Day, John · published 1608 · first performed or written 1608 [1607-1608] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma typicality 0.70 · 469 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
How holds his humour? The same fashion still: But somewhat sadder-coloured death may end But never change him, see our words have raised him. Fitly applied for a walks like a ghost. Why how now son? Peace. Brother. Good now peace, Wake me not as you love me. What asleep? ay, in a most sweet sleep, blisters o'your tongues for waking me. Thou forgettest thyself. I should not be a Courtier else, methought I was at a strange wedding? Prithee what wedding? Of a young Lawyer and old Madam Conscience. I scarce believe that. Nor I neither, because it was a dream, but methought the young man doted on the old woman exceedingly. That was miraculous! did they live together? In the country they did, and agreed passing well, all the long vacation, and but for two things he would have carried her up to the term with him. What things were those? One was, because her gown was of the old fashion, the other was cause he would not have her by when he took fees. His reason for that? For fear if a bribe had been offered, she being by he should have had the bad conscience to take it. His wife and he lived together. Conscience and the Lawyer, as lovingly as men and their wives do, one flesh but neither meddle nor make one with another Man and wife part, that's strange! O lord sit, profit can part the soul and the body, and why not man and wife, now you have had my dream father, let me understand yours. How can he dream, that never sleeps my son? O best of all: why, your whole world doth nothing but dream, your Machiavel he dreams of state, deposing kings, grounding new monarchies: the lover he dreams of kisses, amorous embraces: the new-married wife dreams, that rid of her young husband she hugs her old love, and likes her dream well enough too: the Country gentle woman dreams that when her first husband's dead, she marries a knight, and the name of Lady sticks so in her mind, that she's never at hearts-ease till she get her husband dubbed; the Captain, he dreams of oppressing the soldiers, devising stratagems, to keep his dream, and that dream wakes in the pate of Octavio your Arch-enemy, who is not content to hurl us into the whirlpool of banishment, but binds weights at our heels leaden poverty, to sink us to the very depth that we should never rise again. Then since all dream, let us dream of revenge. I marry sister, that were a dream worth dreaming, and i'll sleep out my brains but i'll compass it. Pretty content; we kill our foes in dreams. Uds foot, i'll do it waking then. Aspero. At Counsel table. Hear me.
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How holds his humour? The ſame faſhion ſtill: But ſomwhat dder-colourd death may end But neuer change him, ſee our words haue raiſd him. Fitly applide for a walks like a ghoſt▪ Why how now ſonne? Peace. Brother. Good now peace, VVake me not as you loue me. VVhat a ſleepe? I, in a moſt ſweet ſleepe, bliſters o'your tongues for waking me. Thou forgetteſt thy ſelfe. J ſhould not be a Courtierels, mee thought J was at a ſtrange wedding? Prithee what wedding? Of a young Lawyer and old Madam Conſcience. I ſcarce beleeue that. Nor J neither, becauſe it was a dreame, but mee thought the yong man doted on the old woman exceedingly. That was miraculous! did they liue together? In the country they did, and agreed paſſing well, all the long vacation, and but for two things he would haue carried her vp to the erme with him. VVhat things were thoſe? One was, becauſe her gowne was of the old faſhion, the other was cauſe he would not haue her by when he tooke fees▪ His reaſon for that? For feare if a bribe had bin offered, ſhe being by he ſhold haue had the bad conſcience to take it. His wife and he liued together. Conſcience and the Lawyer, as louingly as men and their wiues do, one fleſh but neither medle nor make one with another Man and wife part, thats ſtrange! O lord ſit, profit can part the ſoule and the body, and why not man and wife, now you haue had my dreame father, let me vnderſtand yours. How can he dreame, that neuer ſleeps my ſonne▪ O beſt of all: why, your whole world doth nothing but dreame, your machiauell he dreames of ſtate, depoſing kings, grounding new monarchies: the louer hee dreames of kiſſes, amorous embraces: the newe-married wife dreames, that rid of her young husband ſhe hugs her old loue, and likes her dreame well ynough too: the Country gentle woman dreams that when her firſt husband's dead, ſhe marries a knight, and the name of Lady ſticks ſo in her mind, that ſhees neuer at heartseaſe till ſhe get her husband dub'd; the Captaine, he dreames of oppreſſing the ſouldiers, deuiſing ſtratagēs, to keep his dreame, and that dreame wakes in the pate of Octauio your Arch-enemy▪ who is not content to hurle vs into the whirlepoole of baniſhment, but binds waights at our heeles leaden pouerty, to ſinke vs to the very depth that we ſhould neuer riſe againe. Then ſince all dreame, let vs dreame of reuenge. I marry ſiſter, that were a dreame worth dreaming, and ile ſleepe out my braines but ile compaſſe it. Pretty content; we kill our foes in dreames. Vds foot, ile doe it waking then. Aſpero. At Counſell table. Heare me.