Medwall, Henry · published 1530 · first performed or written c.1496 (Annals) not in BritDrama unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Well man there is no more to do that we cannot have we must forego there is none other remedy Lo worldly affection now mayst thou see Thy counsel was nought that thou gavest me No more it was truly ye I told the asmyche before It is good to be sure ever more therefore now let us go And resort again to our old hosts that is the best way now as I guess ye hardly do so Sirs remember ye that this other day Man promised me even in this stead that I should with him dwell and now I here say The wild worm is come into his head So that by reason only he is led It may well be so/ but I am sure that Reason shall not always with him endure Me thinketh that Sensua. doth not his part according to the duty of his office for no body can better torn a man's heart Nor yet a readier mean devise to put away such foolish fantasyse than sensuality if he lust to assay for he is chief ruler when Reason is away ye/ a ruler will I be though Reason say nay Ah sensuality welcome by this day what tidings good ye by my faith as good as can be told I have brought this man to his old guise Hast thou so ye on warantyse Now forsooth I give the prick and prise Thou 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Of this tidings I am glad and fain But shall I be welcome to him again and all our company ye hardly as welcome as ever ye were before Goddys blessing have thine heart therefore thus am I in thy det more and more japes why say ye so for I speak it after my mind thou art to me always so kind But where shall I our master find to him will I go He is busy hark in your ere with little margery ye wot where And as soon as I had brought him there I came my way a pace and because he should not be alone I left with him worldly affection and other errand had I none Now to this place but even to show you what is done and from hens I must anon for to seek an other companion to give attendance Who is that Marry gluttony Our master calleth for him busily Sawyst thou him not No certainly To my remembrance I must go seek him without any tarrying But Pride I warn you of one thing While I think thereon when my master and ye shall meet In any wise see that ye him great In the old fashion And make as though ye know nothing Of his divers and variable dealing Keep that in your breast ye can not do him more displeasure Than thereof to make reporture Therefore let it rest ●…gh treason
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¶ Well man there ys no more to do that we cannot haue we must forgo there ys none other remedy Lo worldly affeccyon now mayst thou se Thy counsell was nought that thou gauest me ¶ No more yt was truely ¶ ye I told the asmyche byfore It ys good to be sure euer more therfore now let vs go And resorte agayn to our old hostes that ys the best way now as I gesse ¶ ye hardely do so ¶ Syrs remember ye that thys other day Man promysed me euen in thys stede that I shuld wyth hym dwell and now I here say The wylde worm ys com into hys hed So that by reason only he ys led It may well be so / but I am sure that Reason shall not alway wyth hym endure ¶ Me thynketh that Sensua. doth not hys parte accordyng to the duety of hys offyce for no body can better torn a mannys hart Nor yet a redyer mean deuyse to put away suche folyshe fantasyse than Sensualyte yf he lust to assay for he ys chyef ruler whan Reason ys away ¶ ye / a ruler wyll I be though Reason say nay ¶ Ah Sensualyte welcom by thys day what tydyngys good ¶ ye by my fay as good as can be told I haue brought thys man to hys old gyse ¶ Hast thou so ¶ ye on warantyse ¶ Now forsoth I gyue the pryk and pryse Thou Of thys tydyngys I am glad and fayn But shall I be welcom to hym agayn and all our cumpany ¶ ye hardely as welcom as euer ye ware byfore ¶ Goddys blessyng haue thyn hart therfore thus am I in thy det more and more ¶ Iapes why say ye so ¶ for I speke yt after my mynde thou art to me alway so kynde But where shall I our mayster fynde to hym wyll I go ¶ He ys besy harke in your ere wyth lytell margery ye wote where And as sone as I had brought hym there I cam my way a pace and bycause he shuld not be alone I left wyth hym worldly affeccyon and other erand had I none Now to thys place but euen to shew you what ys done and from hens I must anone for to seke an other companyon to gyue attendaunce ¶ Who ys that ¶ Mary glotony Our mayster calleth for hym besyly Sawyst thou hym not ¶ No certaynly To my remembraunce ¶ I must go seeke hym wythout any taryeng But Pryde I warn you of one thyng Whyle I thynk theron whan my mayster and ye shall mete In any wyse se that ye hym grete In the old fassyon And make as though ye know nothyng Of hys dyuers and varyable dealyng Kepe that in your brest ye can not do hym more dyspleasure Than therof to make reporture Therfore let yt rest gh treson