The Devil's Law Case (When Women Go to Law the Devil Is Full of Business) · chunk 12 of 45
Webster, John · published 1623 · first performed or written 1619 [1617-1621] (Annals) tragicomedy · Queen Anne's Men unassigned nearest T11 Siblings, kin and confidants · 500 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T11: sister, brother, love, friend, heart, father, mother, woman, lord, hear.
He would have made an excellent Barber, He does so curry it with his tongue. Sir, I was directed to you. From whence? From the East Indies. You are very welcome. Please you walk apart, I shall acquaint you with particulars Touching your Trading i'th' East Indies. Willingly, pray walk sir. Oh my right worthy friends, you have stayed me long, one health, and then aboard; for all the Galleys are come about. Signior Ercole, The wind has stood my friend sir, to prevent Your putting to Sea. Pray why sit? Only love sir, That I might take my leave sir, and withal Entreat from you a private recommends To a friend in Malta, 'twould be delivered To your bosom, for I had no time to write. Pray leave us Gentlemen. willt please you sit? Sir, my love to you has proclaimed you one, Whose word was still led by a noble thought, And that thought followed by as fair a died: Deceive not that opinion, we were Students At Padua together, and have long Toth' world's eye shown like friends, Was it hearty on your part to me? Unfeigned. You are false To the good thought I held of you, and now join the worst part of man to you, your malice, To uphold that falsehood, sacred innocence Is fled your bosom. Signior, I must tell you, To draw the picture of unkindness truly, Is to express two that have dearly loved, And fall'n at variance; 'tis a wonder to me, Knowing my interest in the fair Iolenta, That you should love her. Compare her beauty, and my youth together, And you will find the fair effects of love No miracle at all. Yes, it will prove prodigious to you. I must stay your Voyage. Your Warrant must be mighty. 'Tas a Seal from heaven To do it, since you would ravish from me What's there entitled mine: and yet I vow, By the essential front of spotless Virtue, I have compassion of both our youths: To approve which, I have not ta'en the way, Like an Italian, to cut your throat By practice, that had given you now for dead, And never frowned upon you. You deal fair sir. Quit me of one doubt, pray sir. Move it. 'tis this, Whether her Brother were a main Instrument In her design for Marriage. If I tell truth, you will not credit me. Why? I will tell you truth, Yet show some reason you have not to believe me: Her Brother had no hand in't, is't not hard For you to credit this: for you may think, I count it baseness to engage another Into my quarrel; and for that take leave To dissemble the truth. Sir, if you will fight With any but myself, fight with her Mother, She was the motive. I have no enemy in the world then, but yourself; You must fight with me. I will sir. And instantly. I will haste before you, point whither.
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He would haue made an excellent Barber, He does so curry it with his tongue. Sir, I was directed to you. From whence? From the East Indies. You are very welcome. Please you walke apart, I shall acquaint you with particulars Touching your Trading i'th East Indies. Willingly, pray walke sir. Oh my right worthy friends, you haue staid me long, one health, and then aboord; for all the Gallies are come about. Signior Ercol, The wind has stood my friend sir, to preuent Your putting to Sea. Pray why sit? Onely loue sir, That I might take my leaue sir, and withall Intreat from you a priuate recommends To a friend in Malta, 'twould be deliuered To your bosome, for I had no time to write. Pray leaue vs Gentlemen. Wilt please you sit? Sir, my loue to you has proclaim'd you one, Whose word was still led by a noble thought, And that thought followed by as faire a died: Deceiue not that opinion, we were Students At Padua together, and haue long To'th worlds ye shewen like friends, Was it hartie on your part to me? Vnfained. You are false To the good thought I held of you, and now Ioyne the worst part of man to you, your malice, To vphold that falsehood, sacred innocence Is fled your bosome. Signior, I must tell you, To draw the picture of vnkindnesse truely, Is to expresse two that haue dearly loued, And falne at variance; tis a wonder to me, Knowing my interest in the fayre Iolenta, That you should loue her. Compare her beauty, and my youth together, And you will find the faire effects of loue No myracle at all. Yes, it will proue prodigious to you. I must stay your Voyage. Your Warrant must be mightie. 'Tas a Seale from heauen To doe it, since you would rauish from me What's there entitled mine: and yet I vow, By the essentiall front of spotlesse Vertue, I haue compassion of both our youths: To approue which, I haue not tane the way, Like an Italian, to cut your throat By practise, that had giuen you now for dead, And neuer frownd vpon you. You deale faire sir. Quit me of one doubt, pray sir. Moue it. Tis this, Whether her Brother were a maine Instrument In her designe for Marriage. If I tell truth, you will not credit me. Why? I will tell you truth, Yet shew some reason you haue not to beleeue me: Her Brother had no hand in't, ist not hard For you to credit this: for you may thinke, I count it basenesse to ingage another Into my quarrell; and for that take leaue To dissemble the truth. Sir, if you will fight With any but my selfe, fight with her Mother, Shee was the motiue. I haue no enemy in the world then, but your selfe; You must fight with me. I will sir. And instantly. I will haste before you, poynt whither.