Heywood, John · published 1534 · first performed or written 1534 [1533-1534] (Annals) not in BritDrama T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint typicality 0.68 · 514 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Nor stood not wrong Her finger typs So clean she clyps Her rosy lips Her cheeks gossyps So fair so ruddy It asketh study The hole to tell It did excel It was so made That even the shade At every glade would hearts invade The paps so small And round with all The waste not myckyll But it was tyckyll The thigh the knee As they should be But such a leg A lover would beg To set eye on But it is gone Then sight of the foot rift hearts to the rote And last of all scent katheryns wheel was never so round, as was her he'll Asawt her heart and who could win it As for her he'll no hold in it yet over that her beauty was so much In pleasant qualities her graces were such For dalyaunt pastance pass where she should No greater difference between lead and gold Then between the rest and her, and such a wit That no wight I ween might match her in it If she had not wit to set wise men to school Then shall my tale prove me a stark fool But in this matter to make you meet to ges ye shall understand that I with this master Fill late acquainted and for love no whit But for my pleasure to approve my wit Now I could love to this trycker dyssymble who in dyssymeling was perfit and nimble For where or when she list to give a mock She could and would do it beyond the nock wherein I thought that if I trysed her I should thereby like my wit the better And if she chanced to trip or trice me It should to learn wit a good lesson be Thus for my past time I did determine To mock or be mocked of this mocking vermin For which her presence I did first obtain And that obtained forth with fell we twain In great acquaintance and made as good cheer As we had been acquainted twenty year And I through fair flattering behaviour Seemed anon so deep in her favour That though the time then so far passed was That time required us asunder to pass yet could I no passport get of my sweating Till I was full wooed for the next days meeting For sewrauns whereof I must as she bade give her in gage best jewel I there had And after much mirth as our wits could devise we parted and I the next morn did arise In time not to timely such time as I could I allow no love where sleep is not aloud I was or I entered this journey vowed Decked very cleanly but not very proud But trim must I be, for slovenly lubbers Have ye wots well no place among lovers But I thus decked at all points point device At door were this trull was I was at a trice whereat I knocked her presence to win wherewith it was opened and I was let in
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Nor ſtode not wrong Her fynger typs So clene ſhe clyps Her roſy lyps Her chekes goſſyps So fayre ſo ruddy It axeth ſtuddy The hole to tell It dyd excell It was ſo made That euyn the ſhade At euery glade wolde hartes inuade The paps ſo ſmall And rounde with all The waſt not myckyll But it was tyckyll The thygh the kne As they ſholde be But ſuche a leg A louer wolde beg To ſet eye on But it is gon Then ſyght of the fote Ryft hartes to the rote And laſt of all ſent katheryns whele was neuer ſo round, as was her hele Aſawt her harte and who coulde wynne it As for her hele no holde in it yet ouer that her beawty was ſo muche In pleaſaunt qualytes her graces were ſuch For dalyaunt paſtaunce pas where ſhe ſholde No greater dyfference betwene lede and golde Then betwene the reſt and her, and ſuche a wyt That no wyght I wene myght matche her in it If ſhe had not wyt to ſet wyſe men to ſcole Then ſhall my tale proue me a ſtarke fole But in this matter to make you mete to ges ye ſhall vnderſtand that I with this mayſtres Fyll late acquaynted and for loue no whyt But for my pleaſure to approue my wyt Nowe I coulde loue to this trycker dyſſymble who in dyſſymelyng was perfyt and nymble For where or whan ſhe lyſt to gyue a mock She coulde and wolde do it beyonde the nock wherin I thought that if I tryſed her I ſhulde therby lyke my wyt the better And if ſhe chaunſed to tryp or tryſe me It ſholde to learne wyt a good leſſon be Thus for my paſt tyme I dyd determyn To mock or be mockt of this mockyng vermyn For which her preſens I dyd fyrſt obtayne And that obtayned forth with fell we twayne In great acquayntaunce and made as good chere As we had ben acquaynted twenty yere And I through fayre flatteryng behauour Semed anone ſo depe in her fauour That though the tyme then ſo farre paſſed was That tyme requyred vs aſonder to pas yet could I no paſport get of my ſwettynge Tyll I was full woed for the next dayes metynge For ſewrauns wherof I muſte as ſhe bad Gyue her in gage beſt iuell I there had And after mych myrth as our wyttes coulde deuyſe we parted and I the nexte morne dyd aryſe In tyme not to tymely ſuche tyme as I coulde I alowe no loue where ſlepe is not alowde I was or I entred this iorney vowd Deckt very clenly but not very prowd But trym muſt I be, for ſlouenly lobers Haue ye wot well no place amonge louers But I thus deckt at all poyntes poynt deuyce At dore were this trull was I was at a tryce wherat I knocked her preſens to wyn wherwith it was opened and I was let yn