Shakespeare, William · published 1630 · first performed or written 1597 [Apr 23] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 500 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
He, he, I can never hit on's name; there is such a league between my goodman, and he; is your Wife at home indeed. Indeed she is. By your leave sir, I am sick till I see her. Has Page any brains▪ Hath he any eyes? Hath he any thinking? Sure they sleep, he hath no use of them: why this boy will carry a letter twenty mile as easy, as a Canon will shoot pointblank twelve score: he pieces out his wife's inclination, he gives her folly motion and advantage: and now she's going to my wife, and Falstaffes boy with her; A man may hear this shower sing in the wind; and Falstaffes boy with her: good plots, they are laid, and our revolted wives share damnation together. Well, I will take him, then torture my wife, pluck the borrowed veil of modesty from the so seeming mistress Page, divulge Page himself for a secure and wilful Actaeon, and to these violent proceed all my neighbours shall cry aim. The clock gives me my cue, and my assurance bids me search, there I shall find Falstaff: I shall be rather praised for this, then mocked, for it is as positive, as the earth is firm, that Falstaff is there: I will go. Page, etc. Well met Master Ford. Trust me, a good knot; I have good cheer at home, and I pray you all go with me. I must excuse myself Master Ford. And so must I Sir, We have appointed to dine with Mistress Anne, And I would not break with her for more money Then i'll speak of. We have lingered about a match between Anne Page, and my cousin Slender, and this day we shall have our answer. I hope I have your good will Father Page. You have Master Slender, I stand wholly for you, But my wife (Master Doctor) is for you altogether. I begar, and de Maid is love me: my nursh-aQuickly tell me so much. What say you to young Master Fenton? He caper's, he dances, he has eyes of youth▪ he writes verses, he speaks holiday, he smells April and May, he will carry't, he will carry't, 'tis in his buttons, he will carry't. Not by my consent I promise you. The Gentleman is of no having, he kept company with the wild Prince, & Pointz: he is of too high a Region, he knows too much: no, he shall not knit a knot in his fortunes, with the finger of my substance, if he takes her, let him take her simply; the wealth I have waits on my consent, and my consent goes not that way: I beseech you hearty, some of you go home with me to dinner; besides your cheer you shall have sport, I will show you a monster; Master Doctor, you shall go, so shall your Master Page, and you Sir Hugh. Well, far you well: We shall have the freer wooing at Master Pages.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
He, he, I can neuer hit on's name; there is ſuch aleague between my goodman, and he; is your Wife at home indeed. Indeed ſhe is. By your leaue ſir, I am ſicke till I ſee her. Has Page any braines▪ Hath he any eies? Hath he any thinking? Sure they ſleepe, hee hath no vſe of them: why this boy will carrie a letter twentie mile as eaſie, as a Canon will ſhoot point-blanke twelue ſcore: hee peeces out his wiues inclination, hee giues her folly motion and aduantage: and now ſhe's going to my wife, and Falſtaffes boy with her; A man may heare this ſhowre ſing in the winde; and Falſtaffes boy with her: good plots, they are laide, and our reuolted wiues ſhare damnation together. Well, I will take him, then torture my wife, plucke the borrowed vaile of modeſtie from the ſo ſeeming Miſtris Page, divulge Page himſelfe for a ſecure and wilfull Acteon, and to theſe violent proceedings all my neighbors ſhall cry aime. The clocke giues me my Qu, and my aſſurance bids me ſearch, there I ſhall finde Falſtaffe: I ſhall be rather praiſd for this, then mock'd, for it is as poſſitiue, as the earth is firme, that Falſtaffe is there: I will go. Page, &c. Well met Maſter Ford. Truſt me, a good knotte; I haue good cheere at home, and I pray you all go with me. I muſt excuſe my ſelfe Maſter Ford. And ſo muſt I Sir, We haue appointed to dine with Miſtris Anne, And I would not breake with her for more mony Then ile ſpeake of. We haue linger'd about a match betweene Anne Page, and my cozen Slender, and this day wee ſhall haue our anſwer. I hope I haue your good will Father Page. You haue Maſter Slender, I ſtand wholly for you, But my wife (Maſter Doctor) is for you altogether. I be-gar, and de Maid is loue-a me: my nurſh-aQuickly tell me ſo muſh. What ſay you to young Maſter Fenton? He capers, he dances, he has cies of youth▪ he writes verſes, he ſpeakes holliday, he ſmels Aprill and May, he will carry't, hee will carry't, 'tis in his buttons, he will carry't. Not by my conſent I promiſe you. The Gentleman is of no hauing, he kept companie with the wilde Prince, & Pointz: hee is of too high a Region, hee knows too much: no, hee ſhall not knit a knot in his fortunes, with the finger of my ſubſtance, if he takes her, let him take her ſimply; the wealth I haue waits on my conſent, and my conſent goes not that way: I beſeech you heartily, ſome of you goe home with me to dinner; beſides your cheere you ſhall haue ſport, I will ſhew you a monſter; Maſter Doctor, you ſhall goe, ſo ſhall your Maſter Page, and you Sir Hugh. Well, fare you well: We ſhall haue the freer woing at Maſter Pages.