Fedele and Fortunia (Two Italian Gentlemen) · chunk 1 of 30
Pasqualigo, Luigi / Munday, Anthony · published 1585 · first performed or written 1584 [1579-1584] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (first) (Oxford's Boys) · before the Court unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 481 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
HE that discloseth to a friend the secrets of his mind: Doth rob himself of liberty, beside we daily find, That others counsels will by such in every ear be blown: As have no power when time requires, to smother all their own Heavy and sad thou seest I am, but why my heart is sore: Of courtesy content thyself and ask me that no more. Heavy in deed and as heavy as lead, Either it is some of these same bremy quavers, or some kind of pricksong that runs in his head. Hear you Master Fortunio, by the honour of a Soldier, by the glory of a Captain: By all the Pole-axes and tormenters, that these hands have slain, Do but scour your mind to me, and shut up your grief: Either I'll find you some ease, or you shallbe hanged for a thief. You know I am a good fellow, nothing venture nothing have, If I had not put my carcase to the Gibbet, I had not been thus brave. So now, if you venture not to show some trusty body your mind: It will be very long ere the dresser you find. And so peradventure you shall never be sped: For when the Cook is out of the way, you must go supperless to bed. How findeth he redress, that breaks his mind unto a fool? Or what is learned, where folly sets the wiser sort to school? Yet sith he braves it with the best, in every company: And knows where every gallant loves, and sees the remedy, I will not stick to let him know the secrets of my heart: And make him partner of my pain, and privy to my smart. do you know Victoria? Do not I know her? what think ye? As though ere a proper gentlewoman in Naples were out of acquaintance with me? Her have I seen of late, and often by her window past: From which she let a letter fall, which taking up in haste, I read, and found within described the frantic fits of love: Whether it were for me, or any else I cannot prove. Whether she feign and bait her hooks the simple to beguile: Cannot be found, till wit by line have measured every wile. I know she loved Fedele once, before he went to Spain: And means perhaps to love him still, sith he's returned again. do thou but sift him for my sake, and haunt out his desire: And doubtless thou shalt have of me, thy captain's pay for hire. If this be all Sir, let me alone, About your business you may be gone. I will feel signor Fedele's mind very cunningly: And return you an answer of this gear presently. Gramercy, be trusty. As trusty as steel: I have no fault but one, I am somewhat short in the heel. Miraccommando.
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HE that discloseth to a fréend the secrets of his minde: Dooth rob him selfe of libertie, besides we dayly finde, That others councels wil by such in euery eare be blowen: As haue no power when time requires, to smother all their owne Heauie and sad thow séest I am, but why my hart is sore: Of curtesie content thy selfe and aske me that no more. ¶Heauie in déed and as heauie as lead, Either it is some of these same bremy quauers, or some kinde of pricksong that runnes in his head. Heare you Maister Fortunio, by the honor of a Soldier, by the glorye of a Captain▪ By all the Poleaxes and tormenters, that theise hands haue slain, Doo but scoure your minde to mée, and shut vp your gréef: Either Ile finde you some ease, or you shalbe hangd for a théef. You knowe I am a good fellowe, nothing venture nothing haue, If I had not put my carcas to the Iibbet, I had not béen thus braue. So now, if you venture not to shewe some trusty body your minde: It will be very long ere the dresser you finde. And so peraduenture you shall neuer be sped: For when the Cooke is out of the way, you must goe supperlesse to bed. ¶How findeth he redresse, that breakes his minde vnto a foole? Or what is learnd, where folly sets the wiser sorte to schoole? Yet sith he braues it with the best, in euery company: And knowes where euery gallant loues, and sées the remedy, I will not stick to let him knowe the secrets of my hart: And make him partner of my pain, and priuie to my smart. Doo you knowe Victoria? ¶Doo not I knowe her? what think yée? As though ere a proper gentlewoman in Naples were out of quaintance with mée? ¶Her haue I seen of late, and often by her windowe past: From which shée let a letter fall, which taking vp in hast, I read, and found within describde the frantique fits of looue: Whether it were for mée, or any els I cannot prooue. Whether she faine and baite her hookes the simple to beguile: Cannot be found, till wit by line haue measured euery wile. I knowe she loued Fedele once, before he went to Spain: And meanes perhaps to loue him still, sith hée's returnd again. Doo thou but sift him for my sake, and haunt out his desire: And doutles thou shalt haue of mée, thy Captains pay for hire. ¶If this be all Sir, let mée alone, About your businesse you may be gone. I will féele Signior Fedeles minde very cunningly: And return you an answer of this gear presently. ¶Gramercie, be trustye. ¶As trusty as stéele: I haue no fault but one, I am somwhat short in the héele. ¶Miraccommando.