Barry, Lording · published 1608 · first performed or written 1603 [c.1603-1607] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 514 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Valued worth, ha ha ha! Why? she's but a woman, And they are windy turning veins, love light as chaff which when Our nourishing grains are winnowed from them, Unconstantly they fly at the least wind of passion A woman's eye, can turn itself with quick dexterity And in each wanton glass can comprehend Their sundry fancy suited to each fend tut their loves are all compact of levity even like themselves, Nil muliere lenius. Tut man every one knows their worth, when they are at a rack rent; In the term time, they bear as great a prize as wheat when transportations are.— Peace let's draw near the window and listen if we may hear her. Debarred of liberty! Oh that this flesh could like swift moving thoughts transfer itself, From place to place, unseen and undissolved: Then should no iron ribs, or Churlish flint divide my love and me, Dear Gerardin despite of Chance or Guardians Tyranny, Jde move within thy orb and thou in mine. She'd move within thy orb, and thou in hers, blood she talk bawdy to herself: Guggin stand close; But in vain do I proclaim my grief, when air and walls can yield me no relief. The walls are the more stony hearted then, Peace good gudgeon gape not so loud. Come thou my best companion, thou art sensible and canst my wrongs reiterate; Thou and I. will make some mirth in spite of Tyranny: The black browed night drawn in her pithy wain In starry spangled pride rides now over heaven Now is the time when stealing minutes tell The stole delight joyed by all faithful lovers Now loving souls contrive both place & means, for wished pastimes only I am pent within the closure of this fatal wall deprived of all my joys. My dear Maria be Comforted in this? the frame of heaven shall sooner seize to move, bright Phoebus' Steeds leave their diurnal race and all that is forsake their natural being Ere I forget thy love. Who is that protests so fast? Thy ever vowed servant Gerardine. O By your vows it seems you'd fain get up I and ride to. I would most loved Maria. I knew it: he that to get up to a fair woman will stick to vow and swear, may be accounted no man, but tell me why hast thou chose this hour to visit me? which nor the day nor night can claim but both or neither, why in this twilight camest thou? T'avoid suspicious eyes, I come dear love To take my last farewell, fitting this hour which nor bright day will claim nor pitchy night An hour sit to part conjoined souls, Since that my native soil will not afford My wished and best content, I will forsake it And prove more strange to it than it to me. In times swift course all things shall find event be it good or ill, & destinies do grant That most preposterous courses often gain, What labour and direct proceedings miss. wilt thou forsake me then?
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Vnvalued worth, ha ha ha! VVhy? ſhees but a woman, And they are windy turning veins, loue light as chaffe which when Our nouriſhing graynes are winnow'd from them, Vnconſtantly they flye at the leaſt wind of paſſion A womans eye, can turne it ſelfe with quick dexterity And in each wanton glaſſe can comprehend Theyr ſundry fancy ſuted to each fend tut their loues are all compact of leuitie euen like themſelues, Nil muliere lenius. Tut man euery one knowes their woorth, when they are at a rack rent; In the tearm time, they beare as great a priſe as wheat when tranſportations are.— Peace lets draw nere the window and liſten if we may heare her. Debard of liberty! Oh that this fleſh could like ſwift mouing thoughts tranſfer it ſelfe, From place to place, vnſeen and vndiſolued: Then ſhould no yron ribbes, or Churliſh flinte diuide my loue and mee, Deer Gerardin deſpight of Chaunce or Gardians Tyranny, Jde mooue within thy orbe and thou in myne. She'd mooue within thy orbe, and thou in hers, blud ſhe talk bawdy to her ſelfe: Guggin ſtand cloſe; But in vaine do I proclaime my greefe, when ayre and walls can yeeld me no reliefe. The walls are the more ſtony arted then, Peace good Gudgin gape not ſo loude. Come thou my beſt companion, thou art ſenſible and canſt my wrongs reitterate; Thou and I. will make ſome myrth in ſpight of Tyranny: The black brow'd night drawn in her pithie wayne In ſtarry ſpangled pride rides now ore heaune Now is the time when ſtealing minutes tell The ſtole delight ioyd by all faythfull louers Now louing ſouls contriue both place & meanes, for wiſhed paſtimes onely I am pent within the cloſure of this fatall wall depriued of all my ioyes. My deare Maria be Comforted in this? the frame of heauen ſhall ſooner ſeaſe to moue, bright Phaebus Steeds leaue their diurnall race and all that is forſake their naturall beeing Ere I forget thy loue. Who'es that proteſtes ſo faſt? Thy euer vowed ſeruant Gerardine. O By your vows it ſeemes you'd faine get vp I and ryde to. I would moſt lou'd Maria. I knew it: he that to get vp to a fair woman will ſtick to vow and ſwear, may be accounted no man, but tell me why haſt thou choſe this hower to viſite me? which nor the day nor night can clayme but both or neyther, why in this twylight camſt thou? T'auoyd ſuſpitious eies, I come deare loue To take my laſt farewell, fitting this hower which nor bright day will clame nor pitchy night An hower ſit to part conioyned ſoules, Since that my natiue ſoyle will not affoord My wiſht and beſt content, I will forſake it And proue more ſtrange to it then it to me. In times ſwift courſe all things ſhall find euent Bee it good or ill, & deſtenies do graunt That moſt prepoſterous courſes often gaine, What labor and direct proceedings miſſe. VVo't thou forſake me then?