Chapman, George · published 1612 · first performed or written 1604 [1604-1605] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 510 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
Well, 'twas a villainous invention of thine, and had a swift operation, it took like sulphur. And yet this virtuous Countess hath to my ear spun out many a tedious lecture of pure sister's thread against concupiscence. But ever with such an affected zeal, as my mind gave me, she had a kind of secret titillation to grace my poor house sometimes; but that she feared a spice of the Sciatica, which as you know ever runs in the blood. And as you know, soaks into the bones. But to say truth, these angry heats that break out at the lips of these straight laced Ladies, are but as symptoms of a lustful fever that boil within them. For wherefore rage wives at their husbands so, when they fly out, for zeal against the sin? No, but because they did not purge that sin. thouart a notable Siren, and I swear to thee, if I prosper, not only to give thee thy manor-house gratis, but to marry thee to some one Knight or other, and bury thy trade in thy Ladyship: Go be gone. WHat news Lycus? where's the Lady? Retired into her Orchard. A pregnant badge of love, she's melancholy. 'Tis with the sight of her Spartan wooer. But howsoever 'tis with her, you have practised strangely upon your Brother. Why so? You had almost lifted his wit off the hinges. That spark jealousy falling into his dry melancholy brains, had well near set the whole house on fire. No matter, let it work; I did but pay him in's own coin; 'sfoot he plied me with such a volley of unseasoned scoffs, as would have made Patience itself turn ruffian, attiring itself in wounds and blood: but is his humour better qualified then? Yes, but with a medicine ten parts more dangerous than the sickness: how know you strange his dotage ever was on his wife; taking special glory to have her love and loyalty to him so renowned abroad. To whom she oftentimes hath vowed constancy after life, till her own death had brought forsooth, her widow-troth to bed. This he joyed in strangely, and was therein of infallible belief, till your surmise began to shake it; which hath loosed it so, as now there's nought can settle it, but a trial, which he's resolved upon. As how man? as how? He is resolved to follow your advise, to die, and make trial of her stableness, and you must lend your hand to it. What to cut's throat? To forge a rumour of his death, to uphold it by circumstance, maintain a public face of mourning, and all things appertaining. ay, but the means man: what time? what probability. Nay, I think he has not licked his Whelp into full shape yet, but you shall shortly hear an't. And when shall this strange conception see light? Forthwith: there's nothing stays him, but some odd business of import, which he must wind up; lest perhaps his absence by occasion of his intended trial be prolonged above his aims.
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Well, 'twas a villanous inuention of thine, and had a swift operation, it tooke like sulphure. And yet this vertuous Countesse hath to my eare spun out many a tedious lecture of pure sisters thred against concupiscence. But euer with such an affected zeale, as my minde gaue me, shee had a kinde of secret titillation to grace my poore house sometimes; but that shee fear'd a spice of the Sciatica, which as you know euer runs in the bloud. And as you know, sokes into the bones. But to say truth, these angrie heates that breake out at the lips of these streight lac't Ladies, are but as symptoms of a lustfull feuer that boiles within them. For wherefore rage wiues at their husbands so, when they flie out, for zeale against the sinne? No, but because they did not purge that sinne. Th'art a notable Syren, and I sweare to thee, if I prosper, not only to giue thee thy mannor-house gratis, but to marrie thee to some one Knight or other, and burie thy trade in thy Ladiship: Goe be gone. WHat newes Lycus? where's the Ladie? Retir'd into her Orchard. A pregnant badge of loue, shee's melancholy. 'Tis with the sight of her Spartane wooer. But howsoeuer tis with her, you haue practis'd strangely vpon your Brother. Why so? You had almost lifted his wit off the hinges. That sparke ielousie falling into his drie melancholy braines, had well neare set the whole house on fire. No matter, let it worke; I did but pay him in's owne coine; Sfoot hee plied me with such a volley of vnseason'd scoffs, as would haue made Patience it selfe turne Ruffine, attiring it selfe in wounds and bloud: but is his humour better qualified then? Yes, but with a medicine ten parts more dangerous then the sicknesse: how know you strange his dotage euer was on his wife; taking speciall glorie to haue her loue and loialtie to him so renowm'd abrode. To whom shee oftentimes hath vow'd constancie after life, till her owne death had brought forsooth, her widdow-troth to bed. This he ioi'd in strangely, and was therein of infallible beliefe, till your surmise began to shake it; which hath loos'd it so, as now there's nought can settle it, but a triall, which hee's resolu'd vpon. As how man? as how? Hee is resolu'd to follow your aduise, to die, and make triall of her stablenesse, and you must lend your hand to it. What to cut's throat? To forge a rumour of his death, to vphold it by circumstance, maintaine a publike face of mourning, and all thinges appertaining. I, but the meanes man: what time? what probabilitie. Nay, I thinke he has not lickt his Whelpe into full shape yet, but you shall shortly heare ant. And when shall this strange conception see light? Forthwith: there's nothing staies him, but some odde businesse of import, which hee must winde vp; least perhaps his absence by occasion of his intended triall bee prolonged aboue his aimes.