The School of Compliment (Love Tricks) · chunk 43 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 T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
As I to be possessed By Infortunio here. Stay children, stay: take heed, you do not know What strength of joy my fainting age can bear: You fall in too full showers, like swelling Nile These comforts will exceed the narrow banks Of my poor frailty: rise, enjoy your wishes, And my blessings be multiplied upon you. Ha! Rufaldo, here's Felice my lost Girl, Take her, take her, Gasparo. Selina, Art not thou Rufaldo's Wife? No, sir, I ventured that, he knows me well, Hillaria and I were bed fellows, at his request. How? Hillaria and you bedfellows? I'd laugh at that. I am abused, disgraced, undone. Nay, Rufaldo. Why then, it seems you were Antonio, that I killed so, and you have, as a man should say, line with Hillaria beforehand. I am not behind hand. Nay, and you have tickled her before and behind, tickle her all over for Bubulcus. Hark you, is there another Selina's? bless us all, here is very prave love-tricks, look you. Blessing on him: why he hath made Stockfish on me, he has beaten away all my inclination to give my blessing. Come, upon recollection, you must make it a bargain: they have, it seems, bought and sold already, 'tis past recovery, he shall be worthy of her. Sir, that you may with more alacrity let fall your blessings: know, our bloods are pure, Antonio and your Daughter are as chaste from any sinful act, as when we were first mantled after birth. Ha, sayst so? 'Twas none of my fault, I am sure. Then my blessings to you: come, y'are both my Children. How? Amen, and mine: Why I am rapt beyond myself with joys. Infortunio, Fate hath effected that I begged of Heaven in many prayers for you, oh my blisses. So, so, I am gulled, my house taken o'er my head? Sir, you know who I am, I am yet walking Terra incognita, I have a great mind to Bubulcus, you know what I have suffered for him, and so forth. Let me alone, so, so: then pleasures run with a stream upon us, but if we shall make a full day on't, here's one more to meet with her match, this poor Virgin hath been long in love with Bubulcus: troth, sir, look upon her at length pitifully complaining: alas good soul, be honest at length: prithee do, and marry her, you know what has passed between you, 'tis a handsome Wench. umh, I do remember she was in love with me, and so was twenty more: what's that to me? Alas, would you have me descend so low? Oh, sir, you sung another song in my Mother's Dairy, when we sat up all night together, and had a Sack posset. I do remember such a thing, but what's that? I'll take't upon me. I beseech you, Gentlemen, speak for me, for I will have him, I am ashamed to show my reasons.
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As I to be possest By Infortunio here. Stay children, stay: take heed, you doe not know What strength of ioy my fainting age can beare: You fall in too full showres, like swelling Nile These comforts will exceed the narrow bankes Of my poore frailty: rise, enioy your wishes, And my blessings be multiplyed vpon you. Ha! Rufaldo, here's Felice my lost Girle, Take her, take her, Gasparo. Selina, Art not thou Rufaldo's Wife? No, sir, I ventured that, he knowes me well, Hillaria and I were bed fellowes, at his request. How? Hillaria and you bedfellowes? I'de laugh at that. I am abus'd, disgrac'd, vndone. Nay, Rufaldo. Why then, it seemes you were Antonio, that I kild so, and you haue, as a man should say, line with Hillaria beforehand. I am not behind hand. Nay, and you haue tickled her before and behind, tickle her all ouer for Bubulcus. Harke you, is there another Selina's? blesse vs awle, here is very praue loue-trickes, looke you. Blessing on him: why he hath made Stockfish on me, hee has beaten away all my inclination to giue my blessing. Come, vpon recollection, you must make it a bargaine: they haue, it seemes, bought and sold already, 'tis past recouery, he shall be worthy of her. Sir, that you may with more alacrity let fall your blessings: know, our bloods are pure, Antonio and your Daughter are as chaste from any sinfull act, as when wee were first mantled after birth. Ha, saist so? 'Twas none of my fault, I am sure. Then my blessings to you: come, y'are both my Children. How? Amen, and mine: Why I am rapt beyond my selfe with ioyes. Infortunio, Fate hath effected that I beg'd of Heauen in many prayers for you, oh my blisses. So, so, I am guld, my house taken o're my head? Sir, you know who I am, I am yet walking Terra incognita, I haue a great minde to Bubulcus, you know what I haue suffered for him, and so forth. Let me alone, so, so: then pleasures runne with a streame vpon vs, but if we shall make a full day on't, here's one more to meet with her match, this poore Virgin hath beene long in loue with Bubulcus: troth, sir, looke vpon her at length pittifully complayning: alas good soule, be honest at length: prethee doe, and marry her, you know what has past betweene you, 'tis a handsome Wench. Vmh, I doe remember she was in loue with mee, and so was twenty more: what's that to me? Alas, would you haue me descend so low? Oh, sir, you sung another song in my Mothers Dairy, when we sate vp all night together, and had a Sack posset. I doe remember such a thing, but what's that? Ile take't vpon me. I beseech you, Gentlemen, speake for mee, for I will haue him, I am asham'd to shew my reasons.