Middleton, Thomas · published 1625 · first performed or written 1624 [licensed for stage, Jun 12] (Annals) comedy · King's Men · Globe unassigned nearest T48 Addressing a lady: love, desire and inti · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T48: lady, love, heart, fair, eyes, la, lord, tears, fie, face.
I reverence your pains (Sir) And must confess, custom to enjoy What other women challenge and possess, More ruled me then desire: for my desires Dwell all in Ignorance, and I'll never wish To know that fond way, may redeem them thence. I never was so taken, beset doubly Now with her judgement what a strength it puts forth, I bring work nearer to you, when you have seen A masterpiece of man, composed by Heaven For a great PRINCE's favour, kingdom's love: So exact Envy could not find a place To stick a blot on person, or on fame: Have you not found ambition swell your wishes then? And desire stir your blood. By virtue never: I have only in the dignity of the creature, Admired the works glory. She's impregnable, A second siege must not fall off so tamely: She's one of those must be informed to know A daughter's duty which some take untaught; Her modesty brings her behind hand much, My old means I must fly too, yes 'tis it, Please you peruse this small tract of Obedience, 'Twill help you forward well. (Sir) that is a virtue: I have ever thought on with especial reverence. You will conceive by that, My power your duty. What makes yond troubler of all Christian water, So near yonder blessed spring? but I know Her goodness is the rock from whence it issues. unmovable as fate, 'twould more afflict me Then all my sufferings for her, which so long As she holds constant to the house she come off, The whiteness of the cause, the side, the quality Are sacrifices to her worth and virtue, And though confined in my religious joys, I marry her and possess her. Behold Lady, The two inhuman enemies, the black Knights p., And the white Bishops, the gelder and the gelded. There's my grief, my hate. What? in the Iesuites fingers? by this hand, I'll give my part now for a parrot's feather, She never returns virtuous, 'tis impossible: I'll undertake, more wagers will be laid Upon a usurer's return from hell, Then upon hers from him now: have I been guilty Of such base malice, that my very conscience Shakes at the memory of it, and when I look To gather fruit find nothing but the savin tree: Too frequent in nuns' Orchards, and there planted By all conjecture to destroy fruit rather, I willbe resolved now most noble Virgin. Ignoble villain, dare that unhallowed tongue Lay hold upon a sound so gracious, What's nobleness to thee, or virgin Chastity? They're not of thy acquaintance, talk of violence, That shames creation, deeds would make night blush That's company for thee, hast thou the impudence To court me with the Leprosy upon thee, Able to infect the walls of a great building. Son of offence forbear, go set your devil Before your eyes, a penitential vesture, Would better become ye, some shirt of hair.
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I reuerence your paynes (Sir) And muſt confeſſe, cuſtome to enioy What other women challenge and poſſeſſe, More ruld me then deſire: for my deſires Dwell all in Ignorance, and Ile neuer wiſh To know that fond way, may redeem them thence. I neuer was ſo taken, beſet dubly Now with her iudgment what a ſtrength it puts forth, I bring worke neerer to you, when you haue ſeene A maiſter-peece of man, compoſed by Heauen For a great Princes fauor, kingdomes loue: So exact Enuy could not finde a place To ſticke a blot on perſon, or on fame: Haue you not found ambition ſwel your wiſhes then? And deſire ſtirre your blood. By vertue neuer: I haue onely in the dignity of the creature, Admired the workes glory. She's impregnable, A ſecond ſiedge muſt not fall off ſo tamely: She's one of thoſe muſt be informed to know A daughters duty which ſome take vntaught; Her modeſty brings her behind hand much, My old meanes I muſt flye too▪ yes 'tis it, Pleaſe you pervſe this ſmall tract of Obedience, 'Twill helpe you forward well. (Sir) that is a vertue: I haue euer thought on with eſpeciall reuerence. You will conceiue by that, My power your duty. What makes yond troubler of all Chriſtian water, So neere yon bleſſed ſpring? but I know Her goodneſſe is the rocke from whence it iſſues. Vnmoouable as fate, 'twould more afflict me Then all my ſufferings for her, which ſo long As ſhe holds conſtant to the houſe ſhe come off, The whitneſſe of the cauſe, the ſide, the quality Are ſacrifices to her worth and vertue, And though confined in my religious ioyes, I marry her and poſſeſſe her. Behold Lady, The two inhuman enemies, the black Knights pawne, And the white Biſhops, the gelder and the gelded. There's my griefe, my hate. What? in the Ieſuites fingers? by this hand, Ile giue my part now for a Parrats feather, Shee neuer returnes vertuous, 'tis impoſſible: Ile vndertake, more wagers will be layd Vpon a Vſurers returne from hell, Then vpon hers from him now: haue I bin guilty Of ſuch baſe malice, that my very conſcience Shakes at the memory of it, and when I looke To gather fruit find nothing but the Sauin tree: Too frequent in Nunnes Orchards, and there planted By all coniecture to deſtroy fruite rather, I wilbe reſolued now moſt noble Virgine. Ignoble villaine, dare that vnhallowed tongue Lay hold vpon a ſound ſo gracious, What's nobleneſſe to thee, or virgine Chaſtity? They're not of thy acquaintance, talke of violence, That ſhames creation, deeds would make night bluſh That's company for thee, haſt thou the impudence To court me with the Leproſie vpon thee, Able to infect the walls of a great building. Sonne of offence forbeare, go ſet your diuell Before your eyes, a paenitentiall veſture, Would better become yee, ſome ſhirt of haire.