Chapman, George / Jonson, Ben / Marston, John · published 1605 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 520 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
There spoke an Angel. To bring her to which conformity, I must feign myself extremely amorous; and alleging urgent excuses for my stay, behind, part with her as passionately, as she would from her foisting hound. You have the Sow by the right ear Sir: I warrant there was never Child longed more to ride a Cock horse, or wear his new coat, then she longs to ride in her new coach: She would long for every thing when she was a maid; and now she will run mad for 'em: I lay my life she will have every year four children; and what charge and change of humour you must endure while she is with child; and how she will tie you to your tackling till she be with child, a Dog would not endure: Nay, there is no Turnspit Dog bound to his wheel more servilely, than you shall be to her wheel; For as that Dog can never climb the top of his wheel, but when the top comes under him: so shall you never climb the top of her contentment, but when she is under you. 'slight how thou terrifiest me? Nay hark you sir; what Nurses, what Midwives, what Fools, what Physicians, what cunning women must be sought for (fearing sometimes she is bewitched, some times in a consumption) to tell her tales, to talk bawdy to her, to make her laugh, to give her glisters, to let her blood under the tongue, and betwixt the toes; how she will revile and kiss you; spit in your face, and lick it off again; how she will vaunt you are her Creature; she made you of nothing; how she could have had thousand mark jointures; she could have been made a Lady by a Scotch Knight; & never ha' married him: She could have had Poynados in her bed every morning; how she set you up, and how she will pull you down: you'll never be able to stand of your legs to endure it. Out of my fortune, what a death is my life bound face to face too? The best is, a large Time-fitted conscience is bound to nothing: Marriage is but a form in the School of Policy, to which Scholars sit fastened only with painted chains, old Securities young wife is near the further of with me. Thereby lies a tale sir. The old usurer will be here instantly, with my Punk Syndefie, whom you know your Lady has promised me to entertain for her Gentlewoman: and he (with a purpose to feed on you) invites you most solemnly by me to supper. It falls out excellently fitly: I see desire of gain makes jealousy venturous: See Francke here comes my Lady; Lord how she views thee, she knows thee not I think in this bravery. How now? who be you I pray? One master Frances quicksilver, an't please your Ladyship. God's my dignity! as I am a Lady, if he did not make me blush so that mine eyes stood awater, would I were unmarried again: Where's my woman I pray?
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There ſpake an Angell. To bring her to which conformitie, I muſt faine my ſelfe extreamly amorous; and alledging vrgent excuſes for my ſtay, behinde, part with her as paſſionately, as ſhe would from her foyſting hound. You haue the Sowe by the right eare Sir: I warrant there was neuer Childe longd more to ride a Cock horſe, or weare his new coate, thē ſhe longs to ride in hexr new Coache: She would long for euery thing when ſhe was a maide; and now ſhe will runne mad for 'hem: I laye my life ſhe will haue euery yeare foure children; and what charge and change of humour you muſt endure while ſhe is with childe; and how ſhe will tie you to your tackling till ſhe be with child, a Dog would not endure: Nay, there is no Turne-ſpit Dog bound to his wheele more ſeruily, then you ſhall be to her wheele; For as that Dogge can neuer climbe the top of his wheele, but when the toppe comes vnder him: ſo ſhall you neuer clime the top of her contentment, but when ſhe is vnder you. Slight how thou terrifieſt me? Nay harke you ſir; what Nurſes, what Midwiues, what Fooles, what Phiſitions, what cunning women muſt be ſought for (fearing ſometimes ſhe is bewitcht, ſome times in a conſumption) to tell her tales, to talke bawdy to her, to make her laughe, to giue her gliſters, to let her bloud vnder the tongue, and betwixt the toes; how ſhe will reuile and kiſſe you; ſpit in your face, and lick it off againe; how ſhe will vaunt you are her Creature; ſhee made you of nothing; how ſhee could haue had thouſand marke ioyntures; ſhe could haue bin made a Lady by a Scotche Knight; & neuer ha' married him: Shee could haue had Poynados in her bed euery morning; how ſhe ſet you vp, and how ſhe will pull you downe: youle neuer be able to ſtand of your legges to endure it. Out of my fortune, what a death is my life bound face to face too? The beſt is, a large Time-fitted conſcience is bound to nothing: Marriage is but a forme in the Schoole of Policie, to which Schollers ſit faſtned onely with painted chaines, old Securities young wife is nere the further of with me. Thereby lyes a tale ſir. The old vſurer will be here inſtantly, with my Puncke Syndefie, whome you know your Lady has promiſt mee to entertaine for her Gentlewoman: and he (with a purpoſe to feede on you) inuites you moſt ſolemnly by me to ſupper. It falls out excellently fitly: I ſee deſire of gaine makes Iealouſie venturous: See Francke here comes my Lady; Lord how ſhe viewes thee, ſhe knowes thee not I thinke in this brauerie. How now? who be you I pray? One maiſter Frances Quickeſiluer, an't pleaſe your Ladiſhip. Gods my dignitie! as I am a Lady, if he did not make me bluſh ſo that mine eyes ſtood awater, would I were vnmaried againe: Where's my woman I pray?