Dekker, Thomas / Webster, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 452 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
Sir, by my soul I will be plain with you. Except the forehead dear wife, except the forehead. The Gentleman you spoke of hath often solicited my love, and hath received from me most chaste denials. ay, ay, provoking resistance, 'tis as if you come to buy wares in the City, bid money for't, your Mercer, or Goldsmith says, truly I cannot take it, lets his customer pass his stall; next, nay perhaps two, or three, but if he find he is not prone to return of himself, he calls him back, and back, and takes his money: so you my dear wife, (O the policy of women, and Tradesmen: they'll bite at any thing.) What would you have me do? all your plate and most part of your jewels are at pawn, beside I hear you have made over all your estate to men in the Town here? What would you have me do? would you have me turn common sinner, or sell my apparel to my waistcoat and become a Laundress? No Laundress dear wife, though your credit would go far with Gentlemen for taking up of Linen: no Laundress? Come, come, I will speak as my misfortune prompts me, jealousy hath undone many a Citizen, it hath undone you, and me. You married me from the service of an honourable Lady, and you knew what matches I mought have had, what would you have me to do? I would I had never seen your eyes, your eyes. Very good, very good. Your prodigality, your dicing, your riding abroad, your consorting yourself with Noble men, your building a summer house hath undone us, hath undone us? What would you have me do? Any thing: I have sold my House, and the wares in't? I am going for Stoad next tide, what will you do now wife? Have you indeed? I by this light als one, I have done as some Citizens at thirty, and most heirs at three and twenty, made all away, why do you not ask me now what you shall do? I have no counsel in your voyage, neither shall you have any in mine. To his Lordship: will you not wife? even whether my misfortune leads me. Go, no longer will I make my care thy prison. O my fate; well sir, you shall answer for this sin which you force me to; fare you well, let not the world condemn me, if I seek for mine own maintenance. So, so. Do not send me any letters; do not seek any reconcilement. By this light I'll receive none, if you will send me my apparel so, if not choose, I hope we shall ne'er meet more.
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Sir, by my soule I will be plaine with you. Except the forehead deere wife, except the forehead. The Gentleman you spake of hath often solicited my loue, and hath receiued from me most chast denials. I, I, prouoking resistance, tis as if you come to buy wares in the Citty, bid mony fort, your Mercer, or Gold-smith sayes, truely I cannot take it, lets his customer passe his stall; next, nay perhaps two, or three, but if he finde he is not prone to returne of himselfe, hee cals him backe, and backe, and takes his mony: so you my deere wife, (O the pollicy of women, and Tradsmen: theile bite at any thing.) What would you haue me do? all your plate and most part of your Iewels are at pawne, besides I heare you haue made ouer all your estae to men in the Towne heer? What would you haue me do? would you haue mee turne common sinner, or sell my apparell to my wastcoat and become a Landresse? No Landresse deere wife, though your credit would goe farre with Gentlemen for taking vp of Linnen: no Landresse? Come, come, I will speake as my misfortune prompts me, Iealiousie hath vndone many a Cittizen, it hath vndone you, and me. You married me from the eruice of an honorable Lady, and you knew what matches I mought haue had, what woulde you haue me to do? I would I had neuer seene your eies, your eies. Very good, very good. Your prodigality, your diceing, your riding abroad, your consorting your selfe with Noble men, your building a summer house hath vndone vs, hath vndoone vs? What would you haue me doe? Any thing: I haue sold my House, and the wares int? I am going for Stoad next tide, what will you do now wife? Haue you indeed? I by this light als one, I haue done as some Cittizens at thirty, and most heires at three and twenty, made all away, why doe you not aske me now what you shall do? I haue no counsell in your voiag, neither shall you haue any in mine. To his Lordship: wil you not wife? Euen whether my misfortune leades me. Goe, no longer will I make my care thy prison. O my fate; well sir, you shall answere for this sinne which you force mee to; fare you well, let not the world condemne me, if I seeke for mine owne maintenance. So, so. Do not send me any letters; do not seeke any reconcilement. By this light Ile receiue none, if you will send mee my apparell so, if not choose, I hope we shall neare-meete more.