Lyly, John · published 1591 · first performed or written 1588 [Feb 2(?)] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (first) · before the Court unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 489 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Why in marrying Dipsas, he shall have every day twelve dishes of meat to his dinner, though there be none but Dipsas with him. four of flesh, four of fish, four of fruit. As how Epi? For flesh these, woodcock, goose, bitter, & rail. Indeed he shall not miss, if Dipsas be there. For fish these, crab, carp, lump, and pouting. Excellent, for of my word, she is both crabbish, lumpish, and carping. For fruit these, fretters, meddlers, artichokes, and Lady longings. Thus you see he shall fare like a King, though he be but a beggar. Well Epi, dine thou with him, for I had rather fast than see her face. But see thy Ma. is asleep, let us have a song to wake this Amorous knight. Agreed. Content. Sleep is a binding of the senses, love a losing. Let us hear him awhile. There appeared in my sleep a goodly Owl, who sitting upon my shoulder, cried twit, twit, & before mine eyes presented herself the express image of Dipsas. I marveled what the Owl said, till at the last, I perceived twit twit, to it, to it: only by contraction admonished by this vision, to make account of my sweet Venus. Sir Tophas, you have overslept yourself. No youth, I have but slept over my love. Love? Why it is impossible, that into so noble and unconquered a courage, love should creep, having first a head as hard to pierce as steel, than to pass to a heart armed with a shirt of male. ay but my Master yawning one day in the Sun, love crept into his mouth before he could close it, and there kept such a tumbling in his body, that he was glad to untruss the points of his heart, and entertain Love as a stranger. If there remain any pity in you, plead for me to Dipsas. Plead? Nay we will press her to it. Let us go with him to Dipsas, and there shall we have good sport. But sir Tophas when shall we go? for I find my tongue voluble, and my heart venturous, and all myself like myself. Come Dares, let us not lose him till we find our Masters, for as long as he liveth, we shall lack neither mirth nor meat. We will trauice. Will you go sir? I praesequar. Father, your sad music being tuned on the same key that my hard fortune is, hath so melted my mind, that I wish to hang at your mouths end, tell my life end. These tunes Gentleman have I been accustomed with these fifty Winters, having no other house to shroud myself, but the broad heavens, and so familiar with me hath use made misery, that I esteem sorrow my chiefest solace. And welcomest is that guest to me, that can rehearse the saddest tale, or the bloodiest tragedy. A strange humour, might I inquire the cause?
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Why in marrying Dipsas, hee shall haue euerie day twelue dishes of meate to his dinner, though there be none but Dipsas with him. Foure of flesh, four of fish, foure of fruite. As how Epi? For flesh these, woodcock, goose, bitter, & rayle. Indeed he shal not misse, if Dipsas be there. For fish these, crab, carpe, lumpe, and powting. Excellent, for of my word, she is both crabbish, lumpish, and carping. For fruite these, fretters, medlers, hartichockes, and Lady longings. Thus you see hee shall fare like a King, though he be but a begger. Well Epi, dine thou with him, for I had rather fast then see her face. But see thy Ma. is a sleepe, let vs haue a song to wake this Amorous knight. Agreed. Content. Sleepe is a bynding of the sences, loue a loosing. Let vs heare him awhile. There appeared in my sleepe a goodly Owle, who sitting vpon my shoulder, cryed twyt, twyt, & before myne eyes presented her selfe the expresse image of Dipsas. I meruailed what the Owle said, til at the last, I perceiued twyt twyt, to it, to it: onely by contraction admonished by thys vision, to make account of my sweet Venus. Sir Tophas, you haue ouer-slept your selfe. No youth, I haue but slept ouer my loue. Loue? Why it is impossible, that into so noble and vnconquered a courage, loue should creepe, hauing first a head as hard to pearce as steele, then to passe to a hart arm'd with a shirt of male. I but my Maister yawning one day in the Sun, loue crept into his mouth before he could close it, and there kept such a tumbling in his bodie, that he was glad to vntrusse the poynts of his hart, and entertaine Loue as a stranger. If there remaine any pittie in you, pleade for me to Dipsas. Pleade? Nay wee will presse her to it. Let vs goe with him to Dipsas, and there shall wee haue good sport. But sir Tophas when shall we goe? for I finde my tongue voluble, and my hart venturous, and all my selfe like my selfe. Come Dares, let vs not loose him till we find our Maisters, for as long as he liueth, we shall lack neither mirth nor meate. We will trauice. Will you goe sir? I praesequar. Father, your sad musique beeing tuned on the same key that my harde fortune is, hath so melted my minde, that I wish to hang at your mouthes ende, tell my life end. These tunes Gentleman haue I beene accustomed with these fiftie Winters, hauing no other house to shrowde my selfe, but the broade heauens, and so familiar with mee hath vse made miserie, that I esteeme sorrowe my cheefest solace. And welcommest is that guest to mee, that can rehearse the saddest tale, or the bloodiest tragedie. A strange humour, might I enquire the cause?