Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1599 [1598-1599] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 462 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
Pray thee marry us. I cannot say the words. You must begin, will you Orlando. Go too: will you Orlando, have to wife this Rosalind? I will. I, but when? Why now, as fast as she can marry us. Then you must say, I take thee Rosalind for wife. I take thee Rosalind for wife. I might ask you for your Commission, But I do take thee Orlando for my husband: there's a girl goes before the Priest, and certainly a Woman's thought runs before her actions. So do all thoughts, they are winged. Now tell me how long you would have her, after you have possessed her? For ever, and a day. Say a day, without the ever: no, no Orlando, men are April when they woe, December when they wed: Maids are May when they are maids, but the sky changes when they are wives: I will be more jealous of thee, than a Barbary cocke-pidgeon over his hen, more clamorous than a Parrot against rain, more new-fangled than an ape, more giddy in my desires, than a monkey: I will weep for nothing, like Diana in the Fountain, & I will do that when you are disposed to be merry: I will laugh like a Hyens, and that when thou art inclined to sleep. But will my Rosalind do so? By my life, she will do as I do. O but she is wise. Or else she could not have the wit to do this: the wiser, the waywarder: make the doors upon a woman's wit, and it will out at the casement: shut that, and 'twill out at the keyhole: stop that, 'twill fly with the smoke out at the chimney. A man that had a wife with such a wit, he might say, wit whether wilt? Nay, you might keep that check for it, till you met your wife's wit going to your neighbour's bed. And what wit could wit have, to excuse that? Marry to say, she came to seek you there: you shall never take her without her answer, unless you take her without her tongue: o that woman that cannot make her fault her husband's occasion, let her never nurse her child herself, for she will breed it like a fool. For these two hours Rosalinde, I will leave thee. Alas, dear love, I cannot lack thee two hours. I must attend the Duke at dinner, by two a clock I will be with thee again. I, go your ways, go your ways: I knew what you would prove, my friends told me as much, and I thought no less: that flattering tongue of yours won me: 'tis but one cast away: and so come death: two o'clocke is your hour. I, sweet Rosalind.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Pray thee marrie vs. I cannot ſay the words. You muſt begin, will you Orlando. Goe too: wil you Orlando, haue to wife this Roſalind? I will. I, but when? Why now, as faſt as ſhe can marrie vs. Then you muſt ſay, I take thee Roſalind for wife. I take thee Roſalind for wife. I might aske you for your Commiſſion, But I doe take thee Orlando for my husband: there's a girle goes before the Prieſt, and certainely a Womans thought runs before her actions. So do all thoughts, they are wing'd. Now tell me how long you would haue her, after you haue poſſeſt her? For euer, and a day. Say a day, without the euer: no, no Orlando, men are Aprill when they woe, December when they wed: Maides are May when they are maides, but the sky changes when they are wiues: I will bee more iealous of thee, then a Barbary cocke-pidgeon ouer his hen, more clamorous then a Parrat againſt raine, more new-fangled then an ape, more giddy in my deſires, then a monkey: I will weepe for nothing, like Diana in the Fountaine, & I wil do that when you are diſpos'd to be merry: I will laugh like a Hyen, and that when thou art inclin'd to ſleepe. But will my Roſalind doe ſo? By my life, ſhe will doe as I doe. O but ſhe is wiſe. Or elſe ſhee could not haue the wit to doe this: the wiſer, the waywarder: make the doores vpon a womans wit, and it will out at the caſement: ſhut that, and 'twill out at the key-hole: ſtop that, 'twill flie with the ſmoake out at the chimney. A man that had a wife with ſuch a wit, he might ſay, wit whether wil't? Nay, you might keepe that checke for it, till you met your wiues wit going to your neighbours bed. And what wit could wit haue, to excuſe that? Marry to ſay, ſhe came to ſeeke you there: you ſhall neuer take her without her anſwer, vnleſſe you take her without her tongue: ô that woman that cannot make her fault her huſbands occaſion, let her neuer nurſe her childe her ſelfe, for ſhe will breed it like a foole. For theſe two houres Roſalinde, I wil leaue thee. Alas, deere loue, I cannot lacke thee two houres. I muſt attend the Duke at dinner, by two a clock I will be with thee againe. I, goe your waies, goe your waies: I knew what you would proue, my friends told mee as much, and I thought no leſſe: that flattering tongue of yours wonne me: 'tis but one caſt away: and ſo come death: two o'clocke is your howre. I, ſweet Roſalind.