Dekker, Thomas / Webster, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 473 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
The time of our meeting? Come? seven. The place. In Blackfriars, there take Water, keep a loof from the shore, on with your Masks, up with your sails, and Westward Hoe So. O the quick apprehension of women, they'll grope out a man's meaning presently, well, it rests now that I discover myself in my true shape to these Gentlewomen's husbands: for though I have played the fool a little to beguile the memory of mine own misfortune, I would not play the knave, though I be taken for a Bankrupt, but indeed as in other things, so in that, the world is much deceived in me, for I have yet three thousand pounds in the hands of a sufficient friend, and all my debts discharged. I have received here a letter from my wife▪ directed to Stode, wherein she most repentantly entreateth my return, with protestation to give me assured trial of her honesty. I cannot tell what to think of it, but I will put it to the test, there is a great strife between beauty, & Chastity, and that which pleaseth many is never free from temptation: as for jealousy, it makes many Cuckolds, many fools, and many bankrupts: It may have abused me and not my wife's honesty: I'll try it: but first to my secure and doting Companion. I beseech you Mistress Tenterhook, Before God I'll be sick if you will not be merry. You are a sweet Beagle. Come, because I kept from Town a little, let me not live if I did not hear the sickness was in Town very hot: In troth thy hair is of an excellent colour since I saw it. O those bright tresses like to threads of gold. Lie, and ashes, suffer much in the city for that comparison. Here's an honest Gentleman will be here by & by, was borne at Foolham: his name is Gosling glow-worm. I know him, what is he? He is a Knight: what ailed your husband to be so hasty to arrest me. Shall I speak truly? shall I speak not like a woman. Why not like a woman. Because women's tongues are like to clocks, if they go too fast they never go true, 'twas I that got my husband to arrest thee, I have. I am beholding to you. For sooth I could not come to the speech of you, I think you may be spoken with all now. I thank you, I hope you'll bail me cousin? And yet why should I speak with you, I protest I love my husband Tush let not any young woman love a man in years too well. Why? Mono Because he'll die before he can require it. I have acquainted Wafer and Honeysuckle with it, and they allow my wit for't extremely. O honest Sergeant
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The time of our meeting? Come? Seauen. The place. In Blacke-Friers, there take VVater, keepe a loofe from the shore, on with your Masks, vp with your sails, and West-ward Hoe So. O the quick apprehension of women, the'ile groape out a mans meaning presently, wel, it rests now that I discouer my selfe in my true shape to these Gentlewomens husbands: for though I haue plaid the foole a little to beguile the memory of mine owne misfortune, I woulde not play the knaue, though I be taken for a Banquerout, but indeed as in other things, so in that, the worlde is much deceiued in me, for I haue yet three thousand pounds in the hands of a sufficient friend, and all my debts discharged. I haue receiued here a letter from my wife▪ directed to Sode, wherein shee most repentatly intreateth my return, with protestation to gyue me assured tryall of her honesty. I cannot tell what to thinke of it, but I will put it to the test, there is a great strife betweene beautie, & Chastity, and that which pleaseth many is neue free from emtation: as for Iealousie, it makes many Cuckoldes, many fooles, and many banquerouts: It may haue abused me and not my wifes honesty: Ile try it: but first to my secure and doing Companion. I beseech you Mistris Tenterhooke, Before God Ile be sicke if you will not be merry. You are a sweet Beagle. Come, because I kept from Towne a little, let mee not liue if I did not heare the sicknes was in Towne very hot: In troth thy hair is of an excellent colour since I saw it. O those bright tresses like to threds of gold. Lye, and ashes, suffer much in the city for that comparison. Heres an honest Gentleman wil be here by & by, was borne at Foolham: his name is Gosng Gloo-worme. I know him, what is he? He is a Knight: what aild your husband to be so hasty to arrest me. Shal I speak truly? shall I speak not like a woman. Why not like a woman. Because womens tongues are like to cocks, if they go too fast they neuer goe true, t'was I that got my husband to arrest thee, I haue. I am beholding to you. For sooth I coulde not come to the speech of you, I thinke you may be spoken with all now. I thanke you, I hope youl baile me Cosin? And yet why should I speak with you, I protest I loue my husband Tush let not any young woman loue a man in yeares too well. Why? Mono Because heele dye before he can requie it. I haue acquainted Wafer and Honysuckle with it, and they allow my wit for't extreamly. O honest Sergeant