Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1593 [c.1593-1594] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men (?) T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint typicality 0.85 · 481 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
How esteemest thou me? I account of her beauty. You never saw her since she was deformed. How long hath she been deformed? Ever since you loved her. I have loved her ever since I saw her, And still I see her beautiful. If you love her, you cannot see her. Why? Because Love is blind: O that you had mine eyes, or your own eyes had the lights they were wont to have, when you chid at Sir Protheus, for going vngartered. What should I see then? Your own present folly, and her passing deformity: for he being in love, could not see to garter his hose; and you, being in love, cannot see to put on your hose. Belike (boy) than you are in love, for last morning You could not see to wipe my shoes. True sir: I was in love with my bed, I thank you, you swinged me for my love, which makes me the bolder to chide you, for yours. In conclusion, I stand affected to her. I would you were set, so your affection would cease. Last night she enjoined me, To write some lines to one she loves. And have you? I have. Are they not lamely writ? No (Boy) but as well as I can do them: Peace, here she comes. Oh excellent motion; oh exceeding Puppet: Now will he interpret to her. Madam & Mistress, a thousand good-morrows. Oh,' give ye-good-ev'n: here's a million of manners. Sir Valentine, and servant, to you two thousand. He should give her interest: & she gives it him. As you injoind me; I have writ your Letter Unto the secret, nameless friend of yours: Which I was much unwilling to proceed in, But for my duty to your Ladyship. I thank you (gentle Servant) 'tis very Clerkly-done. Now trust me (Madam) it came hardly-off: For being ignorant to whom it goes, I writ at random, very doubtfully. Perchance you think too much of so much pains? No (Madam) so it steed you I will write (Please you command) a thousand times as much: And yet— A pretty period: well: I guess the sequel; And yet I will not name it: and yet I care not. And yet, take this again: and yet I thank you: Meaning henceforth to trouble you no more. And yet you will: and yet, another yet. What means your Ladyship? Do you not like it? Yes, yes: the lines are very quaintly writ, But (since unwillingly) take them again. Nay, take them. Madam, they are for you. I, I: you writ them Sir, at my request, But I will none of them: they are for you: I would have had them writ more movingly: Please you, I'll write your Ladyship another. And when it's writ: for my sake read it over, And if it please you, so: if not: why so:
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How eſteem'ſt thou me? I account of her beauty. You neuer ſaw her ſince ſhe was deform'd. How long hath ſhe beene deform'd? Euer ſince you lou'd her. I haue lou'd her euer ſince I ſaw her, And ſtill I ſee her beautifull. If you loue her, you cannot ſee her. Why? Becauſe Loue is blinde: O that you had mine eyes, or your owne eyes had the lights they were wont to haue, when you chidde at Sir Protheus, for going vngarter'd. What ſhould I ſee then? Your owne preſent folly, and her paſſing deformitie: for hee beeing in loue, could not ſee to garter his hoſe; and you, beeing in loue, cannot ſee to put on your hoſe. Belike (boy) then you are in loue, for laſt morning You could not ſee to wipe my ſhooes. True ſir: I was in loue with my bed, I thanke you, you ſwing'd me for my loue, which makes mee the bolder to chide you, for yours. In concluſion, I ſtand affected to her. I would you were ſet, ſo your affection would ceaſe. Laſt night ſhe enioyn'd me, To write ſome lines to one ſhe loues. And haue you? I haue. Are they not lamely writt? No (Boy) but as well as I can do them: Peace, here ſhe comes. Oh excellent motion; oh exceeding Puppet: Now will he interpret to her. Madam & Miſtres, a thouſand good-morrows. Oh, 'giue ye-good-ev'n: heer's a million of manners. Sir Valentine, and ſeruant, to you two thouſand. He ſhould giue her intereſt: & ſhe giues it him. As you inioynd me; I haue writ your Letter Vnto the ſecret, nameles friend of yours: Which I was much vnwilling to proceed in, But for my duty to your Ladiſhip. I thanke you (gentle Seruant) 'tis very Clerkly-done. Now truſt me (Madam) it came hardly-off: For being ignorant to whom it goes, I writ at randome, very doubtfully. Perchance you think too much of ſo much pains? No (Madam) ſo it ſteed you I will write (Pleaſe you command) a thouſand times as much: And yet — A pretty period: well: I gheſſe the ſequell; And yet I will not name it: and yet I care not. And yet, take this againe: and yet I thanke you: Meaning henceforth to trouble you no more. And yet you will: and yet, another yet. What meanes your Ladiſhip? Doe you not like it? Yes, yes: the lines are very queintly writ, But (ſince vnwillingly) take them againe. Nay, take them. Madam, they are for you. I, I: you writ them Sir, at my requeſt, But I will none of them: they are for you: I would haue had them writ more mouingly: Pleaſe you, Ile write your Ladiſhip another. And when it's writ: for my ſake read it ouer, And if it pleaſe you, ſo: if not: why ſo: