Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1606 [1605-1608] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men · Globe unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 512 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
If marriage be honourable, then Cuckolds are honourable, for they cannot be made without marriage. Fool: what meant I to marry to get beggars? now must my eldest son be a knave or nothing, he cannot live upo'th' fool, for he will have no land to maintain him: that mortgage sits like a snaffle upon mine inheritance, and makes me chaw upon Iron. My second son must be a promoter, and my third a thief, or an underputter, a slave pander. Oh beggary, beggary, to what base uses dost thou put a man. I think the Devil scorns to be a bawd. He bears himself more proudly, has more care on's credit. Base slavish abject filthy poverty. Good sir; by all our vows I do beseech you, Show me the true cause of your discontent? Money, money, money, and thou must supply me. Alas, I am the lest cause of your discontent, Yet what is mine, either in rings or jewels Use to your own desire, but I beseech you, As you're a gentleman by many bloods, Though I myself be out of your respect Think on the state of these three lovely boys You have been father to. Puh Bastards, bastards, bastards, begot in tricks, begot in tricks. Heaven knows how those words wrong me? but I may, Endure these griefs among a thousand more. O, call to mind your lands already morgadge, yourself wound into debts, your hopeful brother, At the university in bonds for you Like to be seized upon. And ha' done thou harlot, Whom though for fashion sake I married, I never could abide? thinkst thou thy words Shall kill my pleasures, fall off to thy friends, Thou and thy bastards beg: I will not bate A whit in humour? midnight still I love you, And revel in your Company; curbed in, Shall it be said in all societies, That I broke custom, that I flagged in money, No, those thy jewels, I will play as freely As when my state was fullest. Be it so. Nay I protest, and take that for an earnest, I will for ever hold thee in contempt, And never touch the sheets that cover thee, But be divorced in bed till thou consent, Thy dowry shall be sold to give new life Unto those pleasures which I most affect Sir do but turn a gentle eye on me, And what the law shall give me leave to do You shall command. Look it be done, shall I want dust & like a slave wear nothing in my pockets but my hands To fill them up with nails. Oh much against my blood, let it be done, I was never made to be a looker on: A bawd to dice? I'll shake the drabs myself And make 'em yield, I say look it be done. I take my leave it shall. Speedily, speedily, I hate the very hour I chose a wife a trouble trebled, three children like three evils hang upon me, fie, fie, fie, strumpet, & bastards, strumpet and bastards.
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If mariage be honourable, then Cuckolds are honourable, for they cannot be made without marriage. Foole: what meant I to marry to get beggars? now must my eldest sonne be a knaue or nothing, he cannot liue vppot'h foole, for he wil haue no land to maintaine him: that morgage sits like a snaffle vpon mine inheritance, and makes me chaw vpon Iron. My second sonne must be a promooter, and my third a theefe, or an vnderputter, a slaue pander. Oh beggery, beggery, to what base vses dost thou put a man. I think the Deuill scornes to be a bawde. He beares himselfe more proudly, has more care on's credit. Base slauish abiect filthie pouertie. Good sir; by all our vowes I doe beseech you, Show me the true cause of your discontent? Mony, mony, mony, and thou must supply me. Alas, I am the lest cause of your discontent, Yet what is mine, either in rings or Iewels Vse to your own desire, but I beseech you, As y'are a gentleman by many bloods, Though I my selfe be out of your respect Thinke on the state of these three louely boies You haue bin father to. Puh Bastards, bastards, bastards, begot in tricks, begot in tricks. Heauen knowes how those words wrong me? but I maie, dure these griefes among a thousand more. O, call to mind your lands already morgadge, Your selfe woond into debts, your hopefull brother, At the vniuersitie in bonds for you Like to be ceasd vpon. And Ha done thou harlot, Whome though for fashion sake I married, I neuer could abide? thinkst thou thy wordes Shall kill my pleasures, fal of to thy friends, Thou and thy bastards begg: I will not bate A whit in humor? midnight still I loue you, And reuel in your Company; Curbd in, Shall it be said in all societies, That I broke custome, that I flagd in monie, No, those thy iewels, I will play as freely As when my state was fullest. Be it so. Nay I protest, and take that for an earnest, I will for euer hould thee in contempt, And neuer touch the sheets that couer thee, But be diuorst in bed till thou consent, Thy dowry shall be sold to giue new life Vnto those pleasures which I most affect Sir doe but turne a gentle eye on me, And what the law shall giue me leaue to do You shall command. Look it be done, shal I want dust & like a slaue weare nothing in my pockets but my hands To fil them vp with nailes. Oh much against my blood, let it be done, I was neuer made to be a looker on: A bawde to dice? Ile shake the drabbs my selfe And make em yeeld, I saie look it be done. I take my leaue it shall. Speedily, speedily, I hate the very howre I chose a wife a trouble trouble, three children like three euils hang vpon me, fie, fie, fie, strumpet, & bastards, strumpet and bastards.