Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1597 [Apr 23] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 516 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
I beseech you be not so phlegmatic: hear the truth of it. He came of an errand to me, from Parson Hugh. Vell. I forsooth: to desire her to— Peace, I pray you. Peace-a-your tongue: speake-a-your Tale. To desire this honest Gentlewoman (your Maid) to speak a good word to Mistress Anne Page, for my Master in the way of Marriage. This is all indeede-la: but i'll ne'er put my finger in the fire, and need not. Sir Hugh send you? Rugby, baton me some paper: tarry you a littell-a-while. I am glad he is so quiet if he had been throughly moved, you should have heard him so loud, and so melancholy: but notwithstanding man, I'll do you your Master what good I can: and the very yea, & the no is, the French Doctor my Master, (I may call him my Master, look you, for I keep his house; and I wash, ring, brew, bake, scour, dress meat and drink, make the beds, and do all myself.) 'Tis a great charge to come under one bodies hand. Are you a-uis'd o' that? you shall find it a great charge: and to be up early, and down later but notwithstanding, (to tell you in your ear, I would have no words of it) my Master himself is in love with Mistress Anne Page: but notwithstanding that I know Ans mind, that's neither here nor there. You, lack ' Nape: giue-'a this Letter to Sir Hugh, by gar it is a challenge: I will cut his throat in de Park, and I will teach a souruy lack-a-nape Priest to meddle, or make:— you may be gone: it is not good you tarry here: by gar I will cut all his two stones: by gar, he shall not have a stone to throw at his dog. Alas: he speaks but for his friend. It is no matter'a ver dat: do not you tell-a-me dat I shall have Anne Page for myself? by gar, I vill kill de jack-priest: and I have appointed mine Host of de Iarteer to measure our weapon: by gar, I will myself have Anne Page. Sir, the maid loves you, and all shall be well: We must give folks leave to prate: what the good-ier. Rugby, come to the Court with me: by gar, if I have not Arm Page, I shall turn your head out of my door: follow my heels, Rugby. You shall have An-fooles head of your own: No, I know Ans mind for that: never a woman in Windsor knows more of Ans mind than I do, nor can do more than I do with her, I thank heaven. Who's with in there, hoa? Who's there, I troa? Come near the house I pray you. How now (good woman) how dost thou? The better that it pleases your good Worship to ask? What news? how does pretty Mistress Anne? In truth Sir, and she is pretty, and honest, and gentle, and one that is your friend, I can tell you that by the way, I praise heaven for it.
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I beſeech you be not ſo flegmaticke: heare the truth of it. He came of an errand to mee, from Parſon Hugh. Vell. I forſooth: to deſire her to — Peace, I pray you. Peace-a-your tongue: ſpeake-a-your Tale. To deſire this honeſt Gentlewoman (your Maid) to ſpeake a good word to Miſtris Anne Page, for my Maſter in the way of Marriage. This is all indeede-la: but ile nere put my finger in the fire, and neede not. Sir Hugh ſend-a you? Rugby, ballow mee ſome paper: tarry you a littell-a-while. I am glad he is ſo quiet if he had bin throughly moued, you ſhould haue heard him ſo loud, and ſo melancholly: but notwithſtanding man, Ile doe yoe your Maſter what good I can: and the very yea, & the no is, ye French Doctor my Maſter, (I may call him my Maſter, looke you, for I keepe his houſe; and I waſh, ing, brew, bake, ſcowre, dreſſe meat and drinke, make the beds, and doe all my ſelfe.) 'Tis a great charge to come vnder one bodies hand. Are you a-uis'd o' that? you ſhall finde it a great charge: and to be vp early, and down later but notwithſtanding, (to tell you in your eare, I wold haue no words of it) my Maſter himſelfe is in loue with Miſtris Anne Page: but notwithſtanding that I know Ans mind, that's neither heere nor there. You, lack 'Nape: giue-'a this Letter to Sir Hugh, by gar it is a ſhallenge: I will cut his troat in de Parke, and I will teach a ſouruy lack-a-nape Prieſt to meddle, or make: — you may be gon: it is not good you tarry here: by gar I will cut all his two ſtones: by gar, he ſhall not haue a ſtone to throw at his dogge. Alas: he ſpeakes but for his friend. It is no matter'a ver dat: do not you tell-a-me dat I ſhall haue Anne Page for my ſelfe? by gar, I vill kill de Iack-Prieſt: and I haue appointed mine Hoſt of de Iarteer to meaſure our weapon: by gar, I wil my ſelfe haue Anne Page. Sir, the maid loues you, and all ſhall bee well: We muſt giue folkes leaue to prate: what the good-ier. Rugby, come to the Court with me: by gar, if I haue not Anne Page, I ſhall turne your head out of my dore: follow my heeles, Rugby. You ſhall haue An-fooles head of your owne: No, I know Ans mind for that: neuer a woman in Windſor knowes more of Ans minde then I doe, nor can doe more then I doe with her, I thanke heauen. Who's with in there, hoa? Who's there, I troa? Come neere the houſe I pray you. How now (good woman) how doſt thou? The better that it pleaſes your good Worſhip to aske? What newes? how do's pretty Miſtris Anne? In truth Sir, and ſhee is pretty, and honeſt, and gentle, and one that is your friend, I can tell you that by the way, I praiſe heauen for it.