Tomkis, Thomas · published 1615 · first performed or written 1615 [Mar 9] (Annals) comedy · before the Court unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
O sweet! now will I never wash my mouth after, nor breath but at my nostrils, lest I lose the taste of her fingers. Armellina, I must tell you a secret if you'll make much on't. As it deserves: what is't? I love you, dear morsel of modesty, I love: and so truly, that I'll make you Mistress of my thoughts, Lady of my revenues, and commit all my movables into your hands, that is, I give you an earnest kiss in the high way of Matrimony. Is this the end of all this business? This is the end of all business, most beautiful, and most worthy to be most beautiful Lady. Hence fool, hence. Why now she knows my meaning, let it work: She put up the fruit in her lap, and threw away the basket: 'Tis a plain sign, she abhors the words, and embraces the meaning: O lips, no lips, but leaves besmeared with mildew! o dew no dew, but drops of Honey combs! o combs no combs, but fountains full of tears! o tears no tears, but— CRicca denies me; no persuasions, Proffers, rewards, can work him to transform. Yonder's my Country Farmer Trincalo. Never in sitter time good Trincalo. Like a lean horse t'a fresh and lusty Pasture. What rent dost pay me for thy Farm at Totnam? Ten pound; and find't too dear a pennyworth. My hand here: take it rent-free for three lives, To serve me in a business I'll employ thee. Serve you? I'll serve, reserve, conserve, preserve, Deserve you for th'one half: o Armellina, A jointure, hai a jointure! what's your employment? Here's an ginger has a wondrous secret To transform men to other shapes, and persons. How? transform things to men? I'll bring nine Tailors Refused last Muster, shall give five Marks a piece To shape three men of service out of all, And grant him th'remnant shreds above the bargain. Now if thou'lt let him change thee, take this Lease; Drawn ready; put what lives thou pleasest. Stay, Sir. Say I am transformed; who shall enjoy the Lease? I? or the person I must turn to. Thou, Thou. The resemblance lasts but one whole day: Then home true Farmer, as thou were't before. Where shall poor Trincalo be? how's this? transformed? Transmuted? how? not I; I love myself Better than so: there's your Lease. I'd not venture For th'whole Fee-simple. Tell me the difference Betwixt a fool and wise man. i'faith as much As twixt your Worship and myself. A wise man accepts all fair occasions of advancement, flies no commodity for fears of danger, ventures and gains, lives easily, drinks good wine, fares neatly, 's richly clothed, in worthiest company; While your poor fool and Clown, for fear of peril, sweats hourly for a dry brown crust to bedward, And wake's all night for want of moisture. Well, sir, I'd rather starve in this my loved Image, Then hazard thus my life, for others looks. Change is a kind of death, I dare not try it.
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O sweete! now will I neuer wash my mouth after, nor breath but at my nosthrils, least I loose the tast of her fingers. Armellina, I must tell you a secret if you'le make much on't. As it deseru's: what is't? I loue you, deere morsell of modesty, I loue: and so truely, that I'le make you Mistres of my thoughts, Lady of my reuenewes, and commit all my moueables into your hands, that is, I giue you an earnest kisse in the high way of Matrimony. Is this the end of all this businesse? This is the end of all businesse, most beautifull, and most worthy to be most beautifull Lady. Hence foole, hence. Why now she knowes my meaning, let it worke: Shee put vp the fruite in her lappe, and threw away the basket: 'Tis a plaine signe, shee abhorr's the words, and embraces the meaning: O lippes, no lippes, but leaues besmear'd with mel-dew! ô dew no dew, but drops of Hony combs! ô combs no combs, but fountaines full of teares! ô teares no teares, but— CRicca denie's mee; no perswasions, Proffers, rewards, can worke him to transforme. Yonder's my Country Farmer Trincalo. Neuer in sitter time good Trincalo. Like a leane horse t'a fresh and lusty Pasture. What rent do'st pay me for thy Farme at Totnam? Ten pound; and find't too deere a peny-worth. My hand here: take it rent-free for three liues, To serue me in a businesse I'le employ thee. Serue you? I'le serue, reserue, conserue, preserue, Deserue you for th'one halfe: ô Armellina, A Ioincture, hai a Ioincture! what's your employment? Here's an Astrologer has a wondrous secret To transforme men to other shapes, and persons. How? transforme things to men? I'le bring nine Taylors Refus'd last Muster, shall giue fiue Markes a peece To shape three men of seruice out of all, And grant him th'remnant shreds aboue the bargaine. Now if thou'lt let him change thee, take this Lease; Drawne ready; put what liues thou pleasest. Stay, Sir. Say I am transform'd; who shall enioy the Lease? I? or the person I must turne to. Thou, Thou. The resemblance last's but one whole day: Then home true Farmer, as thou wer't before. Where shall poore Trincalo be? how's this? transform'd? Transmuted? how? not I; I loue my selfe Better then so: there's your Lease. I'de not venter For th'whole Fee-simple. Tell me the difference Betwixt a foole and wise man. 'Faith as much As twixt your Worship and my selfe. A wise man Accept's all faire occasions of aduancement, Flye's no commodity for feares of danger, Venter's and gaines, liues easily, drinkes good wine, Fare's neatly, 's richly cloath'd, in worthiest company; While your poore foole and Clowne, for feare of peril, Sweat's hourely for a dry browne crust to bed-ward, And wake's all night for want of moysture. Well, sir, I'de rather starue in this my loued Image, Then hazard thus my life, for others lookes. Change is a kind of death, I dare not try it.