Wilkins, George · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 [1605-1606] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 532 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
O pray you do not so, for then you stray from the steps of Gentility, the fashion among them is to marry first, and love after by leisure. That I do love thee, here by heaven I swear, and call it as a witness to this kiss. You will not enforce me I hope Sir? Makes me this woman's husband, thou art my Clare, Accept my heart, and prove as Chaste, as fair. O God, you are too hot in your gifts, should I accept them, we should have you plead nonage, some half a year hence: sue for reversement, & say the deed was done under age. Prithee do not jest? No (God is my record) I speak in earnest: & desire to know Whether ye mean to marry me, yea or no. This hand thus takes thee as my loving wife, For better, for worse. ay, till death us depart love. Why then I thank you Sir, and now I am like to have that I long looked for: A Husband. How soon from our own tongues is the word said, Captives our maiden-freedom to a head. Clare your are now mine, and I must let you know, What every wife doth to her husband owe, To be a wife, is to be Dedicate Not to a youthful course, wild, and unsteady, But to the soul of virtue, obedience, Studying to please, and never to offend. wives, have two eyes created, not like Birds To roam about at pleasure, but for two sentinels, To watch their husband's safety as their own, Two hands, ones to feed him, the other herself: Two feet, and one of them is their husbands, They have two of every thing, only of one, Their Chastity, that should be his alone. Their very thoughts they cannot term them one, Maids being once made wives, can nothing call Rightly their own; they are their husbands all: If such a wife you can prepare to be, Clare I am yours: and you are fit for me. We being thus subdued, pray you know then, As women owe a duty, so do men. Men must be like the branch and bark to trees, Which doth defend them from tempestuous rage, Cloth them in Winter, tender them in age, Or as Ewes love unto their Eanlings lives, Such should be husband's custom to their wives. If it appear to them they have strayed amiss, They only must rebuke them with a kiss, Or Clock them, as hen's Chickens, with kind call, Cover them under their wing, and pardon all: No jars must make two beds, no strife divide them, Those betwixt whom a faith and troth is given, Death only parts, since they are knit by heaven: If such a husband you intend to be, I am your Clare, and you are fit for me. By heaven. Advise before you swear, let me remember you, Men never give their faith, and promise marriage, But heaven records their oath: If they prove true, Heaven smiles for joy, if not it weeps for you, Unless your heart, then with your words agree, Yet let us part, and less us both be free.
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O pray you do not so, for then you stray from the steps of Gentility, the fashion among them is to marry first, and loue after by leisure. That I do loue thee, here by heauen I sweare, and cal it as a witnes to this kisse. You will not inforce me I hope Sir? Makes me this womans husband, thou art my Clare, Accept my hart, and prooue as Chast, as fayre. O God, you are too hot in your gifts, shoulde I accept them, we should haue you plead nonage, some halfe a year hence: sue for reuersement, & say the deed was done vnder age. Prethee do not Iest? No (God is my record) I speak in earnest: & desire to know Whether ye meane to marry me, yea or no. This hand thus takes thee as my louing wife, For better, for worse. I, till death vs depart loue. Why then I thanke you Sir, and now I am like to haue that I long lookt for: A Husband. How soone from our owne tongues is the word sed, Captiues our maiden-freedome to a head. Clare your are now mine, and I must let you know, What euery wise doth to her husband owe, To be a wise, is to be Dedicate Not to a youthfull course, wild, and vnstedy, But to the soule of vertue, obedience, Studying to please, and neuer to offend. Wiues, haue two eyes created, not like Birds To rome about at pleasure, but for two sentinels, To watch their husbands safety as their owne, Two hands, ones to feed him, the other her selfe: Two feet, and one of them is their husbands, They haue two of euery thing, onely of one, Their Chastity, that should be his alone. Their very thoughts they cannot tearme them one, Maids being once made wiues, can nothing call Rightly their owne; they are their husbands all: If such a wife you can prepare to be, Clare I am yours: and you are fit for me. We being thus subdued, pray you know then, As women owe a duty, so do men. Men must be like the branch and barke to trees, Which doth defend them from tempestuous rage, Cloth them in Winter, tender them in age, Or as Ewes loue vnto their Eanlings liues, Such should be husbands custome to their wiues. If it appeare to them they haue straid amisse, They onely must rebuke them with a kisse, Or Clock them, as Hens Chickens, with kind call, Couer them vnder their wing, and pardon all: No iarres must make two beds, no strife deuide them, Those betwixt whom a faith and troth is giuen, Death onely parts, since they are knit by heauen: If such a husband you intend to be, I am your Clare, and you are fit for me. By heauen. Aduise before you sweare, let me remember you, Men neuer giue their faith, and promise mariage, But heauen records their oth: If they proue true, Heauen smiles for ioy, if not it weepes for you, Vnlesse your hart, then with your wordes agree, Yet let vs part, and lesse vs both be free.