Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 17 (nat, leaguer, assyrian, mowche, bashas, andalle…). Matches are highlighted.
j yn'd it self with and unequal mate; You ag worser father, only to satisfy The Provident will of Parents. Do you so. Fortune hath made me now your Mother. Had nature don't, my care could not be greater, Nor more my providence to dispose your good. There. tell me, Now time hath given your age perfection; Your roses are full
hath given your age perfection; Your roses are full blown, and fit for gathering, Do you not long for a husband? But take heed: There are a sort of found effeminate men, Deep studied in discursive compliment, That many times will wast more ayery language To take a solemn leave, then would make up A City Orator. Beware that
piece of night service; or so. Come, come, forbear these wicked solicits, or I shall disclaim the promise of my favours reversion when my old Hus band die's, if nature be not merciless, and I go first. My Husband. He shall never be but a Unicorn. Farewell Mistress Tongall. Why do you gaze upon me? And why so? What humour have
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You see how my obedient youth Hath j yn'd it self with and unequal mate; You ag worser father, only to satisfy The Provident will of Parents. Do you so. Fortune hath made me now your Mother. Had nature don't, my care could not be greater, Nor more my providence to dispose your good. There. tell me, Now time hath given your age perfection; Your roses are full blown, and fit for gathering, Do you not long for a husband? But take heed: There are a sort of found effeminate men, Deep studied in discursive compliment, That many times will wast more ayery language To take a solemn leave, then would make up A City Orator. Beware that no such oyle-tongu'd amorist Sighs forth his passion in thy credulous ears, And captivate thy weakness. It's their practice To glory in diversity of Mistress's: And when one frowns or chides their over-daring With a repulse, will not stick to revenge it With a foul defamation of her honour. The resolution's noble; I commend it. Welcome Mistress Tongall; welcome. You are the only company in the neighbourhood. A Lady can ill be without you. Can he Poetise Mris. Tongall? What estate hath he? A cold bed fellow. But Religion and Conscience. Now it's done I must love him. Would he were not jealous. Secretary. Go, and direct the Cook. Fie, Mr. Jerker! beside the words incivility, I did not expect such absurdity in a reputed wit. Could you not have couched it better; shall I have leave to do your Ladyship a piece of night service; or so. Come, come, forbear these wicked solicits, or I shall disclaim the promise of my favours reversion when my old Hus band die's, if nature be not merciless, and I go first. My Husband. He shall never be but a Unicorn. Farewell Mistress Tongall. Why do you gaze upon me? And why so? What humour have you God? you have sure been tippling. Fie Secretary. You know Mr. Jerker? No Secretary; what think you of me? But not as I do I could betray mine honour to his l we; And S ll my fame for his embraces Give those delights which are my Husbands endue To his enjoying. Thy employment shall be When we are closely set at dallyance Blush not what ere thou seest; but call thy Master; The service may be worth a new gown. As earnest as resolves can make me. Dispute not my commands, but do them: Oh I shall stop the current of my favours. That hitherto have flowed so fully on thee. I could wish it much better for Master Jerkers sake. How now Sir Generous? Courting my woman? am not I warm enough To thaw your frozen appetite? Indeed it would not. Revenge should be a remedy. Nay, to her again; you are not the first That hath abused his Lady. I want but the opportunity of their absence, Which I must straight contrive. Pray let's fit, And enter on the project, though it be nice When wit masks virtue in a cloak of vice. Secretary. You forget your employment. Do we not kiss! Nay, blush not Mr. Jerker, ours is no act of shame, but to be gloried in; youth to youth. Sir Generous are your horns so lop-heavy they make you hang the head. Never droop at it man. A Lord may be a Cuck old and never the wiser: you have got the knowledge of what oh did but suspect before. I did it Sir to cure your jealousy More then for satisfaction of desire, Which I have often satiated, when Your cold abilities were comforted With down and sileuce; when your dreams presented The quiet of a grave. Pray good Sir Generous stay. I have not yet consented; and I think The Law cannot dispense while either live. If you resolve divorce, you l only force me To and unwil king widowhood; and how little My innocence deserves, the least suspect, Though I did feign a gilded for better ends, Just heaven can witness. There was no necessity To tempt my woman to discover us. It was my first command. While you persever in't, I shall preserve you in my purest thoughts; But never to infect them. Then will my joys be settled. Let not thine ears drink in their Rhetoric charms, Lest they bewitch thy glorious understanding To dote on their pretences, which perhaps Shall be chased love for it's Creations end: When but their c vetous Hope's prefer a portion Before your beauty, birth or education; And yet perhaps there is disparity betwixt lower Fortune's, and their weak desert. Deceit's a cunning baud, and many times Makes virtue prostitute it self to misery. Is the Gentleman of so good education? You are welcome Mr. Jerker and this Gentleman, and shall be while your visits are seasonable. But you know I have a jealous husband. It's marvel you blush not. So bold and so young! By that time you come to your full growth pretty Gentle man, you'll make up the number of the ten Worthies. Your little Cousin may stay. How Like you the plot? What is't should make my Husbands jealousy Rage oh within him to suspect the visits Of every friend! Cannot my careful carriage Kill his distrust, and make him confident! Many a young Lady that had such excuses As I may well pretend, his age, diseases, And all the cold defects are incident To a decaying strength, would privilege Her rasher wills dispense with young desires. Such are in me; but not to satisfaction: I must not wrong my fame: though my hight blood Should danc a lustful measure. But he's jealous; And I must practice some strange cure upon it. Secretary. But it's mine; His knowledge of't would add to the delight, And make the offence less. City Dams can practice Slights to deceive their Husbands, mine shall know it. Pray daughter oversee the servants.
Plot summary
Plot — Covent Garden
Dungworth comes to London from the country with his servants, Ralph and Dobson, intending to sell some of his lands and buy himself a knighthood. Artlove aims to woo Dorothy Worthy, and Mistress Tongueall offers her services as matchmaker —but also helps the foolish Littleword to the same ends. Hugh Jerker's objective is to cuckold Dorothy's father, Sir Generous Worthy: Lady Worthy was Jerker's mistress before she was forced to marry Sir Generous to get her away from him. Warrant and Spruce are both interested in the waiting-woman, Susan, and meet to fight a duel over her. Warrant has taken the precaution of procuring an advance pardon for killing Spruce, and Spruce anticipates that, if he kills Warrant, Susan will save his life with a gallows wedding. In the event, both are too cowardly to fight, and Susan and Dorothy, who are watching, engage Dobson and Ralph to attack them. Both talk their way out of a beating, leaving behind clothes and money. The servants consider taking up robbery as a profession. They have an altercation with Dorothy's brother, but Artlove intervenes and sees them off. Young Worthy vets his rescuer as a potential brother-in-law, and recommends him to Dorothy. She resents this interference, but eventually accepts Artlove. At the tavern, Ralph and Dobson are arrested for the robbery and brought before Sir Generous; but Warrant refuses to admit that he was robbed, and the case collapses. Ralph and Dobson conduct a mock-trial, with themselves as judge and constable, and use the opportunity to pass satirical comment on several characters.Lady Worthy arranges an assignation with Jerker, and asks Susan to be the lookout. Instead, Susan fetches the jealous Sir Generous, who arrives to see hiswife kissingJerker. Jerker suggests that he should divorce her; but she explains that the assignation was set up to cure her husband's jealousy.