Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 9 (ralph, blastfield, bully, abram, rees, signiour…). Matches are highlighted.
not come, a peascod on him, but also one I thought at first he would make but a fool on me. But chosen him, since he hath buld me with and urchin, isle go fetch Ralph our horsekeeper, let him that God the calf keep the cow in a knaves name and he will, would you your book here. I shall run frantic and I find not Dorus. Pox a
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You are a merry man Dorus, but all this cannot make me think you love me, how say you mother does he. Dorus, where's my Father Dorus? sgod mend me I'll let fallen or take up any thing I have to do him good. Oh are you advised of that, twold make a horse break his bridle to hear how the youth of the village will commend me, o the pre tie little pincking nyes of Mopsa says one, o the fine flat lips of Mopsa says another, and then do I bridle my head Like a malt-horse thus, set mine arms a kembo thus, wrethe my neck and my body thus, wink with one eye thus, & spread my peacocks tail as broad as the proudest minx of em all. Godsme, my more the stealing of a nap. Why what should I do ma dam, my mother tells me I must not say as I think. And what should I do then? Do not you flout me Dorus, & you do not, provide a priest and I'll marry you, and my father and mother shall never know one. And I'll be the woman, who so ever say nay toot, little dreams my mother of what we have done. 'Tis well she was so quiet, for she eat peas poridge to break fast, & theyle make me break wind in my sleep Like a horse, and see as the devil will hate she wakes, and here comes my father, no words and you love me. Nay now you flout me? Tricks, no as God mend me, and I should not have a hus band till I God him with tricks, I should led apes in hell: but faith tell me, dost thou love me Dorus? If thou dost not hit the mark, then thou'rt a very bung ler: but where is my Father? I but you jest, I doubt you will not marry me. As I am a Virgin I will. As I hope to be a wife I will. As I did the lose of my Maidenhead. Many a deer day ago, yet I told Nobody on't but my Mother and our Horsekeeper, and they say I am never the worse maid for that, and I can keep my own counsel, as I hope I shall; but will you meet me soon? I'll go afore and stay, but do not deceive me, and you do, I'll show my Father's Horsekeeper all as God mend me. I might be madam Mopsa in your mouth, good man &c. wheres Dorus. whose there Manasses. plain Nay and you can dote well enough your self, I care for neither of them both, but indeed I love to have a thing well done, for says my mother, a thing once well done, is twice done, and I am in her mind for that up and down, yes, whose there? Dorus. no by my troth not I? Did you not see Dorus. not come, a peascod on him, but also one I thought at first he would make but a fool on me. But chosen him, since he hath buld me with and urchin, isle go fetch Ralph our horsekeeper, let him that God the calf keep the cow in a knaves name and he will, would you your book here. I shall run frantic and I find not Dorus. Pox a Hippolita, I am a dumb woman and you can tell me news of Dorus I had rather see ten father's dammed then loose my sweet dorus, What a gudyere ail you mother, are you frampall, know you not your own daughter. The no plain dealing in this, Manasses where Dorus? dorus:
Plot summary
Plot — The Isle of Gulls
Three members of the audience ask the Prologue about the play they are to see, The Isle of Gulls. They prove to have irreconcilable tastes in drama: one wants satire, one bawdy, and one bombast, but all eventually agree to give the play a chance. Concerned about his daughters’ unsuitable suitors, Basilius retires with them for a year to an uninhabited, fortified island, leaving his brother to rule Arcadia in his stead. A proclamation challenges royal would-be suitors to win the princesses by stealth. This attracts Julio and Amintor to the island, alerted by Basilius’ unworthy favourite Dametas; and also Lysander and Demetrius, respectively disguised as Zelmane, an Amazon, and Dorus, a woodman. ‘Zelmane’ becomes Violetta’s companion, and Demetrius enters Dametas’ service. Dametas arranges an opportunity for Julio and Amintor to rape the princesses by isolating them during a hunt. They kidnap the girls, but ‘Zelmane’ and ‘Dorus’ rescue them. ‘Dorus’ is rewarded with an appointment as Hippolita’s attendant, but the incident also casts doubt on ‘Zelmane’s’ gender, so Lysander loses his access to Violetta. Basilius and Gynecia are both enamoured of Lysander (each believing him to be a different sex), and each persuades him to accept the other’s advances for sport. Meanwhile Dametas’ daughter Mopsa falls in love with ‘Dorus’. Amintor and Julio continue to have ill success: they pose as envoys from Basilius’ brother, appealing for him to deal with an outbreak of abuses, corruption, and crime, but they are denied their promised reward by the avaricious Dametas. ‘Dorus’ gets rid of Dametas and his family by sending each of them on a wild-goose chase: Dametas to find buried treasure, his jealous wife Miso to Dametas’ supposed mistress, and Mopsa to the chapel in Adonis’ bower where a priest will marry them. ‘Zelmane’ similarly disposes of Basilius and Gynecia by arranging assignations with each at the same chapel, with the priest Manasses standing in for the Amazon. This frees Lysander and Demetrius to elope with the princesses; but their plans are overheard by Amintor and Julio, whom they then employ to smuggle the girls off the island. Digging for the gold, Dametas finds only a scornful poem directing him to Adonis’ bower, and he curses 1606 poets. Everyone meets up at the bower, and the knot of identity confusion is unravelled. Lysander and Demetrius present themselves to Basilius as his new sons-in-law; but Amintor and Julio have double- crossed them and kept…