Blurt, Master Constable, or The Spaniard's Night Walk · chunk 2 of 34
Anonymous · published 1602 · first performed or written 1601 [1601-1602] (Annals) romance · Children of Paul's (second) T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint typicality 0.74 · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
'Sfoot if all the wit in this company have nothing to set itself about, but to run Division upon me, why then e'en burn off mine ears indeed, but my little Mermaids, signor Camillo does this, that I now might describe the ninivitical motion of the whole battle, and so tell what he has done: and come, shall I begin? O for beauty's love, a good motion. But I can tell you one thing, I shall make your hair stand up an end at some things. Prithee good brother Soldier keep the peace, our hair stand an end? pity a my heart, the next end would be of our wits: we hang out a white flag most terrible Tamberlaine, and beg mercy; come, come, let us neither have your ninivitical motions nor your swaggering battles: why my Lord Camillo, you invited me hither to a banquet, not to the Ballad of a pitched field. And here it stands bright Mistress, sweetly attending what doom your lips willay upon it. I marry Sir, let our teeth describe this Motion. We shall never describe it well, for fumbling i'th' mouth. Yes, yes, I have a trick to make us understand one another and we fumble never so— Meddle not with his tricks sweet heart; under pardon my Lord, though I am your guest, I'll bestow myself, sit dear beauties: for the men, let them take up places themselves; I prithee brother fighter sit, & talk of any subject, but this langling law at Arms. The law at logs then. will you be so lusty? no nor legs neither, we'll have them tied up too, since you are among Ladies: gallants, handle those things only that are fit for Ladies. Agreed so that we go not out of the compass of those things that are fit for Lords. Be't so, what's the Theme then? Beauty, that fits us best. And of Beauty what tongue would not speak the best? since it is the jewel that hangs upon the brow of heaven, the best colour that can be laid upon the cheek of earth: beauty makes men Gods immortal, by making mortal men to live ever in love. (for love. Ever? not so, I have heard that some men have died So have I, but I could never see't: I'd ride forty miles to follow such a fellow to Church, and would make more of a sprig of Rosemary at his burial, than of a gilded Bride-branch at mine own wedding. Take you such delight in men that die for love? Not in the men nor in the death, but in the deed; troth I think he is not a sound man that will die for a woman, and yet I would never love a man soundly, that would not knock at deaths door for my love. I'd knock as long as I thought good, but have my brains knocked out when I entered, if I were he.
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S'foote if all the wit in this company haue nothing to set it selfe about, but to run Deuision vpon me, why then Eene burne off mine eares indeed, but my little Mer-maides, Signior Camillo does this, that I now might describe the Niniuiticall motion of the whole battle, and so tell what hee has done: and come, shall I begin? O for beauties loue, a good motion. But I can tell you one thing, I shall make your hayre stand vp an end at some things. Prethee good brother Soldier keepe the peace, our haire stand an end? pittie a my hart, the next end would be of our wits: we hang out a white flag most terrible Tamberlaine, and begge mercy; come, come, let vs neither haue your Niniuiticall motions nor your swaggering battailes: why my Lord Camillo, you inuited mee hether to a banquet, not to the Ballad of a pitcht field. And heere it stands bright Mistris, sweetly attending what doome your lips willay vpon it. I marie Sir, let our teeth describe this Motion. We shall neuer describe it well, for fumbling i'th mouth. Yes, yes, I haue a tricke to make vs vnderstand one another and we fumble neuer so— Meddle not with his trickes sweet heart; vnder pardon my Lord, tho I am your guest, Ile bestow my selfe, sit deere beauties: for the men, let them take vp places themselues; I prethee brother fighter sit, & talke of any subiect, but this langling law at Armes. The law at logs then. Wil you be so lustie? no nor legs neither, we'll haue them tyed vp too, since you are among Ladies: gallants, handle those things onlie that are fit for Ladies. Agree'd so that we go not out of the compasse of those things that are fit for Lords. Be't so, what's the Theame then? Beautie, that fits vs best. And of Beautie what tongue would not speake the best? since it is the Iewell that hangs vpon the brow of heauen, the best cullor that can be laide vpon the cheeke of earth: beauty makes men Gods immortall, by making mortall men to liue euer in loue. (for loue. Euer▪ not so, I haue heard that some men haue dyed So haue I, but I could neuer see't: Ide ride forty miles to follow such a fellow to Church, and would make more of a sprig of Rosemary at his buriall, than of a gilded Bride-branch at mine owne wedding. Take you such delight in men that dye for loue? Not in the men nor in the death, but in the deed; troth I thinke he is not a sound man that wil dye for a woman, and yet I would neuer loue a man soundfie, that would not knocke at deathes doore for my loue. Ide knocke as long as I thought good, but haue my braines knockt out when I entred, if I were he.