Jonson, Ben · published 1631 · first performed or written 1616 [Oct-Nov (?)] (Annals) comedy · King's Men T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint typicality 0.78 · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T4: love, heart, sweet, loves, fair, phillis, eyes, beauty, amyntas, lovers.
You are Resolved than? Yes, Sr. Beauty is the Saint, You'll sacrifice yourself, into the shirt too? So I may still cloth, and keep warm your wisdom? You lad me Sr! I know what you will bear, Sr. Well, to the point. 'Tis only, Sir, you say, To speak unto my wife? Only, to speak to her. And in my presence? In your very presence. And in my hearing? In your hearing: so, You interrupt us not. For the short space You do demand, the fourth part of an hour, I think I shall, with some convenient study, And this good help to boot, bring myself to't. I ask no more. Please you, walk toward my house, Speak what you list; that time is yours: My right I have departed with. But, not beyond, A minute, or a second, look for. Length, And drawing out, ma'aduance much, to these matches. And I except all kissing. Kisses are Silent petitions still with willing Lovers. Lovers? How falls that o'your fancy? Sir. I do know somewhat, I forbidden all lipwork. I am not eager at forbidden dainties. Who covets unfit things, denies himself. You say well, Sir, 'Twas prettily said, that same, He does, indeed. I'll have no touches, therefore, Nor take by the arms, nor tender circles Cast 'bout the waist, but all be done at distance. Love is brought up with those soft miniard handle; His pulse lies in his palm: and I defend All melting joints, and fingers, (that's my bargain) I do defend 'em; any thing like action. But talk, Sir, what you william. Use all the Tropes And Schemes, that Prince Quintilian can afford you: And much good do your Rhetoric's heart. You are welcome, Sir. Ingine, God b' w' you. Sir, I must condition To have this Gentleman by, a witness. Well, I am content, so he be silent. Yes, Sir. Come Devil, I'll make you room, straight. But I'll show you First, to your Mistress, who's not common one, You must conceive, that brings this gain to see her. I hope thou'st brought me good luck. I shall do't. Sir. Engine, you hope o'your half piece? 'Tis there, Sir. Be gone. Friend Manly, who's within here? fixed? I am directly in a fit of wonder what'll be the issue of this conference! For that, ne'er vex yourself, till the event. How like ye him? I would feign see more of him. What think you of this? I am past degrees of thinking. Old Africk, and the new America, With all their fruit of Monsters cannot show So just a prodigy. Can you have believed, Without your sight, a mind so sordid inward, Should be so specious, and laid forth abroad, To all the show, that ever shop, or ware was? I believe any thing now, though I confess His Vices are the most extremities I ever knew in nature. But, why loves he The Devil so?
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You are Reſolu'd then? Yes, Sr. Beauty is the Saint, You'll ſacrifice your ſelfe, into the ſhirt too? So I may ſtill cloth, and keepe warme your wiſdome? You lade me Sr! I know what you wil beare, Sr. Well, to the point. 'Tis only, Sir, you ſay, To ſpeake vnto my wife? Only, to ſpeake to her. And in my preſence? In your very preſence. And in my hearing? In your hearing: ſo, You interrupt vs not. For the ſhort ſpace You doe demand, the fourth part of an houre, I thinke I ſhall, with ſome conuenient ſtudy, And this good helpe to boot, bring my ſelfe to't. I aske no more. Pleaſe you, walk to'ard my houſe, Speake what you liſt; that time is yours: My right I haue departed with. But, not beyond, A minute, or a ſecond, looke for. Length, And drawing out, ma'aduance much, to theſe matches. And I except all kiſſing. Kiſſes are Silent petitions ſtill with willing Louers. Louers? How falls that o'your phantſie? Sir. I doe know ſomewhat, I forbid all lip-worke. I am not eager at forbidden dainties. Who couets vnfit things, denies him ſelfe. You ſay well, Sir, 'Twas prettily ſaid, that ſame, He do's, indeed. I'll haue no touches, therefore, Nor takings by the armes, nor tender circles Caſt 'bout the waſt, but all be done at diſtance. Loue is brought vp with thoſe ſoft migniard handlings; His pulſe lies in his palme: and I defend All melting ioynts, and fingers, (that's my bargaine) I doe defend 'hem; any thing like action. But talke, Sir, what you will. Vſe all the Tropes And Schemes, that Prince Quintilian can afford you: And much good do your Rhetoriques heart. You are welcome, Sir. Ingine, God b' w' you. Sir, I muſt condition To haue this Gentleman by, a witneſſe. Well, I am content, ſo he be ſilent. Yes, Sir. Come Diuell, I'll make you roome, ſtreight. But I'll ſhew you Firſt, to your Miſtreſſe, who's no common one, You muſt conceiue, that brings this gaine to ſee her. I hope thou'ſt brought me good lucke. I ſhall do't. Sir. INgine, you hope o'your halfe piece? 'Tis there, Sir. Be gone. Friend Manly, who's within here? fixed? I am directly in a fit of wonder What'll be the iſſue of this conference! For that, ne'r vex your ſelfe, till the euent. How like yo' him? I would faine ſee more of him. What thinke you of this? I am paſt degrees of thinking. Old Africk, and the new America, With all their fruite of Monſters cannot ſhew So iuſt a prodigie. Could you haue beleeu'd, Without your ſight, a minde ſo ſordide inward, Should be ſo ſpecious, and layd forth abroad, To all the ſhew, that euer ſhop, or ware was? I beleeue any thing now, though I confeſſe His Vices are the moſt extremities I euer knew in nature. But, why loues hee The Diuell ſo?