Brome, Richard · published 1632 · first performed or written 1629 [licensed for stage, Jul 29] (Annals) comedy · King's Men · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 501 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
'Twas a thousand pities that this Wench was seduced. she might have made a Wife for a good Esquire. she would serve a Tradesman yet, most unblemishably. And when I have done with her, doing that for her, as I mean to do. She may perhaps match with a younger brother, purchase him a place, advance his fortune, to be able in the end to repay her with a Ladyship. 'Tis not without a precedent; and I will help her to follow the example directly. For what I have is mine own, and I will be merry with it. Ha my bird, my chick ● Kiss me. Kiss me up. So. Kiss me up I say. So again. Thou hast done't directly. Maintain it now, with a cordial kiss. So, so, so▪ Good. Very good; and while it is so, a word with you in private. Come my bird, mh mh mh. Sit, there's a woman below.— Sir, what have I to do with any woman below: Do you with your woman below, I am very well here. Is the old man mad trow. Sir, she will have to do with you above, if you speak not with her below. I had much ado to keep her down stairs, her case is so lamentable she says. I never saw a woman so importunate in my life sir. You must down sir. I am down already. All's nought. What limb of the devil is 't? Dost thou know her? she says she is wife to a Constable sir, that you lately committed; and if your Wor. does not release him presently, that he's undone, and she's undone, all their children are undone, that unborn in her belly is undone, and I know not how many more are undone for ever. Hell take her. How could she know that I was here? she spied you in the Street sir, and followed you, and follow you she would, had you gone into the Privy Chamber she swears; her cause enforces her she says. And she is so great with child too, that no man dares give her a thrust to keep her back. I hear her blow up stairs. Keep her down, I'll follow thee— Good sir be pitiful for the woman's sake, and release him. Perhaps her reckoning is out, and she has nobody to call the Midwife. I must home to my Clerk then: for I cannot write here; nor do any good besides I am so vexed. But I will return to thee in the evening, Duck: And since I am so apt to be spied, ● will come disguised. Indeed I'll put out the Candle when you are here then, for I shall never endure to see other shape of Man. O these trunk ho●● are a comely wearing. I will be disguised directly. I will run through all the shapes of Jupiter, before I will again be prevented. Farewell. O my sweet! At seven in the evening expect me.—
seed 43: T56 · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
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'Twas a thousand pitties that this Wench was seduc'd. Shee might haue mae a Wie for a good Esquire. Shee would serue a Tradesman yet, most vnblemishably. And vvhen I haue done vvith her, doing that fr her, as I meane to doe. She may perhaps match with a younger brother, purchase him a place, aduance his fortune, to bee able in the end to repay hr vvith a Ladiship. 'Tis not vvithout a president; and I will help her to follow the example directly. For vvhat I haue is mine owne, and I vvill be merry vvith it. Ha my bird, my chick Kisse me. Kisse me vp. So. Kisse me vp I say. So againe. Thou hast don't directly. Maintaine it now, vvith a cordiall isse. So, so, so▪ Good. Very good; and while it is so, a vvord with you in priuate. Come my bird, mh mh mh. Sit, there's a vvoman below.— Sir, vvhat haue I to doe with any vvoman below: Doe you with your vvoman below, I am very well here. Is the olde man mad trow. Sir, shee will haue to doe with you aboue, if you speak not with her below. I had much a doe to keepe her downe stayres, her case is so lamentable she sayes. I neuer saw a vvoman so importunate in my life sir. You must downe sir. I am downe already. All's naught. What limb of the devill is' ? Do'st thou know her? Shee sayes shee is vvife to a Constable sr, that you lately committed; and if your Wor. dos not release him presently, that hee's vndone, and shee's vndone, all their children ar vndone, that vnborne in her belly is vndone, and I know not how many more are vndone for euer. Hell take her. How could she know that I was here? Shee spied you in the Streete sir, and followed you, and follow you shee vvould, had you gone into the Priuy Chamber she sweares; her cause enforces her she sayes. And shee is so great with childe too, that no man dares giue her a thrust to keepe her back. I heare her blow vp stayres. Keepe her downe, I'le follow thee— Good sir be pittifull for the vvomans sake, and release him. Perhaps her reckoning is out, and she has no body to call the Midwife. I must home to my Clearke then: for I cannot write here; nor do any good besides I am so vex'd. But I will returne to the in the evening, Duck: And since I am so apt to be spied, will come disguis'd. Indeed I'le put out the Candle when you are here then, for I shall never endure to ee other shape of Man. O these trunke ho are a comely wearing. I will be iguis'd directly. I will runne through all the shapes of Iupier, befor I will againe be prevented. Farewell. O my weet! At seuen in the euning expect me.—