The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina) · chunk 183 of 205
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de · published 1631 · first performed or written 1631 (Annals) tragicomedy; literary play unassigned nearest T11 Siblings, kin and confidants · 412 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T11: sister, brother, love, friend, heart, father, mother, woman, lord, hear.
If you love me (Sister) let us not in any further; for the Villain stands upon his pantofles, and begins to look big; thinking, perhaps, that I am come to cry him mercy. He had rather have such company as himself then ours; come, let us go, for I am the worse to look upon him; I am ready to swoon with the very sight of such an ill-favoured face. Think you (Sister) that you have used me well, to train me thus along to such a walk as this? Is it a fit thing, that we should come from good company, and enter in here to see this villainous fellow, that flayeth off the skins from dead men's faces, that he may go disguised and unknown? If you love me, come back again; I pray you do not you go, unless you mean to leave half your mantle behind you. I will hold you fast, indeed I will not let you go. Hold her, as you love me, hold her. Do not let her go. I wonder, Cousin, what you mean by this? you seem to be wiser than I am. Tell me, what man is so foolish, or so void, of reason, that is not glad to be visited, especially by women? Come hither, Centurio; now trust me, I swear, she shall embrace thee, whether she will or no; if she will be angry, let her, I will bear the blame of it. Embrace him? marry gup with a murrain! I had rather see him under the power and rigour of the Law; and had rather see him die by the hands of his enemies, then that I should do the slave such a kindness. No, no, I have done with him; I have nothing to say to him; as long as I live, he and I shall be two. And wherein (I pray) am I so beholding unto him, that I should embrace him? nay, so much as once vouchsafe to look upon such a professed enemy as he? I did but entreat him the other day, to have gone but a little way for me about a business that did as much concern me as my life; and do you think that I could get him to go? Speak him fair, entreat him, do what I could for my life, he still answered me, No. And shall I embrace a Villain, that regards me no more than so?
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If you loue me (Sister) let vs not in any further; for the Villaine stands vpon his pantofles, and begins to looke big; thinking, perhaps, that I am come to cry him mercy. Hee had rather haue such company as himselfe then ours; come, let vs goe, for I am the worse to looke vpon him; I am ready to swound with the very sight of such an ill-fauour'd face. Think you (Sister) that you haue vs'd me well, to traine me thus along to such a walke as this? Is it a fit thing, that we should come from good company, and enter in heere to see this villainous fellow, that flayeth off the skinnes from dead mens faces, that hee may goe disguysed and vnknowne? If you loue me, come backe againe; I pray you doe not you goe, vnlesse you meane to leaue halfe your mantle behinde you. I will hold you fast, indeede I will not let you goe. Hold her, as you loue me, hold her. Do not let her goe. I wonder, Cousin, what you meane by this? you seeme to be wiser then I am. Tell mee, what man is so foolish, or so voyd, of reason, that is not glad to be visited, especially by women? Come hither, Centurio; now trust mee, I sweare, shee shall imbrace thee, whether shee will or no; if shee will be angry, let her, I will beare the blame of it. Imbrace him? Mary gup with a murraine! I had rather see him vnder the power and rigour of the Law; and had rather see him dye by the hands of his enemies, then that I should doe the slaue such a kindnesse. No, no, I haue done with him; I haue nothing to say to him; as long as I liue, he and I shall be two. And wherein (I pray) am I so beholding vnto him, that I should imbrace him? nay, so much as once vouchsafe to looke vpon such a professed enemy as hee? I did but intreat him the other day, to haue gone but a little way for me about a businesse that did as much concerne mee as my life; and doe you thinke that I could get him to goe? Speake him faire, intreat him, doe what I could for my life, hee still answer'd mee, No. And shall I imbrace a Villaine, that regards me no more then so?