdom to persuade her To know her nature, that she is a woman, And that she would not so degenerate From all those of her sex; this I beseech you To do for great Apollo's sake, and all Your country gods. In this point, Caricles, I'll do my best endeavour. Master, come Away for shame, the captain of the Aenians Embassage stayeth for you at the gate For to begin the sacrifice. Pray Sir, What are those Aenians? what their holy message? What sacrifice make they?
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Faire Thisbe are you here? why now I like you, You ſmile upon me, and your countenance Darts amorous glances which before caſt frownes, Now you appeare like Ʋenus. Courteous Cnemon, Although at firſt I did deny your ſuit, Impute it not to want of love, but place And oportunity, beſides the doubt And danger which the action brings with it If once diſcover'd, made me to commit So groſſe an errour. Will you be reform'd Upon mature counſell? You ſhall ſee I will not be refractory to ought You ſhall adviſe me, I doe know your mind, Come with me then and learne to kiſſe and ſmile, You know the backe way to my chamber ſweet. I do, and will attend you, there wee'l meet. Welcome to Greece my worthy friend and brother, And in the fitteſt time, becauſe I ſhall Need your aſſiſtance in the perfecting A buſineſſe which concernes me, you are wiſe And can perſwade, when reaſon is your theame. What I can doe, our long acquaintance ſir And brotherhood in travell and vocation, VVils me to render it unto your ſervice; VVherein can I be uſefull to my friend? In this, you know laſt night I did relate Cariclaes ſtory, how I did receive her And brought her from your Egypt here to Greece, where in a ſhort time ſhe hath learn'd our tongu, And ſo farre paſſeth ſhe all other beauties That ſhe attracteth all mens eyes to gaze VVith admiration on her, as well ſtrangers As Greekes, ſo that where e'r ſhee be converſant, Either at home, or in the Temples, or At publique exerciſes, all mens eyes Are fix'd upon her with as great devotion As if ſhe were the image of ſome goddeſſe Lately created; that which grieves me, is She loathes to heare of marriage, and reſolves To live a maiden ſtill, and ſo becomming Dianas ſervant, for the moſt part doth Apply her ſelfe to hunting and to ſhooting; I had a great deſire to marry her Unto my ſiſters ſonne, a fine young man, Well manner'd, and faire ſpoken; but I cannot, Either by prayer or promiſe, or by force Of argument perſwade her thereunto: In this I crave your helpe, deare Calaſiris, Uſe ſome point of your wiſedome to perſwade her To know her nature, that ſhe is a woman, And that ſhe would not ſo degenerate From all thoſe of her ſex; this I beſeech you To doe for great Apollos ſake, and all Your countrey gods. In this point, Caricles, I'le doe my beſt indeavour. Maſter, come Away for ſhame, the captaine of the Aenians Embaſſage ſtayeth for you at the gate For to begin the ſacrifice. Pray Sir, What are thoſe Aenians? what their holy meſſage? What ſacrifice make they?