The White Devil (Vittoria Corombona) · chunk 2 of 49
Webster, John · published 1612 · first performed or written 1612 [Winter 1612-1613] (Annals) tragedy · Queen Anne's Men unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 488 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
I am ever bound to you: This is the world's alms; pray make use of it, Great men sell sheep, thus to be cut in pieces, When first they have shorn them bare and sold their fleeces. Your best of rest. Unto my Lord the Duke, The best of well come, More lights, attend the Duke. Flamineo. My Lord. Quite lost Flamineo. Pursue your noble wishes, I am prompt As lightning to your service, o my Lord! The fair Vittoria, my happy sister Shall give you present audience, gentlemen Let the caroche go on, and 'tis his pleasure You put out all your torches and depart. Are we so happy. Can't be otherwise? Observed you not tonight my honoured Lord Which way soe'er you went she threw her eyes, I have dealt already with her chambermaid Zanche the More, and she is wondrous proud To be the agent for so high a spirit. we are happy above thought, because 'bove merit. 'bove merit! we may now talk freely: 'bove merit; what be't you doubt, her coyness, that's but the superficies of lust most women have; yet why should Ladies blush to hear that named, which they do not fear to handle? O they are politic, They know our desire is increased by the difficulty of enjoying; where a satiety is a blunt, weary and drowsy passion, if the buttery hatch at Court stood continually open their would be nothing so passionate crowding, nor hot suit after the beverage, O but her jealous husband. Hang him, a guilder that hath his brains perished with quicksilver is not more could in the liver. The great Barriers moulted not more feathers than he hath shed hairs, by the confession of his doctor. An Irish gamester that will play himself naked, and then wage all downward, at hazard, is not more venturous. So unable to please a woman that like a dutch doublet all his back is shrunk into his breeches. Shroud you within this closet, good my Lord, Some trick now must be thought on to divide My brother in law from his fair bedfellow, O should she fail to come, I must not have your Lordship thus unwisely amorous, I myself have loved a lady and pursued her with a great deal of underage protestation, whom some 3. or 4. gallants that have enjoyed would with all their hearts have been glad to have been rid of 'tis just like a summer birdcage in a garden, the birds that are without, despair to get in, and the birds that are within despair and are in a consumption for fear they shall never get out: away away my Lord, See here he comes, this fellow by his apparel Some men would judge a politician, But call his wit in question you shall find it Merely an Ass in's foot cloth, How now brother what travailing to bed to your kind wife?
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I am euer bound to you: This is the worlds almes; pray make vse of it, Great men sell sheep, thus to be cut in peeces, When first they haue shorne them bare and sold their sleeces. Your best of rest. Vnto my Lord the Duke, The best of well come, More lights, attend the Duke. Flamineo. My Lord. Quite lost Flamineo. Pursew your noble wishes, I am prompt As lightning to your seruice, ô my Lord! The faire Vittoria, my happy sister Shall giue you present audience, gentlemen Let the caroach go on, and tis his pleasure You put out all your torches and depart. Are wee so happy. Can't be otherwise? Obseru'd you not to night my honor'd Lord Which way so ere you went shee threw her eyes, I haue dealt already with her chamber-maid Zanche the More, and she is wondrous proud To be the agent for so high a spirit. Wee are happie aboue thought, because boue merrit. 'boue merrit! wee may now talke freely: 'boue merrit; what ist you doubt, her coynesse, thats but the superficies of lust most women haue; yet why should Ladyes blush to heare that nam'd, which they do not feare to handle? O they are polliticke, They know our desire is increas'd by the difficultie of inioying; where a satiety is a blunt, weary and drowsie passion, if the buttery hatch at Court stood continually open their would be nothing so passionat crouding, nor hot suit after the beuerage, O but her iealous husband. Hang him, a guilder that hath his braynes perisht with quicke-siluer is not more could in the liuer. The great Barriers moulted not more feathers then he hath shed haires, by the confession of his doctor. An Irish gamster that will play himselfe naked, and then wage all downeward, at ard, is not more venterous. So vn-able to please a woman that like a dutch doublet all his backe is shrunke into his breeches. Shrowd you within this closet, good my Lord, Some tricke now must be thought on to deuie My brother in law from his faire bed-fellow, O should she faile to come, I must not haue your Lordship thus vnwisely amorous, I my selfe haue loued a lady and peursued her with a great deale of vnder-age protestation, whom some 3. or 4. gallants that haue enioyed would with all their harts haue bin glad to haue bin rid of Tis iust like a summer bird-cage in a garden, the birds that are without, despaire to get in, and the birds that are within despaire and are in a consumption for feare they shall neuer get out: away away my Lord, See here he comes, this fellow by his apparell Some men would iudge a pollititian, But call his wit in question you shall find it Merely an Asse in's foot cloath, How now brother what trauailing to bed to your kind wise?