The Gentleman Usher (Vincentio and Margaret) · chunk 21 of 42
Chapman, George · published 1606 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (second) or Children of Paul’s (second) unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 499 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
By my soul, if you can tell what you write now, you write very readily. That you shall see straight. But do you not write that you speak now? O yes, do you not see how I write it? I can not write when anybody is by me, I. God's my life, stay man; you'll make it too long. Nay, if I can not tell what belongs to the length of a Lady's device i'faith. But I will not have it so long. If I cannot fit you? O me; how it comes upon him? pray thee be short. Well, now I have done, & now I will read it; your Lordship's motive accommodating my thoughts, with the very model of my hearts mature consideration: it shall not be out of my Element to negotiate with you in this amorous duello; wherein I will condole with you, that our project cannot be foe collaterally made, as our endeared hearts may very well seem to insinuate. No more: no more; fie upon this. Fie upon this? he's accursed that has to do with these unsound women, of judgement: if this be not good i'faith. But 'tis so good, 'twill not be thought to come from a woman's brain. That's another matter Come, I will write myself. A God's name Lady: and yet I will not lose this I warrant you; I know for what Lady this will serve as fit; now we shall have a sweet piece of indictment. How spell you foolish? F , oo , l , i. sh; she will presume t'endite that cannot spell: How spell you Usher? 'sblood, you put not in those words together, do you? No, not together. What is betwixt I pray? Ass the. Ass the? betwixt foolish, and Usher, God's my life, foolish Ass the Usher? Nay then you are so jealous of your wit: now read all I have written I pray. I am not so foolish as the Usher would make me: O so foolish as the Usher would make me? Wherein would I make you foolish? Why sir, in willing me to believe he loved me so well, being so mere a stranger. O, is't so? you may say so indeed. Cry mercy sir, and I will write so too, & yet my hand is so vile, Pray thee sit thee down and write as I bid thee. With all my heart Lady, what shall I write now? You shall write this sir, I am not so foolish to think you love me, being so mere a stranger. So mere a stranger! And yet I know, love works strangely. Love works strangely. And therefore take heed, by whom you speak for love. Speak for love. For he may speak for himself. May speak for himself. Not that I desire it, Desire it. But if he do; you may speed, I confess. Speed I confess. But let that pass, I do not love to discourage anybody. Discourage y bodie.
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By my soule, if you can tell what you write now, you write verie readily. That you shall see straight. But do you not write that you speake now? O yes, doe you not see how I write it? I can not write when any bodie is by me, I. Gods my life, stay man; youle make it too long. Nay, if I can not tell what belongs to the length of a Ladies deuice yfaith. But I will not haue it so long. If I cannot fit you? O me; how it comes vpon him? pre thee be short. Wel, now I haue done, & now I wil reade i; your Lordships motiue accōmodating my thoughts, with the very model of my hearts mature consideration: it shall not be out of my Element to negotiate with you in this amorous duello; wherein I will condole with you, that our proiect cannot be fo collaterally made, as our endeared hearts may verie well seeme to insinuate. No more: no more; fie vpon this. Fie vpon this? hees accurst that haz to doe with these vnsound women, of iudgement: if this be not good yfaith. But tis so good, t'will not be thought to come from a womans braine. Thats another matter Come, I will write my selfe. A Gods name Lady: and yet I will not loose this I warrant you; I know for what Ladie this will serue as fit; now we shall haue a sweete peece of inditement. How spell you foolish? F, oo, l, i. sh▪ she will presume t'endite that cannotspel: How spell you Vsher? Sblood, you put not in those words togither, do you? No, not togither. What is betwixt I pray? Asse the. Asse the? betwixt foolish, and Vsher, Gods my life, oolish Asse the Vsher? Nay then you are so iealous of your wit: now reade all I haue written I pray. I am not so foolish as the Vsher would make me: O so foolish as the Vsher would make me? Wherein would I make you foolish? Why sir, in willing me to beleeue he lou'd me so wel, being so meere a stranger. O, is't so? you may say so indeed. Cry mercie sir, and I will write so too, & yet my hand is so vile, Pray thee sit thee downe and write as I bid thee. With all my heart ady, what shall I write now? You shall wrie this sir, I am not so foolish to thinke you loue me, being so meere a stranger. So meere a stranger! And yet I know, loue works strangely. Loue workes strangely. And therefore take heed, by whom you speake for loue. Speake for loue. For he may speake for himselfe. May speake for himselfe. Not that I desire it, Desire it. But if he do▪ you may speede, I confesse. Speede I confsse. But let that psse, I do not loue to discourage any bodie. Discourage y bodie.