Anonymous · published 1570 · first performed or written 1568 [before 1569] (Annals) moral · Children of Paul's (first)(?) unassigned nearest T48 Addressing a lady: love, desire and inti · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T48: lady, love, heart, fair, eyes, la, lord, tears, fie, face.
She shall not hurt the unless her cause be juster. By the faith of my body sir, I intent not to trust her. Why. Take me this woman that talks so roundly, That be so wise, that reason so sound: That look so narrow, that speak so shrill: Their words are not so cursed, but their deeds are as ill. It is but thy fancy, I see no such thing in her. Perhaps you had never occasion to try her. That were great marvel in so many years. She hath won the mastery of you it appears. Well quiet yourself thou shalt take no wrong, Me think our three companions tarry very long. Sir we are come to know your pleasure. You are come in good time, Instruction our treasure, This Gentleman craveth your acquaintance & aid. What you may do for him let him not be denayed, Welcome good fellows, will ye devil with me. If all parts be pleased, content are we. Welcome Instruction with all my heart. What three new servants, then farewell my part. I heartily thank you, and look what I can do, It shallbe always ready to pleasure you. Consider and talk together with these, And you shall find in your travail great 〈◊〉 Take here of me before I take my leave, This glass of Crystal clear which I you give Accept it and reserve it for my sake most sure, Much good to you in time it may procure, yourself therein, and view and pry, Mark what defects it will discover and descry, And so with judgement ripe, and curious eye, What is a miss endeavour to supply, Farewell. Farewell to you, right honourable sir: And commend me to my love my hearts desire, Let her think on me when she sees me not and wish me well. Farewell master Reason, think upon us, when you see us not. And in any wise, let not Will be forgot. Since I must take advise and counsel of you three, I must entreat you all, to devil in house with me, And look what order you shall prescribe as needful, To keep the same you shall find me as heedful: Come, Come, Go. Tush tush Instruction, your talk is of no force, You tell us a tale of a roasted horse, Which by his wounds except we set to it, As fast as we make, this fellows will undo it, Their talk is nothing but soft and fair and tarry, If you follow their counsel you shall never marry. To follow our counsel your charge and promise was, I would I had never known you by the mass. Must I look so longe and spend my life with toil Nay sure, I will either win it, or take the foil. The surer is your ground, the better you shall bear it. Ground us no ground, let him win it and wear it. Good sir be ruled and leave this peevish elf.
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She shal not hurt the vnlesse her cause be iuster. By the fayth of my bodye sir, I intend not to trust her. Whye. Take me this woman that talkes so roundly, That be so wyse, that reason so soundly: That loke so narrow, that speake so shryll: Their words are not so curst, but their déedes are as ill. It is but thy fansy, I sée no such thing in her. Perhappes you had neuer occasion to try her. That were great maruayle in so many yeares. She hath wonne the mastery of you it appeares. Well quiet your selfe thou shalt take no wronge, Me thinke oure thrée companions tary very longe. Sir we are come to know your pleasure. You are come in good tyme, Instruction our treasure, This Gentilman craueth your acquaintaunce & ayde. What you may do for him let him not be denayde, Welcome good fellowes, wyll ye dwell wyth me. If all partes be pleased, content are we. Wellcome Instruction wyth al my hart. What thrée newe seruaunts, then farewell my part. I hartely thanke you, and loke what I can doe, It shalbe alwayes redye to pleasure you. Consider and talke together with these, And you shall fynd in your trauayle great Take here of me before I take my leaue, This glasse of Christal cleare which I you geaue Accept it and reserue it for my sake most sure, Much good to you in time it may procure, Beold your selfe therin, and view and prye, Marke what defectes it wil discouer and discrye, And so wyth indgement rype, and curiouse eye, What is a mysse indeuor to supplye, Farewell. Farewell to you, right honourable syr: And commend me to my loue my hartes desyre, Let her thinke on me when she sees me not and wyshe me wel. Farewel mayster Reason, thincke vpon vs, when you sée vs not. And in any wyse, let not Wyll be forgot. Synce I must take aduise and counsell of you thrée, I must entreat you all, to dwell in house wyth me, And loke what order you shall prescribe as néedefull, To kepe the same you shall fynd me as héedefull: Come, Come, Goe. Tushe tushe Instruction, your talke is of no force, You tell vs a tale of a rosted horse, Whych by hys woundes except we set to it, As fast as we make, this fellowes wyll vndo it, Their talke is nothing but soft and fayre and tary, If you folow their counsell you shall neuer mary. To followe our counsayle youre charge and promys was, I would I had neuer knowen you by the masse. Muste I looke so longe and spend my lyfe wyth toyle Naye sure, I will eyther wynne it, or take the foyle. The surer is your grounde, the better you shall beare it. Ground vs no ground, let him winne it and weare it. Good sir be ruled and leaue this peuish elfe.