Day, John · published 1606 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat typicality 0.87 · 501 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
If thou dost not hit the mark, than thou'rt a very bungler: but where is my Father? Why I have sent him and your mother out of the way of purpose, and appointed Manasses to meet us this evening at Adonis' Chapel in the Amasons apparel, to marry us: I think this are signs I love you. ay but you jest, I doubt you will not marry me. Will you mere me there? As I am a Virgin I will. And come with an intent to marry me? As I hope to be a wife I will. You must take heed you keep our purpose close, As I did the loss of my Maidenhead. Why have you lost it then? Many a dear day ago, yet I told Nobody on't but my Mother and our horse-keeper, and they say I am near the worse maid for that, and I can keep my own counsel, as I hope I shall; but will you meet me soon? just in the midway, as Tilters do. I'll go afore and stay, but do not deceive me, and you do, I'll show my Father's horse-keeper all as God mend me. So tria sequntur tria, now am I rid of a triumviry of fools, and by there absence have won a free access to an escape. If my Lisander's hope prove like to this, This night shall Crowne vs Monarchers of our ble. No more of these delays sweet Madam, your love hath broken day oft with my expectance, I dare give it trust no longer. I confess it my Liege, and like a spent dear, not able to maintain longer flight, I cast myself down breathless at your loves mercy: yet I beseech your Majesty, let not your eager desires, practise any present violence upon my yielding chastity: 'twas only possession of my love you had in chase, which with convenient time & place purchased, I put your grace in full possession of. Although thy Breath be never but Musical, yet it never taught the string of true happiness till now: and to approve thy heart sets hand to thy word, appoint the time. Then this present evening (and yet my Virgin blood, and ashamed to consent to the betraying of my modesty) meet me at Adonis' bower, where i'll make tender of subdued chastity to your high Majesty, as my first & most victorious conqueror. By my Imperial Globe, and hope of those joys, thy presence shall bring to enrich me with, i'll meet thee, and make thee Queen over the most submiss Captive that ever love took prisoner. If you deceive me. Not except warm life, Deceive my voice of their innative heat. Then haste slow time, exchange thy leaden fleet, For Hormes wings till I my fair hopes meet. But locked once in the arms of my delight, Cloth all the world in an eternal night. And steed of morning when the Sun should rise, They shall see two in my Zelmane's eyes.
seed 43: T6 · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
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If thou doſt not hit the marke, then thou'rt a very bungler: but where is my Father? Why I haue ſent him and your mother out of the way of purpoſe, and appointed Manaſſes to meet vs this euening at Adonis Chappell in the Amaſons apparell, to marrie vs: I thinke this are ſignes I loue you. I but you ieaſt, I doubt you will not marrie me. Will you meere me there? As I am a Virgin I will. And come with an intent to marrie me? As I hope to be a wife I will. You muſt take heed you keepe our purpoſe cloſe, As I did the loſſe of my Maydenhead. Why haue you loſt it then? Many a deere day agoe, yet I told Nobody on't but my Mother and our Horſekeeper, and they ſay I am nere the worſe mayd for that, and I can keepe my owne counſell, as I hope I ſhal; but will you meet me ſoone? Iuſt in the mid-way, as Tilters doe. Ile goe afore and ſtay, but doe not deceiue me, and you doe, Ile ſhew my Fathers Horſekeeper all as God mend me. So tria ſequntur tria, now am I rid of a triumuirie of fooles, and by there abſence haue won a free acceſle to an eſcape. If my Liſanders hope proue like to this, This night ſhall Crowne vs Monarchers of our ble. No more of theſe delayes ſweet Madam, your loue hath broken day oft with my expectance, I dare giue it truſt no longer. I confeſſe it my Liege, and like a ſpent Deare, not able to maintaine longer flight, I caſt my ſelfe downe breathleſſe at your loues mercie: yet I beſeech your Maieſtie, let not your eager deſires, practiſe any preſent violence vpon my yeelding chaſtitie: twas onely poſſeſsion of my loue you had in chace, which with conuenent time & place purchaſed, I put your grace in full poſſeſsion of. Although thy Breath be neuer but Muſicall, yet it neuer taught the ſtring of true happines till now: and to approue thy heart ſets hand to thy word, appoint the time. Then this preſent euening (and yet my Virgin blood, and aſhamd to conſent to the betraying of my modeſtie) meete me at Adonis bower, where ile make tender of ſubdued chaſtetie to your high Maieſtie, as my firſt & moſt victoriuos conquerour. By my Imperiall Globe, and hope of thoſe Ioyes, thy preſence ſhall bring to inrich me with, ile meete thee, and make thee Queene ouer the moſt ſubmiſſe Captiue that euer loue tooke priſoner. If you deceiue me. Not except warme life, Deceiue my voice of their innatiue heate. Then haſt ſlow time, exchange thy leaden ſleete, For Hormes wings till I my faire hopes meete. But lockt once in the armes of my delight, Cloth all the world in an eternall night. And ſteed of morning when the Sunne ſhould riſe, They ſhall ſee two in my Zelmanes eies.