May, Thomas · published 1622 · first performed or written 1620 (Annals) comedy · Red Bull (Revels) Company (first) unassigned nearest T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
I told you Sir 'twould come to this at last. Oh thou hast spoke my wishes, and hath showed thyself in love as true as beautiful; Then let's away dearest Leucothoe, My fortunes are not poor, then fear no want, This constant love of ours may prove so happy, To reconcile our parents enmity. Heaven grant it may. Never by this means youngster. But soft now I think better on't I'll not go. Why dearest, is thy love so quickly cold? No, but i'll not venture thee, thine is the danger, Thou knowest 'tis death by law to steal an heir, And my dear brothers most untimely death, Hath lately made me one, what if thou shouldst be taken. Oh fear not that, had I a thousand lives, They were too small a venture for such prize, I tell thee sweet, a face not half so fair As thine, hath armed whole actions in the field, And brought a thousand ships to Tenedos, To sack lamented Troy, and should I fear To venture one poor life, and such a life As would be lost in nor possessing thee: Come come, make that no scruple, when shall we go. This present evening, for tomorrow morning My father looks that I should give consent To marry with the Count, Best of all, would 'twere this present hour, I'll go prepare, but shall I call thee here. Oh no, we'll meet. Where dearest. East from the City by a river's side, Not distant half a mile there stands a grove, Where often riding by I have observed A little Hermitage, there I will stay If I be first, if you, do you the like, Let th'hour be ten, then shall I best escape. ne'er sweeter comfort came from Angels lips I know the place, and will be ready there Before the hour: I'll bring a friend with me As true as mine own heart, one Clerimont, That may do us good if danger happen. Use your pleasure. Dearest farewell, Hours will seem years till we are met again. Ah Sirrah, this gear goes well, god a mercy girl For thy intelligence, why this is as much as a Man could desire, the time, place, and every thing; I warrant 'em they pass no further, well Go thou in and wait upon thy Mistress, she's Melancholy till she see her sweet heart again, but When she does, she shall not see him long, Not a word of what's passed among us for your life. I warrant you my Lord. I'll not so much as show an angry look, Or any token that I know any of their proceedings, But Rosio, we must lay the place strongly, if they Should scape us, I were prettily fooled now after all This. Why 'tis impossible my Lord, we'll go Strong enough, beside I think it fit we took An Officer along with us to countenance it the Better.
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I told you Sir twould come to this at laſt. Oh thou haſt ſpoke my wiſhes, and hath ſhewd Thy ſelfe in loue as true as beautifull; Then let's away deareſt Leucothoe, My fortunes are not poore, then feare no want, This conſtant loue of ours may proue ſo happy, To reconcile our parents enmity. Heauen grant it may. Neuer by this meanes yongſter. But ſoft now I thinke better ont Ile not goe. Why deareſt, is thy loue ſo quickly cold? No, but ile not venter thee, thine is the danger, Thou knoweſt tis death by law to ſteale an heire, And my deare brothers moſt vntimely death, Hath lately made me one, what if thou ſhouldſt be taken. Oh feare not that, had I a thouſand liues, They were too ſmall a venture for ſuch priſe, I tell thee ſweete, a face not halfe ſo faire As thine, hath arm'd whole actions in the field, And brought a thouſand ſhips to Tenedos, To ſacke lamented Troy, and ſhould I feare To venture one poore life, and ſuch a life As would be loſt in nor poſſeſſing thee: Come come, make that no ſcruple, when ſhall we goe. This preſent euening, for to morrow morning My father lookes that I ſhould giue conſent To marry with the Count, Beſt of all, would twere this preſent houre, Ile goe prepare, but ſhall I call thee heere. Oh no, weele meete. Where deareſt. Eaſt from the City by a Riuers ſide, Not diſtant halfe a mile there ſtands a groue, Where often riding by I haue obſerued A little Hermitage, there I will ſtay If I be firſt, if you, doe you the like, Let th'houre be ten, then ſhall I beſt eſcape. Nere ſweeter comfort came from Angels lips I know the place, and will be ready there Before the houre: Ile bring a friend with me As true as mine owne heart, one Clerimont, That may doe vs good if danger happen. Vſe your pleaſure. Deareſt farewell, Houres will ſeeme yeeres till we are met againe. Ah Sirrah, this geere goes well, god a mercy girle For thy intelligence, why this is as much as a Man could deſire, the time, place, and euery thing; I warrant vm they paſſe no further, well Goe thou in and wait vpon thy Miſtreſſe, ſhees Melancholly till ſhe ſee her ſweete heart againe, but When ſhee does, ſhee ſhall not ſee him long, Not a word of whats paſt among vs for your life. I warrant you my Lord. Ile not ſo much as ſhew an angry looke, Or any token that I know any of their proceedings, But Roſio, we muſt lay the place ſtrongly, if they Should ſcape vs, I were pritily fool'd now after all This. Why tis impoſſible my Lord, weele goe Strong enough, beſides I thinke it fit we tooke An Officer along with vs to countenance it the Better.