Chapman, George · published 1611 · first performed or written 1602 [1601-1602] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 487 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
Nay by my troth, 'tis but a careless confidency neither, which always last longer than that which is timorous: well coz, here I have fastened it for your pleasure; but alas, the fear of my father's coming does so distract me that I scarce know what I do or say. Your father? dost think we would venture all this preparation, and not make him safe? But are you sure he is safe? Am I sure this is Aurelio? look upon him wench, is it not thy love? thy life? come sir, mount. O cozen Lodwick, do you thus cozen and betray me? coz, coz, thou hast acted thy dissembling part long enough, in the most modest judgement, and passing naturally: give over with thy credit then, unmask thy love, let her appear in her native simplicity, strive to conceal her no longer from thy love, for I must needs tell thee he knows all. What does he know? Why all that thou told'st me, that thou lov'st him more than he can love thee, that thou hast set up thy resolution, in despite of friends or foes, weals or woes, to let him possess thee wholly, and that thou didst woo me to bring him hither to thee: All this he knows; that it was thy device to prepare this ladder, and in a word, all the speech that passed betwixt thee and me he knows, I told him every word truly and faithfully God's my judge. Now was there ever such an immodest creature? Via, with all vain modesty, leave this colouring, and strip thy love stark naked, this time is too precious to spend vainly; mount I say. Model of heavenly beauty. 'sounds, wilt thou melt into rhyme a the other side? shall we have lines? change thy style for a ladder, this will bring thee to Parnassus, up I say. Unworthy I t'approach the furthest step to that felicity that shines in her. O spurblind affection, I have seen a fellow, to a worse end ascend a ladder with a better will, and yet this is in the way of marriage, and they say, marriage and hanging have both one constellation. To approve the which old saying, see if a new ladder make 'em not agree. Peace, somebody comes. That you heard, was but a mouse, so boy I warrant thee. O sacred goddess, whatsoe'er thou art That in mere pity to preserve a soul From undeserved destruction, hast vouchsafed To take Aemilia's shape. What a poetical sheep is this? S'life, will you stand rhyming there upon a stage, to be an eye-mark to all that pass? is there not a chamber by? withdraw I say for shame, have you no shame in you? here will come somebody presently I lay my life on't. Dear mistress, to avoid that likely danger, Vouchsafe me only private conference, And 'tis the fullness of my present hopes.
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Nay by my troth, tis but a carelesse confidency neither, which alwaies last longer then that which is timorous: well Cuze, here I haue fastned it for your pleasure; but alas, the feare of my fathers comming does so distract me that I scarce know what I doe or say. Your father? do'st thinke we would venture all this prepation, and not make him safe? But are you sure he is safe? Am I sure this is Aurelio? looke vpon him wench, is it not thy loue? thy life? come sir, mount. O cosen Lodwicke, doe you thus cosen and betray me? Cuze, Cuze, thou hast acted thy dissembling part long enough, in the most modest iudgement, and passing naturally: giue ouer with thy credit then, vnmaske thy loue, let her appeere in her natiue simplicity, striue to conceale her no longer from thy loue, for I must needs tell thee he knowes all. What does he know? Why all that thou told'st me, that thou lou'st him more then he can loue thee, that thou hast set vp thy resolution, in despight of friends or foes, weales or woes, to let him possesse thee wholly, and that thou didst wooe me to bring him hither to thee: All this he knowes; that it was thy deuice to prepare this ladder, and in a word, all the speech that past betwixt thee and me he knowes, I told him euery word truly and faithfully Gods my Iudge. Now was there euer such an immodest creature? Via, with all vaine modesty, leaue this colouring, and strip thy loue starke naked, this time is too precious to spend vainly; mount I say. Modell of heauenly beauty. Sownds, wilt thou melt into rime a the tother side? shall we haue lines? change thy stile for a ladder, this will bring thee to Parnassus, vp I say. Vnworthy I t'approach the furthest step to that felicity that shines in her. O spurblinde affection, I haue seene a fellow, to a worse end ascend a ladder with a better will, and yet this is in the way of marriage, and they say, marriage and hanging haue both one constellation. To approue the which old saying, see if a new ladder make 'em not agree. Peace, some bodie comes. That you heard, was but a mouse, so boy I warrant thee. O sacred goddesse, what soe're thou art That in meere pitty to preserue a soule From vndeseru'd destruction, hast vouchsaf't To take Aemiliaes shape. What a poeticall sheepe is this? S'life, will you stand riming there vpon a stage, to be an eye-marke to all that passe? is there not a chamber by? withdraw I say for shame, haue you no shame in you? heere will come some bodie presently I lay my life on't. Deare mistresse, to auoid that likely danger, Vouchsafe me onely priuate conference, And 'tis the fulnes of my present hopes.