Day, John · published 1608 · first performed or written 1608 [1607-1608] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
That wager i'll take for 'tis surely won. 'las thou art but a star to beauty's sun. Star me no stars, go you and stare for love, I'll stay at home, and with my homely beauty Purchase a love, shall think my looks as fair, As those fair loves that you shall fetch so far; But take your course, fate send you both fair luck. How if't be foul? Nay if't be forked, you must bear it off with head and shoulders. Oh stale, that jest runs o'th' lees. You must consider 'tis drawn out of the bottom of my wit. O shallow wit, at the bottom so soon. Deep enough to lay you in the mire. Or else 'tis shallow indeed, for they are foundered already, but I must play dun, and draw them all out o'th' mire, What's o'clock my Lord? Which of them dost ask? thou seest they are two. What two are they Madam? Why two fools. Is it not past two, doth it not come somewhat near three sister: Show pair royal and take't, but come my Lord you have stood fooling long enough, will you about your business in good earnest? Indeed we will. And they are deeds you must trust too, for women will respect your words but slightly without deeds. Why, are women called Angels but because they delight in good deeds, and love heaven, but that it will not be won without them. They shall have deeds. Brother, and good deeds too: They are tongues that men must speak with when they woo. That tongue we'll practise, sister to love we leave you. lovers take heed least cunning love deceive you. NO more; thus suited i'll attend my sons, Impute it not to any ruffian vain, But to a father's wakeful providence, Lovers like bees are privileged to taste, All buds of beauty: should they chance to light Upon some worthless weed i'll hinder it: The eyes of youth will now and then dwell there, Whereas they should not glance, this doubt I fear. And well advised my liege should they incline To love not fitting their estates and births, You with your present counsel may prevent them. That's my intent, and further in my absence I leave my land and daughter to thy charge, The girl is wanton, if she gad abroad Restrain her, bound her in her chamber door; My word's thy warrant, let her know so much: Farewell, at home I leave my fear with thee And follow doubt abroad. I'll careful be. Now to my business, I have a strange habit, and I must cut out an humour suitable to it, and humours are picked so near the bone, a man can scarce get humour enough to give a flea his breakfast, but I am a stale ruffian, my habit is brave, and so shall my humour be, and here comes one to give me earnest of it.
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That wager ile take for tis ſurely won. Las thou art but a ſtar to beauties ſun. Star me no ſtars, go you and ſtare for loue, Ile ſtay at home, and with my homely beauty Purchaſe a loue, ſhall thinke my looks as faire, As thoſe faire loues that you ſhall fetch ſo far; But take your courſe, fate ſend you both faire lucke. How if't be fowle? Nay ift be forked, you muſt beare it off with head and ſhoulders. Oh ſtale, that ieaſt runs oth'lees. You muſt conſider tis drawne out of the bottome of my witte. O ſhallow wit, at the bottome ſo ſoone. Deepe ynough to lay you in the mire. Orels tis ſhallow indeede, for they are foundred already, but I muſt play dun, and draw them all out o'th mire, Whats a clock my Lord? Which of them doſt aske? thou ſeeſt they are two. VVhat two are they Madam? VVhy two fooles. Is it not paſt two, doth it not come ſomewhat neere three ſiſter: Shew perryall and tak't, but come my Lord you haue ſtood fooling long ynough, will you about your buſines in good earneſt? Indeed we will. And they are deeds you muſt truſt too, for women will reſpect your words but ſlitely without deeds. VVhy, are women called Angells but becauſe they delight in good deeds, and loue heauen, but that it will not be won without them. They ſhall haue deeds. Brother, and good deeds too: They are tongues that men muſt ſpeake with when they wo. That tongue weel practiſe, ſiſter to loue we leaue you. Louers take heed leaſt cunning loue deceiue you. NO more; thus ſuted ile attend my ſonnes, Impute it not to any ruffian vaine, But to a fathers wakefull prouidence, Louers like bees are priuiledgd to taſt, All buds of beauty: ſhould they chance to light Vpon ſome worthles weed ile hinder it: The eies of youth will now and then dwell there, Whereas they ſhould not glance, this doubt I feare. And well aduiſd my liege ſhould they incline To loue not fitting their eſtates and births, You with your preſent counſell may preuent them. Thats my intent, and further in my abſence I leaue my land and daughter to thy charge, The girle is wanton, if ſhe gad abroad Reſtraine her, bound her in hir chamber dore; My word's thy warrant, let her know ſo much: Farewell, at home I leaue my feare with thee And follow doubt abroad. Ile carefull be. Now to my buſines, I haue a ſtrange habit, and I muſt cut out an humour ſutable to it, and humours are pickt ſo neere the bone, a man can ſcarce get humour ynough to giue a flea his breakfaſt, but I am a ſtale ruffian, my habit is braue, and ſo ſhall my humor be, and here comes one to giue me earneſt of it.