Chapman, George · published 1606 · first performed or written 1602 [Sep 18] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (second) T27 Uncles, nephews and cousins: kinship and typicality 0.81 · 531 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T27: uncle, niece, nephew, gentlemen, faith, cousin, wife, house, gentleman, money.
God's precious, two or three days? why this Lord is in a marvelous strange humour. Sit down sweet Uncle, i'faith I have to talk with you about great matters. Say then dear Niece, be short utter your mind quickly now. But I pray tell me first, what's that would make me dance i'faith? Dance, what dance? hitherto your dancers legs bow forsooth, and Caper, and jerk, and Firk, and dandle the body above them, as it were their great child, though the special jerker be above this place I hope, here lies that should fetch a perfect woman over the Coals i'faith. Nay good Uncle say what's the thing you could tell me of. No matter, no matter: But let me see a passing prosperous forehead of an exceeding happy distance betwixt the eye brows; a clean lightning eye; a temperate and fresh blood in both the cheeks; excellent marks, most excellent marks of good fortune. Why, how now Uncle did you never see me before! Yes Niece; but the state of these things at this instant must be specially observed, and these outward signs being now in this clear elevation, show your untroubled mind is in an excellent power, to prefer them to act forth then a little dear Niece. This is excellent. The cresses here are excellent good; The proportion of the chin good; the little aptness of it to stick out; good. And the wart above it most exceeding good. Never trust me, if all things be not answerable to the prediction of a most divine fortune towards her; vow if she have the grace to apprehend it in the nick; there's all. Well my Lord, since you will not tell me your secret, i'll keep another from you; with whose discovery, you may much pleasure me, and whose concealment may hurt my estate. And if you be no kinder than to see me so endangered; i'll be very patient of it I assure you. Nay then it must instantly forth. This kind con juration even fires it out of me; and (to be short) gather all your judgement together, for here it comes. Niece; Clarence Clarence, rather my Soul then my friend Clarence of too substantial a worth, to have any figures cast about him, (notwithstanding, no other woman with Empires could stir his affections) is with your virtues most extremely in love; and without your requital dead. And with it famed shall sound this golden distich through the world of you both. Non illo melior quisquam nec amantior aequi Vir fuit, aut illa reverentior ulla Dearum. Ay me poor Dame, O you amaze me Uncle, Is this the wondrous fortune you presage? What man may miserable women trust? O peace good Lady, I come not to ravish you to any thing. But now I see how you accept my motion: I perceive (how upon true trial) you esteem me. Have I rid all this Circuit to levy the powers of your judgement, that I might not prove their strength too suddenly with so violent a charge: And do they fight it out in white blood. And show me their hearts in the soft Crystal of tears
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Gods pretious, two or three dayes? why this Lord is in a marualous strange humor. Sit downe sweet Vnckle, yfaith I haue to talke with you about greate matters. Say then deere Neece, bee shorte vtter your mind quickly now. But I pray tell me first, whats that would make me daunce yfaith? Daunce, what daunce? hetherto your dauncers legges bow for-sooth, and Caper, and Ierke, and Firke, and dandle the bodie aboue them, as it were their great childe, though the speciall Ierker bee aboue this place I hope, here lies that shudd fetch a perfect woman ouer the Coles yfaith. Nay good Vnckle say whats the thing you could tel me of. No matter, no matter▪ But let mee see a passg prosperous forchead of an exceeding happie distāce betwixt the eye browes; a cle lightning eye; a temperate and eshe bloud in both the cheekes; excellent markes, most excellent markes of good fortune. VVhy, how now Vnckle did you neuer see mee before! Yes Nce▪ but the state of these thinges at this instant must bee specially obserued, and these outwarde signes being now in this cleere eleuation, showe your oubled mind is in an excellent power, to preferre them to act forth then a litle deere Nce. This is excellent. The Creses here are excellent good; The proporion of the chin good; the little aptnes of it to sticke out; good. And the wart aboue it most exceeding good. Neuer trust me, if all things bee not answerable to the predictiō of a most diuine fortune towards her; uow if shee haue the grace to apprehend it in the nicke; thers all. VVell my Lorde, since you will not tell me your secret, ile keepe another from you; with whose discouerie, you may much pleasure mee, and whose concealement may hurt my esate. And if you bee no inder then to see mee so indangered; ile bee very patient of it I assure you. Nay then it must instantly foorth. This kind con iuration euen fires it out of me; and (to be short) gather all your Iudgment togeather, for here it comes. Neece; Clarence Clarence, rather my Soule then my riēd Clarence of too substantiall a worth, to haue any figures cast about him, (notwithstanding, no other woman with Empires could stirre his affections) is with your vertue most extreamely in loue; and without your requitall dead. And with it ame shll ound this golden disticke through the world of you both. No illo melior quisquam nec amantior aequi Vir fut, aut illa reuerentior vlla Dearum. Ay me poore Dame, O you amase me Vnckle, Is this the wondrous fortune you presage? VVhat man may miserable women trust? O peace good Ladie, I come not to rauishe you to any thig. But now I see how you accept my motion: I perceiue (how vpon true triall) you esteeme me. Haue I ridd al this Ccuite to leuie the powers of your Iudgment, that I might not prooue their strength too sodainly with so violent a charge: And doe they fight it out in white bloud. And showe me their hearts in the soft Christall of teares