Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
Mistress this: All men suppose that Cnemon is departed The town of Athens and the territory As he was judged to do, but I know well (Who have searched all things merely for your sake) That he remains here still in secret manner With one Arsinoe whom I think you know, She plays well on the Virginals, with her He lieth every night, for this fair maid Won with his love, and pitying his distress Received him in, and promiseth as soon As all things are provided for her journey, To go away with him. O happy wench, Happy Arsinoe is thy destiny, Though banishment or death with such a partner; But what do these things ought advantage me? Much, i'll pretend I am in love with Cnemon, And will desire for old acquaintance' sake, Arsinoe would be pleased to suffer me In stead of her to lie with him one night, Which if I can obtain, it shall be yours, You shall enjoy him in Arsino's stead, And i'll provide before he go to bed He shall have wine sufficient, lest our plot Should be discovered; if you have your wish, Rest then contented to give o'er your love, For in most natures it is easily seen That such love whose beginning's violent After the first experiment decays And waxeth cold, but grant it burn afresh Within your bosom (which ye gods forbid) 'tis but to make a new voyage, & seek out A new way to achieve it. I approve, And praise thy rare invention dearest Thisbe; Fail not to put this plot in execution, And I shall well reward thee. Fear it not, I crave but three days to bring this about. 'tis granted; if thy wit can work my pleasure, How I shall love my Thisbe beyond measure! Welcome my honoured friends, and holy fathers To my poor Table here, please you to sit And eat of what the gods have sent us. Sir, Superabundant are your cates and dainties, Fair Cleopatra that luxurious Queen Might revel here, and be contented too, We that are Priests use to such dainty fare Whose lives are squared by rules of temperance. We will not cause you break those rules, nor swerve From your religious order, but sometimes A little Wine will much inflame your zeal To holy duties, reverend Caricles I must begin to you. Theagines, I must return you thanks. What meaneth this variety? I think Some envious eye hath looked upon him too, Methinks Cariclea and Theagenes have one disease.— By Isis that they have One and the same disease, thus it appears: Since he next to your daughter was the fairest Of all the show at that brave sacrifice. Sirs, pardon my stupidity and dulness, A little fit of passion did possess me, But now 'tis past, here worthy Calasiris, I drink a health to the fair precedent Of our late funeral pomp. Excuse me Sir, I drink no healths, yet thank your courteous proffer. Refuse Cariclea's health? Sir, be not angry, This man ne'er drinketh wine, nor eats the flesh Of any living thing.
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Miſtris this: All men ſuppoſe that Cnemon is departed The towne of Athens and the territory As he was judg'd to doe, but I know well (Who have ſearch'd all things meerely for your ſake) That he remaines here ſtill in ſecret manner With one Arſinoe whom I thinke you know, Shee playes well on the Virginals, with her He lyeth every night, for this faire maid Won with his love, and pitying his diſtreſſe Receiv'd him in, and promiſeth as ſoone As all things are provided for her journey, To goe away with him. O happy wench, Happy Arſinoe is thy deſtiny, Though baniſhment or death with ſuch a partner; But what doe theſe thinges ought aduantage me? Much, i'le pretend I am in love with Cnemon, And will deſire for old acquaintance ſake, Arſinoe would be pleaſ'd to ſuffer me In ſtead of her to lie with him one night, Which if I can obtaine, it ſhall be yours, You ſhall enjoy him in Arſinoes ſtead, And ile provide before he go to bed He ſhall have wine ſufficient, leaſt our plot Should be diſcover'd; if you have your wiſh, Reſt then contented to give o're your love, For in moſt natures it is eaſily ſeene That ſuch love whoſe beginning's violent After the firſt experiment decayes And waxeth cold, but graunt it burne a freſh Within your boſome (which ye gods forbid) Tis but to make a new voiage, & ſeeke out A new way to atchieve it. I approve, And praiſe thy rare inuention deereſt Thiſbe; Faile not to put this plot in execution, And I ſhall well reward thee. Feare it not, I crave but three dayes to bring this about. Tis granted; if thy wit can worke my pleaſure, How I ſhall love my Thiſbe beyond meaſure! Welcome my honoured friends, and holy fathers To my poore Table here, pleaſe you to ſit And eate of what the gods have ſent us. Sir, Superabundant are your cates and dainties, Faire Cleopatra that luxurious Queene Might revell here, and be contented too, We that are Prieſts uſe to ſuch dainty fare Whoſe lives are ſquar'd by rules of temperance. We will not cauſe you breake thoſe rules, nor ſwerve From your religious order, but ſometimes A little Wine will much enflame your zeale To holy duties, reverend Caricles I muſt begin to you. Theagines, I muſt returne you thanks. What meaneth this variety? I thinke Some envious eye hath look'd upon him too, Methinkes Cariclea and Theagenes Haave one diſeaſe. — By Iſis that they have One and the ſame diſeaſe, thus it appeares: Since he next to your daughter was the faireſt Of all the ſhew at that brave ſacrifice. Sirs, pardon my ſtupidity and dulneſſe, A little fit of paſſion did poſſeſſe me, But now tis paſt, here worthy Calaſiris, I drinke a health to the faire preſident Of our late funerall pomp. Excuſe me Sir, I drinke no healths, yet thanke your courteous proffer. Refuſe Caricleas health? Sir, be not angry, This man ne'r drinketh wine, nor eats the fleſh Of any living thing.