Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written 1598 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T48 Addressing a lady: love, desire and inti · 501 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T48: lady, love, heart, fair, eyes, la, lord, tears, fie, face.
I would my horse had the speed of your tongue, and so good a continuer, but keep your way a God's name, I have done. You always end with a jades trick, I know you of old. That is the sum of all: Leonato, signor Claudio, and signor Benedick, my dear friend Leonato, hath invited you all, I tell him we shall stay here, at the least a month and he hearty prays some occasion may detain us longer, I dare swear he is no hypocrite, but prays from his heart. If you swear my lord, you shall not be forsworn, let me bid you welcome, my lord, being reconciled to the Prince your brother: I own you all duty. I thank you, I am not of many words, but I thank you Please it your grace lead on? Your hand Leonato, we will go together. Benedick, didst thou note the daughter of signor Leonato? I noted her not, but I looked on her, Is she not a modest young lady? Do you question me as an honest man should do, for my simple true judgement? or would you have me speak after my custom, as being a professed tyrant to their sex? No, I pray thee speak in sober judgement. Why i'faith me thinks she's too low for a high praise, too brown for a fair praise, and too little for a great praise, only this commendation I can afford her, that were she other then she is, she were unhandsome, and being no other, but as she is, I do not like her. Thou thinkest I am in sport, I pray thee tell me truly how thou lik'st her. Would you buy her that you inquire after her? Can the world buy such a jewel? Yea, and a case to put it into, but speak you this with a sad brow? or do you play the flouting jack, to tell us Cupid is a good Hare finder, and Vulcan a rare Carpenter: Come, in what key shall a man take you to go in the song? In mine eye, she is the sweetest Lady that ever I looked on. I can see yet without spectacles, and I see no such matter: there's her cousin, and she were not possessed with a fury, exceeds her as much in beauty, as the first of May doth the last of December: but I hope you have no intent to turn husband, have you? I would scarce trust myself, though I had sworn the contrary, if Hero would be my wife. Is't come to this? in faith hath not the world one man but he will wear his cap with suspicion? shall I never see a bachelor of three score again? go to i'faith, and thou wilt needs thrust thy neck into a yoke, wear the print of it, and sigh away sundaies: look, done Pedro is returned to seek you. What secret hath held you here, that you followed not to Leonatoes'?
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I would my horse had the speed of your tongue, and so good a continuer, but keep your way a Gods name, I haue done. You alwayes end with a iades tricke, I knowe you of olde. That is the summe of all: Leonato, signior Claudio, and signior Benedicke, my deere friend Leonato, hath inuited you all, I tell him we shall stay here, at the least a moneth and he heartily praies some occasion may detaine vs longer, I dare sweare he is no hypocrite, but praies from his heart. If you sweare my lord, you shall not be forsworne, let mee bidde you welcome, my lord, being reconciled to the Prince your brother: I owe you all duetie. I thanke you, I am not of many wordes, but I thanke yo Please it your grace leade on? Your hand Leonato, we wil go together. Benedicke, didst thou note the daughter of Signior Leonato? I noted her not, but I lookte on her, Is she not a modest yong ladie? Do you question me as an honest man should doe, for my simple true iudgement? or would you haue me speake after my custome, as being a professed tyrant to their sex? No, I pray thee speake in sober iudgement. Why yfaith me thinks shees too low for a hie praise, too browne for a faire praise, and too litle for a great praise, onlie this commendation I can affoord her, that were shee other then she is, she were vnhansome, and being no other, but as she is, I do not like her. Thou thinkest I am in sport, I pray thee tell mee truelie how thou lik'st her. Would you buie her that you enquier after her? Can the world buie such a iewel? Yea, and a case to putte it into, but speake you this with a sad brow? or doe you play the flowting iacke, to tell vs Cupid is a good Hare finder, and Vulcan a rare Carpenter: Come, in what key shall a man take you to go in the song? In mine eie, shee is the sweetest Ladie that euer I lookt on. I can see yet without spectacles, and I see no such matter: theres her cosin, and she were not possest with a fury, exceedes her as much in beautie, as the first of Maie dooth the last of December: but I hope you haue no intent to turne husband, haue you? I would scarce trust my selfe, though I had sworne the contrarie, if Hero would be my wife. Ist come to this? in faith hath not the worlde one man but he will weare his cappe with suspition? shall I neuer see a batcheller of three score againe? go to yfaith, and thou wilt needes thrust thy necke into a yoke, weare the print of it, and sigh away sundaies: looke, don Pedro is returned to seeke you. What secret hath held you here, that you followed not to Leonatoes?