Heywood, Thomas / Rowley, William · published 1632 · first performed or written 1611 [1611-1614] (Annals) comedy · Unknown T32 Rings and jewels as tokens typicality 0.79 · 490 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T32: ring, ti, gave, finger, jewel, lady, lord, love, invisible, away.
Yes Sir, but I was not robbed of it. No; well, thank him that brings it Home then; and will ask nothing for his pains. You see this salmon? Yes, what of it? It cost but six pence: but had the Fisher known The worth of it, 'twould have cost you forty shillings. Is not this your Ring? The very same. Your maid Joan examining this salmon, that she Bought in the Market, found that he had swallowed This Gudgeon. How am I vexed with blessings? how think you Sir, is not this above wonder? I am amazed at it. First that this fish should snatch it as a bait; Then that my servant needs must buy that fish Amongst such infinites of fish and buyers: What fate is mine that runs all by itself In unhappy happiness? My conscience dreads it: Would thou hadst not swallowed it, nor thou not bought it. Alas, blame not the poor fish, mistress, he being a phlegmatic Creature, took Gold for Restorative. He took it fair, And he that gets Gold, let him eat Gold. Nothing can hinder fate. Seek not to cross it then. About your business, you have not pleased me in this. By my maidenhead if I had thought you would Have ta'en it no kindlier, you should ne'er Have been vexed with sight on't; the garbage should Have been the cook's fees at this time. Now do I see the old proverb come to pass; Give a woman luck, and cast her into th'sea: There's many a man would wish his wife good Luck, on that condition he might throw her Away so. But mistress, there's one within would Speak with you, that vexeth as fast against Crosses, as you do against good luck. I know her sure then, 'tis my gossip Foster: Request her in; here's good company, tell her. I'll tell her so for my own credit's sake. You shall now see an absolute contrary: Would I had changed bosoms with her for a time, 'T would make me better relish happiness. O friend and gossip, where are you? I am o'er loaden with my griefs, and but in your bosom I know not where to ease me. I had rather help you to a close, stool, an't please you. ne'er had woman more sinister fate; All ominous stars were in conjunction Even at my birth, and do still attend me. This is a perfect contrary indeed. What ails you Woman? Unless seven witches had set spells about me, I could not be so crossed, never at quiet Never happy hour, not a minute's content. You hurt yourself most with impatience. ay, I Physicians minister with ease, Although the patient do receive in pain; Would I could think but of one joyful hour. You have had two husbands to my knowledge; And if you had not one joyful hour between Both, I would you were hanged i'faith.
nodes 426–489 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 8 of 45 in this edition
Length
490 words · 625 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T32 — Rings and jewels as tokenscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.788 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T33 · seed 44: T32 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Yes Sir, but I was not robb'd of it. No; well, thanke him that brings it Home then; and will aske nothing for his paines. You see this Sammon? Yes, what of it? It cost but six pence: but had the Fisher knowne The worth of it, 'twould have cost you forty shillings. Is not this your Ring? The very same. Your maid Ioane examining this Sammon, that shee Bought in the Market, found that he had swallowed This Gudgeon. How am I vext with blessings? how thinke you Sir, is not this above wonder? I am amaz'd at it. First that this fish should snatch it as a baite; Then that my servant needes must buy that fish Amongst such infinites of fish and buyers: What fate is mine that runnes all by it selfe In unhappy happinesse? My conscience dreads it: Would thou hadst not swallowed it, nor thou not bought it. Alas, blame not the poore fish, mistris, hee being a fleg, matique Creature, tooke Gold for Restorative. He tooke it faire, And he that gets Gold, let him eate Gold. Nothing can hinder fate. Seeke not to crosse it then. About your businesse, you have not pleas'd me in this. By my mayde nhead if I had thought you would Have tane it no kindlier, you should ne'r Have bin vext with sight on't; the garbidge should Have bin the Cookes fees at this time. Now doe I see the old proverbe come to passe; Give a woman lucke, and cast her into th'sea: There's many a man would wish his wife good Lucke, on that condition he might throw her Away so. But mistris, there's one within would Speake with you, that vexeth as fast against Crosses, as you doe against good lucke. I know her sure then, 'tis my gossip Foster: Request her in; here's good company, tell her. Ile tell her so for my owne credits sake. You shall now see an absolute contrary: Would I had chang'd bosomes with her for atime, 'T would make me better rellish happinesse. O friend and gossip, where are you? I am O're loaden with my griefes, and but in your bosome I know not where to ease me. I had rather helpe you to a close, stoole, And't please you. Ne'r had woman more sinister fate; All ominous stars were in conjunction Even at my birth, and doe still attend me. This is a perfect contrary indeede. What ayles you Woman? Vnlesse seven witches had set spels about me, I could not be so crost, never at quiet Never happy houre, not a minutes content. You hurt your selfe most with impatience. I, I Physitions minister with ease, Although the patient do receive in paine; Would I could think but of one joyfull houre. You have had two husbands to my knowledge; And if you had not one joyfull houre betweene Both, I would you were hang'd i'faith.