Shakespeare, William / Middleton, Thomas · published 1623 · first performed or written 1603 [1603-1604] (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T48 Addressing a lady: love, desire and inti · 482 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T48: lady, love, heart, fair, eyes, la, lord, tears, fie, face.
Get you gone sir, I'll talk with you more anon. May it please you Madam, that he bid Helen come to you, of her I am to speak. Sirrah tell my gentlewoman I would speak with her, Helen I mean. Was this fair face the cause, quoth she, Why the Grecians sacked Troy, Fond done, done, fond was this King Priam's joy, With that she sighed as she stood, bis And gave this sentence then, among nine bad if one be good, among nine bad if one be good, there's yet one good in ten. What, one good in ten? you corrupt the song sirrah. One good woman in ten Madam, which is a purifying ath' song: would God would serve the world so all the year, weed find no fault with the tithe woman if I were the Parson, one in ten quoth a? and we might have a good woman borne but o'er every blazing star, or at an earthquake, 'twould mend the Lottery well, a man may draw his heart out ere a pluck one. You'll begun sir knave, and do as I command you? That man should be at woman's command, and yet no hurt done, though honesty be no Puritan, yet it will do no hurt, it will wear the Surplis of humility over the blacke-Gowne of a big heart: I am going forsooth, the business is for Helen to come hither. Well now. I know Madam you love your Gentlewoman entirely. Faith I do: her Father bequeathed her to me, and she herself without other advantage, may lawfully make title to as much love as she finds, there is more owing her then is paid, and more shall be paid her then she'll demand. Madam, I was very late more near her then I think she wished me, alone she was, and did communicate to herself her own words to her own ears, she thought, I dare vow for her, they touched not any stranger sense, her matter was, she loved your Son; Fortune she said was no goddess, that had put such difference betwixt their two estates: Love no god, that would not extend his might only, where qualities were level, Queen of Virgins, that would suffer her poor Knight surprised without rescue in the first assault or ransom afterward: This she delivered in the most bitter touch of sorrow that ere I heard Virgin exclaim in, which I held my duty speedily to acquaint you withal, sithence in the loss that may happen, it concerns you something to know it. You have discharged this honestly, keep it to yourself, many likelihoods informed me of this before, which hung so tottering in the balance, that I could neither believe nor misdoubt: pray you leave me, stall this in your bosom, and I thank you for your honest care: I will speak with you further anon.
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Get you gone ſir, Ile talke with you more anon. May it pleaſe you Madam, that hee bid Hellen come to you, of her I am to ſpeake. Sirra tell my gentlewoman I would ſpeake with her, Hellen I meane. Was this faire face the cauſe, quoth ſhe, Why the Grecians ſacked Troy, Fond done, done, fond was this King Priams ioy, With that ſhe ſighed as ſhe ſtood, bis And gaue this ſentence then, among nine bad if one be good, among nine bad if one be good, there's yet one good in ten. What, one good in tenne? you corrupt the ſong ſirra. One good woman in ten Madam, which is a purifying ath' ſong: would God would ſerue the world ſo all the yeere, weed finde no fault with the tithe woman if I were the Parſon, one in ten quoth a? and wee might haue a good woman borne but ore euerie blazing ſtarre, or at an earthquake, 'twould mend the Lotterie well, a man may draw his heart out ere a plucke one. Youle begone ſir knaue▪ and doe as I command you? That man ſhould be at womans command, and yet no hurt done, though honeſtie be no Puritan, yet it will doe no hurt, it will weare the Surplis of humilitie ouer the blacke-Gowne of a bigge heart: I am going forſooth, the buſineſſe is for Helen to come hither. Well now. I know Madam you loue your Gentlewoman intirely. Faith I doe: her Father bequeath'd her to mee, and ſhe her ſelfe without other aduantage, may lawfullie make title to as much loue as ſhee findes, there is more owing her then is paid, and more ſhall be paid her then ſheele demand. Madam, I was verie late more neere her then I thinke ſhee wiſht mee, alone ſhee was, and did communicate to her ſelfe her owne words to her owne eares, ſhee thought, I dare vowe for her, they toucht not anie ſtranger ſence, her matter was, ſhee loued your Sonne; Fortune ſhee ſaid was no goddeſſe, that had put ſuch difference betwixt their two eſtates: Loue no god, that would not extend his might onelie, where qualities were leuell, Queene of Virgins, that would ſuffer her poore Knight ſurpris'd without reſcue in the firſt aſſault or ranſome afterward: This ſhee deliuer'd in the moſt bitter touch of ſorrow that ere I heard Virgin exclaime in, which I held my dutie ſpeedily to acquaint you withall, ſithence in the loſſe that may happen, it concernes you ſomething to know it. You haue diſcharg'd this honeſtlie, keepe it to your ſelfe, manie likelihoods inform'd mee of this before, which hung ſo tottring in the ballance, that I could neither beleeue nor miſdoubt: praie you leaue mee, ſtall this in your boſome, and I thanke you for your honeſt care: I will ſpeake with you further anon.