The Gentleman Usher (Vincentio and Margaret) · chunk 26 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 T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 478 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
This is our only mean t'enjoy each other: And, my dear life, I will devise a form To execute the substance of our minds, In honoured nuptials. First then hide your face With this your spotless white and virgin vail: Now this my scarf I'll knit about your arm, As you shall knit this other end on mine, And as I knit it, here I vow by Heaven, By the most sweet imaginary joys, Of untried nuptials; by loves ushering fire, Fore-melting beauty, and loves flame itself. As this is soft and pliant to your arm In a circumferent flexure, so will I Be tender of your welfare and your will, As of mine own, as of my life and soul, In all things, and for ever; only you Shall have this care in fullness, only you Of all dames shall be mine, and only you I'll court, commend and joy in, till I die. With like conceit only our arm this I tie, And here in sight of heaven, by it I swear, By my love to you, which commands my life, By the dear price of such a constant husband, As you have vowed to be: and by the joy I shall embrace by all means to requite you: e be as apt to gouerne as this silke, As private as my face is to this vail, And as far from offence, as this from blackness. I will be courted of no man but you, In, and for you shall be my joys and woes: If you be sick, I will be sick, though well: If you be well, I will be well, though sick: yourself alone my complete world shall be, en from this houre, to all eternity. It is enough, and binds as much as marriage. I'll see in what plight my poor lover stands, God's me! a beckons me to have me gone, It seems he's entered into some good vain: I'll hence, love cureth when he vents his pain. Now my sweet life, we both remember well What we have vowed shall all be kept entire Maugre our father's wraths, danger and death: And to confirm this, shall we spend our breath? Be well advised, for yet your choice shall be In all things as before, as large and free. What I have vowed, I'll keep even past my death. And I: and now in token I dissolve Your virgin state, I take this snowy vail, From your much fairer face, and claim the dues Of sacred nuptials: and now fairest heaven, As thou art infinitely raised from earth, Different and opposite, so bless this match, As far removed from Customs popular sects, And as unstained with her abhorred respects. Mistress, away, Pogio runs up and down, Calling for Lord Vincentio; come away, For hitherward he bends his clamorous haste. Remember love.
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This is our onely meane t'enioy each other: And, my deare life, I will deuise a forme To execute the substance of our mindes, In honor'd . First then hide your face With this your spotlesse white and virgin vaile: Now this my skarfe Ile knit about your arme, As you shall knit this other end on mine, And as I knit it, heere I vow by Heauen, By the most sweete imaginarie ioyes, Of vntride nuptialls; by loues vshering fire, Fore-melting beautie, and loues flame it selfe. As this is soft and pliant to your arme In a circumferent flexure, so will I Be tender of your welfare and your will, As of mine owne, as of my life and soule, In all things, and for euer; onelie you Shall haue this care in fulnesse, onely you Of all dames shall be mine, and onely you Ile court, coend and ioy in, till I die. Wth like conceit only our arme this I tie, And heere in sight of heauen, by it I sweare, By my loue to you, which commands my life, By the deare price of such a constant husband, As you haue vowed to be: and by the ioy I shall imbrace by all meanes to requite you: e be as apt to gouerne as this silke, As priuate as my face is to this vaile, And as farre from offence, as this from blacknesse. I will be courted of no man but you, In, and for you shall be my ioyes and woes: If you be sicke, I will be sicke, though well: If you be well, I will be well, though sicke: Your selfe alone my compleat world shall be, en from this houre, to all eternity. It is inough, and binds as much as marriage. Ile see in what plight my poore louer stands, Gods mea beckons me to haue me gone, It seemes hees entred into some good vaine: Ile hence, loue cureth when he vents his paine. Now my sweet life, we both remember well What we haue vow'd shall all be kept entire Maugre our fathers wraths, danger and death: And to confirme this, shall we spend our breath? Be well aduisde, for yet your choice shall be In all things as before, as large and free. What I haue vow'd▪ keepe uen past my death. And I: and now in token I dissolue Your virgin state, I take this snowie vaile, From your much fairer face, and claime the dues Of sacred nuptialls: and now fairest heauen, As thou art infinitely raisde from earth, Diffrent and opposite, so blesse this match, As farre remou'd from Customes popular sects, And as vnstaind with her abho'd respects. Mistris, away, Pogio runnes vp and downe, Calling for Lord Vin; come away, For hitherward he bends his clamorous haste. Remember loue.