Chapman, George · published 1611 · first performed or written 1602 [1601-1602] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint typicality 0.81 · 498 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
'Sdeath, if any wench should offer to keep possession of my heart against my will, I'd fire her out with Sack and Sugar, or smoke her out with tobacco, like a hornet, or purge for her, for love is but a humour: one way or other I would vent her, that's infallible. For shame hold thy tongue, methinks thy wit should feel how stale are these love storms, and with what general privilege love pierces the worthiest. Seek to help thy friend, not mock him. Marry, seek to help thyself then, in a halter's name, do not lie in a ditch, and say God help me, use the lawful tools he hath lent thee. Up I say I will bring thee to her. she'll not endure me: She shall endure thee do the worst thou canst to her, I and endure thee till thou canst not endure her; But then thou must use thyself like a man, and a wise man, how deep soever she is in thy thoughts, carry not the prints of it in thy looks; be bold and careless, and stand not sauntering afar off, as I have seen you, like a Dog in a firmetypot, that licks his chops and wags his tail, and fain would lay his lips to it, but he fears 'tis too hot for him: that's the only way to make her too hot for thee. He that holds religious and sacred thought of a woman, he that bears so reverend a respect to her, that he will not touch her but with a kissed hand and a timorous heart; he that adores her like his Goddess: Let him be sure she will shun him like her slave. Alas good souls, women of themselves are tractable and tactable enough, and would return Quid for Quod still, but we are they that spoil'em, and we shall answer for't another day. We are they that put a kind of wanton Melancholy into 'em, that makes 'em think their noses bigger than their faces, greater than the Sun in brightness; and where as Nature made 'em but half fools, we make 'em all fool. And this is our palpable flattery of them, where they had rather have plain dealing Well, in conclusion, I'll to her instantly, and if I do not bring her to thee, or at the least some special favour from her, as a feather from her fan, or a string from her shoe, to wear in thy hat, and so forth, then never trust my skill in poultry whilst thou liv'st again. THou shalt not to the wars, or if thou dost I'll bear thee company, dear Quint. do not offer to forsake me. Hands off wife, hang not upon me thus; how can I maintain thee but by using my valour? and how can I use that, but in action and employment? go in, play at cards with your cousin Angelo here, and let it suffice I love thee.
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S'death, if any wench should offer to keepe possession of my heart against my will, I'de fire her out with Sacke and Sugr, or smoke her out with Tobacko, like a hornet, or purge for her, for loue is but a humor: one way or other I would vent her, thats infallible. For shame hold thy tongue, me thinks thy wit should feele how stale are these loue stormes, and with what generall priuiledge loue pierses the worthiest. Seeke to help thy friend, not mocke him. Marry, seeke to helpe thy selfe then, in a halters name, doe not lie in a ditch, and say God helpe me, vse the lawfull tooles he hath lent thee. Vp I say I will bring thee to her. Shee'll not endure me: Shee shall endure thee doe the worst thou canst to her, I and endure thee till thou canst not endure her; But then thou must vse thy selfe like a man, and a wise man, how deepe soeuer shee is in thy thoughts, carry not the prints of it in thy lookes; be bold and carelesse, and stand not sautring a farre of, as I haue seene you, like a Dogge in a firmetypot, that licks his chops and wags his taile, and faine would lay his lips to it, but he feares tis too hot for him: thats the only way to make her too hot for thee. He that holds religious and sacred thought of a woman, he that beares so reuerend a respect to her, that he will not touch her but with a kist hand and a timorous heart; he that adores her like his Goddesse: Let him be sure shee will shunne him like her flaue. Alas good soules, women of themselues are tractable and tactable enough, and would returne Quid for Quod still, but we are they that spoile'em, and we shall answere for't another day. We are they that put a kind of wanton Melancholie into 'em, that makes 'em thinke their noses bigger then their faces, greater then the Sunne in brightnesse; and where as Nature made 'em but halfe fooles, we make 'em all foole. And this is our palpable flattery of them, where they had rather haue plaine dealing Well, in conclusion, Ile to her instantly, and if I doe not bring her to thee, or at the least some speciall fauour from her, as a feather from her fanne, or a string from her shoo, to weare in thy hat, and so forth, then neuer trust my skill in poultry whilst thou liu'st againe. THou shalt not to the warres, or if thou do'st Ile beare thee company, deare Quint. doe not offer to forsake me. Hands off wife, hang not vpon me thus; how can I maintaine thee but by vsing my valour? and how can I vse that, but in action and employment? goe in, play at cardes with your Cozen Angelo here, and let it suffise I loue thee.