The Gentleman Usher (Vincentio and Margaret) · chunk 27 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 T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 486 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
Or else forget me heaven. Why am I sought for by this Pogio? The Ass is great with child of some ill news, His mouth is never filled with other sound. Where is my Lord Vincentio, where is my Lord? Here he is Ass, what an exclaiming keep'st thou? 'slud, my Lord, I have followed you up and down like a Tantalus pig, till I have worn out my hose hereabouts, I'll be sworn, and yet you call me Ass still; But I can tell you passing ill news my Lord. I know that well sir, thou never bringst other; what's your news now, I pray? O Lord, my Lord uncle is shot in the side with an arrow. Plagues take thy tongue, is he in any danger? O danger; ay, he has lain speechless this two hours, And talks so idly. Accursed news, where is he, bring me to him. Yes, do you lead, and I'll guide you to him. How fares it now with my dear Lord and husband? Come near me wife, I fare the better far For the sweet food of thy divine advice, Let no man value at a little price. A virtuous woman's counsel, her winged spirit, Is feathered herd oftentimes with heavenly words; And (like her beauty) ravishing, and pure. The weaker body, still the stronger soul, When good endeavours do her powers apply, Her love draws nearest man's felicity, O what a treasure is a virtuous wife, Discreet and loving, Not one gift on earth, Makes a man's life so highly bound to heaven; She gives him double forces, to endure And to enjoy; by being one with him, Feeling his joys and Griefs with equal sense; And like the twins Hypocrates reports: If he fetch sighs, she draws her breath as short: If he lament, she melts herself in tears: If he be glad, she triumphs; if he ste, She moves his way; in all things his sweet Ape: And is in alterations passing strange. Himself divinely varied without change: Gold is right precious; but his price infects With pride and auarice; Aucthority l Hats from men's heads; and bows the strongest knees, Yet cannot bend in rule the weakest hearts; Music delights but one sense; Nor choice meats One quickly fades, the other stir to sin; But a true wife, both sense and soul delights, And mixeth not her good with any ill; Her virtues (ruling hearts) all powers command; All Store without her, leaves a man but poor; And with her, Poverty is exceeding Store; No time is tedious with her, her true worth Makes a true husband think, his arms enfold; (With her alone) a complete world of gold. I wish (dear love) I could deserve as much, As your most kind conceit hath well expressed: But when my best is done, I see you wounded; And neither can recure nor ease your pains.
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Or else forget me heauen. Why am I sought for by this Pogio? The Asse is great with child of some ill newes, His mouth is neuer fill'd with other sound. Where is my Lord Vincentio, where is my Lord? Here he is Asse, what an exclaiming keep'st thou? Slood, my Lord, I haue followed you vp and downe like a Tantalus pig, till I haue worne out my hose here abouts▪ Ile be sworne, and yet you call me Asse still; But I can tell you passing ill newes my Lord. I know that well sir, thou neuer bringst other; whats your newes now, I pra ▪ O Lord, my Lord vncle is shot in the side with an arrow. Plgues take thy tongue, is he in any danger? O danger; I, he haz lien speechlesse this two houres, And talkes so idlely. Accursed newes, where is he, bring me to him▪ Yes, do you lead, and Ile guide you to him. How fares it now with my deare Lord and husband? Come neere me wife, I fare the better farre For the sweete foode of thy diuine aduice, Let no man value at a little price. A vertuous womans counsaile, her wing'd spirit, Is fe herd oftentimes with heauenly words; And (like her beauti) rauishing, and pre. The weaker bodie, still the stronger soule, When good endeuours do her powers applie, Her loue drawes neerest mans felicitie, O what a treasure is a vertuous wife, Discreet and louing, Not one gift on earth, Makes a mans life so highly bound to heau ▪ She giues him doble forces, to endure And to enioy; by being one with him, Feeling his Ioies and Griefes with equall senc; And like the twins Hypates reports: If he fetch sighes, she drawes her breath as short: If he lament, she melts her selfe in teares: If he be glad, she triumphs; if he ste, She moou's his way; in all things his sweete Ap: And is in alteratious passing strange. Himselfe dely varied without change: Gold is right pretious; but his price infects With pride and auarice; Aucthority l Hats from mens heades; and bowes the strongest knees▪ Yet cannot bend in rule the weakest heats; Musicke delights but one sence; No choice meats One quickly fades, the other stirre to sinne▪ Bt a true wife, both sence and soule delights, And mixeth not her good with any ill; Her vertues (ruling hearts) all powres command; All Store without her, leaues a man b poore; And with her, Pouertie is exceeding Store; No time is tedious with her, her true woorth Makes a true husband thinke, his armes enfold; (With her alone) a compleate worlde of gold. I wish (deare loue) I coulde deserue as much▪ As your most kinde conceipt hath well exprest: But when my best is done, I see you wounded; And neither can recure nor ease your pains.