Day, John · published 1633 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 496 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Take it this, in a word honest Shepherd, and thy Lord's daughter Madam Mopsa, are man and wife. Man, and woman perhaps, but not man and wife: for though most women have a will to be Ladies, like my Lord's wife; yet every Lady hath not wit to be a wife, as my Lord's Daughter. But what good can I do in this? Overy much: for though they be man and wife by oath and protestation, the chiefest ceremony of all; namely Marriage is yet unperformed, and hearing that you have tane orders. That I have: I have ta'en order for the making away of a hundred Maidenheads in my time, and not so few: but I am in the mind of you now, these two beagles, Dorus and Mopsa, have run themselves breathless in the chase of love, you would ha' me couple them up in the leases of Matrimony. We are in the way to catch the old one, and then our aim deceives not. We are i'faith: Invention could not weave, A quainter web, Suspicion to deceive. Come, pass off this grovelling imitation; a Lover's thoughts must be ambitious, and like the Eagle, scorning the base air where Kites and Crows lie flagging: mount the clear sky of Invention, and overpeere all hindrances: The Ladies themselves are willing. Ready to embark upon the next tide of occasion whatsoever. Let me alone to work it then, But here comes my Boy. 'Twere more for your credit Sir, and you could say your man: but men and war were worn out of fashion both in a Summer. I am of thy belief in that Boy. Would my Lord were so too sir. Suppose I were Sir, what then? I should (as many upstarts have done) prove rich: for I believe you would make me your heir. Is that part of your belief? A principal point sir. Renounce it then, for I believe you'll never be saved by't. I am sure I cannot lose by't. I believe further, that many Knights, and some Ladies, were never of Gods making. Of whose then, wag? I'll tell you: the Minters coin Gold, Gold makes Heralds, Herald's maketh Knights, and Knights stamp Ladies. And what do Ladies? They live not idle neither; they make some Knights, and mar many Gentlemen. Ladies are good workwomen too, then? far better than any Tailor: they'll make you an end of a suit, especially a Court suit, when all the Tailors in a Country know not how to set a stitch in't. I am of the belief you are a knave, sir. I had no faith, should I say you were not? Well, what a Knave? In a Knave's belief sir. Because in yours? Do you say't, and i'll swear it, my Lord. No more Boy, I am weary of your jests. That confirms them to be good sir. Your reason for that, sir? Because travellers and lovers, are soon weary of goodness.
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Take it this, in a word honeſt Sheepheard, and thy Lords daughter Madam Mopſa, are man and wife. Man, and woman perhaps, but not man and wife: for though moſt women haue a will to bee Ladies, like my Lords wife; yet every Lady hath not wit to bee a wife, as my Lords Daughter. But what good can I doe in this? Overy much: for though they bee man and wife by oath and proteſtation, the chiefeſt ceremony of all; namely Mariage is yet unperformed, and hearing that you haue ane orders. That I haue: I haue tane order for the making away of a hundred Maidenheads in my time, and not ſo few: but I am in the mind of you now, theſe two beagles, Dorus and Mopſa, haue runne themſelues breathleſſe in the chaſe of loue, you would ha' me couple them up in the leaſes of Matrimonie. We are in the way to catch the old one, and then our ayme deceiues not. We are ifaith: Invention could not weaue, A quainter web, Suſpition to deceiue. Come, paſſe off this groveling imitation; a Lovers thoughts muſt bee ambitious, and like the Eagle, ſcorning the baſe ayre where Kites and Crowes lie flagging: mount the cleare sky of Invention, and overpeere all hindrances: The Ladies themſelues are willing. Ready to embarke upon the next tide of occaſion whatſoever. Let mee alone to worke it then, But here comes my Boy. 'Twere more for your credite Sir, and you could ſay your man: but men and warre were worne out of faſhion both in a Summer. I am of thy beliefe in that Boy. Would my Lord were ſo too ſir. Suppoſe I were Sir, what then? I ſhould (as many upſtarts haue done) proue rich: for I beleeue you would make me your heire. Is that part of your beliefe? A principall poynt ſir. Renounce it then, for I beleeue you'l never be ſaved by't. I am ſure I cannot looſe by't. I beleeue further, that many Knights, and ſome Ladies, were never of Gods making. Of whoſe then, wagge? Ile tell you: the Minters coyne Gold, Gold makes Heralds, Heralds makes Knights, and Knights ſtampe Ladies. And what doe Ladies? They liue not idle neither; they make ſome Knights, and marre many Gentlemen. Ladies are good worke-women too, then? Farre better then any Taylor: they'l make you an end of a ſuite, eſpecially a Court ſuite, when all the Taylors in a Countrey know not how to ſet a ſtitch in't. I am of the beliefe you are a knaue, ſir. I had no faith, ſhould I ſay you were not? Well, what a Knaue? In a Knaues beliefe ſir. Becauſe in yours? Doe you ſay't, and ile ſweare it, my Lord. No more Boy, I am weary of your jeſts. That confirmes them to be good ſir. Your reaſon for that, ſir? Becauſe travellers and lovers, are ſoone weary of goodneſſe.