Blurt, Master Constable, or The Spaniard's Night Walk · chunk 16 of 34
Anonymous · published 1602 · first performed or written 1601 [1601-1602] (Annals) romance · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs · 492 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T21: cupid, venus, love, ceres, diana, fair, nymphs, goddess, bow, damon.
Mars armipotent with his Court-of-guard, give sharpness to my Toledo, I am beleaguered, o Cupid grant that my blushing prove not a Linstocke, and give fire too suddenly to the roaring Meg of my desires; most Sanguine cheeked Ladies. 'Sfoot how now Don Dego; Sanguine cheeked? dost think their faces have been at Cutlers? out you roaring-tawnyfaced rascal, 'twere a good deed to beat my hilts about's coxcomb, and then make him Sanguine cheeked too. Nay good Hipolito. Fie, fie, fie, fie, fie, though I hate his company, I would not have my house to abuse his countenance: no, no, no, be not so Contagious, I will send him hence with a flea in's ear. Do, or I'll turn him into a flea, and make him skip under some of your petticoats. signor Lazarillo: Most sweet face you need not hang out your silken tongue as a Flag of truce: for I will drop at your feet, ere I draw blood in your Chamber; yet I shall hardly drink up this wrong, for your sake I will wipe it out for this time: I would deal with you in secret (so you had a void room) about most deep and serious matters. I'll send these hence; fie, fie, fie, I am so choked still with this man of Gingerbread, and yet I can never be rid of him, but hark Hipolito. Good draw the Curtains, put out Candles, and girls to bed. Venus, give me suck, from thine own most white and tender dugs, that I may batten in love: dear instrument of many men's delight, are all these women? No no, no, they are half men and half women. You apprehend too fast, I mean by women, wives: for wives are no maids, nor are maids women: If those unbearded Gallants keep the doors of their Wedlock, those Ladies spend their hours of pastime but ill, (o most rich armful of beauty) but if you can bring all those females into one ring, into one private place: I will read a Lecture of discipline, to their most great and honourable ears; wherein I will teach them, so to carry their white bodies, either before their husbands or before their Lovers, that they shall never fear to have milk thrown in their faces; nor I, wine in mine, when I come to sit upon them in courtesy. That were excellent, I'll have them all here at your pleasure. I will show them all the tricks and garbs of Spanish Dames, I will study for apt and legant phrase to tickle them with; and when my device is ready I will come: will you inspire into your most divine spirits, the most divine soul of Tobacco? No, no, no; fie, fie, fie, I should be choked up if your pipe should kiss my underlip. Hence forth, most deep stamp of Feminine perfection, my Pipe shall not be drawn before you, but in secret.
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Mars armipotent with his Court-of-guard, giue sharpnes to my Toledo, I am beleager'd, ô Cupid graunt that my blushing prooue not a Linstocke, and giue fire too sodainlie to the roaring Meg of my desires; most Sanguine cheekt Ladyes. S'foote how now Don Dego; Sanguine cheekt? dost thinke their faces haue been at Cutlers? out you roring-tawnyfac'd rascall, t'were a good deede to beate my hyltes about's coxcombe, and then make him Sanguine cheekt too. Nay good Hipolito. Fye, fie, fie, fie, fie, tho I hate his companie, I wod not haue my house to abuse his countenance: no, no, no, bee not so Contagious, I will send him hence with a flea in's eare. Doe, or Ile turne him into a flea, and make him skip vnder some of your petticoates. Signior Lazarillo: Most sweet face you neede not hang out your silken tongue as a Flag of truce: for I will drop at your feete, ere I draw bloud in your Chamber; yet I shall hardly drinke vp this wrong, for your sake I will wipe it out for this time: I would deale with you in secret (so you had a voide roome) about most deepe and serious matters. Ile send these hence; fie, fie, fie, I am so choakt still with this man of Ginger-bread, and yet I can neuer be rid of him, but harke Hipolito. Good draw the Curtaines, put out Candles, and girles to bed. Venus, giue me sucke, from thine owne most white and tender dugs, that I may batten in loue: deere instrument of manie mens delight, are all these women? No no, no, they are halfe men and halfe women. You apprehend too fast, I meane by women, wiues: for wiues are no maides, nor are maides women: If those vnbearded Gallants keepe the doores of their Wedlocke, those Ladies spend their houres of pastime but ill, (ô most rich armefull of beautie) but if you can bring all those Feamales into one ring, into one priuate place: I wil read a Lecture of discipline, to their most great and honourable eares; wherein I will teach them, so to carrie their white bodies, eyther before their husbands or before their Louers, that they shall neuer feare to haue milke throwne in their faces; nor I, wine in mine, when I come to sit vpon them in curtesie. That were excellent, Ile haue them all heere at your pleasure. I will shew them all the trickes and garbes of Spanish Dames, I will studye for apt and legant phrase to tickle them with; and when my deuise is readie I will come: will you inspire into your most diuine spirits, the most diuine soule of Tobacco? No, no, no; fye, fye, fie, I should be choaktvp if your pipe should kisse my vnder-lip. Hence foorth, most deepe stampe of Feminine perfection, my Pype shall not bee drawne before you, but in secret.