Chapman, George · published 1605 · first performed or written 1601 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · before the Court T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat typicality 0.79 · 493 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
Nay stand not chopping Logic; in I pray. Ye see, Gentle women, what my happiness is, These humours reign in marriage; humours, humours. Now by my Sooth I am no fortune teller, And would be loath to prove so; yet pronounce This at adventure, that 'twere indecorum This heifer should want horns. Fie on this Love, I rather wish to want, then purchase so. In deed such Love is like a Smoky fire In a cold morning; though the Fire be cheerful, Yet is the Smoke so sour and cumbersome, 'twere better lose the Fire, then find the Smoke: Such an attendant then as Smoke to Fire, Is Jealousy to Love: Better want both, Then have both. Come Fortunio, now take hold On this occasion, as myself on this: One couple more would make a barleybreak. I fear Valerio, we shall break too soon, Your Father's jealousy Spy-all, will displease us. Well Wench, the day will come his Argus eyes Will shut, and thou shalt open: 'sfoot, I think Dame Nature's memory begins to fail her: If I write but my Name in Mercers Books, I am as sure to have at six months' end A rascal at my elbow with his Mace, As I am sure my Fathers not far hence: My Father yet hath ought Dame Nature debt These threescore years and ten, yet calls not on him: But if she turn her Debt-book over once, And finding him her debtor, do but send Her Sergeant Iohn Death to arrest his body, Our Souls shall rest Wench then, And the free Light Shall triumph in our faces; where now Night, In imitation of my Father's frowns, lowers at our meeting: See where the Scholar comes. Down on your knees; poor lovers reverence learning I pray thee why Rinaldo? Mark what cause Flows from my depth of knowledge to your love, To make you kneel and bless me while you live. I pray thee good Scholars give us cause. Mark then, erect your ears: you know what horror Would fly on your love from your father's frowns, If he should know it. And your sister here, (My brother's sweet heart) knows as well what rage Would seize his powers for her, if he should know My brother wooed her, or that she loved him, Is not this true? speak all. All this is true. It is as true that now you meet by stealth In depth of midnight, kissing out at grates, Clime over walls. And all this I 'll reform. By Lo. Well sir, you shall have all means To live in one house, eat and drink together, Meet and kiss your fills. All this by learning? ay, and your frowning father know all this. I marry, small learning may prove that. Nay he shall know it, and desire it too, Welcome my Brother to him, and your wife, Entreating both to come and dwell with him. Is not this strange?
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Nay stand not chopping Logicke; in I pray. Yee see, Gentle women, what my happines is, These humors raigne in marage; humors, humors. Now by my Sooth I am no fortune teller, And would be loth to prooue so; yet pronounce This at aduenture, that t'were indecorum This Heffer should want hornes. Fie on this Loue, I rather wish to want, then purchase so. In deede such Loue is like a Smokie fire In a cold morning; though the Fire be cheerefull, Yet is the Smoke so sowre and combersome, T'were better lose the Fire, then finde the Smoke: Such an attendant then as Smoke to Fire, Is Ielo to Loue: Better want both, Then haue both. Come Fortunio, now take hold On this occ ▪ as my selfe on this: One couple more would make a Barly-breake. I feare Valerio, wee shall breake too soone, Your Fathers Ielosie Spy-all, will displease ▪ Well Wench, the daye will come his Argus eyes Will shut, and thou shalt open: Sfoote, I thinke Dame Natures memorie begins to fayle her▪ If I write but my Name in Mercers Bookes, I am as sure to haue at sixe months end A Rascole at my elbow with his Mace, As I am sure my Fathers not farre hence: My Father yet hath ought Dame Nature debt These threescore yeeres and ten, yet cal not on him: But if shee turne her Debt-booke ouer once, And finding him her debtor, do but send Her Sergant Iohn Death to arrest his body, Our Soules shall rest Wench then, And the free Light Shall triumph in our faces; where now Night, In imitation of my Fathers frownes, Lowres at our meeting: See where the Scholler comes. Downe on your ; poore louers reuerence learning I pray thee why Rinaldo? Marke what cause Flowes from my depth of knowledge to your lou, To make you neele and ble me while you liue. I pray thee good Scholards giue vs cause. Marke then, ect your eares: you know what horror Would flye on your loue from your fathers frownes, If he should know it. And your sister here▪ (My brothers sweete hart) knowes aswell what Would sease his powers for her, if he should knowe▪ My brother woo'd her, or that she lou'd him, Is not this true? speake all. All this is true. It is as true that now you meete by stelth In depth of midnight, kissing out at grates, Clime ouer walles. And all this reforme. By Lo. Well sir, you shall haue all meanes To liue in one house, eate and drinke together, Meete and kisse your fils. All this by learning▪ I, and your frowning father know all this. I marry, small learning may proue that. Nay he shall know it, and desire it too, Wlcome my Brother to him, and your wife, Entreating both to come and dwell with him. Is not this strange▪