Anonymous · published 1607 · first performed or written 1602 [1601-1602] (Annals) comedy · Unknown unassigned nearest T47 Knaves, thieves and bawds · 523 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T47: knave, rogue, money, knaves, thief, rogues, pray, whore, nichol, book.
THe humble Sock that true Comedians were, Our Muse hath donned, and to your favouring eyes, In lowest Plainsong doth herself appear, Borrowing no colours from a quaint disguise: If your fair favours cause her spirit to rise, She to the highest pitch her wings shall rear, And proud cothurnic action shall devise, To win your sweet applause she deems so dear. meanwhile shore up our tender pamping twig, That yet on humble ground doth lowly lie: Your favours sunshine guilding once this sprig, It may yield Nectar for the gods on high: Though our Invention lame, imperfect be, Yet give the Cripple alms for charity. e'en now the welcome twilight doth salute Th'approaching night clad in black sable weeds. Black as my thoughts, that harbour nought but death, Thefts, murders, rapes and such like damned acts, The infant babes to whom my soul is nurse: Come Bobbinton, this star-bespangled sky Bodeth some good, the wether's fair and dry. My scarlet-hearted Scarlet, gallant blood, Whose bloody deeds are worthy memory Of after ages, let me embrace thee: so, So, now methinks I fold a richer gem, Than wealthy India can afford to Spain: There lies my treasure, and within thy arms Security that never breedeth harms. Brave resolution, I am proud to see So sweet a graft upon a wormwood tree, Whose juice is gall, but yet the fruit most rare: Who wreaks the tree, if that the fruit be fair? Therefore resolve, if we a booty get, It boots not whence, from whom, when, where, or what. Well (God forgive us) here let's take our stands, We must have gold although we have no lands. Stay Ursula, have you those suits of Ruffs, Those stomachers, and that fine piece of Lawn, Marked with the Letters C C. and S. I have. If your forgetfulness cause any defect, You're like to pay for't, therefore look unto it. I would our journey had as safe an end, As I am sure my ladies ruffs are here, And other wares which she bespoke of you. 'tis good; but stay, give me thy hand my girl, 'tis somewhat dark, come, let us help each other: She passed her word one of her gentlemen Should meet us at the bridge, and that's not far, I muse they are not come, I do assure thee, Were I not much beholding to her Ladyship For many kindnesses: Mile-end, should stand This gloomy night unvisited for us. But come, methinks I may discern the bridge. And see a man or two, in very deed Her word, her love and all is honourable. A prize young Scarlet, Oh, a gallant prize, And we are Pirates that will seize the same To our own uses. But hold man, not too fast: As far as I can gather by their words, They take us for my ladies Gentlemen, Who as it seems should meet them on their way, Then if thou sayst the word we'll seem those men, And by those means withdraw them from their way. Where we may rifle them of what they carry, I mean, both goods, and their virginity.
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THe humble Socke that true Comedians were, Our Muse hath don'd, and to your fav'ring eyes, In lowest Plaine-song doth her selfe appeare, Borrowing no colours from a quaint disguise: If your faire fauours cause her spirite to rise, Shee to the highest pitch her wings shall reare, And prowd quothurnicke action shall deuise, To winne your sweete applause she deemes so deare. Meane while shore vp our tender pamping twig, That yet on humble ground doth lowely lie: Your fauours sunneshine guilding once this sprig, It may yeeld Nectar for the gods on hie: Though our Inuention lame, imperfect be, Yet giue the Cripple almes for charitie. EVen now the welcome twilight doth salute Th'approaching night clad in black sable weedes. Blacke as my thoughts, that harbour nought but death, Thefts, murthers, rapes and such like damned actes, The infant babes to whom my soule is nurse: Come Bobbinton, this starre-bespangled skie Bodeth some good, the wether's faire and dry. My scarlet-hearted Scarlet, gallant blood, Whose bloody deeds are worthy memorie Of after ages, let me imbrace thee: so, So, now me thinkes I fold a richer iemme, Than wealthy India can afford to Spaine: There lies my treasure, and within thy armes Securitie that neuer breedeth harmes. Braue resolution, I am prowde to see So sweet a graft vpon a worm-wood tree, Whose iuyce is gall, but yet the fruite most rare: Who wreakes the tree, if that the fruite be faire? Therefore resolue, if we a booty get, It bootes not whence, from whom, when, where, or what. Well (God forgiue vs) heere lets take our stands, We must haue gold although we haue no lands. Stay Vrsula, haue you those futes of Ruffes, Those stomachers, and that fine peece of Lawne, Marck'd with the Letters C C. and S. I haue. If your forgetfulnesse cause any defect, You'r like to pay for't, therefore looke vnto it. I would our iourney had as safe an end, As I am sure my Ladyes ruffes are heere, And other wares which she bespoke of you. Tis good; but stay, giue me thy hand my girle, Tis somewhat darke, come, let vs helpe each other: She past her word one of her gentlemen Should meet vs at the bridge, and thats not farre, I muse they are not come, I doe assure thee, Were I not much beholding to her Ladiship For many kindenesses: Mile-end, should stand This gloomie night vnuisited for vs. But come, me thinkes I may discerne the bridge. And see a man or two, in very deed Her word, her loue and all is honourable. A prize yong Scarlet, Oh, a gallant prize, And we are Pirots that will seaze the same To our owne vses. But hold man, not too fast: As farre as I can gather by their words, They take vs for my Ladyes Gentlemen, Who as it seemes should meet them on their way, Then if thou saist the word weele seeme those men, And by those meanes withdraw thē from their way. Where we may rifle them of what they carry, I meane, both goods, and their virginitie.