Day, John · published 1633 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T57 Ships, merchants and pirates · 486 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T57: ship, sea, master, sail, home, money, pisaro, life, ships, till.
Never wet a finger by this Sun. Then she helped you with one dry jest or another, but and we may be so bold: faith whereare the Ladies? Sure enough I warrant you, some fools now would have kept them here, and have been gulled on them again, and laughed at age, but to prevent all danger, we have shipped them home for Lacedaemon. To Lacedaemon? your sun of wit shines but dimly in that me thinks, to whose charge have you trusted them? To them we durst, nay you must think we are no fools, Fools? nay deep wit, and policy forbid. We had no sooner their surprisal, but we had disguise ready, a ship ready, a couple of lusty friends ready, the Lacedaemon Intelligencers. Durst you trust such precious jewels in such rusty caskets? Durst? our health, our lives, why they were my tenants; nay you must think we sifted them, we are no fools in that neither. If in any thing your wits deserve the babble 'tis in that. None but fools would have committed such inestimable peers to a couple of strangers. And in a ship too. And under sail too. And unfurnished of friends too. And without shipping to follow them too. You were no fools in any thing but that, and in that not to flatter, you express the true shape of folly, and merely merit the name of fools. What will you say now when these fellows surrender us our loves? we'll discharge you and set their names down for Gulls in your steed. You know the Proverb, when the sky sals we shall have Larks. And when you can bring proof that we are consend of our Wenches we'll be the Woodcocks. Why then we have once springed a couple of woodcocks. Do you know these? who are the fools now? Hippolita? My Violetta? What a strange change is here▪ Yes saith Gallant, you have very strange carding and you knew all, but I hope you'll offer up your cards, and yield the set lost. Gulls? And abused? I'll lose my life before I'll lose my honour. Honour and life before I'll lose my love. Nay Gentlemen, we bar all violence; the liberty of our challenge was to all alike equally free, and since these by fair play have won 'em, it stands with our honour to see them peaceably possessed of 'em, then surely take 'em, for though you wear the breeches, give us leave to stand a little. Why father, is't not time that we were sped? 'tis a great charge to keep a Mayd●●●-head, Lose it we must, and to prevent ill course, Better to give't, then have it ta'en perforce, If you be pleased let envy do her worst, Spit out her poison, or contained and burst. Welcome to all, to all a kind good-night, They truly live, that live in scorn of spite.
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Never wet a finger by this Sunne. Then ſhe helpt you with one dry jeſt or another, but and we may be ſo bold: faith whereare the Ladies? Sure enough I warrant you, ſome fooles now would haue kept them here, and haue bin guld on them againe, and laught at age, but to prevent all danger, we haue ſhipt them home for Lacedemon. To Lacedemon? your ſunne of wit ſhines but dimly in that me thinkes, to whoſe charge haue you truſted them? To them we durſt, nay you muſt thinke we are no fooles, Fooles? nay deepe wit, and pollicy forbid. We had no ſooner their ſurpriſall, but we had diſguiſe ready, a ſhip ready, a couple of luſty friends ready, the Lacedemon Intelligencers. Durſt you truſt ſuch pretious jewels in ſuch ruſty caskets? Durſt? our health, our liues, why they were my tenants; nay you muſt thinke we ſifted them, we are no fooles in that neither. If in any thing your wits deſerue the bable tis in that. None but fooles would haue committed ſuch ineſtimable peeres to a couple of ſtrangers. And in a ſhip too. And under ſaile too. And unfurniſht of friends too. And without ſhipping to follow them too. You were no fooles in any thing but that, and in that not to flatter, you expreſſe the true ſhape of folly, and meerely merit the name of fooles. What will you ſay now when theſe fellowes ſurrender us our loues? Weele diſcharge you and ſet their names downe for Guls in your ſteed. You knovv the Proverbe, vvhen the skie ſals vve ſhall haue Larkes. And vvhen you can bring proofe that vve are conſend of our Wenches vveele be the Woodcocks. VVhy then we have once ſpring'd a couple of woodcocks. Doe you know theſe? who are the fooles now? Hippolita? My Violetta? VVhat a ſtrange change is here▪ Yes ſaith Gallants, you have very ſtrange carding and you knew all, but I hope you'l offer up your cards, and yield the ſet loſt. Gulls? And abus'd? Ile loſe my life before Ile loſe my honour. Honour and life before Ile loſe my love. Nay Gentlemen, wee barre all violence; the liberty of our challenge was to all alike equally free, and ſince theſe by faire play have won em, it ſtands with our honour to ſee them peaceably poſſeſt of em, then ſurely take em, for though you weare the breeches, give us leave to ſtand a little. VVhy father, is't not time that we were ſped? Tis a great charge to keep a Mayd-head, Loſe it we muſt, and to prevent ill courſe, Better to giv't, then haue it tane perforce, If you be pleas'd let envy doe her worſt, Spit out her poyſon, or contain't and burſt. VVelcome to all, to all a kind good-night, They truely live, that live in ſcorne of ſpight.