Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 15 (ang, hunc, fleire, shillings, chil, sblood…). Matches are highlighted.
I would not thank the Lady should run mad for me. Let it be five pieces, o wit of wits! Drink, drink Sack. And divine the world with thine own wit, will fell, Hang other books, woot never switch a Play up? What brains some men have? I would change all my acres for his Poetry. Be brief. Bright Lady, make your humble servants
I dare not slip A minute: Not for a Kingdom Lady, I will stay, And grow here for your service. Madam. I am his interpreter. With me lancholie, sir, he has a strange Humour to cross the method of the World. Why; sir, to make The night his time for study, talk, or business, And never go to bed but in the morning. But keep this
go to bed but in the morning. But keep this to your self, for it's a secret. Why plots, nothing but plots: he did suspect All mankind, nay their shadows in the hangings, If they but laid their heads together, were Dangerous, and talked treason, such a fool, A serious fool was never before extant. With your pardon I must be
Full speech
Our acts and deeds are to show for't. In the presence of the notorious Publican. But dee hear, who shall pay back the money? The money we would taken up to go a wooing to This Kickshaw. I have great mind— Upon condition the Lady would seal to Covenants, you should find me reasonable. Stay I have it, and no unhappy invention, A divice, if the worst come to the worst, You will thank me sort. The gentlewoman we aim at, has a great Estate, a fortune for a Lord. She has many Suitors, But none in grace, makes her self merry with'em, And jeeres'em mainly, cannot love. Now I come too't, we two do love this Lady, 'Tis not possible We should both draw the prize, but one can be Her husband. And yet in our particular, Ther's none of us can say, he shall prevail, And be the man, the man, that must be Lord Of the estate, justle the noblemen. And domineer. Now mark me, He that shall conquer this Virginian Island And write himself Lord of the Golden-mines, Will have a very fine time on't. Nay tell me first, what will Become of him that must Fit down with a willow Garland, that has sealed For a thousand pound; with what deer appetite Shall he discharge the Scrivener? Then I have thought a way to make us both Gainers, in some proportion. Play your Cards wisely, and it's done. Why thus He that shall marry her of us two, As one of us must speed, shall enter Bound At's marriage, to give the other a thousand pound, This composition may be allowed and sealed to, If you consider, something will be requisite, For them, that go without the maidenhead, Debts and devises will grow endue, and Sack Will not be unnecessary, to forget her health in, What think you on't? and who ever obtains the Lady Will have no cause to grumble at this motion, Is not this equal and a certainty for both? A match, the writings, Will quickly be prepared, for things must carry Formality and law, we do but talk else, Vam Withal my heart, subscribe to night, who's this? 'Tis Confident. Dost think we shall prevail then? But dost hear! we are both suitors to one Lady; Which dost think shall carry her? Who shall have her dost think? Speak thy opinion. shall I? Could I speak thus, I would not thank the Lady should run mad for me. Let it be five pieces, o wit of wits! Drink, drink Sack. And divine the world with thine own wit, will fell, Hang other books, woot never switch a Play up? What brains some men have? I would change all my acres for his Poetry. Be brief. Bright Lady, make your humble servants proud To kiss your white hand. The lot gave me priority, you know, Therefore obey your chance, I must first court her. The truth is, Lady, I love you in the noble way of Marriage. Why my Pretty Mistress? Are you in earnest? Do but name The way you have the most mind to be loved in; The high way, or the by way, any way, I am at your service. One that would be in love too, If he had and apprehension You'd favour him, a thing has neither wit Nor honesty, he would needs come along, I could not shake him off, without a quarrel, You'll quickly find his barrenness, and dismiss him: He has been practising this fortnight, how To make a leg, that learned Gentleman Knows the inside of his soul, for my own partly— Should he but hear you, Lady, he would think You jeered him fearfully. How's this? I obey. She's taken with him, and the worst come To the worst, there will be a thousand pound good yet. Vam. Your Lordship's humble creatures. Cast lots. Let him be the judge, He knows us both to a scruple. No more. Shee'le make him the dumb Knight. You are noble Lady. How's this? if you command me to affect you, What can I do? Another word, If we be just to your commands, deer Lady, At six months end, how shall we both be satisfied? You have forgotten the statute. How she Jeers him. Would, would. At his folly my noble Lord. I leave you my noble Lord? if every sand Within my glass, were a long life, I should Employ they all in waiting on your Lordship. And think the time were poor, and short to serve you I leave you my good Lord? i'm not about it. Your Lordship's humble servant, some affairs Press my departure. Lady I am gone, my Lord, I must beseech Your pardon, for the world, I dare not slip A minute: Not for a Kingdom Lady, I will stay, And grow here for your service. Madam. I am his interpreter. With me lancholie, sir, he has a strange Humour to cross the method of the World. Why; sir, to make The night his time for study, talk, or business, And never go to bed but in the morning. But keep this to your self, for it's a secret. Why plots, nothing but plots: he did suspect All mankind, nay their shadows in the hangings, If they but laid their heads together, were Dangerous, and talked treason, such a fool, A serious fool was never before extant. With your pardon I must be in Actium, it does stir my blood, Which would congeal through cold else in my veins. Your face is full of sunshine Madam. If they be no officers, we can be no traitors. One of us is sure to carry her, what think you o'th de vice, and the worst come to the worst, for the thousand pound? Do not you think you have undone us now, And that we shall despair, and drown our selves, Or slip out of the World in a clean halter? No, we will live to vex thee, for my partly Because thou gavest me liberty to speak, To show I scorn to obey thee, and in malice To thy injunction, I will never speak Again, to any woman, in revenge, I'll be more dumb then he was. I would not wish you, upon easy terms.
Plot summary
Plot — The Example
Money troubles have driven Sir Walter Peregrine to go to war in Europe to keep him away from his creditors in England. In his absence, his wife Bellamia is being pursued by Lord Fitzavarice, who plies her with rich gifts. She chastely refuses him, but he feels that, since he is known to have courted her, it is a matter of honour that the seduction should succeed. He pursues her to her chamber and offers to surrender her husband’s mortgage if she will sleep with him, then pay off his debts £100 a time in return for subsequent nights of passion. When she still refuses him, he threatens rape, and she faints. The experience converts him from his louche ways: he is relieved to learn that she is not dead, and returns the mortgage anyway, impressed with her virtue. A captain comes from the Netherlands on a recruiting mission. Sir Walter takes the opportunity to accompany him and pays a flying visit to his wife. She proposes to pay his debts with Lord Fitzavarice’s gifts, but he assumes that these are the rewards of adultery and challenges the Lord to a duel. Fitzavarice, recognizing that he is obliged to answer the challenge, appoints Confident as his second. But Confident’s reputation for valour is undeserved: rather than have to prove it by fighting, he tips off Sir Walter’s creditors and has him arrested for his debts before the duel can take place. Lord Fitzavarice disowns the ploy and secures Sir Walter’s release by paying his debts. Sir Walter realizes that his suspicions must be false—an adulterer would find it more convenient to keep him in jail—but the Lord insists on going through with the duel. Both men are slightly wounded, and honour is satisfied. In the sub-plot, Vainman and Pumicestone have both borrowed heavily to finance their courtship of Bellamia’s sister, Jacintha. They agree that whichever of them wins her will cover the other’s expenses. Jacintha is not disposed to marry anyone, but asks them to demonstrate which of them loves her best. Rather than send them to do dangerous deeds, she imposes difficult conditions: they must both visit her every day for six months, during which time Vainman must not speak a word and Pumicestone must do the opposite of everything she asks. She then contrives a situation in which their compliance is embarrassing. At her instigation they also visit her uncle, the plot-obsessed Sir Solitary, and pretend to be agents of a foreign power; Jacintha also arranges for servants to pose as officers come to arrest them.…