Anonymous · published 1598 · first performed or written 1590 [1588-1598; revised 1610] (Annals) romance · Unknown T29 Disguise and pursuit in Look About You typicality 0.67 · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T29: gloster, faukenbridge, skinke, hermit, richard, prince, iohn, porter, henry, brother.
Faith i'll home to dinner, and afterward to sleep. Why then thou wilt be hanged. Faith I care not, for I know I shall never find them well i'll once more abroad, & if I cannot find them, i'll never come home again. I tell thee what Rombelo, thou shalt go in at one end of the wood and I at the other, and we will meet both together at the midst. Content, let's away to dinner. Unknown to any here within these woods With bloody Bremo do I lead my life, The monster he doth murder all he meets, He spareth none and none doth him escape, Who would continue, who but only I In such a cruel cutthroates company. Yet Amadine is there how can I choose: Ah silly soul how often times she sits And sighs, and calls come shepherd come, Sweet Mucedorus, come and set me free, When Mucedorus pesent stands hereby: But here she comes, what news fair Lady as you walk. these woods. Ah hermit, none but bad & such as thou knowest. How do you like your Bremo and his woods; Not my Bremo nor his Bremo woods; And why, not yours, me thinks he loves you well I like him not, his love to me is nothing wrath Lady, in this methinks you offer wrong, To hate the man that ever loves you best. Ah hermit, I take no, pleasure in his love. Neither yet doth Bremo like me best. pardon my boldness fair lady, sith we both May safely talk now out of Bremos' sight, Unfold to me if so you please, the full discourse How, when and why you came into these woods, And fell into this bloody burchers hands. Hermit I will, of late a worthy shepherd I did love you. A shepherd lady, sure a man unfit to match with Hermit this is true, and when we had. Stay there, the wild men comes Refer the rest until another time. What secret tale is this, what whispering have we here; Villain I charge the tell thy tale again, I needs I must, lo here it is again, When as we both had lost the sight of thee It grieved us both, but specially thy queen, Who in thy absence ever fears the worst, Lest some mischance befall your royrll grace. Shall my sweet Bremo wander through the woods. toil to and fro for to redress my want, Hazard his life and all to cherish me, I like not this quoth she And thereupon craude to know of me If I could teach her handle weapons well. My answer was I had small skill therein, But gladmost mighty king to learn of thee. And this was all. Whast so, none can dislike of this. I'll teach you both to fight, but first my queen begin, Here take this weapon, see how thou canst use it. This is to big, I cannot wield it in my arm.
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Faith ile home to dinner, and afterwarde to sleep Why then thou wilt be hanged. Faith care not, for I know I shal neuer fnd them wel ile once more abroad, & if I cannot find them, ile neuer come home againe. I tel thee what Rombelo, thou shal go in at one end of the wood and I at the other, and wee wil meete both together at the midst. Content, lets awaie to dinner Vnknowne to any heere within these woods With bloodie Bremo do I lead my life, The monster he doth murther all he meets, He spareth none and none doth him escape, Who would continue, vvho but onely I In such a cruell cutthroates company. Yet Amadine is there hovv can I choose: Ah sillie soule hovv often times she sits And sighes, and cals come shepheard come, Svveete Mucedorus, come and set me free, When Mucedorus pesent standes herby: But here she comes, vvhat nevves faire Ladie as you vvalke. these vvoods. Ah hermit, none but bad & such as thou knovvest. Hovv doe you like your Bremo and his vvoods; Not my Bremo nor his Bremo vvoods; And vvhy, not yours, me thinks he loues you vvel I like him not, his loue to me is nothing vvroth Ladie, in this methinkes you offer vvrong, To hate the man that euer loues you best. Ah hermit, I take no, pleasure in his loue. Neither yet doth Bremo like me best. pardon my boldnes faie ladie, sith vve both May safely talke novv out of Bremos sight, Vnfould to me if so you please, the full discourse Hovv, vvhen and vvhy you came into these vvoods, And fell into this blodie burchers hands. Hermit I vvil, of late a vvorthie shepheard I did loue you. A shephard lady, sure a man vnfit to match vvith Hermit this is true, and vvhen vve had. Staie there, the vvild men comes Referre the rest vntill another time. What secret tale is this, vvhat vvhispering haue vvee heere; Villaine I charge the tell thy tale againe, I needes I must, loe here it is againe, When as vve both had lost the sight of thee It greeud vs both, but specially thy queene, Who in thy absence euer feares the vvorst, Least some misehance befal your royrll grace. Shall my sweete Bremo wander through the woods. Tole to and fro for to redresse my want, Hazard his life and all to cherishe me, I like not this quoth she And thereupon craude to know of me If I coulde teach her handle weapons well. My aunsweh was I had small skill therein, But gladmost mightie king to learne of thee. And this was all. Whast so, none can dislike of this Ile teach you both to fight, but first my queene begin, Here take this weapon, se how thou canst vse it. This is to big, I cannot weeld it in my arme.