Shakespeare, William · published 1598 · first performed or written c.1595 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men · before the Court unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 487 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
I think no less: Dost thou not wish in heart The Chain were longer, and the Letter short. I, or I would these hands might never part. We are wise girls to mock our Lovers so. They are worse fools to purchase mocking so. That same Berowne i'll torture ere I go. O that I knew he wore but in by th' week, How I would make him fawn, and beg, and seek, And wait the season, and observe the times, And spend his prodigal wits in bootless rhymes▪ And shape his service wholly to my device, And make him proud to make me proud that jests▪ Their several counsels they unboosome shall, To loves mistook, and so be mocked withal. Upon the next occasion that we meet, With Visages displayed to talk and greet. But shall we dance, if they desire us to't? No, to the death we will not move a foot, Nor to their penned speech render we no grace: But while 'tis spoke each turn away his face. Why that contempt will kill the speakers heart, And quite divorce his memory from his part. Therefore I do it, and I make no doubt, The rest will ere come in, if he be out. There's no such sport, as sport by sport o'erthrown: To make theirs ours, and ours none but our own. So shall we stay mocking intended game, And they well mocked departed away with shame. The Trumpet sounds, be masked, the maskers come. All hail, the richest Beauties on the earth. Beauties no richer than rich Taffeta. A holy parcel of the fairest dames that ever turned their backs to mortal views. Their eyes villain, their eyes. That even turned their eyes to mortal views. Out True, out in deed. Out of your favours heavenly spirits vouchsafe Not to behold. Once to behold, rogue. Once to behold with your Sun beamed eyes, With your Sun beamed eyes. They will not answer to that Epythat▪ You were best call it Daughter beamed eyes. They do not mark me, and that brings me out. Is this your perfectness? begun you rogue. What would these stranges? Know their minds Boyet. If they do speak our language, 'tis our will That some plain man recount their purposes. Know what they would? What would you with the Princes? Nothing but peace, and gentle visitation. What would they, say they? Nothing but peace, and gentle visitation. Why that they have, and bid them so be gone. She says you have it, and you may be gone. Say to her we have measured many miles, To tread a Measure with her on this grass. They say that they have measured many a mile, To tread a Measure with you on this grass. It is not so. Ask them how many inches Is in one mile? If they have measured many, The measure then of one is easily told.
seed 43: T2 · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
I thinke no leſſe: Doſt thou not wiſh in hart The Chaine were longer, and the Letter ſhort. I, or I would theſe handes might neuer part. We are wiſe girles to mocke our Louers ſo. They are worſe fooles to purchaſe mocking ſo. That ſame Berowne ile torture ere I go. O that I knew he wore but in by th' weeke, How I would make him fawne, and begge, and ſeeke, And wayte the ſeaſon, and obſerue the times, And ſpend his prodigall wittes in booteles rimes▪ And ſhape his ſeruice wholly to my deuice, And make him proude to make me proude that ieſtes▪ Their ſeuerall counſailes they vnbooſome ſhall, To Loues miſtooke, and ſo be mockt withall. Vpon the next occaſion that we meete, With Viſages diſplayde to talke and greete. But ſhall we dance, if they deſire vs toot? No, to the death we will not moue a foot, Nor to their pend ſpeach render we no grace: But while tis ſpoke each turne away his face. Why that contempt will kill the ſpeakers hart, And quite diuorce his memorie from his part. Therefore I do it, and I make no doubt, The reſt will ere come in, if he be out. Theres no ſuch ſport, as ſport by ſport orethrowne: To make theirs ours, and ours none but our owne. So ſhall we ſtay mocking entended game, And they wel mockt depart away with ſhame. The Trompet ſoundes, be maſkt, the maſkers come. All haile, the richeſt Beauties on the earth. Beauties no richer then rich Taffata. A holy parcell of the fayreſt dames that euer turnd their backes to mortall viewes. Their eyes villaine, their eyes. That euen turnde their eyes to mortall viewes. Out True, out in deede. Out of your fauours heauenly ſpirites vouchſafe Not to beholde. Once to beholde, rogue. Once to beholde with your Sunne beamed eyes, With your Sunne beamed eyes. They will not anſwere to that Epythat▪ You were beſt call it Daughter beamed eyes. They do not marke me, and that bringes me out. Is this your perfectnes? begon you rogue. What would theſe ſtranges? Know their mindes Boyet. If they do ſpeake our language, tis our will That ſome plaine man recount their purpoſes. Know what they would? What would you with the Princes? Nothing but peace, and gentle viſitation. What would they, ſay they? Nothing but peace, and gentle viſitation. Why that they haue, and bid them ſo be gon. She ſaies you haue it, and you may be gon. Say to her we haue meaſurd many miles, To treade a Meaſure with her on this graſſe. They ſay that they haue meaſurd many a mile, To tread a Meaſure with you on this graſſe. It is not ſo. Aſke them how manie inches Is in one mile? If they haue meaſured manie, The meaſure then of one is eaſlie tolde.