Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1593 [c.1593-1594] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men (?) unassigned nearest T11 Siblings, kin and confidants · 491 words
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Sir Thurio, fear not, but that she will love you Now Valentine is banished from her sight. Since his exile she hath despised me most, Forsworn my company, and railed at me, That I am desperate of obtaining her. This weak impress of Love, is as a figure Trenched in ice, which with an hours hear Dissolves to water, and doth lose his form. A little time will melt her frozen thoughts, And worthless Valentine shall be forgot. How now sir Protheus, is your countryman (According to our Proclamation) gone? Gone, my good Lord. My daughter takes his going grievously? A little time (my Lord) will kill that grief. So I believe: but Thurio thinks not so: Protheus, the good conceit I hold of thee, (For thou hast shown some sign of good desert) Makes me the better to confer with thee. Longer than I prove loyal to your Grace, Let me not live, to look upon your Grace. Thou knowst how willingly, I would effect The match between sir Thurio, and my daughter? I do my Lord. And also, I think, thou art not ignorant How she opposes her against my will? She did my Lord, when Valentine was here. I, and perversely, she persevers so: What might we do to make the girl forget The love of Valentine, and love sir Thurio? The best way is, to slander Valentine, With falsehood, cowardice, and poor descent: Three things, that women highly hold in hate. I, but she'll think, that it is spoke in hate. I, if his enemy deliver it. Therefore it must with circumstance be spoken By one, whom she esteemeth as his friend. Then you must undertake to slander him. And that (my Lord) I shall be loath to do: 'Tis an ill office for a Gentleman, Especially against his very friend. Where your good word cannot advantage him, Your slander never can endamage him; Therefore the office is indifferent, Being entreated to it by your friend. You have prevailed (my Lord) if I can do it By aught that I can speak in his dispraise, She shall not long continue love to him: But say this weed her love from Valentine, It follows not that she will love sir Thurio. Therefore, as you unwind her love from him; Lest it should ravel, and be good to none, You must provide to bottom it on me: Which must be done, by praising me as much As you, in worth dispraise, sir Valentine. And Protheus, we dare trust you in this kind, Because we know (on Valentine's report) You are already love's firm votary, And cannot soon revolt, and change your mind. Upon this warrant, shall you have access, Where you, with Silvia, may confer at large. For she is lumpish, heavy, melancholy, And (for your friend's sake) will be glad of you; Where you may temper her, by your persuasion, To hate young Valentine, and love my friend.
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Sir Thurio, feare not, but that ſhe will loue you Now Valentine is baniſh'd from her ſight. Since his exile ſhe hath deſpis'd me moſt, Forſworne my company, and rail'd at me, That I am deſperate of obtaining her. This weake impreſſe of Loue, is as a figure Trenched in ice, which with an houres heare Diſſolues to water, and doth looſe his forme. A little time will melt her frozen thoughts, And worthleſſe Valentine ſhall be forgot. How now ſir Protheus, is your countriman (According to our Proclamation) gon? Gon, my good Lord. My daughter takes his going grieuouſly? A little time (my Lord) will kill that griefe. So I beleeue: but Thurio thinkes not ſo: Protheus, the good conceit I hold of thee, (For thou haſt ſhowne ſome ſigne of good deſert) Makes me the better to confer with thee. Longer then I proue loyall to your Grace, Let me not liue, to looke vpon your Grace. Thou know'ſt how willingly, I would effect The match betweene ſir Thurio, and my daughter? I doe my Lord. And alſo, I thinke, thou art not ignorant How ſhe oppoſes her againſt my will? She did my Lord, when Ʋalentine was here. I, and peruerſly, ſhe perſeuers ſo: What might we doe to make the girle forget The loue of Valentine, and loue ſir Thurio? The beſt way is, to ſlander Ʋalentine, With falſehood, cowardize, and poore diſcent: Three things, that women highly hold in hate. I, but ſhe'll thinke, that it is ſpoke in hate. I, if his enemy deliuer it. Therefore it muſt with circumſtance be ſpoken By one, whom ſhe eſteemeth as his friend. Then you muſt vndertake to ſlander him. And that (my Lord) I ſhall be loath to doe: 'Tis an ill office for a Gentleman, Eſpecially againſt his very friend. Where your good word cannot aduantage him, Your ſlander neuer can endamage him; Therefore the office is indifferent, Being intreated to it by your friend. You haue preuail'd (my Lord) if I can doe it By ought that I can ſpeake in his diſpraiſe, She ſhall not long continue loue to him: But ſay this weede her loue from Valentine, It followes not that ſhe will loue ſir Thurio. Therefore, as you vnwinde her loue from him; Leaſt it ſhould rauell, and be good to none, You muſt prouide to bottome it on me: Which muſt be done, by praiſing me as much As you, in worth diſpraiſe, ſir Ʋalentine. And Protheus, we dare truſt you in this kinde, Becauſe we know (on Valentines report) You are already loues firme votary, And cannot ſoone reuolt, and change your minde. Vpon this warrant, ſhall you haue acceſſe, Where you, with Siluia, may conferre at large. For ſhe is lumpiſh, heauy, mellancholly, And (for your friends ſake) will be glad of you; Where you may temper her, by your perſwaſion, To hate yong Ʋalentine, and loue my friend.