Marston, John · published 1602 · first performed or written 1602 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint typicality 0.77 · 479 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Dammi pimpero del tuo gradit' amore Che beam, cosempiterno honore, Cosi, cosimi conuerra morir. Good sweet, scout o'er the marsh: for my heart trembles At every little breath that strikes my ear, When thou returnest: and i'll discourse How I deceived the Court: than thou shall tell How thou escapedst the watch: we'll point our speech With amorous kissing, kissing commas, and even suck The liquid breath from out each others lips. dull clod, no man but such sweet favour clips. I go, and yet my panting blood persuades me stay. Turn coward in her sight? away, away. I think confusion of Babel is fallen upon these lovers, that they change their language, but I fear me, my master having but feigned the person of a woman, hath got their unfeigned imperfection, and is grown double tongued: as for Mellida, she were no woman, if she could not yield strange language. But howsoever, if I should sit in judgement, 'tis an error easier to be pardoned by the auditors, then excused by the authors; and yet some private respect may rebate the edge of the keener censure. This way she took: search, my sweet gentlemen. How now Balurdo, canst thou meet with anybody? As I am true gentleman, I made my horse sweat, that he hath near a dry thread on him: and I can meet with no living creature, but men & beasts, In good sadness, I would have sworn I had seen Mellida even now: for I saw a thing stir under a hedge, and I peep't, and I spied a thing: and I peered, and I twired underneath: and truly a right wise man might have been deceived: for it was What, in the name of heaven? A dun cow. she'd near a kettle on her head? Boy, didst thou see a young Lady pass this way? Why speak you not? God's neakes, proud elf, give the Duke reverence, stand bare with a Whogh! heavens bless me: Mellida, Mellida. Where man, where? Turned man, turned man: women wear the breaches, lo here, Light and unduteous! kneel not, peevish elf, Speak not, entreat not, shame unto my house, Curse to my honour. Where's Antonio? Thou traitoress to my hate, what is he shipped For England now? well whimpering harlot, hence. Good father Good me no goods. Seest thou that sprightly youth? ere thou canst term tomorrow morning old, thou shalt call him thy husband, Lord and love. Ay me. Blirt on your ay me's, guard her safely hence. Drag her away, i'll be your guard tonight. Young Prince, mount up your spirits, and prepare To solemnize your Nuptials eve with pomp. The time is scant: now nimble wits appear: Phoebus begins gleam, the welkin's clear. Now nimble wits appear: i'll myself appear, Balurdo's self, that in quick wit doth surpass, Will show the substance of a complete
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Dammi pimpero del tuo gradit' amore Che beame, cosempiterno honore, Cosi, cosimi conuerra morir. Good sweet, scout ore the marsh: for my heart trembls At euery little breath that strikes my eare, When thou returnest: and ile discourse How I deceiu'd the Court: then thou shall tell How thou escapt'st the watch: weele point our speech With amorous kissing, kissing cōmaes, and euen suck The liquid breath from out each others lips. Dul clod, no man but such sweeet fauour clips. I goe, and yet my panting blood perswades me stay. Turne coward in her sight? away, away. I thinke confusion of Babell is falne vpon these louers, that they change their language, but I feare mee, my master hauing but fained the person of a woman, hath got their vnfained imperfection, and is growne double tongu'd: as for Mellida, she were no woman, if shee could not yeelde strange language. But howsoeuer, if I should sit in iudgement, tis an errour easier to be pardoned by the auditors, then excused by the authours; and yet some priuate respect may rebate the edge of the keener censure. This way shee took: search, my sweet gentlemē. How now Balurdo, canst thou meete with any body? As I am true gentleman, I made my horse sweat, that he hath nere a dry thread on him: and I can meete with no liuing creature, but men & beastes, In good sadnesse, I would haue sworne I had seene Mellida euen now: for I sawe a thing stirre vnder a hedge, and I peep't, and I spyed a thing: and I peer'd, and I tweerd vnderneath: and truly a right wise man might haue beene deceiued: for it was What, in the name of heauen? A dun cowe. Sh'ad nere a kettle on her head? Boy, didst thou see a yong Lady passe this way? Why speake you not? Gods neakes, proud elfe, giue the Duke rouerence, stand bare with a Whogh! heauens blesse me: Mellida, Mellida. Where man, where? Turnd man, turnd man: women weare the breaches, loe here, Light and vnduteous! kneele not, peeuish elfe, Speake not, entreate not, shame vnto my house, Curse to my honour. Where's Antonio? Thou traitresse to my hate, what is he shipt For England now? well whimpering harlot, hence. Good father Good me no goods. Seest thou that sprightly youth? ere thou canst tearme to morrow morning old, thou shalt call him thy husband, Lord and loue. Ay me. Blirt on your ay mees, gard her safely hence. Drag her away, ile be your gard to night. Young Prince, mount vp your spirits, and prepare To solemnize your Nuptials eue with popme. The time is scant: now nimble wits appeare: Phoebus begins gleame, the welkin's cleare. Now nimble wits appeare: ile my selfe appeare, Balurdo's selfe, that in quick wit doth surpasse, Will shew the substance of a compleat