Day, John · published 1633 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour · 488 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
Lisander and Demetrius? stand close, of my life we are come to the birth of some notable knavery. How blows the winds of our hopes? Fair to the point of our expectation, I have made away the Duke and the Duchess. How made away them? poisoned them? With a confection of love, which I have so tempered with fair promises, as their minds are in love's haven already, Videlicet in Adonis' bower, where this evening I have given them my word to meet them; but I have so cast it, that Manasses shall meet them in my steed. 'Twill be a rare Scene of mirth, to hear what costly discourse they'll bestow upon the fool in thy outside. Do you hear that? Yes, thank love and my ears, but list the conclusion. I have cleared the way to Violetta, but what order hast thou tane with thy burbolts, Dametas, Miso, and amorous Mopsa? Shot them away, at three several marks, yet so conveyed it, that in the end they shall all meet at Adonis' Chapel. This project cannot but bring forth some notable deceit. My hopes should want of their will, and it do not— Now we have made a smooth passage to our escape, how shall we convey our loves out of the Island? I have determined of that sir, and better to effect, my boy this time hath cast such a bait of knavery to the two Captains, Kalander and Philanax, as we may pass without suspicion. But how for transportation. I am furnished of that too, you remember the two Lacedaemon intelligencers. Now what of us? Hold my life, we shall be put in this Scene of Gullery. Oh in any case. For the love of Cupid do, inquiry is past, le's take our entrance, and pass over the stage like mutes, to furnish out a show. And see occasion like a kind wench presents them in the very instant, my honest friend welcome, have you not your dispatch with a letter to Lacedaemon. Madam we have, and stay only to take our leaves of your Ladyship, and know what service your honour will command. You have my thanks, for the truth is, I must commit business of much import unto your trust, and to prevent much circumstances take my word, your are not ignorant of the King's general challenge. About his daughters. You understand me, with these few crowns receive my mind, which is to convey the two Ladies, whom we in these disguises have won to Lacedaemon. Were we but confirmed of your estates. we'll give you sufficient assurance of that, and the Princesses themselves shall confirm it. We crave no better Madam, but shall we not have your honour's company? No: having brought them aboard, we'll make return to the Duke, to let him understand we stole not our prizes but won them manfully at the point of wit. A noble resolution.
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Liſander and Demetrius? ſtand cloſe, of my life wee are come to the birth of ſome notable knavery. How blowes the winds of our hopes? Faire to the poynt of our expectation, I haue made away the Duke and the Dutcheſſe. How made away them? poyſon'd them? With a confection of loue, which I haue ſo tempred with faire promiſes, as their mindes are in loues haven already, Videlicet in Adonis bower, where this evening I haue given them my word to meet them; but I haue ſo caſt it, that Manaſſes ſhall meet them in my ſteed. 'Twill be a rare Scene of mirth, to heare what coſtly diſcourſe they'l beſtow upon the foole in thy outſide. Doe you heare that? Yes, thanke loue and my eares, but liſt the concluſion. I haue cleard the way to Violetta, but what order haſt thou ane with thy burbolts, Dametas, Miſo, and amorous Mopſa? Shot them away, at three ſeverall markes, yet ſo conveyed it, that in the end they ſhall all meet at Adonis Chappell. This project cannot but bring forth ſome notable deceit. My hopes ſhould want of their will, and it doe not— Now we haue made a ſmooth paſſage to our eſcape, how ſhall we convey our loves out of the Iland? I haue determined of that ſir, and better to effect, my boy this time hath caſt ſuch a baite of knavery to the two Captaines, Kalander and Philanax, as we may paſſe without ſuſpition. But how for tranſportation. I am furniſht of that too, you remember the two Lacedemon intelligencers. Now what of us? Hold my life, we ſhall be put in this Scene of Gullery. Oh in any caſe. For the loue of Cupid doe, inquiry is paſt, lets take our entrance, and paſſe over the ſtage like mutes, to furniſh out a ſhow. And ſee occaſion like a kind wench preſents them in the very inſtant, my honeſt friend welcome, haue you not your diſpatch with a letter to Lacedemon. Madam we haue, and ſtay onely to take our leaues of your Ladiſhip, and know what ſervice your honour will command. You haue my thankes, for the truth is, I muſt commit buſines of much import unto your truſt, and to prevent much circumſtances take my word, your are not ignorant of the Kings generall challenge. About his daughters. You underſtand mee, with theſe few crownes receiue my mind, which is to convey the two Ladies, whom we in theſe diſguiſes haue wonne to Lacedemon. Were we but confirm'd of your eſtates. Wee'l giue you ſufficient aſſurance of that, and the Princeſſes themſelues ſhall confirme it. Wee craue no better Madam, but ſhall we not haue your honours company? No: having brought them aboard, wee'l make returne to the Duke, to let him underſtand we ſtole not our prizes but wonne them manfully at the poynt of wit. A noble reſolution.