Day, John · published 1608 · first performed or written 1608 [1607-1608] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.77 · 477 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
If he scape, hang me. I shall wish thee hanged, if he do not: treason! I may thank my peevish humour for't. Madam the gondola is ready. Thou bringst physic when the patient's dead boy: our jest's turned earnest. Is a dead in earnest? As good, or rather worse, he's buried quick. O madam, many a good thing has been buried quick and survived again, I would be buried quick myself, and I might choose my grave. he's buried in close prison boy, he's known for the duke of Mantua's son, and by my father's letter attached for a traitor. Good gentleman, and I be not sorry for him: who is his keeper? The testy ass Hortensio. Uds foot let's enlarge him, Not possible boy. Not possible? 'tis: we'll cozen his keeper. We cannot. Cannot! we can: your father made a Lord of him, but be ruled by me, his daughter shall make a fool of him: you are not the first woman has made a fool of a wiser Lord than he is. Shall he be cozened? As palpably as at the Lottery, my brains are in labour of the stratagem already. Sons of Octavio if your princely thoughts Can stoop to such mean beauty, from this hand Receive your wives, but should the Duke your father— Fear not old man, he was the means that breathed this spirit into us. Wood us to this course. But should he prove Apostata, deny Love which he first enforced us to profess, So firm are our inseparate affections, To win our loves weed lose the names of sons. Your father thanks you, but hot-sprighted you that, Take counsel from experience, ere ye tie The gordian knot which none but heaven can lose, Crave his consent: when an imperial hand Shakes a weak shed, the building cannot stand. Not stand? it shall: not Jove himself can ruin the groundwork for our love. Not Ioue! Not Ioue, Should a speak Our love admits no separation. Then to 〈...〉 your love is chaste. As As And yours. And ours, And ours, Then lend me all your hands, Whilst thus a father's tongue forbids the bands, Forgetful boys, but most audacious traitor, That durst in thought consent to wrong thy Prince, Out of my fight; no Land that calls me Lord, Shall bear a weight so hateful as they self: Live ever banished, if (three days expire) Thou or these lustful strumpets. Father. boys; If you be mine show't in obedience: If (three days passed) you live within my dukedom, Thee as a slave i'll doom unto the galleys, And these thy brats as common prostitutes▪ Shall dry their lustful veins in the Burdello. Come boys, to Court; he that first gave you lives, Will to your births provide you equal wives. They have our loves. Our oaths. Our hearts and hands.
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If he ſcape, hang me. I ſhall wiſh thee hangd, if he do not: treaſon! I may thanke my peeuiſh humor fort. Madam the Gundelo is ready. Thou bringſt phyſicke when the patient's dead boy: out ieaſt's turnd earneſt. Is a dead in earneſt? As good, or rather worſe, hee's buried quick. O madam, many a good thing has bin buried quick and ſuruiu'd againe, I would bee buried quicke my ſelfe, and I might chooſe my graue. Hee's buried in cloſe priſon boy, hee's knowne for the duke of Mantuaes ſonne, and by my fathers letter ached for a traytor. Good gentleman, and I be not ſorrie for him: who is his keeper? The teſtie aſſe Hortenſio. Vds foot lets enlarge him, Not poſſible boy. Not poſſible weele coufen his keeper. We cannot. Cannot! we can: your father made a Lord of him, but be rul'd by me, his daughter ſhall make a foole of him: you are not the firſt woman has made a foole of a wiſer Lord then he is. Shall he be couſend? As palpably as at the Lotterie, my brains are in labour of the ſtratagem alreadie. Sons of Octanio if your princely thoughts Can ſtoope to ſuch meane beauty, from this hand Receiue your wiues, but ſhould the Duke your father— Feare not old man, he was the meanes that breath'd this ſpirit into vs. Wood vs to this courſe. But ſhould he proue Apoſtata, denie Loue which he firſt enforcd vs to profes, So firme are our inſeparate affections, To winne our loues weed looſe the names of ſonne. Your father thanks you, but hot-ſprighted you that, Take counſell from experience, ere yee tie The gordian knot which none but heauen can looſe, Craue his conſent: when an imperiall Shakes a weake ſhed, the building Not ſtand? it ſhall: not Iou the ground▪worke loue▪ Not Ioue! Not Ioue, Should a ſpeak Ourloue admits no Then to your loue is As As And your ▪ And ours, And ours, Then lend me all your hands, Whilſt thus a fathers tongue forbids the bands, Forgetfull boyes, but moſt audacious traytor, That durſt in thought conſent to wrong thy Prince, Out of my fight; no Land that calls me Lord, Shall beare a waight ſo hatefull as they ſelfe: Liue euer baniſhd, if (three daies expirde) Thou or theſe luſtfull ſtrumpets. Father. Boyes; If you be mine ſhow't in obedience: If (three daies paſt) you liue within my dukedome, Thee as a ſlaue ile doome vnto the gallies, And theſe thy brats as common proſtitutes▪ Shall drie their luſtfull veynes in the Come boyes, to Court; he that firſt liues, VVill to your births prouide you equall They haue our loues. Our oathes. Our hearts and hands.