Jonson, Ben · published 1620 · first performed or written 1609 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 453 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
It is a Post from the Court— Out Rogue, and must thou blow thy Horn, too? Alas, it is a Post from the Court, Sir, that says, he must speak with you, pain of death— Pain of thy life, be silent. BY your leave, Sir (I am a stranger here) is your name, Master Morose? is your name, Master Morose? Fishes! Pythagoreans all! this is strange! What say you, Sir, nothing? Has Harpocrates been here, with his Club, among you? well Sir, I will believe you to be the man, at this time: I will venture upon you, Sir. Your friends at Court commend 'em to you, Sir— And are extremely solicitous for you, Sir. Whose Knave are you! Mine own Knave, and your Compeer, Sir. Fetch me my Sword— You shall taste the one half of my Dagger, if you do (Groom) and you, the other, if you stir, Sir: be patient, I charge you, in the king's Name, and hear me without insurrection. They say, you are to marry? to marry! do you mark, Sir? How then, rude companion! Marry, your friends do wonder, Sir, the Thames being so near, wherein you may drown so handsomely; or London-bridge, at a low fall, with a fine leap, to hurry you down the stream; or, such a delicate Steeple, i' the Town, as Bow, to vault from; or, a braver height, as Paul's, or, if you affected to do it nearer home, and a shorter way, an excellent Garret window, into the street; or, a Beam, in the said Garret, with this Halter; which they have sent, and desire, that you would sooner commit your grave head to this knot, then to the Wedlock noose; or, take a little Sublimate, and go out of the World, like a Rat; or a Fly (as one said) with a Straw i' your Arse: any way, rather, than to follow this Goblin Matrimony. Alas, Sir, do you ever think to find a chaste Wife, in these times? now? when there are so many Masques, Plays, Puritan Preachings, mad-folks, and other strange fights to be seen daily, private and public? if you had lived in King Etheldred's time, Sir, or Edward the Confessors, you might, perhaps have found in some cold country-hamlet, then, a dull frosty Wench, would have been contented with one man: now, they will as soon be pleased with one leg, or one eye. I'll tell you, Sir, the monstrous hazards you shall run with a Wife. Good Sir! have I ever cozened any friends of yours of their Land? bought their Possessions? taken forfeit of their Mortgage? begged a Reversion from 'em? bastarded their Issue? what have I done, that may deserve this?
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
It is a Poſt from the Court— Out Rogue, and muſt thou blow thy Horne, too? Alas, it is a Poſt from the Court, Sir, that ſayes, hee muſt ſpeake with you, paine of death— Paine of thy life, be ſilent. BY your leaue, Sir (I am a ſtranger here) is your name, Maſter Moroſe? is your name, Maſter Moroſe? Fſhes! Pythagoreans all! this is ſtrange! What ſay you, Sir, nothing? Has Harpocrates been here, with his Club, among you? well Sir, I will beleeue you to be the man, at this time: I will venter vpon you, Sir. Your friends at Court commend 'hem to you, Sir— And are extremely ſollicitous for you, Sir. Whoſe Knaue are you! Mine owne Knaue, and your Compere, Sir. Fetch me my Sword— You ſhall taſte the one halfe of my Dagger, if you do (Groome) and you, the other, if you ſtirre, Sir: be patient, I charge you, in the Kings Name, and heare me without inſurrection. They ſay, you are to marrie? to marry! doe you marke, Sir? How then, rude companion! Marry, your friends doe wonder, Sir, the Thames being ſo neere, wherein you may drowne ſo handſomely; or London-bridge, at a low fall, with a fine leape, to hurry you downe the ſtreame; or, ſuch a delicate Steeple, i' the Towne, as Bow, to vault from; or, a brauer height, as Pauls, or, if you affected to doe it neerer home, and a ſhorter way, an excellent Garret Windore, into the ſtreet; or, a Beame, in the ſaid Garret, with this Halter; which they haue ſent, and deſire, that you would ſooner commit your graue head to this knot, then to the Wed-locke nooze; or, take a little Sublimate, and goe out of the World, like a Rat; or a Flye (as one ſaid) with a Straw i' your Arſe: any way, rather, then to follow this Goblin Matrimonie. Alas, Sir, doe you euer thinke to find a chaſte Wife, in theſe times? now? when there are ſo many Maſques, Playes, Puritane Preachings, Mad-folkes, and other ſtrange fights to be ſeene daily, priuate and publique? if you had liu'd in King Etheldred's time, Sir, or Edward the Confeſſors, you might, perhaps haue found in ſome cold Countrey-Hamlet, then, a dull froſtrie Wench, would haue beene contented with one man: now, they will as ſoone be pleas'd with one legge, or one eye. I'll tell you, Sir, the monſtrous hazards you ſhall runne with a Wife. Good Sir! haue I euer coſen'd any friends of yours of their Land? bought their Poſſeſſions? taken forfeit of their Morgage? begg'd a Reuerſion from 'hem? baſtarded their Iſſue? what haue I done, that may deſerue this?