Two Wise Men and All the Rest Fools · chunk 61 of 68
Anonymous · published 1619 · first performed or written 1619 [1613-1619] (Annals) satire; dialogue T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint typicality 0.69 · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
Bonds? I am in bonds enough I think, bound hand, foot, heart, mind, wit and will. He that is in love needs no other chain to hold him; he is fast in prison, and locked sure enough for escaping. O Parvagracio! dost thou talk of going? whither should I go? Is it not enough that my love is gone, and that all is gone with her? my heart is gone with her, and she is gone away with my heart: whither can I go without my heart? And whither she is gone, and whither she hath carried my heart I know not. Sealing. what talkest thou of sealing? I have set my hand, my seal, my heart and all to the love of her. She is gone away with this deed of gift. It is delivered before witness. It is enrolled. I have acknowledged a fine. I have suffered her to recover against me; and delivered her peaceable possession. The Law is at an end, what else would you have me seal? I can give her no further assurance. her counsel cannot devise it. why do you trouble me with unnecessary requests? O my good friend Insatiato recall thyself like a wise man. thou speakest like a man distracted. go with me, and take a little rest. It will not be long before she come to this place again. We will send your Page to find her. A little rest I warrant you. Go? you are still upon going. Go whither you will, I will not stir a foot from hence. What if she come in our absence, and go away discontented? then shall I never see nor hear her again. No: here I lost her, here I will find her, or lose myself. But you will trouble and hinder other actors that have parts here to play as well as you. Actors. what actors? Is this a stage? Is this a play? no. 'tis a game in earnest. 'tis no jest, 'tis love in sadness. Let them come that come will: if any come but my love, I have nothing to say to them. Do you as you think good. Nay, if you stay, I will not go. I will not leave my friend so. Have you locked up all the doors, and delivered the foul linen to be washed? All is safe, and every thing done. Have you given the cobblers wife the 7 eggs we left at breakfast? She hath them. This is but ill husbandry to lose 7 eggs at a clap, and my belly not very full. Sir, they are well bestowed, they will do the poor woman good, and you have eaten pretty well. I have not eaten so well as you think for. And they are not fit meat for her mouth: some grosser meat would do her more good. I warrant you Sir, she can eat an egg without surfeiting, as well as the finest Lady in this Land.
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Bonds? I am in bonds enough I thinke, bound hand, foote, heart, minde, wit and will. Hee that is in loue needes no other chaine to hold him▪ he is fast in prison, and lock'd sure enough for scaping. O Parvagracio! dost thou talke of going? whither should I goe? Is it not enough that my loue is gone, and that all is gone with her? my heart is gone with her, and she is gone away with my heart: whither can I goe without my heart? And whither she is gone, and he hath caried my heart I know not. Sealing. what ta thou of sealing? I haue set my hand, my ele, my har and all to the loue of her. She is gone away with this deed of gift. It is deliueed before witnes. It is nroll'd. I haue acknowledged a fine. I haue suffered her to recouer against me; and deliuered her peaceable possession. The Law is at an end▪ what els would you haue me seale? I can giue her no further assurance. her counsaile cannot devise it. why do you trouble me with vnnecessarie requests? O my good friend Insatiato recall thy selfe like a wise man. thou speakest like a man distracted. goe with me, and take a litle rest. It will not be log before shee come to this place againe. We will send your Page to find her. A little rest I warrant you. Goe? you are still vpon going. Goe whither you will, I will not stirre a foote from hence. What if she come in our absence, and goe away discontented? then shall I neuer see nor heare her againe. No heere I lost her, heere I will finde her, or lose my selfe. But you will trouble and hinder other actors that haue parts heere to play as well as you. Actors. what actors? Is this a stage? Is this a play? no. tis a game in earnest. tis no iest, tis loue in sadnesse. Let them come that come will: if anie come but my loue, I haue nothing to say to them. Doe you as you thinke good. Nay, if you stay, I will not goe. I will not leaue my friend so. Haue you lock'd vp all the doores, and deliuered the foul linnen to be wash'd▪ All is safe, and euerie thing done. Haue you given the Coblers wife the 7 egges we left at breakefast? She hath them. This is but ill husbandrie to lose 7 egges at a ap, and my bellie not verie full. Sir, they are well bestowed, they will doe the poore woman good, and you haue eaten pretie well. I haue not eaten so well as you thinke for. And they are not fit meate for her mouth: some grosser meate would doe her more good. I warrant you Sir, she can eate an egge without surfeiting, as well as the finest Ladie in this Land.