Marston, John · published 1606 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 504 words
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But Sir with what possibility can your constitution be so boundlessly amorous as to affect all women of what degree, form or complexion soever? I'll tell thee, for mine own part, I am a perfect Ovidian, and can with him affect all, if she be a virgin of a modest eye, shame faced, temperate aspect, her very modesty inflames me, her sober blushes fires me, if I behold a wanton, pretty, courtly petulant Ape, I am extremely in love with her, because she is not clownishly rude, & that she assures her lover of no ignorant, dull, unmoving venus, be she sourly severe: I think she wittily counterfeits, & I love her for her wit, if she be learned and censures poets, I love her soul, and for her soul her body, be she a Lady of professed ignorance, oh I am infinitely taken with her simplicity, as one assured to find no sophistication about her, be she slender and lean, she's the Greekes delight, be she thick and plump, she's the Italians pleasure, if she be tall, she's of a goodly form, and will print a fair proportion in a large bed, if she be short and low, she's nimbly delightful, and ordinarily quick witted, be she young she's for mine eye, be she old she's for my discourse as one well knowing, there's much amiableness in a grave matron, but be she young or old, lean, fat, short, tall, white, red, brown, nay even black, my discourse shall find reason to love her, if my means may procure opportunity to enjoy her. Excellent Sir, nay if a man were of competent means, wert not a notable delight for a man to have for every month in the year? Nay for every week of the month? Nay for every day of the week? Nay for every hour of that day? Nay for every humour of a man in that hour, to have a several Mistress to entertain him, as if he were Saturnine, or melancholy to have a black haired, pale-faced, sallow thinking Mistress to clip him: If jovial and merry, a sanguine, light tripping singing, indeed a mistress that would dance a coranto as she goes to embrace him, if choleric, impatient or ireful, to have a Mistress withered hair, little ferret eyes, a lean cheek, and a sharp nose to entertain him. And so of the rest. O sir this were too great ambition: well I love and am beloved of a great many, for I court all in the way of honour, in the trade of marriage Fawn, but above all I affect the Princes, she's my utmost end. O I love a Lady whose beauty is joined with Fortune, beyond all, yet one of beauty, without fortune for some uses, nay one of fortune without beauty for some ends, but never any that has neither fortune nor beauty but for necessity such a one as this is Dona Donetta. Here's one has loved all the Court just once over.
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But Sir with what possibilitie can your constitution be so boundlesly amarous as to affect all women of what degree, forme or complection soeuer? Ile tell thee, for mine owne part, I am a perfect Ouidian, and can with him affect all, if shee bee a virgin of a modest eye, shame fac't, temperate aspect, her very modestie inflames mee, her sober blushes fires me, if I behold a wanton, prettie, courtly petulant Ape, I am extreamely in loue with her, because she is not clownishly rude, & that she assures her louer of no ignorant, dull, vnmouing venus, be she sowerly seuere: I think she wittily counterfeits, & I loue her for her wit, if she be learned and sensures poets, I loue her soule, and for her soule her bodie, bee she a Ladie of profest ignorance, oh I am infinitly taken with her simplicitie, as one assured to find no sophistication about her, bee she slender and leane, shee's the Greekes delight, bee she thick and plumpe, shee's the Italians pleasure, if she bee tall, shee's of a goodly forme, and will printe a faire proportion in a large bedde, if she bee short and low, shee's nimbly delightfull, and ordinarily quicke witted, bee she young shee's for mine eye, bee she old shee's for my discourse as one well knowing, ther's much amiablenes in a graue matron, but bee she young or old, leane, fat, short, tall, white, red, browne, nay euen blacke, my discourse shall find reason to loue her, if my meanes may procure opportunitie to enioy her. Excellent Sir, nay if a man were of competent meanes, wert not a notable delight for a man to haue for euery moneth in the yeare? Nay for euery weeke of the moneth? Nay for euery day of the weeke? Nay for euery hower of that day? Nay for euerie humor of a man in that howre, to haue a seuerall Mistresse to entertaine him, as if he were Saturnine, or melancholie to haue a blacke hayred, pall-fac'de, sallowe thinking Mistresse to clippe him: If Iouiall and merrie, a sanguine, light tripping singing, indeede a mistresse that would daunce a caranto as shee goes to embrace him, if cholericke, impatient or irefull, to haue a Mistresse withred haire, little Ferreteyes, a leane cheeke, and a sharpe nose to entertaine him. And so of the rest. O sir this were too great ambition: well I loue and am beloued of a great many, for I court all in the way of honour, in the trade of marriage Fawn, but aboue all I affect the Princes, shees my vtmost end. O I loue a Ladie whose beautie is ioined with Fortune, beyond all, yet one of beautie, without fortune for some vses, nay one of fortune without beautie for some endes, but neuer any that has neither fortune nor beautie but for necessitie such a one as this is Dona Donetta. Heres one has loued all the Court iust once ouer.