Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Merry Wives of Windsor · chunk 9 of 42

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 · 517 words

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.

Shall I do any good thinkest thou? shall I not lose my suit? Troth Sir, all is in his hands above: but notwithstanding (Master Fenton) I'll be sworn on a book she loves you: have not your Worship a wart above your eye? Yes marry have I, what of that? Well, thereby hangs a tale: good faith, it is such another Nan; (but (I detest) an honest maid as ever broke bread: we had an hours talk of that wart; I shall never laugh but in that maid's company: but (indeed) she is given too much to Melancholy and musing: but for you— well— go too— Well: I shall see her to day: hold, there's money for thee: Let me have thy voice in my behalf: if thou seest her before me, commend me.— Will I? I faith that we will: And I will tell your Worship more of the Wart, the next time we have confidence, and of other wooers. Well, farewell, I am in great haste now. Farewell to your Worship: truly an honest Gentleman: but Anne loves him not: for I know Ans mind as well as another does: out upon't: what have I forgot. What, have scaped Love-letters in the holly-day-time of my beauty, and am I now a subject for them? let me see? Aske me no reason why I loue you, for though Loue vse Reason for his precisian, hee admits him not for his Counsailour: you are not yong, no more am I: goe to then, there's simpathie: you are merry, so am I: ha, ha, then there's more simpathie: you loue sacke, and so do I: would you desire better simpathie? Let it suffice thee (Mistris Page) at the least if the Loue of Souldier can suffice, that I loue thee: I will not say pitty mee, 'tis not a Souldier-like phrase; but I say, loue me: By me, thine owne true Knight, by day or night: Or any kinde of light, with all his might, For thee to fight. Iohn Falstaffe. What a Herod of jury is this? O wicked, wicked world: One that is well-nye worn to pieces with age To show himself a young Gallant? What an unwaied Behaviour hath this Flemish drunkard picked (with The Devil's name) out of my conversation, that he dares In this manner assay me? why, he hath not been thrice In my Company: what should I say to him? I was then Frugal of my mirth: (heaven forgive me:) why I'll Exhibit a Bill in the Parliament for the putting down of men: how shall I be revenged on him? for revenged I will be? as sure as his guts are made of puddings. Mistress Page, trust me, I was going to your house. And trust me, I was coming to you: you look very ill. Nay, I'll ne'er beleeee that; I have to show to the contrary. I'faith but you do in my mind. Well: I do then: yet I say, I could show you to the contrary: O Mistress Page, give me some counsel. What's the matter, woman?
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PlayThe Merry Wives of Windsor
AuthorShakespeare, William
Publication year (edition)1623
First performance / composition (Annals)1597 [Apr 23]
First performance (BritDrama)1597 [1597-1602] [revised after 1606]
Company (BritDrama)Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 427 · TCP A11954 · DEEP 5081.03
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
Positionnodes 258–282 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 9 of 42 in this edition
Length517 words · 726 tokens
Topic (seed 42)unassigned by HDBSCAN · nearest topic T49 — Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens and letters at 0.784
Other seedsseed 43: T5 · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Shall I doe any good thinkſt thou? ſhall I not looſe my ſuit? Troth Sir, all is in his hands aboue: but notwithſtanding (Maſter Fenton) Ile be ſworne on a booke ſhee loues you: haue not your Worſhip a wart aboue your eye? Yes marry haue I, what of that? Wel, thereby hangs a tale: good faith, it is ſuch another Nan; (but (I deteſt) an honeſt maid as euer broke bread: wee had an howres talke of that wart; I ſhall neuer laugh but in that maids company: but (indeed) ſhee is giuen too much to Allicholy and muſing: but for you — well — goe too — Well: I ſhall ſee her to day: hold, there's money for thee: Let mee haue thy voice in my behalfe: if thou ſeeſt her before me, commend me. — Will I? I faith that wee will: And I will tell your Worſhip more of the Wart, the next time we haue confidence, and of other wooers. Well, fare-well, I am in great haſte now. Fare-well to your Worſhip: truely an honeſt Gentleman: but Anne loues hiim not: for I know Ans minde as well as another do's: out vpon't: what haue I forgot. What, haue ſcap'd Loue-letters in the holly-day-time of my beauty, and am I now a ſubiect for them? let me ſee? Aske me no reaſon why I loue you, for though Loue vſe Reaſon for his preciſian, hee admits him not for his Counſailour: you are not yong, no more am I: goe to then, there's ſimpathie: you are merry, ſo am I: ha, ha, then there's more ſimpathie: you loue ſacke, and ſo do I: would you deſire better ſimpathie? Let it ſuffice thee (Miſtris Page) at the leaſt if the Loue of Souldier can ſuffice, that I loue thee: I will not ſay pitty mee, 'tis not a Souldier-like phraſe; but I ſay, loue me: By me, thine owne true Knight, by day or night: Or any kinde of light, with all his might, For thee to fight. Iohn Falſtaffe. What a Herod of Iurie is this? O wicked, wicked world: One that is well-nye worne to peeces with age To ſhow himſelfe a yong Gallant? What an vnwaied Behauiour hath this Flemiſh drunkard pickt (with The Deuills name) out of my conuerſation, that he dares In this manner aſſay me? why, hee hath not beene thrice In my Company: what ſhould I ſay to him? I was then Frugall of my mirth: (heauen forgiue mee:) why Ile Exhibit a Bill in the Parliament for the putting downe of men: how ſhall I be reueng'd on him? for reueng'd I will be? as ſure as his guts are made of puddings. Miſtris Page, truſt me, I was going to your houſe. And truſt me, I was comming to you: you looke very ill. Nay, Ile nere beleeee that; I haue to ſhew to the contrary. 'Faith but you doe in my minde. Well: I doe then: yet I ſay, I could ſhew you to the contrary: O Miſtris Page, giue mee ſome counſaile. What's the matter, woman?