Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) · before the Court unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 475 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
Hast thou the conscience to tell me so, without any impeachment to thyself? Thou that canst defeat thy own Nephew, Lucre, lap his lands into bonds, and take the extremity of thy kindred's forfeitures because he's a rioter, a waste-thrift, a brothel-master, and so forth— what may a Stranger expect from thee, but Vulnera delacerata, as the Poet says, delacerate dealing? upbraid'st thou me with Nephew? is all imputation laid upon me? what acquaintance have I with his follies, if he riot, 'tis he must want it, if he surfeit, 'tis he must feel it: if he Drab it, 'tis he must lie by't, what's this to me? What's all to thee? nothing, nothing; such is the gulf of thy desire, and the Wolf of thy conscience, but be assured old pecunious lucre, if ever fortune so bless me, that I may be at leisure to vex thee, or any means so favour me, that I may have opportunity to mad thee, I will pursue it with that flame of hate, that spirit of malice, unrepressed wrath, that I will blast thy comforts. Ha, ha, ha! Nay master Hoord you're a wise Gentleman. I will so cross thee, And I thee. So without mercy fret thee. So monstrously oppose thee? Dost scoff at my just anger? oh that I had as much power as usury has over thee? Then thou wouldst have as much power as the devil has over thee. Toad! Aspic. Serpent. Viper. Nay Gentlemen, than we must divide you perforce. When the fire grows too unreasonable hot, there's no better way than to take of the wood. A word good signor. How now, what's the news? 'Tis given me to understand, that you are a rival of mine in the love of Mistress Ioyce, master Hoards Niece: say me I, say me no. Yes, 'tis so. Then look to yourself, you cannot live long, I'm practising every morning, a month hence I'll challenge you. Give me your hand upon't there's my pledge I'll meet you? Oh, oh— what reason had you for that sir to strike before the mouth, you knew I was not ready for you, and that made you so crank, I am not such a coward to strike again I warrant you, my ear has the law of her side for it burns horribly, I will teach him to strike a naked face, the longest day of his life, slid it shall cost me some money, but I'll bring this box into the Chancery. Fear you nothing sir, I have lodged her in a house of credit I warrant you. Hast thou the writings? Firm sir Prithee stay, and behold two the most prodigious rascals that ever slipped into the shape of men, Dampit sirrah, and young Gulf, his fellow Caterpillar. Dampit? sure I have heard of that Dampit.
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Haſt thou the conſcience to tell mee ſo, without any impeachment to thy ſelfe? Thou that canſt defeate thy owne Nephew, Lucre, lap his lands into bonds, and take the extremity of thy kindreds forfeitures becauſe hee's a rioter, a waſt-thrift, a brothell-maiſter, and ſo forth— what may a Stranger expect from thee, but Ʋulnera delacerata, as the Poet ſayes, delacerate dealing? Vpbraidſt thou me with Nephew? is all imputation laid vpon me? what acquaintance haue I with his follyes, if hee riott, 'tis hee muſt want it, if hee ſurfet, 'tis hee muſt feele it: if he Drab it, 'tis he muſt lye by't, what's this to me? What's all to thee? nothing, nothing; ſuch is the gulfe of thy deſire, and the Wolfe of thy conſcience, but be aſſured old pecunious lucre, if euer fortune ſo bleſſe me, that I may be at leiſure to vexe thee, or any meanes ſo fauour me, that I may haue oportunitie to mad thee, I will purſue it with that flame of hate, that ſpirit of malice, vnrepreſſed wrath, that I will blaſt thy comforts. Ha, ha, ha! Nay maiſter Hoord you▪re a wiſe Gentleman. I will ſo croſſe thee, And I thee. So without mercy fret thee. So monſtrouſly oppoſe thee? Dooſt ſcoffe at my iuſt anger? oh that I had as much power as vſury ha's ouer thee? Then thou wouldſt haue as much power as the deuill ha's ouer thee. Toade! Aſpick. Serpent. Viper. Nay Gentlemen, then we muſt diuide you perforce. When the fire growes too vnreaſonable hotte, ther's no better way then to take of the wood. A word good Signior. How now, what's the newes? 'Tis giuen mee to vnderſtand, that you are a riuall of mine in the loue of Miſtreſſe Ioyce, maiſter Hoords Neece: ſay mee I, ſay me no. Yes, tis ſo. Then looke to your ſelfe, you cannot liue long, Ime practizing euery morning, a moneth hence Ile challenge you. Giue mee your hand vpon't ther's my pledge Ile meete you? Oh, oh—what reaſon had you for that ſir to ſtrike before the mouth, you knew I was not ready for you, and that made you ſo cranck, I am not ſuch a coward to ſtrike agen I warrant you, my eare has the lawe of her ſide for it burnes horribly, I will teach him to ſtrike a naked face, the longeſt day of his life, ſlid it ſhall coſt me ſome money, but Ile bring this boxe into the Chancery. Feare you nothing ſir, I haue lodgd her in a houſe of credit I warrant you. Haſt thou the writings? Firme ſir Prethee ſtay, and behold two the moſt prodigious raſcals that euer ſlipt into the ſhape of men, Dampit ſirrah, and young Gulfe, his fellow Cater-piller. Dampit? ſure I haue heard of that Dampit.