Middleton, Thomas · published 1625 · first performed or written 1624 [licensed for stage, Jun 12] (Annals) comedy · King's Men · Globe unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 483 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
'tis the first minute my eye blessed me with her, And clearly shows how much my knowledge wanted, Not knowing her till now. She's to be liked then, Pray view advisedly, there's strong reason, That I'm so bold to urge it, you must guess The work concerns you nearer than you think for. Her glory and the wonder of this secret, Puts a reciprocal amazement on me. And 'tis not without worth, You two must be better acquainted. Is their cause affinity, Or any covetous help creation joys in, To bring that work forward. Yes, yes, I can show you, The nearest way to that perfection, Of a most virtuous one, that joy ere found, Pray mark her once again you follow me, And I will show you her, must be your wife (sir.) The mystery exceeds, or else creation, Has set that admirable piece before us, To choose out chaste delight by. Please you follow (Sir.) What heart have you to put in on one object, And cannot get me off? 'tis pain to part from't. If there prove no check in the magic-glass. But by proportion come as fair, and full Into his eyes as his into mine lately, You I'm confirmed he is mine for ever. The very self same that my mirror blessed me, with From head to foot, the beauty and the habit, Kept you this place? still did not you remove Lady. Not a foot (sir.) Is't possible, I would have sworn I'd seen the substance yonder, 'T was to that lustre, to that life presented. even so was yours to me (sir.) Pawn, saw you mine. Perfectly clear, no Sooner my name used, but yours appeared. just so did yours at mine now. Why stand you idle, will you let time Cousen you, (protracting time) of those Delicious benefits, that faith marked to you, You modest pair of blushing, Gamesters, and you (Sir) the bashful I cannot flatter a foul fault in any, Can you be more than man and wife assign, And by a power the most irrevocable, Others that be adventurers in delight, May meet with crosses, shame or separation You know the mind of fate, you must be coupled. she speaks but truth in this, I see no reason then, That we should miss the relish of this night; But we are both shamefaced. How this night (Sir) Did not I know you must be mine, and therein Your privilege runs strong, for that loose motion You never should be, is it not by fortune To match with a pure mind, then am I miserable, The Doves and all chaste loving, winged creatures Have their pairs fit, their desires justly Mated is woman, more infortunate, virgin? The (may of woman) fate has ordained (Sir) We should be man and wife, has not given Warrant for aim act of knowledge till We are so.
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Tis the firſt minute my eye bleſt me with her, And clearely ſhews how much my knowledg wanted, Not knowing her till now. She's to be lik'd then, Pray view aduiſedly, there's ſtrong reaſon, That I'me ſo bold to vrge it, you muſt gueſſe The worke concernes you neerer then you thinke for. Her glory and the wonder of this ſecret, Puts a recipicall amazement on me. And tis not without worth, You two muſt be better acquainted. Is their cauſe affinity, Or any couetous helpe creation ioyes in, To bring that worke forward. Yes, yes, I can ſhew you, The neereſt way to that perfection, Of a moſt vertuous one, that ioy ere found, Pray marke her once agen you follow me, And I will ſhew you her, muſt be your wife (ſir.) The miſtery exceeds, or elſe creation, Has ſet that admirable peece before vs, To chuſe out chaſte delight by. Pleaſe you follow (Sir.) What heart haue you to put in on one obiect, And cannot get me off? tis paine to part from't. If there proue no check in the Magick-glaſſe. But by proportion come as faire, and full Into his eyes as his into mine lately, You I'me confirmed he is mine for euer. The very ſelfe ſame that my mirror bleſt me, with From head to foote, the beauty and the habit, Kept you this place? ſtill did not you remooue Lady. Not a foote (ſir.) Is't poſſible, I would haue ſworne I'de ſeene the ſubſtance yonder, 'T was to that luſtre, to that life preſented. Euen ſo was yours to me (ſir.) Pawne, ſaw you mine. Perfectly cleare, no Sooner my name vſed, but yours appeared. Iuſt ſo did yours at mine now. Why ſtand you idle, will you let time Couſen you, (protracting time) of thoſe Delicious benefits, that faith marked to you, You modeſt paire of bluſhing, Gameſters, and you (Sir) the baſhfull I cannot flatter a foule fault in any, Can you be more then man and wife aſſigne, And by a power the moſt irreuocable, Others that be adventurers in delight, May meete with croſſes, ſhame or ſeperation You know the mind of fate, you muſt be coupled. Shee ſpeakes but truth in this, I ſee no reaſon then, That wee ſhould miſſe the relliſh of this night; But wee are both ſhame-fac't. How this night (Sir) Did not I know you muſt be mine, and therein Your priuiledge runnes ſtrong, for that looſe motion You neuer ſhould be, is it not by fortune To match with a pure minde, then am I miſerable, The Doues and all chaſt louing, winged creatures Haue their paires fit, their deſires iuſtly Mated is woman, more infortunate, virgin? The (may of woman) fate has ordayned (Sir) We ſhould be man and wife, has not giuen Warrant for ayme act of knowledge till We are ſo.