Anonymous · published 1594 · first performed or written 1592 [c.1592-1594] (Annals) comedy · Unknown unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 496 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
A heap confused a mixture all deformed, A gulf of gulfs, a body bodiless, Where all the elements were orderless, Before the great commander of the world, The King of Kings the glorious God of heaven, Who in six days did frame his heavenly work, And made all things to stand in perfect course. Then to his image he did make a man. Old Adam and from his side asleep, A rib was taken, of which the Lord did make, The woe of man so termed by Adam then, Woman for that, by her came sin to us, And for her sin was Adam doomed to die, As Sara to her husband, so should we, Obey them, love them, keep, and nourish them, If they by any means do want our helps, Laying our hands under their feet to tread, If that by that we, might procure there ease, And for a precedent I'll first begin, And lay my hand under my husband's feet Enough sweet, the wager thou hast won, And they I am sure cannot deny the same. I Ferando the wager thou hast won, And for to show thee how I am pleased in this, A hundred pounds I freely give thee more, Another dowry for another daughter, For she is not the same she was before. Thanks sweet father, gentlemen goodnight For Kate and I will leave you forto night, 'tis Kate and I am wed, and you are sped. And so farewell for we will to our beds. Now Aurelius what say you to this? Believe me father I rejoice to see, Ferando and his wife so lovingly agree. How now Polidor in a dump, what sayst thou man? I say thou art a shrew. That's better than a sheep. Well since 'tis done let it go, come let's in. Now that the darksome night is overpast, And dawning day appears in crystal sky, Now must I haste abroad: but soft whose's this? What Sly oh wondrous hath he lain here all night, I'll wake him, I think he's starved by this, But that his belly was so stuffed with ale, What how Sly, Awake for shame. Sim gis some more wine: what's all the Players gone: am not I a Lord? A Lord with a murrain: come art thou drunken still? whose's this? Tapster, oh Lord sirrah, I have had The bravest dream tonight, that ever thou Hardest in all thy life. I marry but you had best get you home, For your wife will course you for dreaming here tonight, Will she? I know now how to tame a shrew, I dreamed upon it all this night till now, And thou hast waked me out of the best dream That ever I had in my life, but I'll to my Wife presently and tame her too And if she anger me. Nay tarry Sly for I'll go home with thee, And hear the rest that thou hast dreamt tonight.
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A heape confusd a mixture all deformd, A gulfe of gulfes, a body bodiles, Where all the elements were orderles, Before the great commander of the world▪ The King of Kings the glorious God of heauen▪ Who in ſix daies did frame his heauenly worke, And made all things to ſtand in perfit courſe. Then to his image he did make a man. Olde Adam and from his ſide a ſleepe, A rib was taken, of which the Lord did make, The woe of man ſo termd by Adam then, Woman for that, by her came ſinne to vs, And for her ſin was Adam doomd to die, As Sara to her husband, ſo ſhould we, Obey them, loue them, keepe, and nouriſh them, If they by any meanes doo want our helpes, Laying our handes vnder theire feete to tread, If that by that we, might procure there eaſe, And for a preſident Ile firſt begin, And lay my hand vnder my husbands feete Inough ſweet, the wager thou haſt won, And they I am ſure cannot denie the ſame. I Ferando the wager thou haſt won, And for to ſhew thee how I am pleaſd in this, A hundred poundes I freely giue thee more, Another dowry for another daughter, For ſhe is not the ſame ſhe was before. Thankes ſweet father, gentlemen godnight For Kate and I will leaue you forto night, Tis Kate and I am wed, and you are ſped. And ſo farwell for we will to our beds. Now Aurelius what ſay you to this? Beleeue me father I reioice to ſee, Ferando and his wife ſo louingly agree. How now Polidor in a dump, what ſayſt thou man? I ſay thou art a ſhrew. Thats better then a ſheepe. Well ſince tis don let it go, come lets in. Now that the darkeſome night is ouerpaſt, And dawning day apeares in criſtall sky, Now muſt I haſt abroad: but ſoft whoſe this? What Slie oh wondrous hath he laine here allnight, Ile wake him, I thinke he's ſtarued by this, But that his belly was ſo ſtuft with ale, What how Slie, Awake for ſhame. Sim gis ſome more wine: whats all the Plaiers gon: am not I a Lord? A Lord with a murrin: come art thou dronken ſtill? Whoſe this? Tapſter, oh Lord ſirra, I haue had The braueſt dreame to night, that euer thou Hardeſt in all thy life. I marry but you had beſt get you home, For your wife will courſe you for dreming here to night, Will ſhe? I know now how to tame a ſhrew, I dreamt vpon it all this night till now, And thou haſt wakt me out of the beſt dreame That euer I had in my life, but Ile to my Wife preſently and tame her too And if ſhe anger me. Nay tarry Slie for Ile go home with thee, And heare the reſt that thou haſt dreamt to night.