Shirley, James · published 1629 · first performed or written 1626 (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat typicality 0.85 · 486 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
I am an exile hence, and cannot walk Out of my way, Beauford farewell, may Angels Dwell round about thee, live until thou find, When I am dead, thou hast been too unkind. May I believe thee Milisent, that my father Though he give such respect to him I hate, intends no marriage? thou hast released My heart of many fears, that I was destined To be a sacrifice. It had been sin That Milisent should suffer you perplex Your noble soul, when it did consist in His discovery, to give a freedom To your labouring thoughts, 'tis now no more a secret, Your father makes a trial of your nature, By giving him such countenance. What thanks shall I give? Your virtue hath both unsealed My bosom, and rewarded me. Oh Milisent: Thou hast deserved my gratitude; and I cannot But in exchange of thy discovery Give to thy knowledge, what I should tremble To let another hear; for I dare trust thee with it. If I have any skill In my own nature, shall ne'er deceive Your confidence, and think myself much honoured, So to be made your treasurer. 'tis a treasure, And all the wealth I have, my life, the sum Of all my joys on earth, and the expectation Of future blessings too depend upon it. Can I be worthy of so great a trust? Thou art, and shalt receive it, for my heart Is willing to discharge itself into thee: Oh Milisent! though my father would ha' been So cruel to his own, to have wished me marry Him, 'twas not in the power of me obedience To give consent to't, for my love already Is dedicate to one, whose worth hath made Me, but his steward of it, and although His present fortune doth eclipse his lustre, With seeming condition of a servant, He has a mind derived from honour, and May boast himself a Gentleman: is not Thy understanding guilty of the person I point at? sure thou canst not choose but know him. Not I. Then look upon him Milisent. Ha? My master, mistress Jane sent me before, To say, be comes to visit you. But thou art before him in acceptance, nay You stand discovered here, in Milisent you may Repose safe trust. Her language makes me confident, You are a friend. To both a servant. I shall desire your love. But where's this man of mortgages? We shall be troubled now I left him chawing the cud, ruminating Some speech or other, with which, he means to Arrest you. He is entered. I have prepared her. Fortune be my guide then. And she's a blind one. Mistress Iane, I would talk with you in private, I have fancied a business, I know you are witty, and love invention, 'tis my own, and nobody else must hear it— Be it known to all men by these presents.
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I am an exile hence, and cannot walke Out of my way, Beauford farwell, may Angels Dwell round bout thee, liue vnill thou find, When I am dead, thou hast bin too vnkind. May I beleeue thee Milisent, that my father Though hee giue such respect to him I hate, Intens no marriage? thou hast releast My heart of many feares, that I was destin'd To be a sacrifice. It had beene sinne That Milisent should suffer you perplexe Your noble soule, when it did consist in His discouery, to giue a freedome To your labouring thoughts, tis now no more a secret, Yur father makes a triall of your nature, By giuing him such countenance. What thankes shall I giue? Your vertue hath both vnseal'd My bosome, and rewarded me. Oh Milisent: Thou hast deseru'd my gratitude; and I cannot But in exchange of thy discouery Giue to thy knowledge, what I should tremble To let another heare; for I dare trust thee with it. If I haue any skill In my owne nature, shall nere deceiue Your confidence, and thinke my selfe much honor'd, So to be made your treasurer. Tis a treasure, And all the wealth I haue, my life, the summe Of all my ioyes on earth, and the expectation Of future blessings too depend vpon it. Can I be worthy of so great a trust? Thou art, and shalt receiue it, for my hear Is willing to discharge it selfe into thee: Oh Milisent! though my father would ha beene So cruell to his owne, to haue wished me marry Him, twas not in the power of me obedience To giue consent to't, for my loue already Is dedicate to one, whose worth hath made Me, but his steward of it, and although His present fortune doth ecclipse his lustre, With seeming condition of a seruant, He has a minde deriued from honour, and May boast himselfe a Gentle-man: is not Thy vnderstanding guilty of the person I point at? ure thou canst not choose but know him. Not I. Then looke vpon him Milisent. Ha? My master, mistresse Iaue sent me before, To say, be comes to visite you. But thou art before him in acceptance, nay You stand discouered here, in Milisent you may Repose sae trust. Her language makes me confident, You are a friend. To both a feruant. I shall desire your loue. But where's this man of morgages? We shall be troubled now I left him chawing the cud, ruminating Some speech or other, with which, he meanes to Arrest you. He is entred. I haue prepar'd her. Fortune be my guide then. And she's a blind one. Mistresse Iane, I would talke with you in priuate, I haue fancied a businesse, I know you are witty, and loue inuention, tis my owne, and no-body else must heare it — Be it knowne to all men by these presents.