Shakespeare, William / Wilkins, George · published 1609 · first performed or written 1608 [1606-1608] (Annals) romance · King's Men · Globe unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 506 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
Faith they listened to me, as they would have hearkened to their father's testament, there was a Spaniards mouth watered, and he went to bed to her very description. We shall have him here to morrow with his best ruff on. To night, to night, but Mistress do you know the French knight, that cowres eth'hams? Who, Mounsieur Verollus? ay, he, he offered to cut a caper at the proclamation, but he made a groan at it, and swore he would see her to morrow. Well, well, as for him, he brought his disease hither, here he does but repair it, I know he will come in our shadow, to scatter his crowns in the Sun. Well, if we had of every Nation a traveler, we should lodge them with this sign. Pray you come hither a while, you have Fortunes coming upon you, mark me, you must seem to do that fearfully, which you commit willingly, despise profit, where you have most gain, to weep that you live as ye do, makes pity in your Lovers seldom, but that pity begets you a good opinion, and that opinion a mere profit. I understand you not. O take her home Mistress, take her home, these blushes of hers must be quenched with some present practice. Thou sayest true i'faith, so they must, for your Bride goes to that with shame, which is her way to go with warrant. Faith some do, and some do not, but Mistress if I have bargained for the joint. Thou mayst cut a morsel off the spit. I may so. Who should deny it? Come young one, I like the manner of your garments well. I by my faith, they shall not be changed yet. Bolt, spend thou that in the town: report what a sojourner we have, you'll lose nothing by custom. When Nature framed this piece, she meant thee a good turn, therefore say what a paragon she is, and thou hast the harvest out of thine own report. I warrant you Mistress, thunder shall not so awake the beds of eels, as my giving out her beauty stirs up the lewdly inclined, I'll bring home some to night. Come your ways, follow me. If fires be hot, knives sharp, or waters deep, Untied I still my virgin knot will keep. Diana aid my purpose. What have we to do with Diana, pray you will you go with us? Why ere you foolish, can it be undone? O Dioniza, such a piece of slaughter, The Sun and Moon near looked upon. I think you'll turn a child again. Were I chief Lord of all this spacious world, I'd give it to undo the deed. O Lady much less in blood then virtue, yet a Princes to equal any single Crown ath earth i'th' justice of compare, O villain, Leonine whom thou hast poisoned too, if thou hadst drunk to him tad been a kindness becoming well thy face, what canst thou say when noble Pericles shall demand his child?
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Faith they listened to mee, as they would haue harkened to their fathers testament, there was a Spaniards mouth watred, and he went to bed to her verie description. We shall haue him here to morrow with his best ruffe on. To night, to night, but Mistresse doe you knowe the French knight, that cowres ethehams? Who, Mounsieur Verollus? I, he, he offered to cut a caper at the proclamation, but he made a groan at it, and swore he would see her to morrow. Well, well, as for him, hee brought his disease hither, here he does but repaire it, I knowe hee will come in our shadow, to scatter his crownes in the Sunne. Well, if we had of euerie Nation a traueller, wee should lodge them with this signe. Pray you come hither a while, you haue Fortunes comming vppon you, marke mee, you must seeme to doe that fearefully, which you commit willingly, despise profite, where you haue most gaine, to weepe that you liue as yee doe, makes pittie in your Louers seldome, but that pittie begets you a good opinion, and that opinion a meere profite. I vnderstand you not. O take her home Mistresse, take her home, these blushes of hers must bee quencht with some present practise. Thou sayest true yfaith, so they must, for your Bride goes to that with shame, which is her way to goe with warrant. Faith some doe, and some doe not▪ but Mistresse if I haue bargaind for the ioynt. Thou maist cut a morsell off the spit. I may so. Who should denie it? Come young one, I like the manner of your garments well. I by my faith, they shall not be changd yet. Boult, spend thou that in the towne: repo what a soiournr we haue, youle loose nothing by cuome. When Nature framde this peece, hee meant thee a good ture, therefore say what a parrago she is, and thou hast the haruest out of thine owne report. I warrant you Mistresse, thunder shall not so awake the beds of Eles▪ as my giuing out her beautie stirs vp the lewdly enclined, Ile bring home some to night. Come your wayes, follow me. If fires be hote, kniues sharpe, or waters deepe, Vntide I still my virgin knot will keepe. Diana ayde my purpose. What haue we to doe with Diana, pray you will you goe with vs? Why ere you foolish, can it be vndone? O Dioniza, such a peece of slaghter, The Sunne and Moone nere lookt vpon. I thinke youle urne a chidle agen. Were I chiefe Lord of all this spacious world, Ide giue it to vndo the deede. O Ladie much lesse in bloud then vertue, yet a Princes to equall any single Crowne ath earthih lustice of compare, O villaine, Leonine whom thou hast poisned too, if thou hadst drunke to him tad beene a kindnesse becomming well thy face, what canst thou say when noble Pericles shall demaund his child?