Chapman, George · published 1612 · first performed or written 1604 [1604-1605] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T48 Addressing a lady: love, desire and inti · 512 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T48: lady, love, heart, fair, eyes, la, lord, tears, fie, face.
'Twere a sin to suspect her; I have been witness to so many of her fearful protestations to our late Lord against that course, to her infinite oaths imprinted on his lips, and sealed in his heart with such imprecations to her bed, if ever it should receive a second impression, to her open and often detestations of that incestuous life (as she termed it) of widows marriages, as being but a kind of lawful adultery; like usury permitted by the law, not approved. That to wed a second, was no better than to cuckold the first: That women should entertain wedlock as one body, as one life, beyond which there were no desire, no thought, no repentance from it, no restitution to it. So as if the conscience of her vows should not restrain her, yet the world's shame to break such a constant resolution, should repress any such motion in her. Well, for her vows, they are gone to heaven with her husband, they bind not upon earth: And as for Women's resolutions, I must tell you, The Planets, & (as Ptolomie says) the winds have a great stroke in them. Trust not my learning if her late strangeness, and exorbitant solitude, be not hatching some new Monster. Well applied Argus; Make you husbands Monsters? I spoke of no husbands, but you Wenches have the pregnant wits, to turn Monsters into husbands, as you turn husbands into monsters. Well Ianthe, 'twere high time we made in, to part our Lady and her Spartan wooer. We shall appear to her like the two fortunate Stars in a tempest, to save the shipwreck of her patience. ay, and to him to, I believe; For by this time he hath spent the last dram of his news. That is, of his wit. Just good wittols. If not, that my Lady be not. too deep in her new dumps, we shall hear from his Lordship; what such a Lord said of his wife the first night he embraced her: To what Gentleman such a Count was beholding for his five children. What young Lady, such an old Count should marry; what Revels: what presentments are towards; and who penned the Pegmas; and so forth: and yet for all this, I know her harsh Suitor hath tired her to the uttermost scruple of her forbearances, and will do more, unless we two, like a pair of Shear, cut asunder the thread of his discourse. Well then, let's in; But my masters, wait you on your charge at your perils, See that you guard her approach from any more intruders. Excepting young Tharsalio. True, excepting him indeed, for a guard of men is not able to keep him out an't please your Honour. O Wenches, that's the property of true valour, to promise like pygmy, and perform like a Giant. If he come, I'll be sworn I'll do my Lady's commandment upon him. What? beat him out? If he should, Tharsalio would not take it ill at his hands, for he does but his Lady's commandment.
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'Twere a sinne to suspect her; I haue been witnesse to so many of her fearfull protestations to our late Lord against that course, to her infinite oathes imprinted on his lips, and seal'd in his heart with such imprecations to her bed, if euer it should receiue a second impression, to her open and often detestations of that incestuous life (as shee term'd it) of widdowes marriages, as being but a kinde of lawfull adulterie; like vsurie permitted by the law, not approu'd. That to wed a second, was no better then to cuckold the first: That women should entertaine wedlock as one bodie, as one life, beyond which there were no desire, no thought, no repentance from it, no restitution to it. So as if the conscience of her vowes should not restraine her, yet the worlds shame to breake such a constant resolution, should represse any such motion in her. Well, for her vowes, they are gone to heauen with her husband, they binde not vpon earth: And as for Womens resolutions, I must tell you, The Planets, & (as Ptolomie saies) the windes haue a great stroke in them. Trust not my learning if her late strangenesse, and exorbitant solitude, be not hatching some new Monster. Well applied Argus; Make you husbands Monsters? I spoke of no husbands, but you Wenches haue the pregnant wits, to turne Monsters into husbands, as you turne husbands into monsters. Well Ianthe, 'twere high time we made in, to part our Ladie and her Spartane wooer. We shall appeare to her like the two fortunate Stars in a tempest, to saue the shipwrack of her patience. I, and to him to, I beleeue; For by this time he hath spent the last dramme of his newes. That is, of his wit. Iust good wittals. If not, that my Ladie be not. too deep in her new dumps, we shall heare from his Lordship; what such a Lord said of his wife the first night hee embrac't her: To what Gentleman such a Count was beholding for his fiue children. What yong Ladie, such an old Count should marrie; what Reuells: what presentments are towards; and who penn'd the Pegmas; and so forth: and yet for all this, I know her harsh Suiter hath tir'd her to the vttermost scruple of her forbearances, and will doe more, vnlesse we two, like a paire of Sheres, cut a-sunder the thred of his discourse. Well then, lets in; But my masters, waite you on your charge at your perils, See that you guard her approch from any more intruders. Excepting yong Tharsalio. True, excepting him indeede, for a guard of men is not able to keepe him out ant please your Honour. O Wenches, that's the propertie of true valour, to promise like Pigmey, and performe like a Giant. If hee come, Ile bee sworne Ile doe my Ladies commandement vpon him. What? beate him out? If hee should, Tharsalio would not take it ill at his handes, for he does but his Ladies commandement.