Lyly, John · published 1597 · first performed or written 1593 [1590-1595] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (first) · before the Court unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 487 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
Well in then, wert not a pretty jest to bury him quick, I warrant it would be a good while ere she would scratch him out of his grave with her nails, and yet she might too, for she hath digged such vaults in my face that ye may go from my chin to my eyebrows betwixt the skin and the flesh, wonder not at it good people I can prove there hath been two or three merchants with me to hire rooms to lay in wine, but that they do not stand so conveniently as they would wish, for indeed they are every one too near my mouth, and I am a great drinker, I had had a quarter's rent before hand. Well be it known unto all men that I have done this to cornute my master, for yet I could never have opportunity. You would little think my neck is grown away with looking back as I have been a kissing, for fear he should come, and yet it is a fair example, beware of kissing brethren. What doth the cave open? ere she and he have done he'll pick the lock with his horn. Now have I played with wanton Iphicles. Yea and kept touch with Melos, both are pleased, Now were Learchus here? but stay methinks here is Gunophilus I'll go with him. Mistress my master is in this cave thinking to meet you and Learchus here. What is he jealous? come Gunophilus In spite of him I'll kiss thee twenty times. O look how my lips quiver for fear. Where is my husband speak Gunophilus. He is in the woods and will be here anon. ay but he shall not. His fellow swains will meet me in this bower, Who for his sake I mean to entertain, If he knew of it he would meet them here. Ah wheresoe'er he be, safe may he be, Thus hold I up my hands to heaven for him, Thus weep I for my dear love Stesias. When will the shepherds come? immediately, prepare the banquet straight, Mean time I'll pray that Stesias may be here, Bring Iphicles and Melos with thee and tell them Of my husband. Descendit ad inferos. You'll love them then? No, only thee, yet let them sit with me, Content, so you but sit with them. Why hath Pandora thus deluded me? Learchus whist my husbands in this cave, Thinking to take us together here. Shall I slay him, and enjoy thee still? No, let him live but had he Argos eyes, He should not keep me from Learchus' love, Thus will I hang about Learchus' neck: And suck out happiness from forth his lips. And this shallbe the heaven that I'll aim at. Sic vos non vobis, sic vos non vobis. what meanst thou by that? Here is a comment upon my words, Wherefore dost thou break the glass.
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VVell in then, wert not a prety iest to bury him quicke, I warrant it would be a good while eare she would scratch him out of his graue with her nayles, and yet shee might too, for she hath digd such vaults in my face that ye may go from my chinne to my eyebrowes betwixt the skin and the flesh, wonder not at it good people I can proue there hath bene two or three marchantes with me to hire romes to lay in wine, but that they doe not stand so conueniently as they wold wish, for indeed they are euery one too neare my mouth, and I am a great drinker, I had had a quarters rent before hand. VVel be it knowne vnto all men that I haue done this to cornute my mayster, for yet I could neuer haue opportunitie. You would litle thinke my necke is growne away with loking back as I haue been a kissing, for feare he should come, and yet it is a fayre example, beware of kissing bretheren. VVhat doth the caue open? ere she and he haue done heele picke the lock with his horne. Now haue I playde with wanton Iphicles. Yea and kept touch with Melos, both are pleased, Now were Learchus here? but stay me thinkes here is Gunophilus Ile goe with him. Mistres my mayster is in this caue thinking to meete you and Learchus here. VVhat is he Iealious? come Gunophilus In spite of him Ile kisse thee twenty times. O looke how my lippes quiuer for feare. VVhere is my husband speake Gunophilus. He is in the woods and will be here anon. I but he shall not. His fellow swaines will meet me in this bower, VVho for his sake I meane to entertayne, If he knew of it he would meete them here. Ah where so ere he be, safe may he be, Thus hold I vp my hands to heauen for him, Thus weepe I for my deere loue Stesias. VVhen will the shepheards come? Imediately, prepare the banquet streight, Meane time Ile pray that Stesias may be here, Bring Iphicles and Melos with thee and tell them Of my husband. Descendit ad inferos. Youle loue them then▪ No, onely thee, yet let them sitte with me, Content, so you but sit with them. VVhy hath Pandora thus deluded me? Learchus whist my husbands in this caue, Thinking to take vs together here. Shall I slay him, and enioy thee still? No, let him liue but had he Argos eyes, He should not keepe me from Learchus loue, Thus will I hang about Learchus necke: And sucke out happinesse from forth his lippes. And this shalbe the heauen that Ile ayme at. Sic vos non vobis, sic vos non vobis. what meanst thou by that? Here is a coment vpon my wordes, VVherefore doest thou breake the glasse.