Marston, John · published 1606 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 512 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Fie, you may not pray for the dead, 'tis indifferent to them what you say. Well said fool. Ever since the old Duke Pietro, the great Devil of hell torture his soul. O Lady yet charity. Why? 'tis indifferent to them what you say fool, but does my Lord ravel out, does he fret? for pity of an afflicted Lady load him soundly, let him not go clear from vexation, he has the most dishonourably, with the most sinful, most vicious obstinacy, persevered to wrong me that were I not of a male constitution, 'twere impossible for me to survive it, but in madness name, let him on, I ha' not the weak fence of some of your soft-eyed whimpering Ladies, who, if they were used like me, would gall their fingers with wringing their hands, look like bleeding Lucreces, and shed salt water enough to powder all the beef in the Duke's larder. No, I am resolute Donna Zoya; ha; that wives were of my metal, I would make these ridiculously jealous fools, howl like a starved dog, before he got a bit, I was created to be the affliction of such an unsanctified member, and will boil him in his own syrup. Peace the wolves ear takes the wind of us. The enemy is in ambush. If any man ha' the wit, now let him talk wanton, but not bawdily; come Gallants who'll be my servants: I am now very open hearted, and full of entertainment. Grace me too call you mistress. Or me. Or me. Or me. Or all, I am taken with you all, with you all. As indeed, why should any woman only love any one man, since it is reasonable, women should affect all perfection, but all perfection never rests in one man; many men have many virtues, but Ladies should love many virtues, therefore Ladies should love many men; for as in women, so in men, some woman hath only a good eye, one can discourse beautifully, if she do not laugh, one's well favoured to her nose, another hath only a good brow, other a plump lip, a third only holds beauty to the teeth, and there the soil altars, some peradventure hold good to the breast, and then downward turn like the dreamt of Image, whose head was gold, breast silver, thighs iron, and all beneath clay and earth, one only winks eloquently, another only kisses well, other only talks well, a fourth only lies well: So in men, one Gallant has only a good face, another has only a grave methodical beard, and is a notable wise fellow, until he speaks, a third only makes water well, and that's a good provoking quality, one only swears well, another only speaks well, a third only does well, all in their kind good, goodness is to be affected, therefore they, it is a base thing and indeed an impossible for a worthy mind to be contented with the whole world, but most vile and abject to be satisfied with one point of the world.
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Fie, you may not pray for the dead, tis indifferent to them what you say. Well sayd foole. Euer since the old Duke Pietro, the great Deuill of hell torture his soule. O Ladie yet charitie. Why? tis indifferent to them what you say foole, but do's my Lord rauell out, do's he fret? for pitie of an aflicted Ladie load him soundly, let him not goe cleere from vexation, hee has the most dishonourably, with the most sinfull, most vitious obstinacie, perseuered to wronge mee that were I not of a male constitution, twere impossible for mee to suruiue it, but in madnesse name, let him on, I ha not the weake fence of some of your soft-eyed whimpering Ladies, who, if they were vs'd like me, would gall their fingers with wringing their handes, looke like bleeding Lucresses, and shed salt water ynough to powder all the beefe in the Dukes larder. No, I am resolute Donna Zoya; ha; that wiues were of my mettall, I would make these ridiculously iealous fooles, howle like a starued dogge, before he got a bit, I was created to be the affliction of such an vnsanctified member, and will boyle him in his owne sirupe. Peace the woolfes eare takes the winde of vs. The enemie is in ambush. If any man ha the wit, now let him talke wantonly, but not baudily; come Gallants who'le be my seruants: I am now verie open harted, and full of entertainment. Grace me too call you mistres. Or me. Or me. Or me. Or all, I am taken with you all, with you all. As indeed, why should any woman onely loue any one man, since it is reasonable, women should affect al perfection, but al perfection neuer rests in one man; many men haue many vertues, but Ladies should loue many vertues, therfore Ladies should loue many men; for as in womē, so in mē, some womā hath only a good eye, one can discourse beautifully, if she doe not laugh, one's well fauoured to her nose, another hath onely a good brow, tother a plumpe lippe, a third onely holdes beautie to the teeth, and there the soyle alters, some peraduenture hold good to the breast, and then downeward turne like the drempt of Image, whose head was gold, breast siluer, thighes yron, and all beneath clay and earth, one onely winkes eloquently, another onely kisses well, tother onely talkes well, a fourth onely lyes well: So in men, one Gallant has onely a good face, another has onely a graue methodicall beard, and is a notable wise fellow, vntill he speakes, a third onely makes water well, and thats a good prouoking qualitie, one onely sweares well, another onely speakes well, a third onely do's well, all in their kinde good, goodnesse is to bee affected, therefore they, it is a base thing and indeed an impossible for a worthy minde to bee contented with the whole world, but most vile and abiect to be satisfied with one point of the world.