Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
ay sir. Then show thyself herein a trusty servant, and carry this letter to mistress Dorothie, and tell her. Nay masters you shall see a marriage by and by. But here she comes. Now must I frame my amorous passions. signor Strumbo, well met, I received your letters by your man here, who told me a pitiful story of your anguish, and so understanding your passions were so great, I came hither speedily. Oh my sweet and pigsney, the fecundity of my ingeny is not so great, that may declare unto you the sorrowful sobs and broken sleeps, that I suffered for your sake; and therefore I desire you to receive me into your familiarity. For your love doth lie, As near and as nigh: Unto my heart within, As mine eye to my nose, My leg unto my hose, And my flesh unto my skin. Truly M. Strumbo, you speak too learnedly for me to understand the drift of your mind, and therefore tell your tale in plain terms, and leave off your dark riddles. Alas mistress Dorothie this is my luck, that when I most would, I cannot be understood: so that my great learning is an inconvenience unto me. But to speak in plain terms, I love you mistress Dorothie, if you like to accept me into your familiarity. If this be all I am content. sayst thou so sweet wench, let me lick thy toes. Farewell mistress. If any of you be in love, provide ye a capcase full of new coined words, and then shall you soon have the succado de labres, and something else. Uncle and princes of brave Britany, Since that our noble father is entombed, As best beseemed so brave a prince as he, If so you please, this day my love and I, Within the temple of Concordia, Will solemnize our royal marriage. Right noble Lord, your subjects every one, Must needs obey your highness at command, Especially in such a cause as this, That much concerns your highness great content. Then frolic lordings to fair Concord's walls, Where we will pass the day in knightly sports, The night in dancing and in figured masks, And offer to God Risus all our sports. Regit omnia numen. When Perseus married fair Andromeda, The only daughter of king Cepheus, He thought he had established well his Crown, And that his kingdom should for aye endure. But lo proud Phineus with a band of men, Contrived of sunburnt Aethiopians: By force of arms the bride he took from him, And turned their joy into a flood of tears. So fares it with young Locrine and his love, He thinks this marriage tendeth to his weal, But this foul day, this foul accursed day, Is the beginning of his miseries. Behold where Humber and his Scythians Approacheth nigh with all his warlike train, I need not I, the sequel shall declare, What tragic chances fall out in this war.
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I sir. Then shew thy selfe herein a trustie seruant, and carrie this letter to mistresse Dorothie, and tell her. Nay maisters you shall see a marriage by and by. But here she comes. Now must I frame my amorous passions. Signior Strumbo, well met, I receiued your letters by your man here, who told mee a pittifull storie of your anguish, and so vnderstanding your passions were so great, I came hither speedily. Oh my sweet and pigsney, the fecunditie of my ingenie is not so great, that may declare vnto you the sorrowful sobs and broken sleeps, that I suffred for your sake; and therefore I desire you to receiue me into your familiaritie. For your loue doth lie, As neare and as nigh: Vnto my heart within, As mine eye to my nose, My legge vnto my hose, And my flesh vnto my skin. Truly M. Strumbo, you speake too learnedly for mee to vnderstand the drift of your mind, and therfore tell your tale in plaine termes, and leaue off your darke ridles. Alasse mistresse Dorothie this is my lucke, that when I most would, I cannot be vnderstood: so that my great learning is an inconuenience vnto me. But to speake in plaine termes, I loue you mistresse Dorothie, if you like to accept me into your familiaritie. If this be all I am content. Saist thou so sweet wench, let me lick thy toes. Farwell mistresse. If any of you be in loue, prouide ye a capase full of new coined wordes, and then shall you soone haue the succado de labres, and something else. Vncle and princes of braue Britany, Since that our noble father is intombd, As best beseemd so braue a prince as he, If so you please, this day my loue and I, Within the temple of Concordia, Will solemnize our roiall marriage. Right noble Lord, your subiects euery one, Must needs obey your highnesse at commaund, Especially in such a cause as this, That much concerns your highnesse great content. Then frolick lordings to fair Concords wals, Where we will passe the day in knightly sports, The night in dauncing and in figured maskes, And offer to God Risus all our sports. Regit omnia numen. When Perseus married faire Andromeda, The onlie daughter of king Cepheus, He thought he had establisht well his Crowne, And that his kingdome should for aie endure. But loe proud Phineus with a band of men, Contriu'd of sun-burnt Aethiopians: By force of armes the bride he tooke from him, And turnd their ioy into a floud of teares. So fares it with yoong Locrine and his loue, He thinkes this marriage tendeth to his weale, But this foule day, this foule accursed day, Is the beginning of his miseries. Behold where Humber and his Scithians Approcheth nigh with all his warlike traine, I need not I, the sequel shall declare, What tragicke chances fall out in this warre.