The Woman Hater (The Hungry Courtier) · chunk 5 of 46
Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T11 Siblings, kin and confidants · 454 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T11: sister, brother, love, friend, heart, father, mother, woman, lord, hear.
Follow boy, follow, my guts were half an hour since in the privy kitchen. Faith brother I must needs go yonder. And i'faith sister what will you do yonder. I know the Lady Honoria will be glad to see me. Glad to see you, faith the Lady Honoria cares for you as she doth for all other young Ladies, she's glad to see you, and will show you the privy Garden, and tell you how many gowns the Duchess had: Marry if you have ever an old uncle, that would be a Lord, or ever a kinsman that hath done a murder, or committed a robbery, and will give good store of money to procure his pardon, than the Lady Honoria will be glad to see you. ay, but they say one shall see fine fights at the Court. I'll tell you what you shall see, you shall see many faces of man's making, for you shall find very few as God left them: and you shall see many legs too; amongst the rest you shall behold one pair, the feet of which, were in times past sockless, but are now through the change of time (that altars all things) very strangely become the legs of a Knight and a Courtier: another pair you shall see, that were heir apparent legs to a Glover, these legs hope shortly to be honourable; when they pass by they will bow, and the mouth to these legs, will seem to offer you some Courtship; it will swear, but it will lie, hear it not. Why, and are not these fine sights? Sister, in seriousness you yet are young And fair, a fair young maid and apt. Apt? Exceeding apt, apt to be drawn to. To what? To that you should not be, 'tis no dispraise, She is not bad that hath desire to ill, But she that hath no power to rule that will: For there you shallbe wooed in other kinds Then yet your years have known, the chiefest men Will seem to throw themselves As vassals at your service, kiss your hand, Prepare you banquets, masks, shows, all enticements That wit and lust together can devise, To draw a Lady from the state of grace To an old Lady widow's Gallery; And they will praise your virtues, beware that, The only way to turn a woman whore, Is to commend her chastity: you'll go? I would go, if it were but only to show you, that I could be there, and be moved with none of these tricks. Your servants are ready? An hour since Well, if you come off clear from this hot service, Your praise shall be the greater. Farewell Sister. Farewell Brother.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Follow boy, follow, my guts were halfe an houre since in the priuie kitchin. Faith brother I must needs goe yonder. And yfaith sister what will you do yonder. I know the Lady Honoria will be glad to see mee. Glad to see you, fayth the Lady Honoria cares for you as she doth for all other young Ladies, shee's glad to see you, and will shew you the priuie Garden, and tel you how many gownes the Duchesse had: Marry if you haue euer an old vncle, that would be a Lord, or euer a kinsman that hath done a murther, or committed a robberie, and will giue good store of money to procure his pardon, then the Lady Honoria will be glad to see you. I, but they say one shall see fine fights at the Court. Ile tell you what you shall see, you shall see many faces of mans making, for you shall find very fewe as God left them: and you shall see many legges too; amongst the rest you shall behould one payre, the feete of which, were in times past sockelesse, but are now through the change of time (that alters all thinges) very strangely become the legges of a Knight and a Courtier: another payre you shall see, that were heire apparant legges to a Glouer, these legges hope shortly to bee honourable; when they passe by they will bowe, and the mouth to these legges, will seeme to offer you some Courtship; it will sweare, but it will lye, heare it not. Why, and are not these fine sights? Sister, in seriousnesse you yet are young And faire, a faire young maid and apt. Apt? Exceeding apt, apt to be drawne to. To what? To that you should not be, 'tis no dispraise, She is not bad that hath desire to ill, But she that hath no power to rule that will: For there you shalbe woed in other kinds Then yet your yeares haue knowne, the chiefest men Will seeme to throw themselues As vassailes at your seruice, kisse your hand, Prepare you banquets, maskes, shewes, all inticements That wit and lust together can deuise, To draw a Ladie from the state of grace To an old Lady wyddowes Gallery; And they will prayse your vertues, beware that, The only way to turne a woman whore, Is to commend her chastitie: youle goe? I would goe, if it were but only to shew you, that I could be there, and be mou'd with none of these trickes. Your seruants are ready? An houre since Well, if you come off cleere from this hot seruice, Your praise shall be the greater. Farewell Sister. Farewell Brother.