The Blind Beggar of Alexandria (Irus) · chunk 4 of 26
Chapman, George · published 1598 · first performed or written 1596 [Feb 12] (Annals) comedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
One may see by them it is not meet choice men should have offices, A pretty moral work it in the sampler of your heart, But are we by ourselves. I think so unless you have alone in your belly. Not I God knows I never came where they grew yet, Since we are alone let's talk a little merrily, methinks I long to know what wanton talk and dalliance is I'll lay my life 'tis that my mother uses when she and others, Do begin to talk and that she says to me maid, Get ye hence fall to your needle: what a maid and Idle. A maid and Idle why maids must be Idle but not another thing. then do not name it for I fear 'tis nought. For yesterday I heard Menippus as he was talking, With my mother's maid and I stood hearkening at the chamber door, Said that, with that word a maid was got with child. How with the very word. I mean with that the word seems to express. Nay if you be so fine you will not name it now, We are all alone, you are much too nice. Why let her choose, let us two name it, Do then Elimine. Nay do you Martia. Why woman I dare. Do then I warrant thee. I'll warrant myself if I list, but come let it alone, Let us to Irus for our fortunes. God save grave Irus. Welcome beauteous Nymphs. How know you Irus we are beautiful and cannot see. Homer was blind yet could he best discern, The shapes of every thing and so may I, Indeed we hear your skill can beautify, Beauty itself, and teach dames how to deck, Their heads and Body's fittest to their forms, To their complexions and their countenances. So can I beauteous nymphs, and make all eyes, Sparkle with love fire from your excellence. How think you we are tired to tempt men's looks, Being thus nymph-like is it not too strange, It is the better so it doth become. But that I may disclose to you your fortunes Tell me first Pego their true faces forms. marry sir this that speaks to you has a face thin like unto water gruel, but yet it would do your heart good if you could see it I know and see it better than thyself, The blaze whereof doth turn me to a fire. Burning mine Entrails with a strong desire. Why turnst thou from us Irus tell my fortune. I wonder at the glory it presents, To my soul's health that sees upon your head, A coronet, and at your gracious feet, Nobles and princes in their highest state, Which state shall crown your fortune ear you die, And ere the heart of Heaven, the glorious sun, Shall quench his roseate fires within the west. You shall a husband have noble and rich. Happy Elimine, oh that I might too.
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One may see by them it is not meete choise men should haue offices, A prettie morrall work it in the samplar of your hart, But are we by our selues. I thinke so vnlesse you haue alone in your belly. Not I God knowes I neuer camewhere they grew yet, Since we are alone lets talke a little merrily, Mee thinkes I long to know what wanton talke and dalliance is Ile lay my life tis that my mother vses when she and others, Do beginne to talke and that she sayes to me mayde, Get ye hence fall to your needle: what a mayd and Idle. A mayd and Idle why maydes must be Idle but not an other thing. then do not name it for I feare tis naught. For esterday I hard Menippus as he was talking, VVith my mothers maide and I stoode harkning at the chamber doore, Sayde that, with that woord a mayd was got with childe. How with the very woord. I meane with that the woord seemes to expresse. Nay if you be so fine you will not name it now, VVe are all alone, you are much too nice. VVhy let her chuse, let vs two name it, Do then Elimine. Nay doe you Martia. VVhy woman I dare. Do then I warrant thee. Ile warrant my selfe if I list, but come let it alone, Let vs to Irus for our fortunes. God saue graue Irus. VVelcome beautious Nymphes. How know you Irus we are beautifull and cannot see. Homr was blinde yet could he best dicerne, The shapes of euery thing and so may I, Indeede wee heare your skill can beautifie, Beautie it selfe, and teach dames how to decke, Their heades and bodies fittest to their formes, To their complexions and their countenances. So can I beateuous Nimphes, and make all eyes, Sparkle with loue fire from your excellence. How thinke you we are tyred to tempte mens lookes, Beeing thus Nimphlike is it not too strange, It is the better so it doth become. But that I may disclose to you your fortunes Tell me first Pego their true faces formes. Mary r this that speakes to you has a face thinne like vnto water grewell, but yet it would do your hart good if you could see it I know and see it better then thy selfe, The blaze whereof doth turne me to a fyre. Burning mine Intrailes with a strong desire. VVhy turnst thou from vs Irus tell my fortune. I wonder at the glorie it presentes, To my soules health that sees vppon your heade, Acorronet, and at your gratious feete, Nobles and princes in their highest state, VVhich state shal crowne your fortune eare you die, And eare the hart of Heauen, the glorious sunne, Shall quench his rosiat fires within the west. You shall a husband haue noble and rich. Happie Elimine, oh that I myght too.