How a Man May Choose a Good Wife from a Bad · chunk 18 of 43
Anonymous · published 1602 · first performed or written 1602 [c.1601-1602] (Annals) comedy · Worcester's Men unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 496 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
When he comes next turn him into the streets, Now come let's dance the shaking of the sheets. Qui que quod, hence boisterous bill, come gentle Rod. Had not grim Malkin stamped and stared, Aminadab had little cared: Or if in stead of this brown bill, I had kept my mistress Virga still, And he upon another's back, His points untrust, his breeches slack: My countenance he should not dash, For I am expert in the lash. But my sweet Lass my love doth fly, Which shall make me by poison die. Perfidem, I will rid my life, Either by poison, sword, or knife. Sirrah when saw you your Master? Faith Mistress when I last looked upon him. And when was that? When I beheld him. And when was that? Mary when he was in my sight, and that was yesterday, since when I saw not my master, nor looked on my M. nor beheld my master, nor had any sight of my M. Was he not at my father in laws? Yes mary was he. Didst thou not entreat him to come home? How should I mistress, he came not there today. Didst not thou say he was there? True mistress he was there, but I did not tell ye when, He hath been there divers times, but not of late. About your business, here I'll sit and wait His coming home, though it be near so late. Now once again go look him at the Change, Or at the Church with Sir Aminadab, 'tis told me they use often conference: When that is done, get you to school again. I had rather play the truant at home, then go seek my M. at school: let me see what age am I, some four & twenty, and how have I profited, I was five year learning to criss Cross from great A. and five year longer coming to F. I there I stuck some three year before I could come to q. and so in process of time I came to e pierce e, and comperce, and tittle, than I got to a. e. i. o. u. after to our Father, and in the sixteenth year of my age, and the fifteenth of my going to school, I am in good time gotten to a Noun, by the same token there my hose went down: than I got to a Verb, there I began first to have a beard: then I came to Iste, ista, istud, there my M. whipped me till he fetched the blood, and so forth: so that now I am come the greatest scholar in the school: for I am bigger than two or three of them. But I am gone, farewell mistress. Love none at all, they will forswear themselves, And when you urge them with it, their replies Are, that Ioue laughs at lovers perjuries. You told me of a jest concerning that, I prithee let me hear it.
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When he comes next turne him into the streets, Now come lets dance the shaking of the sheets. Qui que quod, hence boystrous bill, come gentle Rod. Had not grim Malkin stampt and star'd, Aminadab had little car'd: Or if in stead of this browne bill, I had kept my mistris Virga still, And he vpon an others back, His points vntrust, his breeches slack: My countenance he should not dash, For I am expert in the lash. But my sweet Lasse my loue doth flie, Which shall make me by poyson die. Perfidem, I will rid my life, Either by poyson, sword, or knife. Sirra when saw you your Maister? Faith Mistris when I last lookt vpon him. And when was that? When I beheld him. And when was that? Mary when he was in my sight, and that was yesterday, since when I saw not my maister, nor lookt on my M. nor beheld my maister, nor had any sight of my M. Was he not at my father in lawes? Yes mary was he. Didst thou not intreat him to come home? How should I mistris, he came not there to day. Didst not thou say he was there? True mistris he was there, but I did not tel ye whē, He hath bin there diuers times, but not of late. About your busines, here Ile sit and wait His comming home, though it be nere so late. Now once againe goe looke him at the Change, Or at the Church with Sir Aminadab, Tis told me they vse often conference: When that is done, get you to schoole againe. I had rather plaie the trewant at home, then goe seeke my M. at schoole: let me see what age am I, some foure & twentie, and how haue I profited, I was fiue yeare learning to crish Crosse from great A. and fiue yeare longer comming to F. I there I stucke some three yeare before I could come to q. and so in processe of time I came to e perce e, and comperce, and tittle, then I got to a. e. i. o. u. after to our Father, and in the sixteenth yeare of my age, and the fifteenth of my going to schoole, I am in good time gotten to a Nowne, by the same token there my hose went downe: then I got to a Verbe, there I began first to haue a beard: thē I came to Iste, ista, istud, there my M. whipt me till he fetcht the blood, and so foorth: so that now I am come the greatest scholler in the schoole: for I am bigger then two or three of them. But I am gone, farewell mistresse. Loue none at all, they will forsweare themselues, And when you vrge them with it, their replies Are, that Ioue laughes at Louers periuries. You told me of a Iest concerning that, I prethee let me heare it.