Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
By the God's wife I joy me, that have such a treasure, Such Gem and such jewel, surmounting all measure: Such a happy spouse, such a fortunate dame, That no blot or stain, can impair her fame, Against such an Imp, and graff of my tree, As clear doth surmount all others that be. Nay rather dear spouse how much is my case, To be now advanced by such happy grace: Doth daily distill, my husband so loving, Granting and giving to all thing behoving, joying in me, and in the fruit of my womb. Who would not requite it, the Gods yield their doom And if it be I, the Gods do destroy me, Rather than sin, so sore should annoy me. Oh wife refel thy wishing for woe, myself thy fault right well do know: And rather I wish myself to be slain, Than thou or thy daughter ought woe should sustain. Oh Father my comfort, oh Mother my joy, Oh dear, and O sovereign, do cease to employ Such dolorous talking, where dangers are none, Where joys are attendant, what needeth this moan, You matron, you spouse, you Nurse, and you wife, You comfort, you only the some of his life: You husband, you heart, you joy, and you pleasure, You King, and you kaiser, to her only treasure, You Father, you Mother, my life doth sustain, I babe and I bliss, your health am again, Forbear then your dolour, let mirth be frequented Let sorrow depart, and be not attempted. Oh wife, oh spouse, I am content. Oh Husband. Oh Father we do consent. The trustiest treasure in earth earth as we see, Is man, wife and children in one to agree, Then friendly, and kindly, let measure be mixed With reason, in season, where friendship is fixed. When nature nursed first of all, young Alexander learned, Of whom the Poets mention make, in judgement so discerned, Oh what did want that love procured his vital end well near, This is the hope where parents love, their children do not fear, The trustiest treasure in earth as we see, Is man wife and children etc. When time King Nisus would not let, his daughter to be taught, Of any one correcting hand to nurture to be brought: She void of duty cut his locks, and golden tresses clear, Whereby his realm was overrun, and she was paid her hire, The trustiest treasure in earth as we see, Is man wife and children. etc. When Dedalus from Crete did fly, With Icarus, his joy: He nought regarding father's words, Did seek his own annoy: He mounted up into the skies, Whereat the Gods did frown, And Phoebus sore his wings did fry, And headlong flings him down. The trustiest treasure in earth as we see. Is man wife and children etc. Then sith that persuality, doth partly discord moan, And hatred often times doth creep where overmuch we love: And if we love no whit at all, the faming trump will sound, Come wife, come spouse, come daughter dear, let measure bear the ground.
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By the Gods wife I ioy me, that haue ſuch a treaſure, Such Gemme and ſuch Iuell, ſurmounting all meaſure: Such a happy ſpouſe, ſuch a fortunate dame, That no blot or ſtaine, can impayre her fame, Againſt ſuch an Impe, and graffe of my tree, As cleare doth ſurmount all others that bee. Nay rather deare ſpouſe how much is my caſe, To be now aduaunced by ſuch happy grace: Doth dayly diſtill, my huſband ſo louing, Graunting and geuing to all thing behouing, Ioying in me, and in the fruicte of my wombe. Who would not requit it, the Gods yeelde their dome And if it be I, the Gods doo deſtroy mée, Rather then ſinne, ſo ſore ſhould annoy me. Oh wife refell thy wiſhing for woe, My ſelfe thy faute rightwell do know: And rather I wiſh my ſelfe to be ſlaine, Then thou or thy daughter ought wo ſhould ſuſtaine. Oh Father my comfort, oh Mother my ioy, Oh Deare, and O ſufferaigne, do ceaſe to employ Such dolorus talking, where dangers are none, Where Ioyes are attendant, what néedeth this mone, You matron, you ſpouſe, you Nurſe, and you wife, You comfort, you only the ſome of his lyfe: You houſband, you harte, you ioye, and you pleaſure, You King, and you Keyſer, to her only treaſure, You Father, you Mother, my lyfe doth ſuſtaine, I babe and I bliſſe, your health am againe, Forbeare then your dolor, let mirth be frequented Let ſorow departe, and be not attempted. Oh wife, oh ſpouſe, I am contente. Oh Huſband. Oh Father wee doo conſent. The truſtieſt treaſure in earth earth as wée ſée, Is man, wife and children in one to agrée, Then friendly, and kindly, let meaſure be mixed With reaſon, in ſeaſon, where friendſhip is fixed. When nature nurſed firſt of all, yong Alexander learned, Of whō the Poets mention make, in iudgement ſo deſerned, Oh what did want that loue procured his vital end well neare, This is the hope where parents loue, their children do not feare, The truſtieſt treaſure in earth as wée ſée, Is man wife and children &c. When time King Niſus would not let, his daughter to be taught, Of any one correcting hand to nurtue to be brought: She void of duty cut his lockes, and golden treſſes cleare, Whereby his realme was ouerrun, and ſhe was payd her hisr, The truſtieſt treaſure in earth as we ſee, Is man wife and children. &c. When Dedalus from Creete did flie, With Icaru, his ioy: He naught regarding fathers words, Did ſeeke his owne anoy: He mounted vp into the ſkies, Wherat the Gods did frowne, And Phoebus ſore his winges did frie, And hedlonge flins him downe. The truſtieſt treaſure in earth as we ſee. Is man wife and children &c. Then ſith that perſualitie, doth partly diſcorde mone, And hatred often times doth creepe where ouermuch wee loue: And if we loue no whit at all, the faming trump will ſound, Come wife, come ſpouſe, come daughter deare, let meaſure beare ye ground.