Shakespeare, William · published 1598 · first performed or written c.1595 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men · before the Court T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint typicality 0.69 · 525 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
For Iaquenetta (so is the weaker vessel called) which I apprehended with the aforesaid Swain, I keep her as a vessel of thy Laws fury, and shall at the least of thy sweet notice, bring her to trial. Thine in all compliments of devoted and heart-burning heat of duty. Don Adriano de Armado. Which the base vulgar do call three. True. Why sir is this such a piece of study? Now here is three studied ere yele thrice wink: and how easy it is to put years to the word three, and study three years in two words, the dancing Horse will tell you. A most fine Figure. To prove you a cipher. I will hereupon confess I am in love: and as it is base for a Soldier to love; so am I in love with a base wench. If drawing my Sword against the humour of affection, would deliver me from the reprobate thought of it, I would take Desire prisoner, and ransom him to any French Courtier for a new devised curtsy. I think scorn to sigh, me thinks I should outswear Cupid. Comfort me Boy, What great men have been in love? Hercules' Master. Most sweet Hercules: more authority dear Boy, name more; and sweet my child let them be men of good repute and carriage. Samson Master, he was a man of good carriage, great carriage: for he carried the town-gates on his back like a Porter: and he was in love. O well knit Samson, strong jointed Samson; I do excel thee in my rapier, as much as thou didst me in carrying gates. I am in love too. Who was Sampsons' love my dear Moth? A Woman, Master. Of what complexion? Of all the four, or the three, or the two, or one of the four. Tell me precisely of what complexion? Of the sea-water Greene sir. Is that one of the four complexions? As I have read sir, and the best of them too. Green in deed is the colour of Lovers: but to have a love of that colour, me thinks Samson had small reason for it. He surely affected her for her wit. It was so sir▪ for she had a green wit. My love is most immaculate white and red. Most maculate thoughts Master, are masked under such colours. Define, define, well educated infant. My father's wit, and my mother's tongue assist me. Sweet invocation of a child, most pretty & pathetical. If she be made of white and red, Her faults will near be known: For blush-in cheeks by faults are bred, And fears by pale white shown: Then if she fear, or be to blame, By this you shall not know, Eor still her cheeks possess the same, Which native she doth owe A dangerous rhyme master against the reason of white & red. Is there not a Ballet Boy, of the King & the Beggar? The world was very guilty of such a Ballet some three ages since, but I think now 'tis not to be found: or if it were, it would neither serve for the writing, nor the tune.
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For Iaquenetta (ſo is the weaker veſſell called) vvhich I apprehended vvith the aforeſayd Svvaine, I keepe hr as a veſſell of thy Lavves furie, and ſhall at the leaſt of thy ſvveete notice, bring hr to tryall. Thine in all complements of deuoted and hartburning heate of duetie. Don Adriano de Armado. Which the baſe vulgar do call three. True. Why ſir is this ſuch a peece of ſtudie? Now heere is three ſtudied ere yele thrice wincke: and how eaſie it is to put yeeres to the worde three, and ſtudie three yeeres in two wordes, the dauncing Horſe will tell you. A moſt fine Figure. To proue you a Cypher. I will hereupon confeſſe I am in loue: and as it is baſe for a Souldier to loue; ſo am I in loue with a baſe wench. If drawing my Sword againſt the humor of affection, would deliuer me from the reprobate thought of it, I would take Deſire priſoner, and ranſome him to anie French Courtier for a new deuiſde cuſie. I thinke ſcorne to ſigh, mee thinks I ſhould outſweare Cupid. Comfort mee Boy, What great men haue bin in loue? Hercules Maiſter. Moſt ſweete Hercules: more authoritie deare Boy, name more; and ſweete my childe let them be men of good repute and carriage. Sampſon Maiſter, he was a man of good carriage, great carriage: for he carried the Towne-gates on his backe like a Porter: and he was in loue. O wel knit Sampſon, ſtrong ioynted Sampſon; I do excel thee in my rapier, as much as thou didſt me in carying gates. I am in loue too. Who was Sampſons loue my deare Moth? A Woman, Maiſter. Of what complexion? Of all the foure, or the three, or the two, or one of the foure. Tell me preciſely of what complexion? Of the ſea-water Greene ſir. Is that one of the foure complexions? As I haue read ſir, and the beſt of them too. Greene in deede is the colour of Louers: but to haue a loue of that colour, mee thinkes Sampſon had ſmall reaſon for it. He ſurely affected her for her wit. It was ſo ſir▪ for ſhe had a greene wit. My loue is moſt immaculate white and red. Moſt maculate thoughts Maiſter, are maskt vnder ſuch colours. Define, define, well educated infant. My fathers wit, and my mothers tongue asſiſt me. Sweet inuocation of a child, moſt pretty & pathetical. Yf ſhe be made of white and red, Her faultes will nere be knowne: For bluſh-in cheekes by faultes are bred, And feares by pale white ſhowne: Then if ſhe feare, or be to blame, By this you ſhall not know, Eor ſtill her cheeke poſſeſſe the ſame, Which natiue ſhe doth owe A dangerous rime maiſter againſt the reaſon of white & red. Is there not a Ballet Boy, of the King & the Begger? The worlde was very guiltie of ſuch a Ballet ſome three ages ſince, but I thinke now tis not to be found: or if it were, it would neither ſerue for the writing, nor the tune.