Chapman, George · published 1611 · first performed or written 1602 [1601-1602] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 515 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
No more than no Senator, for in this case, my assurance is that Cupid will take the scarf from his own eyes, and hoodwink the old buzzard, while two other true turtles enjoy their happiness: get thee in I beseech thee love, tell thy gold, and say thy prayers. Now for a far fetch't device to fetch over my love-squire. I see him within ear-shot; well may beauty inflame others, riches may tempt others; but for me, mine ears and mine eyes, are proof against all the Syrens, and Venusses, in all the seas of the world; beauty is a whore, riches a bawd, and I'll trust none an you. What ails poor Angelo? Nay mistress Frank, if you prove disloyal once, farewell all constancy in women. How now man? what's the matter? O Sir are you so near? I shall trust your experience in women the better while I live. I pray thee why so? Say true Sir, did you never solicit your love-suit to fair mistress Francischina? Never I protest Angelo. Upon my life 'tis a strange thing; I would have sworn all Italy, could not so suddenly have fastened a favour upon her, I looked for a siege of Troy at least, to surprise the turrets of her continence; but to yield at the first sight of her assailants colours, and before any Cannon was mounted afore her, 'tis one of the loosest parts of a modest woman that ever I heard of. How sayst thou? did not I tell thee as much? beware of an old colt while you live, he can tell when to strike I warrant you. Women and feathers? now fie on that affinity. Alas Angelo, a feeble generation, soon overcome God knows, the honester mind, the sooner overcome. God's my life, what light housewife would yield at first to a stranger, and yet does this whirligig stand upon terms of honour forsooth? tenders her reputation as the Apple of her eye; she has a jealous and a cutting husband, envious neighbours, and will die many deaths rather then by any friends open access to her, be whipped naked with the tongues of scandal and slander; and a whole sanctuary of such ceremonies. O she does worthily in that Angelo, and like a woman of honour, thou hast painted her perfection in her faults thou find'st, and tickl'st me with her appetite. And to avoid all sight of your entrance, you must needs come in some disguise she says; so much she tenders your high credit in the City, and her own reputation, forsooth. How, come in some disguise? A toy, a very toy which runs in her head with such curious feet Sir, because if there be any resemblances of your person seen to enter her house, your whole substantial self will be called in question; any other man she says, might better adventure with the least thing changed about 'em than you with all; as if you were the only noted muttonmonger in all the City. Well Angelo, heaven forgive us the sins of our youth.
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No more then no Senator, for in this case, my assurance is that Cupid will take the scarfe from his owne eyes, and hoodwinke the old buzzard, while two other true turtles enioy their happinesse: get thee in I beseech thee loue, tell thy gold, and say thy prayers. Now for a farre fetch't deuice to fetch ouer my loue-squire. I see him within eare-shot; well may beauty inflame others, riches may tempt others; but for mee, mine eares and mine eyes, are proofe against all the Syrens, and Venusses, in all the seas of the world; beauty is a whore, riches a baud, and Ile trust none an you. What ailes poore Angelo? Nay mistresse Franke, if you proue disloyall once, farewell all constancy in women. How now man? what's the matter? O Sir are you so neare? I shall trust your experience in women the better while I liue. I pre thee why so? Say true Sir, did you neuer sollicite your loue-sute to fayre mistresse Francischina? Neuer I protest Angelo. Vpon my life 'tis a strange thing; I would haue sworne all Italy, could not so sodainly haue fastned a fauour vpon her, I look't for a siege of Troy at least, to surprize the turrets of her continence; but to yeeld at the first sight of her assaylants colours, and before any Cannon was mounted afore her, 'tis one of the loosest parts of a modest woman that euer I heard of. How saist thou? did not I tell thee as much? beware of an old colt while you liue, he can tell when to strike I warrant you. Women and fethers? now fie on that affinity. Alas Angelo, a feeble generation, soone ouercome God knowes, the honester minde, the sooner ouercome. Gods my life, what light huswife would yeeld at first to a stranger, and yet does this whirligig stand vpon termes of honour forsooth? tenders her reputation as the Apple of her eye; she has a ielous and a cutting husband, enuious neighbours, and will die many deathes rather then by any friends open accesse to her, be whip't naked with the tongues of scandall and slander; and a whole sanctuary of such ceremonies. O she does worthily in that Angelo, and like a woman of honour, thou hast painted her perfection in her faults thou find'st, and tickil'st me with her appetite. And to auoid all sight of your entrance, you must needs come in some disguise she sayes; so much she tenders your high credit in the Citie, and her owne reputation, forsooth. How, come in some disguise? A toy, a very toy which runnes in her head with such curious feete Sir, because if there be any resemblances of your person seene to enter her house, your whole substantiall selfe will be called in question; any other man she saies, might better aduenture with the least thing chang'd about 'em then you with all; as if you were the onely noted mutton-monger in all the Citie. Well Angelo, heauen forgiue vs the sinnes of our youth.