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 · 501 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
By the meskin methought they were so indeed. S'life, the hungry knave her squire, could not hold in the open streets. What should she be? The Doxy was muffled in her cloak, I had but a glimpse of her; but 'slight I will know her, she passes not so, come we'll follow. I'll beat the Rogue and take away's whore from him. COme courage coz, we have sailed the man of War out of sight, and here we must put into harbour. Hist, hawe Amila? O welcome good Angelo. Here take in, go, get up lightly, away, take heed you slip not coz, remember you're short heeled. Hold fast for God's sake. Nay hold you fast, you'll shame us all else; so Ioue receive thy soul: I take away the ladder: Now till you have deceived the Provost, farewell, remember your lesson coz. I warrant you. How unhappily did we miss 'em? they slipped into some vaulting house, I hold my life. Faith it's good we missed'em, she was some stale punk I warrant her. Twenty to one she is some honest man's wife of the Parish that steals abroad for a trimming, while he sits secure at home, little knowing, God knows, what hangs over his head; the poor Cuckold esteeming her the most virtuous wife in the world. And should one tell him, he had seen her dressed like a Page following a knave thus, I'll lay my life he would not believe it. Why no Captain, wives take all the faith from their husbands. And that makes 'em do so many good works as they do. Mercy for that i'faith Lieutenant, stand close. My Mistress in man's apparel sayst thou? Thy Mistress in man's apparel I assure thee, and attended by Angelo. Would to heaven I had seen her, canst tell whither she went. Full butt into Lorenzo's house, and if thou knewst him, thou know'st wherefore, an ill-favoured trimming is her errand. 'Tis very well, she trims my Captain prettily, in the mean time his head pays for all, and yet alas poor hornstock, he thinks her to have no fault, but her too much dotage upon him, well my conscience will not let me keep her counsel, he shall know on't. Why man if both of us should tell him her fault he will not believe us. No, nor if he had seen it with his own own eyes I think, I shall never forget how the profound Cockatrice hung on his sleeve today, and he should not from her sight, she'd follow him into the wars, one day should make an end of both their loves and lives, and then to see him the wittal, my Captain began to strut, and battle the pride of his merits that so heightened her affection. True, and how the foppasty his Lieutenant, stepped in to persuade with her, to take it patiently, for friends must part, we came not all together, and we must not go all together.
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By the meskin me thought they were so indeede. S'life, the hungry knaue her squire, could not hold in the open streets. What should shee be? The Doxie was muffeld in her cloake, I had but a glimpse of her; but s'light I will know her, shee passes not so, come wee'll follow. Ile beate the Rogue and take away's whore from him. COme courage Cuze, wee haue sail'd the man of Warre out of sight, and here wee must put into harbour. Hist, hawe Amila? O welcome good Angelo. Here take in, goe, get vp lightly, away, take heed you slip not Cuze, remember y'are short heel'd. Hold fast for Gods sake. Nay hold you fast, you'l shame vs all else; so Ioue receiue thy soule I take away the ladder: Now till you haue dceiued the Prouost, farewell, remember your lson Cuze. I warrant you. How vnhappily did we misse 'em? they slipt into some vaulting house, I hold my life. Faith it's good we mist'em, she was some stale punke I warrant her. Twenty to one shee is some honest mans wife of the Parish that steales abroade for a trimming, while he sits secure at home, little knowing, God knowes, what hangs ouer his head; the poore Cuckold esteeming her the most vertuous wife in the world. And shoude one tell him, he had seene her drest like a Page following a knaue thus, Ile lay my life he would not beleeue it. Why no Captaine, wiues take all the faith from their husbands. And that makes 'em doe so many good workes as they doe. Mercy for that yfaith Lieftenant, stand close. My Mistris in mans apparell saist thou? Thy Mistris in mans apparell I assure thee, and attended by Angelo. Would to heauen I had seene her, canst tell whither shee went. Full butt into Lorenzoes house, and if thou knewst him, thou know'st wherefore, an ill-fauourd trimming is her errand. 'Tis very well, shee trims my Captaine prettily, in the meane time his head paies for all, and yet alas poore hornestocke, he thinks her to haue no fault, but her too much dotage vpon him, well my conscience will not let me keepe her counsaile, he shall know on't. Why man if both of vs should tell him her fault he will not beleeue vs. No, nor if he had seene it with his owne owne eyes I thinke, I shal neuer forget how the profound Cockatrice hung on his sleeue to day, and he shoude not from her sight, shee'd follow him into the warres, one day should make an end of both their loues and liues, and then to see him the wittall, my Captaine began to stroote, and batle the pride of his merits that so heightned her affection. True, and how the foppasty his Lieftenant, stept in to perswade with her, to take it patiently, for friends must part, we came not all together, and we must not goe all together.