Brome, Richard · published 1640 · first performed or written 1638 [1636-1638] (Annals) not in BritDrama · Salisbury Court unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 502 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
By no means, as you tender your son's good. No Lady no; that were to make men women, And women men. But there the maids do woe The Bachelors, and 'tis most probable, The wives lie uppermost. That is a trim Upside-down Antipodian trick indeed. And then at christenings and gossips feasts, A woman is not seen, the men do all The tittle-tattle duties, while the women Hunt, Hawk, and take their pleasure. Ha' they good game I pray Sir? Excellent, But by the contraries to ours, for where We Hawk at Pheasant, Partridge, Mallard, Heron, With Goshawk, Tarsell, Falcon, Laneret; Our Hawks, become their game, our game their Hawks, And so the like in hunting. There the deer Pursue the Hounds, and (which you may think strange) I ha' seen one Sheep worry a dozen Foxes, By Moonshine; in a morning before day, They hunt, trayne-sents with Oxen, and blow with Dogs. Hugh, hugh, hugh. Are not their Swans all black, and Ravens white? Yes indeed are they; and their Parrots teach Their Mistresses to talk. That's very strange. They keep their Cats in cages, From Mice that would devour them else; and birds Teach 'em to whistle, and cry beware the rat's puss. But these are frivolous nothings. I have known Great Ladies ride great horses run at tilt; At Ring, Races, and hunting matches, while Their Lords at home have painted, pawned their Plate And Jewels to feast their honourable servants. And there the Merchants wives do deal abroad Beyond seas, while their husbands cuckold them At home. Then there are cuckolds too it seems, As well as here. Then you conclude here are. By hearsay Sir. I am not wise enough To speak it on my knowledge yet. Not yet! Patience good Sir, Hugh, hugh, hugh. What do you laugh, that there is cuckold-making In the Antipodes, I tell you Sir, It is not so abhorred here as 'tis held In reputation there: all your old men Do marry girls, and old women boys, As generation were to be maintained Only by cuckold making. Monstrous. Pray your Patience. There's no such honest men there in their world, As are their Lawyers: they give away Their practice; and t'enable 'em to do so, Being all handy-crafts, or Labouring men, They work (poor hearts full hard) in the vacations, To give their law for nothing in the term times. No fees are taken: Which makes their divines, Being generally covetous, the greatest wranglers In Law suits of a kingdom, you have not there A gentleman in debt, though citizens Haunt them with cap in hand to take their wares. On credit. What fine sport would that be here now! All wit and mirth and good society Is there among the hirelings, clowns, and tradesmen, And all their Poets are Puritans. Ha' they Poets. And players too. But they are all the sobrest Precisest people picked out of a nation. I never saw a play. Lady you shall. She shall not.
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By no meanes, as you tender your sonnes good. No Lady no; that were to make men women, And women men. But there the maids doe woe The Batchelors, and tis most probable, The wives lye uppermost. That is a trim Upside-downe Antipodian tricke indeed. And then at christenings and gossips feasts, A woman is not seene, the men doe all The tittle-tattle duties, while the women Hunt, Hawke, and take their pleasure. Ha' they good game I pray Sir? Excellent, But by the contraries to ours, for where We Hawke at Pheasant, Partrich, Mallard, Heron, With Goshawke, Tarsell, Falcon, Laneret; Our Hawks, become their game, our game their Hawks, And so the like in hunting. There the Deere Pursue the Hounds, and (which you may thinke strange) I ha' seene one Sheepe worry a dozen Foxes, By Moone-shine; in a morning before day, They hunt, trayne-sents with Oxen, and plow with Dogges. Hugh, hugh, hugh. Are not their Swannes all blacke, and Ravens white? Yes indeed are they; and their Parrets teach Their Mistresses to talke. That's very strange. They keepe their Cats in cages, From Mice that would devoure them else; and birds Teach 'hem to whistle, and cry beware the Rats Pusse. But these are frivolous nothings. I have knowne Great Ladyes ride great horses run at tilt; At Ring, Races, and hunting matches, while Their Lords at home have painted, pawned their Plate And Jewels to feast their honourable servants. And there the Merchants wives doe deale abroad Beyond seas, while their husbands cuckold them At home. Then there are cuckolds too it seemes, As well as here. Then you conclude here are. By hearesay Sir. I am not wise enough To speake it on my knowledge yet. Not yet! Patience good Sir, Hugh, hugh, hugh. What do you laugh, that there is cuckold-making In the Antipodes, I tell you Sir, It is not so abhorr'd here as tis held In reputation there: all your old men Doe mary girles, and old women boyes, As generation were to be maintain'd Onely by cuckold making. Monstrous. Pray your Patience. There's no such honest men there in their world, As are their Lawyers: they give away Their practise; and t'enable 'hem to doe so, Being all handy-crafts, or Labouring men, They work (poore hearts full hard) in the vacations, To give their law for nothing in the terme times. No fees are taken: Which makes their divines, Being generally covetous, the greatest wranglers In Law sutes of a kingdome, you have not there A gentleman in debt, though citizens Haunt them with cap in hand to take their wares. On credit. What fine sport would that be here now! All wit and mirth and good society Is there among the hirelings, clownes, and tradesmen, And all their Poets are Puritanes. Ha' they Poets. And players too. But they are all the sobrest Precisest people pickt out of a nation. I never saw a play. Lady you shall. She shall not.