Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1610 [c.1610-1611] (Annals) romance · King's Men unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 475 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
I am a poor Fellow, Sir: (I know ye well enough.) Nay prithee dispatch: the Gentleman is half fled already. Are you in earnest, Sir? (I smell the trick on't.) Dispatch, I prithee. Indeed I have had Earnest, but I cannot with conscience take it. Unbuckle, unbuckle. Fortunate Mistress (let my prophecy Come home to ye:) you must retire yourself Into some Covert; take your sweet-hearts Hat And pluck it o'er your Brows, muffle your face, Dis-mantle you, and (as you can) disliken The truth of your own seeming, that you may (For I do fear eyes over) to Shipboard Get undescried. I see the Play so lies, That I must bear a part. No remedy: Have you done there? Should I now meet my Father, He would not call me Son. Nay, you shall have no Hat: Come Lady, come: Farewell (my friend.) Adieu, Sir. O Perdita: what have we twain forgot? Pray you a word. What I do next, shall be to tell the King Of this escape, and whither they are bound; Wherein, my hope is, I shall so prevail To force him after: in whose company I shall review Sicilia; for whose sight, I have a Woman's Longing. Fortune speed us: Thus we set on (Camillo) to th' Seaside. The swifter speed, the better. I understand the business, I hear it: to have an open ear, a quick eye, and a nimble hand, is necessary for a Cutpurse; a good Nose is requisite also, to smell out work for th' other Senses. I see this is the time that the unjust man doth thrive. What an exchange had this been, without boot? What a boot is here, with this exchange? Sure the Gods do this year connive at us, and we may do any thing extempore. The Prince himself is about a piece of Iniquity (stealing away from his Father, with his Clog at his heels:) if I thought it were a piece of honesty to acquaint the King withal, I would not do't: I hold it the more knavery to conceal it; and therein am I constant to my Profession. Aside, aside, here is more matter for a hot brain: Every Lanes end, every Shop, Church, Session, Hanging, yields a careful man work. See, see: what a man you are now? there is no other way, but to tell the King she's a Changeling, and none of your flesh and blood. Nay, but hear me. Nay; but hear me. Go too then. She being none of your flesh and blood, your flesh and blood has not offended the King, and so your flesh and blood is not to be punished by him. Show those things you found about her (those secret things, all but what she has with her:) This being done, let the Law go whistle: I warrant you.
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I am a poore Fellow, Sir: (I know ye well enough.) Nay prethee diſpatch: the Gentleman is halfe fled already. Are you in earneſt, Sir? (I ſmell the trick on't.) Diſpatch, I prethee. Indeed I haue had Earneſt, but I cannot with conſcience take it. Vnbuckle, vnbuckle. Fortunate Miſtreſſe (let my prophecie Come home to ye:) you muſt retire your ſelfe Into ſome Couert; take your ſweet-hearts Hat And pluck it ore your Browes, muffle your face, Diſ-mantle you, and (as you can) diſliken The truth of your owne ſeeming, that you may (For I doe feare eyes ouer) to Ship-boord Get vndeſcry'd. I ſee the Play ſo lyes, That I muſt beare a part. No remedie: Haue you done there? Should I now meet my Father, He would not call me Sonne. Nay, you ſhall haue no Hat: Come Lady, come: Farewell (my friend.) Adieu, Sir. O Perdita: what haue we twaine forgot? 'Pray you a word. What I doe next, ſhall be to tell the King Of this eſcape, and whither they are bound; Wherein, my hope is, I ſhall ſo preuaile To force him after: in whoſe company I ſhall re-view Sicilia; for whoſe ſight, I haue a Womans Longing. Fortune ſpeed vs: Thus we ſet on (Camillo) to th' Sea-ſide. The ſwifter ſpeed, the better. I vnderſtand the buſineſſe, I heare it: to haue an open eare, a quick eye, and a nimble hand, is neceſſary for a Cut-purſe; a good Noſe is requiſite alſo, to ſmell out worke for th' other Sences. I ſee this is the time that the vniuſt man doth thriue. What an exchange had this been, without boot? What a boot is here, with this exchange? Sure the Gods doe this yeere conniue at vs, and we may doe any thing extempore. The Prince himſelfe is about a peece of Iniquitie (ſtealing away from his Father, with his Clog at his heeles:) if I thought it were a peece of honeſtie to acquaint the King withall, I would not do't: I hold it the more knauerie to conceale it; and therein am I conſtant to my Profeſſion. Aſide, aſide, here is more matter for a hot braine: Euery Lanes end, euery Shop, Church, Seſſion, Hanging, yeelds a carefull man worke. See, ſee: what a man you are now? there is no other way, but to tell the King ſhe's a Changeling, and none of your fleſh and blood. Nay, but heare me. Nay; but heare me. Goe too then. She being none of your fleſh and blood, your fleſh and blood ha's not offended the King, and ſo your fleſh and blood is not to be puniſh'd by him. Shew thoſe things you found about her (thoſe ſecret things, all but what ſhe ha's with her:) This being done, let the Law goe whiſtle: I warrant you.