Shakespeare, William / Middleton, Thomas · published 1623 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 513 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
From too much liberty, (my Lucio) Liberty As surfeit is the father of much fast, So every Scope by the immoderate use Turns to restraint: Our Natures do pursue Like Rats that rauyn down their proper Bane, A thirsty evil, and when we drink, we die. If I could speak so wisely under an arrest, I would send for certain of my Creditors: and yet, to say the truth, I had as lief have the foppery of freedom, as the mortality of imprisonment: what's thy offence, Claudio? What (but to speak of) would offend again. What, is't murder? No. Lechery? Call it so. Away, Sir, you must go. One word, good friend: Lucio, a word with you. A hundred: If they'll do you any good: Is Lechery so looked after? Thus stands it with me: upon a true contract I got possession of Iulietas bed, You know the Lady, she is fast my wife, Save that we do the denunciation lack Of outward Order. This we came not to, Only for propogation of a Dowry Remaining in the Coffer of her friends, From whom we thought it meet to hide our Love Till Time had made them for us. But it chances The stealth of our most mutual entertainment With Character too gross, is writ on Iuliet. With child, perhaps? Unhappily, even so. And the new Deputy, now for the Duke, Whether it be the fault and glimpse of newness, Or whether that the body public, be A horse whereon the Governor doth ride, Who newly in the Seat, that it may know He can command; lets it straight feel the spur: Whether the Tyranny be in his place, Or in his Eminence that fills it up I stagger in: But this new Governor Awakes me all the enrolled penalties Which have (like vn-scowred Armour) hung by th' wall So long, that nineteen Zodiacs have gone round, And none of them been worn; and for a name Now puts the drowsy and neglected Act Freshly on me: 'tis surely for a name. I warrant it is: And thy head stands so tickle on thy shoulders, that a milkmaid, if she be in love, may sigh it off: Send after the Duke, and appeal to him. I have done so, but he's not to be found. I prithee (Lucio) do me this kind service: This day, my sister should the Cloister enter, And there receive her approbation. Acquaint her with the danger of my state, Implore her, in my voice, that she make friends To the strict deputy: bid herself assay him, I have great hope in that: for in her youth There is a prone and speechless dialect, Such as move men: beside, she hath prosperous Art When she will play with reason, and discourse, And well she can persuade. I pray she may; aswell for the encouragement of the like, which else would stand under grievous imposition: as for the enjoying of thy life, who I would be sorry should be thus foolishly lost, at a game of tick-tack: I'll to her.
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From too much liberty, (my Lucio) Liberty As ſurfet is the father of much faſt, So euery Scope by the immoderate vſe Turnes to reſtraint: Our Natures doe purſue Like Rats that rauyn downe their proper Bane, A thirſty euill, and when we drinke, we die. If I could ſpeake ſo wiſely vnder an arreſt, I would ſend for certaine of my Creditors: and yet, to ſay the truth, I had as lief haue the foppery of freedome, as the mortality of impriſonment: what's thy offence, Claudio? What (but to ſpeake of) would offend againe. What, is't murder? No. Lecherie? Call it ſo. Away, Sir, you muſt goe. One word, good friend: Lucio, a word with you. A hundred: If they'll doe you any good: Is Lechery ſo look'd after? Thus ſtands it with me: vpon a true contract I got poſſeſſion of Iulietas bed, You know the Lady, ſhe is faſt my wife, Saue that we doe the denunciation lacke Of outward Order. This we came not to, Onely for propogation of a Dowre Remaining in the Coffer of her friends, From whom we thought it meet to hide our Loue Till Time had made them for vs. But it chances The ſtealth of our moſt mutuall entertainment With Character too groſſe, is writ on Iuliet. With childe, perhaps? Vnhappely, euen ſo. And the new Deputie, now for the Duke, Whether it be the fault and glimpſe of newnes, Or whether that the body publique, be A horſe whereon the Gouernor doth ride, Who newly in the Seate, that it may know He can command; lets it ſtrait feele the ſpur: Whether the Tirranny be in his place, Or in his Eminence that fills it vp I ſtagger in: But this new Gouernor Awakes me all the inrolled penalties Which haue (like vn-ſcowr'd Armor) hung by th' wall So long, that ninteene Zodiacks haue gone round, And none of them beene worne; and for a name Now puts the drowſie and neglected Act Freſhly on me: 'tis ſurely for a name. I warrant it is: And thy head ſtands ſo tickle on thy ſhoulders, that a milke-maid, if ſhe be in loue, may ſigh it off: Send after the Duke, and appeale to him. I haue done ſo, but hee's not to be found. I pre'thee (Lucio) doe me this kinde ſeruice: This day, my ſiſter ſhould the Cloyſter enter, And there receiue her approbation. Acquaint her with the danger of my ſtate, Implore her, in my voice, that ſhe make friends To the ſtrict deputie: bid her ſelfe aſſay him, I haue great hope in that: for in her youth There is a prone and ſpeechleſſe dialect, Such as moue men: beſide, ſhe hath proſperous Art When ſhe will play with reaſon, and diſcourſe, And well ſhe can perſwade. I pray ſhee may; aſwell for the encouragement of the like, which elſe would ſtand vnder greeuous impoſition: as for the enioying of thy life, who I would be ſorry ſhould bee thus fooliſhly loſt, at a game of ticke-tacke: Ile to her.