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 · 502 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
Did your brother tell you how I counterfeited to sound, when he showed me your handkerchief? I, and greater wonders than that. O, I know where you are: nay, 'tis true: there was never any thing so sudden, but the fight of two Rams, and Caesar's Thrasonical brag of I came, saw, and overcome. For your brother, and my sister, no sooner met, but they looked: no sooner looked, but they loved; no sooner loved, but they sighed: no sooner sighed but they asked one another the reason: no sooner knew the reason, but they sought the remedy: and in these degrees, have they made a pair of stairs to marriage, which they will climb incontinent, or else be incontinent before marriage; they are in the very wrath of love, and they will together. Clubs cannot part them. They shall be married to morrow: and I will bid the Duke to the Nuptial. But O, how bitter a thing it is, to look into happiness through another man's eyes: by so much the more shall I to morrow be at the height of heart heaviness. by how much I shall think my brother happy, in having what he wishes for. Why then to morrow, I cannot serve your turn for Rosalind? I can live no longer by thinking. I will weary you then no longer with idle talking. Know of me then (for now I speak to some purpose) that I know you are a Gentleman of good conceit: I speak not this, that you should bear a good opinion of my knowledge: insomuch (I say) I know you arc: neither do I labour for a greater esteem than may in some little measure draw a belief from you, to do yourself good, and not to grace me. Believe then, if you please, that I can do strange things: I have since I was three year old conversed with a Magician, most profound in his Art, and yet not damnable. If you do love Rosalinde so near the hart, as your gesture cries it out: when your brother marries Aliena, shall you marry her. I know into what straits of Fortune she is driven, and it is not impossible to me, if it appear not inconvenient to you, to set her before your eyes to morrow, humane as she is, and without any danger. Speakest thou in sober meanings? By my life I do, which I tender dearly, though I say I am a Magician: Therefore put you in your best array, bid your friends: for if you will be married to morrow, you shall: and to Rosalind if you will. Look, here comes a Lover of mine, and a lover of hers. Youth, you have done me much ungentleness, To show the letter that I writ to you. I care not if I have: it is my study To seem despiteful and ungentle to you: you are there followed by a faithful shepherd, Look upon him, love him: he worships you.
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Did your brother tell you how I counterfeyted to ſound, when he ſhew'd me your handkercher? I, and greater wonders then that. O, I know where you are: nay, tis true: there was neuer any thing ſo ſodaine, but the fight of two Rammes, and Ceſars Thraſonicall bragge of I came, ſaw, and ouercome. For your brother, and my ſiſter, no ſooner met, but they look'd: no ſooner look'd, but they lou'd; no ſooner lou'd, but they ſigh'd: no ſooner ſigh'd but they ask'd one another the reaſon: no ſooner knew the reaſon, but they ſought the remedie: and in theſe degrees, haue they made a paire of ſtaires to marriage, which they will climbe incontinent, or elſe bee incontinent before marriage; they are in the verie wrath of loue, and they will together. Clubbes cannot part them. They ſhall be married to morrow: and I will bid the Duke to the Nuptiall. But O, how bitter a thing it is, to looke into happines through another mans eies: by ſo much the more ſhall I to morrow be at the height of heart heauineſſe▪ by how much I ſhal thinke my brother happie, in hauing what he wiſhes for. Why then to morrow, I cannot ſerue your turne for Roſalind? I can liue no longer by thinking. I will wearie you then no longer with idle talking. Know of me then (for now I ſpeake to ſome purpoſe) that I know you are a Gentleman of good conceit: I ſpeake not this, that you ſhould beare a good opinion of my knowledge: inſomuch (I ſay) I know you arc:neither do I labor for a greater eſteeme then may in ſome little meaſure draw a beleefe from you, to do your ſelfe good, and not to grace me. Beleeue then, if you pleaſe, that I can do ſtrange things: I haue ſince I was three yeare old conuerſt with a Magitian, moſt profound in his Art, and yet not damnable. If you do loue Roſalinde ſo neere the hart, as your geſture cries it out: when your brother marries Aliena, ſhall you marrie her. I know into what ſtraights of Fortune ſhe is driuen, and it is not impoſſible to me, if it appeare not inconuenient to you, to ſet her before your eyes to morrow, humane as ſhe is, and without any danger. Speak'ſt thou in ſober meanings? By my life I do, which I tender deerly, though I ſay I am a Magitian: Therefore put you in your beſt aray, bid your friends: for if you will be married to morrow, you ſhall: and to Roſalind if you will. Looke, here comes a Louer of mine, and a louer of hers. Youth, you haue done me much vngentleneſſe, To ſhew the letter that I writ to you. I care not if I haue: it is my ſtudie To ſeeme deſpightfull and vngentle to you: you are there followed by a faithful ſhepheard, Looke vpon him, loue him: he worſhips you.