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 · 501 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Why then hath not the discretion of nature thought it just, that customary coins, old fashions, terms of honour & of modesty for sooth, all laid aside, they court not us, beseech not us, rather for sweets of love, than we them, why? by Ianus women are but men turned the wrong side outward. O sir nature is a wise workman, she knows right well that if women should woo us to the art of love, we should all be utterly shamed, how often should they take us unprovided when they are always ready. ay sir, right sir, to some few such unfortunate handsome fellows as myself am to my grief I know it. Why here are two perfect creatures, the one Nymphadoro, loves all, and my Herod here enjoys all. Faith some score or two of Ladies or so, ravish me among them, divide my presents, and would indeed engross me were I indeed such an ass as to be made a Monopoly of: look sirrah what a wild hand one of them writes, who would ever take this for a. d. dearest, or read this, for only, only dearest. Here's a lie indeed. True, but here's another much more legible, a good secretary my most affected Herod, the utmost ambition of my hopes and only. There is one lie better shaped by odds. Right, but here's a lady's roman hand to me is beyond all, look ye, to her most elected servant, and worthy friend, Herod Baldonzozo Esquire, I believe thou knowest what Countesses hand this is, I'll show thee another. No good Herod, I'll show thee one now: To his most elected Mistress and worthy laundress, divine mistress Puttotta at her tent in the woodyard, or else where give these. Prithee ha silence what's that? If my tears or vows, my faithfullest protestations on my knees. Good hold. Fair and only loved laundress. Forbear I beseech thee. Might move thy stony heart to take pity on my sighs. Do not shame me to the day of judgement. Alas I write it in passion, alas thou knowest besides my loathed sister thou art. For the Lords sake. The only hope of my pleasure, the only pleasure of my hopes, be pleased therefore to Cease I beseech thee. Pish, near blush man, 'tis an uncourtly quality, as for thy lying as long as there's policy in't, it is very passable, wherefore has heaven given man tongue but to speak to a man's own glory? he that cannot swell bigger than his natural skin nor seem to be in more grace than he is, has not learned the very rudiments or A.B.C. of courtship. Upon my heart Fawn thou pleasest me to the soul, why look you for mine own part I must confess. See here's the Duke's fool. A board, a board, a board, all manner of fools of Courtesy or country of what degree sex or nature. fool. Herod. What, are ye full fraughted, is your ship well fold?
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Why then hath not the discretion of nature thought it iust, that customary coines, old fashions, terms of honor & of modesty for sooth, all laide aside, they court not vs, beseech not vs, rather for sweetes of loue, then we them, why? by Ianus women are but men turnde the wrong side outward. O sir nature is a wise workeman, she knowes right well that if women should wooe vs to the art of loue, wee should all be vtterly shamd, how often shold they take vs vnprouided whē they are alwaies ready. I sir, right sir, to some few such vnfortunate handsome fellowes as my selfe am to my griefe I know it. VVhy here are two perfect creatures, the one Nymphadoro, loues all, and my Herod here eioyes all. Faith some score or two of Ladies or so, rauish mee among them, deuide my presents, and wold indeed ingrosse me were I indeed such an asse as to be made a Monopoly of: looke sirrah what a vilde hande one of them writes, who would euer take this for a. d. deerest, or reade this, for onely, onely deerest. Heres a lye indeede. True, but heres another much more legible, a good secretary my most affected Herod, the vtmost ambition of my hopes and onely. There is one lye better shapte by ods. Right, but heres a Ladies roman hand to mee is beyond all, looke yee, to her most elected seruant, and worthy friend, Herod Baldonzozo Esquier, I beleeue thou knowest what Countesses hand this is, Ile shew thee another. No good Herod, Ile show thee one now: To his most elected Mistresse and worthy laundresse, diuine mistresse Puttotta at her tent in the wood-yeard, or else where giue these. Prethee ha silence whats that? If my teares or vowes, my faithfulst protestations on my knees. Good hold. Faire and onely loued laundresse. Forbeare I beseech thee. Might moue thy stony heart to take pitty on my sighs. Do not shame me to the day of iudgement. Alas I write it in passion, alas thou knowest besides my loathed sister thou art. For the Lords sake. The onely hope of my pleasure, the onely pleasure of my hopes, be pleasde therefore to Cease I beseech thee. Pish, neere blush man, t'is an vncourtly quality, as for thy lying as long as theres policie int, it is very passable, wherfore haz heauen giuen man tong but to speake to a mans owne glory? hee that cannot swell bigger then his naturall skinne nor seeme to bee in more grace then hee is, has not learn'd the very rudiments or A.B.C. of courtshippe. Vpon my heart Fawne thou pleasest me to the soule, why looke you for mine owne part I must confesse. See heeres the Dukes foole. A bord, a bord, a bord, al manner of fooles of Courteytie or country of what degree sex or nature. foole. Herod. What, are yee ful fraughted, is your shippe wel foold?