Heywood, John · published 1534 · first performed or written 1534 [1533-1534] (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
This lozel by like hath lost his wit Nay nay master woodcock not a whit I have known you for a woodcock or this Or els lyke a woodcock I take you a my▪ But though for a woodcock ye deny the same yet shall your wit witness you meet for that name. How so? Thus lo. I do perceive by your formare process. That ye be a lover whereto ye confess yourself beloved in as loving wise As by wit and will ye can wish to devise concluding therein determinately That of all pleasure's pleasant to the body The highest pleasure that man may obtain Is to be a lover beloved again In which conclusion before all this flock I shall prove you plain as wise as a woodcock And me think this woodcock is turned on thy side Contrary to curtsy and reason to use Thus rudely to rail or any word be tried In proof of thy part, whereby I do refuse To answer the same, thou canst not excuse Thy folly in this, but if thou wilt say aught Assay to say better for this seeing is nought well sins it is so that ye be discontent To be called fool or further matter be spent will ye give me leave to call ye fool anon when yourself perceiveth that I have proved you one. ye by my soul and will take it in good worth Now by my father's soul then will we even forth That part rehearsed of your seeing or this Of all our debate the only cause is For where ye afore have fastly affirmed That such as be lovers again beloved Stand in most pleasure that to man may move That tale to be false truth shall truly prove what folk above those live more pleasantly what folk marry even such folk as am I Being no lover what man may ye be No lover no by god I warrant ye I am no lover in such manner meant As doth appear in this purpose present For as touchyug women go where I shall I am at one point with women all. The smoothest the smirkest the smallest Thetrewest/ the trymest/ the tallest/ The wisest/ the wylyest/ the wildest/ The merriest/ the manerlyest/ the mildest/ The strangest/ the straightest/ the strongest/ The lustiest/ the lest/ or the longest/ The rashest/ the ruddyest/ the roundest/ The sagest/ the salowest/ the soundest/ The coyest/ the cursedest/ the coldest/ The bysyest/ the brightest/ the boldest/ The thankfullest/ the thynest/ the thickest/ The sayntlyest/ the sewrest/ the sickest/ Take these with all the rest and of every one So god be my help I love never one. Then I beseech the this one thing tell me How many women thinkest thou doth love the Sir as I be saved by aught I can prove I am beloved even like as I love Then as appeareth by those words rehearsed Thou art neither lover nor beloved Norther lover nor beloved that is even true
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This loſell by lyke hath loſt his wyt Nay nay mayſter woodcock not a whyt I haue knowen you for a woodcock or this Or els lyke a woodcock I take you a my▪ But though for a woodcock ye deny the ſame yet ſhall your wyt wytnes you mete for that name. Howe ſo? Thus lo. I do perceyue by your formare proces. That ye be a louer wherto ye confes your ſelfe beloued in as louyng wyſe As by wyt and wyll ye can wyſhe to deuyſe Cncludyng therin determinately That of all pleaſures pleſaunt to the body The hyeſt pleaſure that man may obtayne Is to be a louer beloued agayne In which concluſyon before all this flock I ſhall proue you playne as wyſe as a woodcock And me thynke this woodcock is tornd on thy ſyde Contrary to curtſy and reaſon to vſe Thus rudely to rayle or any worde be tryed In profe of thy parte, wherby I do refuſe To anſwere the ſame, thou canſt not excuſe Thy foly in this, but if thou wylt ſay ought Aſſay to ſay better for this ſeyng is nought well ſyns it is ſo that ye be dyſcontent To be called fole or further matter be ſpent wyll ye gyue me leaue to call ye fole anone when your ſelfe perceyueth that I haue proued you one. ye by my ſoule and wyll take it in good worth Nowe by my fathers ſoule then wyll we euyn forth That parte reherſed of your ſeyng or this Of all our debate the onely cauſe is For where ye afore haue faſtly affirmed That ſuch as be louers agayne beloued Stande in moſt pleaſure that to man may moue That tale to be falſe truthe ſhal truely proue what folke aboue thoſe lyue more pleſauntly what folke mary euyn ſuch folke as am I Beyng no louer what man may ye be No louer no by god I warraunt ye I am no louer in ſuch maner ment As doth appere in this purpoſe preſent For as touchyug women go where I ſhall I am at one poynt with women all. The ſmotheſt the myrkeſt the ſmalleſt Thetreweſt / the trymeſt / the talleſt / The wyſeſt / the wylyeſt / the wyldeſt / The mryeſt / the manerlyeſt / the myldeſt / The ſtrangeſt / the ſtrayghteſt / the ſtrongeſt / The luſtyeſt / the leſt / or the longeſt / The raſheſt / the ruddyeſt / the roundeſt / The ſageſt / the ſaloweſt / the ſoundeſt / The coyeſt / the curſteſt / the coldeſt / The byſyeſt / the bryghteſt / the boldeſt / The thankfulleſt / the thyneſt / the thyckeſt / The ſayntlyeſt / the ſewreſt / the ſyckeſt / Take theſe with all the reſte and of euerychone So god be my helpe I loue neuer one. Then I beſeche the this one thynge tell me Howe many women thynkeſt thou doth loue the Syr as I be ſaued by ought I can proue I am beloued euyn lyke as I loue Then as appereth by thoſe wordes reherſed Thou art nother louer nor beloued Norther louer nor beloued that is euen true