Blurt, Master Constable, or The Spaniard's Night Walk · chunk 21 of 34
Anonymous · published 1602 · first performed or written 1601 [1601-1602] (Annals) romance · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 479 words
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Nor I, trust me Lady, fie! No, no no no, stools and cushions, low stools, low stools, sit, sit, sit, round Ladies round; So, so, so, so let, our sweet beauties be spread to the full and most moving advantage, for we are fallen into his hands, who they say, has an A B C, for the sticking in of the least white pin in any part of the body. madam Imperia, what stuff is he like to draw out before us? Nay, nay, nay, 'tis Greek to me, 'tis Greek to me, I never had remnant of his Spanish leather learning: here he comes, your ears may now fit themselves out of the whole piece. I do first deliver to your most Skreete, & long-fingered hands, this head (or top of all the members) bare and uncombed, to show how deeply I stand in reverence of your naked Female beauties. Bright and unclipped Angels, if I were to make a discovery of any newfound land (as Virginia or so) to Ladies & Courtiers, my speech should hoist up Sails, fit to bear up such lofty and well rigged vessels: but because I am to deal only with the civil city Matron; I will not lay upon your blushing and delicate cheek, any other colours, than such as will give luster to your chitty faces, in & to that purpose, our Thesis is taken out of that most plentiful, but most precious book: Entitled, the Economical cornucopia. The what? The Economical Cornucopia; thus, Wise is that wife, who (with apt wit) complains, That she's kept under, yet rules all the rains. Oh again sweet signor? Complains. That she's kept under? what follows? Yet rules all the rains: Wife is that wife, who (with apt wit) complains, That she's kept under, yet rules all the rains. Most pure and refined plants of nature, I will not (as this Distinction enticeth) take up the parts as they lie here in order: As first, to touch your wisdom, it were folly: next, your complaining, 'tis too common: thirdly, your keeping under, 'tis above my capacity: and lastly, the rains in your own hands, that is the A-per-se of all, the very cream of all, and therefore how to skim off that only, only listen: a wife wise, no matter: apt wit; no matter: complaining, no matter: kept under, no great matter: but to rule the roast, is the matter. That ruling of the roast goes with me. And me. And me, I'll have a cut of that roast. Since then, a woman's only desire is to have the rains in her own white hand; your chief practice (the very same day that you are wived) must be to get hold of these rains, & being fully gotten, or wound about; yet to complain (with apt wit) as though you had them not.
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Nor I, trust me Ladie, fih! No, no no no, stooles and cushions, lowe stooles, lowe stooles, sit, sit, sit, round Ladies round; So, so, so, so let, oursweet beauties be spred to the full and most moouing aduantage, for we are falne into his hands, who they say, has an A B C, for the sticking in of the least white pin in any part of the body. Madame Imperia, what stuffe is he like to draw out before vs? Nay, nay, nay, tis Greeke to mee, tis Greeke to mee, I neuer had remnant of his Spanish leather learning: heere he comes, your eares may nowe fit themselues out of the whole peece. I doe first deliuer to your most Skreete, & long-fingred hands, this head (or top of all the members) bare and vncomb'd, to shew how deeply I stand in reuerence of your naked Female beauties. Bright and vnclipt Angels, if I were to make a discouerie of any new-found land (as Virginia or so) to Ladies & Courtiers, my speech should hoist vp Sailes, fit to beare vp such loftie and well rigged vessels: but because I am to deale onelie with the ciuell Chittie Matron; I will not lay vpon your blushing and delicate cheeke, any other colours, than such as will giue luster to your chittie faces, in & to that purpose, our Thesis is taken out of that most plentifull, but most pretious booke: Intituled, the Oeconomicall Cornacopia. The what? The Oeconomicall Cornucopia; thus, Wise is that wife, who (with apt wit) complaines, That shee's kept vnder, yet rules all the raines. Oh againe sweet Signior? Complaines. That shee's kept vnder? what follows? Yet rules all the raines: Wife is that wife, who (with apt wit) complaines, That shee's kept vnder, yet rules all the raines. Most pure and refined plants of nature, I will not (as this Distinction inticeth) take vp the parts as they lye heere in order: As first, to touch your wisedome, it were follie: next, your complaining, tis too common: thirdly, your keeping vnder, tis aboue my capachitie: and lastly, the raines in your owne hands, that is the A-per-se of all, the verie creame of all, and therefore how to skim off that onely, onely listen: a wife wise, no matter: apt wit; no matter: complaining, no matter: kept vnder, no great matter: but to rule the roast, is the matter. That ruling of the roast goes with me. And me. And me, Ile haue a cut of that roast. Since then, a womans onely desire is to haue the raines in her owne white hand; your chiefe practise (the very same day that you are wiued) must be to get hold of these raines, & being fully gotten, or wound about; yet to complaine (with apt wit) as tho you had them not.