Brome, Richard · published 1632 · first performed or written 1629 [licensed for stage, Jul 29] (Annals) comedy · King's Men · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 473 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
GAllants, and Friends-spectators, will ye see A strain of Wit that is not Poetry? I have Authority for what I say: For He himself says so, that Writ the Play, Though, in the muse's Garden he can walk; And choicest Flowers pluck from every stalk To deck the Stage; and purposeth, hereafter, To take your judgements: now He implores your laughter; Says He would see you merry; thinks it long Since you were last delighted with a Song. Your Books, he says, can show you History; And serious Passages better than He; And that He should take pains in Act to show What you already by your Studies know Were a presumption. 'tis a Modesty Unused 'mongst Poets. This being only He That boasteth not his worth; and doth subscribe Himself an underservant in their Tribe. Yet though he slight himself, We not despair, By him, to show you what is Good and Rare. But I beseech you sir, Take me somewhat nearer your Council. May I assure myself, that this report goes true; that you are on this treaty of Marriage with that Widow? Faith cosen, I take it as my fortune; and am fully bent on the adventure. Troth in my mind, you were better venture yourself, and fortune to the Bermudas. 'tis true, she has a good estate: some nine thousand, I think: and were an apt match for one that knew how to govern it, and her; some hard bred Citizen, crafty Lawyer, or country justice. But you, a tender Nurseling of the Court, altogether unmixed with such nature or education, to cast yourself upon her, who for her years might be your Mother (they say: I never saw her) and has been the Town widow these three years, still conversant with Doctors, and Proctors of the civil Law; of which Tribe her husband was too. Never look to be the better for her Riches: she'll consume yours and you too▪ though your back were Herculean; and lay you in your grave, or in Bedlam (my life on't) before she dream o' dying, though it be all that you can hope, or pray for, after Marriage. You speak sir out of some unfortunate examples, and your extraordinary care of me. But truth is, all dissuasion comes too late; and all urgings against it are now uncharitable: For we are already Man and Wife. What married! Lustily promised sir. Absolutely contracted. Send you joy. I'll out of Town. I hope you'll see our Marriage. I sent indeed to bid you. No, good sir Philip, rather than I would be in sound of a Bell that should ring at it, I would have my brains fillipped out with the Clapper. Nay good cosen: I intended you my principal Guest. we'll have all very private: not above four or five friends more.
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GAllants, and Friends-spectators, will yee see A strayne of Wit that is not Poetrie? I haue Authority for what I say: For He himselfe sayes so, that Writ the Play, Though, in the Muses Garden he can walke; And choycest Flowers pluck from euery stalke To deck the Stage; and purposeth, hereafter, To take your Iudgements: now He implores your laughter; Sayes He would see you merry; thinks it long Since you were last delighted with a Song. Your Bookes, he sayes, can shew you History; And serious Passages better then Hee; And that He should take paines in Act to show What you already by your Studies know Were a presumption. Tis a Modestie Vn-vs'd 'mongst Poets. This being onely Hee That boasteth not his worth; and doth subscrib Himselfe an vnder-seruant in their Tribe. Yet though he slight himselfe, We not despaire, By him, to shew you what is Good and Rare. BVt I beseech you sir, Take me somewhat nearer your Councell. May I assure my selfe, that this report goes true; that you are on this treaty of Marriage with that Widow? Faith cosen, I take it as my fortune; and m fully bent on the aduenture. Troth in my mind, you were better venture your selfe, and fortune to the Bermudas. Tis true, shee has a good estate: some nine thousand, I thinke: and were an apt match for one that knew how to governe it, and her; some hard bred Cittizen, crafty Lawyer, or countrey Iustice. But you, a tender Nureling of the Court, altogether vnmixt with such nature or education, to cast your selfe vpon her, who for her yeares might be your Mother (they say: I never saw her) and has beene the Towne widow these three yeares, still conversant with Doctors, and Proctors of the civill Law; of which Tribe her husband was too. Never looke to bee the better for her Riches: Shee'll consume yours and you too▪ though your backe were Herculean; and lay you in your graue, or in Bedlem (my life on't) before she dreame o' dying, though it be all that you can hope, or pray for, after Mariage. You speake sir out of some vnfortunate examples, and your extraordinary care of me. But truth is, all deswasion comes too late; and all vrgings against it are now vncharitable: For wee are already Man and Wife. What married! Lustily promis'd sir. Absolutely contracted. Send you ioy. Ile out of Towne. I hope you'll see our Mariage. I sent indeed to bid you. No, good sir Phillip, rather then I would be in sound of a Bell that should ring at it, I would haue my braines fillipt out with the Clapper. Nay good cosen: I intended you my principall Guest. Wee'll haue all very priuate: not aboue foure or fiue friends more.