Brome, Richard · published 1632 · first performed or written 1629 [licensed for stage, Jul 29] (Annals) comedy · King's Men · Blackfriars T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma typicality 0.86 · 532 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
Nor will I fondly think you meant to seek, Crossing his Match, to make it for yourself: Both for my known unworthiness; and your Depraving him being no possible way To make me think the better of your worth. Can this be she? how strangely am I taken! But I forgive, and charitably think All this brought no ill purpose; pretty Pageantry Which may hereafter, 'mong our marriage mirth, Fill up a Scene: for now I'll take no notice. Indeed I will not: you may, if you please, And tell your coz how heinously I take it. If thou hast mercy, Love, keep't from my heart. will't please you hear me? Sir I have, enough. And crave but leave to speak this little to you, Which shall by heaven be uncontrolled as Fate. If I shall find him bad, I'll blame my fortune: Never repent or thank you for your counsel. If I shall find him good; and all this false, Which you so violently have urged against him; I'll love him ne'er the more, nor you the worse: For I am not so poor, nor weakly spirited, That should all friends to whom my faith is bound, Say on their knowledge, that all this were true, And that one hours' protraction of our Marriage Should make't appear, that I would give allowance To all their bugbear reasons, to defer That hour the uniting of our hands: because Our hearts are linked by the Divinest laws. What have I done? The curse of overweening brains, Shame, and disgrace are guerdon of my pains. O, I shall fall beneath the scorn of fools: A punishment as just, as great for such, That do in things, concern them not, too much. What ails the Gent? O what a setled rock of Constancie She planteth her affection? not to move, Though all the breath of slanderous reproach, Driving tempestuous clouds and storms of horror, Should beat, at once, against it. Sir How d'ee? madam. Not you Sir. I would I had not seen, at least not heard her In all so contrary to all opinion. You are not well Sir. They said she was old, unhandsome, and uncivil, Forward, and full of womanish distemper. she's none of these: but opposite in all. Sir. My witty purpose was to save my friend From such a hazard; and to loathe her so, That I might make her loathsome to his fancy: But I myself am fall'n into that hazard; To wrong my friend; to burn in lawless love; Which oh that prayers or penance may remove. You are not going Sir? I beg your pardon; dare not look upon you.— Gone in a dream▪ Well, I perceive this juggling. This strain was only to explore the strength Of my affection to my luckless Knight. For which, if both their Cunnings I not fit, Let me be called the barren wife of wit. The strangeness of this Gentleman's action will not out of my mind yet. Sir Philip could not but have a hand in it. does he repent his bargain already; and desire to be quit with loss of his earnest? 'tis but his faith and troth.
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Nor will I foudly thinke you meant to seeke, Crossing his Match, to make it for your selfe: Both for my knowen unworthinesse; and your Deprauing him being no possible way To make me thinke the better of your worth. Can this be shee? how strangely am I taken! But I forgiue, and charitably thinke All this brought no ill purpose; pretty Pageantry Which may hereafter, 'mong our mariage mirth, Fill vp a Scene: for now Ile take no notice. Indeed I will not: you may, if you please, And tell your Cuz how haynously I take it. If thou hast mercy, Loue, keep't from my heart. Wil't please you heare me? Sir I haue, enough. And craue but leaue to speake this little to you, Which shall by heauen be vncontrol'd as Fate. If I shall find him bad, I'le blame my fortune: Neuer repent or thanke you for your counsell. If I shall finde him good; and all this false, VVhich you so violently haue vrg'd against him; Ile loue him nere the more, nor you the worse: For I am not so poore, nor weakly spiritted, That should all friends to whom my faith is bound, Say on their knowledge, that all this were true, And that one houres protraction of our Mariage Should mak't appeare, that I would giue allowance To all their bugbeare reasons, to deferre That houre the vniting of our hands: because Our hearts are link'd by the Diuinest lawes. What haue I done? The curse of ouer-weening brains, Shame, and disgrace are guerdon of my paines. O, I shall fall beneath the scorne of fooles: A punishment as iust, as great for such, That doe in things, concerne them not, too much. What ayles the Gent? O what a setled rock of Constancie She planteth her affection? not to moue, Though all the breath of slnderous reproach, Driuing tempestuous clowds and stormes of horror, Should beat, at once, against it. Sir How dee? Ma-dame. Not you Sir. I would I had not seene, at least not heard her In all so contrary to all opinion. You are not well Sir. They said she was old, vnhandsome, and vncuill, Forward, and full of womanish distemper. Shee's none of these: but opposite in all. Sir. My witty purpose was to saue my friend From such a hazard; and to loath her so, That I might make her loathsome to his fansie: But I my selfe am falne into that hazard; To wrong my friend; to burne in lawlesse loe; Which oh that prayers or penance may remoue. You are not going Sir? I beg your pardon; dare not look vpon you.— Gone in a dreame▪ Well, I perceiue this iugling. This straine was onely to explore the strength Of my affection to my lucklesse Knight. For which, if both their Cunnings I not fit, Let me be call'd the barren wife of wit. The strangenes of this Gentlemans action will not out of my mind yet. Sir Phillip could not but haue a hand in it. Do's he repent his bargaine already; and desire to bee quit with losse of his earnest? Tis but his faith and troth.