Day, John · published 1608 · first performed or written 1604 [1604-1607] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels unassigned nearest T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 496 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
Thou art the Star, by whom my fate is led, My shame's so public, i'd fain hide my head. current in Law, & how encountered you. Wiu. I'll tell you my good Lord (I thank my bringing up, I can talk, I use not to have my tongue to seek when it should pleasure any man, especially my good Lord) I told her what a credit it was to have a man of great credit, & that which is more, a skilful Lawyer that can stand out in her case at a dead life, and one that if need were, could make a crazy action sound, I put her in mind what it was to have such a one to her sweet heart. Thou speakst but right, for so I am indeed. You are, I urged it, and she confessed to me that the very first night she saw you she dreamt on you, and wished you in her bed, and her bed in the midst of the River. How, i'th' the River? Yes for sooth, In the middle of the tide. Yes in her dream. Good, But she doth love me. Believe it my Lord she doth, marry you must think I drew her and drew her, and wrought her and wrought her, till I made her as pliant and, tractable table as wax, marry with all, she is as constant as Lucretia, and will not for a thousand pounds, till she hath the law of her side. I sound her meaning, first i'll gull my Nephew. Her intent right, she intends to make a Gull of the Prince, and an absolute Goose of you. Still good in Law, i'll fetch him over of all, Get all, purse all, and be possessed of all, And then conclude the match, marry at least, When can you tell? I'll use her as a hand To pick the PRINCE's coffers, and for reward To prison, marry her, for tricks can do't, (actions. The world's squint-eyed, and dares not pry into our Here lies her walk (my Lute Win) she shall see, youth's leaden footed in respect of me. Win, prithee give the Fiddler a testar and fend him packing, what a scraping the tongue keeps? does a think the Count keeps a Tavern or a bawdy-house? my good Lord! beseech your honour pardon me. No harm sweet Love, how dost thou like this Caper? Passing well my Lord, will you never leave these coltish tricks? but to the matter: I sent you my resolution by your Maid, have you received it. I have, and it holds currant, Then tender me possession. Of what? Of thy chaste love. Not too much haste for that, you have a wife. I had one. And still have. Thy love shall quickly wed her to her grave, I near did love her. When she was a maid You swore you did, how soon poor youth's betrayed To helpless ruin: do you love me?
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Thou art the Star, by whome my fate is led, My ſhame's ſo publique, ide faine hide my head. CVrrant in Law, & how encountred you. Wiu. Ile tell you my good Lord (I thank my bringing vp, I can talke, I vſe not to haue my tongue to ſeeke when it ſhould pleaſure anye man, eſpecially my good Lord) I tolde her what a credit it was to haue a man of great credit, & that which is more, a skilfull Lawyer that can ſtand out in her caſe at a dead life, and one that if need were, could make a crazy action ſound, I put her in minde what it was to haue ſuch a one to her ſweet heart. Thou ſpeakſt but right, for ſo I am indeede. You are, I vrg'd it, and ſhe confeſt to me that the verie firſt night ſhee ſaw you ſhe dream't on you, and wiſht you in her bed, and her bed in the midſt of the Riuer. How, ith the Riuer? Yes for ſooth, In the middle of the tide. Yes in her dreame. Good, But ſhe doth loue me. Beleeue it my Lord ſhe doth, martie you muſt thinke I drew her and drew her, and wrought her and wrought her, till I made her as plyant and, trac table as wax, marrie with all, ſhe is as conſtant as Lucretia, and will not for a thouſand pounds, till ſhee hath the law of her ſide. I ſound her meaning, firſt ile gull my Nephew. Her intent right, ſhe intends to make a Gull of the Prince, and an abſolute Gooſe of you. Still good in Law, ile fetch him ore of all, Get all, purſſe all, and be poſſeſt of all, And then conclude the match, marrie at leaſt, When can you tell? Ile vſe her as a hand To picke the Princes coffers, and for reward To priſon, marrie her, for tricks can doo't, (actions. The worlds ſquint-eyd, and dares not prie into our Here lyes her walke (my Lute Win) ſhe ſhall ſee, Youthe's leaden footed in reſpect of me. Win, prethee giue the Fidler a teſtar and fend him packing, what a ſcraping the rongue keepes? doe's a thinke the Count keeps a Tauerne or a Bawdie-houſe? my good Lord! beſeech your honour pardon me. No harme ſweet Loue, how doſt thou like this Caper? Paſſing wel my Lord, wil you neuer leaue theſe coltiſh tricks? but to the matter: I ſent you my reſolution by your Maid, haue you receiu'd it. I haue, and it holds currant, Then tender me poſſeſſion. Of what? Of thy chaſt loue. Not too much haſt for that, you haue a wife. I had one. And ſtill haue. Thy loue ſhall quickly wed her to her graue, I nere did loue her. When ſhe was a maide You ſwore you did, how ſoon poore youth's betraid To helpleſſe ruine▪ doe you loue me?