Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
What? did he hear me? now this bargains made; Once warned, half armed, so doth the Proverb say. Now if I would, I cannot, he will none, He not adventure, lest I first be gone; He saw me not, yet sees what I would do; Him i'll requite, see not, and yet see too: I'll give him what he wants, or drink or meat, And all you too, if that you please to eat, At your own costs, for my store will not do't, My means are short, they will not reach unto't. In such excess, I will not do amiss; My mind is altered, you may see by this: And for what's passed: if it have moved delight, I take my leave rejoice, and so good night. WAlking in a shadow Grove, near silver streams fair gliding, Where trees in ranks did grace those banks, And Nymphs had their abiding. Here as I stayed, I saw a maid. A beauteous lovely creature, With angel's face, and Goddess grace, Of such exceeding feature. Her looks did so astonish me, And set my heart a quaking, Like stag that gazed, was I amazed, And in a stranger taking: Yet roused myself to see this elf, And lo a tree did hide me: Where I unseen beheld this Queen, A while ere she espied me. Her voice was sweet melodiously, She sung in perfect measure: And thus she said with trickling tears, Alas my joy and treasure. I'll be thy wife, or lose my life. There's no man else shall have me, If God say so: I will say no, Although a thousand crave me. Oh stay not long, but come my dear, And knit our marriage knot, Each hour a day, each month a year. Thou knowest I think, God wot, Delay not then like worldly men, Good works till withered age 'bove other things: the King of Kings Blessed a lawful marriage. Thou art my choice, I constant am, I mean to die unspotted, With thee i'll live, for thee I love, And keep my name unblotted. A virtuous life, in maid and wife, The Spirit of God commends it. Accursed he, for ever be, That seeks with shame to offend it. With that she rose like nimble Roe, The tender grass scarce bending, And left me there, perplexed with fear, At this her Sonnets ending. I thought to move this dame of love, But she was gone already: wherefore I pray, that those that stay May find their loves as steady. HEre may you see how fortune turns her Wheel; I that before did many men command: Am now constrained to serve my master's man; Regnaus, regno, regnabo, sum sine regno: She makes the world her stage, or Tennis-court: Where men like balls are banded to and fro: Or Player-like, come forth, to act their parts; Speak big and strut, and stride Colossus like, And when his turn is out steps in at door; Another takes his room. comes out no more. Soon up, soon down, now high'st, then lowest of all, Like Codrus poor: and straight as Croesus' rat, Thus glories fortune in inconstancy; For her I care not, she's a fickle whore, I will be merry, be I near so poor.
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What? did he heare me? now this bargaines made; Once warnde, halfe armde, ſo doth the Prouerbe ſay. Now if I would, I cannot, he will none, He not aduenture, leaſt I firſt be gone; He ſaw me not, yet ſees what I would doe; Him ile requite, ſee not, and yet ſee too▪ Ile giue him what he wants, or drinke or meate, And all you too, if that you pleaſe to eate, At your owne coſts, for my ſtore will not doo't, My meanes are ſhort, they will not reach vntoo't. In ſuch exceſſe, I will not doe amiſſe; My minde is altered, you may ſee by this: And for what's paſt: if it haue moude delight, I take my leaue reioyce, and ſo good night. WAlking in a ſhadowe Groue, Neere ſiluer ſtreames fayre gliding, Where trees in rankes did grace thoſe bankes, And Nymphes had their abiding. Here as I ſtayde, I ſaw a mayde. Abeauteous louely creature, VVith Angels face, and Goddeſſe grace, Of ſuch exceeding feature. Her lookes did ſo aſtoniſh me, And ſet my heart a quaking, Like ſtagge that gazde, was I amazde, And in a ſtranger taking: Yet rouzde my ſelfe to ſee this elfe, And loe a tree did hide me: Where I vnſeene beheld this Queene, A while ere ſhe eſpide me. Her voyce was ſweet melodiouſly, Shee ſung in perfect meaſure: And thus ſhe ſayd with trickling teares, Alas my ioy and treaſure. Ile be thy wife, or loſe my life. Theres no man els ſhall haue me, If God ſay ſo: I will ſay no, Although a thouſand craue me. Oh ſtay not long, but come my deare, And knit our marriage knot, Each houre a day, each month a yeare. Thou knoweſt I thinke, God wot, Delay not then like worldly men, Good workes till withered age Boue other things: the King of Kings Bleſt a lawfull marriage. Thou art my choice, I conſtant am, I meane to die vnſpotted, With thee ile liue, for thee I loue, And keepe my name vnblotted. A vertuous life, in maide and wife, The Spirit of God commends it. Accurſed he, for euer be, That ſeekes with ſhame to offendit. With that ſhe roſe like nimble Roe, The tender graſſe ſcarce bending, And left me there, perplext with feare, At this her Sonnets ending. I thought to moue this dame of loue, But ſhe was gone already: wherefore I pray, that thoſe that ſtay May finde their loues as ſteddy. HEre may you ſee how fortune turnes her Wheele; I that before did many men commaund: Am now conſtrainde to ſerue my maſters man; Regnau, regno, regnabo, ſum ſine regno: She makes the world her ſtage, or Tenniſcourt: Where men like bals are banded to and fro: Or Player-like, come forth, to acte their parts; Speake bigge and ſtrut, and ſtride Coloſſus like, And when his turne is out ſteps in at dore; Another takes his roome. comes out no more. Soone vp, ſoone downe, now higſt, then loweſt of all, Like Codrus poore: and ſtreight as Croeſus rat, Thus glories fortune in inconſtancie; For her I care not, ſhees a fickle whore, I will be merry, be I neere ſo poore.