Beaumont, Francis · published 1613 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat typicality 0.78 · 499 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
How was it son? you told me that tomorrow Before day break, you must convey her hence. I must, I must, and thus it is agreed, Your daughter rides upon a brown-bay steed, I on a sorrel, which I bought of Brian, The honest Host of the red roaring Lion In Waltham situate: then if you may Consent in seemly sort, lest by delay, The fatal sisters come and do the office, And then you'll sing another song. Alas Why should you be thus full of grief to me? That do as willing as yourself agree To any thing so it be good and fair, Then steal her when you will, if such a pleasure Content you both, I'll sleep and never see it, To make your joys more full, but tell me why You may not here perform your marriage? God's blessing a thy soul old man, i'faith thou art loath to part true hearts, I see, a has her Georg, & I'm as glad on't, well, go thy ways Humphrey, for a fair spoken man, I believe thou hast not thy fellow within the walls of London, & I should say the Suburbs too, I should not lie, why dost not rejoice with me George? If I could but see Raph again, I were as merry as mine Host i'faith. The cause you seem to ask, I thus declare, Help me o Muses nine, your daughter swear A foolish oath, the more it was the pity, Yet none but myself within this City, Shall dare to say so, but a bold defiance Shall meet him, were he of the noble Science. And yet she swear, and yet why did she swear? Truly I cannot tell, unless it were For her own ease, for sure sometimes an oath, Being sworn thereafter is like cordial broth. And this it was she swore, never to marry, But such a one, whose mighty arm could carry (As meaning me, for I am such a one) Her bodily away through stick and stone, Till both of us arrive, at her request, Some ten miles off, in the wild Waltham Forest. If this be all, you shall not need to fear Any denial in your love, proceed, I'll neither follow, nor repent the deed. Good-night, twenty good-nights, & twenty more. And 20 more good-nights, that makes threescore. Come Michael, art thou not weary boy? No forsooth mother not I. Where be we now child? Indeed forsooth mother I cannot tell, unless we be at Mile-end, is not all the world Mile-end, Mother? No Michael, not all the world boy, but I can assure thee Michael, Mile-end is a goodly matter, there has been a pitch-field my child between the naughty Spaniels and the Englishmen, and the Spaniels ran away Michael, and the Englishmen followed, my neighbour Coxstone was there boy, and killed them all with a birding piece. Mother forsooth. What says my white boy? Shall not my father go with us too?
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How was it sonne? you told me that to morrow Before day breake, you must conuey her hence. I must, I must, and thus it is agreed, Your daughter rides vpon a browne-bay steed, I on a sorrell, which I bought of Brian, The honest Host of the red roaring Lion In Waltham situate: then if you may Consent in seemely sort, lest by delay, The fatall sisters come and do the office, And then you'l sing another song. Alasse Why should you be thus full of griefe to me? That do as willing as your selfe agree To any thing so it be good and faire, Then steale her when you will, if such a pleasure Content you both, I'le sleepe and neuer see it, To make your ioyes more full, but tell me why You may not here performe your marriage? Gods blessing a thy soule old man, i'faith thou art loath to part true hearts, I see, a has her Georg, & I'me as glad on't, well, go thy waies Humphrey, for a faire spoken man, I beleeue thou hast not thy fellow within the wals of London, & I should say the Suburbes too, I should not lie, why dost not reioyce with me George? If I could but see Raph againe, I were as merry as mine Host i'faith. The cause you seeme to aske, I thus declare, Helpe me ô Muses nine, your daughter sweare A foolish oath, the more it was the pitty, Yet none but my selfe within this Citty, Shall dare to say so, but a bold defiance Shall meete him, were he of the noble Science. And yet she sweare, and yet why did she sweare? Truely I cannot tell, vnlesse it were For her owne ease, for sure sometimes an oath, Being sworne thereafter is like cordiall broth. And this it was shee swore, neuer to marry, But such a one, whose mighty arme could carry (As meaning me, for I am such a one) Her bodily away through sticke and stone, Till both of vs arriue, at her request, Some ten miles off, in the wilde Waltham Forrest. If this be all, you shall not need to feare Any deniall in your loue, proceed, I'le neither follow, nor repent the deed. Good-night, twenty good-nights, & twenty more. And 20 more good-nights, that makes three-score. Come Michael, art thou not weary boy? No for-sooth mother not I. Where be we now child? Indeed for-sooth mother I cannot tell, vnlesse we be at Mile-end, is not all the world Mile-end, Mother? No Michael, not al the world boy, but I can assure thee Michael, Mile-end is a goodly matter, there has bene a pitch-field my child betweene the naughty Spaniels and the English-men, and the Spaniels ran away Michael, and the English-men followed, my neighbour Coxstone was there boy, and kil'd them all with a birding peece. Mother forsooth. What saies my white boy? Shall not my father go with vs too?