Sharpham, Edward · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Do, and as occasion serves I'll prefer thee. Why should I love her? because she's fair, because she's fair; because she's a whore: for if she wore not fair, she would not be a whore; & if she were not fair, I should not love her: Ergo, if she were not a whore I should not love her: well concluded wit, well concluded wit; there is no man breathing could love her but I, she's a whore, yet her beauty haunts me like a Ghost, I cannot sleep for't, her remembrance rides me like the Mare a-nights, I cannot rest for't, what shall I do? I shall burst boy. My Lord. Will thy tongue be secret? As the clapper of a Mill, my Lord. Is not that always going? I my Lord, but I hope it says nothing. O thou hast wit I see I am in love boy, I am, I am. With whom my Lord? With a very Wagtail an arrant woman, a very Peace whose pride is maintained by her tail. Then it is maintained by the worthiest part of her body Come, your wit boy, your proof. If a hundred men in a company, me't doth not the worthiest man amongst them, first take his place, and sit down? I grant it. And I am sure my Lord, where ere the body comes the tail first takes his place, and sits down, and therefore I hope 'tis the worthiest part of the body. O that I had the reason of a Sailor to know her like a rock, that I might sail from her and avoid her: or as a virtuous man knows sin, to loathe and leave it. And yet she's wondrous fair, I would she were as honest: kind usage may reclaim her from her sin, and make her stoop unto her husband's will, as doth a wel-mand Hawk unto the lure. O ay, she has been manned already, she knows the lure and will come to any call. O but her beauty may excuse the folly of her youth, 'tis want of maintenance hath overthrown her, want and pride are two notorious bawds: want makes the noblest creature sell her soul for gold, and pride doth make the gallants stoop to lust. And often sells pure honesty, to clad her tail in glittering bravery. And 'tis well done, let every member wear that which it won: why should the head study to maintain the foot? Or the foot trot to maintain the head? Why should not every member like a mechanic man in a commonwealth, labour in his own trade to maintain itself? then since every thing must live, I will no more condemn beauty for being clad in luxury, but henceforth I will love her, and let my passion smoothly swim along the stream of loves affection: henceforth I will no more with foul and hated thoughts, abuse so rare a creature, whose behaviour and discourse, enchants the ears of men, and drives the world into a wonder— ay me!
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Doe, and as occasion serues Ile preferre thee. Why should I loue her? because shes faire, because shees faire; because shee's a whore: for if she wore not faire, she would not be a whore; & if she were not faire, I should not loue her: Ergo, if shee were not a whore I shoulde not loue her: well concluded witte, well concluded wit; there is no man breathing could loue her but I, shee's a whore, yet her beautie haunts me like a Ghost, I cannot sleepe for't, her remembrance rides me like the Mare a nights, I cannot rest for't, what shall I doe? I shall burst boy. My Lord. Will thy tongue be secret? As the clapper of a Mill, my Lord. Is not that alwayes going? I my Lord, but I hope it sayes nothing. O thou hast wit I see I am in loue boy, I am, I am. With whom my Lord? With a verie Wagtaile an'arrant woman, a verie Peace whose pride is maintaind by her taile. Thē it is maintaind by the worthiest part of her body Come, your wit boy, your proofe. If a hundred men in a company, mee't doth not the worthiest man amongst them, first take his place, and sit downe? I graunt it. And I am sure my Lord, where ere the bodie comes the taile first takes his place, and sits downe, and therefore I hope tis the worthiest part of the body. O that I had the reason of a Sailor to knowe her like a rocke, that I might saile from her and auoide her: or as a vertuous man knowes sinne, to loath and leaue it. And yet shee's wondrous faire, I would she were as honest: kinde vsage may reclaime her from her sinne, and make her stoupe vnto her Husbands will, as doth a wel-mand Hauke vnto the lure. O I, shee has bin man'd alreadie, she knowes the lure and will come to any call. O but her beautie may excuse the folly of her youth, tis want of maintenance hath ouerthrowne her, want and pride are two notorious bawdes: want makes the noblest creature sell her soule for golde, and pride doth make the gallants stoope to lust. And often sels pure honestye, to clad her taile in glittering brauerie. And tis well done, let euerie member weare that which it won: why shold the head studdy to maintaine the foote? Or the foote trot to maintaine the head? Why should not euery member like a mechanicke man in a common-wealth, labour in his own trade to maintaine it selfe? then since euery thing must liue, I wil no more condemne beautie for being clad in luxurye, but hencefoorth I will loue her, and let my passion smoothly swimme along the streame of loues affection: hencefoorth I will no more with foule and hated thoughts, abuse so rare a creature, whose behauiour and discourse, inchantes the eares of men, and driues the world into a wonder—ay me!