Marmion, Shackerley · published 1632 · first performed or written 1631 [Dec] (Annals) comedy · Prince Charles's Men (second) · Salisbury Court unassigned nearest T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs · 480 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T21: cupid, venus, love, ceres, diana, fair, nymphs, goddess, bow, damon.
And make all jades of them. You are the Centre of all women's love then. 'Tis true, I have a strange attractive power Over your females, did you never hear of Three Goddesses, that strove on Ida hill, Naked before a shepherd, for a Ball, With an inscription; Let the fairest have it. And what of those? Bring them all three before me: If I surprise them not all at first dash, If they fall not together by the ears for me, Nay, if they run not mad, and follow me, As if they were drunk with a love potion, ne'er trust a Prognosticator again. But how if you should chance to meet Diana? Take heed of her, it is a testy Girl, A professed Virgin. Phil. 'Tis my ambition To meet with her, to bathe my limbs with her, In the same Well, shoot in her bow, dance with her, And get the foremost of her troop with child, And turn the rape on Iupiter. Fine i'faith. It seems that you are of opinion, There is no text of womankind so holy, But may be corrupted, though a Deity. Ardelio, tell me what thou dost think of them. Who I? hang me should I be questioned Now for my faith, concerning Articles, Of women's chastity, I should be burnt For a rank Heretic, I believe none of them. But I think otherwise; and can justify it. What if I bring you now unto a beauty As glorious as the Sun, but in desire Cold, as the middle Region of the air, And free from all reflection of lust? But shall I speak with her, and tempt her to it? You shall converse with her, and she shall feed Your sense with such discursive influence, And a voice sweeter than the Lydian tunes Iove would bow down his ear to, yet her blood Shall run as cold as julips through her veins: The springtide of her youth, shall swell with more Delights, than there be drops in April, yet she As chaste as Salmacis, amidst the streams. Her eye shall sparkle like the Diamond, And be as pure, her kisses soft and melting, As the South wind; but undefiled as heaven. And you shall feel the Elemental fire Of her unspotted love, and grieve, and swear She is so celestial, and Divine a creature, That's only hot in her effect, not nature. Why such an one would I converse withal. The Conquest will be greater, shall I see her? I'll bring you to her. He has a strong belief. I have no such confidence, she may be Lucrece, And he a foolish Collatine to brag of her. But most of them, in playing fast and loose, Will cheat an Oracle. I have a creature Before these, Courtiers lick their lips at her, I'll trust a wanton baggage in the wind.
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And make all jades of them. You are the Center of all womens love then. 'Tis true, I haue a ſtrange attractive power Over your females, did you never heare of Three Goddeſſes, that ſtroue on Ida hill, Naked before a ſhepheard, for a Ball, With an inſcription; Let the faireſt have it. And what of thoſe? Bring them all three before me: If I ſurprize them not all at firſt daſh, If they fall not together by the eares for mee, Nay, if they runne not mad, and follow mee, As if they were drunke with a loue potion, Nere truſt a Prognoſticator againe. But how if you ſhould chance to meet Diana? Take heed of her, it is a teſty Girle, A profeſt Virgin. Phil. 'Tis my ambition To meet with her, to bath my limbs with her, In the ſame Well, ſhoot in her bow, dance with her, And get the formoſt of her troupe with child, And turne the rape on Iupiter. Fine yfaith. It ſeemes that you are of opinion, There is no text of woman-kinde ſo holy, But may be corrupted, though a Deity. Ardelio, tell me what thou doſt think of them. Who I? hang me ſhould I be queſtioned Now for my faith, concerning Articles, Of womens chaſtitie, I ſhould bee burnt For a ranke Heretike, I beleeve none of them. But I thinke otherwiſe; and can iuſtifie it. What if I bring you now unto a beauty As glorious as the Sunne, but in deſire Cold, as the middle Region of the ayre, And free from all reflexion of luſt? But ſhall I ſpeak with her, and tempt her to it? You ſhall converſe with her, and ſhe ſhall feed Your ſenſe with ſuch diſcourſive influence, And a voyce ſweeter than the Lydian tunes Iove would bow downe his eare to, yet her bloud Shall runne as cold as Iulips through her veynes: The ſpring-tide of her youth, ſhall ſwell with more Delights, then there be drops in Aprill, yet ſhee As chaſt as Salmacis, amidſt the ſtreames. Her eye ſhall ſparkle like the Diamond, And be as pure, her kiſſes ſoft and melting, As the South wind; but undefil'd as heaven. And you ſhall feele the Elementall fire Of her unſpotted love, and grieve, and ſweare Shee is ſo celeſtiall, and Divine a creature, Thats onely hot in her effect, not nature. Why ſuch an one would I converſe withall. The Conqueſt wil be greater, ſhall I ſee her? I'll bring you to her. He has a ſtrong beleefe. I have no ſuch confidence, ſhe may be Lucreſſe, And he' a fooliſh Colatine to brag of her. But moſt of them, in playing faſt and looſe, Will cheat an Orac. I haue a creature Before theſe, ouiers their lips at her, I'll truſt a wantn baga the wnd.