Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 4 (loyalty, handmaid, spotless, blessings, hamilcar, moves…). Matches are highlighted.
To be a sacrifice. What thanks shall I give? 'Tis a treasure, And all the wealth I have, my life, the sum Of all my joys on earth, and the expectation Of future blessings too depend upon it. Then look upon him Milisent. But thou art before him in acceptance, nay You stand discovered here, in Milisent you may Repose sa e trust. But
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When you please sir, More liberally in my opinion. I think the picture of either o'your faces in a ring, with a Memento mors, would be as sufficient a mortification, as lying with and Anatomy. I think so. This is Like to be a secret. What Music have I herd? He has Medusa's noble countenance, His hairs do curl Like soft and gentle Snakes: Did ever puppy smile so? or the Ass Better become his ears? o generous beast Of sober carriage, sure he's valiant too, Those bloodshot eyes betray him, but his nose Fish for commendation. With your licence sir— You're very short. You have read many lectures to me, which My duty hath received, and practised, as Prec pts from heaven, but never did I hear You preach so ill, you heretofore directed My study to be careful of my fame, Cherish desert, plant my affection on Nobleness, which canonely be sufficient To make it fruitful, and d'ce counsel now To marry a disease? , I fear He is in earnest, marry me to my graven, oh that you shall have my consent, o do not Enforce me to be guilty of a fall e Vow, both to Heaven and Angels; on my knees— One minute hath ruined all my hope, Milisent Was cruel thus to mock me. I obey sir: will my father cozen himself? I'll be bold to see your daughter. May I believe thee Milisent, that my father Though he give such respect to him I hate, Inten S no marriage? thou hast released My heart of many fears, that I was destined To be a sacrifice. What thanks shall I give? 'Tis a treasure, And all the wealth I have, my life, the sum Of all my joys on earth, and the expectation Of future blessings too depend upon it. Then look upon him Milisent. But thou art before him in acceptance, nay You stand discovered here, in Milisent you may Repose sa e trust. But where's this man of mortgages? We shall be troubled now You're very resolute. Fiery? That will be somewhat costly. Master Rawbone, I am sorry for your hurt. Exit. Do I hear my father? Virtue forbid it, you are my father sir, And lower then the earth I have a heart Prostrates it self, I had my being from you, But I beseech you, take it not away Again, by your severity. For the man himself Is such a poor and miserable thing— O my cruel stars! O Milisent: Thou hast deserved my gratitude; and I cannot But in exchange of thy discovery Give to thy knowledge, what I should tremble To let another hear; for I dare trust thee with it. Thou art, and shalt receive it, for my hear Is willing to discharge it self into thee: O Milisent ! though my father would would been So cruel to his own, to have wished me marry Him, it not in the power of me obedience To give consent to't, for my love already Is dedicate to one, whose worth hath made Me, but his steward of it, and although His present fortune does eclipse his lustre, With seeming condition of a servant, He has a mind derived from honour, and May boast himself a Gentleman: is not Thy understanding guilty of the person I point at? ure thou canst not choose but know him.
Plot summary
Plot — The Wedding
Beauford is to marry Sir John Belfare’s daughter, Gratiana, but on the eve of the wedding his kinsman Marwood tells him that she is unchaste: he himself has slept with her. Beauford fights a duel with him in the park; Marwood is wounded, but still insists that his story is true. Beauford sends a surgeon to him, but the body disappears before he arrives, taken away for treatment by the park gamekeeper’s wife. Beauford accuses and jilts Gratiana on the day of the wedding. Questioned by. Beauford’s friend Captain Landby, Gratiana insists that she is a virgin, and he offers to help vindicate her. At his instigation, she writes to Beauford pretending to have drowned herself, and shuts herself away in the house of Landby’s uncle, Justice Landby. Milisent, a boy servant, tells Gratiana that Marwood has died insisting on the veracity of his accusation: he slept with Gratiana with the connivance of her guardian Cardona. Milisent then tells Beauford that Marwood was mistaken: Gratiana is innocent, and Cardona is to blame. The boy also claims to have brought him Marwood’s body, but the coffin actually contains the living Gratiana, and the lovers are reconciled. Beauford is arrested for Marwood’s murder arid brought before Justice Landby. Belfare rushes to the judge's house to lay an additional accusation for the rourder of the missing Gratiana, only to find her there alive. The other murder charge proves. equally iiitounded: Marwood too is present in disguise. Cardona admits that she arranged an -assignation between Marwood and Gratiana, but substituted her 1626 own daughter Lucibel, who subsequently disappeared. She too is present: she took on a male identity and became Milisent. Marwood agrees to marry her, and Beauford and Gratiana resume their engagement. In the sub-plot, Justice Landby encourages his daughter Jane to consider two inappropriate suitors, the thin Rawbone and the obese Loadum, in order to test her judgement. She is already in love with Haver, who has got himself a job as Rawbone’s servant in order to have access to her. Loadum and Rawbone consider fighting a duel over Jane; Rawbone agrees when Haver offers to fight in his place, while Loadum is persuaded upon learning that Rawbone is not considered to be much of a duellist - so he gets a surprise when his opponent, Haver in disguise, proves ready and able to fight. Justice Landby finds a love- letter from Haver in Jane’s prayer book and, disapproving of a marriage to the impecunious Haver, decides…