Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1601 [1601-1602] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T48 Addressing a lady: love, desire and inti · 499 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T48: lady, love, heart, fair, eyes, la, lord, tears, fie, face.
This is the air, that is the glorious Sun, This pearl she gave me, I do feel't, and see't, And though 'tis wonder that enwraps me thus, Yet 'tis not madness. Where's Anthonio then, I could not find him at the Elephant, Yet there he was, and there I found this credit, That he did range the town to seek me out, His council now might do me golden service, For though my soul disputes well with my sense, That this may be some error, but no madness, Yet doth this accident and flood of Fortune, So far exceed all instance, all discourse, That I am ready to distrust mine eyes, And wrangle with my reason that persuades me To any other trust, but that I am mad, Or else the Ladies mad; yet if 'twere so, She could not sway her house, command her followers, Take, and give back affairs, and their dispatch, With such a smooth, discreet, and stable bearing As I perceive she does: there's something in't That is deceivable. But here the Lady comes. Blame not this haste of mine: if you mean well Now go with me, and with this holy man Into the Chantry by: there before him, And underneath that consecrated roof, Plight me the full assurance of your faith, That my most jealous, and too doubtful soul May live at peace. He shall conceal it, Whiles you are willing it shall come to note, What time we will our celebration keep According to my birth, what do you say? I'll follow this good man, and go with you, And having sworn truth, ever will be true. Then lead the way good father, & heavens so shine, That they may fairly note this act of mine. Now as thou lov'st me, let me see his Letter. Good M. Fabian, grant me another request. Any thing. Do not desire to see this Letter. This is to give a dog, and in recompense desire my dog again. Belong you to the Lady Olivia, friends? I sir, we are some of her trappings. I know thee well: how dost thou my good Fellow? Truly sir, the better for my foes, and the worse for my friends. Just the contrary: the better for thy friends. No sir, the worse. How can that be? Marry sir, they praise me, and make an ass of me, now my foes tell me plainly, I am an Ass: so that by my foe's sir, I profit in the knowledge of myself, and by my friends I am abused: so that conclusions to be as kisses, if your four negatives make your two affirmatives, why then the worse for my friends, and the better for my foes. Why this is excellent. By my troth sir, no: though it please you to be one of my friends. Thou shalt not be the worse for me, there's gold. But that it would be double dealing sir, I would you could make it another.
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This is the ayre, that is the glorious Sunne, This pearle ſhe gaue me, I do feel't, and ſee't, And though tis wonder that enwraps me thus, Yet 'tis not madneſſe. Where's Anthonio then, I could not finde him at the Elephant, Yet there he was, and there I found this credite, That he did range the towne to ſeeke me out, His councell now might do me golden ſeruice, For though my ſoule diſputes well with my ſence, That this may be ſome error, but no madneſſe, Yet doth this accident and flood of Fortune, So farre exceed all inſtance, all diſcourſe, That I am readie to diſtruſt mine eyes, And wrangle with my reaſon that perſwades me To any other truſt, but that I am mad, Or elſe the Ladies mad; yet if 'twere ſo, She could not ſway her houſe, command her followers, Take, and giue backe affayres, and their diſpatch, With ſuch a ſmooth, diſcreet, and ſtable bearing As I perceiue ſhe do's: there's ſomething in't That is deceiueable. But heere the Lady comes. Blame not this haſte of mine: if you meane well Now go with me, and with this holy man Into the Chantry by: there before him, And vnderneath that conſecrated roofe, Plight me the full aſſurance of your faith, That my moſt iealious, and too doubtfull ſoule May liue at peace. He ſhall conceale it, Whiles you are willing it ſhall come to note, What time we will our celebration keepe According to my birth, what do you ſay? Ile follow this good man, and go with you, And hauing ſworne truth, euer will be true. Then lead the way good father, & heauens ſo ſhine, That they may fairely note this acte of mine. Now as thou lou'ſt me, let me ſee his Letter. Good M. Fabian, grant me another requeſt. Any thing. Do not deſire to ſee this Letter. This is to giue a dogge, and in recompence deſire my dogge againe. Belong you to the Lady Oliuia, friends? I ſir, we are ſome of her trappings. I know thee well: how doeſt thou my good Fellow? Truely ſir, the better for my foes, and the worſe for my friends. Iuſt the contrary: the better for thy friends. No ſir, the worſe. How can that be? Marry ſir, they praiſe me, and make an aſſe of me, now my foes tell me plainly, I am an Aſſe: ſo that by my foes ſir, I profit in the knowledge of my ſelfe, and by my friends I am abuſed: ſo that concluſions to be as kiſſes, if your foure negatiues make your two affirmatiues, why then the worſe for my friends, and the better for my foes. Why this is excellent. By my troth ſir, no: though it pleaſe you to be one of my friends. Thou ſhalt not be the worſe for me, there's gold. But that it would be double dealing ſir, I would you could make it another.