Chapman, George · published 1611 · first performed or written 1602 [1601-1602] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 514 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
Think me on nothing till you write: think as you write, and than you shall be sure to write as you think. Women do best when they least think on't. But rather than write I will meet him at your pleasure. Meet him? dost thou think that I shall ever draw him again to meet thee, that rushed from thee even now with so just a displeasure? Nay good coz, urge not my offence so bitterly, our next meeting shall pay the forfeit of all faults. Well thouart my pretty coz, and I'll do my best to bring him to thee again, if I cannot, I shall be sorry i'faith, thou wert so injuriously strange to him. But where shall this interview be now. There is the mischief, and we shall hardly avoid it, my father plies my haunts so closely: and uses means by our maid to entrap us, so that this terrace at our back gate is the only place we may safely meet at: from whence I can stand and talk to you. But sweet coz you shall swear, to keep this my kindness from Aurelio, and not intimate by any means that I am any thing acquainted with his coming. 'slife, dost think I am an Ass? to what end should I tell him? he and I'll come wandering that way to take the air, or so, and I'll discover thee. By mere chance as 'twere. By chance, by chance, and you shall at no hand see him at first, when I bring him for all this kindness you bear him. By no means coz. Very good: And if you endure any conference with him, let it be very little; and as near as you can, turn to your former strangeness in any case. If do not coz, trust me not. Or if you think good, you may flirt away again as soon as you see him, and never let your late fault be any warning t'ee. I will do all this, I warrant thee coz. Will you so Cozen fool? canst thou be brought to that silly humour again by any persuasions? by God's Lord, and you be strange again, more than needs must, for a temperate modesty, I'll break's neck down from thee, but he shall do as he did to thee. Now, fie upon you coz, what a fool do you make me? Well Dame, leave your superfluous nicety in earnest, and within this hour I will bring him to this terrace. But good coz if you chance to see my chamber window open, that is upon the terrace, do not let him come in at it in any case. 'sblood how can he? can he come over the wall think'st? O Sir, you men have not devices with ladders of topes to scale such walls at your pleasure, and abuse us poor wenches. Now a plague of your simplicity, would you discourage him with prompting him? well Dame, I'll provide for you. As you love me coz, no words of my kindness from me to him.
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Thinke me on nothing till you write: thinke as you write, and then you shall be sure to write as you thinke. Women doe best when they least thinke on't. But rather then write I will meete him at your pleasure. Meete him? dost thou thinke that I shall euer draw him againe to meete thee, that rush't from thee euen now with so iust a displeasure? Nay good Cuze, vrge not my offence so bitterly, our next meeting shall pay the forfeit of all faults. Well th'art my pretty Cuze, and Ile doe my best to bring him to thee againe, if I cannot, I shall be sorry yfaith, thou wr't so iniuriously strange to him. But where shall this interview be now. There is the mischiefe, and we shall hardly auoide it, my father plies my haunts so closely: and vses meanes by our maide to entrap vs, so that this Tarrasse at our backe gate is the only place we may safely meete at: from whence I can stand and talke to you. But sweet Cuze you shall sweare, to keepe this my kindnesse from Aurelio, and not intimate by any meanes that I am any thing acquainted with his comming. Slife, do'st thinke I am an Asse? to what end should I tell him? hee and Ile come wandring that way to take the aire, or so, and Ile discouer thee. By meere chance as t'were. By chance, by chance, and you shall at no hand see him at first, when I bring him for all this kindnesse you beare him. By no meanes Cuze. Very good: And if you endure any conference with him, let it be very little; and as neere as you can, turne to your former strangenesse in any case. If doe not Cuze, trust me not. Or if you thinke good, you may flirt away againe as soone as you see him, and neuer let your late fault be any warning t'ee. I will doe all this, I warrant thee Cuze. Will you so Cozen foole? canst thou be brought to that silly humour againe by any perswasions? by Gods Lord, and you be strange againe, more then needs must, for a temperat modesty, Ile break's necke downe from thee, but he shall doe as he did to thee. Now, fie vpon you Cuze, what a foole doe you make me? Well Dame, leaue your superfluous nicety in earnest▪ and within this houre I will bring him to this Tarrasse. But good Cuze if you chance to see my chamber window open, that is vpon the Tarrasse, doe not let him come in at it in any case. Sblood how can he? can he come ouer the wall think'st? O Sir, you men haue not deuices with ladders of topes to scale such walles at your pleasure, and abuse vs poore wenche. Now a plague of your simplicity, would you discourage him with prompting him? well Dame, Ile prouide for you. As you loue me Cuze, no wordes of my kindnesse from me to him.