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with_o but_o such_o material_n as_o have_v be_v bring_v in_o i_o strive_v and_o endeavour_v to_o make_v the_o best_a and_o most_o convenient_a use_n for_o a_o happy_a life_n perfection_n how_o say_v you_o the_o best_a use_n for_o a_o good_a wife_n solid_a no_o that_o little_a reason_n i_o have_v tell_v i_o to_o be_v a_o wife_n be_v to_o be_v unhappy_a for_o content_n seldom_o in_o marriage_n dwell_v disturbance_n keep_v possession_n perfection_n if_o you_o dispraise_n marriage_n you_o will_v destroy_v my_o hope_n and_o frustrate_v my_o honest_a design_n solid_a why_o what_o be_v your_o design_n perfection_n to_o be_v a_o suitor_n to_o you_o solid_a and_o what_o be_v your_o hope_n perfection_n to_o be_v your_o husband_n solid_a if_o i_o think_v marriage_n be_v necessary_a although_o unhappy_a yet_o there_o will_v be_v require_v more_o wit_n and_o judgement_n in_o choose_v a_o husband_n than_o in_o dress_v myself_o wherefore_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o some_o of_o more_o wit_n and_o judgement_n than_o myself_o shall_v choose_v for_o i_o otherwise_o i_o may_v be_v betray_v by_o flattery_n outward_a garb_n insinuation_n or_o falsehood_n and_o through_o a_o unexperienced_a innocency_n i_o may_v take_v word_n and_o show_v for_o worth_n and_o merit_n which_o i_o pray_v the_o god_n i_o may_v not_o do_v for_o to_o marry_v a_o unworthy_a man_n be_v to_o i_o to_o be_v at_o the_o height_n of_o affliction_n and_o marriage_n be_v unhappy_a in_o itself_o need_v no_o addition_n to_o make_v it_o worse_o perfection_n madam_n discretion_n forbid_v i_o to_o commend_v myself_o although_o i_o be_o a_o lover_n for_o have_v i_o merit_n worthy_a great_a praise_n it_o be_v unfit_a i_o shall_v mention_v they_o but_o there_o be_v not_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n that_o be_v or_o can_v be_v exact_o know_v either_o by_o themselves_o or_o other_o for_o nature_n be_v obscure_a she_o never_o divulge_v herself_o neither_o to_o any_o creature_n nor_o by_o or_o through_o any_o creature_n for_o the_o hide_n herself_o under_o infinite_a variety_n change_n and_o chance_n she_o disguise_v herself_o with_o antic_a visard_n she_o appear_v sometime_o old_a sometime_o young_a sometime_o vade_v and_o wither_v sometime_o green_a and_o flourish_a sometime_o feeble_a and_o weak_a sometime_o strong_a and_o lusty_a sometime_o deform_v and_o sometime_o beautiful_a sometime_o she_o appear_v with_o horror_n sometime_o with_o delight_n sometime_o she_o appear_v in_o glimpse_a light_n of_o knowledge_n than_o cloud_n herself_o with_o ignorance_n but_o madam_n since_o we_o be_v as_o ignorant_a of_o our_o soul_n as_o of_o our_o fortune_n and_o as_o ignorant_a of_o our_o life_n as_o of_o our_o death_n we_o can_v make_v any_o choice_n upon_o certainty_n but_o upon_o uncertainty_n and_o if_o we_o be_v good_a whilst_o we_o live_v our_o death_n will_v be_v our_o witness_n to_o prove_v it_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n let_v our_o promise_n stand_v bind_v for_o we_o which_o be_v the_o best_a engagement_n we_o can_v give_v although_o it_o may_v sail_v and_o let_v our_o marriage_n be_v as_o the_o bond_n of_o agreement_n although_o we_o may_v forfeit_v the_o same_o yet_o let_v we_o make_v it_o as_o sure_a as_o we_o can_v solid_a i_o will_v consider_v it_o and_o then_o i_o will_v answer_v your_o request_n perfection_n that_o be_v to_o yield_v solid_a it_o be_v like_o enough_o ex._n scene_n 16._o enter_v madamosel_n caprisia_n and_o monsieur_fw-fr importunate_n importunate_a my_o fair_a shrew_n be_v you_o walk_v alone_a caprisia_n my_o thought_n be_v my_o best_a companion_n importunate_n pray_v let_v a_o thought_n of_o i_o be_v one_o of_o the_o company_n capris._n when_o you_o enter_v into_o my_o mind_n you_o do_v appear_v so_o mean_a as_o my_o noble_a thought_n scorn_n that_o think_v that_o bear_v your_o figure_n importunate_n thought_n be_v as_o note_n and_o the_o tongue_n be_v the_o fiddle_n that_o make_v the_o music_n but_o your_o word_n as_o the_o cord_n be_v out_o of_o tune_n capris._n you_o say_v so_o by_o reason_n they_o be_v not_o set_v to_o your_o humour_n to_o sound_v your_o praise_n importunate_n i_o say_v you_o be_v very_o handsome_a nature_n have_v give_v you_o a_o surpass_a beauty_n but_o pride_n and_o self-conceit_n have_v cast_v such_o a_o shadow_n as_o it_o have_v darken_v it_o as_o vaporous_a cloud_n do_v the_o bright_a sun_n capris._n your_o opinion_n be_v cloudy_a and_o your_o tongue_n like_o thunder_n strike_v my_o ear_n with_o rude_a uncivil_a word_n ex._n he_o alone_a importunate_n i_o perceive_v humility_n dwell_v not_o with_o beauty_n nor_o with_o but_o be_v as_o great_a a_o stranger_n as_o with_o riches_n and_o title_n ex._n scene_n 17._o enter_v madamosel_n volante_n and_o monsieur_fw-fr discretion_n discretion_n madam_n the_o fame_n of_o your_o wit_n draw_v i_o hither_o volante_n i_o be_o sorry_a my_o wit_n have_v a_o great_a fame_n than_o my_o worth_n that_o my_o vain_a word_n shall_v spread_v further_o than_o my_o virtuous_a action_n for_o noble_a fame_n be_v build_v on_o worthy_a deed_n discretion_n but_o it_o be_v pity_n you_o shall_v bury_v your_o wit_n in_o silence_n beside_o your_o discourse_n may_v profit_v the_o hearer_n either_o with_o delight_n or_o instruction_n volante_n o_o no_o for_o discourse_n please_v according_a to_o the_o humour_n or_o understand_v of_o the_o hearer_n beside_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o mankind_n to_o think_v each_o other_o fool_n and_o none_o but_o themselves_o wise_a then_o why_o shall_v i_o waste_v my_o life_n to_o no_o purpose_n know_v time_n motion_n swift_a discretion_n you_o do_v not_o waste_v your_o life_n through_o your_o word_n if_o your_o word_n get_v you_o a_o fame_n and_o esteem_n of_o the_o world_n volante_n what_o shall_v i_o be_v the_o better_a in_o have_v the_o world_n esteem_n nay_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o praise_n whilst_o i_o live_v
funeral_n oration_n friend_n why_o sir_n your_o distemper_n have_v so_o disorder_v all_o your_o family_n as_o it_o be_v not_o think_v of_o father_n love_n she_o shall_v not_o go_v to_o the_o grave_a without_o due_a praise_n if_o i_o have_v life_n to_o speak_v they_o wherefore_o raise_v i_o up_o and_o carry_v i_o to_o the_o holy_a place_n before_o her_o hearse_n thus_o in_o my_o chair_n sick_a as_o i_o be_o for_o i_o will_v speak_v her_o funeral_n oration_n although_o with_o my_o last_o word_n thus_o will_v i_o be_v carry_v live_v to_o my_o grave_a he_o be_v carry_v out_o in_o a_o chair_n by_o servant_n ex._n scene_n 21._o enter_v the_o lord_n de_fw-fr l'_fw-fr amour_n alone_a as_o in_o a_o melancholy_n humour_n lord_n de_fw-fr l'amour_fw-fr when_o i_o do_v think_v of_o she_o my_o mind_n be_v like_o a_o tempestuous_a sea_n which_o foam_n and_o roar_v and_o roll_v in_o billow_n high_a my_o brain_n like_a to_o a_o ship_n be_v wrack_v and_o in_o its_o ravenous_a wave_n my_o heart_n be_v 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