Jonson, Ben · published 1616 · first performed or written 1609 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma typicality 0.83 · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
Your marriage hour sir. I commend your resolution, that (notwithstanding all the dangers I laid afore you, in the voice of a night-crow) would yet go on, and be yourself. It shows you are a man constant to your own ends, and upright to your purposes, that would not be put off with lefthanded cries. How should you arrive at the knowledge of so much! Why, did you ever hope, sir, committing the secrecy of it to a barber, that less than the whole town should know it? you might as well ha' told it the conduit, or the bakehouse, or the infantry that follow the court, and with more security. Can your gravity forget so old and noted a remnant, as lippis & tonsoribus notum. Well sir, forgive it yourself now, the fault, and be communicable with your friends. Here will be three or four fashionable ladies, from the college to visit you presently, and their train of minions, and followers. Bar my doors! bar my doors! where are all my eaters? my mouths now? bar up my doors, you varlets. He is a varlet, that stirs to such an office. Let 'em stand open. I would see him that dares move his eyes toward it. Shall I have a barricado made against my friends, to be barred of any pleasure they can bring in to me with honourable visitation. O Amazonian impudence! Nay faith, in this, sir, she speaks but reason: and me thinks is more continent than you. Would you go to bed so presently, sir, afore noon? a man of your head, and hair, should owe more to that reveuerend ceremony, and not mount the marriage-bed, like a towne-bul, or a mountaine-goate; but stay the due season; and ascend it then with religion, and fear. Those delights are to be steeped in the humour, and silence of the night; and give the day to other open pleasures, and jollities of feast, or music, of revels, of discourse: we'll have all, sir, that may make your Hymen high, and happy. O, my torment, my torment! Nay, if you endure the first half hour, sir, so tediously, and with this irksomeness; what comfort, or hope, can this fair gentlewoman make to herself hereafter, in the consideration of so many years as are to come— Of my affliction. Good sir, departed, and let her do it alone. I have done, sir. That cursed barber! (Yes faith, a cursed wretch indeed, sir.) I have married his cittern, that's common to all men. Some plague, above the plague— (All Egypt's ten plagues) Revenge me on him. 'Tis very well, sir. If you laid on a curse or two, more, I'll assure you he'll bear 'em. As, that he may get the pox with seeking to cure it, sir? Or, that while he is curling another man's hair, his own may drop off? Or, for burning some male-bawds lock, he may have his brain beat out with the curling-iron?
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Your marriage houre sir. I commend your resolution, that (notwithstanding all the dangers I laid afore you, in the voice of a night-crow) would yet goe on, and bee your selfe. It shewes you are a man constant to your own ends, and vpright to your purposes, that would not be put off with left-handed cries. How should you arriue at the knowledge of so much! Why, did you euer hope, sir, committing the secrecie of it to a barber, that lesse then the whole towne should know it? you might as well ha' told it the conduit, or the bake-house, or the infant'ry that follow the court, and with more securitie. Could your grauitie forget so olde and noted a remnant, as lippis & tonsoribus notum. Well sir, forgiue it your selfe now, the fault, and be communicable with your friends. Here will bee three or foure fashionable ladies, from the colledge to visit you presently, and their traine of minions, and followers. Barre my dores! barre my dores! where are all my eaters? my mouthes now? barre vp my dores, you varlets. He is a varlet, that stirres to such an office. Let 'hem stand open. I would see him that dares mooue his eyes toward it. Shal I haue a barricado made against my friends, to be barr'd of any pleasure they can bring in to me with honorable visitation. O Amazonian impudence! Nay faith, in this, sir, she speakes but reason: and me thinkes is more continent then you. Would you goe to bed so presently, sir, afore noone? a man of your head, and haire, should owe more to that reueuerend ceremony, and not mount the marriage-bed, like a towne-bul, or a mountaine-goate; but stay the due season; and ascend it then with religion, and feare. Those delights are to be steep'd in the humor, and silence of the night; and giue the day to other open pleasures, and jollities of feast, or musique, of reuells, of discourse: wee'll haue all, sir, that may make your Hymen high, and happy. O, my torment, my torment! Nay, if you indure the first halfe houre, sir, so tediously, and with this irksomnesse; what comfort, or hope, can this faire gentlewoman make to her selfe hereafter, in the consideration of so many yeeres as are to come— Of my affliction. Good sir, depart, and let her doe it alone. I haue done, sir. That cursed barber! (Yes faith, a cursed wretch indeed, sir.) I haue married his citterne, that's common to all men. Some plague, aboue the plague— (All Egypts ten plagues) Reuenge me on him. 'Tis very well, sir. If you laid on a curse or two, more, I'll assure you hee'll beare 'hem. As, that he may get the poxe with seeking to cure it, sir? Or, that while he is curling another mans haire, his owne may drop off? Or, for burning some male-baudes lock, he may haue his braine beat out with the curling-iron?