Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1616 · first performed or written 1613 [1613-1616] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 468 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
BRother, is your last hope past to mollify Moorecraft's heart about your Mortgage? Hopelessly passed: I have presented the Usurer with a richer draft, then ever Cleopatra swallowed; he hath sucked in ten thousand pounds worth of my Land, more than he paid for at a gulp, without Trumpets. I have as hard a task to perform in this house. Faith mine was to make a Usurer honest, or to lose my land. And mine is to persuade a passionate woman, or to leave the Land. Savill make the boat stay, I fear I shall begin my unfortunate journey this night, though the darkness of the night and the roughness of the waters might easily dissuade an unwilling man. Sir, your father's old friends hold it the sounder course for your body and estate, to stay at home, and marry, and propagate, and govern in your Country, than to travel for diseases, and return following the Court in a nightcap, and die without issue. Savill, you shall gain the opinion of a better servant, in seeking to execute, not alter my will, howsoever my intents succeed. Yonder's Mistress Yonglove brother, the grave rubber of your mistress toes. Mistress Yonglove. Mr. Lovelesse, truly we thought your sails had been hoist: my Mistress is persuaded you are seasick ere this. loves she her ill taken up resolution so dearly? Didst thou move her for me? By this light that shines, there's no removing her, if she get a stiff opinion by the end. I attempted her today when they say a woman can deny nothing. What critical minute was that? When her smock was over her ears: but she was no more pliant than if it hung about her heels. I prithee deliver my service, and say I desire to see the dear cause of my banishment; and then for France. I'll do't: hark hither, is that your Brother? Yes, have you lost your memory? As I live he's a pretty fellow. O this is a sweet brach. Why she knows not you. No, but she offered me once to know her: to this day she loves youth of eighteen; she heard a tale how Cupid struck her in love with a great Lord in the Tiltyard, but he never saw her; yet she in kindness would needs wear a willow garland at his wedding. She loved all the Players in the last queen's time once over: She was struck when they acted lovers, and forsook some when they played murderers. She has nine spur-royals, and the servants say she hoards old gold; and she herself pronounces angrily, that the farmer's eldest son, or her Mistress husband's clerk that shall be, that marries her, shall make her a jointure of fourscore pounds a year; she tells tales of the serving-men.
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BRother, is your last hope past to mollifie Moorecrafts heart about your Morgage? Hopelesly past: I haue presented the Vsurer with a richer draught, then euer Cleopatra swallowed; he hath suckt in ten thousand pownds worth of my Land, more then hee paid for at a gulpe, without Trumpets. I haue as hard a task to performe in this house. Faith mine was to make a Vserer honest, or to loose my land. And mine is to perswade a passionate woman, or to leaue the Land. Sauill make the boate stay, I feare I shall begin my vnfortunate iourney this night, though the darkenesse of the night and the roughnes of the waters might easily disswade an vnwilling man. Sir, your fathers old friends hold it the sounder course for your body and estate, to stay at home, and marry, and propagate, and gouerne in your Countrey, then to trauell for diseases, and returne following the Court in a nightcap, and die without issue. Sauill, you shall gaine the opinion of a better seruant, in seeking to execute, not alter my will, how soeuer my intents succeede. Yonders Mistres Yongloue brother, the graue rubber of your mistres toes. Mistres Yongloue. Mr. Louelesse, truly wee thought your sailes had beene hoist: my Mistres is perswaded you are Se-sicke ere this. Loues she her ill taken vp resolution so dearely? Didst thou moue her for me? By this lght that shines, thers no remouing her, if she get a iffe opinion by the end. I attempted her to day when they say a woman can deny nothing. What criticall minute was that? When her smock was ouer her eares: but shee was no more pliant then if it hung about her heeles. I prethee doliuer my seruice, and say I desire to see the deere cause of my banishment; and then for France. Ile doe't: harke hether, is that your Brother? Yes, haue you lost your memory? As I liue hee's a pretty fellow. O this is a sweete Brache. VVhy she knows not you. No, but she offered me once to know her: to this day she loues youth of eighteene; she heard a tale how Cupid ftrooke her in loue with a great Lord in the Tilt-yard, but he neuer sawe her; yet shee in kindnesse would needes weare a willow garland at his wedding. She lou'd all the Players in the last Queenes time once ouer: She was strook when they acted louers, and forsook some when they plaid murtherers. Shee has nine Spurroyals, and the seruants say she hords old gold; and she herselfe pronounces angerly, that the Farmers eldest sonne, or her Mistres husbands Clark that shall be, that marries her, shall make her a iointure of fourescore pounds a yeer; she tels tales of the sruing-men.