Dekker, Thomas / Webster, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 505 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
O no, she's acquainted well enough with my knavery. She comes. How do you sweet Lady? Lady. By God's me I hope to call you Lady ear you die, what mistress do you sleep well on nights. Sleep, I as quietly as a Client having great business with Lawyers. Come, I am come to you about the old suit: my good Lord and master hath sent you a velvet gown hear: do you like the colour? three pile, a pretty fantastical trimming, I would God you would say it by my troth. I dreamed last night, you looked so prettily, so sweetly, methought so like the wisest Lady of them all, in a velvet gown. What's the forepart? A very pretty stuff, I know not the name of your forepart, but 'tis of a hair colour. That it was my hard fortune, being so well brought up, having so great a portion to my marriage, to match so unluckily? Why my husband and his whole credit is not worth my apparel, well, I shall undergo a strange report in leaving my husband. Tush, if you respect your credit, never think of that, for beauty covets tich apparell, choice diet, excellent Physic, no German Clock no Mathematical engine: whatsoever requires so much reparation as a woman's face, and what means hath your Husband to allow sweet doctor Glister-pipe, his pension. I have heard that you have threescore Smocks, that cost three pounds a Smock, will these smocks ever hold out with your husband? no, your linen and your apparel must turn over a new-leaf▪ I can tell you. O admirable Bawd? O excellent Birdline? I have heard he loved you before you were married entirely, what of that? I have ever found it most true in mine own experience, that they which are most violent dotards before their marriage are most voluntary cuckolds after. Many are honest, either because they have not wist, or because they have▪ not opportunity to be dishonest, and this Italian your husband's Countryman, holds it impossible any of their Ladies should be excellent witty, and not make the uttermost use of their beauty, will you be a fool then? Thou dost persuade me to Ill, very well. You are nice and peevish, how long will you hold out think you? not so long as Ostend.' Passion of me, your husband? Remember that I am deaf, and that I come to sell you complexion: truly Mistress I will deal very reasonably with you. What are you? Say ye? I forsooth. What my most happy wife? Why your Jealousy? jealousy: in faith I do not fear to lose that I have lost already: What are you? Please your good worship I am a poor Gentlewoman, that cast away myself upon an unthrifty Captain, that lives now in Ireland, I am feign to pick out a poor living with selling complexion, to keep the frailty (as they say) honest. What's he? complexion to? you are a bawd. I thank your good worship for it.
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O no, shees acquainted well inough with my knuery. She comes. How do you sweet Ladie? Lady. By Gods me I hope to call you Lady eare you dye, what mistris do you sleepe well on nights. Sleepe, Ias quietly as a Clyent hauing great businesse with Lawyers. Come, I am come to you about the old suit: my good Lord and maister hath sent you a veluet gowne hare: doe you like the colour? three ple, a pretty fantasticall trimming, I would God you would say it by my troth. I dreamt last night, you lookt so prettily, so sweetly, me thought so like the wisest Lady of them al, in a veluet gowne. Whats the forepart? A very pretty stuffe, I know not the name of your forepart, but tis of a haire colour. That it was my hard fortune, beeing so well brought vp, hauing so great a portion to my marriage, to match so vnluckily? Why my husband and his whole credit is not worth my apparell, well, I shall vndergoe a strange repot in leauing my husband. Tush, if you respect your credit, neuer thinke of that, for beauty couets tich appatell, hoyce dyet, excellent Physicke, o German Clock no Mathematicall Ingin: whatsoeuer requires so much reparation as a womans face, and what meanes hath your Husband to allow sweet Docter Glister-pipe, his pention. I haue heard that you haue threescore Smocks, that cot three poundes a Smocke, will these smockes euer hold out with your husband? no, your linnen and your apparell must turne ouer a newlease▪ I can tell you. O admirable Bawd? O excellent Birdline? I haue heard he loued you before you were maryed intyrely, what of that? I haue euer found it most true in myne owne experyenc, that they which are most violent dotards before their marryage are most voluntary Coucouldes after. Many are honest, either because they haue not wist, or because they haue▪ not opportunity to be dishonest, and this Italian your Husbands Countryman, holdes it impoible any of their Ladies should be excellent witty, and not make the vttermost vse of their beauty, will you be a foole then? Thou do'st perswade me to Ill, very well. You are nice and peuish, how long will you holde out thinke you? not so long as Ostend. 'Passion of me, your husband? Remember that I am deafe, and that I come to sell you complexion: truely Mitris I will deale very reasonably with you. What are you? Say ye? I forsooth. What my most happy wife? Why your Ialiousie? Iealiousie: in faith I do not feare to loose that I haue lost already: What are you? Please your good worship I am a poor Gentlewoman, that cast away my selfe vppon an vnthrifty Captaine, that liues now in Ireland, I am aine to picke out a poore liuing with selling complexion, to keepe the frailty (as they say) honest. Whats he? complexion to? you are a bawd. I thanke your good worship for it.