The School of Compliment (Love Tricks) · chunk 4 of 44
Shirley, James · published 1631 · first performed or written 1625 [licensed for stage, Feb 11] (Annals) comedy · Lady Elizabeth's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 446 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
Now by all my hopes you are to blame, sister, come, this Gentleman deserves your love, Infortunio. Brother, you forget yourself. Why, I do remember I am your brother, I say you must love him. Must? What, does that move your spirit? what are you, but you may love? be not petulant, y'are a baggage and not worthy of a man, by heaven I now could kick her. Thy other sister was of calmer temper, this a true woman. Sir, had not nature made you brother to her, I should be angry. Alas poor Gentleman, I do not feel myself in such an humour for Hilaria, and yet by this hand I love her well enough, and now I think on't, I promised her my company, she has a damnable usurious stinking wretch to her father, that cannot abide me, but 'tis no matter, this wench and I may find a place to meet in, in spite of his eyes and spectacles. How now Gorgon, what says she? Sir, I have done your remembrances to Mistress Hilaria, and told her you should find her coming by and by, but you were best pass in some obscurity, for her father Rufaldo is hard by sir. Lupus in Fabula. Gasparo, and thou love me, show thy wit to entertain this piece of black damask and Velvet guards, while I go in to Hilaria. Old men are the truest lovers, young men are inconstant and wag with every wind, we never move, but are as true as steel. But in women's matters as weak as water, as weak as water. Besides, sweet Love, but do I court a shadow? to see whither love will carry a man: let me see, I could find in my heart to bestow a ring upon my Sweetheart, but that I am loath to part with it: hem, I will get but one child, and that shall be a boy, lest having too many children, I undo my heir, and my goods be divided. O sweet Selina, O amiable Selina; sure I am not old. I have it, Signior Gasparo, pray let me begin with my Merchant if you love me, and if you like it, second me. Goe to Gorgn, let's see thy wow. Old men walk with a staff, and creep along the streets, hold their heads below their girdle, falter in their speech, foam at mouth, and breathe ten times in a furlong, and are ready to spit their lungs on every man's threshold. God save you sir. God a mercy honest Gorgon. I cry you mercy sir, I'll assure you sir, I took you for Master Rufaldo the old Merchant.
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Now by all my hopes you are to blame, sister, come, this Gentleman deserues your loue, Infortunio. Brother, you forget your selfe. Why, I doe remember I am your brother, I say you must loue him. Must? What, does that moue your spirit? what are you, but you may loue? be not petulant, y'are a baggage and not worthy of a man, by heauen I now could kick her. Thy tother sister was of calmer temper, this a true woman. Sir, had not nature made you brother to her, I should be angry. Alas poore Gentleman, I doe not feele my selfe in such an humour for Hilaria, and yet by this hand I loue her well enough, and now I thinke on't, I promis'd her my company, she has a damnable vsurious stinking wretch to her father, that cannot abide me, but 'tis no matter, this wench and I may find a place to meete in, in spight of his eyes and spectacles. How now Gorgon, what sayes she? Sir, I haue done your remembrances to Mistris Hilaria, and told her you should find her comming by and by, but you were best passe in some obscurity, for her father Rufaldo is hard by sir. Lupus in Fabula. Gasparo, and thou loue me, shew thy wit to entertaine this piece of blacke Dammaske and Veluet guards, while I goe in to Hilaria. Old men are the truest louers, young men are inconstant and wag with euery wind, we neuer moue, but are as true as steele. But in womens matters as weake as water, as weake as water. Besides, sweet Loue, but doe I court a shadow? to see whither loue will carry a man: let me see, I could find in my heart to bestow a ring vpon my Sweet-heart, but that I am loth to part with it: hem, I will get but one childe, and that shall be a boy, lest hauing too many children, I vndoe my heire, and my goods be deuided. O sweet Selina, O amiable Selina; sure I am not old. I haue it, Signior Gasparo, pray let me begin with my Merchant if you loue me, and if yo it, second me. Goe to Gorgn, let's see thy wow. Old men walke with a staffe, and creepe along the streets, hold their heads below their girdle, faulter in their speech, foame at mouth, and breathe ten times in a furlong, and are ready to spit their lungs on euery mans threshold. God saue you sir. God a mercy honest Gorgon. I crie you mercie sir, Ile assure you sir, I tooke you for Master Rufaldo the old Merchant.