Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written 1598 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint typicality 0.80 · 480 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Grow this to what adverse issue it can, I will put it in practice: be cunning in the working this, and thy fee is a thousand ducats. Be you constant in the accusation, and my cunning shall not shame me. I will presently go learn their day of marriage. Boy. signor. In my chamber window lies a book, bring it hither to me in the orchard. I am here already sir. I know that, but I would have thee hence and here again. I do much wonder, that one man seeing how much an other man is a fool, when he dedicates his behaviours to love, will after he hath laughed at such shallow follies in others, become the argument of his own scorn, by falling in love, and such a man is Claudio, I have known when there was no music with him but the drum and the fife, and now had he rather hear the taber and the pipe: I have known when he would have walked ten mile a foot, to see a good armour, and now will he lie ten nights awake carving the fashion of a new doublet: he was wont to speak plain, and to the purpose (like an honest man and a soldier) and now is he turned orthography, his words are a very fantastical banquet, just so many strange dishes: may I be so converted and see with these eyes? I cannot tell, I think not: I will not be sworn but love may transform me to an oyster, but i'll take my oath on it, till he have made and oyster of me, he shall never make me such a fool: one woman is fair, yet I am well, an other is wise, yet I am well: an other virtuous, yet I am well: but till all graces be in one woman, one woman shall not come in my grace: rich she shall be that's certain, wise, or i'll none, virtuous, or i'll never cheapen her: fair, or i'll never look on her, mild, or come not near me, noble, or not I for an angel, of good discourse, an excellent musitian, and her hair shall be of what colour it please God hah! the prince and monsieur Love, I will hide me in the arbour. Come shall we hear this music? Yea my good lord: how still the evening is, As hushed on purpose to grace harmony! See you where Benedick hath hid himself? O very well my lord: the music ended, we'll fit the kid-foxe with a penny worth. Come Balthaser, we'll hear that song again. O good my lord, tax not so bad a voice, To slander music any more than once. It is the witness still of excellency, To put a strange face on his own perfection, I pray thee sing, and let me woo no more.
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Grow this to what aduerse issue it can, I will put it in practise: be cunning in the working this, and thy fee is a thousand ducates. Be you constant in the accusation, and my cunning shall not shame me. I will presently go learne their day of marriage. Boy. Signior. In my chamber window lies a booke, bring it hither to me in the orchard. I am here already sir. I know that, but I would haue thee hence and here againe. I do much wonder, that one man seeing how much an other man is a foole, when he dedicates his behauiours to loue, wil after he hath laught at such shallow follies in others, becom the argument of his owne scorne, by falling in loue, and such a man is Claudio, I haue nowne when there was no musique with him but the drumme and the fife, and now had he rather heare the taber and the pipe: I haue knowne when he would haue walkt ten mile a foot, to see a good armour, and now wil he lie ten nights awake caruing the fashion of a new dublet: he was woont to speake plaine, and to the purpose (like an honest man and a souldier) and now is he turnd ortography, his words are a very fantasticall banquet, iust so many strange dishes: may I be so conuerted and see with these eies? I cannot tell, I thinke not: I wil not be sworne but loue may transforme me to an oyster, but ile take my oath on it, till he haue made and oyster of me, he shall neuer make me such a foole: one woman is faire, yet I am well, an other is wise, yet I am well: an other vertuous, yet I am wel: but till all graces be in one woman, one womā shal not com in my grace: rich she shal be thats certain, wise, or ile none, vertuous, or ile neuer cheapen her: faire, or ile neuer looke on her, mild, or come not neare me, noble, or not I for an angell, of good discourse, an excellent musitian, and her haire shall be of what colour it please God hah the prince and monsieur Loue, I wil hide me in the arbor. Come shall we heare this musique? Yea my good lord: how stil the euening is, As husht on purpose to grace harmonie! See you where Benedicke hath hid himselfe? O very wel my lord: the musique ended, Weele fit the kid-foxe with a penny worth. Come Balthaser, weele heare that song againe. O good my lord, taxe not so bad a voice, To slaunder musicke any more then once. It is the witnesse still of excellencie, To put a strange face on his owne perfection, I pray thee sing, and let me wooe no more.