Lyly, John · published 1591 · first performed or written 1588 [Feb 2(?)] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (first) · before the Court unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 475 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
A rare attempt, but wilt thou never travel? Yes in a Western barge, when with a good wind and lusty pugs, one may go ten miles in two days. Thou art excellent at thy choice, but what pastime wilt thou use, none? Yes the quickest of all. What dice? No, when I am in haste, xxj. games at Chess, to pass a few minutes. A life for a little Lord, and full of quickness. Tush let me alone, but I must needs see if I can find where Endymion lieth, and then go to a certain fountain hard by, where they say faithful Lovers shall have all things they will ask. If I can find out any of these, ego et Magister meus erimus in tuto, I and my Master shall be friends. He is resolved to weep some three or four pailfuls, to avoid the rheum of love that wambleth in his stomach. Shall we never see thy Master Dares? Yes, let us go now, for to morrow Cynthia will be there. I will go with you. But how shall we see for the Watch? Tush let me alone, I'll begin to them. Masters God speed you. Sir boy, we are all sped already. So methinks, for they smell all of drink, like a beggars beard. But I pray sirs, may we see Endymion? No, we are commanded in Cynthia's name that no man shall see him. No man? Why we are but boys. Mass neighbours he says true, for if I swear I will never drink my liquour by the quart, and yet call for two pints, I think with a safe conscience I may carouse both. Pithily, and to the purpose. Tush tush neighbours, take me with you. This will grow hot. Let them alone. If I say to my wife, wife I will have no raisins in my pudding, she puts in Corance, small raisins are raisins, and boys are men. even as my wife should have put no raisins in my pudding, so shall there no boys see Endymion. Learnedly. Let Master Constable speak: I think he is the wisest among you. You know neighbours 'tis an an old said saw, children and fools speak true. True. Well, there you see the men be the fools, because it is provided from the children. Good. Then say I neighbours, that children must not see Endymion, because children & fools speak true. O wicked application. Scurvily brought about. Nay he says true, & therefore till Cynthia have been here he shall not be uncovered. Therefore away. A watch quoth you? a man may watch 7. years for a wise word, & yet go without it. Their wits are all as rusty as their bills. But come on Ma. Const. shall we have a song before we go? Const. With all my heart.
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A rare attempt, but wilt thou neuer trauell? Yes in a Westerne barge, when with a good winde and lustie pugges, one may goe ten miles in two daies. Thou art excellent at thy choyse, but what pastime wilt thou vse, none? Yes the quickest of all. What dyce? No, when I am in hast, xxj. games at Chesse, to passe a fewe minutes. A life for a little Lord, and full of quicknesse. Tush let mee alone, but I must needes see if I can finde where Endimion lieth, and then goe to a certaine fountaine hard by, where they say faithfull Louers shall haue althings they will aske. If I can finde out any of these, ego et Magister meus erimus in tuto, I and my Maister shall be freendes. He is resolued to weep some three or foure payle-fuls, to auoyde the rume of loue that wambleth in his stomacke. Shall we neuer see thy Maister Dares? Yes, let vs goe nowe, for to morrowe Cynthia will be there. I will goe with you. But hovve shall wee see for the Watch? Tush let me alone, Ile begin to them. Maisters God speede you. Sir boy, we are all sped alreadie. So me thinks, for they smell all of drinke, like a beggers beard. But I pray sirs, may we see Endimion? No, we are commanded in Cynthias name that no man shall see him. No man? Why we are but boyes. Masse neighbours hee sayes true, for if I sweare I will neuer drinke my liquor by the quart, and yet call for two pints, I thinke with a safe conscience I may carouse both. Pithily, and to the purpose. Tush tush neighbors, take me with you. This will grow hote. Let them alone. If I saie to my wife, wife I will haue no Reysons in my pudding, she puts in Corance, smal Reysons are Reysons, and boyes are men. Euen as my wife shoulde haue put no Reysons in my pudding, so shall there no boyes see Endimion. Learnedly. Let Maister Constable speake: I thinke hee is the wisest among you. You know neighbors tis an an old said saw, children and fooles speake true. True. Well, there you see the men bee the fooles, because it is prouided from the children. Good. Then say I neighbors, that children must not see Endimion, because children & fooles speak true. O wicked application. Scuruily brought about. Nay he sais true, & therefore till Cynthia haue beene heere he shall not be vncouered. Therefore away. A watch quoth you? a man may watch 7. yeres for a wise worde, & yet goe without it. Their wits are all as rustie as their bils. But come on Ma. Const. shall we haue a song before we goe? Const. With all my hart.