Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Fair Maid of the Exchange · chunk 32 of 41

Anonymous · published 1607 · first performed or written 1602 [1601-1602] (Annals)
comedy · Unknown
unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 512 words

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.

Fair Mistress Phillis, such wanton toys as these, Are for young Novices that will soon be pleased, The careful thoughts that hammer in my brain, Bid me abandon wanton love; 'tis vain. For me it is. Is my ungarnished, dark, and obscure Cell, A mansion fit for all-commanding love? No, if thou wilt sport with love, And dally with that wanton amorous boy; Hie thee unto the odoriferous groves. There is no groves more pleasant unto me, Than to be still in thy society. There of the choicest fragrant flowers that grow Thou mayst devise sweet roseate Coronets, And with the nymphs that haunt the silver streams, Learn to entice the affable young wag; There shalt thou find him wand ring up and down, Till some fair saint empale him with a crown: Be gone I say, and do not trouble me, For to be short, I cannot fancy thee. For to be short, you cannot fancy me: Oh cruel word, more hateful than pale death, Oh, would to God it would conclude my breath. Forbear, forbear, admit that I should yield: Think you, your father would applaud your choice. Doubt not thereof, or if he do not, all's one, So you but grant to my affection. I am too base. My wealth shall raise thee up. I am deformed. Tut, I will bear with that. Your friend's dislike brings all this out of frame. By humble suit I will redress the same. Now to employ the virtue of my shape: Fair mistress, If heretofore I have remorseless been, And not esteemed your undeserved love, Whereby in the glass of your affection I see my great unkindness; forgive what's passed, And here I proffer all the humble service Your high prized love doth merit at my hands, Which I confess is more than I unable Can gratify: therefore command my toil, My travel, yea, my life to pleasure you. I take thee at thy word, proud of thy service, But yet no servant shalt thou be of mine, I will serve thee, command, and i'll obey: This doth my soul more good, yea, ten times more Than did thy harsh denial harm before, Let us embrace like two united friends, Here love begins, and former hatred ends. Brother Anthony, what news from Venice? Are your ships returned? I had rather Hear news from Phillis: Oh, brother Frank, Thy absence makes me burn in passion. Sir, I had letters from my factors there Some three days since; but the return of one, Of one poor letter, yet not answered, Makes me stark mad: a plague upon that Porter, Damned may he be for thus deluding me. How now brother, why retire you so? Yonder's a friend of mine acquaintance, With whom I would gladly have some conference, I pray thee stay I will return immediately. Of your acquaintance; is she so good brother? Only with you acquainted, and no other? Faith i'll try that, take heed sir what you do. If you begin to court, I needs must woe, Brother have you done?
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PlayThe Fair Maid of the Exchange
AuthorAnonymous
Publication year (edition)1607
First performance / composition (Annals)1602 [1601-1602]
First performance (BritDrama)1602 [1601-1607]
Company (BritDrama)Unknown
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 570 · TCP A03197 · DEEP 461
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
Positionnodes 1730–1798 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 32 of 41 in this edition
Length512 words · 673 tokens
Topic (seed 42)unassigned by HDBSCAN · nearest topic T49 — Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens and letters at 0.839
Other seedsseed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Faire Mistresse Phillis, such wanton toyes as these, Are for yong Nouices that will soone bee pleasde, The carefull thoughts that hammer in my braine, Bid me abandon wanton loue; tis vaine. For me it is. Is my vngarnishd, darke, and obscure Cell, A mansion fit for all-commanding loue? No, if thou wilt sport with loue, And dally with that wanton amorous boy; Hie thee vnto the odoriferous groues. There is no groues more pleasant vnto me, Then to be still in thy societie. There of the choisest fragrant flowers that grow Thou maist deuise sweete roseat Corronets, And with the Nimphs that haunt the siluer streames, Learne to entice the affable yong wagge; There shalt thou finde him wand ring vp and downe, Till some faire saint impale him with a crowne: Be gone I say, and doe not trouble mee, For to be short, I cannot fancy thee. For to be short, you cannot fancie me: Oh cruell word, more hatefull then pale death, Oh, would to God it would conclude my breath. Forbeare, forbeare, admit that I should yeild: Thinke you, your father would applaud your choice. Doubt not thereof, or if he do not, alls one, So you but grant to my affection. I am too base. My wealth shall raise thee vp. I am deform'd. Tut, I will beare with that. Your friends dislike brings all this out of frame. By humble sute I will redresse the same. Now to employ the vertue of my shape: Faire mistresse, If heretofore I haue remorselesse beene, And not esteemd your vndeserued loue, Whereby in the glasse of your affection I see my great vnkindnesse; forgine what's past, And here I proffer all the humble seruice Your hie prizde loue doth merrit at my hands, Which I confesse is more then I vnable Can gratefie: therefore command my toyle, My trauell, yea, my life to pleasure you. I take thee at thy word, prowd of thy seruice, But yet no seruant shalt thou be of mine, I will serue thee, command, and ile obey: This doth my soule more good, yea, ten times more Then did thy harsh deniall harme before, Let vs imbrace like two vnited friends, Heere loue begins, and former hatred ends. Brother Anthony, what newes from Venice? Are your ships return'd? I had rather Heare newes from Phillis: Oh, brother Franke, Thy absence makes me burne in passion. Sir, I had letters from my factors there Some three dayes since; but the returne of one, Of one poore letter, yet not answered, Makes me starke madde: a plague vpon that Porter, Damn'd may he be for thus deluding me. How now brother, why retire you so? Yonders a friend of mine acquaintance, With whom I would gladly haue some conference, I pray thee stay I will returne immediatly. Of your acquaintance; is she so good brother? Onely with you acquainted, and no other? Faith ile trie that, take heed sir what you doe. If you begin to court, I needs must woe, Brother haue you done?